1999–2000 Miami Heat season
Heat win Atlantic Division, move to new arena midseason.
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The 1999–2000 Miami Heat season was the 12th for the franchise in the National Basketball Association. The team played its first two months at the Miami Arena, moving to the American Airlines Arena on January 2, 2000. Finishing first in the Atlantic Division with a 52–30 record, the Heat earned the second seed in the Eastern Conference and qualified for the playoffs for the fifth straight year. Alonzo Mourning was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and finished third in Most Valuable Player voting.
Quick Facts
- Record
- 52–30
- Home arenas
- Miami Arena (first two months); American Airlines Arena (from January 2, 2000)
- Team scoring leader
- Alonzo Mourning (21.7 ppg)
- Team rebounding leader
- Alonzo Mourning (9.5 rpg)
- Team assists leader
- Tim Hardaway (7.4 apg)
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