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NBA professional basketball team season
1997–98 Miami Heat season
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
General managerRandy Pfund
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaMiami Arena
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Knicks 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBFS-TV
Sunshine Network
RadioWIOD
< 1996–97 1998–99 >

The 1997–98 NBA season was the tenth season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. In the off-season, the Heat signed free agents Eric Murdock, three-point specialist Terry Mills, Todd Day, and acquired Duane Causwell from the Sacramento Kings. However, after only playing just five games for the Heat, Day was released to free agency after criticizing how head coach Pat Riley ran the team.

Despite Alonzo Mourning missing the first 22 games of the season due to an off-season knee injury, and Jamal Mashburn only playing just 48 games due to a thumb injury, the Heat continued to play strong basketball as backup center Isaac Austin filled in the void as the team's starting center in Mourning's absence. Mourning would eventually return as Austin was traded at mid-season to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Brent Barry, as the Heat posted a 13–2 record in February, including a ten-game winning streak between February and March, and holding a 30–17 record at the All-Star break. The Heat finished in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 55–27 record.

Tim Hardaway averaged 18.9 points, 8.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game, led the Heat with 155 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and selected for the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New York City, New York, while Mourning averaged 19.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, and Mashburn provided the team with 15.1 points per game. In addition, Voshon Lenard contributed 12.3 points per game, while P.J. Brown provided with 9.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and three-point specialist Dan Majerle contributed 7.2 points per game. Hardaway also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Riley finished in fourth place in Coach of the Year voting. The Heat had the sixth best team defensive rating in the NBA.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Heat faced the 7th-seeded New York Knicks. Despite losing Majerle to a groin injury in Game 2, the Heat would take a 2–1 lead in the series. However, in Game 4, Mourning and Knicks forward Larry Johnson, both former teammates on the Charlotte Hornets, got into a brawl in the closing seconds as the Knicks won the game, 90–85 to even the series at two games a piece; Mourning and Johnson were both suspended for two games. Without Mourning, the Heat would lose Game 5 at the Miami Arena, 98–81.

Following the season, Barry, who did not play in the playoffs due to an ankle injury after playing 17 games with the Heat, signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls, and Murdock signed with the New Jersey Nets.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1997 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 26 Charles Smith SG  United States University of New Mexico
2 30 Mark Sanford F  United States University of Washington

Roster

1997–98 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 2 Askins, Keith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1967–12–15 Alabama
G/F 17 Barry, Brent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1971–12–31 Oregon State
F 42 Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1969–10–14 Louisiana Tech
C 31 Causwell, Duane 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–05–31 Temple
C 40 Conlon, Marty 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1968–01–19 Providence
G 10 Hardaway, Tim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–09–01 UTEP
F 22 Lang, Antonio 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1972–05–15 Duke
G 21 Lenard, Voshon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–05–14 Minnesota
G/F 9 Majerle, Dan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–09–09 Central Michigan
F 24 Mashburn, Jamal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972–11–29 Kentucky
F 6 Mills, Terry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–12–21 Michigan
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–02–08 Georgetown
G 5 Murdock, Eric 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–06–14 Providence
F 30 Strickland, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970–07–14 Temple
G 23 Walters, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–03–12 Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 16, 1998

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 55 27 .671 – 30-11 25–16 18–6
x-New York Knicks 43 39 .524 12 28–13 15–26 13–11
x-New Jersey Nets 43 39 .524 12 26–15 17–24 12–12
Washington Wizards 42 40 .512 13 24–17 18–23 12–13
Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 14 24–17 17–24 11–13
Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 19 24–17 12–29 12–12
Philadelphia 76ers 31 51 .378 24 19–22 12–29 7–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Chicago Bulls 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Miami Heat 55 27 .671 7
3 x-Indiana Pacers 58 24 .707 4
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 51 31 .622 11
5 x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 12
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 15
7 x-New York Knicks 43 39 .524 19
8 x-New Jersey Nets 43 39 .524 19
9 Washington Wizards 42 40 .512 20
10 Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 21
11 Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 25
12 Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 26
12 Milwaukee Bucks 36 46 .439 26
14 Philadelphia 76ers 31 51 .378 31
15 Toronto Raptors 16 66 .195 46

Record vs. opponents

1997-98 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta – 2–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 4–0
Boston 1–2 – 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 3–2
Charlotte 0–4 2–1 – 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2
Chicago 3–1 3–1 3–1 – 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 4–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–1
Cleveland 0–4 3–1 2–2 2–2 – 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–2
Dallas 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–1 0–4 4–0 1–1
Denver 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 – 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1
Detroit 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 0–2 2–2
Golden State 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 – 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2
Houston 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 – 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 0–4 3–1 1–1
Indiana 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 4–0
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–4 0–2 – 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 – 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 4–0 4–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1
Miami 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 – 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2
Milwaukee 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 – 1–1 0–4 3–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–2
Minnesota 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2
New Jersey 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 – 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3
New York 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 – 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3
Orlando 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–4 – 4–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Philadelphia 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–4 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 3–1
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 – 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 4–0 1–1
Portland 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 – 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 – 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 4–0 – 2–2 2–0 1–3 4–0 1–1
Seattle 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 3–1 2–2 – 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Toronto 0–4 0–3 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 0–3
Utah 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 – 4–0 0–2
Vancouver 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–4 – 1–1
Washington 0–4 2–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 —

