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Miami HEAT (1-4) Lost in First Round to Philadelphia
2018 NBA Playoffs
2.6
PROBABLE STARTERS
POS PLAYER HT WT PPG RPG AST MISC. NOTES
F #0 JOSH RICHARDSON (Tennessee)
6-6 200 8.4 3.0 2.8 Recorded seven steals on 4/21 vs. PHI, the most for a single game in HEAT postseason history.
F #16 JAMES JOHNSON (Wake Forest)
6-8 240 12.4 6.0 4.8 Dished out 280 assists during the regular season, second-most on the team.
C #21 HASSAN WHITESIDE (Marshall)
7-0 265 5.2 6.0 0.2 Has blocked 647 shots as a member of the HEAT in regular season play, the third-most in team history.
G #8 TYLER JOHNSON (Fresno State)
6-4 190 8.0 1.6 0.8 Shot 44.2 percent (19-of-43) from three-point range over his last 12 games of the regular season.
G #7 GORAN DRAGI (Union Olimpija)
6-3 190 18.6 2.6 4.6 Led the team in scoring average this postseason.
PLAYER REASON STATUS
STATUS REPORT
DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET)/RESULTS TV (+/-) 10/18 @ Orlando L, 116-109 -7 10/21 INDIANA W, 112-108 +4 10/23 ATLANTA W, 104-93 +11 10/25 SAN ANTONIO L, 117-100 -17 10/28 BOSTON L, 96-90 -6 10/30 MINNESOTA L, 125-122 (OT) -3 11/1 CHICAGO W, 97-91 +6 11/3 @ Denver L, 95-94 -1 11/5 @ L.A. Clippers W, 104-101 +3 11/6 @ Golden State L, 97-80 -17 11/8 @ Phoenix W, 126-115 +11 11/10 @ Utah W, 84-74 +10 11/12 @ Detroit L, 112-103 -9 11/15 WASHINGTON L, 102-93 -9 11/17 @ Washington W, 91-88 +3 11/19 INDIANA L, 120-95 -25 11/22 BOSTON W, 104-98 +6 11/24 @ Minnesota W, 109-97 +12 11/26 @ Chicago W, 100-93 +7 11/28 @ Cleveland L, 108-97 -11 11/29 @ New York L, 115-86 -29 12/1 CHARLOTTE W, 105-100 +5 12/3 GOLDEN STATE L, 123-95 -28 12/6 @ San Antonio L, 117-105 -12 12/9 @ Brooklyn (Mexico) W, 101-89 +12 12/11 @ Memphis W, 107-82 +25 12/13 PORTLAND L, 102-95 -7 12/15 @ Charlotte W, 104-98 +6 12/16 L.A. CLIPPERS W, 90-85 +5 12/18 @ Atlanta L, 110-104 -6 12/20 @ Boston W, 90-89 +1 12/22 DALLAS W, 113-101 +12 12/23 NEW ORLEANS L, 109-94 -15 12/26 ORLANDO W,107-89 +18 12/29 BROOKLYN L, 111-87 -24 12/30 @ Orlando W, 117-111 +6 1/3 DETROIT W, 111-104 +7 1/5 NEW YORK W, 107-103 (OT) +4 1/7 UTAH W, 103-102 +1 1/9 @ Toronto W, 90-89 +1 1/10 @ Indiana W, 114-106 +8 1/14 MILWAUKEE W, 97-79 +18 1/15 @ Chicago L, 119-111 -8 1/17 @ Milwaukee W, 106-101 +5 1/19 @ Brooklyn L, 101-95 -6 1/20 @ Charlotte W, 106-105 +1 1/22 @ Houston L, 99-90 -9 1/25 SACRAMENTO L, 89-88 -1 1/27 CHARLOTTE W, 95-91 +4 1/29 @ Dallas W, 95-88 +7 1/31 @ Cleveland L, 91-89 -2 2/2 @ Philadelphia L, 103-97 -6 2/3 @ Detroit L, 111-107 -4 2/5 ORLANDO L, 111-109 -2 2/7 HOUSTON L, 109-101 -8 2/9 MILWAUKEE W, 91-85 +6 2/13 @ Toronto L, 115-112 -3 2/14 @ Philadelphia L, 104-102 -2 2/23 @ New Orleans L, 124-123 (OT) -1 2/24 MEMPHIS W, 115-89 +26 2/27 PHILADELPHIA W, 102-101 +1 3/1 L.A. LAKERS L, 131-113 -18 3/3 DETROIT W, 105-96 +9 3/5 PHOENIX W, 125-103 +22 3/6 @ Washington L, 117-113 (OT) -4 3/8 PHILADELPHIA W, 108-99 +9 3/10 WASHINGTON W, 129-102 +27 3/12 @ Portland L, 115-99 -16 3/14 @ Sacramento L, 123-119 (OT) -4 3/16 @ L.A. Lakers W, 92-91 +1 3/19 DENVER W, 149-141 (2OT) +8 3/21 NEW YORK W, 119-98 +21 3/23 @ Oklahoma City L, 105-99 -6 3/25 @ Indiana L, 113-107 (OT) -6 3/27 CLEVELAND W, 98-79 +19 3/29 CHICAGO W, 103-92 +11 3/31 BROOKLYN L, 110-109 (OT) -1 4/3 ATLANTA W, 101-98 +3 4/4 @ Atlanta W, 115-86 +29 4/6 @ New York L, 122-98 -24 4/9 OKLAHOMA CITY L, 115-93 -22 4/11 TORONTO W, 116-109 (OT) +7
