The 2022–23 Miami Heat season was the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 7, the Heat clinched the title in the Southeast Division with a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Heat regressed from their 53–29 record from the prior season, when they clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Despite finishing the regular season seventh, the team repeated as Southeast Division champions (they were the only team in the division with a winning record). Miami clinched the eighth seed in the playoffs following a loss to the eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks and a win over the 10th-seeded Chicago Bulls in the play-in tournament.
On January 10, 2023, the team set an NBA record by shooting 40–40 on their free throws during a one-point home victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
In the first round, the Heat eliminated the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in five games, becoming just the sixth eighth-seeded team to defeat a first seed in NBA history in what is regarded by some to be one of the biggest upsets in NBA playoff history. They also become the first play-in team in NBA history to win a playoff series.
With a Game 6 win over the New York Knicks, the Heat became only the second eighth-seeded team to make it to the Conference Finals since the eighth-seed's implementation in 1984, the first being the 1998–99 New York Knicks, who coincidentally won over the Heat. They also became the first play-in team to make the Conference Finals. They also qualified for back–to–back Conference Finals appearances for the first time since 2013 and 2014.
The Heat avoided blowing a 3–0 lead to the Boston Celtics in the Conference Finals with a 103–84 Game 7 win on May 29, 2023, becoming the first eighth-seeded NBA team to reach the NBA Finals since the 1999 New York Knicks. They would later break that Knicks team record for wins in a postseason by an 8-seed by notching their 13th victory of the 2023 playoffs when they won Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. The defeat of Boston earned Miami their seventh overall Eastern Conference championship, their sixth trip to the NBA Finals in the last thirteen seasons, and their second NBA Finals appearance since 2020. The Heat's season ended in a Finals loss to a former ABA team that won its first NBA championship (echoing a similar fate suffered by the 1999 Knicks, when the San Antonio Spurs began their run of five championships through the next 15 years). One night later, the Florida Panthers lost the Stanley Cup Final to the Vegas Golden Knights; that series also ended in five games, and in the winner's home arena, giving the South Florida region the rare distinction of having two different teams lose the finals of their respective sport on consecutive days.
Off the court, the Heat gained notoriety after the naming rights sponsor of its arena filed for bankruptcy in November. This led to the venue being renamed twice during the season, first as the Miami-Dade Arena before the naming rights were sold again to Miami-based software company Kaseya, resulting in the arena being renamed the Kaseya Center.
After the season ended Udonis Haslem retired from the NBA after 20 seasons with the Heat.
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege / Club 1 27 Nikola Jović SF Mega Mozzart (Serbia) The Heat own their first round pick. They initially had a second-round pick which was forfeited due to tampering violations with respect to Kyle Lowry and free agency in 2021.
Roster
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Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
|-style="background:#fcc; | 1 | October 4 | Minnesota | | Adebayo, Herro (22) | Ömer Yurtseven (9) | Herro, Strus (4) | FTX Arena19,600 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 6 | @ Brooklyn | | Bam Adebayo (17) | Jamal Cain (11) | Highsmith, Jović (5) | Barclays Center14,058 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 7 | @ Memphis | | Duncan Robinson (29) | Nikola Jović (8) | Jamaree Bouyea (8) | FedExForum14,395 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 10 | Houston | | Max Strus (24) | Nikola Jović (12) | Jović, Oladipo, Robinson, Vincent (4) | FTX Arena19,600 | 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 12 | New Orleans | | Bam Adebayo (23) | Kyle Lowry (9) | Jimmy Butler (6) | FTX Arena19,600 | 4–1
Regular season
|- style="background:#fcc; | 1 | October 19 | Chicago | | Jimmy Butler (24) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Kyle Lowry (4) | FTX Arena19,600 | 0–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 21 | Boston | | Tyler Herro (25) | Bam Adebayo (8) | Kyle Lowry (6) | FTX Arena19,600 | 0–2 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 22 | Toronto | | Jimmy Butler (24) | Tyler Herro (8) | Herro, Lowry (6) | FTX Arena19,600 | 1–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 24 | Toronto | | Jimmy Butler (26) | Tyler Herro (15) | Butler, Herro, Vincent (4) | FTX Arena19,600 | 1–3 |-style="background:#cfc; | 5 | October 26 | @ Portland | | Bam Adebayo (18) | Max Strus (9) | Gabe Vincent (7) | Moda Center18,578 | 2–3 |-style="background:#fcc" | 6 | October 27 | @ Golden State | | Jimmy Butler (27) | Bam Adebayo (8) | Butler, Lowry (8) | Chase Center18,064 | 2–4 |-style="background:#fcc" | 7 | October 29 | @ Sacramento | | Tyler Herro (34) | Jimmy Butler (7) | Jimmy Butler (6) | Golden 1 Center14,618 | 2–5
|-style="background:#cfc" | 8 | November 1 | Golden State | | Max Strus (24) | Gabe Vincent (8) | Kyle Lowry (9) | FTX Arena19,600 | 3–5 |-style="background:#cfc" | 9 | November 2 | Sacramento | | Tyler Herro (26) | Tyler Herro (12) | Kyle Lowry (7) | FTX Arena19,600 | 4–5 |-style="background:#fcc" | 10 | November 4 | @ Indiana | | Tyler Herro (29) | Bam Adebayo (10) | Tyler Herro (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse13,141 | 4–6 |-style="background:#fcc" | 11 | November 7 | Portland | | Adebayo, Butler, Strus (16) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Kyle Lowry (8) | FTX Arena19,600 | 4–7 |-style="background:#cfc" | 12 | November 10 | Charlotte | | Jimmy Butler (35) | Jimmy Butler (10) | Jimmy Butler (8) | FTX Arena19,600 | 5–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 12 | Charlotte | | Max Strus (31) | Bam Adebayo (15) | Butler, Lowry (8) | FTX Arena19,600 | 6–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 14 | Phoenix | | Bam Adebayo (30) | Jimmy Butler (13) | Jimmy Butler (7) | FTX Arena19,600 | 7–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 16 | @ Toronto | | Max Strus (20) | Caleb Martin (9) | Butler, Vincent (5) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 7–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 18 | @ Washington | | Kyle Lowry (24) | Haywood Highsmith (13) | Kyle Lowry (15) | Capital One Arena18,772 | 7–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | November 20 | @ Cleveland | | Bam Adebayo (21) | Bam Adebayo (6) | Nikola Jović (5) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 7–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | November 21 | @ Minnesota | | Kyle Lowry (21) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Kyle Lowry (9) | Target Center16,583 | 7–11 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | November 23 | Washington | | Kyle Lowry (28) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Martin, Vincent (4) | FTX Arena19,600 | 8–11 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | November 25 | Washington | | Bam Adebayo (38) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Tyler Herro (10) | FTX Arena19,600 | 9–11 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | November 27 | @ Atlanta | | Bam Adebayo (32) | Tyler Herro (11) | Tyler Herro (10) | State Farm Arena17,268 | 10–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | November 30 | @ Boston | | Adebayo, Strus (23) | Haywood Highsmith (8) | Tyler Herro (9) | TD Garden19,156 | 10–12
