DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1996-97 Miami Heat
61–21 · #3 in the league · Conference Finals
Season snapshotMIA
Miami Heat went 61–21 in the regular season, good for the #3 record in the league, and finished as conference finals.
League rank
#3
Net rating
+6.2
Home floor
Miami Arena
Roster
19 players
Record
61–21
74.4% win rate
League rank
#3
Playoff team
Net rating
+6.2
SRS +5.6
Finish
Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway | G | 10 | 81 | 81 | 20.3 | 3.4 | 8.6 |
| P.J. Brown | F-C | 42 | 80 | 71 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 1.1 |
| Alonzo Mourning | C-F | 33 | 66 | 65 | 19.8 | 9.9 | 1.6 |
| Voshon Lenard | G | 21 | 73 | 47 | 12.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Sasha Danilović | G | 5 | 43 | 33 | 11.3 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Keith Askins | G-F | 2 | 78 | 30 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| Jamal Mashburn | F | 24 | 32 | 30 | 13.4 | 5.6 | 3.5 |
| Dan Majerle | G-F | 9 | 36 | 26 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| Isaac Austin | C | 8 | 82 | 17 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| Kurt Thomas | F | 40 | 18 | 9 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Willie Anderson | G-F | 35 | 28 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| John Crotty | G | 11 | 48 | 0 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Mark Strickland | F | 30 | 31 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Gary Grant | G | 23 | 28 | 0 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Ed Pinckney | F | 54 | 27 | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| Martin Müürsepp | F | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| James Scott | F | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Bruce Bowen | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Matt Fish | C | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
106.8
ORtg
100.6
DRtg
88.2
Pace
+5.6
SRS
+5.5
MOV
54.6%
TS%
50.7%
eFG%
27.2
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Pat Riley
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Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
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Miami Arena
15,004 average attendance
Then and now
Miami Heat
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19 players