# 2003–04 Miami Heat season

The 2003–04 NBA season was the 16th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. This season saw the team draft future All-Star and 3-time NBA Champion Dwyane Wade with the fifth overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft, while acquiring forward Lamar Odom from the Los Angeles Clippers. Before the season began, head coach Pat Riley resigned, but he would later return midway in the 2005–06 season and help guide the Heat to their first ever NBA championship. Under new head coach Stan Van Gundy, the Heat stumbled out of the gate losing their first seven games. By the beginning of March, the team had a record of 25–36. However, the Heat rallied to win 17 of their last 21 games, finishing with a final record of 42–40. Despite the mediocre record, the Heat entered the playoffs as the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Wade had a stellar rookie season, averaging 16.2 points per game, and was selected to the All-Rookie First Team.
The first round series pitted the Heat against the New Orleans Hornets, then in its second season of existence. The Heat would go on to defeat New Orleans in seven games. They advanced to the Conference Semi-finals for the first time since 2000. However, they went no further as they fell to the top-seeded Indiana Pacers in six games.
Following the season, Odom, second-year forward Caron Butler, and Brian Grant were all traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for big man Shaquille O'Neal, who had bad blood with Kobe Bryant; Bryant blamed O'Neal for the Lakers' loss in the finals to the underdog Detroit Pistons.

## Key dates

* June 26 – The 2003 NBA draft took place in New York City.
* July 8 – The free agency period started.
* October 27 – The Heat's regular season began with a road game versus the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia Center.

## Offseason
### 2003 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 5 | Dwyane Wade | Guard | United States | Marquette |
| 2 | 33 | Jerome Beasley | Forward | United States | North Dakota |

### Free agency

Signings:
Lamar Odom, Rafer Alston

## Pre-season
### Game log

2003 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 7
Philadelphia
W 86–79 (OT)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Roberto Clemente Coliseum 8,893
1–0
2
October 10
Atlanta
W 94–92
N/A
N/A
N/A
TECO Arena 3,895
2–0
3
October 11
@ Orlando
W 77–75
N/A
N/A
N/A
Amway Arena 13,118
3–0
4
October 14
San Antonio
W 99–98
N/A
N/A
N/A
AmericanAirlines Arena 10,019
4–0
5
October 16
@ Atlanta
L 78–92
N/A
N/A
N/A
Philips Arena 8,193
4–1
6
October 17
@ Detroit
W 84–71
N/A
N/A
N/A
The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,757
5–1
7
October 21
Memphis
L 82–97
N/A
N/A
N/A
AmericanAirlines Arena 10,241
5–2 :
2003–04 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-New Jersey Nets | 47 | 35 | .573 | – | 28–13 | 19–22 | 18–7 |
| x-Miami Heat | 42 | 40 | .512 | 5 | 29–12 | 13–28 | 15–10 |
| x-New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 8 | 23–18 | 16–25 | 15–7 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 11 | 19–22 | 17–24 | 14–10 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 14 | 21–20 | 12–29 | 10–14 |
| Washington Wizards | 25 | 57 | .305 | 22 | 17–24 | 8–33 | 3–21 |
| Orlando Magic | 21 | 61 | .256 | 26 | 11–30 | 10–31 | 8–16 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Indiana Pacers | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
| 2 | y-New Jersey Nets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 14 |
| 3 | x-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 7 |
| 4 | x-Miami Heat | 42 | 40 | .512 | 19 |
| 5 | x-New Orleans Hornets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
| 6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
| 7 | x-New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
| 8 | x-Boston Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 26 |
| 10 | Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 |
| 11 | Philadelphia 76ers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 |
| 12 | Atlanta Hawks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33 |
| 13 | Washington Wizards | 25 | 57 | .305 | 36 |
| 14 | Chicago Bulls | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38 |
| 15 | Orlando Magic | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 |

### Record vs. opponents

2003-04 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 1–3 | – | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 2–1 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Cleveland | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Dallas | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Memphis | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| New Orleans | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | – | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| New York | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | – | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Philadelphia | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Toronto | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — |

### Game log
#### October

Record: 0-3; home: 0-1; road: 0–2
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading Scorer | Venue | Record |
| 1 | October 28 | Miami | 74–89 | Philadelphia | NO | Dwyane Wade (18) | Wachovia Center | 0–1 |
| 2 | October 29 | Miami | 75–98 | Boston | NO | Eddie Jones (22) | Fleet Center | 0–2 |
| 3 | October 31 | Detroit | 93–81 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (20) | American Airlines Arena | 0–3 |

#### November

Record: 5–9; home: 4–2; road: 1–7
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Venue | Record |
| 4 | November 3 | Miami | 93-103 | Dallas | NO | Udonis Haslem (20) | American Airlines Center | 0–4 |
| 5 | November 4 | Miami | 73–80 | San Antonio | NO | Eddie Jones (26) | SBC Center | 0–5 |
| 6 | November 8 | Minnesota | 88–79 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (24) | American Airlines Arena | 0–6 |
| 7 | November 11 | Houston | 90–70 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (21) | American Airlines Arena | 0–7 |
| 8 | November 12 | Cleveland | 83–88 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (25) | American Airlines Arena | 1–7 |
| 9 | November 13 | Washington | 101–105 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (26) | American Airlines Arena | 2–7 |
| 10 | November 16 | Miami | 77–99 | L.A. Lakers | NO | Lamar Odom (18) | Staples Center | 2–8 |
| 11 | November 18 | Miami | 105–98 | Seattle | NO | Lamar Odom (21) | KeyArena | 3–8 |
| 12 | November 19 | Miami | 93–94 | Portland | NO | Eddie Jones (26) | Rose Garden | 3–9 |
| 13 | November 21 | Miami | 91–101 | Golden State | NO | Lamar Odom (20) | The Arena in Oakland | 3–10 |
| 14 | November 22 | Miami | 98–100 | Phoenix | 1 | Dwyane Wade (27) | America West Arena | 3–11 |
| 15 | November 25 | New Orleans | 87–91 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (25) | American Airlines Arena | 4–11 |
| 16 | November 28 | Miami | 83–95 | Atlanta | NO | Eddie Jones (28) | Philips Arena | 4–12 |
| 17 | November 29 | Toronto | 66–78 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (16) | American Airlines Arena | 5–12 |

#### December

Record: 8–7; home: 5–3; road: 3–4
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Venue | Record |
| 18 | December 3 | Miami | 73-87 | Detroit | NO | Lamar Odom (22) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 5–13 |
| 19 | December 5 | Philadelphia | 93–90 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (21) | American Airlines Arena | 5–14 |
| 20 | December 6 | San Antonio | 86–70 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (17) | American Airlines Arena | 5–15 |
| 21 | December 9 | Phoenix | 72–92 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (16) | American Airlines Arena | 6–15 |
| 22 | December 12 | Memphis | 88–91 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (29) | American Airlines Arena | 7–15 |
| 23 | December 14 | Miami | 90–89 | Toronto | NO | Dwyane Wade (23) | Air Canada Centre | 8–15 |
| 24 | December 16 | Atlanta | 79–97 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (18) | American Airlines Arena | 9–15 |
| 25 | December 17 | Miami | 76–87 | Philadelphia | NO | Dwyane Wade (22) | Wachovia Center | 9–16 |
| 26 | December 19 | Miami | 83–97 | Memphis | NO | Dwyane Wade (21) | The Pyramid | 9–17 |
| 27 | December 21 | Golden State | 93–104 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (33) | American Airlines Arena | 10–17 |
| 28 | December 23 | Washington | 72–79 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (20) | American Airlines Arena | 11–17 |
| 29 | December 26 | Miami | 92–84 | Washington | NO | Eddie Jones (22) | MCI Center | 12–17 |
| 30 | December 27 | New York | 100–80 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (25) | Philips Arena | 12–18 |
| 31 | December 29 | Miami | 90–83 | Chicago | NO | Lamar Odom (25) | United Center | 13–18 |
| 32 | December 30 | Miami | 73–102 | New York | NO | Lamar Odom (19) | Madison Square Garden | 13–19 |

