# 2005–06 Miami Heat season

The 2005–06 Miami Heat season was the 18th National Basketball Association season for the Miami Heat basketball franchise. During the offseason, the Heat acquired Jason Williams and James Posey from the Memphis Grizzlies, and All-Star forward Antoine Walker from the Boston Celtics, while signing free agent All-Star point guard Gary Payton. Early into the season, after a 11–10 start to the year, head coach Stan Van Gundy resigned, citing the desire to spend more time with his family, and Pat Riley resumed coaching the Heat. The Heat went 41–20 the rest of the way, finishing with a 52–30 record, good enough for first place in the Southeast Division and second place in the Eastern Conference overall. Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal were both selected for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls in six games, and the New Jersey Nets in five games in the semi-finals to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons in a rematch of last year's playoffs. After splitting the first two games of the series, the Heat defeated the Pistons in six games to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, where they faced the Dallas Mavericks. After losing the first two games of the series, the Heat recovered to win the next four games and the first ever championship in franchise history. The team was nicknamed "15 Strong".

## Offseason

* In August 2005, Shaquille O'Neal signed a 5-year-extension with the Heat for $100 million. Supporters applauded O'Neal's willingness to take what amounted to a pay cut, and the Heat's decision to secure O'Neal's services for the long term. They contend that O'Neal was worth more than $20 million per year, particularly given that considerably less valuable players earn almost the same amount. Critics, however, questioned the wisdom of the move, characterizing it as overpaying an aging and often injured player.
* On August 2, 2005, the Heat were involved in one of the largest trades in NBA history. It was a five-team trade which included the Heat, the New Orleans Hornets, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Boston Celtics, and the Utah Jazz. The Heat traded Rasual Butler to the Hornets, Eddie Jones to the Grizzlies, and Albert Miralles, Qyntel Woods, a 2006 2nd round draft pick, and a 2008 2nd round draft pick to the Celtics. In return, the Heat received Antoine Walker from the Celtics, Andre Emmett, James Posey, and Jason Williams from the Grizzlies, and Roberto Dueñas from the Hornets. Walker would be a reliable bench player during the season. Posey and Williams would be starters at small forward and point guard, respectively. Emmett would be waived on October 31, while Dueñas would not sign with the team.
On the same day, the Heat would sign Kasib Powell. He would sign with the Chicago Bulls on September 29, and the Bulls waived him on November 2. Powell may not have played on the Heat during the season, but would join the team two seasons later.
* On August 12, the Heat signed Gerald Fitch. Fitch would be traded to the Houston Rockets on February 23 for Derek Anderson.
* On August 15, the Heat signed Matt Walsh. Walsh would be waived on November 18.
* On September 22, the Heat signed Hall-of-Famer Gary Payton. Payton would play his final two seasons in the NBA with the Heat.
* On October 3, the Heat signed Jason Kapono.
* On October 8, the Heat signed Earl Barron.

### NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 29 | Wayne Simien | Forward | United States | Kansas |

## Regular season

* In the second game of the 2005–06 season, O'Neal injured his right ankle and subsequently missed the following 18 games. Many critics stated that Heat coach Pat Riley correctly managed O'Neal during the rest of the season, limiting his minutes to a career low. Riley felt doing so would allow O'Neal to be healthier and fresher come playoff time. Although O'Neal averaged career (or near-career) lows in points, rebounds, and blocks, he said in an interview "Stats don't matter. I care about winning, not stats. If I score 0 points and we win I'm happy. If I score 50, 60 points, break the records, and we lose, I'm pissed off. 'Cause I knew I did something wrong. I'll have a hell of a season if I win the championship and average 20 points a game." During the 2005–06 season, the Heat recorded only a .500 record without O'Neal in the line-up.
* During the 2005 off-season, it was widely speculated Pat Riley was attempting to run Van Gundy out of his coaching job and take over the job himself, as the team was in a position to contend for the championship. Van Gundy would resign from his position as head coach on December 12, 2005, just 21 games into the season, citing a need to spend more time with his family. Riley replaced him as head coach, and led Miami to their first championship that same season.
In Shaquille O'Neal's book, "Shaq Uncut: My Story", O'Neal responded to allegations of being a "coach killer" and that he forced Van Gundy out of Miami by stating: "Stan got fired because Pat (Riley) wanted to take over, not because I wanted him out. I had no control over it — not a smidgen of control. We all kind of knew it was coming because Pat and Stan were always arguing. Pat would come down and tell Stan how to do something and Stan would want to do it his own way, and that was a fine game plan if you wanted to get yourself fired."
* On April 11, 2006, Shaquille O'Neal recorded his second career triple-double against the Toronto Raptors with 15 points, 11 rebounds and a career high 10 assists.

