2010–11 Miami Heat season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 January 2013 Miami Heat 2011 no no 58 24 Southeast 1st 2nd Erik Spoelstra Pat Riley Micky Arison American Airlines Arena Sun Sports 790 The Ticket NBA Finals(lost to Mavericks 2–4) MIA thumb|300px|right|A Miami Heat practice session at the team's preseason training camp in Hurlburt Field, Florida, in late September 2010 The 2010–11 Miami Heat season was the 23rd season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Heat finished first in the Southeast Division with 58–24 record, and made the NBA playoffs for the 3rd consecutive year as the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed (behind the Chicago Bulls). Marked by the acquisition of perennial All-Stars LeBron James and Chris Bosh entering the 2010 NBA Free Agency period during the off-season, the Heat superteam opened the season with extraordinarily high expectations,Ramsey Denton LeBron James Miami Heat: 25 Marquee 2010 One-on-One Matchups for Big 3 https://bleacherreport.com/articles/497188-lebron-james-miami-heat-25-marquee-2010-one-on-one-matchups-for-big-3 Bleacher Report.com October 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101025115258/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/497188-lebron-james-miami-heat-25-marquee-2010-one-on-one-matchups-for-big-3 October 25, 2010 liveGoodman Joseph Miami Heat still a work in progress http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/13/1923385/miami-heat-still-a-work-in-progress.html The Miami Herald October 13, 2010December 2016 with many observers expecting a championship in the first year of the new lineup. With Bosh, James, and Wade having been ranked among the NBA's top players for many seasons in addition to being frequently sought-after big names looking to be courted by multiple teams during the 2010 NBA Free Agency signing spree at the time, team stars and 2003 draftees Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James were predicted to potentially win an NBA championship in their first season together.Chris Bosh: Heat's goal title or bust https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=5455118 ESPN August 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100816034328/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5455118 August 16, 2010 live Miami defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games in the first round, then defeated LeBron’s arch-nemesis—the Boston Celtics—in the second round in five games. They then defeated the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals in five games to advance to the 2011 NBA Finals. Despite entering the series as heavy favorites and taking a 2-1 series lead, they were beaten in the next three games and were upset by the Dallas Mavericks in six games, ending their hopes of winning the title. Even though Miami's playoff run ended in disappointing fashion, the Heat nonetheless enjoyed a successful year, despite witnessing a sluggish 9–8 start to the regular season. They finished the regular season with 58 wins, won the Southeast Division, and entered the 2011 playoffs as the Eastern Conference's second seed. Pat Riley was named NBA Executive of the Year. Wade, James, and Bosh were all selected to the 2011 NBA All-Star Game, the most Heat players sent to an NBA All-Star game in franchise history. James earned All-NBA First Team honors, while Wade was bestowed with All-NBA Second Team honors. Key dates June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City. July 1 – The free agency negotiation period began. July 9 – Dwyane Wade was re-signed, while Chris Bosh and LeBron James were signed to the Heat. October 26 – The Heat started the regular season on the road with an 88–80 loss to the Boston Celtics. October 29 – The Heat defeated the Orlando Magic 96–70 in the home opener. February 24 – Trade deadline. March 10 – The Heat clinched a playoff berth for the 2011 NBA Playoffs with a 94–88 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. March 18 – The Heat matched their victory total of the previous season with a 106–85 win against the Atlanta Hawks. April 3 – The Heat clinched the Southeast Division with a 108–94 win over the New Jersey Nets and an Orlando Magic loss. April 10 – The Heat defeated the Boston Celtics for the first time all season, 100–77, in their last regular-season home game. April 11 – The Heat clinched the 2nd seed for the Eastern Conference with a 98–90 win against the Atlanta Hawks and a Boston Celtics loss. April 13 – The Heat regular season concluded with a 97–79 victory against the Toronto Raptors. April 27 – The Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals with a win in Game 5 of the First round against the Philadelphia 76ers with the final score 97–91. May 11 – The Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference finals with a win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals against the Boston Celtics with the final score 97–87. May 26 – The Heat advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006 with a win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Chicago Bulls with the final score 83–80. June 12 – The Heat lost to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and failed to capture their 2nd NBA Championship. Summary Offseason The Miami Heat entered the 2010 NBA Free Agency period with nearly $46 million of salary cap space to spare, allowing the team to allocate enough financial resources to gain the ability to retain free agent and franchise player Dwyane Wade, as well as being able to pair him with two other perennial All-Stars and top-ranked NBA players at the time, LeBron James and Chris Bosh. According to Fox Sports Radio's Stephen A. Smith, speaking on his show just days after the NBA draft, the Heat were "highly likely" to sign all three players.https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/07/08/lebron-james-picks-miami-stephen-a-smith-was-right/ The Wall Street Journal LeBron James Picks Miami: Stephen A. Smith Was Right July 8, 2010 As James became an unrestricted free agent at 12:01 am EDT on July 1, 2010, his name circulated heavily during the 2010 Free Agency signing spree as he was courted by the New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat; all of whom in negotiations looking to potentially sign him. On July 7, 2010, Wade and Bosh both agreed to their finalized contractual terms with the Miami Heat. Then next day on July 8, 2010, James held an hour-long special to announce his decision on ESPN to commit to playing with the Heat.https://www.tvguide.com/News/LeBron-James-Miami-1020311.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20100712055618/http://www.tvguide.com/News/LeBron-James-Miami-1020311.aspx dead July 12, 2010 LeBron James Leaves the Cleveland Cavaliers for Miami Heat Later that evening, the Heat announced the trade of Michael Beasley to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a pair of second round picks and cash considerations.June 2024 medicmedic The three are called the SuperFriends by many sportswriters and commentators, most notably those for ESPN, because all three were taken in the top five of the 2003 NBA Draft and because they have become good friends over the years.https://www.espn.com/ ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports ESPN June 7, 2011 June 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615182949/http://espn.go.com/ June 15, 2011 live On July 8, 2010, it became official that NBA superstars and gold medal-winning Beijing Olympic teammates LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh would be joining Miami. The Heat completed sign-and-trade deals, sending a total of four future first-round and two-second-round picks to the Cavaliers and Raptors for James and Bosh (both signing 6 years and $110.1 million contracts). Dwyane Wade re-signed with the Heat for $107.59 million for six years. All three stars have early termination clauses in their contracts, allowing them to become free agents again in the summer of 2014. The final year on all three deals, for 2015–16, is a player option.http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/10/2075054/cavaliers-receive-four-draft-picks.html June 7, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100714022502/http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/10/2075054/cavaliers-receive-four-draft-picks.html July 14, 2010 Cavaliers receive four draft picks from heat in sign-and-trade Jason Lloyd Akron Beacon Journal http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/nba/07/09/lebron.bosh.ap/index.html Heat get James, Bosh in sign-and-trade deals dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100713151523/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/nba/07/09/lebron.bosh.ap/index.html 2010-07-13 May 7, 2013https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=5368003 Sources: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh sign with Miami Heat for $15M less each ESPN July 10, 2010 June 16, 2011 The three made their debut at the 2010 Summer Heat Welcome Party at the American Airlines Arena on July 9, where they were introduced as The Three Kings by Heat play-by-play announcer and event co-host Eric Reid.June 2024 medicmedic James predicted a dynasty for the Heat and alluded to multiple championships: "Not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven".Wade Dwyane Bosh Chris James LeBron Eric Reid On Stage Interview with Wade, Bosh and James – July 9, 2010 July 10, 2010 National Basketball Association http://www.nba.com/heat/news/on_stage_interview_wade_bosh_james_2010_07_10.html June 13, 2012Wharton David Miami's upgrade status holds lessons for Clippers January 10, 2012 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2012-jan-10-la-sp-miami-heat-20120111-story.html June 13, 2012 Howard Beck of The New York Times described the national fan reaction to the party: "Everyone saw something: greatness, arrogance, self-indulgence, boldness, cowardice, pride, friendship, collusion, joy, cynicism, heroes, mercenaries."Beck Howard Shift in Talent Fortifies Elite Teams B-12 October 26, 2010 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/sports/basketball/26stern.html?