# 2004–05 Miami Heat season

The 2004–05 NBA season was the 17th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. The Heat entered the season with high expectations following the acquisition of All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers, plus signing free agents Christian Laettner, three-point specialist Damon Jones, and Shandon Anderson. O'Neal was traded away from the Lakers following recurrence of bad blood with former teammate Kobe Bryant. Despite their numerous conflicts during their 8 years as teammates, the duo led the Lakers to 3-straight championship titles from 2000 to 2002. The team played solid basketball posting a 14-game winning streak between December and January winning 25 of their first 32 games, then winning twelve straight between February and March. At midseason, the team re-signed free agent All-Star center Alonzo Mourning, and re-acquired former Heat guard Steve Smith from the expansion Charlotte Bobcats. The Heat finished in first place in both their division and conference with a 59–23 record, which was the franchise's best since 1996–97.
Second-year star Dwyane Wade led the Heat in scoring averaging 24.1 points per game, while O'Neal finished second on the team in scoring with 22.9 points per game. Both players were selected to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game at Denver, which marked Wade's first All-Star appearance.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Heat swept the New Jersey Nets in four straight games, then swept the Washington Wizards in four straight in the semi-finals. However, the Heat were eventually eliminated in seven games during the Eastern Conference finals by the 2nd-seeded, and defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons. The Wade and Shaq-led Heat were expected by many to face the Spurs in the Finals (They would eventually meet 8 years later). Following the season, Eddie Jones was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, Damon Jones signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Laettner and Smith both retired.
This was the first and last time the Heat would be eliminated in the Conference Finals until 2022.

## Key dates

* June 24 - The 2004 NBA draft took place in New York City.
* July 8 - The free agency period started.
* July 14 - The Heat traded Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, Brian Grant and a 2006 first round draft pick (Jordan Farmar) to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Shaquille O'Neal.
* October 5 - The Heat played their first preseason game on the road against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center.
* October 27 - The Heat's regular season began with an away game versus the New Jersey Nets at the Continental Airlines Arena.

## Offseason
### 2004 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 19 | Dorell Wright | Forward | United States | South Kent Prep HS (CT) |
| 2 | 47 | Pape Sow | Forward | Senegal | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2 | 53 | Matt Freije | Forward | United States | Vanderbilt |

### Free agency
#### Additions

Re-signings:
* Rasual Butler
Signings:
* Michael Doleac (from Denver)
* Keyon Dooling (from L.A. Clippers)
* Damon Jones (from Milwaukee)
* Christian Laettner (from Golden State)
* Wesley Person (from Atlanta)
Trades:
* Shaquille O'Neal (from L.A. Lakers)

#### Subtractions

Free agents:
* Rafer Alston (to Toronto)
* Samaki Walker (to Washington)
Trades:
* Caron Butler (to L.A. Lakers)
* Brian Grant (to L.A. Lakers)
* Lamar Odom (to L.A. Lakers)
Expansion draft:
* Loren Woods (to Charlotte)

## Regular season
### Standings

| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| Miami Heat | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 35–6 | 24–17 | 15–1 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Orlando Magic | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 | 24–17 | 12–29 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 | 14–27 | 4–37 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 46 | 9–32 | 4–37 | 2–14 | 82 |

### Record vs. opponents

2004-05 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | 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 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Boston | 3–1 | – | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 3–1 | 0–4 | – | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Chicago | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Denver | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | – | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Memphis | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Miami | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Milwaukee | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | – | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| New Orleans | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| New York | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | – | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Sacramento | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | – | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Toronto | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 |
| Washington | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — |

### Game log

2004–05 game log Total: – (Home: –; Road: –) :
November
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 3
@New Jersey Nets
100–77
Continental Airlines Arena
1–0
2
November 4
Cleveland Cavaliers
92–86
AmericanAirlines
2–0
3
November 6
@Washington Wizards
118–106
MCI Center
3–0
4
November 9
Washington Wizards
103–93
4–0
5
November 11
Dallas Mavericks
93–113
AmericanAirlines Arena
4–1
6
November 12
@San Antonio Spurs
84–93
4–2
7
November 14
Milwaukee Bucks
112–110
AmericanAirlines Arena
5–2
8
November 16
@Minnesota Timberwolves
97–108
Target Center
5–3
9
November 17
@Milwaukee Bucks
113–106
Bradley Center
6–3
10
November 19
Utah Jazz
107–105
AmericanAirlines
7–3
11
November 21
Philadelphia 76ers
93–83
8–3
12
November 23
Portland Trail Blazers
87–99
8–4
13
November 24
@Atlanta Hawks
99–93
Philips Arena
9–4
14
November 26
@Detroit Pistons
77–78
The Palace of Auburn Hills
9–5
15
November 28
Boston Celtics
106–104
10–5
16
November 30
Toronto Raptors
92–94
AmericanAirlines Arena
10–6 :
December
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 3
@Chicago Bulls
United Center
18
December 4
@Denver Nuggets
Pepsi Center
19
December 6
@Utah Jazz
Delta Center
20
December 8
@Milwaukee Bucks
Bradley Center
21
December 10
Memphis Grizzlies
AmericanAirlines Arena
22
December 12
Toronto Raptors
Air Canada Centre
23
December 13
Washington Wizards
AmericanAirlines Arena
24
December 15
@Washington Wizards
98–93
MCI Center
25
December 17
Denver Nuggets
107–100
AmericanAirlines Arena
26
December 19
Orlando Magic
117–107
AmericanAirlines Arena
27
December 21
Boston Celtics
108–100
AmericanAirlines Arena
28
December 23
109–107
ARCO Arena
29
December 25
104–102
STAPLES Center
30
December 27
Atlanta Hawks
116–102
AmericanAirlines Arena
31
December 30
@Detroit Pistons
89–78
The Palace of Auburn Hills :
2004–05 season schedule :

