# 2012–13 Miami Heat season

The 2012–13 Miami Heat season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They came into the season as the defending NBA champions, back-to-back Eastern Conference champions, the third season playing with the "Big Three" of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, and the fifth season under head coach Erik Spoelstra.
During the season, the Heat embarked on a 27-game winning streak, which at the time ranked as the second longest winning streak in NBA history, and finished with a 66–16 record, the best record with the Big Three and a franchise best. James, Wade and Bosh were all selected for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game, while James won his fourth NBA Most Valuable Player Award at the end of the season, just one vote shy of winning the award unanimously.
On June 3, 2013, the Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers in game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals to become the first team since the Chicago Bulls in 1998 to three-peat as Eastern Conference champions. The Heat then defeated the San Antonio Spurs in an NBA Finals that went the full seven games, in effect handing the Spurs their first loss in the NBA Finals, and with this victory in the NBA Finals, it echoed the 1997–98 Bulls, as they had also been the last Eastern Conference team to repeat as NBA champions. Because of their dominant regular and postseason performance as well as James' individual achievements, the 2012-13 Miami Heat team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NBA history.

## Key dates

* June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
* July 11: In an utmost to bolster the roster, the Heat signed NBA veterans Rashard Lewis and Ray Allen, the NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers made at the time.
* October 30: The Heat opened the season with a 120–107 home victory over the Boston Celtics. The previous year's players received their championship rings and the team raised their 2nd championship banner into the American Airlines Arena rafters.
* November 3: LeBron James was honored before the game when the team raised a banner for his Olympic achievement. He is the fourth player in Heat history to win a gold medal, joining Dwyane Wade, Tim Hardaway and Alonzo Mourning.
* November 21: Udonis Haslem surpassed Alonzo Mourning in all-time rebounding for the Miami Heat and became the first undrafted player in NBA history to lead a franchise in rebounding. Adding to this accomplishment, Haslem has now starred in the most Miami Heat games played, one more than fellow captain Dwyane Wade.
* November 24: Chris Bosh surpassed the 13,000-point plateau.
* December 15: For the first time in franchise history, all 13 active players scored at least three points and converted one made field goal.
* December 25: Mike Miller surpassed the 10,000-point plateau.
* January 5: Terrel Harris was released.
* January 7: Josh Harrellson was released.
* January 8: Jarvis Varnado signed to a ten-day contract after being released from the Boston Celtics.
* January 10: The last time the Heat lost consecutive games. Throughout the rest of the regular season and the playoffs, they never had a losing streak over 1 game.
* January 16: LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 points. LeBron James also surpassed the 5,000-assist plateau.
* January 20: Chris Andersen signed to a ten-day contract.
* January 30: Chris Andersen signed to a second ten-day contract.
* February 3: The Heat beat the Toronto Raptors on Super Bowl Sunday to start what would become the longest winning streak in the franchise and second in NBA history in a single season.
* February 8: Chris Andersen signed for the remainder of the season.
* February 12: LeBron James became the only player in NBA history to post 30+ points and shoot over 60% for six consecutive games.
* February 12: The Heat win their 1000th game in team history. They became the ninth fastest franchise to do so, posting a 1000-969 (.508) record on this date.
* February 21: Dexter Pittman traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for the draft rights to Ricky Sánchez.
* February 23: Dwyane Wade surpassed the 16,000-point plateau.
* March 2: Juwan Howard signed a 10-day contract, re-joining the Heat.
* March 4: The Heat beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 97–81 to extend their winning streak to a franchise-record 15 wins in a row, improving their record to 44–14.
* March 8: The Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102–93, becoming the first team in the league to clinch a playoff berth and extending their winning streak to 17. They also marked their best record through 60 games in franchise history at 46–14.
* March 10: For the first time in franchise history, the Heat beat every single team in the NBA with their victory against the Indiana Pacers. Miami was able to defeat all 29 opponents by their 61st game.
* March 12: Juwan Howard signed to a second 10-day contract.
* March 18: The Heat came back from a 17-point deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 105–103 by LeBron James game winning shot over Brandon Bass to clinch the Southeast Division for the third consecutive year and extend their winning streak to 23 games, the second longest in NBA history.
* March 20: The Heat overcame a league high 27-point third-quarter deficit beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98–95 to extend their winning streak to 24 games.
* March 22: The Heat overcame an 11-point deficit to beat Detroit Pistons 103–89 to extend their winning streak to 25 games. This is the third consecutive game in which the Heat came back from double digit deficits, the fifth during the streak, and 11th of the season. Juwan Howard signed for the remainder of the season.
* March 24: The Heat overcame an 11-point deficit with Dwyane Wade inactive to beat Charlotte Bobcats 109–77 to extend their winning streak to 26 games. This is the fourth consecutive game in which the Heat came back from double digit deficits, the 6th during the streak, and 12th of the season.
* March 25: The Heat beat Orlando 108–94 to extend their winning streak to 27 games.
* March 27: The Heat fall 101–97 to the Chicago Bulls, ending their winning streak at 27(Second longest winning streak in a season in NBA history).
* March 29: The Heat defeated the New Orleans Hornets 108–89, clinching the best record in the Eastern Conference for the third time in franchise history.
* March 31: The Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 88-86 without all-stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, along with Mario Chalmers, becoming the first team in NBA history to win at least 17 games in a calendar month.
* April 10: The Heat defeated the Washington Wizards 103–98, clinching the best record in the NBA and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, and improving their record to 62–16 to set a franchise record for wins in a season.
* April 14: The Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls 105–93, avenging the March 27 loss and winning their 36th game at home, the most in franchise history.
* April 15: The 16th back-to-back game night. The Heat earned a 15–1 record (.938) on the second night of a back-to-back set this season, tying Dallas (2006–07) for the best record on the second night of a back-to-back set in NBA history.
* April 17: The Heat concluded the regular season with a 105–93 victory over the Orlando Magic. They finished the season with a record of 66–16, going 37–4 at home and 29–12 on the road.
* April 28: The Heat defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round, advancing to the Conference Semi-Finals.
* May 15: The Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, advancing to the Conference Finals.
* June 3: The Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, advancing to the NBA Finals for a third consecutive season, making them the first Eastern Conference team to accomplish this since the Chicago Bulls (1996–1998). Dwyane Wade also snapped a 12-game streak where he scored less than 20 points.
* June 18: The Heat came back from a 13-point deficit in the 4th quarter to defeat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, with LeBron James scoring 18 points in the period and Ray Allen hitting a 3 to tie the game with 5 seconds left in regulation.
* June 20: The Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals to repeat as NBA Champions.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
| 1 | 27 | Arnett Moultrie | C | United States | Mississippi State |
$^a$ Traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for draft rights to Justin Hamilton and a future first-round pick.

## Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 2–3; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 7
@ Atlanta
L 79–92
Chris Bosh (22)
Bosh, James & Dozier (6)
LeBron James (6)
Philips Arena 12,828
0–1
2
October 11
@ L.A. Clippers
W 94–80
LeBron James (20)
LeBron James (5)
LeBron James (5)
MasterCard Center, China 17,006
1–1
3
October 14
L.A. Clippers
L 89–99
Rodney Carney (15)
Josh Harrellson (6)
LeBron James (4)
Mercedes-Benz Arena, China 17,292
1–2
4
October 18
Detroit
W 105–78
Dwyane Wade (21)
Bosh & Battier (6)
LeBron James (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
2–2
5
October 20
San Antonio
W 104–101
Rashard Lewis (15)
Dexter Pittman (6)
Garrett Temple (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
3–2
6
October 23
@ Charlotte
W 98–92
Chris Bosh (21)
Chris Bosh (7)
LeBron James (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,924
4–2
7
October 24
Washington
L 94–101
Dwyane Wade (23)
Udonis Haslem (8)
LeBron James (6)
Sprint Center 16,143
4–3
8
October 26
New Orleans
L 89–96
Chris Bosh (21)
Chris Bosh (10)
Mario Chalmers (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
4-4 :
2012–13 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Game log