### Standings

| Southeast Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Miami Heat | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | 31–10 | 21–20 | 13–3 |
| x-Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 10 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 8–8 |
| Orlando Magic | 36 | 46 | .439 | 16 | 26–15 | 10–31 | 9–7 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26 | 17–24 | 9–32 | 5–11 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26 | 18–23 | 8–33 | 5–11 |

### Record vs. opponents

2005-06 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOK | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Boston | 1–2 | – | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Charlotte | 3–1 | 1–2 | – | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Chicago | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Cleveland | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Memphis | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Milwaukee | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| New York | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Orlando | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | – | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Toronto | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 |
| Washington | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |

### Game log

2005–06 game log :
November: 9–6 (home: 7–2; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 2
@ Memphis
W 97–78
Antoine Walker (25)
Antoine Walker (16)
Dwyane Wade (6)
FedEx Forum
1–0
2
November 3
Indiana
L 102–105
Dwyane Wade (31)
Udonis Haslem (8)
Dwyane Wade (10)
American Airlines Arena
1-1
3
November 5
@ Milwaukee
L 100–105
Dwyane Wade (21)
Alonzo Mourning (12)
Dwyane Wade (9)
Bradley Center
1–2
4
November 7
New Jersey
W 90–89
Dwyane Wade (23)
Alonzo Mourning (11)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena
2-2
5
November 9
@ Indiana
L 90–95
Dwyane Wade (29)
Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem (11)
Dwyane Wade (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse
2–3
6
November 10
Houston
W 88–84
Dwyane Wade (25)
Alonzo Mourning (9)
Dwyane Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena
3-3
7
November 12
Charlotte
W 108–99
Jason Williams (22)
Udonis Haslem (11)
Jason Williams, Dwyane Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena
4–3
8
November 15
New Orleans/Oklahoma City
W 109–102
Dwyane Wade (25)
Alonzo Mourning (11)
Dwyane Wade (10)
American Airlines Arena
5–3
9
November 18
Philadelphia
W 106–96
Dwyane Wade (32)
Udonis Haslem (12)
Dwyane Wade (10)
American Airlines Arena
6–3
10
November 20
@ Toronto
L 94–107
Dwyane Wade (33)
Dwyane Wade (8)
Dwyane Wade (9)
Air Canada Centre
6–4
11
November 23
Portland
W 100–79
Dwyane Wade (19)
Dwyane Wade (11)
Dwyane Wade, Jason Williams, Antoine Walker (4)
American Airlines Arena
7–4
12
November 25
Dallas
L 90–103
Jason Williams (24)
Udonis Haslem (8)
Jason Williams (5)
American Airlines Arena
7–5
13
November 26
@ Orlando
L 77–80
Dwyane Wade (21)
Alonzo Mourning (21)
