# 2018–19 Miami Heat season

The 2018–19 Miami Heat season was the 31st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
This was Dwyane Wade's final season, after playing 16 years in the NBA. Believed by many to be the best player in franchise history, Wade led the team to its first championship title in 2006, as well as back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013. He also led the team to a total of 11 playoff appearances, and Finals appearances in 2011 and 2014 and won the scoring title in 2009. Including his honorary All-Star spot this season, Wade has 13 total NBA All-Star Game appearances to his name, including an All-Star MVP Award in 2010.
On March 26, 2019, the Heat retired Chris Bosh's jersey prior to their game versus the Orlando Magic. A free agent since 2017, Bosh officially announced his retirement on February 12, 2019, due to an ongoing battle with blood clots that ended his playing career in 2016.
The Heat were eliminated from playoff contention for the third time in five years on April 9, when the Detroit Pistons defeated the Memphis Grizzlies. As of 2023, this was the last time that the Heat missed the playoffs.

## Draft picks

The Heat did not have a pick in the 2018 NBA draft, with their selections having been traded to the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies (later Houston Rockets), respectively.

## Standings
### Division

| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Orlando Magic | 42 | 40 | .512 | – | 25‍–‍16 | 17‍–‍24 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 3.0 | 25‍–‍16 | 14‍–‍27 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Miami Heat | 39 | 43 | .476 | 3.0 | 19‍–‍22 | 20‍–‍21 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 32 | 50 | .390 | 10.0 | 22‍–‍19 | 10‍–‍31 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 13.0 | 17‍–‍24 | 12‍–‍29 | 6–10 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Boston Celtics | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 7 | y – Orlando Magic * | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Charlotte Hornets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Washington Wizards | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Chicago Bulls | 22 | 60 | .268 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2018 preseason game log Total: 3–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–3) :
Preseason: 3–3 (home: 3–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 30
@ San Antonio
L 100–104
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Olynyk, Wade (4)
AT&T Center 17,024
0–1
2
October 2
@ Charlotte
L 113–122
Kelly Olynyk (18)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Goran Dragic (4)
Spectrum Center 8,417
0–2
3
October 5
@ Washington
L 114–121
Maten, Winslow (17)
Hassan Whiteside (9)
Briante Weber (6)
Capital One Arena 12,825
0–3
4
October 8
Orlando
W 90–89
Rodney McGruder (19)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Dragic, McGruder, Johnson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
1–3
5
October 10
New Orleans
W 140–128
Bam Adebayo (26)
Bam Adebayo (12)
Tyler Johnson (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
2–3
6
October 12
Atlanta
W 119–113
Josh Richardson (24)
Dwyane Wade (5)
Wade, Dragic (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
3–3 :
2018–19 season schedule :

### Regular season

2018–19 game log Total: 39–43 (Home: 19–22; Road: 20–21) :
October: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 17
@ Orlando
101–104
Goran Dragic (26)
Hassan Whiteside (18)
Goran Dragic (4)
Amway Center 19,191
0–1
2
October 18
@ Washington
113–112
Josh Richardson (28)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Goran Dragic (8)
Capital One Arena 20,409
1–1
3
October 20
Charlotte
112–113
Dwyane Wade (21)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Goran Dragic (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
1–2
4
October 24
New York
110–87
Hassan Whiteside (22)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Kelly Olynyk (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
2–2
5
October 27
Portland
120–111
Goran Dragic (28)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Dragic, Richardson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
3–2
6
October 29
Sacramento
113–123
Josh Richardson (31)
Hassan Whiteside (24)
Goran Dragic (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
3–3
7
October 30
@ Charlotte
113–125
Dwyane Wade (19)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
Justise Winslow (5)
Spectrum Center 14,117
3–4 :
November
: 5–9 (home: 2–6; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 3
@ Atlanta
118–123
Josh Richardson (32)
Justise Winslow (10)
Justise Winslow (8)
State Farm Arena 16,303
3–5
9
November 5
@ Detroit
120–115 (OT)
Josh Richardson (27)
Richardson, Adebayo (8)
Goran Dragic (6)
Little Caesars Arena 1,4148
4–5
10
November 7
San Antonio
95–88
Hassan Whiteside (29)
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Josh Richardson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
5–5
11
November 9
Indiana
102–110
Kelly Olynyk (20)
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Josh Richardson (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
5–6
12
November 10
Washington
110–116
Josh Richardson (24)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Josh Richardson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
5–7
13
November 12
Philadelphia
114–124
Goran Dragic (22)
Hassan Whiteside (11)
Goran Dragic (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
5–8
14
November 14
@ Brooklyn
120–107
Tyler Johnson (24)
Justise Winslow (11)
Goran Dragic (5)
Barclays Center 13,317
6–8
15
November 16
@ Indiana
91–99
Josh Richardson (28)
Hassan Whiteside (17)
Justise Winslow (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
6–9
16
November 18
LA Lakers
97–113
Wayne Ellington (19)
Bam Adebayo (8)
Rodney McGruder (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,686
6–10
17
November 20
Brooklyn
92–104
Hassan Whiteside (21)
Hassan Whiteside (23)
Josh Richardson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
6–11
18
November 23
@ Chicago
103–96
Josh Richardson (27)
Bam Adebayo (13)
Wayne Ellington (4)
United Center 20,935
7–11
19
November 25
@ Toronto
115–125
Dwyane Wade (35)
Bam Adebayo (21)
Dwyane Wade (6)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
7–12
20
November 27
Atlanta
113–115
Josh Richardson (22)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Rodney McGruder (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
7–13
21
November 30
New Orleans
106–101
Josh Richardson (20)
Bam Adebayo (11)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
8–13 :
December
: 9–5 (home: 4–3; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
December 2
Utah
102–100
Hassan Whiteside (23)
Hassan Whiteside (20)
Dwyane Wade (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
9–13
23
December 4
Orlando
90–105
Justise Winslow (14)
Hassan Whiteside (9)
Josh Richardson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
9–14
24
December 7
@ Phoenix
115–98
Bam Adebayo (22)
Bam Adebayo (10)
Goran Dragic (10)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,273
10–14
25
December 8
@ LA Clippers
121–98
Dwyane Wade (25)
Derrick Jones Jr. (11)
Justise Winslow (9)
Staples Center 17,113
11–14
26
December 10
@ LA Lakers
105–108
Justise Winslow (28)
Derrick Jones Jr. (14)
Dwyane Wade (10)
Staples Center 18,997
11–15
27
December 12
@ Utah
84–111
Rodney McGruder (16)
Kelly Olynyk (8)
Olynyk, Adebayo (3)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
11–16
28
December 14
@ Memphis
100–97
Olynyk, Richardson (18)
Bam Adebayo (9)
Josh Richardson (7)
FedExForum 16,313
12–16
29
December 16
@ New Orleans
102–96
Josh Richardson (22)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
Bam Adebayo (5)
Smoothie King Center 15,535
13–16
30
December 20
Houston
101–99
Josh Richardson (22)
Hassan Whiteside (17)
Josh Richardson (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
14–16
31
December 22
Milwaukee
94–87
Josh Richardson (16)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Justise Winslow (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
15–16
32
December 23
@ Orlando
115–91
Tyler Johnson (25)
Josh Richardson (10)
Johnson, Winslow, Adebayo (5)
Amway Center 18,846
16–16
33
December 26
Toronto
104–106
Justise Winslow (21)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
Josh Richardson (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,902
16–17
34
December 28
Cleveland
118–94
Justise Winslow (24)
Justise Winslow (11)
Justise Winslow (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,617
17–17
35
December 30
Minnesota
104–113
Dwyane Wade (21)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Dwyane Wade (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
17–18 :
January
: 7–7 (home: 3–3; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
36
January 2
@ Cleveland
117–92
Josh Richardson (24)
Hassan Whiteside (12)
Richardson, Adebayo (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
18–18
37
January 4
Washington
115–109
Hassan Whiteside (21)
Hassan Whiteside (18)
Justise Winslow (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
19–18
38
January 6
@ Atlanta
82–106
Derrick Jones Jr. (14)
Adebayo, Olynyk (6)
Rodney McGruder (5)
State Farm Arena 16,630
19–19
39
January 8
Denver
99–103
Dion Waiters (15)
Hassan Whiteside (11)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
19–20
40
January 10
Boston
115–99
Dwyane Wade (19)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Justise Winslow (11)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
20–20
41
January 12
Memphis
112–108
Justise Winslow (26)
Bam Adebayo (10)
Josh Richardson (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
21–20
42
January 15
@ Milwaukee
86–124
Winslow, Whiteside (19)
Hassan Whiteside (8)
Josh Richardson (5)
Fiserv Forum 17,626
21–21
43
January 18
@ Detroit
93–98
Dwyane Wade (20)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
Dwyane Wade (8)
Little Caesars Arena 17,228
21–22
44
January 19
@ Chicago
117–103
Josh Richardson (26)
Wade, Whiteside (10)
Dwyane Wade (7)
United Center 20,926
22–22
45
January 21
@ Boston
99–107
Waiters, Jones Jr. (18)
Derrick Jones Jr. (9)
Justise Winslow (6)
TD Garden 18,624
22–23
46
January 23
LA Clippers
99–111
Hassan Whiteside (22)
Hassan Whiteside (16)
Johnson, Richardson (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
22–24
47
January 25
@ Cleveland
100–94
Justise Winslow (27)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Tyler Johnson (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
23–24
48
January 27
@ N. Y. Knicks
106–97
Wayne Ellington (19)
Hassan Whiteside (16)
Dwyane Wade (10)
Madison Square Garden 18,852
24–24
49
January 30
Chicago
89–105
Tyler Johnson (15)
Olynyk, Whiteside (9)
Waiters, Winslow (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
24–25 :
February
: 3–9 (home: 1–4; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 1
Oklahoma City
102–118
Kelly Olynyk (21)
Hassan Whiteside (6)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
24–26
51
February 2
Indiana
88–95
Dwyane Wade (21)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
24–27
52
February 5
@ Portland
118–108
Hassan Whiteside (28)
Hassan Whiteside (11)
Justise Winslow (5)
Moda Center 19,468
25–27
53
February 8
@ Sacramento
96–102
Josh Richardson (21)
Hassan Whiteside (19)
Justise Winslow (6)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
25–28
54
February 10
@ Golden State
118–120
Josh Richardson (37)
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Dwyane Wade (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
25–29
55
February 11
@ Denver
87–103
Justise Winslow (15)
Rodney McGruder (10)
Josh Richardson (8)
Pepsi Center 18,378
25–30
56
February 13
@ Dallas
112–101
Dwyane Wade (22)
Justise Winslow (11)
Richardson, Winslow (6)
American Airlines Center 20,364
26–30
57
February 21
@ Philadelphia
102–106
Dwyane Wade (19)
Justise Winslow (7)
Justise Winslow (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,505
26–31
58
February 23
Detroit
96–119
Dion Waiters (17)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Dion Waiters (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
26–32
59
February 25
Phoenix
121–124
Hassan Whiteside (29)
Hassan Whiteside (11)
Josh Richardson (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
26–33
60
February 27
Golden State
126–125
Goran Dragić (27)
Bam Adebayo (10)
Josh Richardson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,647
27–33
61
February 28
@ Houston
118–121
Olynyk, Dragić (21)
Justise Winslow (7)
Justise Winslow (8)
Toyota Center 18,055
27–34 :
March
: 11–4 (home: 6–3; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 2
Brooklyn
117–88
Kelly Olynyk (25)
Bam Adebayo (16)
Waiters, Richardson (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
28–34
63
March 4
Atlanta
114–113
Dwyane Wade (23)
Hassan Whiteside (7)
Wade, Richardson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
29–34
64
March 6
@ Charlotte
91–84
Kelly Olynyk (22)
Kelly Olynyk (11)
Justise Winslow (7)
Spectrum Center 18,137
30–34
65
March 8
Cleveland
126–110
Josh Richardson (20)
Hassan Whiteside (11)
Justise Winslow (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
31–34
66
March 10
Toronto
104–125
Bam Adebayo (19)
Hassan Whiteside (7)
Bam Adebayo (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
31–35
67
March 13
Detroit
108–74
Justise Winslow (16)
Hassan Whiteside (11)
Josh Richardson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
32–35
68
March 15
Milwaukee
98–113
Justise Winslow (20)
Bam Adebayo (11)
