2014–15 Miami Heat season

2014–15 Miami Heat season
Head coachErik Spoelstra
General managerAndy Elisburg
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southeast)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 2013–14 2015–16 >

The 2014–15 Miami Heat season was the 27th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] For the first time since 2010, LeBron James was not on the roster as he returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Heat entered the 2014–15 season as the four-time defending Eastern Conference champion without LeBron, and were coming off of an NBA Finals loss in five games to the San Antonio Spurs. Although they remained in playoff contention until early April, the Heat were eliminated from playoff contention after their game 80 loss to the Toronto Raptors. The Heat failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2008 after a four-year trip to the Finals, winning two in 2012 and 2013, and the first team since the 2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers and last until the 2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers to fail to make the playoffs after making it to the NBA Finals from the previous season as well the first since the 2004–05 Lakers and last until the 2018–19 Cavaliers to miss the playoffs after losing the previous year's Finals.

For the first time since 1995–96, Ray Allen was not in the NBA as he sat out this season as a free agent and retired in 2016. Allen played with the Heat for 2 seasons where he helped them win a championship in 2013, his second ring after winning one in 2008 with the Boston Celtics.

Preseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 26 P. J. Hairston SG  United States Texas Legends (D-League)
2 55 Semaj Christon PG  United States Xavier

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Atlanta Hawks *6022.732–82
2y-Cleveland Cavaliers *5329.6467.082
3x-Chicago Bulls5032.61010.082
4y-Toronto Raptors *4933.59811.082
5x-Washington Wizards4636.56114.082
6x-Milwaukee Bucks4141.50019.082
7x-Boston Celtics4042.48820.082
8x-Brooklyn Nets3844.46322.082
9Indiana Pacers3844.46322.082
10Miami Heat3745.45123.082
11Charlotte Hornets3349.40227.082
12Detroit Pistons3250.39028.082
13Orlando Magic2557.30535.082
14Philadelphia 76ers1864.22042.082
15New York Knicks1765.20743.082

Game log

Preseason

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 4–4 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–0)
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 2–4; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 4 New Orleans L 86–98 James Ennis (17) Bosh, Jones, Ennis (6) Danny Granger (4) KFC Yum! Center
20,074 		0–1
2 October 7 Orlando L 101–108 (OT) Bosh, Deng (18) James Ennis (10) Norris Cole (6) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		0–2
3 October 11 Cleveland L 119–122 (OT) Chris Bosh (19) Chris Bosh (8) Wade, Napier (7) HSBC Arena
15,411 		0–3
4 October 14 Atlanta L 103–109 Chris Bosh (22) Chris Bosh (9) Dwyane Wade (5) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		0–4
5 October 17 Golden State W 115–108 Chris Bosh (21) Bosh, Williams (7) Wade, Deng (3) Sprint Center
12,783 		1–4
6 October 18 @ San Antonio W 111–108 (OT) Shabazz Napier (25) Khem Birch (13) Shabazz Napier (4) AT&T Center
18,581 		2–4
7 October 21 Houston W 90–85 Dwyane Wade (26) Chris Andersen (7) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		3–4
8 October 24 @ Memphis W 104–98 Chris Bosh (21) Bosh, Birch (6) Norris Cole (7) FedEx Forum
10,843 		4-4
2014–15 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2014–15 game log
Total: 37–45 (Home: 20–21; Road: 17–24)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 Washington W 107–95 Chris Bosh (26) Chris Bosh (15) Bosh & Chalmers (4) American Airlines Arena
19,744 		1–0
November : 8–7 (home: 3–5; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 1 @ Philadelphia W 114–96 Chris Bosh (30) Chris Bosh (8) Dwyane Wade (10) Wells Fargo Center
19,753 		2–0
3 November 2 Toronto W 107–102 Chris Bosh (21) Bosh & Wade (11) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena
19,666 		3–0
4 November 4 Houston L 91–108 Chris Bosh (21) Chris Bosh (8) Shabazz Napier (4) American Airlines Arena
19,666 		3–1
5 November 5 @ Charlotte L 89–96 Dwyane Wade (25) Chris Bosh (13) Dwyane Wade (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,874 		3–2
6 November 8 Minnesota W 102–92 Dwyane Wade (25) Bosh & Williams (7) Dwyane Wade (8) American Airlines Arena
19,735 		4–2
7 November 9 @ Dallas W 105–96 Luol Deng (30) Chris Bosh (10) Dwyane Wade (10) American Airlines Center
20,195 		5–2
8 November 12 Indiana L 75–81 Dwyane Wade (20) Luol Deng (7) Norris Cole (7) American Airlines Arena
19,658 		5–3
9 November 14 @ Atlanta L 103–114 Mario Chalmers (23) Chris Bosh (8) Mario Chalmers (11) Philips Arena
17,090 		5–4
10 November 16 Milwaukee L 84–91 Mario Chalmers (18) Shawne Williams (11) Bosh & Chalmers (5) American Airlines Arena
19,680 		5–5
11 November 17 @ Brooklyn W 95–83 Mario Chalmers (22) Chris Bosh (9) Mario Chalmers (5) Barclays Center
17,732 		6–5
12 November 20 L.A. Clippers L 93–110 Chris Bosh (28) Chris Bosh (7) Chalmers & Napier (3) American Airlines Arena
19,685 		6–6
13 November 22 @ Orlando W 99–92 Chris Bosh (32) Chris Bosh (10) Mario Chalmers (8) Amway Center
18,846 		7–6
14 November 23 Charlotte W 94–93 Luol Deng (26) Chris Bosh (10) Mario Chalmers (10) American Airlines Arena
19,639 		8–6
15 November 25 Golden State L 97–114 Chris Bosh (26) Chris Bosh (9) Chalmers & Ennis (4) American Airlines Arena
19,647 		8–7
16 November 30 @ New York W 86–79 Dwyane Wade (27) Luol Deng (10) Dwyane Wade (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		9–7
December : 5–12 (home: 2–7; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 1 @ Washington L 86–107 Chris Bosh (21) Chris Bosh (8) Josh McRoberts (4) Verizon Center
15,150 		9–8
18 December 3 Atlanta L 102–112 Dwyane Wade (28) Chris Bosh (11) Mario Chalmers (11) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		9–9
19 December 5 @ Milwaukee L 85–109 Dwyane Wade (28) Chris Bosh (6) Dwyane Wade (8) BMO Harris Bradley Center
16,325 		9–10
20 December 7 @ Memphis L 87–103 Dwyane Wade (25) Udonis Haslem (8) Dwyane Wade (6) FedExForum
16,572 		9–11
21 December 9 @ Phoenix W 103–97 Chris Bosh (34) Chris Bosh (9) Josh McRoberts (7) US Airways Center
14,963 		10–11
22 December 10 @ Denver L 82–102 Chris Bosh (14) Norris Cole (8) Norris Cole (8) Pepsi Center
13,433 		10–12
23 December 12 @ Utah W 100–95 Dwyane Wade (29) Chris Bosh (9) Dwyane Wade (7) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		11–12
24 December 14 Chicago L 75–93 Deng & Wade (17) Luol Deng (10) Norris Cole (6) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		11–13
25 December 16 @ Brooklyn W 95–91 Dwyane Wade (28) Chris Andersen (9) Mario Chalmers (5) Barclays Center
16,827 		12–13
26 December 17 Utah L 87–105 Dwyane Wade (42) Chris Andersen (9) Dwyane Wade (3) American Airlines Arena
19,633 		12–14
27 December 19 Washington L 103–105 Dwyane Wade (28) Hassan Whiteside (7) Dwyane Wade (8) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		12–15
28 December 21 Boston W 100–84 Luol Deng (23) James Ennis (8) Mario Chalmers (10) American Airlines Arena
19,720 		13–15
29 December 23 Philadelphia L 87–91 Dwyane Wade (23) Udonis Haslem (8) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		13–16
30 December 25 Cleveland W 101–91 Dwyane Wade (31) Deng & Andersen (8) Luol Deng (8) American Airlines Arena
19,817 		14–16
31 December 27 Memphis L 95–103 Dwyane Wade (25) Hassan Whiteside (7) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena
19,744 		14–17
32 December 29 Orlando L 101–102 Dwyane Wade (25) Chris Bosh (8) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena
19,887 		14–18
33 December 31 @ Indiana L 95–106 Dwyane Wade (20) Chris Bosh (8) Dwyane Wade (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		14–19
January : 6–7 (home: 2–3; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 3 @ Houston L 79–115 Bosh & Wade (15) Deng & Whiteside (6) Mario Chalmers (5) Toyota Center
18,338 		14–20
35 January 4 Brooklyn W 88–84 Chris Bosh (26) Hassan Whiteside (10) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena
20,181 		15–20
36 January 8 @ Portland L 83–99 Dwyane Wade (23) Hassan Whiteside (8) Chris Bosh (5) Moda Center
19,441 		15–21
37 January 11 @ L.A. Clippers W 104–90 Chris Bosh (34) Hassan Whiteside (16) Dwyane Wade (10) Staples Center
19,060 		16–21
38 January 13 @ L.A. Lakers W 78–75 Mario Chalmers (19) Hassan Whiteside (9) Mario Chalmers (8) Staples Center
18,997 		17–21
39 January 14 @ Golden State L 89–104 Chris Bosh (26) Hassan Whiteside (12) Shabazz Napier (6) Oracle Arena
19,596 		17–22
40 January 16 @ Sacramento W 95–83 Chris Bosh (30) Chris Bosh (7) Shabazz Napier (5) Sleep Train Arena
16,350 		18–22
41 January 20 Oklahoma City L 86–94 Dwyane Wade (18) Chris Bosh (7) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena
19,735 		18–23
42 January 21 @ Charlotte L 76–78 Bosh & Wade (17) Bosh & Wade & Napier (5) Wade & Napier (4) Time Warner Cable Arena
16,914 		18–24
43 January 23 Indiana W 89–87 Luol Deng (23) Chris Andersen (13) Dwyane Wade (4) American Airlines Arena
19,693 		19–24
44 January 25 @ Chicago W 96–84 Dwyane Wade (26) Hassan Whiteside (13) Mario Chalmers (5) United Center
21,918 		20–24
45 January 27 Milwaukee L 102–109 Chris Bosh (26) Hassan Whiteside (16) Mario Chalmers (8) American Airlines Arena
21,918 		20–25
46 January 30 Dallas L 72–93 Hassan Whiteside (16) Hassan Whiteside (24) Mario Chalmers (6) American Airlines Arena
19,823 		20–26
February : 5–7 (home: 2–2; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
47 February 1 @ Boston W 83–75 Hassan Whiteside (20) Whiteside & Johnson (9) Cole & Johnson (4) TD Garden
19,823 		21–26
48 February 3 @ Detroit L 91–108 Chris Bosh (34) Hassan Whiteside (10) Norris Cole (8) Palace of Auburn Hills
12,768 		21–27
49 February 4 @ Minnesota L 101–102 Hassan Whiteside (24) Hassan Whiteside (20) Shabazz Napier (7) Target Center
12,768 		21–28
