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The Heat finished their 2015–16 run in a Game 7 (89-116) loss against the Toronto Raptors in the Conference Semifinals.Īfter 13 years, it marked the end of the Dwyane Wade era as he signed with his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. The Heat ended the year as the 3rd seed in the east and as the Southeast Division champions for the 12th time in franchise history, with both the overall playoff spot and division title coming after a disappointing, lottery-bound 2014–15 season in the aftermath of LeBron James returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a free agent, thus defeating the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the playoffs. Center Hassan Whiteside would also lead the NBA in blocks this season. They also shot a franchise-high FG% of 67.5% in a game versus the Chicago Bulls on March 1.

ĭuring the season, the Heat dealt fan favorites and recent champions Mario Chalmers and Chris Andersen to the Memphis Grizzlies and picked up seven-time All-Star Joe Johnson after Johnson and the Brooklyn Nets agreed to a buyout-waiver near the end of the regular season. Allen played with the Heat for 2 seasons where he helped them win a championship in 2013, his second ring after winning one in 2008 with the Boston Celtics.The 2015–16 Miami Heat season was the 28th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Heat failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2008 after a four-year trip to the Finals, winning two in 20, and first team to fail to make the playoffs after making it to the NBA Finals from the previous season since the 2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers and the first since then to miss the playoffs after losing in the Finals.įor the first time since 1995-96, Ray Allen was not in the NBA as he sat out this season as a free agent and retired in 2016. Although they remained in playoff contention until early April, the Heat were eliminated from playoff contention after their game 80 loss to the Toronto Raptors. The Heat entered the 2014–15 season as the four-time defending Eastern Conference champion without LeBron, and were coming off of an NBA Finals loss in five games to the San Antonio Spurs. For the first time since 2010, LeBron James was not on the roster as he returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 2014–15 Miami Heat season was the 27th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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