GAME 1 PACERS VS HEAT
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No 3
THE CULTURE
“ WE STARTED FROM NOWHERE. W E ’ R E N OW O N E OF THE SIGNATURE
F R A N C H I S E S I N T H E N BA .
THE ELITE.
WE’VE DONE A LOT IN 30 YEARS. I’VE GOT A FEELING WE MIGHT DO EVEN BETTER IN THE NEXT
30 YEARS. FOR NOW, THIS IS OUR STORY.
AND YOURS. ” ALONZO MOURNING
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19 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 5 CONFERENCE TITLES 3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 TEAM PHYSICIAN From our team to yours, here’s to another healthy season for the record books.
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The National Basketball Association, Miami HEAT and AmericanAirlines Arena are committed to creating a safe, comfortable and enjoyable sports and entertainment experience. NBA fans have a right to expect an environment where: • Players respect and appreciate each and every fan. • Guests will be treated in a consistent, professional and courteous manner by all arena and team personnel. • Guests will enjoy the basketball experience free from disruptive behavior, including foul or abusive language or obscene gestures. • Guests will consume alcoholic beverages in a responsible manner. Intervention with an impaired, intoxicated or underage guest will be handled in a prompt and safe manner. • Guests will sit only in their ticketed seats and show their tickets when requested. • Guests who engage in fighting, throwing objects or attempting to enter the court will be immediately ejected from the arena. • Guests will smoke in designated smoking areas only. • Obscene or indecent messages on signs or clothing will not be permitted. • Guests will comply with requests from arena staff regarding arena operations and emergency response procedures. The arena staff has been trained to intervene when necessary to help ensure that the above expectations are met, and guests are encouraged to report any inappropriate behavior to the nearest usher, security guard, or guest services staff member. Guests who choose not to adhere to this Code of Conduct will be subject to ejection, without refund, and revocation of their season tickets. They may also be in violation of local ordinances resulting in possible arrest and prosecution. The NBA, Miami HEAT and AmericanAirlines Arena thank you for adhering to the provisions of the NBA Fan Code of Conduct. NBA Bag Policy Backpacks are not allowed (with the exception of single-compartment drawstring bags that meet the NBA bag-size requirements (14”x14”x6”). Purses and diaper bags that meet the bag-size requirement are allowable.
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No 9
By Jeff Craney
YEARS. It’s hard to believe.
I can remember walking into a Coconut Grove office looking for an internship with the “new NBA team” just so I could graduate from college. Seems like yesterday, but it was 30 years ago. I often joke that I was born at the HEAT, mainly to remind people that I’m not old. The truth is, professionally, I was born and raised at the HEAT and became the kid that never left home. I’m not alone, as I have many co-workers and friends that are #HEATLifers. It speaks volumes about how great this organization is. Family, culture and diversity are words used to describe the HEAT organization, and I have 30 years that says those are authentic values. It starts at the top with the Arison family leading this franchise and it permeates the entire organization. As we begin year 30, I’d like to reflect on some memorable Miami HEAT opening nights. November 5, 1987. An historical date debuting a new team in the NBA and a new experience for South Florida. I was in ticket sales by day and during games I was working as a courtside coordinator. Frankly, I didn’t have a clue what that meant. Everything was a new experience. I remember renting a tuxedo for our “Black Tie” Opening Night. Mostly, I remember the night before the first game. The staff was hand rolling and rubber banding 15,000 posters to be given to fans as they entered the Miami Arena. It was hardly glamorous, but it was team bonding before team bonding was a thing. One thing was clear: we all knew we were at a special place at a unique time, and appreciated the moment that was the first Miami HEAT game. In the early years, we produced elaborate opening night pre-game shows, and as Director of Game Operations, the ceremony was one of my responsibilities. To start the 1990-91 season, our pre-game show was right out of Ringling Brothers. We had a problem with the indoor fireworks that left the court covered in residue. The game officials declared the court unsafe and sent the players back in the locker rooms until it was cleaned. It seemed like an eternity. In our business