50 February 6 @ San Antonio L 85–98 Tyler Johnson (18) James Ennis (8) Cole & Napier (5) AT&T Center
18,581 		21–29
51 February 9 New York W 109–95 Chris Bosh (32) Hassan Whiteside (9) Norris Cole (8) American Airlines Arena
19,851 		22–29
52 February 11 @ Cleveland L 93–113 Mario Chalmers (18) Hassan Whiteside (14) Shabazz Napier (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		22–30
All-Star Break
53 February 20 @ New York W 111–87 Shabazz Napier (18) Hassan Whiteside (14) Luol Deng (8) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		23–30
54 February 21 New Orleans L 91–105 Mario Chalmers (20) Hassan Whiteside (16) Wade & Andersen (4) American Airlines Arena
19,982 		23–31
55 February 23 Philadelphia W 119–108 Luol Deng (29) Hassan Whiteside (14) Goran Dragić (10) American Airlines Arena
19,802 		24–31
56 February 25 @ Orlando W 93–90 (OT) Luol Deng (21) Hassan Whiteside (13) Dwyane Wade (6) Amway Center
18,309 		25–31
57 February 27 @ New Orleans L 102–104 Luol Deng (22) Hassan Whiteside (7) Dwyane Wade (8) Smoothie King Center
17,797 		25–32
58 February 28 Atlanta L 91–93 Dwyane Wade (22) Hassan Whiteside (24) Goran Dragić (6) American Airlines Arena
19,733 		25–33
March : 9–7 (home: 8–2; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 2 Phoenix W 115–98 Tyler Johnson (26) Hassan Whiteside (10) Dwyane Wade (9) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		26–33
60 March 4 L.A. Lakers W 100–94 Dwyane Wade (25) Hassan Whiteside (25) Dragić & Wade (6) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		27–33
61 March 6 @ Washington L 97–99 Goran Dragić (18) Chris Andersen (6) Goran Dragić (7) Verizon Center
20,356 		27–34
62 March 7 Sacramento W 114–109 (OT) Dwyane Wade (28) Michael Beasley (7) Mario Chalmers (7) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		28–34
63 March 9 Boston L 90–100 Dwyane Wade (34) Hassan Whiteside (9) Chalmers & Deng (4) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		28–35
64 March 11 Brooklyn W 104–98 Dwyane Wade (28) Chris Andersen (14) Dwyane Wade (9) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		29–35
65 March 13 @ Toronto L 92–102 Dwyane Wade (25) Hassan Whiteside (5) Goran Dragić (5) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		29–36
66 March 16 Cleveland W 106–92 Dwyane Wade (32) Hassan Whiteside (11) Goran Dragić (9) American Airlines Arena
19,626 		30–36
67 March 18 Portland W 108–104 Dwyane Wade (32) Hassan Whiteside (10) Goran Dragić (11) American Airlines Arena
19,621 		31–36
68 March 20 Denver W 108–91 Dwyane Wade (22) Hassan Whiteside (10) Michael Beasley (7) American Airlines Arena
19,710 		32–36
69 March 22 @ Oklahoma City L 75–93 Hassan Whiteside (13) Udonis Haslem (7) Dwyane Wade (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		32–37
70 March 24 @ Milwaukee L 88–89 Dwyane Wade (21) Hassan Whiteside (8) Goran Dragić (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center
12,313 		32–38
71 March 25 @ Boston W 93–86 Goran Dragić (22) Udonis Haslem (12) Chalmers & Dragić (7) TD Garden
18,624 		33–38
72 March 27 @ Atlanta L 86–99 Luol Deng (17) Luol Deng (10) Chalmers & Walker (5) Philips Arena
19,233 		33–39
73 March 29 Detroit W 109–102 Dwyane Wade (40) Udonis Haslem (13) Goran Dragić (5) American Airlines Arena
19,685 		34–39
74 March 31 San Antonio L 81–95 Goran Dragić (19) Chris Andersen (10) Chalmers & Dragić (3) American Airlines Arena
20,047 		34–40
April : 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 2 @ Cleveland L 88–114 Deng & Whiteside (17) Deng & Whiteside (8) Goran Dragić (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		34–41
76 April 4 @ Detroit L 98–99 Dwyane Wade (24) Hassan Whiteside (12) Goran Dragić (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
16,133 		34–42
77 April 5 @ Indiana L 89–112 Dwyane Wade (27) Udonis Haslem (10) Goran Dragić (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		34–43