## Playoffs

2005 playoff game log :
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 24
New Jersey
W 116–98
Dwyane Wade (32)
Haslem, O'Neal (11)
Dwyane Wade (8)
American Airlines Arena 20,212
1–0
2
April 26
New Jersey
W 104–87
Alonzo Mourning (21)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Dwyane Wade (10)
American Airlines Arena 20,276
2–0
3
April 28
@ New Jersey
W 108–105 (2OT)
Shaquille O'Neal (25)
Udonis Haslem (19)
Dwyane Wade (8)
Continental Airlines Arena 20,174
3–0
4
May 1
@ New Jersey
W 110–97
Dwyane Wade (34)
Udonis Haslem (11)
Dwyane Wade (9)
Continental Airlines Arena 20,174
4–0 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 8
Washington
W 105–86
Dwyane Wade (20)
Eddie Jones (8)
Dwyane Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,151
1–0
2
May 10
Washington
W 108–102
Dwyane Wade (31)
Udonis Haslem (13)
Dwyane Wade (15)
American Airlines Arena 20,205
2–0
3
May 12
@ Washington
W 102–95
Dwyane Wade (31)
Alonzo Mourning (13)
D. Jones, Wade (6)
MCI Center 20,173
3–0
4
May 14
@ Washington
W 99–95
Dwyane Wade (42)
Udonis Haslem (13)
Damon Jones (6)
MCI Center 20,173
4–0 :
Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 23
Detroit
L 81–90
Eddie Jones (22)
Eddie Jones (8)
Damon Jones (5)
American Airlines Arena 20,203
0–1
2
May 25
Detroit
W 92–86
Dwyane Wade (40)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,228
1–1
3
May 29
@ Detroit
W 113–104
Dwyane Wade (36)
D. Jones, Wade (7)
D. Jones, O'Neal (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
2–1
4
May 31
@ Detroit
L 96–106
Dwyane Wade (28)
Eddie Jones (10)
Dwyane Wade (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
2–2
5
June 2
Detroit
W 88–76
Shaquille O'Neal (20)
Udonis Haslem (13)
Damon Jones (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,225
3–2
6
June 4
@ Detroit
L 66–91
Shaquille O'Neal (24)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Damon Jones (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
3–3
7
June 6
Detroit
L 82–88
Shaquille O'Neal (27)
Udonis Haslem (10)
Dwyane Wade (4)
American Airlines Arena 20,241
3–4 :
2005 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Damon Jones | PG | 82 | 66 | 2,576 | 231 | 350 | 44 | 5 | 955 | 31.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | .5 | .1 | 11.6 |
| Eddie Jones | SF | 80 | 80 | 2,839 | 405 | 212 | 86 | 38 | 1,018 | 35.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .5 | 12.7 |
| Udonis Haslem | PF | 80 | 80 | 2,675 | 726 | 108 | 63 | 41 | 870 | 33.4 | 9.1 | 1.4 | .8 | .5 | 10.9 |
| Michael Doleac | C | 80 | 8 | 1,175 | 259 | 47 | 23 | 22 | 321 | 14.7 | 3.2 | .6 | .3 | .3 | 4.0 |
| Dwyane Wade | SG | 77 | 77 | 2,974 | 397 | 520 | 121 | 82 | 1,854 | 38.6 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 24.1 |
| Keyon Dooling | PG | 74 | 0 | 1,184 | 90 | 132 | 39 | 11 | 382 | 16.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .5 | .1 | 5.2 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 73 | 73 | 2,492 | 760 | 200 | 36 | 171 | 1,669 | 34.1 | 10.4 | 2.7 | .5 | 2.3 | 22.9 |
| Rasual Butler | SF | 65 | 15 | 1,203 | 151 | 62 | 18 | 29 | 420 | 18.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .4 | 6.5 |
| Shandon Anderson$^†$ | SF | 65 | 5 | 1,151 | 190 | 70 | 40 | 14 | 255 | 17.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .6 | .2 | 3.9 |
| Christian Laettner | PF | 49 | 0 | 739 | 131 | 41 | 32 | 15 | 260 | 15.1 | 2.7 | .8 | .7 | .3 | 5.3 |
| Wang Zhizhi | C | 20 | 0 | 92 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 4.6 | .9 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 2.2 |
| Alonzo Mourning$^†$ | C | 19 | 3 | 245 | 71 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 95 | 12.9 | 3.7 | .2 | .2 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| Wesley Person$^†$ | SF | 16 | 3 | 206 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 12.9 | 1.4 | .7 | .4 | .0 | 3.9 |
| Malik Allen$^†$ | PF | 14 | 0 | 248 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 83 | 17.7 | 3.7 | .8 | .3 | .8 | 5.9 |
| Steve Smith$^†$ | SG | 13 | 0 | 114 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .2 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Qyntel Woods | SF | 3 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 13.3 | 2.0 | .0 | 1.3 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Dorell Wright | SF | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9.0 | .3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .0 | 2.3 |
* $^†$ 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 |
| Eddie Jones | SF | 15 | 15 | 601 | 87 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 205 | 40.1 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .6 | 13.7 |
| Udonis Haslem | PF | 15 | 15 | 543 | 150 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 138 | 36.2 | 10.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .4 | 9.2 |
| Damon Jones | PG | 15 | 15 | 498 | 41 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 181 | 33.2 | 2.7 | 4.0 | .5 | .0 | 12.1 |
| Alonzo Mourning | C | 15 | 2 | 254 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 91 | 16.9 | 4.8 | .3 | .3 | 2.2 | 6.1 |
| Keyon Dooling | PG | 15 | 0 | 264 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 110 | 17.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .4 | .1 | 7.3 |
| Dwyane Wade | SG | 14 | 14 | 571 | 80 | 93 | 22 | 16 | 384 | 40.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 27.4 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 13 | 13 | 431 | 102 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 252 | 33.2 | 7.8 | 1.9 | .4 | 1.5 | 19.4 |
| Christian Laettner | PF | 13 | 0 | 136 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 10.5 | 1.9 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 2.2 |
| Rasual Butler | SF | 12 | 1 | 182 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 15.2 | 1.5 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 4.7 |
| Michael Doleac | C | 9 | 0 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7.2 | 1.6 | .0 | .1 | .1 | 1.8 |
| Shandon Anderson | SF | 8 | 0 | 97 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .6 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Steve Smith | SG | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |

## Awards, records and milestones
### Awards
#### Week/Month

Shaquille O'Neal "32" Dwyane Wade "3"

## Transactions
### Trades

Shaquielle O'Neal from L.A. Lakers