2017–18 Miami Heat season
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The 2017–18 Miami Heat season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
2017–18 Miami Heat season | |||
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Division champions | |||
Head coach | Erik Spoelstra | ||
General manager | Andy Elisburg | ||
President | Pat Riley | ||
Owner(s) | Micky Arison | ||
Arena | American Airlines Arena | ||
Results | |||
Record | 44–38 (.537) | ||
Place | Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 6th (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to 76ers 1–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | Fox Sports Sun | ||
Radio | 790 AM, "The Ticket" | ||
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On the February 8, 2018 NBA trade deadline, the Heat re-acquired star shooting guard Dwyane Wade from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a future second-round draft pick, after losing him to free agency in July 2016.
Despite a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 9, 2018, the Heat clinched a playoff berth for the eighth time in ten seasons. Furthermore, they won their division on April 11 as a result of an overtime win over the Toronto Raptors, as well as a loss by the Washington Wizards to the Orlando Magic. The Heat finished the regular season with a 44–38 record, which clinched the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. This made the Heat the lowest-seeded playoff team to win a division championship since the NBA modified playoff seeding in 2016.
In the playoffs, they faced the 3rd seed Philadelphia 76ers in the first round and were defeated in 5 games.