Justise Winslow (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
32–36
69
March 17
Charlotte
93–75
Goran Dragić (19)
Kelly Olynyk (9)
Kelly Olynyk (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
33–36
70
March 18
@ Oklahoma City
116–107
Goran Dragić (26)
Kelly Olynyk (9)
Goran Dragić (11)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
34–36
71
March 20
@ San Antonio
110–105
Goran Dragić (22)
Bam Adebayo (15)
Bam Adebayo (5)
AT&T Center 18,354
35–36
72
March 22
@ Milwaukee
87–116
Hassan Whiteside (14)
Hassan Whiteside (9)
Josh Richardson (5)
Fiserv Forum 18,094
35–37
73
March 23
@ Washington
113–108
Dwyane Wade (20)
Bam Adebayo (11)
Bam Adebayo (8)
Capital One Arena 20,409
36–37
74
March 26
Orlando
99–104
Dion Waiters (26)
Bam Adebayo (11)
Dwyane Wade (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,704
36–38
75
March 28
Dallas
105–99
Goran Dragić (23)
Bam Adebayo (16)
Goran Dragić (11)
American Airlines Arena 19,851
37–38
76
March 30
@ N. Y. Knicks
100–92
Dion Waiters (28)
Hassan Whiteside (13)
Goran Dragić (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
38–38 :
April
: 1–5 (home: 1–1; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 1
@ Boston
105–110
Goran Dragić (30)
Bam Adebayo (14)
Dwyane Wade (7)
TD Garden 18,624
38–39
78
April 3
Boston
102–112
Dion Waiters (21)
Hassan Whiteside (15)
Dwyane Wade (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,904
38–40
79
April 5
@ Minnesota
109–111
Dwyane Wade (24)
Whiteside, Dragić, Winslow (7)
Goran Dragić (9)
Target Center 17,763
38–41
80
April 7
@ Toronto
109–117 (OT)
Dwyane Wade (21)
Bam Adebayo (13)
Dragić, Winslow (6)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
38–42
81
April 9
Philadelphia
122–99
Dwyane Wade (30)
Whiteside, Adebayo (9)
Goran Dragić (13)
American Airlines Arena 20,153
39–42
82
April 10
@ Brooklyn
94–113
Dwyane Wade (25)
Wade, Haslem (11)
Dwyane Wade (10)
Barclays Center 17,732
39–43 :
2018–19 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Bam Adebayo | C | 82 | 28 | 1,913 | 597 | 184 | 71 | 65 | 729 | 23.3 | 7.3 | 2.2 | .9 | .8 | 8.9 |
| Kelly Olynyk | PF | 79 | 36 | 1,812 | 375 | 140 | 53 | 37 | 787 | 22.9 | 4.7 | 1.8 | .7 | .5 | 10.0 |
| Josh Richardson | SG | 73 | 73 | 2,539 | 263 | 298 | 79 | 34 | 1,209 | 34.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 1.1 | .5 | 16.6 |
| Hassan Whiteside | C | 72 | 53 | 1,674 | 817 | 56 | 46 | 136 | 887 | 23.3 | 11.3 | .8 | .6 | 1.9 | 12.3 |
| Dwyane Wade | SG | 72 | 2 | 1,885 | 285 | 301 | 59 | 38 | 1,083 | 26.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | .8 | .5 | 15.0 |
| Justise Winslow | SF | 66 | 52 | 1,959 | 355 | 282 | 72 | 19 | 830 | 29.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .3 | 12.6 |
| Rodney McGruder | SG | 66 | 45 | 1,550 | 238 | 112 | 36 | 12 | 503 | 23.5 | 3.6 | 1.7 | .5 | .2 | 7.6 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | SF | 60 | 14 | 1,153 | 240 | 37 | 46 | 42 | 422 | 19.2 | 4.0 | .6 | .8 | .7 | 7.0 |
| James Johnson | PF | 55 | 33 | 1,164 | 176 | 135 | 35 | 27 | 428 | 21.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | .6 | .5 | 7.8 |
| Dion Waiters | SG | 44 | 28 | 1,138 | 116 | 121 | 29 | 9 | 527 | 25.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | .7 | .2 | 12.0 |
| Tyler Johnson$^†$ | PG | 44 | 10 | 1,123 | 121 | 112 | 40 | 21 | 475 | 25.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | .9 | .5 | 10.8 |
| Goran Dragić | PG | 36 | 22 | 991 | 111 | 174 | 30 | 5 | 494 | 27.5 | 3.1 | 4.8 | .8 | .1 | 13.7 |
| Wayne Ellington$^†$ | SG | 25 | 12 | 533 | 47 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 209 | 21.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .1 | 8.4 |
| Duncan Robinson | SF | 15 | 1 | 161 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 10.7 | 1.3 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Udonis Haslem | C | 10 | 1 | 74 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7.4 | 2.7 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Ryan Anderson$^†$ | PF | 10 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4.4 | .9 | .2 | .1 | .0 | .7 |
| Yante Maten | PF | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 1.5 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Emanuel Terry$^†$ | PF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.

## Transactions
### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | July 1, 2018 |
| Wayne Ellington | July 13, 2018 |
| Dwyane Wade | September 18, 2018 |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Contract | Former Team |
| Duncan Robinson | July 10, 2018 | Two-way contract | Michigan Wolverines |
| Yante Maten | July 29, 2018 | Two-way contract | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Malik Newman | August 6, 2018 | | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Marcus Lee | August 15, 2018 | | California Golden Bears |
| Brianté Weber | August 21, 2018 | | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Jarnell Stokes | August 27, 2018 | | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason Left | New Team | Ref. |
| Jordan Mickey | Option declined | Khimki | |
| Derrick Walton | Unrestricted free agent | Chicago Bulls | |