The Miami Heat were 61-21 in 1996-97. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 2nd in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Chicago Bulls, 4 games to 1.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

1996-97 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
69
13
.841
2
Heat Heat
61
21
.744
8.0
3
Knicks Knicks
57
25
.695
12.0
4
Hawks Hawks
56
26
.683
13.0
5
Pistons Pistons
54
28
.659
15.0

1996-97 Stats

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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
Team
82
241.5
94.8
41.0
21.2
7.9
5.4
34.4
76.0
45.3
8.3
22.7
36.4
17.7
24.7
71.9
54.6
11.7
29.3
15.9
23.4
Team Rank
18th
22nd
14th
17th
18th
8th
25th
25th
18th
1st
1st
12th
22nd
16th
23rd
9th
21st
9th
17th
23rd
Opponent
82
241.5
89.3
40.5
18.4
7.9
4.8
32.8
75.9
43.2
5.0
13.8
36.2
18.8
25.7
73.1
51.2
12.2
28.3
16.1
22.3
Opponent Rank
18th
3rd
11th
1st
9th
12th
3rd
3rd
2nd
2nd
2nd
16th
15th
15th
8th
3rd
7th
14th
10th
11th
Net
+5.5
+0.5
+2.7
+0.0
+0.6
+1.6
+0.1
+2.1
+3.3
+8.9
+0.1
-1.1
-1.0
-1.2
+3.4
-0.5
+1.0
-0.2
+1.1
Net Rank
4th
10th
5th
12th
7th
8th
15th
8th
1st
1st
14th
18th
20th
19th
4th
20th
9th
14th
21st

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
15
5
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
13
8
.619
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Raptors Raptors
15
7
.682
2.0
3
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Celtics Celtics
12
9
.571
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
TOR TOR
@
ATL ATL
109-97
Thu
11/6
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
125-107
Thu
11/6
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
110-121
Thu
11/6
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
110-126
Thu
11/6
DAL DAL
@
MEM MEM
104-118

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
BOS BOS
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Thu
12/4
GSW GSW
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Thu
12/4
UTA UTA
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Thu
12/4
LAL LAL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Thu
12/4
MIN MIN
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM