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2008–09 Miami Heat season

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Head coach
  
Erik Spoelstra

Record
  
43–39 (.524)

Arena
  
American Airlines Arena

Place
  
Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 5th (Eastern)

Playoff finish
  
First Round (Eliminated 3-4)

Television
  
Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports

The 2008–09 Miami Heat season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Contents

In the off-season, Pat Riley promoted Heat assistant Erik Spolestra to become head coach for the upcoming season.

Key dates

  • June 26: The 2008 NBA draft will take place in New York City.
  • July 1: The free agency period will start.
  • October 5: The pre-season started with a game against the Detroit Pistons.
  • October 29: The regular season started with a game against the New York Knicks.

    • Playoffs

    The Miami Heat returned to the playoffs as the 5th seed in the Eastern Conference after a 15-67 season in 2007–08 matched up against the Atlanta Hawks who in 07-08 as the eighth seed took the champion Boston Celtics to 7 games in a first round series after being predicted by many not even to win a game.

    Trades

    The Heat traded Shawn Marion, Marcus Banks, and cash to the Toronto Raptors for Jermaine O'Neal, Jamario Moon, and a $4 Million trade exception on February 13, 2009.

    References

    2008–09 Miami Heat season Wikipedia
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