_r=1&ref=basketball October 27, 2010 In that moment on July 9, amid the pyrotechnics, the Miami Heat became a national Rorschach test. Everyone saw something: greatness, arrogance, self-indulgence, boldness, cowardice, pride, friendship, collusion, joy, cynicism, heroes, mercenaries. By taking less than maximum salaries, Wade, James and Bosh opened the door for the Heat to further continue its roster makeover with the resigning of Udonis Haslem and signing of veteran swingman and teammate of Haslem at the University of Florida, Mike Miller for dual 5-year deals worth a combined $45 million.http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/sfl-miami-heat-mike-miller-s071520,0,2362927.story Miami Heat finally completes Mike Miller signing, more to follow Sun Sentinel July 15, 2010 June 16, 2011 https://archive.today/20110622092127/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/sfl-miami-heat-mike-miller-s071520,0,2362927.story June 22, 2011 dead In order to fill the voids at forward and center, the Heat signed James's former teammate in Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas to a two-year deal for the veterans minimum at $2.8 million, resigning Joel Anthony, and signing power forward Juwan Howard.Gutierrez Israel http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/13/1728903/zydrunas-ilgauskas-follow-lebron.html Zydrunas Ilgauskas follows LeBron James to Miami Heat – Miami Heat The Miami Herald July 14, 2010 June 16, 2011 In the guard department, the Miami Heat resigned guard Carlos Arroyo and signed former Celtics player Eddie House to a two-year contract for the veteran minimum of $2.8 million.Wojnarowski Adrian https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Aj57vuxe5KqcmBaAxZ4J6285nYcB?slug=aw-eddiehouse072910 House returns to Heat as latest addition – NBA – Yahoo!! Sports Yahoo! June 11, 2011 June 16, 2011 Rookies Dexter Pittman and Da'Sean Butler, along with NBA Summer League standouts Patrick Beverley and Kenny Hasbrouck, also signed contracts. thumb|250px|left| Members of the 2010–11 Miami Heat team and coaching staff during a timeout. The Miami Heat began the regular season with much hype going into their first game against the Eastern Conference Champs, the Boston Celtics. Many considered the Miami Heat as the team to break the single season record of 72 regular season victories set by the Chicago Bulls.Araton Harvey With Stars Aplenty, Heat Looks for Leader March 8, 2011 B11 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/sports/basketball/08dribble.html?_r=1&scp=16&sq=miami+heat&st=nyt https://web.archive.org/web/20220620001601/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/sports/basketball/08dribble.html?_r=2&scp=16&sq=miami+heat&st=nyt June 20, 2022 dead mdy-all February 23, 2017 Season On the opening game of the season, broadcast on the TNT Network and featuring the debut of reigning two-time NBA MVP James in a Miami uniform alongside Chris Bosh, the game was the most-watched NBA contest ever on cable television. The game earned a 4.6 rating, delivering 7.4 million total viewers and 5.3 million households, beating the Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers on February 2, 1996.Heat vs. Celtics draws record ratings – Miami Heat News https://web.archive.org/web/20101229210012/http://sportifi.com/news/Heat-vs-Celtics-draws-record-ratings-139283.html December 29, 2010 The Heat lost the opening game 88–80 and got off to a 9–8 start due in large part to inconsistent play and injuries to key role players Mike Miller (thumb) and Udonis Haslem (foot). After losing four out of five games, including a Saturday night loss to the Dallas Mavericks on November 27, the team called a players-only meeting with the intent to get players to communicate with each other. Much of the speculation was that Spoelstra could lose his job and that Heat president Pat Riley would return as coach, especially after a well-publicized incident when James "bumped" into Spoelstra during a timeout.http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/pat-riley-miami-heat-return-to-coaching-inevitable-112410 Pat Riley's return to Miami Heat bench is inevitable – NBA News FOX Sports on MSN Msn.foxsports.com November 30, 2010 June 16, 2011 After the players-only meeting, the team pulled together a 12-game win streak (10 of them by double digits) and limited the opposition under 100 points in all those games. During the winning streak, James led the Heat to defeat his former team by scoring 38 points (tying a Heat record for points in a quarter with 24 in the third) in a game that drew nearly 7.1 million viewers and earned a 25.4 rating in Miami. ESPN 3D aired its first NBA game in the third dimension on December 17, 2010, when the Heat defeated the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.,http://www.playerpress.com/articles/12728-lebron-calls-wade-worst-finisher-in-the-league LeBron Calls Wade Worst Finisher in the League PlayerPress.com – Sports Commentary, News, Rumors, Blogs, Photos, Videos by Pro Athletes and Fans PlayerPress.com February 21, 2010 June 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004233755/http://www.playerpress.com/articles/12728-lebron-calls-wade-worst-finisher-in-the-league October 4, 2011 dead mdy-all http://www.nesn.com/2010/12/tv-ratings-for-lebron-james-return-to-cleveland-soar-sky-high-top-eagles-texans-matchup.html TV Ratings For LeBron James' Return to Cleveland Soar Sky-High, Top Eagles-Texans Matchup – NBA NESN.com December 3, 2010 June 16, 2011Wright Todd http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/sports/ESPN-Gets-3-Dimensional-With-LeBron-Tonight-112085994.html ESPN Gets 3-Dimensional With LeBron Tonight NBC Miami December 17, 2010 June 16, 2011 The Heat set a franchise record for wins in December with 15 and set an NBA record for consecutive road victories in a calendar month with 10 (including the Christmas Day match-up with the reigning two-time champs, Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers which the team won 96–80).https://bleacherreport.com/articles/558436-miami-heat-season-review-is-it-safe-to-call-the-heat-an-elite-team Miami Heat Season Review: Is It Safe To Call the Heat an Elite Team? Bleacher Report January 1, 2011 June 16, 2011 During a postgame chat with Sun Sports' Jason Jackson on January 3, 2011, LeBron James joked "I see we sell out 99.1 percent on the road, so we call ourselves the Heatles off the Beatles, so every time we take our show on the road we bring a great crowd", giving the Heat's famed trio the unofficial nickname.http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/04/heat-players-nickname-themselves-the-heatles/ Heat players nickname themselves 'The Heatles' ProBasketballTalk Probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com January 4, 2011 June 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714160907/http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/04/heat-players-nickname-themselves-the-heatles/ July 14, 2011 live On January 27, 2011, via fan voting, LeBron James (forward) and Dwyane Wade (guard) were selected to be starters for the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game, becoming the second pair of teammates to be selected as All-Star starters in franchise history (Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade; 2006 and 2007). A few days later, forward Chris Bosh was selected as a reserve, marking the first time in Heat history the team had sent three players to the All-Star game in a single season. Like the 2005–06 championship season, the Heat were criticized for being unable to beat the top-caliber teams of the NBA. This criticism though would just grow more and more as the regular season was beginning to wind down. Despite being tied 2–2 with their division rival, the Orlando Magic, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers 2–0, and beating both the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder once, they lost the season series to the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics 3–1, were swept by the Chicago Bulls 3–0 and lost both times to the Dallas Mavericks, who continued their regular season dominance against Miami for their 16th straight victory dating back to the 2004–05 season. thumb|200px|right|Teammates Dwyane Wade (3) and LeBron James (6) during a game In order to improve for the playoffs, the Heat signed guard Mike Bibby, who agreed to forfeit the $6.2 million he was owed by the Washington Wizards for the next season so that he could become a free agent and sign a league minimum contract with a contender. In the process, the Heat released Carlos Arroyo. In Bibby's first game on March 3, the Heat were leading the Magic by 24 points in the third quarter before the Heat were outscored 40–9 and lost 99–96.Magic ride late 40–9 run past Heat March 3, 2011 ESPN Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/310303014 March 5, 2011July 2024 medicmedic The following night against the Spurs, who held the NBA's best record (51–11), the Heat lost 125–95, their most lopsided loss of the year and their fourth loss in five games.Tony Parker sparks Spurs in return to starting lineup March 4, 2011 ESPN Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/310304024 