1991–92 Miami Heat season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the fourth season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Heat had the fifth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected Steve Smith out of Michigan State,[2][3] and hired Kevin Loughery as their new head coach after the resignation of Ron Rothstein prior to the start of season.[4] The Heat got off to a fast start winning seven of their first ten games, but lost 8 of their next 9 games along the way. After holding out most of the 91–92 season only playing in just five games, the Heat traded Sherman Douglas to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Brian Shaw.[5][6][7] The team held a 23–25 record at the All-Star break,[8] as Loughery coached the Heat to their first ever playoff appearance in franchise history, as they finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 38–44 record,[9] winning a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference over the Atlanta Hawks.

1991–92 Miami Heat season
Head coachKevin Loughery
General managerLewis Schaffel
Owners
ArenaMiami Arena
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Bulls 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBFS-TV
SportsChannel Florida
(Eric Reid, Dave Wohl)
RadioWQAM
(Eric Reid, Dave Wohl)
WRFM
(Jose Paneda, Jorge Cunill)

The Heat also managed to hold down the home court quite well during the season, posting a 28–13 record at the Miami Arena.[10] Glen Rice led all Heat scorers averaging 22.3 points per game, while Rony Seikaly averaged 16.4 points and 11.8 rebounds per game, and Grant Long provided the team with 14.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game. Smith averaged 12.0 points and 4.6 assists per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while second-year forward Willie Burton provided with 11.2 points per game, and Kevin Edwards and second-year guard Bimbo Coles both contributed 10.1 points per game each.[11][10]

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Heat were swept in three straight games by Michael Jordan, and his defending world champion Chicago Bulls,[12][13][14] who were coming off a 67–win regular season. The Bulls would defeat the Portland Trail Blazers in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive championship.[15][16][17][18][19]

On December 17, 1991, the Heat suffered a 68-point road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, 148–80 as the Cavaliers had set an NBA record with the second largest margin of victory in a game.[20][21][22]

Draft picks
Main article: 1991 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
15Steve SmithSG United StatesMichigan State
229George AcklesC/PF United StatesUNLV

Roster
1991–92 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF 2 Askins, Keith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1967–12–15 Alabama
SF 30 Bennett, Winston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1965–02–09 Kentucky
SF 34 Burton, Willie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968–05–26 Minnesota
PG 12 Coles, Bimbo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–04–22 Virginia Tech
PG 21 Edwards, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1965–10–30 DePaul
C 33 Kessler, Alec 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–01–13 Georgia
PF 43 Long, Grant (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–03–12 Eastern Michigan
PG 23 Morton, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967–05–18 Seton Hall
C 53 Ogg, Alan 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1967–07–05 UAB
SF 41 Rice, Glen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–05–28 Michigan
C 4 Seikaly, Rony (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1965–05–10 Syracuse
SG 22 Shaw, Brian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–03–22 UC Santa Barbara
SG 3 Smith, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–03–31 Michigan State
PG 20 Sundvold, Jon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1961–07–02 Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 10, 1992

