2008–09 Miami Heat season

2008–09 Miami Heat season
2008–09 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Erik Spoelstra
President	Pat Riley
Owner(s)	Micky Arison
Arena	American Airlines Arena
Results
Record	43–39 (.524)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southeast); Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round; (lost to Hawks 3–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports
Radio	WIOD

The 2008–09 Miami Heat season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Following a disastrous 15–67 season, Pat Riley resigned as head coach, and assistant coach Erik Spoelstra was promoted to become the new head coach; he was the youngest NBA head coach at the time of his hiring.^[1] With a healthy Dwyane Wade back in the lineup, the Heat greatly improved on their regular season record and returned to the playoffs, but were eliminated in the first round to the Atlanta Hawks in seven games, all of which were decided by double-digit margins.

Key dates

June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
July 1: The free agency period started.
October 5: The pre-season started with a game against the Detroit Pistons.
October 29: The regular season started with a game against the New York Knicks.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Michael Beasley	Forward	United States	Kansas State
2	52	Darnell Jackson (traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for two future second round draft picks)	Forward	United States	Kansas
2	34	Mario Chalmers (traded from Minnesota Timberwolves)	Guard	United States	Kansas

Roster

2008–09 Miami Heat roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	50	Anthony, Joel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1982-08-09	UNLV
F	30	Beasley, Michael	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1989-01-09	Kansas State
C	15	Blount, Mark	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1975-11-30	Pittsburgh
PG	6	Chalmers, Mario	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986-05-19	Kansas
G	14	Cook, Daequan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1987-04-28	Ohio State
G/F	9	Diawara, Yakhouba	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1982-08-29	Pepperdine
F/C	40	Haslem, Udonis (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1980-06-09	Florida
G	13	Head, Luther	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1982-11-26	Illinois
SF	22	Jones, James	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1980-10-04	Miami (FL)
C	21	Magloire, Jamaal	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1978-05-21	Kentucky
SF	8	Moon, Jamario	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1980-06-13	Meridian CC
C	7	O'Neal, Jermaine	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1978-10-13	Eau Claire HS
G	11	Quinn, Chris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983-09-27	Notre Dame
SG	3	Wade, Dwyane (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1982-01-17	Marquette
SF	1	Wright, Dorell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1985-12-02	Leuzinger HS

Head coach

Erik Spoelstra

Assistant coach(es)

Keith Askins
David Fizdale
Bill Foran
Chet Kammerer
Bob McAdoo
Ron Rothstein

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 4, 2009

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	—	32–9	27–14	14–2	82
x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	12	31–10	16–25	11–5	82
x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	16	28–13	15–26	9–7	82
Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	24	23–18	12–29	5–11	82
Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	40	13–28	6–35	1–15	82

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	66	16	.805	—
2	y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	4
3	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	19
5	x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	23
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	25
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	25
8	x-Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	27

9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	30
10	Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	31
11	New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	32
12	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	32
13	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	33
14	New York Knicks	32	50	.390	34
15	Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	47

Game log

2008–09 game log

October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 29	@ New York	L 115–120	Dwyane Wade (26)	Shawn Marion (11)	Dwyane Wade (9)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	0–1
2	October 31	Sacramento	W 103–77	Dwyane Wade (20)	Shawn Marion (10)	Dwyane Wade (8)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	1–1

November: 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 1	@ Charlotte	L 87–100	Michael Beasley (25)	Shawn Marion (8)	Mario Chalmers (8)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,238	1–2
4	November 5	Philadelphia	W 106–83	Dwyane Wade (29)	Michael Beasley (9)	Wade, Chalmers (6)	American Airlines Arena 15,103	2–2
5	November 7	@ San Antonio	W 99–83	Dwyane Wade (33)	Wade, Haslem (10)	Dwyane Wade (9)	AT&T Center 17,387	3–2
6	November 8	@ New Orleans	L 89–100	Dwyane Wade (30)	Shawn Marion (8)	Dwyane Wade (10)	New Orleans Arena 17,701	3–3
7	November 10	New Jersey	W 99–94	Dwyane Wade (33)	Udonis Haslem (8)	Dwyane Wade (5)	American Airlines Arena 15,028	4–3
8	November 12	Portland	L 96–104	Dwyane Wade (36)	Udonis Haslem (11)	Dwyane Wade (8)	American Airlines Arena 15,021	4–4
9	November 14	Washington	W 97–77	Dwyane Wade (24)	Udonis Haslem (13)	Mario Chalmers (7)	American Airlines Arena 15,284	5–4
10	November 16	@ Toronto	L 96–107	Dwyane Wade (29)	Udonis Haslem (10)	Dwyane Wade (8)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	5–5
11	November 18	@ Washington	W 94–87	Dwyane Wade (19)	Udonis Haslem (11)	Dwyane Wade (10)	Verizon Center 15,102	6–5
12	November 19	Toronto	L 95–101	Dwyane Wade (40)	Shawn Marion (14)	Dwyane Wade (11)	American Airlines Arena 15,014	6–6
13	November 22	Indiana	W 109–100	Dwyane Wade (38)	Shawn Marion (9)	Dwyane Wade (8)	American Airlines Arena 18,685	7–6
14	November 24	Houston	L 98–107	Wade, Chalmers (23)	Joel Anthony (8)	Mario Chalmers (6)	American Airlines Arena 18,704	7–7
15	November 26	@ Portland	L 68–106	Michael Beasley (14)	Wade, Haslem (6)	Dwyane Wade (6)	Rose Garden 20,528	7–8
16	November 28	@ Phoenix	W 107–92	Dwyane Wade (43)	Udonis Haslem (11)	Wade, Marion (6)	US Airways Center 18,422	8–8
17	November 29	@ L.A. Clippers	L 96–97	Dwyane Wade (26)	Shawn Marion (9)	Dwyane Wade (11)	Staples Center 16,245	8–9