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 2 | @ Boston | | Bam Adebayo (28) | Jimmy Butler (15) | Lowry, Vincent (4) | TD Garden19,156 | 11–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 5 | @ Memphis | | Tyler Herro (28) | Tyler Herro (13) | Jimmy Butler (8) | FedExForum16,122 | 11–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 6 | Detroit | | Tyler Herro (34) | Bam Adebayo (15) | Herro, Lowry (6) | FTX Arena19,600 | 11–14 |-style=background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 8 | L.A. Clippers | | Bam Adebayo (31) | Bam Adebayo (10) | Jimmy Butler (8) | FTX Arena19,600 | 12–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | December 10 | San Antonio | | Jimmy Butler (30) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Kyle Lowry (7) | FTX Arena19,600 | 12–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 12 | @ Indiana | | Bam Adebayo (22) | Bam Adebayo (17) | Tyler Herro (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse15,309 | 13–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 14 | @ Oklahoma City | | Tyler Herro (35) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Paycom Center14,783 | 14–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 15 | @ Houston | | Tyler Herro (41) | Jimmy Butler (10) | Jimmy Butler (7) | Toyota Center16,210 | 15–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 17 | @ San Antonio | | Jimmy Butler (26) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Tyler Herro (7) | Mexico City Arena20,160 | 16–15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | December 20 | Chicago | | Bam Adebayo (27) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Tyler Herro (7) | FTX Arena19,969 | 16–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | December 23 | Indiana | | Tyler Herro (28) | Bam Adebayo (7) | Kyle Lowry (5) | FTX Arena19,600 | 16–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | December 26 | Minnesota | | Max Strus (19) | Orlando Robinson (9) | Kyle Lowry (9) | FTX Arena19,911 | 17–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | December 28 | L.A. Lakers | | Jimmy Butler (27) | Bam Adebayo (14) | Tyler Herro (9) | FTX Arena20,221 | 18–17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | December 30 | @ Denver | | Tyler Herro (26) | Tyler Herro (10) | Jimmy Butler (8) | Ball Arena19,638 | 18–18 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | December 31 | @ Utah | | Bam Adebayo (32) | Tyler Herro (9) | Herro, Strus (6) | Vivint Arena18,206 | 19–18
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 2 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Bam Adebayo (31) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Jimmy Butler (6) | Crypto.com Arena19,068 | 20–18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 4 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Bam Adebayo (30) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Victor Oladipo (5) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 20–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 6 | @ Phoenix | | Victor Oladipo (26) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Jimmy Butler (6) | Footprint Center17,071 | 21–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 8 | Brooklyn | | Jimmy Butler (26) | Orlando Robinson (9) | Victor Oladipo (6) | FTX Arena19,901 | 21–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 10 | Oklahoma City | | Jimmy Butler (35) | Butler, Strus (7) | Butler, Oladipo, Vincent (4) | FTX Arena19,600 | 22–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 12 | Milwaukee | | Gabe Vincent (28) | Bam Adebayo (12) | Victor Oladipo (8) | FTX Arena19,600 | 23–20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 14 | Milwaukee | | Gabe Vincent (27) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Victor Oladipo (5) | Miami-Dade Arena19,620 | 24–20 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | January 16 | @ Atlanta | | Jimmy Butler (34) | Bam Adebayo (13) | Victor Oladipo (10) | State Farm Arena18,007 | 24–21 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | January 18 | @ New Orleans | | Bam Adebayo (26) | Adebayo, Lowry (8) | Max Strus (10) | Smoothie King Center17,736 | 25–21 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | January 20 | @ Dallas | | Victor Oladipo (20) | Bam Adebayo (11) | Bam Adebayo (4) | American Airlines Center20,326 | 25–22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | January 22 | New Orleans | | Tyler Herro (26) | Bam Adebayo (9) | Victor Oladipo (5) | Miami-Dade Arena19,600 | 26–22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | January 24 | Boston | | Bam Adebayo (30) | Bam Adebayo (15) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Miami-Dade Arena19,705 | 27–22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | January 27 | Orlando | | Jimmy Butler (29) | Caleb Martin (7) | Bam Adebayo (7) | Miami-Dade Arena19,788 | 28–22 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | January 29 | @ Charlotte | | Jimmy Butler (28) | Jimmy Butler (7) | Bam Adebayo (6) | Spectrum Center19,254 | 28–23 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | January 31 | @ Cleveland | | Jimmy Butler (23) | Bam Adebayo (11)