#### January

Record: 8–8; home: 6–2; road: 2–6
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Venue | Record |
| 33 | January 2 | Orlando | 101-112 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (33) | American Airlines Arena | 14–19 |
| 34 | January 5 | Indiana | 87–65 | Miami | NO | Brian Grant (14) | American Airlines Arena | 14–20 |
| 35 | January 7 | Chicago | 95–102 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (27) | American Airlines Arena | 15–20 |
| 36 | January 9 | Miami | 94–103 | Milwaukee | NO | Lamar Odom (22) | Bradley Center | 15–21 |
| 37 | January 10 | Miami | 77–83 | Minnesota | NO | Brian Grant (17) | Target Center | 15–22 |
| 38 | January 13 | Miami | 86–90 | Sacramento | NO | Lamar Odom (21) | ARCO Arena | 15–23 |
| 39 | January 15 | Miami | 85–97 | Utah | NO | Eddie Jones (18) | Delta Center | 15–24 |
| 40 | January 16 | Miami | 87–85 | L.A. Clippers | NO | Eddie Jones (22) | Staples Center | 16–24 |
| 41 | January 18 | Miami | 80–88 | Denver | NO | Lamar Odom (26) | Pepsi Center | 16–25 |
| 42 | January 20 | Boston | 86–84 | Miami | NO | Udonis Haslem (18) | American Airlines Arena | 16–26 |
| 43 | January 23 | New Jersey | 64–85 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (18) | American Airlines Arena | 17–26 |
| 44 | January 24 | Miami | 85–77 | New York | NO | Eddie Jones (26) | Madison Square Garden | 18–26 |
| 45 | January 26 | Houston | 81–95 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (27) | American Airlines Arena | 19–26 |
| 46 | January 28 | Miami | 93–94 | Cleveland | NO | Eddie Jones (16) | Gund Arena | 19–27 |
| 47 | January 30 | L.A. Clippers | 88–97 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (25) | American Airlines Arena | 20–27 |
| 48 | January 30 | New Orleans hornets | 70-94 | Miami | NO | | American Airlines Arena | 21–27 |

#### February

Record: 4–8; home: 3–4; road: 1–4
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Venue | Record |
| 49 | February 2 | Detroit | 102-100 | Miami | 1 | Eddie Jones (19) | American Airlines Arena | 21–28 |
| 50 | February 4 | Miami | 88–99 | New Jersey | NO | Lamar Odom (27) | Continental Airlines Arena | 21–29 |
| 51 | February 7 | New York | 64–76 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (18) | American Airlines Arena | 21–30 |
| 52 | February 8 | Miami | 91–97 | Indiana | NO | Lamar Odom (25) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 21–31 |
| 53 | February 10 | L.A. Lakers | 98–83 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (20) | American Airlines Arena | 21–32 |
| 54 | February 11 | Miami | 111–98 | Orlando | NO | Dwyane Wade (27) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 22–32 |
| 55 | February 17 | Utah | 85–97 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (31) | American Airlines Arena | 23–32 |
| 56 | February 20 | Atlanta | 92–125 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (24) | American Airlines Arena | 24–32 |
| 57 | February 21 | Denver | 81–97 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (28) | American Airlines Arena | 25–32 |
| 58 | February 23 | Portland | 89–81 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (25) | American Airlines Arena | 25–33 |
| 59 | February 28 | Miami | 86–92 | New Jersey | NO | Dwyane Wade (20) | Continental Airlines Arena | 25–34 |
| 60 | February 29 | Miami | 104–108 | Milwaukee | NO | Eddie Jones (25) | Bradley Center | 25–35 |

