2022–23 Miami Heat season

The 2022–23 Miami Heat season was the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 7, the Heat clinched the title in the Southeast Division with a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

2022–23 Miami Heat season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Erik Spoelstra
President	Pat Riley
General manager	Andy Elisburg
Owner(s)	Micky Arison
Arena	Kaseya Center[a]
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (lost to Nuggets 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Bally Sports Sun
Radio	WQAM
< 2021–22 2023–24 >

The Heat regressed from their 53–29 record from the prior season, when they clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Despite finishing the regular season seventh, the team repeated as Southeast Division champions (they were the only team in the division with a winning record). Miami clinched the eighth seed in the playoffs following a loss to the eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks and a win over the 10th-seeded Chicago Bulls in the play-in tournament.

On January 10, 2023, the team set an NBA record by shooting 40–40 on their free throws during a one-point home victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.^[1]

In the first round, the Heat eliminated the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in five games, becoming just the sixth eighth-seeded team to defeat a first seed in NBA history in what is regarded by some to be one of the biggest upsets in NBA playoff history.^[2] They also become the first play-in team in NBA history to win a playoff series.^[3]

With a Game 6 win over the New York Knicks, the Heat became only the second eighth-seeded team to make it to the Conference Finals since the eighth-seed's implementation in 1984, the first being the 1998–99 New York Knicks, who coincidentally won over the Heat.^[4][5] They also became the first play-in team to make the Conference Finals.^[6] They also qualified for back–to–back Conference Finals appearances for the first time since 2013 and 2014.

The Heat avoided blowing a 3–0 lead to the Boston Celtics in the Conference Finals with a 103–84 Game 7 win on May 29, 2023, becoming the first eighth-seeded NBA team to reach the NBA Finals since the 1999 New York Knicks. They would later break that Knicks team's record for wins in a postseason by an 8-seed by notching their 13th victory of the 2023 playoffs when they won Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. The defeat of Boston earned Miami their seventh overall Eastern Conference championship, their sixth trip to the NBA Finals in the last thirteen seasons, and their second Finals appearance since 2020. The Heat's season ended in a Finals loss to a former ABA team that won its first NBA championship (echoing a similar fate suffered by the 1999 Knicks, when the San Antonio Spurs began their run of five championships through the next 15 years). One night later, the Florida Panthers lost the Stanley Cup Finals to the Vegas Golden Knights; that series also ended in five games, and in the winner's home arena, giving the South Florida region the rare distinction of having two different teams lose the finals of their respective sport on consecutive days.

Off the court, the Heat gained notoriety after the naming rights sponsor of its arena filed for bankruptcy in November. This led to the venue being renamed twice during the season, first as the Miami-Dade Arena before the naming rights were sold to Miami-based software company Kaseya, resulting in the arena being renamed as the Kaseya Center.

After the season ended Udonis Haslem retired from the NBA after playing for 20 seasons with the Heat.^[7]

Draft

Main article: 2022 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / Club
1	27	Nikola Jović	SF	Serbia	Mega Mozzart (Serbia)

The Heat own their first round pick.^[8] They initially had a second-round pick which was forfeited due to tampering violations with respect to Kyle Lowry and free agency in 2021.^[9]

Roster

2022–23 Miami Heat roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F/C 13 Bam Adebayo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1997-07-18 Kentucky F 22 Jimmy Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1989-09-14 Marquette F 8 Jamal Cain (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1999-03-20 Oakland F/C 40 Udonis Haslem 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-06-09 Florida G 14 Tyler Herro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-20 Kentucky F 24 Haywood Highsmith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996-12-09 Wheeling F 5 Nikola Jović 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-06-09 Serbia F/C 42 Kevin Love 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA G 7 Kyle Lowry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1986-03-25 Villanova F 16 Caleb Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-09-28 Nevada G 4 Victor Oladipo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1992-05-04 Indiana G/F 55 Duncan Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-04-22 Michigan F/C 25 Orlando Robinson (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2000-07-10 Fresno State G/F 31 Max Strus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul G 2 Gabe Vincent 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-06-14 UC Santa Barbara C 77 Ömer Yurtseven 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1998-06-19 Georgetown F/C 44 Cody Zeller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992-10-05 Indiana