2012–13 game log Total: 66–16 (Home: 37–4; Road: 29–12) :
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 30
Boston
W 120–107
Dwyane Wade (29)
James & Bosh (10)
Mario Chalmers (11)
American Airlines Arena 20,296
1–0 :
November
: 10–3 (home: 6–0; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
November 2
@ New York
L 84–104
LeBron James (23)
Chris Bosh (11)
LeBron James (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
1–1
3
November 3
Denver
W 119–116
Chris Bosh (40)
LeBron James (9)
LeBron James (11)
American Airlines Arena 20,296
2–1
4
November 5
Phoenix
W 124–99
LeBron James (23)
LeBron James (11)
Mario Chalmers (11)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
3–1
5
November 7
Brooklyn
W 103–73
Dwyane Wade (22)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,627
4–1
6
November 9
@ Atlanta
W 95–89
Chris Bosh (24)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (9)
Philips Arena 16,785
5–1
7
November 11
@ Memphis
L 86–104
Chris Bosh (22)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (6)
FedExForum 18,119
5–2
8
November 12
@ Houston
W 113–110
LeBron James (38)
James & Bosh (10)
Dwyane Wade (7)
Toyota Center 18,041
6–2
9
November 14
@ L.A. Clippers
L 100–107
LeBron James (30)
Chris Bosh (9)
LeBron James (7)
Staples Center 19,146
6–3
10
November 15
@ Denver
W 98–93
LeBron James (27)
LeBron James (7)
LeBron James (12)
Pepsi Center 19,155
7–3
11
November 17
@ Phoenix
W 97–88
Chris Bosh (24)
Chris Bosh (9)
Mike Miller (5)
US Airways Center 16,840
8–3
12
November 21
Milwaukee
W 113–106
James & Wade (28)
Chris Bosh (18)
LeBron James (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,971
9–3
13
November 24
Cleveland
W 110–108
LeBron James (30)
Bosh & Wade (7)
LeBron James (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,064
10–3
14
November 29
San Antonio
W 105–100
LeBron James (23)
Chris Bosh (12)
LeBron James (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,703
11–3 :
December
: 10–5 (home: 7–2; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
December 1
Brooklyn
W 102–89
Dwyane Wade (34)
LeBron James (9)
Dwyane Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,961
12–3
16
December 4
@ Washington
L 101–105
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (11)
Verizon Center 17,761
12–4
17
December 6
New York
L 92–112
LeBron James (31)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,740
12–5
18
December 8
New Orleans
W 106–90
Dwyane Wade (26)
Chris Bosh (6)
LeBron James (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
13–5
19
December 10
Atlanta
W 101–92
LeBron James (27)
Chris Bosh (10)
LeBron James (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
14–5
20
December 12
Golden State
L 95–97
LeBron James (31)
Chris Bosh (13)
James & Wade (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
14–6
21
December 15
Washington
W 102–72
LeBron James (23)
LeBron James (10)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,724
15–6
22
December 18
Minnesota
W 103–92
Dwyane Wade (24)
LeBron James (6)
LeBron James (11)
American Airlines Arena 19,862
16–6
23
December 20
@ Dallas
W 110–95
LeBron James (24)
LeBron James (9)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Center 20,160
17–6
24
December 22
Utah
W 105–89
LeBron James (30)
James & Haslem (9)
James & Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,087
18–6
25
December 25
Oklahoma City
W 103–97
LeBron James (29)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (9)
American Airlines Arena 20,300
19–6
26
December 26
@ Charlotte
W 105–92
Dwyane Wade (29)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,602
20–6
27
December 28
@ Detroit
L 99–109
LeBron James (35)
Chris Bosh (9)
James & Cole (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
20–7
28
December 29
@ Milwaukee
L 85–104