December: 9–4 (home: 6–2; road: 3–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
18	December 1	@ Golden State	W 130–129 (OT)	Dwyane Wade (37)	Shawn Marion (15)	Dwyane Wade (13)	Oracle Arena 18,723	9–9
19	December 3	@ Utah	W 93–89	Dwyane Wade (23)	Udonis Haslem (13)	Chris Quinn (6)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	10–9
20	December 6	Oklahoma City	W 105–99	Dwyane Wade (38)	Udonis Haslem (14)	Dwyane Wade (7)	American Airlines Arena 17,585	11–9
21	December 8	Charlotte	W 100–96	Dwyane Wade (41)	Udonis Haslem (9)	Wade, Chalmers (3)	American Airlines Arena 15,024	12–9
22	December 12	Atlanta	L 73–87	Dwyane Wade (21)	Wade, Haslem (8)	Quinn, Wade (3)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	12–10
23	December 14	@ Memphis	L 86–102	Michael Beasley (20)	Marion, Anthony (13)	Dwyane Wade (5)	FedExForum 12,271	12–11
24	December 15	Milwaukee	L 83–98	Mario Chalmers (20)	Mario Chalmers (7)	Chalmers, Wade (8)	American Airlines Arena 15,029	12–12
25	December 19	L.A. Lakers	W 89–87	Dwyane Wade (35)	Shawn Marion (11)	Mario Chalmers (4)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	13–12
26	December 20	@ New Jersey	W 106–103	Dwyane Wade (43)	Haslem, Anthony (7)	Mario Chalmers (7)	Izod Center 14,139	14–12
27	December 23	Golden State	W 96–88	Dwyane Wade (32)	Shawn Marion (16)	Dwyane Wade (8)	American Airlines Arena 17,862	15–12
28	December 26	Chicago	W 90–77	Dwyane Wade (28)	Udonis Haslem (14)	Mario Chalmers (6)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	16–12
29	December 28	@ Cleveland	L 86–93	Dwyane Wade (29)	Shawn Marion (10)	Dwyane Wade (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	16–13
30	December 30	Cleveland	W 104–95	Wade, Chalmers (21)	Shawn Marion (11)	Dwyane Wade (12)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	17–13

