| 55-27 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Miami Heat finished the regular season with a 55-27 record. They went 30-11 at home and 25-16 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Miami Heat went 57-30. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference First Round to the New York Knicks.
The 1997-98 Miami Heat played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
Among qualifying months, the 1997-98 Miami Heat had their best month in February, when they went 13-2 and had a 86.7% win percentage. Their worst month was April, when they went 3-6 and had a 33.3% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '97 | 1-0 | 100% | +13 |
| November '97 | 9-5 | 64.3% | +49 |
| December '97 | 10-4 | 71.4% | +55 |
| January '98 | 7-7 | 50% | +23 |
| February '98 | 13-2 | 86.7% | +135 |
| March '98 | 12-3 | 80% | +161 |
| April '98 | 3-6 | 33.3% | -32 |
Yes, the Miami Heat made the Playoffs in 1998. They lost their only series against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference First Round.
The Miami Heat finished the regular season with a point differential of +404. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Heat could have been expected to have about 55.5 wins, or a 56-26 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1997-98 Miami Heat went 10-6.
During the regular season, the 1997-98 Miami Heat went 1-2 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1997-98 Miami Heat was a 10 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Miami Heat had during the 1997-98 regular season was 3 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Oct 31, 1997 | vs Toronto Raptors | Win 114 - 101 | |
| Sat, Nov 1, 1997 | @ Washington Wizards | Win 109 - 108 | |
| Mon, Nov 3, 1997 | vs Charlotte Hornets | Loss 99 - 112 | |
| Wed, Nov 5, 1997 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 90 - 74 | |
| Fri, Nov 7, 1997 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 87 - 99 | |
| Sat, Nov 8, 1997 | vs Washington Wizards | Win 114 - 106 | |
| Tue, Nov 11, 1997 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 101 - 82 | |
| Fri, Nov 14, 1997 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 78 - 82 | |
| Sat, Nov 15, 1997 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 96 - 93 | |
| Wed, Nov 19, 1997 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 122 - 113 | |
| Fri, Nov 21, 1997 | @ Charlotte Hornets | Loss 102 - 119 | |
| Sat, Nov 22, 1997 | vs Toronto Raptors | Win 108 - 104 | |
| Tue, Nov 25, 1997 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 103 - 86 | |
| Wed, Nov 26, 1997 | @ Orlando Magic | Win 84 - 60 | |
| Sat, Nov 29, 1997 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 87 - 93 | |
| Wed, Dec 3, 1997 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 94 - 90 | |
| Fri, Dec 5, 1997 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 117 - 97 | |
| Mon, Dec 8, 1997 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 105 - 97 | |
| Tue, Dec 9, 1997 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 97 - 81 | |
| Fri, Dec 12, 1997 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 89 - 104 | |
| Sat, Dec 13, 1997 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 87 - 84 | |
| Tue, Dec 16, 1997 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 95 - 103 | |
| Wed, Dec 17, 1997 | @ Washington Wizards | Loss 74 - 88 | |
| Fri, Dec 19, 1997 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 91 - 84 | |
| Sat, Dec 20, 1997 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 99 - 92 | |
| Thu, Dec 25, 1997 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 80 - 90 | |
| Fri, Dec 26, 1997 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 88 - 74 | |
| Sun, Dec 28, 1997 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 101 - 90 | |
| Tue, Dec 30, 1997 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 90 - 78 | |
| Fri, Jan 2, 1998 | @ Charlotte Hornets | Loss 88 - 99 | OT |
| Sat, Jan 3, 1998 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 77 - 84 | |
| Wed, Jan 7, 1998 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 99 - 72 | |
| Fri, Jan 9, 1998 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 98 - 79 | |
| Sun, Jan 11, 1998 | @ Vancouver Grizzlies | Win 96 - 90 | |
| Tue, Jan 13, 1998 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 76 - 68 | |
| Thu, Jan 15, 1998 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 85 - 103 | |
| Sat, Jan 17, 1998 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 99 - 108 | |
| Sun, Jan 18, 1998 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 87 - 96 | |
| Wed, Jan 21, 1998 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 92 - 87 | |
| Fri, Jan 23, 1998 | vs Orlando Magic | Win 102 - 90 | |
| Mon, Jan 26, 1998 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 93 - 94 | |
| Wed, Jan 28, 1998 | vs New York Knicks | Win 86 - 82 | |
| Fri, Jan 30, 1998 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 71 - 74 | |
| Sun, Feb 1, 1998 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 83 - 89 | |
| Mon, Feb 2, 1998 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 90 - 83 | |
| Wed, Feb 4, 1998 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 98 - 84 | |
| Thu, Feb 5, 1998 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 91 - 87 | |
| Tue, Feb 10, 1998 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 91 - 81 | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 1998 | vs Indiana Pacers | Loss 101 - 110 | |
| Fri, Feb 13, 1998 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 100 - 86 | |
| Sun, Feb 15, 1998 | @ Toronto Raptors | Win 116 - 95 | |
| Tue, Feb 17, 1998 | vs Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 110 - 84 | |
| Thu, Feb 19, 1998 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 89 - 80 | |
| Fri, Feb 20, 1998 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 91 - 77 | |
| Sun, Feb 22, 1998 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 90 - 82 | |
| Tue, Feb 24, 1998 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 104 - 102 | |
| Thu, Feb 26, 1998 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 91 - 72 | |
| Sat, Feb 28, 1998 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 95 - 93 | |
| Sun, Mar 1, 1998 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 85 - 84 | |
| Tue, Mar 3, 1998 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 91 - 97 | OT |
| Thu, Mar 5, 1998 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 117 - 93 | |
| Sat, Mar 7, 1998 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 94 - 88 | |
| Tue, Mar 10, 1998 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 91 - 106 | |
| Thu, Mar 12, 1998 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 97 - 74 | |
| Sun, Mar 15, 1998 | @ Orlando Magic | Win 79 - 76 | |
| Mon, Mar 16, 1998 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 90 - 103 | |
| Wed, Mar 18, 1998 | vs Vancouver Grizzlies | Win 94 - 91 | |
| Fri, Mar 20, 1998 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 93 - 87 | |
| Sun, Mar 22, 1998 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 112 - 80 | |
| Wed, Mar 25, 1998 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 105 - 91 | |
| Fri, Mar 27, 1998 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 102 - 77 | |
| Sun, Mar 29, 1998 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 109 - 77 | |
| Tue, Mar 31, 1998 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 121 - 95 | |
| Thu, Apr 2, 1998 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 89 - 103 | |
| Sat, Apr 4, 1998 | vs Charlotte Hornets | Win 101 - 88 | |
| Tue, Apr 7, 1998 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | Loss 89 - 92 | |
| Wed, Apr 8, 1998 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 80 - 83 | |
| Fri, Apr 10, 1998 | @ Toronto Raptors | Win 111 - 105 | OT |
| Sun, Apr 12, 1998 | vs New York Knicks | Win 82 - 81 | |
| Wed, Apr 15, 1998 | vs Orlando Magic | Loss 87 - 99 | |
| Fri, Apr 17, 1998 | vs Washington Wizards | Loss 89 - 97 | |
| Sun, Apr 19, 1998 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 89 - 101 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Eastern Conference First Round (Lost 2 - 3) | |||
| Fri, Apr 24, 1998 | vs New York Knicks | Win 94 - 79 | |
| Sun, Apr 26, 1998 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 86 - 96 | |
| Tue, Apr 28, 1998 | @ New York Knicks | Win 91 - 85 | |
| Thu, Apr 30, 1998 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 85 - 90 | |
| Sun, May 3, 1998 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 81 - 98 | |
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