Miami Heat

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1998-1999 Miami Heat
Record: 33-17
Overall ranking: 144th, 4.780 points above average
    The 1998-1999 Miami Heat are the Eastern Conference’s answer to the 1993-1994 Seattle Supersonics.
    The 1998-1999 Heat became the first Eastern Conference No. 1 seed to lose in the first round of the playoffs since the NBA went to its current 16-team postseason format during the 1983-1984 season.
    Miami’s postseason collapse comes with a couple of asterisks.
    The Heat achieved the No. 1 seed in a lockout-shortened season.
    Miami also faced an atypical No. 8 seed — the New York Knicks — in the first round of the playoffs. The Knicks knocked better-seeded Heat teams out of the playoffs three straight times between 1998 and 2000
    New York won the 1999 playoff series when Allan Houston’s running jumper at the buzzer gave the Knicks a 78-77 victory in the decisive Game 5. New York went on to become the only No. 8 seed to reach the NBA Finals.

Miami Heat From Top to Bottom

All-time RankingW-LPlayoffs
992004-05Miami Heat59-23East finals
1141996-97Miami Heat61-21East finals
1441997-98Miami Heat55-27East first round
1521998-99Miami Heat33-17East first round
2242005-06Miami Heat52-30NBA champion
2991999-00Miami Heat52-30East semifinals
3401993-94Miami Heat42-40East first round
3972000-01Miami Heat50-32East first round
4411995-96Miami Heat42-40East first round
5892003-04Miami Heat42-40East semifinals
6911992-93Miami Heat36-46
7082006-07Miami Heat44-38East first round
7752001-02Miami Heat36-46
7801994-95Miami Heat32-50
9491991-92Miami Heat38-44East first round
10072002-03Miami Heat25-57
10481990-91Miami Heat24-58
11371989-90Miami Heat18-64
11481988-89Miami Heat15-67