2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
POSTSEASON SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) RESULTS
4/14/18 at Philadelphia 8:00 PM L, 130-103 TV: FOX Sports Sun, ESPN; Radio: 790 AM The Ticket, WRTO Mix 98.3 FM (Spanish)
4/16/18 at Philadelphia 8:00 PM W, 113-103 TV: FOX Sports Sun, TNT; Radio: 790 AM The Ticket, WRTO Mix 98.3 FM (Spanish)
4/19/18 vs. Philadelphia 7:00 PM L, 128-108 TV: FOX Sports Sun, TNT; Radio: 790 AM The Ticket, WRTO Mix 98.3 FM (Spanish)
4/21/18 vs. Philadelphia 2:30 PM L, 106-102 TV: FOX Sports Sun, TNT; Radio: 790 AM The Ticket, WRTO Mix 98.3 FM (Spanish)
4/24/18 at Philadelphia 8:00 PM L, 104-91 TV: FOX Sports Sun, TNT; Radio: 790 AM The Ticket, WRTO Mix 98.3 FM (Spanish)
POSTSEASON RECORDS POSTSEASON STREAKS Overall: 1-4 Latest Streak: Lost 3 Home: 0-2 Home Streak: Lost 2 Road: 1-2 Road Streak: Lost 1 Overtime: 0-0
OVERALL 2017-18 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS VS. EASTERN CONFERENCE Overall: 44-38 (2016-17 Record: 41-41) Overall: 31-21 (2016-17 Record: 27-25) Home: 26-15 (2016-17 Record: 23-18) Home: 20-6 (2016-17 Record: 15-11) Road: 18-23 (2016-17 Record: 18-23) Road: 11-15 (2016-17 Record: 12-14) Overtime: 3-6 (2016-17 Record: 2-1) Overtime: 2-3 (2016-17 Record: 1-1)
HEAT SEASON RECORDS
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POSTSEASON STATS
2018 POSTSEASON TEAM STATS COMPARISON
HEAT CATEGORY OPPONENT
103.4 POINTS PER GAME 114.2
.442 FG PCT. .449
.391 3-PT FG PCT. .363
.678 FT PCT. .767
41.0 REBOUNDS PER GAME 50.0
23.8 ASSISTS PER GAME 26.6
8.80 STEALS PER GAME 9.00
16.0 TURNOVERS PER GAME 16.0
6.40 BLOCKS PER GAME 4.20
2017-18 REGULAR SEASON STATS COMPARISON
HEAT CATEGORY OPPONENT
103.4 POINTS PER GAME 102.9
.455 FG PCT. .450
.360 3-PT FG PCT. .360
.755 FT PCT. .783
43.5 REBOUNDS PER GAME 43.1
22.7 ASSISTS PER GAME 21.0
7.56 STEALS PER GAME 7.51
14.4 TURNOVERS PER GAME 14.1
5.33 BLOCKS PER GAME 4.61
2018 RECENT POSTSEASON GAME RECAPS
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 104, MIAMI HEAT 91 (4/24/18): The 76ers closed out the first round series against the Miami HEAT with a, 104-91, win in Philadelphia. The Sixers held a six-point lead in the first before closing out the quarter up two, 23-21. Miami outscored the 76ers by two in the second to tie the score at 46 apiece at the half. Philadelphia started the third on an 11-2 run and then went on another 12-3 run later in the quarter to help them take a 14-point, 80-66, lead into the final frame. The 76ers held an 18-point advantage in the fourth with 9:46 to play, but the HEAT went on a 10-0 run to cut it to eight, 87-79, with 5:58 remaining, but couldnt get any closer than that as Philadelphia closed out the series with the, 104-91, win. Kelly Olynyk scored a team-high 18 points, all off the bench, as JJ Redick led Philadelphia with 27. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 106, MIAMI HEAT 102 (4/21/18): The Philadelphia 76ers used another fourth quarter run to take a, 106-102, win against the HEAT in Miami. Both teams scored 26 in the first as the game was knotted up after one. After nine lead changes in the second, Miami held a five-point, 61-56, lead at the break. The HEAT pushed their lead to 10 at the 1:19 mark in the third, but the Sixers closed the quarter on a 6-0 run to cut it to four, 83-79, entering the final frame. Philadelphia continued their run to begin the fourth, starting the quarter on a 13-2 run to take a seven-point, 92-85, advantage with 5:50 remaining. Miami would battle back, cutting the 76ers lead down to one, on two different occasions but each time Philadelphia scored on their next possession as the Sixers held on for the, 106-102, win. The HEAT missed 12 free throws in the contest as Dwyane Wade finished with a game-high 25 points off the bench. JJ Redick led the Sixers with 24. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 128, MIAMI HEAT 108 (4/19/18): The Philadelphia 76ers had a strong fourth quarter to give them a, 128-108, win in Miami against the HEAT. Marco Belinelli scored 11 points off the bench in the first to help the Sixers take a four-point, 37-33, lead after one. The HEAT shot 50 percent from the field in the second as they outscored Philadelphia by five in the quarter to take a one-point, 64-63, advantage at the half. After three lead changes in the third, the 76ers held a two-point, 96-94, lead heading into the final frame. Philadelphia began the fourth on a 9-1 run as Miami couldnt cut it below five the rest of the way as the Sixers closed out with the, 128-108, win. Goran Dragi scored a team-high 23 points as Justise Winslow added 19 off the bench. Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 23.
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2018 POSTSEASON GAME NOTES
HOT TAKES: Miami entered the 2018 playoffs with an all-time 123-96 (.562) postseason record, the fourth-highest in NBA history, behind only the Los
Angeles Lakers (.597), Boston Celtics (.568) and Baltimore Bullets (.563, who went 9-7 in the 40s & 50s). Dwyane Wade has recorded 175 blocks during his playoff career, the most by a guard in NBA postseason history.
OFF THE BENCH: Miami scored 254 points off the bench in their five-game First Round series against PHI, the most for a five-game series in NBA history and the most for any series in HEAT postseason history. Additionally, they set the record for points off the bench in a single playoff game with their 60 during Game One on 4/14 while their 54 points on 4/24 in Game Five rank as the third-most. Below are the most points scored by reserves in a five-game series in NBA history and for any series in HEAT postseason history.
NBA BENCH PTS IN 5-GM SERIES TEAM SERIES HEAT BENCH PTS IN A SERIES GAMES SERIES
254 Miami 2018, 1st Rd, vs. PHI 254 4 2018, 1st Rd vs. PHI
252 Portland 1985, West Semis, vs. LAL 193 7 2013, NBA Finals vs. SA
245 Phoenix 1992, West Semis, vs. POR 175 5 2013, East Semis vs. CHI
239 Lakers 1985, West Finals, vs. DEN 162 7 2016, 1st Rd, vs. CHA
234 Houston 2017, 1st Rd, vs. OKC 159
