2007–08 Miami Heat season

The 2007–08 Miami Heat season was their 20th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). To commemorate the anniversary, the Heat jerseys bear a XX on the rightmost part. However, the season turned out to be disastrous. Only two seasons removed from winning a championship, the Heat never recovered from winning only eight games in the first two months of the season and finished 15–67, the worst record in the league. Coincidentally, this was the same record the team posted in their inaugural season.

This was Pat Riley's final season as head coach of the Heat. He did, however, remain as team president and was replaced as head coach by Erik Spoelstra the following season.

It was also Alonzo Mourning's & Penny Hardaway’s final season in the NBA as Alonzo had suffered a season-ending and a possibly career-ending knee injury in a December game in Atlanta. After sitting out half of next season, Mourning retired in January. After his retirement, Mourning stayed with the Heat as an executive.

At mid-season in February, Shaquille O'Neal was traded to the Phoenix Suns for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks. Before the trade, the Heat acquired Penny Hardaway, who was O'Neal's teammate with the Orlando Magic from 1993 until 1996. This move reunited the duo. However, Hardaway was waived after a few games with the team and he would never play in the NBA again and officially announced his retirement from basketball after 16 seasons.

Dwyane Wade, after recovering from off-season shoulder and knee surgeries, battled knee injuries and missed the final 21 games of the season after undergoing OssaTron treatment on his left knee. Wade recovered in time to play in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Key dates Key dates prior to the start of the season: The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City on June 28. The free agency period began in July.

Draft picks Miami's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 20 Jason Smith (traded to Philadelphia) Forward Colorado State 2 39 Stanko Barać (traded to Indiana) Center Široki Brijeg (Adriatic League)

Roster

Standings

Game log

November Record: 4–11; Home: 2–6; Road: 2–5

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 1 November 1 Detroit 91–80 Miami NORicky Davis (23) 19,6000–1 2 November 2 Miami 85–87 Indiana NO Daequan Cook (17) 12,887 0–2 3 November 4 Charlotte 90–88 Miami NO Udonis Haslem (18) 19,600 0–3 4 November 7 Miami 78–88 San Antonio NOShaquille O'Neal (17) 17,503 0–4 5 November 9 Phoenix 106–101 Miami NO Shaquille O'Neal (25) 19,600 0–5 6 November 11 Miami 75–72 New York NO Udonis Haslem (16) 19,763 1–5 7 November 13 Miami 76–91 Charlotte NO Shaquille O'Neal (17) 12,169 1–6 8 November 14 Seattle 104–95 Miami NO Ricky Davis (19) 19,600 1–7 9 November 16 Miami 91–92 Boston NO Dwyane Wade (23) 18,624 1–8 10 November 17 Miami 91–87 New Jersey NO Dwyane Wade (23) 16,797 2–8 11 November 21 Atlanta 82–79 Miami NO Shaquille O'Neal (18) 19,600 2–9 12 November 23 Houston 91–98 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (31) 19,600 3–9 13 November 24 Miami 99–120 Orlando NO Dwyane Wade (32) 17,519 3–10 14 November 27 Charlotte 90–110 Miami NO Ricky Davis (23) 19,600 4–10 15 November 30 Boston 95–85 Miami NO Jason Williams (22) 19,600 4–11

December Record: 4–12; Home: 2–4; Road: 2–8

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 16 December 2 Miami 89–115 Denver NO Dwyane Wade (13) 16,386 4–12 17 December 3 Miami 101–110 Utah NO Dwyane Wade (26) 19,911 4–13 18 December 6 Miami 106–112 Portland NO Dwyane Wade (21) 19,980 4–14 19 December 7 Miami 113–120 Golden State NO Dwyane Wade (33) 19,596 4–15 20 December 9 Miami 100–94 L.A. Clippers NO Dwyane Wade (33) 16,335 5–15 21 December 10 Miami 117–113 Phoenix NO Dwyane Wade (31) 18,422 6–15 22 December 13 Washington 104–91 Miami NO Chris Quinn (22) 19,600 6–16 23 December 15 Indiana 106–103 Miami NO U. Haslem, D. Wade (24) 19,600 6–17 24 December 17 Minnesota 87–91 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (30) 19,600 7–17 25 December 19 Miami 111–114 Atlanta YES Dwyane Wade (36) 17,069 7–18 26 December 20 New Jersey 107–103 Miami YES Dwyane Wade (41) 19,600 7–19 27 December 22 Utah 102–104 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (20) 19,600 8–19 28 December 25 Miami 82–96 Cleveland NO Dwyane Wade (22) 20,562 8–20 29 December 26 Miami 85–96 Philadelphia NO Dwyane Wade (27) 18,431 8–21 30 December 28 Orlando 114–121 Miami YES Dwyane Wade (48) 19,805 8–22 31 December 29 Miami 74–96 Washington NO Ricky Davis (22) 20,173 8–23