Head coach Erik Spoelstra Assistant(s) Malik Allen Caron Butler Anthony Carter Octavio De La Grana Eric Glass Chris Quinn Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: March 18, 2023

Standings

Division

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Miami Heat	44	38	.537	–	27‍–‍14	17‍–‍24	10–6	82
x – Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	3.0	24‍–‍17	17‍–‍24	8–8	82
Washington Wizards	35	47	.427	9.0	19‍–‍22	16‍–‍25	8–8	82
Orlando Magic	34	48	.415	10.0	20‍–‍21	14‍–‍27	7–9	82
Charlotte Hornets	27	55	.329	17.0	13‍–‍28	14‍–‍27	7–9	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Milwaukee Bucks *	58	24	.707	–	82
2	y – Boston Celtics *	57	25	.695	1.0	82
3	x – Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	4.0	82
4	x – Cleveland Cavaliers	51	31	.622	7.0	82
5	x – New York Knicks	47	35	.573	11.0	82
6	x – Brooklyn Nets	45	37	.549	13.0	82
7	y – Miami Heat *	44	38	.537	14.0	82
8	x – Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	17.0	82
9	pi – Toronto Raptors	41	41	.500	17.0	82
10	pi – Chicago Bulls	40	42	.488	18.0	82
11	Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	23.0	82
12	Washington Wizards	35	47	.427	23.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	34	48	.415	24.0	82
14	Charlotte Hornets	27	55	.329	31.0	82
15	Detroit Pistons	17	65	.207	41.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2022 preseason game log Total: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 Minnesota L 111–121 Adebayo, Herro (22) Ömer Yurtseven (9) Herro, Strus (4) FTX Arena 19,600 0–1 2 October 6 @ Brooklyn W 109–80 Bam Adebayo (17) Jamal Cain (11) Highsmith, Jović (5) Barclays Center 14,058 1–1 3 October 7 @ Memphis W 111–108 Duncan Robinson (29) Nikola Jović (8) Jamaree Bouyea (8) FedExForum 14,395 2–1 4 October 10 Houston W 118–110 Max Strus (24) Nikola Jović (12) Jović, Oladipo, Robinson, Vincent (4) FTX Arena 19,600 3–1 5 October 12 New Orleans W 120–103 Bam Adebayo (23) Kyle Lowry (9) Jimmy Butler (6) FTX Arena 19,600 4–1
2022–23 preseason schedule

Regular season

2022–23 game log Total: 44–38 (Home: 27–14; Road: 17–24)
October: 2–5 (home: 1–3; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 19 Chicago L 108–116 Jimmy Butler (24) Bam Adebayo (9) Kyle Lowry (4) FTX Arena 19,600 0–1 2 October 21 Boston L 104–111 Tyler Herro (25) Bam Adebayo (8) Kyle Lowry (6) FTX Arena 19,600 0–2 3 October 22 Toronto W 112–109 Jimmy Butler (24) Tyler Herro (8) Herro, Lowry (6) FTX Arena 19,600 1–2 4 October 24 Toronto L 90–98 Jimmy Butler (26) Tyler Herro (15) Butler, Herro, Vincent (4) FTX Arena 19,600 1–3 5 October 26 @ Portland W 119–98 Bam Adebayo (18) Max Strus (9) Gabe Vincent (7) Moda Center 18,578 2–3 6 October 27 @ Golden State L 110–123 Jimmy Butler (27) Bam Adebayo (8) Butler, Lowry (8) Chase Center 18,064 2–4 7 October 29 @ Sacramento L 113–119 Tyler Herro (34) Jimmy Butler (7) Jimmy Butler (6) Golden 1 Center 14,618 2–5
November: 8–7 (home: 7–1; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 1 Golden State W 116–109 Max Strus (24) Gabe Vincent (8) Kyle Lowry (9) FTX Arena 19,600 3–5 9 November 2 Sacramento W 110–107 Tyler Herro (26) Tyler Herro (12) Kyle Lowry (7) FTX Arena 19,600 4–5 10 November 4 @ Indiana L 99–101 Tyler Herro (29) Bam Adebayo (10) Tyler Herro (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,141 4–6 11 November 7 Portland L 107–110 Adebayo, Butler, Strus (16) Kyle Lowry (7) Kyle Lowry (8) FTX Arena 19,600 4–7 12 November 10 Charlotte W 117–112 Jimmy Butler (35) Jimmy Butler (10) Jimmy Butler (8) FTX Arena 19,600 5–7 13 November 12 Charlotte W 132–115 Max Strus (31) Bam Adebayo (15) Butler, Lowry (8) FTX Arena 19,600 6–7 14 November 14 Phoenix W 113–112 Bam Adebayo (30) Jimmy Butler (13) Jimmy Butler (7) FTX Arena 19,600 7–7 15 November 16 @ Toronto L 104–112 Max Strus (20) Caleb Martin (9) Butler, Vincent (5) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 7–8 16 November 18 @ Washington L 106–107 (OT) Kyle Lowry (24) Haywood Highsmith (13) Kyle Lowry (15) Capital One Arena 18,772 7–9 17 November 20 @ Cleveland L 87–113 Bam Adebayo (21) Bam Adebayo (6) Nikola Jović (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 7–10 18 November 21 @ Minnesota L 101–105 Kyle Lowry (21) Bam Adebayo (14) Kyle Lowry (9) Target Center 16,583 7–11 19 November 23 Washington W 113–105 Kyle Lowry (28) Bam Adebayo (11) Martin, Vincent (4) FTX Arena 19,600 8–11 20 November 25 Washington W 110–107 Bam Adebayo (38) Bam Adebayo (12) Tyler Herro (10) FTX Arena 19,600 9–11 21 November 27 @ Atlanta W 106–98 Bam Adebayo (32) Tyler Herro (11) Tyler Herro (10) State Farm Arena 17,268 10–11 22 November 30 @ Boston L 121–134 Adebayo, Strus (23) Haywood Highsmith (8) Tyler Herro (9) TD Garden 19,156 10–12
December: 9–6 (home: 3–4; road: 6–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 23 December 2 @ Boston W 120–116 (OT) Bam Adebayo (28) Jimmy Butler (15) Lowry, Vincent (4) TD Garden 19,156 11–12 24 December 5 @ Memphis L 93–101 Tyler Herro (28) Tyler Herro (13) Jimmy Butler (8) FedExForum 16,122 11–13 25 December 6 Detroit L 96–116 Tyler Herro (34) Bam Adebayo (15) Herro, Lowry (6) FTX Arena 19,600 11–14 26 December 8 L.A. Clippers W 115–110 Bam Adebayo (31) Bam Adebayo (10) Jimmy Butler (8) FTX Arena 19,600 12–14 26 December 10 San Antonio L 111–115 Jimmy Butler (30) Bam Adebayo (9) Kyle Lowry (7) FTX Arena 19,600 12–15 27 December 12 @ Indiana W 87–82 