Playoffs

1998 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 New York W 94–79 Tim Hardaway (34) P. J. Brown (10) Eric Murdock (5) Miami Arena
15,200 		1–0
2 April 26 New York L 86–96 Alonzo Mourning (30) Alonzo Mourning (13) Tim Hardaway (7) Miami Arena
15,200 		1–1
3 April 28 @ New York W 91–85 Voshon Lenard (28) Alonzo Mourning (9) Tim Hardaway (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		2–1
4 April 30 @ New York L 85–90 Tim Hardaway (33) P. J. Brown (9) Tim Hardaway (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		2–2
5 May 3 New York L 81–98 Tim Hardaway (21) P. J. Brown (10) Tim Hardaway (8) Miami Arena
15,200 		2–3
1998 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Eric Murdock PG 82 1 1,395 156 219 103 13 507 17.0 1.9 2.7 1.3 .2 6.2
Tim Hardaway PG 81 81 3,031 299 672 136 16 1,528 37.4 3.7 8.3 1.7 .2 18.9
Voshon Lenard SG 81 81 2,621 292 180 58 16 1,020 32.4 3.6 2.2 .7 .2 12.6
P. J. Brown PF 74 74 2,362 635 103 66 98 707 31.9 8.6 1.4 .9 1.3 9.6
Dan Majerle SG 72 22 1,928 268 157 68 15 519 26.8 3.7 2.2 .9 .2 7.2
Alonzo Mourning C 58 56 1,939 558 52 40 130 1,115 33.4 9.6 .9 .7 2.2 19.2
Isaac Austin C 52 25 1,371 330 87 43 34 659 26.4 6.3 1.7 .8 .7 12.7
Mark Strickland PF 51 8 847 213 26 18 34 349 16.6 4.2 .5 .4 .7 6.8
Terry Mills PF 50 0 782 152 39 19 9 212 15.6 3.0 .8 .4 .2 4.2
Jamal Mashburn SF 48 48 1,729 236 132 43 14 723 36.0 4.9 2.8 .9 .3 15.1
Keith Askins SF 46 12 681 101 29 27 12 111 14.8 2.2 .6 .6 .3 2.4
Duane Causwell C 37 2 363 99 5 7 27 89 9.8 2.7 .1 .2 .7 2.4
Rex Walters SG 19 0 108 15 14 3 1 38 5.7 .8 .7 .2 .1 2.0
Marty Conlon C 18 0 209 46 12 9 5 88 11.6 2.6 .7 .5 .3 4.9
Brent Barry SG 17 0 259 28 21 14 4 70 15.2 1.6 1.2 .8 .2 4.1
Charles Smith SG 11 0 32 8 2 2 1 10 2.9 .7 .2 .2 .1 .9
Antonio Lang SF 6 0 29 5 1 2 0 12 4.8 .8 .2 .3 .0 2.0
Todd Day SG 5 0 69 6 7 7 0 30 13.8 1.2 1.4 1.4 .0 6.0
  • 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
Tim Hardaway PG 5 5 222 17 33 6 0 130 44.4 3.4 6.6 1.2 .0 26.0
P. J. Brown PF 5 5 190 44 4 7 3 46 38.0 8.8 .8 1.4 .6 9.2
Voshon Lenard SG 5 5 186 19 7 1 2 72 37.2 3.8 1.4 .2 .4 14.4
Jamal Mashburn SF 5 3 129 22 9 3 1 31 25.8 4.4 1.8 .6 .2 6.2
Eric Murdock PG 5 0 125 20 15 7 0 47 25.0 4.0 3.0 1.4 .0 9.4
Alonzo Mourning C 4 4 138 34 5 3 10 77 34.5 8.5 1.3 .8 2.5 19.3
Keith Askins SF 4 0 58 7 1 2 0 5 14.5 1.8 .3 .5 .0 1.3
Marty Conlon C 3 0 46 4 3 1 1 7 15.3 1.3 1.0 .3 .3 2.3
Mark Strickland PF 3 0 28 7 0 0 1 9 9.3 2.3 .0 .0 .3 3.0
Dan Majerle SG 2 2 62 5 5 4 1 9 31.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 .5 4.5
Terry Mills PF 2 0 11 3 0 0 0 4 5.5 1.5 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Duane Causwell C 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Awards and records

Transactions

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1997–98 NBA season by team
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Miami Heat
Franchise
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Personnel
Owner(s)
Micky Arison
President
Pat Riley
General manager
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Head coach
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Bold indicates NBA Finals victory
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