January Record: 1–13; Home: 1–7; Road: 0–6

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 32 January 2 Milwaukee 98–103 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (27) 19,600 8–24 33 January 4 Miami 89–94 Dallas NO R. Davis, M. Blount (17) 20,357 8–25 34 January 6 Miami 94–101 Memphis NO Ricky Davis (24) 14,581 8–26 35 January 8 Miami 91–101 Minnesota NO Dwyane Wade (25) 13,1118–27 36 January 9 Miami 92–98 Milwaukee NO Dwyane Wade (34) 15,834 8–28 37 January 11 Miami 88–114 New Orleans NO Mark Blount (27) 16,133 8–29 38 January 16 Chicago 96–126 Miami NO D. Wade, S. O'Neal (24) 19,600 8–30 39 January 18 Portland 91–98 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (37) 19,600 8–31 40 January 19 New York 84–88 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (22) 19,6008–32 41 January 21 Cleveland 90–97 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (42) 19,600 8–33 42 January 24 San Antonio 89–90 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (27) 19,600 8–34 43 January 26 Indiana 98–96 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (35) 19,600 9–34 44 January 29 Boston 87–117 Miami NO Mark Blount (20) 19,600 9–35 45 January 30 Miami 91–107 Orlando NO Ricky Davis (21)17,519 9–36

February Record: 2–10; Home: 1–5; Road: 1–5

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 46 February 1 New Jersey 85–94 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (15) 19,600 9–37 47 February 4 Toronto 82–114 Miami NO Dorell Wright (17) 19,600 9–38 48 February 6 Miami 95–100 Detroit NO Dwyane Wade (30) 22,076 9–39 49 February 7 Miami 84–101 Philadelphia NO Dwyane Wade (19) 14,103 9–40 50 February 10 L.A. Lakers 94–104 Miami NO Mark Blount (22) 19,600 9–41 51 February 12 Denver 113–114 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (27) 19,600 9–42 52 February 14 Miami 92–99 Chicago NO Dwyane Wade (30) 21,792 9–43 53 February 21 Miami 100–112 Houston NODwyane Wade (33) 15,994 9–44 54 February 23 Philadelphia 101-96 Miami YES Dwyane Wade (33) 19,600 9–45 55 February 26 Sacramento 107–86 Miami NO Shawn Marion (24) 19,243 10–45 56 February 28 Miami 88–106 L.A. Lakers NO Dwyane Wade (18) 18,997 10–46 57 February 29 Miami 103–93 Seattle NO Dwyane Wade (31) 12,542 11–46

March Record: 2–15; Home: 1–7; Road: 1–8

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 58 March 2 Miami 109–120 Sacramento NO Dwyane Wade (26) 15,028 11–47 59 March 5 Toronto 108–83 Miami NO Marcus Banks (21) 19,143 11–48 60 March 7 Golden State 99–134 Miami NO C. Quinn, M. Banks (20) 19,161 11–49 61 March 8 Miami 94–97 Atlanta NO Ricky Davis (27) 17,022 11–50 62 March 10 L.A Clippers 99–98 Miami NO Ricky Davis (27) 19,014 11–51 63 March 12 New York 91–88 Miami NO Ricky Davis (27) 19,103 11–52 64 March 14 Orlando 103–94 Miami NO Jason Williams (34) 19,312 11–53 65 March 16 Dallas 98–73 Miami NO Earl Barron (21) 19,304 11–54 66 March 18 Miami 112–106 Milwaukee NO Jason Williams (21) 13,379 12–54 67 March 19 Miami 54–96 Toronto NO Chris Quinn (14) 19,800 12–55 68 March 21 Washington 103–86 Miami NO Bobby Jones (15) 19,345 12–56 69 March 22 Miami 82–94 Charlotte NO Jason Williams (19) 17,522 12–57 70 March 24 Milwaukee 73–78 Miami NO Chris Quinn (24) 19,024 13–57 71 March 26 Miami 96–103 New York YES Ricky Davis (28) 19,209 13–58 72 March 27 Miami 69–85 Detroit NO Blake Ahearn (15) 22,076 13–59 73 March 30 Miami 62–88 Boston NO C. Quinn, R. Davis (14) 18,624 13–60 74 March 31 Miami 85–105 Indiana NO Daequan Cook (16) 11,529 13–61