Bam Adebayo (22) Bam Adebayo (17) Tyler Herro (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,309 13–15 28 December 14 @ Oklahoma City W 110–108 Tyler Herro (35) Bam Adebayo (13) Kyle Lowry (6) Paycom Center 14,783 14–15 30 December 15 @ Houston W 111–108 Tyler Herro (41) Jimmy Butler (10) Jimmy Butler (7) Toyota Center 16,210 15–15 31 December 17 @ San Antonio W 111–101 Jimmy Butler (26) Bam Adebayo (13) Tyler Herro (7) Mexico City Arena 20,160 16–15 32 December 20 Chicago L 103–113 Bam Adebayo (27) Bam Adebayo (12) Tyler Herro (7) FTX Arena 19,969 16–16 33 December 23 Indiana L 108–111 Tyler Herro (28) Bam Adebayo (7) Kyle Lowry (5) FTX Arena 19,600 16–17 34 December 26 Minnesota W 113–110 Max Strus (19) Orlando Robinson (9) Kyle Lowry (9) FTX Arena 19,911 17–17 35 December 28 L.A. Lakers W 112–98 Jimmy Butler (27) Bam Adebayo (14) Tyler Herro (9) FTX Arena 20,221 18–17 36 December 30 @ Denver L 119–124 Tyler Herro (26) Tyler Herro (10) Jimmy Butler (8) Ball Arena 19,638 18–18 37 December 31 @ Utah W 126–123 Bam Adebayo (32) Tyler Herro (9) Herro, Strus (6) Vivint Arena 18,206 19–18
January: 10–5 (home: 6–1; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 38 January 2 @ L.A. Clippers W 110–100 Bam Adebayo (31) Bam Adebayo (13) Jimmy Butler (6) Crypto.com Arena 19,068 20–18 39 January 4 @ L.A. Lakers L 109–112 Bam Adebayo (30) Bam Adebayo (13) Victor Oladipo (5) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 20–19 40 January 6 @ Phoenix W 104–96 Victor Oladipo (26) Bam Adebayo (11) Jimmy Butler (6) Footprint Center 17,071 21–19 41 January 8 Brooklyn L 101–102 Jimmy Butler (26) Orlando Robinson (9) Victor Oladipo (6) FTX Arena 19,901 21–20 42 January 10 Oklahoma City W 112–111 Jimmy Butler (35) Butler, Strus (7) Butler, Oladipo, Vincent (4) FTX Arena 19,600 22–20 43 January 12 Milwaukee W 108–102 Gabe Vincent (28) Bam Adebayo (12) Victor Oladipo (8) FTX Arena 19,600 23–20 44 January 14 Milwaukee W 111–95 Gabe Vincent (27) Bam Adebayo (13) Victor Oladipo (5) Miami-Dade Arena 19,620 24–20 45 January 16 @ Atlanta L 113–121 Jimmy Butler (34) Bam Adebayo (13) Victor Oladipo (10) State Farm Arena 18,007 24–21 46 January 18 @ New Orleans W 124–98 Bam Adebayo (26) Adebayo, Lowry (8) Max Strus (10) Smoothie King Center 17,736 25–21 47 January 20 @ Dallas L 90–115 Victor Oladipo (20) Bam Adebayo (11) Bam Adebayo (4) American Airlines Center 20,326 25–22 48 January 22 New Orleans W 100–96 Tyler Herro (26) Bam Adebayo (9) Victor Oladipo (5) Miami-Dade Arena 19,600 26–22 49 January 24 Boston W 98–95 Bam Adebayo (30) Bam Adebayo (15) Kyle Lowry (8) Miami-Dade Arena 19,705 27–22 50 January 27 Orlando W 110–105 Jimmy Butler (29) Caleb Martin (7) Bam Adebayo (7) Miami-Dade Arena 19,788 28–22 51 January 29 @ Charlotte L 117–122 Jimmy Butler (28) Jimmy Butler (7) Bam Adebayo (6) Spectrum Center 19,254 28–23 52 January 31 @ Cleveland W 100–97 Jimmy Butler (23) Bam Adebayo (11) Victor Oladipo (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 29–23
February: 4–6 (home: 2–1; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 53 February 2 @ New York L 104–106 Bam Adebayo (32) Bam Adebayo (9) Tyler Herro (8) Madison Square Garden 19,044 29–24 54 February 4 @ Milwaukee L 115–123 Jimmy Butler (32) Bam Adebayo (11) Bam Adebayo (8) Fiserv Forum 18,008 29–25 55 February 8 Indiana W 116–111 Bam Adebayo (38) Caleb Martin (11) Jimmy Butler (7) Miami-Dade Arena 19,600 30–25 56 February 10 Houston W 97–95 Tyler Herro (31) Adebayo, Herro, Martin (9) Tyler Herro (8) Miami-Dade Arena 19,600 31–25 57 February 11 @ Orlando W 107–103 Tyler Herro (23) Bam Adebayo (17) Max Strus (7) Amway Center 18,223 32–25 58 February 13 Denver L 108–112 Jimmy Butler (24) Jimmy Butler (10) Jimmy Butler (9) Miami-Dade Arena 19,755 32–26 59 February 15 @ Brooklyn L 105–116 Bam Adebayo (24) Bam Adebayo (13) Adebayo, Butler (6) Barclays Center 17,963 32–27 60 February 24 @ Milwaukee L 99–128 Jimmy Butler (23) Kevin Love (8) Love, Strus (4) Fiserv Forum 17,676 32–28 61 February 25 @ Charlotte L 103–108 Tyler Herro (33) Kevin Love (13) Jimmy Butler (6) Spectrum Center 19,109 32–29 62 February 27 @ Philadelphia W 101–99 Jimmy Butler (23) Jimmy Butler (11) Jimmy Butler (9) Wells Fargo Center 20,859 33–29
March: 7–8 (home: 6–4; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 63 March 1 Philadelphia L 96–119 Bam Adebayo (20) Bam Adebayo (8) Tyler Herro (6) Miami-Dade Arena 19,600 33–30 64 March 3 New York L 120–122 Jimmy Butler (33) Butler, Herro, Love (8) Tyler Herro (6) Miami-Dade Arena 19,600 33–31 65 March 4 Atlanta W 117–109 Bam Adebayo (30) Adebayo, Butler (11) Jimmy Butler (7) Miami-Dade Arena 19,600 34–31 66 March 6 Atlanta W 130–128 Jimmy Butler (26) Jimmy Butler (9) Jimmy Butler (9) Miami-Dade Arena 19,600 35–31 67 March 8 Cleveland L 100–104 Jimmy Butler (28) Love, Zeller (8) Butler, Herro (5) Miami-Dade Arena 19,600 35–32 68 March 10 Cleveland W 119–115 Jimmy Butler (33) Tyler Herro (9) Adebayo, Herro (4) Miami-Dade Arena 19,757 36–32 69 March 11 @ Orlando L 114–126 (OT) Jimmy Butler (38) Bam Adebayo (7) Kyle Lowry (4) Amway Center 17,347 36–33 70 March 13 Utah W 119–115 Jimmy Butler (24) Bam Adebayo (9) Butler, Lowry (4) Miami-Dade Arena 19,721 37–33 71 March 15 Memphis W 138–119 Bam Adebayo (26) Adebayo, Butler (8) Butler, Herro, Strus (6) Miami-Dade Arena 19,794 38–33 72 March 18 @ Chicago L 99–113 Jimmy Butler (24) Adebayo, Butler, Herro (7) Adebayo, Strus, Vincent (4) United Center 20,094 38–34 73 March 19 @ Detroit W 112–100 Jimmy Butler (26) Bam Adebayo (10) Jimmy Butler (10) Little Caesars Arena 20,190 39–34 74 March 22 New York W 127–120 Jimmy Butler (35) Bam Adebayo (7) Jimmy Butler (9) Miami-Dade Arena 19,863 40–34 75 March 25 Brooklyn L 100–129 Herro, Strus (23) Caleb Martin (9) Jimmy Butler (5) Miami-Dade Arena 19,680 40–35 76 March 28 @ Toronto L 92–106 Tyler Herro (33) Bam Adebayo (12) Tyler Herro (6) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 40–36 77 March 29 @ New York L 92–101 Gabe Vincent (21) Bam Adebayo (11) Jimmy Butler (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 40–37
April: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 78 April 1 Dallas W 129–122 Jimmy Butler (35) Cody Zeller (8) Jimmy Butler (12) Miami-Dade Arena 20,011 41–37 79 April 4 @ Detroit W 118–105 Jimmy Butler (27) Jimmy Butler (8) Jimmy Butler (8) Little Caesars Arena 18,453 42–37 80 April 6 @ Philadelphia W 129–101 Butler, Herro (24) Bam Adebayo (8) Kyle Lowry (7) Wells Fargo Center 21,178 43–37 81 April 7 @ Washington L 108–114 Victor Oladipo (30) Haywood Highsmith (9) Gabe Vincent (8) Capital One Arena 20,476 43–38 82 April 9 Orlando W 123–110 Udonis Haslem (24) Ömer Yurtseven (7) Victor Oladipo (8) Kaseya Center 19,894 44–38
2022–23 season schedule