March 5, 2011July 2024 medicmedic In their next game against the Bulls, the Heat had a 12-point lead in the first half, but ended up losing 87–86 after two failed shots by James and Wade in the last 6 seconds of the game. It was the Heat's 12th and 13th consecutive missed shots with a chance to tie or lead a game in the final 10 seconds of regulation or overtime. James had missed four in the four-game losing streak. It was the Heat's fourth straight loss, and the fourth time since February 24 they had lost after a double-digit lead.Bulls complete season sweep of Heat to move into second place in East March 6, 2011 ESPN https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=310306014 https://web.archive.org/web/20110308003134/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310306014 March 8, 2011 dead mdy The Heat were 2–5 since the All-Star break, 5–13 in games decided by five or fewer points and 14–18 against teams with winning records.Wallace Michael How did the Heat become so out of tune? March 6, 2011 ESPN https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/5049/how-did-the-heat-become-so-out-of-tune https://web.archive.org/web/20110309051011/http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/5049/how-did-the-heat-become-so-out-of-tune March 9, 2011 live mdy After the game, there were reports of players crying in the locker room afterwards.A couple of guys are crying in the locker room... March 6, 2011 Sun Sentinel http://www.sun-sentinel.com/videobeta/ba4dc66e-cdfd-416b-ad2c-918750e10310/Sports/Eric-Spoelstra-A-couple-of-guys-are-crying-in-the-locker-room- March 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110310171033/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/videobeta/ba4dc66e-cdfd-416b-ad2c-918750e10310/Sports/Eric-Spoelstra-A-couple-of-guys-are-crying-in-the-locker-room- March 10, 2011 dead mdy-all On March 10, the Heat beat the Lakers, 94–88, and ended their five-game losing streak while also ending the Lakers' eight-game winning streak.Bresnahan Mike Lakers give one away against the Heat, 94–88 March 10, 2011 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-heat-20110311,0,6781293,full.story https://web.archive.org/web/20110314185143/http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-heat-20110311,0,6781293,full.story March 14, 2011 dead mdy-all June 7, 2011 Experts: Six questions after Lakers-Heat March 11, 2011 ESPN https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?page=Experts-LakersHeat-110311 https://web.archive.org/web/20110313100416/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=Experts-LakersHeat-110311 March 13, 2011 live mdy On March 27, Wade, James, and Bosh became the second trio in NBA history to have at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in the same non-overtime game (a home win against the Houston Rockets), matching Oscar Robertson, Wayne Embry and Jack Twyman for the Cincinnati Royals in a loss to the Philadelphia Warriors on February 2, 1961. Additionally, it was the first time that a team's trio recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds in consecutive games since Sidney Wicks, Lloyd Neal and John Johnson accomplished the feat with the Portland Trail Blazers in March 1975. It was also the first time in Heat franchise history that three players scored 30 points in the same game.https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/5608/heats-big-three-make-history Heat's Big Three make history – Heat Index Blog ESPN February 2, 1961 June 16, 2011 The 2011 Heat finished with a 58–24 record, third best in team history and a second overall seed, behind the Chicago Bulls, who had the NBA's best record. Additionally, the Heat finished 5th in the NBA in attendance with 810,930 behind Mavericks, Cavaliers, Trail Blazers, and Bulls in that order (100.9% capacity). The Heat faced the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and eliminated them in five games. In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Heat defeated their rival Boston Celtics in five games, winning a dramatic overtime Game 4 in Boston and a come-from-behind Game 5 victory at home to finish the series. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat faced the Chicago Bulls. After being blown out by 21 points by the Bulls in Game 1, the Heat took home-court by defeating Chicago in Game 2, and winning their home Games 3 and 4, the latter of which came in overtime. In Game 5 in Chicago, the Heat made a historic comeback; after being down 77–65 with 3:14 left, the Heat went on an 18–3 run to win, 83–80, capped by a key four-point play from Dwyane Wade and clutch shooting from LeBron James.https://www.espn.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=310526004&period=4 Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls – Play By Play – May 26, 2011 ESPN May 26, 2011 June 16, 2011 The Heat advanced to the 2011 NBA Finals to face the Dallas Mavericks, who had defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Oklahoma City Thunder. The series was a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, in which Dallas won the first two games and then lost four straight to Miami. The Heat won Game 1 in Miami, 92–84, but in Game 2, the Heat were leading the Mavericks by 15 points with 6:20 left in the fourth quarter before the Heat were outscored 22–5 and lost, 95–93. The Heat won Game 3 in Dallas 88–86 with the game-winning basket scored by Chris Bosh. The Mavericks won Game 4, 86–83, holding LeBron James to a career playoff-low 8 points. The Mavericks won Game 5 and took a 3–2 series lead with a 112–103 victory. That was the first time since March 6 that the Heat had lost two consecutive games, including the regular season, playoffs, and the NBA Finals. In Game 6, Dallas defeated Miami, 105–95, to win the 2011 NBA Finals in six games, 4–2. James's 17.8 points per game in the Finals was the largest drop off in points from a regular season to an NBA Finals (down 8.9 points from 26.7) in NBA history.Hot Corner: With NBA title at stake, LeBron James was a big flop. al.com. As James only averaged three points in the fourth quarters in the series, and he received the brunt of the criticism for the team's loss to Dallas as a result of his lackluster performance.Kevin Durant, Thunder pull away from Heat, win Game 1 June 12, 2012 ESPN Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320612025 https://web.archive.org/web/20120614054605/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320612025 dead June 14, 2012 mdy Draft picks 2010 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team 2 32 Dexter Pittman C USA Texas (Sr.) 2 41 Jarvis Varnado PF USA Mississippi State (Sr.) 2 42 Da'Sean Butler SF USA West Virginia (Sr.) 2 48 Latavious Williams (traded to Oklahoma City) SF/PF USA Tulsa 66ers (D-League) Roster Miami Heat 2010–11 50 Joel Anthony C 6 9 245 UNLV 1982-08-09 0 Mike Bibby PG 6 2 195 1978-05-13 Arizona 1 Chris Bosh PF 6 11 235 1984-03-24 Georgia Tech 15 Mario Chalmers PG 6 2 195 1986-05-19 Kansas 25 Erick Dampier C 6 11 265 1975-07-14 Mississippi State 40 Udonis Haslem PF 6 8 235 1980-06-09 Florida 55 Eddie House SG 6 1 178 1978-05-14 Arizona State 5 Juwan Howard PF 6 9 253 1973-02-07 Michigan 11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7 3 260 1975-06-05 Lithuania 6 LeBron James SF 6 8 250 1984-12-30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS 22 James Jones basketball, born 1980 SF 6 8 215 1980-10-04 University of Miami 21 Jamaal Magloire C 7 0 255 1978-05-21 Kentucky 13 Mike Miller basketball, born 1980 SG 6 8 218 1980-02-19 Florida 45 Dexter Pittman C 6 10 290 1988-03-02 Texas 3 Dwyane Wade SG 6 4 220 1982-01-17 Marquette Erik Spoelstra Keith Askins David Fizdale Bill Foran Chet Kammerer Bob McAdoo Ron Rothstein https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/2011.html March 2, 2011 2010–11 Salaries Player 2010–11 Salary LeBron James$14,500,001 Chris Bosh$14,500,000 Dwyane Wade$14,000,000 Mike Miller$5,000,000 Udonis Haslem$3,500,000 Joel Anthony$3,000,000 Zydrunas Ilgauskas$1,352,181 Jamaal Magloire$1,352,181 Juwan Howard$1,352,181 Eddie House$1,352,181 James Jones$1,146,337 Erick Dampier$1,137,423 Mario Chalmers$854,839 Dexter Pittman$473,604Mike Bibby$323,021 TOTAL $67,950,231 As of March 2011. Source: Hoops World.comhttp://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=9147 Miami Heat Salaries Hoops World.com September 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100822190619/http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=9147 August 22, 2010 live Pre-season Game log Miami Heat yes 2011 Miami Heat Pre-season yes 3 1 0 3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 5 | Detroit | 20101005 DETMIA 105 89 | Chris Bosh (20) | Udonis Haslem (13) | Mario Chalmers (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 8 | Oklahoma City | 20101008 OKCMIA 103 96 | Chris Bosh (23) | Udonis Haslem (9) | LeBron James (8) | Sprint Center18,222 | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 9 | @ San Antonio | 20101009 MIASAS 73 90 | James Jones,LeBron James (12) | Patrick Beverley (10) | Patrick Beverley (5) | AT&T Center18,581 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 12 | CSKA Moscow | 20101012 MOSMIA 96 85 | LeBron James (22) | Chris Bosh (8) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Arena17,503 | 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 13 | @ New Orleans | 20101013 MIANOH 76 90 | Chris Bosh (24) | Udonis Haslem (11) | Kenny Hasbrouck (7) | New Orleans Arena12,043 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | October 18 | Charlotte | 20101018 CHAMIA 96 102 | LeBron James (33) | Chris Bosh,Udonis Haslem (8) | LeBron James (5) | American Airlines Arena18,557 | 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 21 | @ Atlanta | 20101021 MIAATL 89 98 | LeBron James (38) | Chris Bosh (14) | Mario Chalmers,Eddie House (3) | Philips Arena15,197 | 3–4 |- style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 8 | October 22 | Orlando |colspan="4"|Cancelled | St. Pete Times Forum | – |- mia 2011 Regular season Standings MIA MIA Game log Miami Heat 2011 Total: 58–24 (home: 30–11; road: 28–13) Miami Heat October yes 1 0 2 1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 26 | @ Boston | 20101026 MIABOS 80 88 | LeBron James (31) | Udonis Haslem (11) | Dwyane Wade (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 27 | @ Philadelphia | 20101027 MIAPHI 97 87 | Dwyane Wade (30) | Dwyane Wade,Chris Bosh (7) | LeBron James (7) | Wells Fargo Center20,389 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 29 | Orlando | 20101029 ORLMIA 96 70 | Dwyane Wade (26) | Udonis Haslem (11) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 31 | @ New Jersey | 20101031 MIANJN 101 78 | LeBron James (20) | LeBron James,Udonis Haslem (7) | LeBron James,Dwyane Wade (7) | Prudential Center17,086 | 3–1 |- Miami Heat November 7 3 0 4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 2 | Minnesota | 20101102 MINMIA 129 97 | Dwyane Wade (26) | Udonis Haslem (9) | LeBron James (12) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 4–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 5 | @ New Orleans | 20101105 MIANOH 93 96 | Dwyane Wade (28) | Dwyane Wade (10) | LeBron James (10) | New Orleans Arena17,988 | 4–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 6 | New Jersey | 20101106 NJNMIA 101 89 | Dwyane Wade (29) | Dwyane Wade (10) | LeBron James (9) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 5–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | November 9 | Utah | 20101109 UTAMIA 114 116 1 | Dwyane Wade (39) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (14) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 5–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 11 | Boston | 20101111 BOSMIA 107 112 | LeBron James (35) | LeBron James,Udonis Haslem (10) | LeBron James (9) | American Airlines Arena19,650 | 5–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 13 | Toronto | 20101113 TORMIA 109 100 | Dwyane Wade (31) | Udonis Haslem (10) | LeBron James (11) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 6–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 17 | Phoenix | 20101117 PHXMIA 123 96 | Chris Bosh (35) | Udonis Haslem (10) | LeBron James (9) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 7–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 19 | Charlotte | 20101119 CHAMIA 95 87 | LeBron James (32) | Chris Bosh (14) | LeBron James (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 8–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 20 | @ Memphis | 20101120 MIAMEM 95 97 | LeBron James (29) | Chris Bosh,Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (10) | LeBron James (11) | FedExForum18,119 | 8–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | November 22 | Indiana | 20101122 INDMIA 77 93 | LeBron James (25) | Chris Bosh (11) | LeBron James (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 8–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 24 | @ Orlando | 20101124 MIAORL 95 104 | LeBron James (25) | Dwyane Wade (7) | Carlos Arroyo,Dwyane Wade (5) | Amway Center18,936 | 8–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | November 26 | Philadelphia | 20101126 PHIMIA 99 90 | Dwyane Wade (23) | Chris Bosh (9) | Dwyane Wade (8) | American Airlines Arena19,800 | 9–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | November 27 | @ Dallas | 20101127 MIADAL 95 106 | LeBron James (23) | Dwyane Wade (9) | Dwyane Wade (5) | American Airlines Center20,536 | 9–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | November 29 | Washington | 20101129 WASMIA 105 94 | LeBron James (30) | Dwyane Wade (8) | Dwyane Wade (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 10–8 |- Miami Heat December 5 1 10 0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 1 | Detroit | 20101201 DETMIA 97 72 | LeBron James (18) | Chris Bosh,James Jones (7) | Mario Chalmers (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 11–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 2 | @ Cleveland | 20101202 MIACLE 118 90 | LeBron James (38) | Dwyane Wade (9) | Dwyane Wade (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 12–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 4 | Atlanta | 20101204 ATLMIA 89 77 | Chris Bosh (27) | Chris Bosh,Dwyane Wade (10) | Mario Chalmers,LeBron James (4) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 13–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 6 | @ Milwaukee | 20101206 MIAMIL 88 78 | Dwyane Wade (25) | Dwyane Wade (14) | LeBron James (6) | Bradley Center17,167 | 14–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 8 | @ Utah | 20101208 MIAUTA 111 98 | LeBron James (33) | Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (10) | LeBron James (9) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 15–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 10 | @ Golden State | 20101210 MIAGSW 106 84 | Dwyane Wade (34) | Dwyane Wade (9) | LeBron James (9) | Oracle Arena20,036 | 16–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 11 | @ Sacramento | 20101211 MIASAC 104 83 | Dwyane Wade (36) | Chris Bosh (17) | Dwyane Wade (6) | ARCO Arena16,396 | 17–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 13 | New Orleans | 20101213 NOHMIA 96 84 | Dwyane Wade (32) | Chris Bosh (11) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 18–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 15 | Cleveland | 20101215 CLEMIA 101 95 | Dwyane Wade (28) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (5) | American Airlines Arena19,899 | 19–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 17 | @ New York | 20101217 MIANYK 113 91 | LeBron James (32) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (10) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 20–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 18 | @ Washington | 20101218 MIAWAS 95 94 | LeBron James (32) | Chris Bosh (9) | LeBron James (6) | Verizon Center20,278 | 21–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | December 20 | Dallas | 20101220 DALMIA 96 98 | Dwyane Wade (22) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James,Dwyane Wade (7) | American Airlines Arena20,178 | 21–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 23 | @ Phoenix | 20101223 MIAPHX 95 83 | LeBron James (36) | Chris Bosh (11) | LeBron James (4) | US Airways Center18,422 | 22–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | December 25 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20101225 MIALAL 96 80 | LeBron James (27) | Chris Bosh (13) | LeBron James (10) | Staples Center18,997 | 23–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | December 28 | New York | 20101228 NYKMIA 106 98 | Dwyane Wade (40) | Chris Bosh,Žydrūnas Ilgauskas,LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena20,288 | 24–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | December 29 | @ Houston | 20101229 MIAHOU 125 119 | Dwyane Wade (45) | Joel Anthony,Dwyane Wade (7) | LeBron James (9) | Toyota Center18,409 | 25–9 |- Miami Heat January 5 1 4 4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 1 | Golden State | 20110101 GSWMIA 114 107 | LeBron James,Dwyane Wade (25) | Chris Bosh (11) | LeBron James (10) | American Airlines Arena20,254 | 26–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 3 | @ Charlotte | 20110103 MIACHA 96 82 | LeBron James (38) | Joel Anthony,Dwyane Wade (11) | LeBron James (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,233 | 27–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 4 | Milwaukee | 20110104 MILMIA 101 89 | Dwyane Wade (34) | Chris Bosh (12) | LeBron James (9) | American Airlines Arena20,215 | 28–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 7 | @ Milwaukee | 20110107 MIAMIL 101 95 1 | LeBron James (26) | Chris Bosh (12) | LeBron James (5) | Bradley Center18,717 | 29–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 9 | @ Portland | 20110109 MIAPOR 107 100 1 | LeBron James (44) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (6) | Rose Garden20,636 | 30–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 12 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20110112 MIALAC 105 111 | Dwyane Wade (31) | Chris Bosh (13) | LeBron James (6) | Staples Center19,803 | 30–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 13 | @ Denver | 20110113 MIADEN 102 130 | Chris Bosh (24) | Mike Miller (8) | Mike Miller (8) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 30–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 15 | @ Chicago | 20110115 MIACHI 96 99 | Dwyane Wade (33) | Dwyane Wade (6) | Dwyane Wade (4) | United Center23,017 | 30–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 18 | Atlanta | 20110118 ATLMIA 89 93 1 | LeBron James (34) | Joel Anthony (16) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 30–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 22 | Toronto | 20110122 TORMIA 120 103 | LeBron James (38) | LeBron James (11) | Mario Chalmers (9) | American Airlines Arena20,025 | 31–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | January 27 | @ New York | 20110127 MIANYK 88 93 | Dwyane Wade (34) | Dwyane Wade (16) | LeBron James,Dwyane Wade (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 31–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | January 28 | Detroit | 20110128 DETMIA 88 87 | LeBron James (39) | Mike Miller (10) | LeBron James (9) | American Airlines