April Record: 2–6; Home: 2–3; Road: 0–3

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 75 April 2 New Orleans 106–77 Miami NO Chris Quinn (18) 19,122 13–62 76 April 4 Miami 99–105 Washington NO Ricky Davis (33) 18,875 13–63 77 April 6 Detroit 91–75 Miami NO Earl Barron (20) 19,141 13–64 78 April 8 Chicago 88–95 Miami NO Kasib Powell (18) 19,175 14–64 79 April 11 Memphis 96–91 Miami NO Earl Barron (22) 19,017 14–65 80 April 13 Miami 76–84 Cleveland NO Ricky Davis (17) 20,562 14–66 81 April 14 Miami 75–91 Toronto NO Daequan Cook (22) 18,855 14–67 82 April 16 Atlanta 99–113 Miami NO Jason Williams (17) 19,073 15–67 Green background indicates win. Red background indicates loss.

Player statistics

Ragular season PlayerSF82 47 2,963 353 276 87 14 1,130 36.1 4.3 3.4 1.1 .2 13.8C 69 46 1,542 263 41 33 34 581 22.3 3.8 .6 .5 .5 8.4PG 67 53 1,886 130 307 83 5 588 28.1 1.9 4.6 1.2 .1 8.8PG 60 25 1,340 118 178 46 4 465 22.3 2.0 3.0 .8 .1 7.8SG 59 19 1,441 177 75 23 9 518 24.4 3.0 1.3 .4 .2 8.8SG 51 49 1,954 214 354 87 37 1,254 38.3 4.2 6.9 1.7 .7 24.6PF 49 48 1,805 443 68 39 18 589 36.8 9.0 1.4 .8 .4 12.0C 46 15 889 198 29 19 8 326 19.3 4.3 .6 .4 .2 7.1SF 44 34 1,104 220 60 29 41 347 25.1 5.0 1.4 .7 .9 7.9PF 43 6 549 94 13 13 10 179 12.8 2.2 .3 .3 .2 4.2†C 33 33 945 258 45 19 54 470 28.6 7.8 1.4 .6 1.6 14.2C 25 0 389 93 7 4 42 149 15.6 3.7 .3 .2 1.7 6.0PF 24 1 498 93 3 9 31 85 20.8 3.9 .1 .4 1.3 3.5†PF 16 15 602 179 40 30 15 229 37.6 11.2 2.5 1.9 .9 14.3SF 16 8 325 35 35 19 1 60 20.3 2.2 2.2 1.2 .1 3.8†PF 15 4 303 53 3 13 22 83 20.2 3.5 .2 .9 1.5 5.5SF 14 1 228 33 17 8 0 79 16.3 2.4 1.2 .6 .0 5.6†PG 12 2 259 25 36 6 5 114 21.6 2.1 3.0 .5 .4 9.5PG 12 0 177 19 19 6 0 70 14.8 1.6 1.6 .5 .0 5.8SF 11 4 304 44 18 9 2 84 27.6 4.0 1.6 .8 .2 7.6†PG 9 0 183 19 15 5 3 43 20.3 2.1 1.7 .6 .3 4.8†SF 6 0 143 24 5 2 0 48 23.8 4.0 .8 .3 .0 8.0

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions The Heat have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades October 24, 2007 To Miami Heat Ricky Davis & Mark Blount To Minnesota Timberwolves Antoine Walker, Wayne Simien, Michael Doleac & Miami's conditional 1st round pick. February 6, 2008 To Miami Heat Shawn Marion & Marcus Banks To Phoenix Suns Shaquille O'Neal

Subtractions Marcus Slaughter-Power forward/center, signed a two-year contract with Miami in June 2007, but was released October 29, 2007.

Free agents Player Former team Smush Parker L.A. Lakers Player New team Gary Payton unsigned James Posey Boston Celtics Jason Kapono Toronto Raptors Eddie Jones Dallas Mavericks

See also 2007–08 NBA season

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