LeBron James (26)
Chris Bosh (16)
LeBron James (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717
20–8
29
December 31
@ Orlando
W 112–110
LeBron James (36)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (11)
Amway Center 19,311
21–8 :
January
: 8–5 (home: 4–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
30
January 2
Dallas
W 119–109
LeBron James (32)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (9)
American Airlines Arena 20,102
22–8
31
January 4
Chicago
L 89–96
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (6)
Chris Bosh (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,138
22–9
32
January 6
Washington
W 99–71
LeBron James (24)
Udonis Haslem (12)
LeBron James (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,228
23–9
33
January 8
@ Indiana
L 77–87
Dwyane Wade (30)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
23–10
34
January 10
@ Portland
L 90–92
Chris Bosh (29)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (9)
Rose Garden 20,536
23–11
35
January 12
@ Sacramento
W 128–99
Mario Chalmers (34)
Udonis Haslem (8)
James & Wade (7)
Sleep Train Arena 14,367
24–11
36
January 14
@ Utah
L 97–104
LeBron James (32)
Haslem & Wade (5)
Mario Chalmers (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
24–12
37
January 16
@ Golden State
W 92–75
LeBron James (25)
Udonis Haslem (10)
LeBron James (10)
Oracle Arena 19,596
25–12
38
January 17
@ L.A. Lakers
W 99–90
LeBron James (39)
James & Haslem (7)
LeBron James (8)
Staples Center 18,997
26–12
39
January 23
Toronto
W 123–116
Dwyane Wade (35)
Chris Bosh (12)
LeBron James (11)
American Airlines Arena 20,002
27–12
40
January 25
Detroit
W 110–88
Dwyane Wade (29)
James & Bosh (7)
James & Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,236
28–12
41
January 27
@ Boston
L 98–100 (2OT)
LeBron James (34)
James & Bosh (16)
James & Wade (7)
TD Garden 18,624
28–13
42
January 30
@ Brooklyn
W 105–85
LeBron James (24)
LeBron James (9)
LeBron James (7)
Barclays Center 17,732
29–13 :
February
: 12–1 (home: 7–0; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
43
February 1
@ Indiana
L 89–102
LeBron James (28)
James & Wade (6)
Wade & Allen (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
29–14
44
February 3
@ Toronto
W 100–85
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
30–14
45
February 4
Charlotte
W 99–94
LeBron James (31)
Dwyane Wade (12)
LeBron James (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
31–14
46
February 6
Houston
W 114–108
LeBron James (32)
Udonis Haslem (13)
Dwyane Wade (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,693
32–14
47
February 8
L.A. Clippers
W 111–89
LeBron James (30)
Rashard Lewis (7)
Dwyane Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,902
33–14
48
February 10
L.A. Lakers
W 107–97
LeBron James (32)
Chris Bosh (11)
James & Wade (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,300
34–14
49
February 12
Portland
W 117–104
Chris Bosh (32)
Chris Bosh (11)
LeBron James (9)
American Airlines Arena 20,032
35–14
50
February 14
@ Oklahoma City
W 110–100
LeBron James (39)
James & Bosh (12)
Dwyane Wade (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
36–14
All-Star Break
51
February 20
@ Atlanta
W 103–90
LeBron James (24)
James & Bosh (6)
LeBron James (11)
Philips Arena 18,238
37–14
52
February 21
@ Chicago
W 86–67
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (7)
United Center 22,640
38–14
53
February 23
@ Philadelphia
W 114–90
Dwyane Wade (33)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (11)
Wells Fargo Center 20,665
39–14
54
February 24
Cleveland
W 109–105
LeBron James (28)
Udonis Haslem (10)
LeBron James (8)
American Airlines Arena 20,006
40–14
55
February 26
Sacramento
W 141–129 (2OT)
LeBron James (40)
James, Wade & Bosh (8)
LeBron James (16)