#### March

Record: 12–3; home: 9–1; road: 3–2
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Venue | Record |
| 61 | March 2 | Toronto | 89-86 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (23) | American Airlines Arena | 25–36 |
| 62 | March 4 | Milwaukee | 98–104 | Miami | NO | Rafer Alston (23) | American Airlines Arena | 26–36 |
| 63 | March 6 | Sacramento | 96–102 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (30) | American Airlines Arena | 27–36 |
| 64 | March 9 | Orlando | 89–100 | Miami | NO | Rasual Butler (19) | American Airlines Arena | 28–36 |
| 65 | March 10 | Miami | 84–95 | New Orleans | NO | Udonis Haslem (15) | New Orleans Arena | 28–37 |
| 66 | March 12 | Seattle | 74–82 | Miami | NO | Rafer Alston (15) | American Airlines Arena | 29–37 |
| 67 | March 14 | New Jersey | 95–104 | Miami | NO | Caron Butler (24) | American Airlines Arena | 30–37 |
| 68 | March 16 | New Orleans | 83–96 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (23) | American Airlines Arena | 31–37 |
| 69 | March 20 | Philadelphia | 69–101 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (17) | American Airlines Arena | 32–37 |
| 70 | March 21 | Miami | 101–81 | Washington | NO | Dwyane Wade (22) | MCI Center | 33–37 |
| 71 | March 24 | Miami | 105–90 | Orlando | NO | Eddie Jones (28) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 34–37 |
| 72 | March 26 | Dallas | 118–119 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (26) | American Airlines Arena | 35–37 |
| 73 | March 28 | Miami | 100–80 | Indiana | NO | Caron Butler (14) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 35–38 |
| 74 | March 29 | Chicago | 96–105 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (21) | American Airlines Arena | 36–38 |
| 75 | March 30 | Miami | 100–97 | Atlanta | NO | Eddie Jones (23) | Philips Arena | 37–38 |

#### April

Record: 5–2; home: 3–0; road: 2–2
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Venue | Record |
| 76 | April 2 | Miami | 102-100 | Detroit | NO | Lamar Odom (18) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 37–39 |
| 77 | April 3 | Miami | 97–83 | Chicago | NO | Eddie Jones (21) | United Center | 38–39 |
| 78 | April 7 | Boston | 101–104 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (24) | American Airlines Arena | 39–39 |
| 79 | April 9 | Cleveland | 91–106 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (20) | American Airlines Arena | 40–39 |
| 80 | April 10 | Miami | 80–91 | Cleveland | NO | Dwyane Wade (17) | Gund Arena | 40–40 |
| 81 | April 11 | Miami | 84–77 | Boston | NO | Rafer Alston (15) | Fleet Center | 41–40 |
| 82 | April 17 | New Jersey | 84–96 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (15) | American Airlines Arena | 42–40 |