Arena19,805 | 32–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | January 30 | @ Oklahoma City | 20110130 MIAOKC 108 103 | Dwyane Wade (32) | Dwyane Wade (9) | LeBron James (13) | Oklahoma City Arena18,203 | 33–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | January 31 | Cleveland | 20110131 CLEMIA 117 90 | Dwyane Wade (34) | Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (14) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 34–14 |- Miami Heat February 4 1 5 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 3 | @ Orlando | 20110203 MIAORL 104 100 | LeBron James (51) | LeBron James,Mike Miller (11) | LeBron James (8) | Amway Center18,945 | 35–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 4 | @ Charlotte | 20110204 MIACHA 109 97 | Dwyane Wade (22) | Dwyane Wade (12) | Dwyane Wade (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,592 | 36–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 6 | L.A. Clippers | 20110206 LACMIA 97 79 | Dwyane Wade (28) | Dwyane Wade (8) | Dwyane Wade (8) | American Airlines Arena19,702 | 37–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | February 8 | Indiana | 20110208 INDMIA 117 112 | LeBron James (41) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 38–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 11 | @ Detroit | 20110211 MIADET 106 92 | Dwyane Wade (24) | Chris Bosh (10) | LeBron James (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 39–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 13 | @ Boston | 20110213 MIABOS 82 85 | Chris Bosh (24) | Chris Bosh (10) | LeBron James (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 39–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 15 | @ Indiana | 20110215 MIAIND 110 103 | Dwyane Wade (41) | Dwyane Wade (12) | LeBron James (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,165 | 40–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 16 | @ Toronto | 20110216 MIATOR 103 95 | Dwyane Wade (28) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (8) | Air Canada Centre20,156 | 41–15 |- style="text-align:center;" | colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 22 | Sacramento | 20110222 SACMIA 117 97 | LeBron James (31) | Chris Bosh (9) | Dwyane Wade (7) | American Airlines Arena19,754 | 42–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | February 24 | @ Chicago | 20110224 MIACHI 89 93 | Dwyane Wade (34) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (5) | United Center23,024 | 42–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | February 25 | Washington | 20110225 WASMIA 121 113 | Dwyane Wade (41) | LeBron James (9) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Arena19,825 | 43–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | February 27 | New York | 20110227 NYKMIA 86 91 | LeBron James (27) | Chris Bosh (12) | Dwyane Wade (9) | American Airlines Arena19,702 | 43–17 |- Miami Heat March 6 4 3 2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 3 | Orlando | 20110303 ORLMIA 96 99 | LeBron James (29) | LeBron James,Mike Miller (6) | Dwyane Wade (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 43–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 4 | @ San Antonio | 20110304 MIASAS 95 125 | LeBron James (26) | Chris Bosh (14) | LeBron James (7) | AT&T Center18,581 | 43–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 6 | Chicago | 20110306 CHIMIA 86 87 | LeBron James (26) | LeBron James (8) | LeBron James (6) | American Airlines Arena19,763 | 43–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 | March 8 | Portland | 20110308 PORMIA 96 105 | Dwyane Wade (38) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena19,835 | 43–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 10 | L.A. Lakers | 20110310 LALMIA 94 88 | Chris Bosh (24) | Chris Bosh (9) | LeBron James (9) | American Airlines Arena19,986 | 44–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 12 | Memphis | 20110312 MEMMIA 118 85 | Dwyane Wade (28) | Chris Bosh (10) | Dwyane Wade (9) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 45–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 14 | San Antonio | 20110314 SASMIA 110 80 | Chris Bosh (30) | Chris Bosh (12) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena20,021 | 46–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 16 | Oklahoma City | 20110316 OKCMIA 85 96 | Chris Bosh,Dwyane Wade (21) | Chris Bosh (11) | Mario Chalmers,LeBron James (3) | American Airlines Arena20,083 | 46–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 18 | @ Atlanta | 20110318 MIAATL 106 85 | LeBron James (43) | Chris Bosh (10) | Mike Bibby (6) | Philips Arena20,024 | 47–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 | March 19 | Denver | 20110319 DENMIA 103 98 | LeBron James (33) | Chris Bosh (11) | Chris Bosh (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 48–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | March 23 | @ Detroit | 20110323 MIADET 100 94 | Dwyane Wade (24) | LeBron James (8) | LeBron James (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 49–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | March 25 | Philadelphia | 20110325 PHIMIA 111 99 | Dwyane Wade (39) | Dwyane Wade (11) | Dwyane Wade (8) | American Airlines Arena19,840 | 50–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | March 27 | Houston | 20110327 HOUMIA 125 119 | LeBron James (33) | Chris Bosh (12) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Arena19,825 | 51–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 | March 29 | @ Cleveland | 20110329 MIACLE 90 102 | LeBron James (27) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (12) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 51–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 | March 30 | @ Washington | 20110330 MIAWAS 123 107 | LeBron James (35) | Chris Bosh,LeBron James (8) | Dwyane Wade (9) | Verizon Center18,916 | 52–23 |- Miami Heat April 2 1 4 0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 1 | @ Minnesota | 20110401 MIAMIN 111 92 | Dwyane Wade (32) | Chris Bosh (11) | LeBron James (10) | Target Center19,096 | 53–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 3 | @ New Jersey | 20110403 MIANJN 108 94 | LeBron James (31) | Erick Dampier (14) | LeBron James (7) | Prudential Center18,711 | 54–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 | April 6 | Milwaukee | 20110406 MILMIA 85 90 | LeBron James (29) | Mike Miller (12) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena20,017 | 54–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 8 | Charlotte | 20110408 CHAMIA 112 103 | Chris Bosh,Dwyane Wade (27) | Chris Bosh (10) | LeBron James (9) | American Airlines Arena19,897 | 55–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 10 | Boston | 20110410 BOSMIA 100 77 | LeBron James (27) | Joel Anthony (10) | Dwyane Wade (8) | American Airlines Arena19,766 | 56–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 | April 11 | @ Atlanta | 20110411 MIAATL 98 90 | LeBron James (34) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (7) | Philips Arena18,529 | 57–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 | April 13 | @ Toronto | 20110413 MIATOR 97 79 | Eddie House (35) | Jamaal Magloire (19) | Mario Chalmers (13) | Air Canada Centre20,108 | 58–24 |- mia 2011 Playoffs Game log Miami Heat yes 2011 Miami Heat First Round yes yes no 3 0 1 1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | April 16 | Philadelphia | 20110416 PHIMIA 97 89 | Chris Bosh (25) | LeBron James (14) | LeBron James,Dwyane Wade (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | April 18 | Philadelphia | 20110418 PHIMIA 94 73 | LeBron James (29) | Chris Bosh (11) | LeBron James (6) | American Airlines Arena20,204 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | April 21 | @ Philadelphia | 20110421 MIAPHI 100 94 | Dwyane Wade (32) | LeBron James (15) | Dwyane Wade (8) | Wells Fargo Center20,404 | 3–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | April 24 | @ Philadelphia | 20110424 MIAPHI 82 86 | LeBron James (31) | Dwyane Wade (8) | LeBron James (6) | Wells Fargo Center19,048 | 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | April 27 | Philadelphia | 20110427 PHIMIA 97 91 | Dwyane Wade (26) | Chris Bosh,Dwyane Wade (11) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena19,896 | 4–1 Miami Heat Conference Semifinals yes no 3 0 1 1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 1 | Boston | 20110501 BOSMIA 99 90 | Dwyane Wade (38) | Chris Bosh (12) | LeBron James,Dwyane Wade (5) | American Airlines Arena20,021 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | May 3 | Boston | 20110503 BOSMIA 102 91 | LeBron James (35) | Chris Bosh (11) | Chris Bosh (4) | American Airlines Arena20,104 | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | May 7 | @ Boston | 20110507 MIABOS 81 97 | Dwyane Wade (23) | Joel Anthony (11) | Dwyane Wade (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 9 | @ Boston | 20110509 MIABOS 98 90 1 | LeBron James (35) | LeBron James (14) | Dwyane Wade (4) | TD Garden18,624 | 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | May 11 | Boston | 20110511 BOSMIA 97 87 | Dwyane Wade (34) | Chris Bosh (11) | Dwyane Wade (5) | American Airlines Arena20,208 | 4–1 Miami Heat Conference Finals yes 2 0 2 1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 15 | @ Chicago | 20110515 MIACHI 82 103 | Chris Bosh (30) | Chris Bosh (9) | LeBron James (6) | United Center22,874 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | May 18 | @ Chicago | 20110518 MIACHI 85 75 | LeBron James (29) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (5) | United Center23,007 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | May 22 | Chicago | 20110522 CHIMIA 96 85 | Chris Bosh (34) | Dwyane Wade (9) | LeBron James (10) | American Airlines Arena20,123 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 24 | Chicago | 20110524 CHIMIA 101 93 1 | LeBron James (35) | Udonis Haslem,Mike Miller (9) | LeBron James (6) | American Airlines Arena20,125 | 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | May 26 | @ Chicago | 20110526 MIACHI 83 80 | LeBron James (28) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (6) | United Center23,057 | 4–1 Miami Heat NBA Finals yes 1 2 1 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 31 | Dallas | 20110531 DALMIA 92 84 | LeBron James (24) | Dwyane Wade (10) | Dwyane Wade (6) | American Airlines Arena20,003 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | June 2 | Dallas | 20110602 DALMIA 93 95 | Dwyane Wade (36) | Chris Bosh,LeBron James (8) | Dwyane Wade (6) | American Airlines Arena20,003 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | June 5 | @ Dallas | 20110605 MIADAL 88 86 | Dwyane Wade (29) | Dwyane Wade (11) | LeBron James (9) | American Airlines Center20,340 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | June 7 | @ Dallas | 20110607 MIADAL 83 86 | Dwyane Wade (32) | LeBron James (9) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Center20,430 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | June 9 | @ Dallas | 20110609 MIADAL 103 112 | Dwyane Wade (23) | Chris Bosh,LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (10) | American Airlines Center20,433 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | June 12 | Dallas | 20110612 DALMIA 95 105 | LeBron James (21) | Udonis Haslem (9) | Mario Chalmers (7) | American Airlines Arena20,003 | 2–4 |- MIA yes 2011 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 gameJames Jones basketball, born 1980SF81 8 1,549 160 43 29 19 475 19.1 2.0 .5 .4 .2 5.9LeBron JamesSF 79 79 3,063 590 554 124 50 2,111 38.8 7.5 7.0 1.6 .6 26.7Chris BoshPF 77 77 2,795 641 144 59 49 1,438 36.3 8.3 1.9 .8 .6 18.7Dwyane WadeSG 76 76 2,823 485 346 111 87 1,941 37.1 6.4 4.6 1.5 1.1 25.5Joel AnthonyC 75 11 1,463 266 24 10 93 153 19.5 3.5 .3 .1 1.2 2.0Zydrunas IlgauskasC 72 51 1,145 287 26 23 58 360 15.9 4.0 .4 .3 .8 5.0Mario ChalmersPG 70 28 1,579 146 177 76 7 447 22.6 2.1 2.5 1.1 .1 6.4Juwan HowardPF 57 0 592 122 23 10 4 139 10.4 2.1 .4 .2 .1 2.4Eddie HouseSG 56 1 978 92 62 32 3 362 17.5 1.6 1.1 .6 .1 6.5Erick DampierC 51 22 815 177 22 14 47 128 16.0 3.5 .4 .3 .9 2.5Carlos Arroyo†PG 49 42 995 80 100 14 1 274 20.3 1.6 2.0 .3 .0 5.6Mike Miller basketball, born 1980SG 41 2 838 184 51 20 2 228 20.4 4.5 1.2 .5 .0 5.6Mike Bibby†PG 22 12 582 49 55 11 3 160 26.5 2.2 2.5 .5 .1 7.3Jamaal MagloireC 18 0 158 61 3 4 2 35 8.8 3.4 .2 .2 .1 1.9Udonis HaslemPF 13 0 345 106 6 7 3 104 26.5 8.2 .5 .5 .2 8.0Jerry StackhouseSG 7 1 50 7 3 0 2 12 7.1 1.0 .4 .0 .3 1.7Dexter PittmanC 2 0 11 3 0 0 0 2 5.5 1.5 .0 .0 .0 1.0 † 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 gameLeBron JamesSF21 21 922 176 123 35 25 497 43.9 8.4 5.9 1.7 1.2 23.7Chris BoshPF21 21 834 178 23 14 19 390 39.7 8.5 1.1 .7 .9 18.6Dwyane WadeSG21 21 828 150 92 34 28 515 39.4 7.1 4.4 1.6 1.3 24.5Joel AnthonyC21 13 575 97 10 8 38 58 27.4 4.6 .5 .4 1.8 2.8Mario ChalmersPG21 1 511 40 44 27 1 163 24.3 1.9 2.1 1.3 .0 7.8Mike BibbyPG 20 20 415 36 23 11 6 73 20.8 1.8 1.2 .6 .3 3.7Mike Miller basketball, born 1980SG 18 0 215 49 13 7 1 47 11.9 2.7 .7 .4 .1 2.6Udonis HaslemPF 12 0 290 54 9 6 4 63 24.2 4.5 .8 .5 .3 5.3James Jones basketball, born 1980SF 12 0 272 30 2 6 2 78 22.7 2.5 .2 .5 .2 6.5Juwan HowardPF 11 0 60 10 1 0 0 17 5.5 .9 .1 .0 .0 1.5Zydrunas IlgauskasC 9 8 104 32 3 0 3 32 11.6 3.6 .3 .0 .3 3.6Eddie HouseSG 7 0 48 5 1 4 0 11 6.9 .7 .1 .6 .0 1.6Jamaal MagloireC 3 0 18 5 2 1 0 4 6.0 1.7 .7 .3 .0 1.3 Awards, records and milestones Awards Week/Month On December 13, 2010 Dwyane Wade was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (December 6 – 12).Heat's Wade, Mavericks' Nowitzki named Players of the Week http://www.nba.com/2010/news/12/13/players-of-the-week/index.html National Basketball Association January 23, 2011 On December 27, 2010 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (December 20 – 26).Warriors' Ellis, Heat's James named Players of Week http://www.nba.com/2010/news/12/27/players-of-week-ellis-james/index.html National Basketball Association January 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121110085753/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/12/27/players-of-week-ellis-james/index.html November 10, 2012 dead On January 3, 2011 Dwyane Wade was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (December 27 – January 2).Wade, Billups named NBA Players of the Week http://www.nba.com/2011/news/01/03/players-of-week-release/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110106165547/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/01/03/players-of-week-release/index.html January 6, 2011 National Basketball Association January 23, 2011 dead On January 3, 2011 LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were named Eastern Conference's Co-Players of the Month (December).Miami's James and Wade, Thunder's Durant Players of Month http://www.nba.com/2011/news/01/03/playerofthemonth/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110107100445/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/01/03/playerofthemonth/index.html January 7, 2011 National Basketball Association January 23, 2011 dead On January 3, 2011 Erik Spoelstra was named Eastern Conference's Coach of the Month (December).Spoelstra, Popovich named Coaches of the Month for December http://www.nba.com/2011/news/01/03/december-2010-coaches-month-release/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110108025500/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/01/03/december-2010-coaches-month-release/index.html January 8, 2011 National Basketball Association January 23, 2011 dead On January 10, 2011 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (January 3 – 9).Heat's James, Grizzlies' Randolph win NBA weekly honors http://www.nba.com/2011/news/01/10/james-randolph-pow-release/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110115032651/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/01/10/james-randolph-pow-release/index.html January 15, 2011 National Basketball Association January 23, 2011 dead On January 31, 2011 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (January 24 – 30).Heat's James, Grizzlies' Randolph named Players of Week http://www.nba.com/2011/news/01/31/players-of-week-randolph-james/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110203032642/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/01/31/players-of-week-randolph-james/index.html February 3, 2011 National Basketball Association February 1, 2011 dead On February 4, 2011 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Month (January).Heat's James, Grizzlies' Randolph named Kia Players of Month http://www.nba.com/2011/news/02/04/player-of-the-month/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110208161748/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/02/04/player-of-the-month/index.html February 8, 2011 National Basketball Association February 4, 2011 dead On February 7, 2011 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (January 31 – February 6).Heat's James, Thunder's Durant named Players of Week http://www.nba.com/2011/news/02/07/players-of-week-lebron-james-kevin-durant/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110210031708/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/02/07/players-of-week-lebron-james-kevin-durant/index.html February 10, 2011 National Basketball Association February 9, 2011 dead On March 14, 2011 Dwyane Wade was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (March 7 – 13).Heat's Wade, Spurs' Parker named Players of the Week http://www.nba.com/2011/news/03/14/players-of-week-dwyane-wade-tony-parker/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110316153914/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/03/14/players-of-week-dwyane-wade-tony-parker/index.html March 16, 2011 National Basketball Association March 15, 2011 dead On March 21, 2011 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (March 14 – 20).Heat's James, Rockets' Lowry named Players of the Week http://www.nba.com/2011/news/03/21/players-of-the-week/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110323193259/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/03/21/players-of-the-week/index.html March 23, 2011 National Basketball Association March 22, 2011 dead On April 15, 2011 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Month (April).James, Durant named Kia Players of the Month for April http://www.nba.com/2011/news/04/15/kia-awards-april/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110418211310/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/04/15/kia-awards-april/index.html April 18, 2011 National Basketball Association April 17, 2011 dead All-Star LeBron James was voted to his 7th consecutive NBA All-Star Game as a starter (7th consecutive time as a starter).Garcia Art Lights, camera ... Howard takes leading role for East team http://www.nba.com/2011/allstar/2011/01/27/east-starters/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt1 National Basketball Association January 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110131161248/http://www.nba.com/2011/allstar/2011/01/27/east-starters/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt1 January 31, 2011 dead mdy-all Dwyane Wade was voted to his 7th consecutive NBA All-Star Game as a starter (6th consecutive time as a starter). Chris Bosh was selected to his 6th consecutive NBA All-Star Game (4th consecutive time as a reserve).Schuhmann John Celts make presence felt as Big Four rounds out East roster http://www.nba.com/2011/allstar/2011/02/03/east-reserves/index.html National Basketball Association February 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110208153830/http://www.nba.com/2011/allstar/2011/02/03/east-reserves/index.html February 8, 2011 dead mdy-all James Jones won the 2011 NBA All-Star Three-point Shootout.Heat's Jones outlasts duo of Celtics to win 3-Point Contest http://www.nba.com/allstar/2011/3point/index.html National Basketball Association February 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120204160840/http://www.nba.com/allstar/2011/3point/index.html February 4, 2012 dead Season On May 9, 2011 LeBron James was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.http://www.nba.com/2011/news/05/09/2010-11-all-defensive-teams/index.html Bryant, Garnett named to All-Defensive team, tie NBA mark National Basketball Association May 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110512043223/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/05/09/2010-11-all-defensive-teams/index.html May 12, 2011 dead mdy-all On May 10, 2011 Pat Riley was named NBA Co-Executive of the Year.Heat's Riley, Bulls' Forman share Executive of Year award http://www.nba.com/2011/news/05/10/executive-of-year-award-pat-riley-gar-forman/index.html National Basketball Association May 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110514022547/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/05/10/executive-of-year-award-pat-riley-gar-forman/index.html May 14, 2011 dead mdy-all On May 12, 2011 LeBron James was named to the All-NBA First Team.http://www.nba.com/2011/news/05/12/all-nba-release/index.html LeBron James, Derrick Rose highlight 2010–11 All-NBA squad National Basketball Association May 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110514194754/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/05/12/all-nba-release/index.html May 14, 2011 dead mdy-all On May 12, 2011 Dwyane Wade was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Records On December 23, 2010 LeBron James became the youngest player to have reached 16,000 career points.Scaletta Kelly LeBron James: Is It Time To Start Rethinking "The Decision"? https://bleacherreport.com/articles/553604-lebron-james-is-it-time-to-start-rethinking-the-decision Bleacher Report.com January 25, 2011 On March 18, 2011 LeBron James became the youngest player to have reached 17,000 career points.Dwork David LeBron James scores 43 as Heat dominate in Atlanta http://www.peninsulaismightier.com/2011/3/19/2059655/lebron-james-scores-43-as-heat-dominate-in-atlanta Peninsula is mightier.com March 19, 2011 On March 27, 2011 Chris Bosh, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade became the first trio in franchise history to each score 30 or more points and 10 or more rebounds in a single game, against the Houston Rockets.Haberstroh Tom Heat's Big Three make history https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/5608/heats-big-three-make-history ESPN March 31, 2011 Milestones On December 18, 2010 Chris Bosh reached 5,000th career rebounds.Winderman Ira Heat 95, Wizards 94 http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_basketball_heat/2010/12/heat-95-wizards-94.html Sun-sentinel.com January 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101222160553/http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_basketball_heat/2010/12/heat-95-wizards-94.html December 22, 2010 dead mdy-all On December 18, 2010 Juwan Howard reached his 16,000th career points. On December 23, 2010 LeBron James became the youngest player to have reached 16,000 career points. On January 7, 2011 LeBron James reached 500th career blocks.Winderman Ira LeBron, Wade put Heat in blocked-shot bonus http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-01-09/sports/sfl-miami-heat-blocked-shots-s010811_1_james-and-wade-heat-coach-erik-spoelstra-shots Sun-Sentinel.com January 25, 2011 January 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110113135709/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-01-09/sports/sfl-miami-heat-blocked-shots-s010811_1_james-and-wade-heat-coach-erik-spoelstra-shots dead On January 13, 2011 Dwyane Wade reached 500th career blocks. On March 18, 2011 LeBron James became the youngest player to have reached 17,000 career points. On March 27, 2011 Chris Bosh, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade became only the second trio in NBA history to each score 30 or more points and 10 or more rebounds in a single non-overtime game, against the Houston Rockets. Transactions Trades June 23, 2010 To Oklahoma City Thunder---- USA Daequan CookNo. 18 Pick (Eric Bledsoe) To Miami Heat---- No. 32nd Pick (Dexter Pittman) June 24, 2010 To Oklahoma City Thunder---- No. 48 Pick (Latavious Williams) To Miami Heat---- Future Second-Round PickCash Considerations July 9, 2010 To Cleveland Cavaliers---- 2013 First-Round Pick2015 First-Round Pick2012 Second-Round Pick (Jae Crowder)Future Second-Round PickTrade Exception To Miami Heat---- USA LeBron James (sign and trade) July 9, 2010 To Toronto Raptors---- Two 2011 First-Round PicksTrade Exception To Miami Heat---- USA Chris Bosh (sign and trade) July 12, 2010 To Minnesota Timberwolves---- USA Michael Beasley To Miami Heat---- 2011 Second-Round Pick2014 Second-Round PickCash Considerations Free agents Additions Player Signed Former Team Dwyane Wade Signed 6 Year Contract For $107.5 Million Miami Heat Chris Bosh Signed 6 Year Contract For $110.1 Million Toronto Raptors LeBron James Signed 6 Year Contract For $110.1 Million Cleveland Cavaliers Udonis Haslem Signed 5 Year Contract For $20.0 Million Miami Heat Mike Miller Signed 5 Year Contract For $25.0 Million Washington Wizards Joel Anthony Signed 5 Year Contract For $18.0 Million Miami Heat Žydrūnas Ilgauskas Signed 2 Year Contract For $2.8 Million Cleveland Cavaliers Juwan Howard Signed 1 Year Contract For $1.35 Million Portland Trail Blazers James Jones Signed 1 Year Contract For $1.1 Million Miami Heat Carlos Arroyo Signed 1 Year Contract For $1.23 Million Miami Heat Jamaal Magloire Signed 1 Year Contract For 1.23 Million Miami Heat Shavlik Randolph Signed 1 Year Contract For $250,000 Miami Heat Jerry Stackhouse Signed 1 Year Contract For $210,339 Milwaukee Bucks Erick Dampier Signed 1 Year Contract For $1.14 Million Charlotte Bobcats Mike Bibby Signed 1 Year Contract For $450,727 Washington Wizards Subtractions Player Reason Left New Team Dorell Wright Free Agent Golden State Warriors Quentin Richardson Free Agent Orlando Magic Jermaine O'Neal Free Agent Boston Celtics Shavlik Randolph Waived Jerry Stackhouse Waived Carlos Arroyo Waived Boston Celtics Season in review The Miami Heat entered NBA free agency in 2010 with nearly $46 million in salary cap space, with the ability to re-sign free agent Dwyane Wade, and add two of the NBA's top players, LeBron James and Chris Bosh. According to Fox Sports Radio's Stephen A. Smith, speaking on his show just days after the NBA draft, the Heat were "highly likely" to sign all three players. The New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat were in negotiations to sign LeBron James. On July 7, 2010, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh agreed to terms with the Miami Heat. Then on July 8, 2010, James held an hour-long special to announce his decision on ESPN to commit to playing with the Heat. Later that evening, the Heat announced the trade of Michael Beasley to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a pair of second-round picks and cash considerations. On July 8, 2010, it became official that NBA players and gold medal-winning Beijing Olympic teammates James, Wade, and Bosh would be joining the Heat. The Heat completed sign-and-trade deals, sending a total of four future first-round and two-second-round picks to the Cavaliers and Raptors for James and Bosh (both signing six-year, $110.1 million contracts). Wade re-signed with the Heat for $107.59 million for six years. All three have early-termination clauses in their contracts, allowing them to become free agents again in four years, in the summer of 2014. The final year on all three deals, for 2015–16, is a player option.Sources: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh sign with Miami Heat for, M less each – ESPN. ESPN.go.com (July 10, 2010). The three made their debut at the 2010 Summer Heat Welcome Party at the American Airlines Arena on July 9, where they were introduced as The Three Kings by Heat play-by-play announcer and event co-host Eric Reid. Howard Beck of The New York Times described the national fan reaction to the party: "Everyone saw something: greatness, arrogance, self-indulgence, boldness, cowardice, pride, friendship, collusion, joy, cynicism, heroes, mercenaries." By taking less than maximum salaries, Wade, James and Bosh opened the door for the Heat to further continue its roster makeover with the re-signing of Udonis Haslem and signing of veteran swingman and teammate of Haslem at the University of Florida, Mike Miller, for dual five-year deals worth a combined $45 million.Miami Heat finally completes Mike Miller signing, more to follow – Sun Sentinel https://archive.today/20110622092127/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/sfl-miami-heat-mike-miller-s071520,0,2362927.story June 22, 2011 . Sun-sentinel.com (July 15, 2010). In order to fill the voids at forward and center, the Heat signed James's former teammate in Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, to a two-year deal for the veteran's minimum at $2.8 million, re-signed Joel Anthony, and signed power forward Juwan Howard.Zydrunas