American Airlines Arena 19,734
41–14 :
March
: 17–1 (home: 7–0; road: 10–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
56
March 1
Memphis
W 98–91
Dwyane Wade (22)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (10)
American Airlines Arena 20,128
42–14
57
March 3
@ New York
W 99–93
LeBron James (29)
LeBron James (11)
Dwyane Wade (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
43–14
58
March 4
@ Minnesota
W 97–81
Dwyane Wade (32)
LeBron James (10)
Dwyane Wade (10)
Target Center 18,391
44–14
59
March 6
Orlando
W 97–96
LeBron James (26)
Chris Bosh (10)
Mario Chalmers (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,001
45–14
60
March 8
Philadelphia
W 102–93
LeBron James (25)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,029
46–14
61
March 10
Indiana
W 105–91
Mario Chalmers (26)
Mario Chalmers (7)
LeBron James (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,219
47–14
62
March 12
Atlanta
W 98–81
Dwyane Wade (23)
Udonis Haslem (11)
LeBron James (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,350
48–14
63
March 13
@ Philadelphia
W 98–94
LeBron James (27)
Dwyane Wade (8)
LeBron James (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,398
49–14
64
March 15
@ Milwaukee
W 107–94
LeBron James (28)
LeBron James (10)
Dwyane Wade (9)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717
50–14
65
March 17
@ Toronto
W 108–91
Dwyane Wade (24)
LeBron James (12)
Dwyane Wade (9)
Air Canada Centre 18,564
51–14
66
March 18
@ Boston
W 105–103
LeBron James (37)
LeBron James (7)
LeBron James (12)
TD Garden 18,624
52–14
67
March 20
@ Cleveland
W 98–95
LeBron James (25)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,561
53–14
68
March 22
Detroit
W 103–89
LeBron James (29)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (8)
American Airlines Arena 20,350
54–14
69
March 24
Charlotte
W 109–77
LeBron James (32)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (10)
American Airlines Arena 20,350
55–14
70
March 25
@ Orlando
W 108–94
LeBron James (24)
Udonis Haslem (10)
LeBron James (11)
Amway Center 18,846
56–14
71
March 27
@ Chicago
L 97–101
LeBron James (32)
James & Wade (7)
Mario Chalmers (4)
United Center 23,014
56–15
72
March 29
@ New Orleans
W 108–89
LeBron James (36)
Mike Miller (6)
Dwyane Wade (9)
New Orleans Arena 18,647
57–15
73
March 31
@ San Antonio
W 88–86
Chris Bosh (23)
Chris Bosh (9)
Miller & Allen (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
58–15 :
April: 8–1 (home: 5–1; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
74
April 2
New York
L 90–102
Chris Bosh (23)
Battier & Miller (8)
Bosh & Miller (4)
American Airlines Arena 20,300
58–16
75
April 5
@ Charlotte
W 89–79
Mike Miller (26)
Chris Bosh (8)
Mario Chalmers (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,568
59–16
76
April 6
Philadelphia
W 106–87
LeBron James (27)
Chris Andersen (15)
LeBron James (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,168
60–16
77
April 9
Milwaukee
W 94–83
LeBron James (28)
Udonis Haslem (15)
LeBron James (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,834
61–16
78
April 10
@ Washington
W 103–98
Ray Allen (23)
Mike Miller (8)
Mario Chalmers (8)
Verizon Center 20,308
62–16
79
April 12
Boston
W 109–101
LeBron James (20)
Chris Bosh (7)
LeBron James (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,990
63–16
80
April 14
Chicago
W 105–93
LeBron James (24)
Chris Bosh (9)
LeBron James (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,810
64–16
81
April 15
@ Cleveland
W 96–95
Rashard Lewis (19)
Norris Cole (11)
Norris Cole (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,091
65–16
82
April 17
Orlando
W 105–93
Wade & Miller (21)
Lewis & Andersen (8)
Dwyane Wade (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,949
66–16 :
2012–13 season schedule :