## Playoffs

2004 playoff game log :
First round: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 18
New Orleans
W 81–79
Dwyane Wade (21)
Lamar Odom (11)
Odom, Wade (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,102
1–0
2
April 21
New Orleans
W 93–63
Eddie Jones (19)
Brian Grant (11)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,189
2–0
3
April 24
@ New Orleans
L 71–77
Caron Butler (24)
Caron Butler (15)
Caron Butler (4)
New Orleans Arena 14,251
2–1
4
April 27
@ New Orleans
L 85–96
Lamar Odom (25)
Brian Grant (9)
Dwyane Wade (10)
New Orleans Arena 16,009
2–2
5
April 30
New Orleans
W 87–83
Eddie Jones (25)
Caron Butler (11)
Dwyane Wade (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,147
3–2
6
May 2
@ New Orleans
L 83–89
Dwyane Wade (27)
Lamar Odom (11)
Dwyane Wade (6)
New Orleans Arena 17,297
3–3
7
May 4
New Orleans
W 85–77
Caron Butler (23)
three players tied (9)
Dwyane Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,286
4–3 :
Conference Semi-finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 6
@ Indiana
L 81–94
Dwyane Wade (22)
Caron Butler (9)
Alston, Wade (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
0–1
2
May 8
@ Indiana
L 80–91
Odom, Wade (19)
Lamar Odom (12)
Alston, Wade (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
0–2
3
May 10
Indiana
W 94–87
Dwyane Wade (25)
Brian Grant (16)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,115
1–2
4
May 12
Indiana
W 100–88
Lamar Odom (22)
Caron Butler (10)
Dwyane Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,128
2–2
5
May 15
@ Indiana
L 83–94
Dwyane Wade (16)
Lamar Odom (10)
Dwyane Wade (10)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
2–3
6
May 18
Indiana
L 70–73
Dwyane Wade (24)
Brian Grant (10)
three players tied (2)
American Airlines Arena 20,136
2–4 :
2004 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Rafer Alston | PG | 82 | 28 | 2,581 | 226 | 372 | 114 | 18 | 838 | 31.5 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .2 | 10.2 |
| Eddie Jones | SG | 81 | 81 | 2,998 | 308 | 258 | 92 | 34 | 1,401 | 37.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .4 | 17.3 |
| Lamar Odom | PF | 80 | 80 | 3,003 | 776 | 327 | 85 | 71 | 1,371 | 37.5 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 1.1 | .9 | 17.1 |
| Brian Grant | C | 76 | 76 | 2,303 | 524 | 69 | 51 | 35 | 664 | 30.3 | 6.9 | .9 | .7 | .5 | 8.7 |
| Udonis Haslem | PF | 75 | 24 | 1,795 | 473 | 51 | 33 | 24 | 550 | 23.9 | 6.3 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 7.3 |
| Caron Butler | SF | 68 | 56 | 2,030 | 326 | 126 | 75 | 13 | 623 | 29.9 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .2 | 9.2 |
| Dwyane Wade | PG | 61 | 56 | 2,126 | 247 | 275 | 86 | 34 | 991 | 34.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .6 | 16.2 |
| Malik Allen | PF | 45 | 6 | 616 | 119 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 191 | 13.7 | 2.6 | .4 | .3 | .6 | 4.2 |
| Rasual Butler | SF | 45 | 0 | 675 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 304 | 15.0 | 1.4 | .5 | .2 | .3 | 6.8 |
| Loren Woods | C | 38 | 2 | 506 | 134 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 121 | 13.3 | 3.5 | .3 | .3 | .5 | 3.2 |
| John Wallace | SF | 37 | 0 | 368 | 59 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 158 | 9.9 | 1.6 | .4 | .1 | .2 | 4.3 |
| Samaki Walker | PF | 33 | 0 | 418 | 112 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 105 | 12.7 | 3.4 | .2 | .3 | .3 | 3.2 |
| Bimbo Coles | PG | 22 | 1 | 170 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7.7 | .5 | .7 | .1 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Wang Zhizhi$^†$ | C | 14 | 0 | 105 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 7.5 | 1.0 | .1 | .2 | .3 | 3.1 |
| Tyrone Hill | PF | 5 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7.6 | 1.6 | .0 | .0 | .2 | 1.8 |
| Kirk Penney | SG | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9.0 | .5 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Jerome Beasley | PF | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | .5 | .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 |
| Lamar Odom | PF | 13 | 13 | 512 | 108 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 219 | 39.4 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .8 | 16.8 |
| Caron Butler | SF | 13 | 13 | 511 | 110 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 167 | 39.3 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | .5 | 12.8 |
| Dwyane Wade | PG | 13 | 13 | 510 | 52 | 73 | 17 | 4 | 234 | 39.2 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.3 | .3 | 18.0 |
| Eddie Jones | SG | 13 | 13 | 478 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 172 | 36.8 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .8 | 13.2 |
| Brian Grant | C | 13 | 13 | 399 | 112 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 92 | 30.7 | 8.6 | .8 | .5 | .6 | 7.1 |
| Rafer Alston | PG | 13 | 0 | 295 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 22.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .4 | .1 | 7.0 |
| Udonis Haslem | PF | 13 | 0 | 199 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 15.3 | 3.4 | .2 | .4 | .2 | 3.6 |
| Malik Allen | PF | 10 | 0 | 138 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 13.8 | 3.0 | .4 | .2 | .9 | 5.0 |
| Rasual Butler | SF | 10 | 0 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5.8 | 1.1 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Samaki Walker | PF | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Wang Zhizhi | C | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Loren Woods | C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |