Miami Heat accomplishments and records

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This page details the all-time statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat is an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association.

Contents

Franchise accomplishments and awards

Individual awards

All-NBA First Team

All-NBA Second Team

All-NBA Third Team

NBA All-Defensive First Team

NBA All-Defensive Second Team

NBA All-Rookie First Team

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

NBA All-Star Weekend

NBA All-Star Game MVP

NBA All-Star Skills Challenge Champion

NBA All-Star Three-point Shootout Champion

NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Champion

NBA All-Star Selections [1]

Franchise records for regular season

Most points scored in a game

  1. LeBron James – 61
  2. Glen Rice – 56
  3. Dwyane Wade – 55
  4. LeBron James – 51
  5. Dwyane Wade – 50

Highest points per game in a season

  1. Dwyane Wade – 30.2 (2008-09)
  2. Dwyane Wade – 27.4 (2006-07)
  3. Dwyane Wade – 27.2 (2005-06)
  4. LeBron James – 27.1 (2011-12)
  5. LeBron James – 27.1 (2013-14)

Most total rebounds

  1. Udonis Haslem – 5,791
  2. Alonzo Mourning – 4,807
  3. Rony Seikaly – 4,544
  4. Dwyane Wade – 4,482
  5. Hassan Whiteside – 3,870

Most rebounds in a game

  1. Rony Seikaly – 34 against the Washington Bullets on March 3, 1993

Most assists in a game

  1. Tim Hardaway – 19 against the Milwaukee Bucks on April 19, 1996

Most blocks in a game

  1. Hassan Whiteside – 12 against the Chicago Bulls on January 25, 2015

Career triple doubles

  1. Jimmy Butler – 11
  2. LeBron James – 9
  3. Bam Adebayo – 6
  4. Dwyane Wade – 5
  5. Hassan Whiteside – 4
  6. Kyle Lowry – 3
  7. Tyler Herro – 1
  8. Billy Owens – 1
  9. Goran Dragić – 1
  10. Lamar Odom – 1
  11. Rory Sparrow – 1
  12. Shaquille O'Neal – 1
  13. Steve Smith – 1

See also

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References

  1. "Miami Heat All-Star Game Selections". Basketball-Reference. March 1, 2024.