Dwyane Wade (4)
TD Waterhouse Centre
7–6
14
November 28
New York
W 107–94
Dwyane Wade (33)
Udonis Haslem (12)
Jason Williams (6)
American Airlines Arena
8–6
15
November 30
@ Atlanta
W 96–74
Jason Williams (21)
Alonzo Mourning (12)
Jason Williams (9)
Philips Arena
9–6 :
December: 9–7 (home: 4–2; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
16
December 2
@ Sacramento
W 98–87
Dwyane Wade (27)
Udonis Haslem (8)
Jason Williams (8)
ARCO Arena
10–6
17
December 3
@ Denver
L 99–101
Dwyane Wade (32)
James Posey (10)
Dwyane Wade (6)
Pepsi Center
10–7
18
December 5
@ L.A. Clippers
L 89–99
Dwyane Wade (29)
Alonzo Mourning (12)
Jason Williams (9)
Staples Center
10–8
19
December 7
@ San Antonio
L 84–98
Dwyane Wade (31)
Alonzo Mourning (7)
Dwyane Wade (10)
SBC Center
10–9
20
December 9
Denver
L 92–100
Dwyane Wade (37)
Dwyane Wade (10)
Antoine Walker (5)
American Airlines Arena
10-10
21
December 11
Washington
W 104–101
Dwyane Wade (41)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Dwyane Wade (8)
American Airlines Arena
11–10
22
December 13
@ Chicago
W 100–97
Shaquille O'Neal (30)
Alonzo Mourning (12)
Dwyane Wade (11)
United Center
12–10
23
December 14
@ Milwaukee
W 100–83
Dwyane Wade (27)
Udonis Haslem (10)
Dwyane Wade (7)
Bradley Center
13–10
24
December 16
@ Philadelphia
W 112–105
Dwyane Wade (32)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Gary Payton (5)
Wachovia Center
14–10
25
December 17
@ Cleveland
L 107–115
Dwyane Wade (33)
Shaquille O'Neal (6)
Dwyane Wade, Antoine Walker (7)
Quicken Loans Arena
14–11
26
December 20
Atlanta
W 111–92
Shaquille O'Neal (28)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Gary Payton (8)
American Airlines Arena
15–11
27
December 23
New Jersey
L 88–95
Shaquille O'Neal (24)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Dwyane Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena
15–12
28
December 25
L.A. Lakers
W 97–92
Gary Payton (21)
Shaquille O'Neal (17)
Dwyane Wade (5)
American Airlines Arena
16–12
29
December 27
Milwaukee
W 109–98
Dwyane Wade (35)
Shaquille O'Neal (8)
Dwyane Wade, Jason Williams (7)
American Airlines Arena
17–12
30
December 29
@ Detroit
L 101–106
Dwyane Wade (33)
Udonis Haslem (10)
Dwyane Wade (9)
The Palace of Auburn Hills
17–13
31
December 30
@ Washington
W 128–113
Dwyane Wade (34)
Antoine Walker (13)
Gary Payton (7)
MCI Center
18–13 :
January: 10–5 (home: 4–2; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
32
January 1
Minnesota
W 97–70
Dwyane Wade (19)
Alonzo Mourning (10)
Dwyane Wade (9)
American Airlines Arena
19–13
33
January 4
@ New Orleans/Oklahoma City
L 92–107
Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade (19)
Dwyane Wade (10)
Dwyane Wade (10)
Ford Center
19–14
34
January 6
@ Phoenix
L 93–111
Antoine Walker (22)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Gerald Fitch (6)
America West Arena
19–15
35
January 8
@ Portland
W 118–89
Dwyane Wade (31)
James Posey (9)
Jason Williams (8)
Rose Garden
20–15
36
January 11
@ Golden State
W 110–96
Dwyane Wade (32)
Udonis Haslem, Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Dwyane Wade (11)