78 April 7 Charlotte W 105–100 Goran Dragić (28) Haslem & Whiteside (8) Dragić & Wade (5) American Airlines Arena
19,694 		35–43
79 April 9 Chicago L 78–89 Dwyane Wade (19) Hassan Whiteside (16) Luol Deng (4) American Airlines Arena
19,641 		35–44
80 April 11 Toronto L 104–107 Dwyane Wade (30) Hassan Whiteside (18) Wade & Dragić (5) American Airlines Arena
19,689 		35–45
81 April 13 Orlando W 100–93 Hassan Whiteside (24) Hassan Whiteside (13) Goran Dragic (8) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		36–45
82 April 15 @ Philadelphia W 105–101 Michael Beasley (34) James Ennis (12) James Ennis (6) Wells Fargo Center
14,476 		37–45
2014–15 season schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mario Chalmers PG 80 37 2,368 206 307 122 10 813 29.6 2.6 3.8 1.5 .1 10.2
Luol Deng SF 72 72 2,421 376 139 65 22 1,007 33.6 5.2 1.9 .9 .3 14.0
Dwyane Wade SG 62 62 1,971 219 299 73 21 1,331 31.8 3.5 4.8 1.2 .3 21.5
Udonis Haslem PF 62 25 995 258 46 21 13 261 16.0 4.2 .7 .3 .2 4.2
James Ennis III SF 62 3 1,051 176 48 25 17 312 17.0 2.8 .8 .4 .3 5.0
Chris Andersen C 60 20 1,132 299 43 26 61 320 18.9 5.0 .7 .4 1.0 5.3
Shabazz Napier PG 51 10 1,012 113 130 40 4 261 19.8 2.2 2.5 .8 .1 5.1
Hassan Whiteside C 48 32 1,142 482 6 27 123 564 23.8 10.0 .1 .6 2.6 11.8
Norris Cole† PG 47 23 1,148 108 165 42 8 295 24.4 2.3 3.5 .9 .2 6.3
Chris Bosh C 44 44 1,556 310 95 41 25 928 35.4 7.0 2.2 .9 .6 21.1
Shawne Williams† SF 44 22 924 139 36 21 17 292 21.0 3.2 .8 .5 .4 6.6
Tyler Johnson SG 32 2 603 81 42 33 9 190 18.8 2.5 1.3 1.0 .3 5.9
Danny Granger SF 30 6 613 80 17 13 6 188 20.4 2.7 .6 .4 .2 6.3
Goran Dragić† PG 26 26 905 89 139 28 6 432 34.8 3.4 5.3 1.1 .2 16.6
Henry Walker SF 24 13 628 82 29 24 9 175 26.2 3.4 1.2 1.0 .4 7.3
Justin Hamilton† C 24 5 289 48 12 8 5 66 12.0 2.0 .5 .3 .2 2.8
Michael Beasley PF 24 1 505 89 32 15 13 212 21.0 3.7 1.3 .6 .5 8.8
Josh McRoberts PF 17 4 296 45 33 12 3 72 17.4 2.6 1.9 .7 .2 4.2
Zoran Dragić† SG 10 1 62 5 4 2 0 22 6.2 .5 .4 .2 .0 2.2
Shannon Brown SG 5 2 89 1 3 4 0 20 17.8 .2 .6 .8 .0 4.0
Andre Dawkins SG 4 0 22 2 1 0 0 3 5.5 .5 .3 .0 .0 .8
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.

Injuries

Josh McRoberts
Chris Bosh
Shabazz Napier

Roster

2014–15 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 11 Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978-07-07 Blinn
F 30 Beasley, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989-01-09 Kansas State
F/C 1 Bosh, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984-03-24 Georgia Tech
G 15 Chalmers, Mario 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-05-19 Kansas
F 9 Deng, Luol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-04-16 Duke
G 7 Dragić, Goran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-05-06 Slovenia
G 12 Dragić, Zoran 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989-06-22 Slovenia
F 32 Ennis, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990-07-01 Long Beach State
F 40 Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-06-09 Florida
G 8 Johnson, Tyler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1992-05-07 Fresno State
F 4 McRoberts, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987-02-28 Duke
G 13 Napier, Shabazz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-07-14 Connecticut
G 3 Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982-01-17 Marquette
F 5 Walker, Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987-10-09 Kansas State
C 21 Whiteside, Hassan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1989-06-13 Marshall
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2015–03–18

Transactions

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed

Signed Contract Ref.

Additions

Signed Miami Heat Ref.

Subtractions

LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers

Awards

James Ennis Award 1/31/15 Ref.

References

  1. ^ "2014 NBA Draft Order". NBA. Retrieved June 8, 2014.