Ilgauskas follows LeBron James to Miami Heat – Miami Heat – MiamiHerald.com May 2016 medicmedic In the guard department, the Miami Heat re-signed guard Carlos Arroyo and signed former Celtics player Eddie House to a two-year contract for the veteran's minimum of $2.8 million.Wojnarowski, Adrian. (July 29, 2010) House returns to Heat as latest addition – NBA – Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo!. Rookies Dexter Pittman and Da'Sean Butler, along with NBA Summer League standouts Patrick Beverley and Kenny Hasbrouck, also signed contracts. The Miami Heat began the regular season with much hype going into their first game against the Eastern Conference Champs, the Boston Celtics. ManyFebruary 2012 considered the Miami Heat as the team to break the single-season record of 72 regular season victories set by the Chicago Bulls. The opening game of the season, broadcast on the TNT Network and featuring the debut of reigning two-time NBA MVP James in a Miami uniform alongside Chris Bosh, was the most-watched NBA contest ever on cable television. The game earned a 4.6 rating, delivering 7.4 million total viewers and 5.3 million households, beating the Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers on February 2, 1996.Heat vs. Celtics draws record ratings – Miami Heat News The Heat lost the opening game 88–80 and got off to a 9–8 start due in large part to inconsistent play and injuries of key role players Mike Miller (thumb) and Udonis Haslem (foot). After losing four out of five games, including a Saturday night loss to the Dallas Mavericks on November 27, the team called a players-only meeting with the intent to get players to communicate with each other. Much of the speculation was that Spoelstra could lose his job and that Heat president Pat Riley would return as coach, especially after a well publicized incident when James "bumped" into Spoelstra during a timeout.Pat Riley's return to Miami Heat bench is inevitable – NBA News | FOX Sports on MSN. MSN.foxsports.com (November 30, 2010). After the players-only meeting, the team pulled together a 12-game win streak (10 of them by double digits) and limited the opposition under 100 points in all those games. During the winning streak, James led the Heat in defeating his former team by scoring 38 points (tying a Heat record for points in a quarter with 24 in the third) in a game that drew nearly 7.1 million viewers and earned a 25.4 rating in Miami. ESPN 3D aired its first NBA game in the third dimension on December 17, 2010, when the Heat defeated the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.,LeBron Calls Wade Worst Finisher in the League | PlayerPress.com – Sports Commentary, News, Rumors, Blogs, Photos, Videos by Pro Athletes and Fans https://web.archive.org/web/20111004233755/http://www.playerpress.com/articles/12728-lebron-calls-wade-worst-finisher-in-the-league October 4, 2011 . Playerpress.com (February 21, 2010).Couto, Matt. (December 3, 2010) TV Ratings For LeBron James' Return to Cleveland Soar Sky-High, Top Eagles-Texans Matchup – NBA –. Nesn.com.Wright, Todd. (December 17, 2010) ESPN Gets 3-Dimensional With LeBron Tonight. NBC Miami. The Heat set a franchise record for wins in December with 15 and set an NBA record for consecutive road victories in a calendar month with 10 (including the Christmas Day match-up with the reigning two-time champion Los Angeles Lakers, which the team won 96–80).Miami Heat Season Review: Is It Safe To Call the Heat an Elite Team?. Bleacher Report (January 1, 2011). During a post-game chat with Sun Sports' Jason Jackson on January 3, 2011, LeBron James joked "I see we sell out 99.1 percent on the road, so we call ourselves the Heatles off the Beatles, so every time we take our show on the road we bring a great crowd", giving the Heat's trio the unofficial nickname.Heat players nickname themselves "The Heatles" | ProBasketballTalk. Probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com. On January 27, 2011, via fan voting, James (forward) and Wade (guard) were selected to be starters for the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game, becoming the second pair of teammates to be selected as All-Star starters in franchise history (Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade; 2006 and 2007). A few days later, forward Chris Bosh was selected as a reserve, marking the first time in Heat history the team had sent three players to the All-Star game in a single season. Like the 2005–06 championship season, the Heat were criticized, for being unable to beat the top-caliber teams of the NBA. This criticism though would just grow more and more as the regular season was beginning to wind down. Despite beating their division rival Orlando Magic two of three games, sweeping the Lakers 2–0, and beating both the San Antonio Spurs and the Thunder once, they had lost to the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics three times, swept by the Chicago Bulls and Dallas Mavericks who swept the season series and continued their regular season dominance against Miami for their 16th straight victory dating back to the 2004–05 season. In order to improve for the playoffs, the Heat signed guard Mike Bibby, who agreed to forfeit the $6.2 million he was owed by the Washington Wizards for the next season so that he could become a free agent and sign a league-minimum contract with a contender. In the process, the Heat released Carlos Arroyo. In Bibby's first game on March 3, the Heat were leading the Magic by 24 points in the third quarter before the Heat were outscored 40–9 and lost 99–96. The following night against the Spurs, who held the NBA's best record (51–11), the Heat lost 125–95, their most lopsided loss of the year and their fourth loss in five games. In their next game against the Bulls, the Heat had a 12-point lead in the first half, but they ended up losing 87–86 after two failed shots by James and Wade in the last 6 seconds of the game. It was the Heat's 12th and 13th consecutive missed shots with a chance to tie or lead a game in the final 10 seconds of regulation or overtime. James had missed four in the four-game losing streak. It was the Heat's fourth straight loss, and the fourth time since February 24 they had lost after a double-digit lead. The Heat were 2–5 since the All-Star break, 5–13 in games decided by five or fewer points and 14–18 against teams with winning records. After the game, there were reports of players crying in the locker room afterwards. On March 10, the Heat beat the Lakers, 94–88, and ended their five-game losing streak while also ending the Lakers' eight-game winning streak. On March 27, Wade, James, and Bosh became the second trio in NBA history to have at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in the same non-overtime game (a home win against the Houston Rockets), matching Oscar Robertson, Wayne Embry and Jack Twyman for the Cincinnati Royals in a loss to the Philadelphia Warriors on February 2, 1961. Additionally, it was the first time that a team's trio recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds in consecutive games since Sidney Wicks, Lloyd Neal and John Johnson accomplished the feat with the Portland Trail Blazers in March 1975. It was also the first time in Heat franchise history that three players scored 30 points in the same game.Heat's Big Three make history – Heat Index Blog – ESPN. ESPN. The 2011 Heat finished with a 58–24 record, third best in team history and a second overall seed, behind the Chicago Bulls, who had the NBA's best record. Additionally, the Heat finished 5th in the NBA in attendance with 810,930, behind the Mavericks, Cavaliers, Trail Blazers, and Bulls in that order (100.9% capacity). The Heat faced the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and eliminated them in five games. In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Heat defeated their rival Boston Celtics in five games, winning a dramatic overtime Game 4 in Boston and a come-from-behind Game 5 victory at home to finish the series. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat faced the Chicago Bulls. After being blown out by 21 points by the Bulls in Game 1, the Heat took home-court by defeating Chicago in Game 2, and winning their home Games 3 and 4, the latter of which came in overtime. In Game 5 in Chicago, the Miami Heat made a historic comeback; after being down 77–65 with 3:14 left, the Heat went on an 18–3 run to win, 83–80, capped by a key four-point play from Wade and clutch shooting from James.Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls – Play By Play – May 26, 2011 – ESPN. ESPN.go.com (May 26, 2011). The Heat advanced to the NBA Finals to face the Dallas Mavericks, who had defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Oklahoma City Thunder. This series was a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, in which Dallas won the first two games and then lost four straight to Miami. The Heat won Game 1 in Miami, 92–84, but in Game 2, the Heat were leading the Mavericks by 15 points with 6:20 left in the fourth quarter before the Heat were outscored 22–5 and lost, 95–93. Miami won Game 3 in Dallas 88–86 with the game-winning basket scored by Chris Bosh. They would lose to the Mavericks in six games falling just short of capturing their 2nd NBA Championship. Dwyane Wade averaged 26.5 points and 7.0 rebounds, the highest scorer on the team, while LeBron James averaged 17.8 points, and 7.1 rebounds which was the largest drop off in points from a regular season to an NBA Finals in NBA history. References 2 External links 2010–11 Miami Heat season at ESPN Category:Miami Heat seasons Category:Eastern Conference (NBA) championship seasons Miami Miami Heat Miami Heat