2013–14 Miami Heat season

The 2013–14 Miami Heat season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They entered the season as three-time defending Eastern Conference champions and as two-time defending NBA champions, having defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals and the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals in seven games. In defeating the Spurs in 2013, the Heat handed the Spurs their first-ever series loss in the NBA Finals.

The 2013–2014 season was the Heat's fourth and final season playing with the "Big Three" of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh, and ended with a 54–28 record, despite a 43–14 record early in March. It was the lowest record (.659) in the Big Three era (with the exception of the 2011-12 NBA season, which was a shortened season due to a lockout). It was also their sixth season under head coach Erik Spoelstra and Ray Allen's last season in the NBA after 18 years in the league. Although he was a free agent during the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, and despite rumors of a possible return to the league to play for the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, or Boston Celtics, Allen officially announced his retirement on November 1, 2016, and was one of two remaining active players from the 1996 draft, the other being Kobe Bryant, whom announced his retirement the season prior.

In a rematch of the previous year's Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers in six games to become the first team to win four consecutive Eastern Conference championships since the Boston Celtics did so in the 1984–1987 seasons. Miami's quest for a three-peat ended when the San Antonio Spurs, whom they met in a rematch of the 2013 NBA Finals, won the NBA Finals by a 4–1 margin; this would also be the last time the Heat would appear in the Finals until 2020, wherein they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 2. Following the season, James left the Heat in free agency to rejoin the Cleveland Cavaliers, whom he previously played for from 2003 to 2010.

Key dates[]

• June 27: The 2013 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
• July 1: 2013 NBA free agency began.
• March 3: LeBron James had a career-high 61 points against the Charlotte Bobcats. His 61 points were also a franchise-high, breaking Glen Rice's record, who scored 56 points against the Orlando Magic in 1995.
• April 28: The Heat completed a sweep over the Charlotte Bobcats in the Eastern Conference first round, advancing to the Conference Semi-finals.
• May 14: The Heat avenged their regular-season sweep loss over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, by a game-saving steal by LeBron James from Joe Johnson. They advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth consecutive year.
• May 30: The Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers in game six of the Eastern Conference Finals, to advance to the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive year.
• June 15: Their season ended when they lost to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the 2014 NBA Finals, 104–87. Their loss also marked the first time that The Heat have been eliminated from title contention since their loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals.

Draft picks[]

The Heat did not have a pick in the 2013 NBA draft.

Future draft picks[]

Credits[]

2014 or 2015 first-round draft pick from Philadelphia

Philadelphia's first-round pick to Miami protected for selections 1-14 in 2014 or 1-14 in 2015; if Philadelphia has not conveyed a first-round pick to Miami by 2015, then Philadelphia will instead convey its 2015 2nd round pick and 2016 2nd round pick to Miami [Miami-Philadelphia, 6/28/2012]

Debits[]

2015 first round draft pick to Cleveland

Miami's 1st round pick to Cleveland protected for selections 1-10 in 2015 or 1-10 in 2016 or unprotected in 2017 [Cleveland-Miami, 7/9/2010]

2017 second-round draft pick to Atlanta

Miami's second-round pick to Atlanta protected for selections 31–40 in 2017 or unprotected in 2018 [Atlanta-Miami, 6/27/2013]

Roster[]

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Regular season[]

Standings[]

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

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Transactions[]

Overview[]

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Free agents[]

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