### Standings

| Southeast Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| z-Miami Heat | 66 | 16 | .805 | – | 37–4 | 29–12 | 15–1 | 82 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 22 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37 | 22–19 | 7–34 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 21 | 61 | .256 | 45 | 15–26 | 6–35 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Orlando Magic | 20 | 62 | .244 | 46 | 12–29 | 8–33 | 3–13 | 82 |
Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-Miami Heat * | 66 | 16 | .805 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-New York Knicks * | 54 | 28 | .659 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y-Indiana Pacers * | 49 | 32 | .605 | 16.5 | 81 |
| 4 | x-Brooklyn Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Boston Celtics | 41 | 40 | .506 | 24.5 | 81 |
| 8 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Toronto Raptors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Detroit Pistons | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Washington Wizards | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 42.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Charlotte Bobcats | 21 | 61 | .256 | 45.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Orlando Magic | 20 | 62 | .244 | 46.0 | 82 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

2013 playoff game log Total: 16–7 (Home: 10–3; Road: 6–4) :
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 21
Milwaukee
W 110–87
LeBron James (27)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (10)
American Airlines Arena 20,006
1–0
2
April 23
Milwaukee
W 98–86
Dwyane Wade (21)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,097
2–0
3
April 25
@ Milwaukee
W 104–91
Ray Allen (23)
Chris Bosh (14)
Dwyane Wade (11)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,165
3–0
4
April 28
@ Milwaukee
W 88–77
LeBron James (30)
Chalmers & James (8)
LeBron James (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717
4–0 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 6
Chicago
L 86–93
LeBron James (24)
LeBron James (8)
Chalmers & James (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,685
0–1
2
May 8
Chicago
W 115–78
Ray Allen (21)
Norris Cole (6)
LeBron James (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,817
1–1
3
May 10
@ Chicago
W 104–94
LeBron James (25)
Chris Bosh (19)
LeBron James (7)
United Center 22,675
2–1
4
May 13
@ Chicago
W 88–65
LeBron James (27)
Haslem & James (7)
LeBron James (8)
United Center 21,990
3–1
5
May 15
Chicago
W 94–91
LeBron James (23)
Bosh & James (7)
LeBron James (8)
American Airlines Arena 20,250
4–1 :
Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 22
Indiana
W 103–102
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,679
1–0
2
May 24
Indiana
L 93–97
LeBron James (36)
LeBron James (8)
Chalmers & Wade (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,022
1–1
3
May 26
@ Indiana
W 114–96
LeBron James (22)
Chris Andersen (9)
Dwyane Wade (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
2–1
4
May 28
@ Indiana
L 92–99
LeBron James (24)
Ray Allen (7)
Dwyane Wade (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
2–2
5
May 30
Indiana
W 90–79
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (8)
Chalmers & James (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,913
3–2
6
June 1
@ Indiana
L 77–91
LeBron James (29)
Joel Anthony (8)
LeBron James (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
3–3
7
June 3
Indiana
W 99–76
LeBron James (32)
Dwyane Wade (9)
Norris Cole & James (4)
American Airlines Arena 20,025
4–3 :
NBA Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 6
San Antonio
L 88–92
LeBron James (18)
LeBron James (18)
LeBron James (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,775
0–1
2
June 9
San Antonio
W 103–84
Mario Chalmers (19)
Chris Bosh (10)
LeBron James (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,990
1–1
3
June 11
@ San Antonio
L 77–113
Dwyane Wade (16)
LeBron James (11)
Wade & James (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
1–2
4
June 13
@ San Antonio
W 109–93
LeBron James (33)
Chris Bosh (13)
Mario Chalmers (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
2–2
5
June 16
@ San Antonio
L 104–114
James & Wade (25)
Bosh & James (6)
Dwyane Wade (10)
AT&T Center 18,581
2–3
6
June 18
San Antonio
W 103–100 (OT)
LeBron James (32)
Chris Bosh (11)
LeBron James (11)
American Airlines Arena 19,900
3–3
7
June 20
San Antonio
W 95–88
LeBron James (37)
LeBron James (12)
Allen & James (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,900
4–3 :
2013 playoff schedule :