January: 8–8 (home: 4–3; road: 4–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
31	January 2	@ Orlando	L 76–86	Dwyane Wade (33)	Haslem, Marion (8)	Dwyane Wade (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	17–14
32	January 3	New Jersey	W 101–96 (OT)	Dwyane Wade (29)	Udonis Haslem (13)	Dwyane Wade (6)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	18–14
33	January 5	San Antonio	L 84–91	Dwyane Wade (24)	Michael Beasley (12)	Dwyane Wade (12)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	18–15
34	January 7	@ Denver	L 97–108	Dwyane Wade (31)	Shawn Marion (13)	Mario Chalmers (7)	Pepsi Center 15,459	18–16
35	January 9	@ Sacramento	W 119–115 (OT)	Dwyane Wade (41)	Michael Beasley (10)	Dwyane Wade (7)	ARCO Arena 12,587	19–16
36	January 11	@ L.A. Lakers	L 105–108	Dwyane Wade (27)	Shawn Marion (8)	Dwyane Wade (9)	Staples Center 18,997	19–17
37	January 13	@ Minnesota	W 99–96	Dwyane Wade (31)	Shawn Marion (11)	Dwyane Wade (8)	Target Center 10,856	20–17
38	January 14	@ Milwaukee	W 102–99	Daequan Cook (24)	Shawn Marion (10)	Dwyane Wade (13)	Bradley Center 15,271	21–17
39	January 17	@ Houston	L 86–93	Dwyane Wade (29)	Shawn Marion (10)	Dwyane Wade (9)	Toyota Center 18,369	21–18
40	January 18	@ Oklahoma City	W 104–94	Dwyane Wade (32)	Udonis Haslem (15)	Dwyane Wade (10)	Ford Center 19,136	22–18
41	January 21	Boston	L 83–98	Dwyane Wade (25)	Michael Beasley (11)	Mario Chalmers (7)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	22–19
42	January 24	Orlando	W 103–97	Dwyane Wade (27)	Dwyane Wade (8)	Wade, Chalmers (6)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	23–19
43	January 26	Atlanta	W 95–79	Dwyane Wade (35)	Udonis Haslem (13)	Mario Chalmers (6)	American Airlines Arena 18,103	24–19
44	January 28	Washington	W 93–71	Beasley, Cook (16)	Anthony, Wade (9)	Dwyane Wade (9)	American Airlines Arena 16,424	25–19
45	January 30	@ Indiana	L 103–114	Dwyane Wade (24)	Michael Beasley (11)	Quinn, Chalmers (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 14,031	25–20
46	January 31	Dallas	L 96–111	Dwyane Wade (30)	Michael Beasley (10)	Chris Quinn (4)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	25–21

February: 6–6 (home: 5–2; road: 1–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
47	February 2	L.A. Clippers	W 119–95	Dwyane Wade (32)	Beasley, Haslem, Marion, Anthony (7)	Dwyane Wade (9)	American Airlines Arena 15,985	26–21
48	February 4	@ Detroit	L 90–93	Dwyane Wade (29)	Udonis Haslem (10)	Dwyane Wade (13)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,720	26–22
49	February 7	@ Philadelphia	L 84–94	Dwyane Wade (21)	Udonis Haslem (9)	Wade, Chalmers (7)	Wachovia Center 17,216	26–23
50	February 8	Charlotte	W 96–92	Dwyane Wade (22)	Shawn Marion (10)	Mario Chalmers (13)	American Airlines Arena 17,656	27–23
51	February 10	Denver	L 82–99	Dwyane Wade (33)	Wade, Chalmers (7)	Mario Chalmers (5)	American Airlines Arena 16,784	27–24
52	February 12	@ Chicago	W 95–93	Dwyane Wade (24)	Marion, Haslem, Beasley (7)	Dwyane Wade (7)	United Center 21,801	28–24
All-Star Break
53	February 18	Minnesota	L 104–111	Dwyane Wade (37)	Udonis Haslem (6)	Dwyane Wade (12)	American Airlines Arena 17,525	28–25
54	February 21	Philadelphia	W 97–91	Dwyane Wade (25)	O'Neal, Haslem (10)	Dwyane Wade (9)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	29–25
55	February 22	@ Orlando	L 99–122	Dwyane Wade (50)	Udonis Haslem (8)	Dwyane Wade (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	29–26
56	February 24	Detroit	W 103–91	Dwyane Wade (31)	Udonis Haslem (11)	Dwyane Wade (16)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	30–26
57	February 27	@ Atlanta	L 83–91	Michael Beasley (23)	Haslem, O'Neal (11)	Dwyane Wade (10)	Philips Arena 19,157	30–27
58	February 28	New York	W 120–115	Dwyane Wade (46)	Jamario Moon (12)	Dwyane Wade (10)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	31–27

