DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1997-98 Miami Heat
55–27 · #8 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotMIA
Miami Heat went 55–27 in the regular season, good for the #8 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#8
Net rating
+5.6
Home floor
Miami Arena
Roster
18 players
Record
55–27
67.1% win rate
League rank
#8
Playoff team
Net rating
+5.6
SRS +5.1
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway | G | 10 | 81 | 81 | 18.9 | 3.7 | 8.3 |
| Voshon Lenard | G | 21 | 81 | 81 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| P.J. Brown | F-C | 42 | 74 | 74 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 1.4 |
| Alonzo Mourning | C-F | 33 | 58 | 56 | 19.2 | 9.6 | 0.9 |
| Jamal Mashburn | F | 24 | 48 | 48 | 15.1 | 4.9 | 2.8 |
| Isaac Austin | C | 8 | 52 | 25 | 12.7 | 6.3 | 1.7 |
| Dan Majerle | G-F | 9 | 72 | 22 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| Keith Askins | G-F | 2 | 46 | 12 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| Mark Strickland | F | 30 | 51 | 8 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Duane Causwell | C | 31 | 37 | 2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Eric Murdock | G | 5 | 82 | 1 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| Terry Mills | F | 6 | 50 | 0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| Rex Walters | G | 23 | 19 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Marty Conlon | F-C | 40 | 18 | 0 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| Brent Barry | G | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Charles Smith | G | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Antonio Lang | F-G | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Todd Day | G-F | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
Team stats
Season profile
107.6
ORtg
102.0
DRtg
87.9
Pace
+5.1
SRS
+4.9
MOV
53.8%
TS%
49.4%
eFG%
28.1
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Pat Riley
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
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Miami Arena
14,997 average attendance
Then and now
Miami Heat
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18 players