Play-in

See also: NBA play-in tournament § 2023

2023 play-in game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
Play-in: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 11 Atlanta L 105–116 Kyle Lowry (33) Bam Adebayo (9) Jimmy Butler (9) Kaseya Center 19,662 0–1 2 April 14 Chicago W 102–91 Butler, Strus (31) Bam Adebayo (17) Tyler Herro (7) Kaseya Center 19,678 1–1
2022–23 season schedule

Playoffs

See also: 2023 NBA playoffs

2023 playoff game log Total: 13–10 (Home: 6–4; Road: 7–6)
First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 16 @ Milwaukee W 130–117 Jimmy Butler (35) Bam Adebayo (9) Jimmy Butler (11) Fiserv Forum 17,381 1–0 2 April 19 @ Milwaukee L 122–138 Jimmy Butler (25) Cody Zeller (8) Caleb Martin (6) Fiserv Forum 17,576 1–1 3 April 22 Milwaukee W 121–99 Jimmy Butler (30) Adebayo, Martin (11) Bam Adebayo (5) Kaseya Center 19,734 2–1 4 April 24 Milwaukee W 119–114 Jimmy Butler (56) Butler, Martin (9) Gabe Vincent (8) Kaseya Center 19,614 3–1 5 April 26 @ Milwaukee W 128–126 (OT) Jimmy Butler (42) Kevin Love (12) Bam Adebayo (10) Fiserv Forum 18,113 4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 30 @ New York W 108–101 Jimmy Butler (25) Jimmy Butler (11) Kyle Lowry (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 1–0 2 May 2 @ New York L 105–111 Caleb Martin (22) Adebayo, Martin (8) Adebayo, Lowry (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 1–1 3 May 6 New York W 105–86 Jimmy Butler (28) Bam Adebayo (12) Love, Lowry, Vincent (4) Kaseya Center 19,927 2–1 4 May 8 New York W 109–101 Jimmy Butler (27) Bam Adebayo (13) Jimmy Butler (10) Kaseya Center 19,769 3–1 5 May 10 @ New York L 103–112 Jimmy Butler (19) Bam Adebayo (8) Jimmy Butler (9) Madison Square Garden 19,812 3–2 6 May 12 New York W 96–92 Jimmy Butler (24) Bam Adebayo (9) Kyle Lowry (9) Kaseya Center 19,737 4–2
Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 17 @ Boston W 123–116 Jimmy Butler (35) Bam Adebayo (8) Jimmy Butler (7) TD Garden 19,156 1–0 2 May 19 @ Boston W 111–105 Jimmy Butler (27) Bam Adebayo (17) Bam Adebayo (9) TD Garden 19,156 2–0 3 May 21 Boston W 128–102 Gabe Vincent (29) Jimmy Butler (8) Jimmy Butler (6) Kaseya Center 20,088 3–0 4 May 23 Boston L 99–116 Jimmy Butler (29) Jimmy Butler (9) Kyle Lowry (6) Kaseya Center 20,147 3–1 5 May 25 @ Boston L 97–110 Duncan Robinson (18) Bam Adebayo (8) Duncan Robinson (9) TD Garden 19,156 3–2 6 May 27 Boston L 103–104 Jimmy Butler (24) Caleb Martin (15) Jimmy Butler (8) Kaseya Center 20,201 3–3 7 May 29 @ Boston W 103–84 Jimmy Butler (28) Caleb Martin (10) Bam Adebayo (7) TD Garden 19,156 4–3
NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 1 @ Denver L 93–104 Bam Adebayo (26) Bam Adebayo (13) Jimmy Butler (7) Ball Arena 19,528 0–1 2 June 4 @ Denver W 111–108 Gabe Vincent (23) Kevin Love (10) Jimmy Butler (9) Ball Arena 19,537 1–1 3 June 7 Denver L 94–109 Jimmy Butler (28) Bam Adebayo (17) Lowry, Strus (5) Kaseya Center 20,019 1–2 4 June 9 Denver L 95–108 Jimmy Butler (25) Bam Adebayo (11) Butler, Lowry (7) Kaseya Center 20,184 1–3 5 June 12 @ Denver L 89–94 Jimmy Butler (21) Bam Adebayo (12) Jimmy Butler (5) Ball Arena 19,537 1–4
2023 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Max Strus	SF	80	33	2,272	258	171	42	12	923	28.4	3.2	2.1	.5	.2	11.5
Bam Adebayo	C	75	75	2,598	688	240	88	61	1,529	34.6	9.2	3.2	1.2	.8	20.4
Caleb Martin	SF	71	49	2,077	344	117	71	31	683	29.3	4.8	1.6	1.0	.4	9.6
Gabe Vincent	PG	68	34	1,759	145	167	62	5	641	25.9	2.1	2.5	.9	.1	9.4
Tyler Herro	SG	67	67	2,337	360	280	51	16	1,347	34.9	5.4	4.2	.8	.2	20.1
Jimmy Butler	PF	64	64	2,138	375	340	117	21	1,466	33.4	5.9	5.3	1.8	.3	22.9
Kyle Lowry	PG	55	44	1,718	225	281	57	21	615	31.2	4.1	5.1	1.0	.4	11.2
Haywood Highsmith	PF	54	11	969	188	43	36	17	236	17.9	3.5	.8	.7	.3	4.4
Victor Oladipo	SG	42	2	1,106	128	146	57	12	449	26.3	3.0	3.5	1.4	.3	10.7
Duncan Robinson	SF	42	1	691	69	46	14	0	268	16.5	1.6	1.1	.3	.0	6.4
Orlando Robinson	C	31	1	425	126	25	12	12	116	13.7	4.1	.8	.4	.4	3.7
Dewayne Dedmon†	C	30	0	350	109	16	7	14	171	11.7	3.6	.5	.2	.5	5.7
Kevin Love†	PF	21	17	419	119	40	9	5	162	20.0	5.7	1.9	.4	.2	7.7
Jamal Cain	PF	18	0	240	52	12	11	1	98	13.3	2.9	.7	.6	.1	5.4
Nikola Jović	PF	15	8	204	31	10	7	2	82	13.6	2.1	.7	.5	.1	5.5
Cody Zeller	C	15	2	217	64	10	3	4	98	14.5	4.3	.7	.2	.3	6.5
Ömer Yurtseven	C	9	0	83	23	2	2	2	40	9.2	2.6	.2	.2	.2	4.4
Udonis Haslem	C	7	1	71	11	0	1	2	27	10.1	1.6	.0	.1	.3	3.9
Dru Smith†	SG	5	1	67	9	5	4	3	11	13.4	1.8	1.0	.8	.6	2.2
Jamaree Bouyea†	PG	4	0	65	5	4	4	2	15	16.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	.5	3.8

