2006–07 Miami Heat season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Miami Heat 2007 yes 44 38 Southeast 1 4 Pat Riley Randy Pfund Pat Riley Micky Arison American Airlines Arena FSN Florida, Sun Sports WIOD First Round(lost to Bulls 0–4) MIA The 2006–07 Miami Heat season was the 19th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Heat, for the first time in franchise history, entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals in six games. On January 3, 2007, head coach Pat Riley took a leave of absence citing hip and knee problems and was replaced by Ron Rothstein. Despite injuries to several players, including Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, the Heat repeated as Southeast division champions. With a record of 44–38, it was clear that the Heat was not the same team of years past.October 2016 The Heat ended the season with a four-game playoff loss in a sweep to the Chicago Bulls in the first round and the Heat became the first defending NBA champions since the Philadelphia Warriors back in 1957 to be swept in the first round. Following the season, Gary Payton retired. Key dates June 28 – The 2006 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 8 – The free agency period started. October 10 – The Heat played their first preseason game versus the Detroit Pistons at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. October 31 – The Heat's regular season began with a home game versus the Chicago Bulls, where the championship rings were handed out to the members of the 2005-06 championship team. Offseason 2006 NBA draft The Miami Heat had no selections in the 2006 NBA draft after the following trades: Note20 t t On July 14, 2004, the L.A. Lakers acquired a 2006 first-round draft pick, Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and Brian Grant from Miami in exchange for Shaquille O'Neal.http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/odom_shaq_trade_040714.html Lakers Acquire Odom, Butler, Grant and a Future First Rounder for Shaq Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Lakers May 6, 2009 July 14, 2004 The L.A. Lakers used the 26th pick to draft Jordan Farmar. Note32 af af On January 31, 2006, Toronto acquired Miami's 2006 second-round draft pick and New Orleans's 2009 second-round draft pick from New Orleans/Oklahoma City in exchange for Aaron Williams.http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pressrelease_060131.html Raptors Trade Aaron Williams Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Raptors May 13, 2009 January 31, 2006 Previously, New Orleans/Oklahoma City acquired Miami's 2006 second-round draft pick on September 30, 2005, from Boston in exchange for Dan Dickau.http://www.nba.com/celtics/roster/DickauSign.html Celtics Acquire Point Guard Dan Dickau Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Celtics May 13, 2009 September 30, 2005 Previously, Boston acquired 2006 and 2008 second-round draft picks, Qyntel Woods and the draft rights to Albert Miralles on August 8, 2005, from Miami in a five-team trade with Miami, Memphis, New Orleans/Oklahoma City and Utah.http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_acquire_walkerwilliamsposey_050803.html Heat Acquire Antoine Walker, Jason Williams & James Posey Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Heat May 13, 2009 August 8, 2005 Toronto used the 56th pick to draft Edin Bavčić. Roster Miami Heat 2006–07 30 Earl Barron C 7 0 245 1981-08-14 Memphis 51 Michael Doleac FC 6 11 262 1977-06-15 Utah 40 Udonis Haslem F 6 8 235 1980-06-09 Florida 6 Eddie Jones basketball G 6 6 200 1971-10-20 Temple 24 Jason Kapono GF 6 8 215 1981-02-04 UCLA 33 Alonzo Mourning C 6 10 261 1970-02-08 Georgetown 32 Shaquille O'Neal C 7 1 325 1972-03-06 Louisiana State 20 Gary Payton G 6 4 190 1968-07-23 Oregon State 42 James Posey F 6 8 217 1977-01-13 Xavier 11 Chris Quinn G 6 2 185 1983-09-27 Notre Dame 25 Wayne Simien F 6 9 250 1983-03-09 Kansas 3 Dwyane Wade G 6 4 212 1982-01-17 Marquette 8 Antoine Walker F 6 9 245 1976-08-12 Kentucky 55 Jason Williams basketball, born 1975 G 6 1 180 1975-11-18 Florida 1 Dorell Wright F 6 8 205 1985-12-02 Leuzinger HS (CA) Pat Riley Keith Askins Bill Foran Bob McAdoo Ron Rothstein Erik Spoelstra https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/2007.html February 1, 2007 Pre-season 2006 Pre-season game log: 2–5–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Venue Record Recap 1 October 10 Detroit Pistons 84–64 Miami Heat Loss Coliseo Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 0–1 2 October 14 Miami Heat 81–91 Atlanta Hawks Loss Philips Arena 0–2 3 October 17 New Orleans Hornets 105–109 Miami Heat Win American Airlines Arena 1–2 4 October 20 Miami Heat 95–96 Memphis Grizzlies Loss FedEx Forum 1–3 5 October 21 Miami Heat 93–103 San Antonio Spurs Loss AT&T Center 1–4 6 October 24 Miami Heat 92–82 Orlando Magic Win TD Waterhouse Center 2–4 7 October 25 Houston Rockets 96–71 Miami Heat Loss American Airlines Arena 2–5 Regular season Standings MIA MIA Game log October:4-4 Playoffs Miami Heat yes 2007 Miami Heat First Round yes no 0 2 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 21 | @ Chicago | L 91–96 | Dwyane Wade (21) | O'Neal, Haslem (6) | five players tied (3) | United Center22,183 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 24 | @ Chicago | L 89–107 | Dwyane Wade (21) | O'Neal, Posey (8) | Dwyane Wade (7) | United Center23,097 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 27 | Chicago | L 96–104 | Dwyane Wade (28) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Dwyane Wade (5) | American Airlines Arena20,280 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 29 | Chicago | L 79–92 | Dwyane Wade (24) | James Posey (18) | Dwyane Wade (10) | American Airlines Arena20,283 | 0–4 |- MIA yes 2007 Player statistics Regular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameUdonis HaslemPF79 79 2,483 654 97 49 26 844 31.4 8.3 1.2 .6 .3 10.7Antoine WalkerPF 78 15 1,818 339 130 48 17 660 23.3 4.3 1.7 .6 .2 8.5Alonzo MourningC 77 43 1,572 350 18 13 178 661 20.4 4.5 .2 .2 2.3 8.6James PoseySF 71 19 1,919 357 94 71 23 550 27.0 5.0 1.3 1.0 .3 7.7Gary PaytonPG 68 28 1,503 132 201 43 3 358 22.1 1.9 3.0 .6 .0 5.3Jason KaponoSF 67 35 1,767 180 81 38 2 730 26.4 2.7 1.2 .6 .0 10.9Dorell WrightSF 66 19 1,292 272 95 41 46 393 19.6 4.1 1.4 .6 .7 6.0Jason Williams basketball, born 1975PG 61 55 1,865 141 322 58 1 664 30.6 2.3 5.3 1.0 .0 10.9Michael DoleacC 56 0 698 155 22 18 15 200 12.5 2.8 .4 .3 .3 3.6Dwyane WadeSG 51 50 1,931 239 384 107 62 1,397 37.9 4.7 7.5 2.1 1.2 27.4Chris QuinnPG 42 1 408 30 65 15 0 141 9.7 .7 1.5 .4 .0 3.4Shaquille O'NealC 40 39 1,135 297 79 8 55 690 28.4 7.4 2.0 .2 1.4 17.3Eddie Jones basketball†SG 35 27 1,033 129 76 46 8 332 29.5 3.7 2.2 1.3 .2 9.5Earl BarronC 28 0 203 41 5 6 4 65 7.3 1.5 .2 .2 .1 2.3Robert HiteSG 12 0 136 16 8 3 2 51 11.3 1.3 .7 .3 .2 4.3Wayne SimienPF 8 0 93 11 4 2 0 23 11.6 1.4 .5 .3 .0 2.9 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only. Playoffs Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameDwyane WadeSG4 4 162 19 25 5 2 94 40.5 4.8 6.3 1.3 .5 23.5Shaquille O'NealC4 4 121 34 5 1 6 75 30.3 8.5 1.3 .3 1.5 18.8Jason Williams basketball, born 1975PG4 4 112 8 14 5 1 23 28.0 2.0 3.5 1.3 .3 5.8Udonis HaslemPF4 4 103 21 4 1 2 30 25.8 5.3 1.0 .3 .5 7.5James PoseySF4 1 139 31 6 8 5 31 34.8 7.8 1.5 2.0 1.3 7.8Jason KaponoSF4 1 77 5 2 2 0 20 19.3 1.3 .5 .5 .0 5.0Antoine WalkerPF4 0 92 9 6 2 1 47 23.0 2.3 1.5 .5 .3 11.8Alonzo MourningC4 0 55 8 1 0 3 25 13.8 2.0 .3 .0 .8 6.3Eddie Jones basketballSG 3 2 66 6 5 1 1 10 22.0 2.0 1.7 .3 .3 3.3Gary PaytonPG 2 0 32 4 3 0 0 0 16.0 2.0 1.5 .0 .0 .0Michael DoleacC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0Dorell WrightSF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 References Category:Miami Heat seasons Miami Heat Miami Heat Miami Heat