## NBA records

The following records were set or tied by the Heat this season-
* Most wins in a month: The Heat went 17–1 in March 2013, becoming the first team to win 17 games in a single calendar month in NBA history.
* Second longest win streak in a season: The Heat went on a 27-game win streak, becoming the second team with the longest win streak in a season behind the Lakers (33).
* Overtime in Postseason: The HEAT's 103–100 overtime win vs. SA on June 18, 2013, improved their all-time postseason overtime record to 8-1 (.889). Their .889 postseason winning percentage is the best among teams with at least three overtime games played and the second-highest among all teams.
* DOUBLE-DIGIT wins in Postseason: The HEAT's 16-point, 109–93, win in Game Four of the NBA Finals at SA on June 13, 2013, was Miami's 12th double-figure win in the 2013 postseason. The 12 double-digit wins are the most by any team during a single postseason in NBA history. The previous record was 11, held by five different teams, each winning the NBA Championship that postseason. This record would later be tied by the 2013-14 San Antonio Spurs and the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors.
* Highest Field Goal Made Percentage, post season: Chris "Birdman" Andersen shot 80.7 percent (46-of-57) from the field in the 2013 postseason. He has become the first player in NBA postseason history to take at least 35 shots and shoot better than 75 percent from the field.
* SIX AND SEVEN over 30 points: LeBron James scored 32 points in Game Six of the NBA Finals on June 18, 2013, and then made 37 points in Game Seven on June 20, 2013. According to Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first player in NBA history to score consecutive 30-point games to help rally his team from a 3–2 series deficit to win an NBA title.
* GAME SEVEN over 30 Points: LeBron James finished the 2013 postseason by recording his fourth-straight 30-point Game Seven by scoring 37 points vs. SA in the NBA Finals. He had previously scored 32 points vs. IND on June 3, 2013, 31 points vs. BOS on June 9, 2012, and 45 points at BOS on May 18, 2008. The Elias Sports Bureau reports he has tied the record of the only other player to score at least 30 points in four consecutive Game Seven's, Elgin Baylor (33 at STL on 3/26/60, 39 at STL on 4/1/61, 41 at BOS on 4/18/62, 35 vs. STL on 4/11/63 & 33 vs. STL on 4/15/66).
* Highest Scoring average in game sevens: LeBron James is averaging 34.4 points in Game Seven's of the postseason during his career, currently the best average in NBA history.
* Most 3 point FG in Postseason: Ray Allen owns the record for most 3 point field goals in the postseason – 352.
* Most 4 point plays in a Finals game, 2: On June 16, 2013, Ray Allen converted two free throws after making three point field goals, one at the 5:08 mark in the 2nd quarter, and the other with 8:37 left in the 4th quarter. There had previously been only 12 four point plays in the NBA Finals history.
* Team Leader in Points, Rebounds, and Assists: LeBron James’ 18 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists vs. SA on June 6, 2013, was the 28th time he has led his team outright (no ties) in each of those categories during the playoffs, the most in NBA postseason history. In addition, he has been the outright game-high leader (no ties) in each of those categories eight times, also the most in NBA postseason history. His eight such games are more than the combined total of the next three players to achieve the feat.
* 25-10-8: LeBron James’ 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists vs. SA on June 18, 2013, marked his 15th postseason 25-point, 10-rebound, eight-assist game, the most in NBA postseason history. According to Elias, second on this list is Oscar Robertson with 10 such games.
* BACK-TO-BACKS: The HEAT recorded a 15–1 record (.938) on the second night of a back-to-back set in the 2012–13 season, tying for the best record on the second night of a back-to-back set in NBA history. The Dallas Mavericks also finished 15-1 (.938) in such games during the 2006–07 season.

## Injuries

* Dwyane Wade underwent surgery on his left knee following the end of the 2011–12 season. Wade returned in time for the Heat's second pre-season game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the MasterCard Center in Beijing, China.

