The Heat’s latest win streak began on February 3rd, 2013 when they defeated the Toronto Raptors 100- 85. Then the Heat were in a tie with the New York Knicks for first place of the Eastern Conference with only a 4 game difference separating them from the sixth seed. The victory over the Raptors jump started the Heat as they steamrolled through the NBA winning 22 consecutive games.
Victories ranged from some of the NBA’s best teams to some of the worst. Many of the games were quite interesting and each presented a new challenge for the Heat.
Here is a list of the teams Miami defeated during the streak:
- vs. Charlotte Bobcats 94-99
- vs. Houston Rockets 108-114
- Los Angeles Clippers 89-111
- vs. Los Angeles Lakers 97-107
- Portland Trailblazers 104-117
- @Oklahoma City Thunder 110-100
- @Atlanta Hawks 103-90
- @Chicago Bulls 86-67
- @Philadelphia 76ers 114-90
- vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 105-109
- vs. Sacramento Kings 129-141
- vs. Memphis Grizzles 91-98
- @New York Knicks 99-93
- @Minnesota Timberwolves 97-81
- vs. Orlando Magic 96-97
- vs. Philadelphia 76ers 93-102
- vs. Indiana Pacers 91-105
- Atlanta Hawks 81-98
- @ Philadelphia 76ers 98-94
- @ Milwaukee Bucks 107-94
- @ Toronto Raptors 108-91
By winning 22 consecutive games the Miami Heat have tied the 2007-2008 Houston Rockets for the second longest win streak in NBA history. They play their conference rival the Boston Celtics Monday, March 18th at 8:00pm on ESPN in hopes of continuing the streak to 23 games won.
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