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bam Adebayo	C	23	23	850	227	85	20	15	412	37.0	9.9	3.7	.9	.7	17.9
Max Strus	SF	23	23	648	83	33	8	7	215	28.2	3.6	1.4	.3	.3	9.3
Caleb Martin	SF	23	4	694	125	36	20	9	291	30.2	5.4	1.6	.9	.4	12.7
Kyle Lowry	PG	23	1	599	81	101	24	14	212	26.0	3.5	4.4	1.0	.6	9.2
Duncan Robinson	SF	23	1	418	34	39	8	3	207	18.2	1.5	1.7	.3	.1	9.0
Jimmy Butler	PF	22	22	874	142	129	40	14	592	39.7	6.5	5.9	1.8	.6	26.9
Gabe Vincent	PG	22	22	672	31	78	19	4	279	30.5	1.4	3.5	.9	.2	12.7
Cody Zeller	C	21	0	174	48	7	2	4	46	8.3	2.3	.3	.1	.2	2.2
Kevin Love	PF	20	18	359	111	24	9	7	137	18.0	5.6	1.2	.5	.4	6.9
Haywood Highsmith	PF	18	0	161	24	5	10	2	60	8.9	1.3	.3	.6	.1	3.3
Ömer Yurtseven	C	8	0	16	5	1	0	1	4	2.0	.6	.1	.0	.1	.5
Nikola Jović	PF	7	0	13	5	0	0	0	2	1.9	.7	.0	.0	.0	.3
Victor Oladipo	SG	2	0	45	7	2	2	1	23	22.5	3.5	1.0	1.0	.5	11.5
Udonis Haslem	C	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.5	.5	.0	.0	.0	.0
Tyler Herro	SG	1	1	19	2	2	0	1	12	19.0	2.0	2.0	.0	1.0	12.0

Transactions

Main article: List of 2022–23 NBA season transactions

Trades

February 7, 2023[10]

To Miami Heat Cash considerations

To San Antonio Spurs Dewayne Dedmon 2028 MIA second-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Ref.
July 6	Dewayne Dedmon	[11]
July 6	Caleb Martin	[12]
July 7	Victor Oladipo	[13]
August 23	Udonis Haslem	[14]

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
July 7	Orlando Robinson	Fresno State	[15]
July 14	Jamaree Bouyea	San Francisco	[16]
July 15	Jamal Cain	Oakland	[17]
February 20	Cody Zeller	Portland Trail Blazers	[18]
February 20	Kevin Love	Cleveland Cavaliers	[19]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team	Ref.
July 6	P. J. Tucker	Free agent	Philadelphia 76ers	[20]
September 7	Markieff Morris	Free agent	Brooklyn Nets	[21]

Notes

1. Formerly known as the FTX Arena until January 12, 2023 and the Miami-Dade Arena from January 12, 2023 to April 4, 2023