The Arena in Oakland
21–15
37
January 13
@ Seattle
W 117–104
James Posey, Jason Williams (19)
Dwyane Wade (10)
Dwyane Wade (14)
KeyArena
22–15
38
January 14
@ Utah
W 100–94
Dwyane Wade (31)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Dwyane Wade (8)
Delta Center
23–15
39
January 16
@ L.A. Lakers
L 92–100
Dwyane Wade (34)
Udonis Haslem (12)
Dwyane Wade (7)
Staples Center
23–16
40
January 20
San Antonio
L 94–101
Dwyane Wade (36)
James Posey, Antoine Walker (7)
Udonis Haslem, Jason Williams (3)
American Airlines Arena
23–17
41
January 22
Sacramento
W 119–99
Shaquille O'Neal (27)
Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem, Shaquille O'Neal (6)
Jason Williams (11)
American Airlines Arena
24–17
42
January 24
Memphis
W 94–82
Dwyane Wade (25)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Jason Williams (6)
American Airlines Arena
25–17
43
January 26
Phoenix
L 98–107
Dwyane Wade (25)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Gary Payton (8)
American Airlines Arena
25–18
44
January 27
@ Charlotte
W 91–85
Shaquille O'Neal (23)
Gerald Fitch (8)
Gary Payton (8)
Charlotte Arena
26–18
45
January 29
@ Houston
W 101–95
Dwyane Wade (32)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Dwyane Wade (9)
Toyota Center
27–18
46
January 30
L.A. Clippers
W 118–114
Dwyane Wade (28)
Shaquille O'Neal (8)
Dwyane Wade (11)
American Airlines Arena
28–18 :
February: 8–2 (home: 6–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 2
Cleveland
W 101–73
Dwyane Wade (24)
James Posey (10)
Jason Williams (8)
American Airlines Arena
29–18
48
February 4
@ New Jersey
L 92–105
Dwyane Wade (31)
James Posey, Shaquille O'Neal (7)
Jason Williams (7)
Continental Airlines Arena
29–19
49
February 6
Boston
W 114–98
Dwyane Wade (34)
Dwyane Wade (8)
Dwyane Wade (8)
American Airlines Arena
30–19
50
February 9
@ Dallas
L 76–112
Shaquille O'Neal (23)
Shaquille O'Neal (8)
Dwyane Wade (8)
American Airlines Center
30–20
51
February 12
Detroit
W 100–98
Dwyane Wade (37)
Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O'Neal (8)
Jason Williams (5)
American Airlines Arena
31–20
52
February 14
Orlando
W 107–93
Dwyane Wade (38)
Udonis Haslem (14)
Jason Williams (4)
American Airlines Arena
32–20
53
February 15
@ Orlando
W 110–100
Dwyane Wade (36)
Udonis Haslem (12)
Dwyane Wade (9)
TD Waterhouse Centre
33–20
54
February 22
@ New York
W 103–83
Jason Williams, Dwyane Wade (24)
Udonis Haslem (8)
Jason Williams, Dwyane Wade (5)
Madison Square Garden
34–20
55
February 25
Seattle
W 115–106
Shaquille O'Neal (31)
Antoine Walker, Shaquille O'Neal (9)
Dwyane Wade (11)
American Airlines Arena
35–20
56
February 27
Toronto
W 101–94
Dwyane Wade (32)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena
36–20 :
March: 12–3 (home: 7–1; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
57
March 1
@ Boston
W 103–96
Dwyane Wade (24)
Shaquille O'Neal (9)
Jason Williams (9)
TD Banknorth Garden
37–20
58
March 4
Atlanta
W 95–83
Shaquille O'Neal (21)
Shaquille O'Neal (8)
Jason Williams (7)
American Airlines Arena
38–20
59
March 6