March: 8–8 (home: 6–2; road: 2–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
59	March 2	Cleveland	L 100–107	Dwyane Wade (41)	Udonis Haslem (9)	Dwyane Wade (9)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	31–28
60	March 4	Phoenix	W 135–129	Dwyane Wade (35)	Michael Beasley (9)	Dwyane Wade (16)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	32–28
61	March 6	@ Toronto	W 108–102	Dwyane Wade (42)	Jermaine O'Neal (8)	Dwyane Wade (8)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	33–28
62	March 7	@ Cleveland	L 89–99	Dwyane Wade (25)	Dwyane Wade (8)	Dwyane Wade (12)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	33–29
63	March 9	Chicago	W 130–127 (2OT)	Dwyane Wade (48)	Udonis Haslem (8)	Dwyane Wade (12)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	34–29
64	March 11	Boston	W 107–99	Dwyane Wade (32)	Jamario Moon (8)	Wade, Chalmers (7)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	35–29
65	March 14	Utah	W 140–129 (3OT)	Dwyane Wade (50)	Udonis Haslem (12)	Dwyane Wade (9)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	36–29
66	March 15	@ Philadelphia	L 77–85	Jermaine O'Neal (20)	Udonis Haslem (11)	Jamario Moon (6)	Wachovia Center 20,100	36–30
67	March 18	@ Boston	L 108–112 (OT)	Michael Beasley (21)	Michael Beasley (7)	Mario Chalmers (9)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	36–31
68	March 20	@ New Jersey	L 88–96	Dwyane Wade (27)	Wade, Haslem (8)	Dwyane Wade (6)	Izod Center 18,108	36–32
69	March 22	@ Detroit	W 101–96	Dwyane Wade (39)	Moon, Haslem (6)	Mario Chalmers (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	37–32
70	March 23	Memphis	W 94–82	Dwyane Wade (27)	Jamaal Magloire (12)	Dwyane Wade (8)	American Airlines Arena 18,654	38–32
71	March 25	@ Indiana	L 88–90	Dwyane Wade (21)	Udonis Haslem (14)	Dwyane Wade (8)	Conseco Fieldhouse 17,117	38–33
72	March 26	@ Chicago	L 87–106	Dwyane Wade (31)	Udonis Haslem (6)	Head, Chalmers (5)	United Center 21,908	38–34
73	March 28	Milwaukee	W 102–85	Dwyane Wade (27)	Udonis Haslem (12)	Dwyane Wade (7)	American Airlines Arena 18,108	39–34
74	March 30	Orlando	L 95–101	Dwyane Wade (42)	Jamaal Magloire (8)	Mario Chalmers (7)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	39–35

April: 4–4 (home: 2–1; road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
75	April 1	@ Dallas	L 96–98	Dwyane Wade (23)	O'Neal, Haslem (7)	Dwyane Wade (6)	American Airlines Center 20,021	39–36
76	April 3	@ Charlotte	W 97–92	Dwyane Wade (27)	Daequan Cook (7)	Dwyane Wade (10)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,568	40–36
77	April 4	@ Washington	W 118–104	Dwyane Wade (33)	O'Neal, Magloire (6)	Dwyane Wade (8)	Verizon Center 20,173	41–36
78	April 7	New Orleans	L 87–93 (OT)	Dwyane Wade (32)	Jamaal Magloire (10)	Dwyane Wade (6)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	41–37
79	April 10	@ Boston	L 98–105	Dwyane Wade (31)	Michael Beasley (13)	Dwyane Wade (9)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	41–38
80	April 12	New York	W 122–105	Dwyane Wade (55)	Michael Beasley (16)	Mario Chalmers (9)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	42–38
81	April 14	@ Atlanta	L 79–81	Michael Beasley (23)	Michael Beasley (13)	Chris Quinn (7)	Philips Arena 18,179	42–39
82	April 15	Detroit	W 102–96 (OT)	Chris Quinn (26)	Dorell Wright (10)	Mario Chalmers (10)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	43–39

2008–09 season schedule

Playoffs

2009 playoff game log

First round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 19	@ Atlanta	L 64–90	Dwyane Wade (19)	Michael Beasley (10)	Dwyane Wade (5)	Philips Arena 18,851	0–1
2	April 22	@ Atlanta	W 108–93	Dwyane Wade (33)	Udonis Haslem (8)	Chalmers, Wade (7)	Philips Arena 19,146	1–1
3	April 25	Atlanta	W 107–78	Dwyane Wade (29)	Udonis Haslem (13)	Dwyane Wade (8)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	2–1
4	April 27	Atlanta	L 71–81	Dwyane Wade (22)	Udonis Haslem (9)	Dwyane Wade (7)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	2–2
5	April 29	@ Atlanta	L 91–106	Dwyane Wade (29)	Udonis Haslem (8)	Mario Chalmers (6)	Philips Arena 19,051	2–3
6	May 1	Atlanta	W 98–72	Dwyane Wade (41)	Michael Beasley (15)	Mario Chalmers (7)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	3–3
7	May 3	@ Atlanta	L 78–91	Dwyane Wade (31)	Udonis Haslem (13)	Chalmers, Wade (4)	Philips Arena 18,864	3–4

2009 schedule

Transactions

Trades

The Heat traded Shawn Marion, Marcus Banks, and cash to the Toronto Raptors for Jermaine O'Neal, Jamario Moon, and a $4 Million trade exception on February 13, 2009.

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Shaun Livingston	October 3	Los Angeles Clippers

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Ricky Davis	July 28	Los Angeles Clippers
Jason Williams	August 7	Los Angeles Clippers

References

↑ "Riley Resigns as Heat Coach; Erik Spoelstra To Take Over". nysun.com. Associated Press. Retrieved April 29, 2008.

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[1] "Riley Resigns as Heat Coach; Erik Spoelstra To Take Over". nysun.com. Associated Press. Retrieved April 29, 2008.

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