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics5131.622—34–717–2419–9
x-New York Knicks5131.622—30–1121–2020–8
x-New Jersey Nets4042.4881125–1615–2615–13
x-Miami Heat3844.4631328–1310–3114–14
Philadelphia 76ers3547.4271623–1812–2915–13
Washington Bullets2557.3052614–2711–307–21
Orlando Magic2161.2563013–288–338–20
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls6715.817–
2 y-Boston Celtics5131.62216
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.69510
4 x-New York Knicks5131.62216
5 x-Detroit Pistons4834.58519
6 x-New Jersey Nets4042.48827
7 x-Indiana Pacers4042.48827
8 x-Miami Heat3844.46329
9 Atlanta Hawks3844.46329
10 Philadelphia 76ers3547.42732
11 Milwaukee Bucks3151.37836
12 Charlotte Hornets3151.37836
13 Washington Bullets2557.30542
14 Orlando Magic2161.25646
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1991–92 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 UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–12–20–50–52–02–01–41–12–01–41–10–22–23–12–03–12–22–22–22–00–21–10–21–11–12–2
Boston 1–3—3–11–33–11–11–14–01–11–12–22–02–03–22–20–22–33–25–03–11–11–12–01–12–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–3—0–42–31–11–11–41–10–23–20–21–11–32–31–11–30–43–13–11–10–21–12–01–10–22–2
Chicago 5–03–14–0—3–22–02–04–11–11–13–12–01–14–03–22–04–04–03–13–11–12–02–01–12–01–14–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–22–3—1–11–13–11–11–15–01–12–03–13–12–02–24–03–14–01–10–22–01–11–11–14–0
Dallas 0–21–11–10–21–1—3–20–20–44–21–11–30–41–11–13–20–20–21–10–22–20–41–30–50–41–40–2
Denver 0–21–11–10–21–12–3—0–20–42–30–20–41–30–21–12–31–10–22–02–01–31–32–21–41–31–51–1
Detroit 4–10–44–11–41–32–02–0—1–12–02–20–22–02–23–21–12–22–24–03–10–22–02–01–11–11–13–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–14–04–01–1—2–22–03–23–21–12–04–02–01–12–01–13–22–35–02–23–21–32–0
Houston 0–21–12–01–11–12–43–20–22–2—1–12–22–22–01–13–21–11–12–01–11–33–13–13–21–31–42–0
Indiana 4–12–22–31–30–51–12–02–20–21–1—0–22–03–14–12–02–21–32–22–21–10–21–12–00–21–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–22–00–21–13–14–02–02–32–22–0—2–32–02–04–01–10–22–01–13–22–32–32–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–00–21–11–10–24–03–10–22–32–20–23–2—2–01–13–12–02–02–02–02–31–44–11–31–41–31–1
Miami 2–22–33–10–41–31–12–02–21–10–21–30–20–2—4–02–02–21–43–11–40–20–22–01–11–11–15–0
Milwaukee 1–32–23–22–31–31–11–12–30–21–11–40–21–10–4—2–00–41–33–13–10–20–20–21–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 0–22–01–10–20–22–33–21–10–42–30–20–41–30–20–2—0–20–20–20–20–40–41–30–60–42–30–2
New Jersey 1–33–23–10–42–22–01–12–20–21–12–21–10–22–24–02–0—2–33–13–21–11–11–11–10–20–22–3
New York 2–22–34–00–40–42–02–02–21–11–13–12–00–24–13–12–03–2—4–13–11–11–11–10–22–02–04–0
Orlando 2–20–51–31–31–31–10–20–40–20–22–20–20–21–31–32–01–31–4—3–20–20–20–21–11–10–22–3
Philadelphia 2–21–31–31–30–42–00–21–31–11–12–21–10–24–11–32–02–31–32–3—0–21–11–11–12–00–25–0
Phoenix 0–21–11–11–11–12–23–12–02–33–11–12–33–22–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–24–13–13–22–22–0
Portland 2–01–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–21–32–03–24–12–02–04–01–11–12–01–12–3—5–02–24–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–20–23–12–20–20–51–31–13–21–40–22–03–11–11–12–01–11–40–5—1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 2–01–10–21–11–15–04–11–12–22–30–22–23–11–11–16–01–12–01–11–11–32–23–1—3–11–40–2
Seattle 1–10–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–33–12–03–24–11–11–14–02–00–21–10–22–31–44–11–3—3–12–0
Utah 1–11–12–01–11–14–15–11–13–14–11–13–13–11–11–13–22–00–22–02–02–22–23–14–11–3—2–0
Washington 2–21–32–20–40–42–01–11–30–20–22–22–01–10–51–32–03–20–43–20–50–20–20–22–00–20–2—

Playoffs
1992 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 24 @ Chicago L 94–113 Steve Smith (19) Rony Seikaly (11) Steve Smith (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 0–1
2 April 26 @ Chicago L 90–120 Rony Seikaly (26) Rony Seikaly (7) Bimbo Coles (4) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 0–2
3 April 29 Chicago L 114–119 Glen Rice (25) Rony Seikaly (12) Shaw, Smith (6) Miami Arena
15,008		 0–3
1992 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards and records

Transactions

References
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