@ Charlotte
W 106–105
Shaquille O'Neal (35)
Udonis Haslem (13)
Jason Williams (5)
Charlotte Arena
39–20
60
March 8
Washington
W 118–112
Dwyane Wade (40)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Dwyane Wade, Jason Williams (5)
American Airlines Arena
40–20
61
March 10
Golden State
L 106–111
Dwyane Wade (42)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena
40–21
62
March 12
Cleveland
W 98–92
Dwyane Wade (35)
Dwyane Wade (9)
Dwyane Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena
41–21
63
March 14
Atlanta
W 121–83
Dwyane Wade (25)
Alonzo Mourning, Udonis Haslem, Shaquille O'Neal (7)
Jason Williams (7)
American Airlines Arena
42–21
64
March 16
Boston
W 107–104
Dwyane Wade (30)
Udonis Haslem, Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena
43–21
65
March 18
@ Chicago
W 85–84
Dwyane Wade (15)
Udonis Haslem (11)
Jason Williams (5)
United Center
44–21
66
March 19
@ New York
W 111–100
Dwyane Wade (30)
Udonis Haslem (7)
Dwyane Wade, Jason Williams (9)
Madison Square Garden
45–21
67
March 21
@ Minnesota
L 96–100
Dwyane Wade (35)
Alonzo Mourning (12)
Dwyane Wade (8)
American Airlines Arena
45–22
68
March 22
@ Detroit
L 73–82
Shaquille O'Neal (27)
Udonis Haslem (12)
Dwyane Wade (9)
The Palace of Auburn Hills
45–23
69
March 24
Charlotte
W 114–93
Dwyane Wade (24)
Shaquille O'Neal (9)
Dwyane Wade (8)
American Airlines Arena
46–23
70
March 27
Indiana
W 96–91
Shaquille O'Neal (23)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Dwyane Wade (5)
American Airlines Arena
47–23
71
March 29
@ Toronto
W 98–94
Dwyane Wade (37)
Antoine Walker (10)
Shandon Anderson (4)
Air Canada Centre
48–23 :
April: 4–7 (home: 3–3; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
72
April 1
@ Cleveland
L 99–106
Dwyane Wade (44)
Udonis Haslem (11)
Dwyane Wade (9)
Gund Arena
48–24
73
April 2
@ New Jersey
L 78–90
Dwyane Wade (32)
Udonis Haslem (11)
Gary Payton (7)
Continental Airlines Arena
48–25
74
April 4
Milwaukee
W 115–89
Shaquille O'Neal (24)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Dwyane Wade (8)
American Airlines Arena
49–25
75
April 6
Detroit
L 82–95
Dwyane Wade (29)
Dwyane Wade (9)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena
49–26
76
April 8
@ Washington
W 99–86
Shaquille O'Neal (27)
Udonis Haslem (14)
Gary Payton, Dwyane Wade (8)
MCI Center
50–26
77
April 9
Orlando
L 84–93
Dwyane Wade (27)
Shaquille O'Neal (9)
Dwyane Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena
50–27
78
April 11
Toronto
W 106–97
Antoine Walker (32)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
American Airlines Arena
51–27
79
April 14
Philadelphia
W 104–85
Udonis Haslem (24)
Udonis Haslem (14)
Dwyane Wade (8)
American Airlines Arena
52–27
80
April 16
Chicago
L 93–117
Antoine Walker (22)
Shaquille O'Neal (6)
Derek Anderson, Jason Williams (3)
American Airlines Arena
52–28
81
April 18
@ Atlanta
L 100–103
Dorell Wright (19)
Dorell Wright (7)
Jason Kapono (6)
Philips Arena
52–29
82
April 19
@ Boston
L 78–85
Dorell Wright (20)
Udonis Haslem (8)
Derek Anderson (4)
TD Banknorth Garden
52–30 :
2005–06 season schedule :

## Playoffs

2006 playoff game log :
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 22
Chicago
W 111–106
Dwyane Wade (30)
Shaquille O'Neal (16)
Dwyane Wade (11)
American Airlines Arena 20,288
1–0
2
April 24
Chicago
W 115–108
Williams, O'Neal (22)
Antoine Walker (10)
Dwyane Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,214
2–0
3
April 27
@ Chicago
L 90–109
Dwyane Wade (26)
Udonis Haslem (10)
Wade, Williams (4)
United Center 22,133
2–1
4
April 30
@ Chicago
L 87–93
Antoine Walker (21)
Udonis Haslem (9)
Dwyane Wade (10)
United Center 22,361
2–2
5
May 2
Chicago
W 92–78
Dwyane Wade (28)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Dwyane Wade (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,287
3–2
6
May 4
@ Chicago
W 113–96
Shaquille O'Neal (30)
Shaquille O'Neal (20)
Dwyane Wade (6)
United Center 22,584
4–2 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 8
New Jersey
L 88–100
Dwyane Wade (25)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Wade, Williams (3)
American Airlines Arena 20,208
0–1
2
May 10
New Jersey
W 111–89
Dwyane Wade (31)
Udonis Haslem (10)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,227
1–1
3
May 12
@ New Jersey
W 103–92
Dwyane Wade (30)
James Posey (10)
Dwyane Wade (10)
Continental Airlines Arena 20,102
2–1
4
May 14
@ New Jersey
W 102–92
Dwyane Wade (31)
Udonis Haslem (11)
Dwyane Wade (8)
Continental Airlines Arena 19,474
3–1
5
May 16
New Jersey
W 106–105
Antoine Walker (23)
Udonis Haslem (10)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,255
4–1 :
Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 23
@ Detroit
W 91–86
Dwyane Wade (25)
Udonis Haslem (9)
Dwyane Wade (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
1–0
2
May 25
@ Detroit
L 88–92
Dwyane Wade (32)
Shaquille O'Neal (17)
Dwyane Wade (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
1–1
3
May 27
Detroit
W 98–83
Dwyane Wade (35)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Walker, Wade (4)
American Airlines Arena 20,245
2–1
4
May 29
Detroit
W 89–78
Dwyane Wade (31)
Shaquille O'Neal (9)
Dwyane Wade (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,248
3–1
5
May 31
@ Detroit
L 78–91
Dwyane Wade (23)
Udonis Haslem (10)
Jason Williams (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
3–2
6
June 2
Detroit
W 95–78
Shaquille O'Neal (28)
Shaquille O'Neal (16)
Dwyane Wade (10)
American Airlines Arena 20,258
4–2 :
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 8
@ Dallas
L 80–90
Dwyane Wade (28)
Udonis Haslem (9)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Center 20,475
0–1
2
June 11
@ Dallas
L 85–99
Dwyane Wade (23)
Dwyane Wade (8)
Payton, Williams (4)
American Airlines Center 20,459
0–2
3
June 13
Dallas
W 98–96
Dwyane Wade (42)
Dwyane Wade (13)
Shaquille O'Neal (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,145
1–2
4
June 15
Dallas
W 98–74
Dwyane Wade (36)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Jason Williams (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,145
2–2
5
June 18
Dallas
W 101–100 (OT)
Dwyane Wade (43)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Wade, Williams (4)
American Airlines Arena 20,145
3–2
6
June 20
@ Dallas
W 95–92
Dwyane Wade (36)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Jason Williams (7)
American Airlines Center 20,522
4–2 :
2006 schedule :

## 2006 NBA Finals
### Game One

Dallas' Jason Terry scored a playoff-high 32 points as the Mavericks overcame a 31–23 deficit at the end of the first quarter.
* June 8 21:00 ET
* 1
Miami Heat 80, Dallas Mavericks 90 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 13–23, 24–24, 12–20 |||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade 28 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 8 Asts: Dwyane Wade 6 | Pts: Jason Terry 32 Rebs: Josh Howard 12 Asts: Nowitzki, Howard 4 each |
| Dallas leads series, 1–0. |||
* American Airlines Center, Dallas Attendance: 20,475 Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Bennett Salvatore

### Game Two

Dirk Nowitzki had a stellar 26-point-16 rebound performance, and the Mavericks cruised past the Heat to take a 2–0 series lead.
* ABC
* June 11 21:00 ET
* 2
Miami Heat 85, Dallas Mavericks 99 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 17–32, 24–32, 27–17 |||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade 23 Rebs: Dwyane Wade 8 Asts: Payton, Williams 4 each | Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 26 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 16 Asts: Jason Terry 9 |
| Dallas leads series, 2–0. |||
* American Airlines Center, Dallas Attendance: 20,459 Referees: Bob Delaney, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush

### Game Three

Led by Dwyane Wade's 42 points and 13 rebounds, the Heat rallied from a 13-point deficit with six minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The momentum-changing comeback was capped by a Gary Payton field goal from just inside the three-point line with 9.3 seconds left.
* ABC
* June 13 21:00 ET
* 3
Dallas Mavericks 96, Miami Heat 98 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 22–23, 34–16, 19–30 |||
| Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 30 Rebs: Erick Dampier 9 Asts: Jason Terry 5 | Pts: Dwyane Wade 42 Rebs: Dwyane Wade 13 Asts: Shaquille O'Neal 5 |
| Dallas leads series, 2–1. |||
* AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami Attendance: 20,145 Referees: Dan Crawford, Ken Mauer, Jack Nies

### Game Four

Dwyane Wade shined again for the Heat with 36 points, and Miami held Dallas to just seven points in the fourth quarter en route to a series-tying, blowout victory. The Mavericks' low-scoring fourth quarter was the lowest ever by any team during the NBA Finals. Jerry Stackhouse caught Shaquille O'Neal with a flagrant foul that resulted in his suspension for Game 5.
* ABC
* June 15 21:00 ET
* 4
Dallas Mavericks 74, Miami Heat 98 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 19–24, 23–24, 7–20 |||
| Pts: Jason Terry 17 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 9 Asts: Jerry Stackhouse 4 | Pts: Dwyane Wade 36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 13 Asts: Jason Williams 6 |
| Miami ties series, 2–2. |||
* AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami Attendance: 20,145 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Bernie Fryer

### Game Five

Making a strong case for NBA Finals MVP, Wade was the star yet again with 43 points shooting as many free throws as all the Mavericks combined, leading the Heat to their third straight win over Dallas after being down 0–2 in the series. After a controversial play in which Mavericks owner Mark Cuban thought Wade committed a backcourt violation, Wade hit the game-winning free throws with 1.9 seconds left, and also made the shot that sent the game into overtime. He set an NBA Finals record for most made free-throws in a game with 21. The NBA, upon further review of the play, deemed that the officials made the correct call, and that there was no backcourt violation committed.
After the game, Dirk Nowitzki kicked a ball into the stands and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban caused many "acts of misconduct" resulting in both of them being fined $5,000 and $250,000 respectively.
* ABC
* June 18 21:00 ET
* 5
Dallas Mavericks 100, Miami Heat 101 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 30–19, 20–27, 22–23, Overtime: 7–8 |||
| Pts: Jason Terry 35 Rebs: Josh Howard 10 Asts: Marquis Daniels 4 | Pts: Dwyane Wade 43 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12 Asts: Wade, Williams 4 each |
| Miami leads series, 3–2. |||
* AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami Attendance: 20,145 Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Bennett Salvatore

### Game Six

Behind Dwyane Wade's 36 points, Miami edged Dallas to win their first championship in franchise history. Averaging 34.7 points per game in the championship series, Wade was named NBA Finals MVP (Most Valuable Player).
* ABC
* June 20 21:00 ET
* 6
Miami Heat 95, Dallas Mavericks 92 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 26–18, 22–20, 24–24 |||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade 36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12 Asts: Jason Williams 7 | Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 29 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 12 Asts: Jason Terry 5 |
| Miami wins series, 4–2. |||
* American Airlines Center, Dallas Attendance: 20,522 Referees: Dan Crawford, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Antoine Walker | PF | 82 | 19 | 2,199 | 421 | 166 | 47 | 30 | 1,000 | 26.8 | 5.1 | 2.0 | .6 | .4 | 12.2 |
| Udonis Haslem | PF | 81 | 80 | 2,491 | 634 | 95 | 50 | 17 | 757 | 30.8 | 7.8 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 9.3 |
| Gary Payton | PG | 81 | 25 | 2,305 | 233 | 257 | 71 | 10 | 626 | 28.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | .9 | .1 | 7.7 |
| Dwyane Wade | SG | 75 | 75 | 2,892 | 430 | 503 | 146 | 58 | 2,040 | 38.6 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.9 | .8 | 27.2 |
| James Posey | SF | 67 | 63 | 1,914 | 319 | 89 | 54 | 20 | 483 | 28.6 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .8 | .3 | 7.2 |
| Alonzo Mourning | C | 65 | 20 | 1,302 | 359 | 11 | 13 | 173 | 509 | 20.0 | 5.5 | .2 | .2 | 2.7 | 7.8 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 59 | 58 | 1,806 | 541 | 113 | 23 | 104 | 1,181 | 30.6 | 9.2 | 1.9 | .4 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
| Jason Williams | PG | 59 | 56 | 1,874 | 139 | 287 | 53 | 5 | 728 | 31.8 | 2.4 | 4.9 | .9 | .1 | 12.3 |
| Jason Kapono | SF | 51 | 2 | 665 | 71 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 207 | 13.0 | 1.4 | .7 | .1 | .1 | 4.1 |
| Shandon Anderson | SF | 48 | 1 | 638 | 81 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 126 | 13.3 | 1.7 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 2.6 |
| Wayne Simien | PF | 43 | 2 | 414 | 88 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 146 | 9.6 | 2.0 | .2 | .3 | .0 | 3.4 |
| Michael Doleac | C | 31 | 3 | 371 | 85 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 98 | 12.0 | 2.7 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 3.2 |
| Derek Anderson$^†$ | SG | 23 | 3 | 465 | 60 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 133 | 20.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | .3 | .1 | 5.8 |
| Dorell Wright | SF | 20 | 2 | 132 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 6.6 | 1.6 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 2.9 |
| Gerald Fitch | PG | 18 | 1 | 239 | 30 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 84 | 13.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | .4 | .3 | 4.7 |
| Earl Barron | C | 8 | 0 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5.6 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Matt Walsh | SG | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
* $^†$ 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 |
| Dwyane Wade | SG | 23 | 23 | 959 | 135 | 132 | 51 | 26 | 654 | 41.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 28.4 |
| Antoine Walker | PF | 23 | 23 | 862 | 129 | 56 | 23 | 8 | 307 | 37.5 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .3 | 13.3 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 23 | 23 | 759 | 225 | 39 | 11 | 34 | 424 | 33.0 | 9.8 | 1.7 | .5 | 1.5 | 18.4 |
| Jason Williams | PG | 23 | 23 | 686 | 46 | 90 | 15 | 0 | 214 | 29.8 | 2.0 | 3.9 | .7 | .0 | 9.3 |
| Gary Payton | PG | 23 | 0 | 560 | 40 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 133 | 24.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .1 | 5.8 |
| Udonis Haslem | PF | 22 | 22 | 650 | 162 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 189 | 29.5 | 7.4 | .8 | .6 | .3 | 8.6 |
| James Posey | SF | 22 | 1 | 607 | 125 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 160 | 27.6 | 5.7 | .9 | .8 | .1 | 7.3 |
| Alonzo Mourning | C | 21 | 0 | 226 | 61 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 80 | 10.8 | 2.9 | .1 | .2 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| Shandon Anderson | SF | 13 | 0 | 90 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6.9 | .9 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 1.0 |
| Michael Doleac | C | 8 | 0 | 72 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9.0 | 2.8 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Derek Anderson | SG | 8 | 0 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 | 1.1 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Wayne Simien | PF | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Jason Kapono | SF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |

## Award winners

* Shaquille O'Neal, NBA leader in field goal percentage
** He joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only two players in league history to lead the league in field goal percentage nine times.
* Shaquille O'Neal, All-NBA First Team
* Dwyane Wade, NBA All-Star Skills Challenge Champion
* Dwyane Wade, All-NBA Second Team
* Dwyane Wade, NBA Finals MVP
* Dwyane Wade, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
NBA All-Star Game
* Dwyane Wade, NBA All-Star Game Appearance
* Shaquille O'Neal, NBA All-Star Appearance