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Norris Cole | PG | 80 | 4 | 1,590 | 130 | 164 | 57 | 7 | 445 | 19.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .7 | .1 | 5.6 |
| Ray Allen | SG | 79 | 0 | 2,035 | 217 | 135 | 67 | 15 | 863 | 25.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | .8 | .2 | 10.9 |
| Mario Chalmers | PG | 77 | 77 | 2,068 | 171 | 273 | 118 | 12 | 666 | 26.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .2 | 8.6 |
| LeBron James | PF | 76 | 76 | 2,877 | 610 | 551 | 129 | 67 | 2,036 | 37.9 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 1.7 | .9 | 26.8 |
| Udonis Haslem | PF | 75 | 59 | 1,414 | 404 | 38 | 30 | 15 | 290 | 18.9 | 5.4 | .5 | .4 | .2 | 3.9 |
| Chris Bosh | C | 74 | 74 | 2,454 | 501 | 123 | 66 | 101 | 1,232 | 33.2 | 6.8 | 1.7 | .9 | 1.4 | 16.6 |
| Shane Battier | SF | 72 | 20 | 1,786 | 165 | 72 | 41 | 55 | 472 | 24.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .6 | .8 | 6.6 |
| Dwyane Wade | SG | 69 | 69 | 2,391 | 344 | 352 | 128 | 56 | 1,463 | 34.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 1.9 | .8 | 21.2 |
| Joel Anthony | C | 62 | 3 | 566 | 115 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 87 | 9.1 | 1.9 | .2 | .2 | .7 | 1.4 |
| Mike Miller | SF | 59 | 17 | 900 | 157 | 99 | 21 | 4 | 281 | 15.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | .4 | .1 | 4.8 |
| Rashard Lewis | PF | 55 | 9 | 792 | 121 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 285 | 14.4 | 2.2 | .5 | .4 | .3 | 5.2 |
| Chris Andersen | C | 42 | 0 | 624 | 172 | 17 | 16 | 44 | 207 | 14.9 | 4.1 | .4 | .4 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| James Jones | SF | 38 | 0 | 221 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 5.8 | .6 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 1.6 |
| Jarvis Varnado$^†$ | PF | 8 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .3 | .3 |
| Juwan Howard | PF | 7 | 2 | 51 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7.3 | 1.1 | .9 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Terrel Harris$^†$ | SG | 7 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.4 |
| Josh Harrellson | C | 6 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5.2 | 1.2 | .0 | .2 | .2 | 1.7 |
| Dexter Pittman$^†$ | C | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
* $^†$ 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 |
| LeBron James | PF | 23 | 23 | 960 | 193 | 152 | 41 | 18 | 596 | 41.7 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 1.8 | .8 | 25.9 |
| Chris Bosh | C | 23 | 23 | 751 | 167 | 34 | 23 | 36 | 279 | 32.7 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 12.1 |
| Mario Chalmers | PG | 23 | 23 | 650 | 53 | 71 | 21 | 1 | 216 | 28.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .9 | .0 | 9.4 |
| Ray Allen | SG | 23 | 0 | 573 | 64 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 234 | 24.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | 10.2 |
| Dwyane Wade | SG | 22 | 22 | 782 | 102 | 105 | 38 | 23 | 349 | 35.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 15.9 |
| Udonis Haslem | PF | 22 | 19 | 357 | 80 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 110 | 16.2 | 3.6 | .3 | .7 | .2 | 5.0 |
| Shane Battier | SF | 22 | 0 | 392 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 103 | 17.8 | 1.7 | .5 | .2 | .3 | 4.7 |
| Norris Cole | PG | 21 | 0 | 418 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 129 | 19.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .7 | .1 | 6.1 |
| Chris Andersen | C | 20 | 0 | 303 | 76 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 128 | 15.2 | 3.8 | .2 | .5 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| Mike Miller | SF | 17 | 5 | 232 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 13.6 | 1.9 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 3.4 |
| Joel Anthony | C | 14 | 0 | 71 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5.1 | 1.5 | .0 | .1 | .3 | .4 |
| Rashard Lewis | PF | 11 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4.3 | .6 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 1.5 |
| James Jones | SF | 9 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .1 | 1.0 |

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via free agency Ray Allen Rodney Carney Rashard Lewis Mickell Gladness Josh Harrellson Garrett Temple | Players Lost Via free agency Eddy Curry Ronny Turiaf |
* $^a$ Cut from the roster during training camp.

### Trades

| June 28, 2012 (Draft day) | To Miami HeatDraft rights to Justin Hamilton Future first round pick | To Philadelphia 76ersDraft rights to Arnett Moultrie |

### Free agents

Additions :
| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Ray Allen | July 11 | Boston Celtics |
| Rashard Lewis | July 11 | Washington Wizards |
| Terrel Harris | September 11 | Miami Heat (Re-signed) |
| Garrett Temple | September 13 | Novipiù Casale Monferrato (Italy) |
| Josh Harrellson | September 17 | Houston Rockets (claimed off waivers) |
| Rodney Carney | September 27 | Liaoning Dinosaurs (China) |
Subtractions :
| Player | Date left | New team |
| Ronny Turiaf | July 27 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Eddy Curry | October 1 | San Antonio Spurs |