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and in my position, that kind of mishap is disastrous. I didn’t think I would survive the night, but the HEAT won the game and, thankfully, I lived to see another day. Opening the 1995-96 season—Pat Riley’s presence. Enough said. The franchise changed when Riley arrived that summer. The Miami HEAT was suddenly a contender, elite and respected. A new culture had taken root. Coach talked of championship parades from day one. Acquiring Alonzo Mourning just before opening night solidified this exciting new chapter in HEAT history and, like many others, I was thrilled. Of course, the most anticipated opening night was 2010-11, the first game of the Big Three era. The hype was exciting and unparalleled. We planned a new player introduction sequence that featured the starting lineup standing under dramatic lighting, instead of the traditional running off the bench. The producer of the broadcast was yelling at me all day to change our plans. To our team’s credit, we stuck with our plan, and the intros were perfect for that extraordinary game. And that night, I also experienced a brush with pop music greatness. Pitbull performed a pre-game concert on the XFINITY East Plaza. When I was escorting Pitbull from the dressing room to the stage, someone from his entourage pointed at me and told Mr.305, “That’s what you’re going to look like when you get older.” “Excuse me!” I retorted, only mildly offended. “Let’s get the show started,” Pitbull wisely said, and he then started the show. In all my years here, I can tell you one thing: numbers don’t lie. More than 2,500 games. Five NBA Finals. Three rings. Thousands of moments. Endless memories. Proud #HEATLifer. Thirty years. It’s hard to believe.
Jeff Craney is the Vice President of Marketing for the Miami HEAT. He was the team’s first official hire on July 1, 1987.
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MAP INFORMATION SERVICES & FACILITIES Smoking Permitted Men’s Restroom
Women’s Gender AED Restroom Neutral Restroom Machines
Elevators
Escalators
Phones
Stairs
100/300/400 Level Balconies
Smoke Free-Zone First Aid
Guest Services
Season Ticket Services
ATM Machines
Water Fountain
HYDE Check-in
Arena and XFINITY East Plaza
FOOD & DRINK Bacardi Bars
102, 104, 109, 111, 114, 118 121, 123, 303, 308, 324, XEP
Barefoot Wines 112
Beer
102, 109, 111, 114, 123, 124, 314, 319, 320
Blue Moon Bar 319
Bodega
108, 124, 303
Bombay Bistro 116
Carnival Blue Iguana Tequila Bar 404/405
Carnival RedFrog Bar 114, 414/415
Downtown Dogs
Lucky Dogs
Popcorn
Fit Food
Miami Smokers
Prime Burger Grill
Family Fare
Mini Donuts
Sausages Cart
IceByrd Frozen Yogurt
Moet Bar
Sergio’s Cuban Café & Grill
Grey Goose Bar
Nuts
117, 325
Gyros
Outtakes
406
Haagen Dazs/Coffee
Papa John’s Pizza
Baja Bao
PB Burger
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416
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315
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120, 325
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113, 304, 406, 416 116
108, 120, 309
101, 113, 310, 323, 416 120
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105, 117, 308, 324 416
Street Corn Nachos Tequesitos 121, 307
Uptown Dogs 407
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Kosher 120, 319
Chicken Ciao 108, 309
Corona Beach Bodega
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Craft Beer 105
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DRAGIĆ By Wes Goldberg
During HEAT media day, Hassan Whiteside called out from across the room. “Goran, give ‘em the shoulder! MVP! Show ‘em the MVP shoulder!” Goran Dragic was in the middle of a photo shoot. Typical of Dragic, it was mostly business. Typical of Whiteside, he found the fun in an otherwise routine event. It may have also been the unveiling of a new nickname for The Dragon—“MVP.”
Did you know? Dragic likes to drive his shoulder into defenders to create space near the rim. If he has a signature move, this is it.
Dragic spent the summer competing for Slovenia in the EuroBasket 2017 tournament, taking home a gold medal and MVP honors. In the final game against Serbia, Dragic and his shoulder dominated. He scored 35 points in 28 minutes. It was Slovenia’s first ever gold medal in any team sport. It’s a first for Dragic, too, who prior to this summer hadn’t been part of a championship team in the NBA or in international play. Head Coach Erik Spoelstra can tell his team what it takes—physically and mentally—to win a championship, but the experience is invaluable. “Now I fully understand what he means,” Dragic said. “You need to play through all those emotions, when you’re feeling bad, when you’re feeling good. This is probably one of the toughest wins in my career.” In the HEAT’s competitive locker room, winning MVP isn’t overlooked. “For him to bring that back for his country and then to win that MVP, it meant a lot to us as brothers in this locker room,” said HEAT teammate James Johnson. Dragic isn’t only the MVP of Slovenian basketball, he’s one of the most valuable players on the HEAT. “Right now, he’s the player that I think Spo relies on as much as some of the other guys,” said team president Pat Riley. “Or even more so.”
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CATCHING UP WITH
“HE ISN’T JUST MR. 305, HE IS A TRUE PATRIARCH OF THE TEAM.” PAT RILEY
NBPA’s Teammate of the Year Award. How did that feel? It was easy for me to win Teammate of the Year Award because I was just being myself. My guys know me. They know they can call me at 3 a.m. with anything life or basketball related and I’ll be there. That’s just who I am.
You worked out with the younger guys a ton this summer? How was that? They keep me young. I have to understand that everything I do, I’m setting an example and these guys are watching. When we didn’t have the opportunity to train together, I made sure to send them videos of workouts. We actually started a group chat for all of our workouts so we could stay connected.
One word to describe the upcoming season. Promising. There’s a lot of promise this season with the team we have and how we finished last year.
Anything you want to say to HEAT fans? Stick around. It’s going to be a long, amazing season full of ups and downs. The DNA of this team is going to make it very entertaining. These guys are built for this and ready. There’s no other training camp that I’ve ever been more excited about other than this one. The preparation with these guys—I’ve never seen anything like it. Download the› APP
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PLAYERS
COACHES
PLAYERS
GRD FROM: North Carolina/USA HEIGHT: 6’5 WEIGHT: 200 BIRTHDAY: 11/29/87 YEARS PRO: 8
GRD FROM: Fresno State/USA HEIGHT: 6’4 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDAY: 5/7/92 YEARS PRO: 3
GRD FROM: Tennessee/USA HEIGHT: 6’6 WEIGHT: 200 BIRTHDAY: 9/15/93 YEARS PRO: 2
CTR FROM: Marshall/USA HEIGHT: 7’0 WEIGHT: 265 BIRTHDAY: 6/13/89 YEARS PRO: 5
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CTR FROM: Purdue/USA HEIGHT: 7’0 WEIGHT: 260 BIRTHDAY: 8/27/92 YEARS PRO: 1
GRD/FWD FROM: Kansas State/USA HEIGHT: 6’5 WEIGHT: 200 BIRTHDAY: 7/29/91 YEARS PRO: 1
GRD FROM: Syracuse/USA HEIGHT: 6’4 WEIGHT: 215 BIRTHDAY: 12/10/91 YEARS PRO: 5
GRD FROM: Central Florida/USA HEIGHT: 6’5 WEIGHT: 210 BIRTHDAY: 10/14/93 YEARS PRO: R
CTR/FWD
GRD
FROM: Kentucky/USA HEIGHT: 6’10 WEIGHT: 255 BIRTHDAY: 7/18/97 YEARS PRO: R
FROM: Union Olimpija/Slovenia HEIGHT: 6’3 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDAY: 5/6/86 YEARS PRO: 9
FWD
FWD FROM: Wake Forest/USA HEIGHT: 6’8 WEIGHT: 240 BIRTHDAY: 2/20/87 YEARS PRO: 8
FROM: Florida/USA HEIGHT: 6’8 WEIGHT: 235 BIRTHDAY: 6/9/80 YEARS PRO: 14
FWD
FWD
FROM: Gonzaga/Canada HEIGHT: 7’0 WEIGHT: 245 BIRTHDAY: 4/19/91 YEARS PRO: 4
FROM: Louisiana State/USA HEIGHT: 6’8 WEIGHT: 235 BIRTHDAY: 7/9/94 YEARS PRO: 2
GRD
FWD
FROM: Michigan/USA HEIGHT: 6’1 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDAY: 4/3/95 YEARS PRO: R
FROM: Florida State/USA HEIGHT: 6’8 WEIGHT: 215 BIRTHDAY: 8/13/92 YEARS PRO: 1
ERIK SPOELSTRA
FWD FROM: Duke/USA HEIGHT: 6’7 WEIGHT: 225 BIRTHDAY: 3/26/96 YEARS PRO: 2
HEAD COACH
DAN CRAIG ASST. COACH
JUWAN HOWARD ASST. COACH
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CHRIS QUINN OCTAVIO DE ASST. COACH/ LA GRANA DIR OF PLAYER DEV. ASST. COACH/ PLAYER DEV.
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HT
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Bam Adebayo
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6’10
255
7/18/97
Kentucky/USA
R
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Goran Dragic
G
6’3
190
5/6/86
Union Olimpija/Slovenia
9
2
Wayne Ellington
G
6’5
200
11/29/87
North Carolina/USA
8
4
A.J. Hammons
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260
8/27/92
Purdue/USA
1
40 Udonis Haslem
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6’8
235
6/9/80
Florida/USA
14
16
James Johnson
F
6’8
240
2/20/87
Wake Forest/USA
8
8
Tyler Johnson
G
6’4
190
5/7/92
Fresno State/USA
3
17
Rodney McGruder
G/F
6’5
200
7/29/91
Kansas State/USA
1
25 Jordan Mickey
F
6’8
235
7/9/94
Louisiana State/USA
2
9
Kelly Olynyk
F
7’0
245
4/19/91
Gonzaga/Canada
4
0
Josh Richardson
G
6’6
200
9/15/93
Tennessee/USA
2
11
Dion Waiters
G
6’4
215
12/10/91
Syracuse/USA
5
14
Derrick Walton, Jr.
G
6’1
185
4/3/95
Michigan/USA
R
15
Okaro White
F
6’8
215
8/13/92
Florida State/USA
1
21
Hassan Whiteside
C
7’0
265
6/13/89
Marshall/USA
5
12
Matt Williams, Jr.
G
6’5
210
10/14/93
Central Florida/USA
R
F
6’7
225
3/26/96
Duke/USA
2
20 Justise Winslow
ASSISTANT COACH/ PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
HEAD COACH Erik Spoelstra (Portland)
Octavio De La Grana (Liberty University)
ASSISTANT COACHES
ATHLETIC TRAINER
Dan Craig (Plymouth State) Juwan Howard (Michigan)
Jay Sabol (Florida International)
ASSISTANT COACH/ DIR. OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Chris Quinn (Notre Dame)
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YRS
PACERS #
PLAYER
POS
HT
WT
DOB
FROM
13
Ike Anigbogu
C
6’10
250
10/22/98
UCLA/USA
R
44 Bojan Bogdanovic
F
6’8
216
4/18/89
Croatia
3
2
G
6’0
175
8/23/87
UCLA/USA
8
25 Al Jefferson
C
6’10
289
1/4/85
Prentiss HS (MS)/USA
13
6
G
6’3
193
8/20/91
Texas/Canada
6
22 TJ Leaf
F
6’10
225
4/30/97
UCLA/Isreal
R
4
Victor Oladipo
G
6’4
210
5/4/92
Indiana/USA
4
0
Alex Poythress
F
6’8
238
9/6/93
Kentucky/USA
1
G/F
6’6
222
1/8/94
Michigan/USA
3
Darren Collison
Cory Joseph
40 Glenn Robinson III
YRS
11
Domantas Sabonis
F
6’11
240
5/3/96
Gonzaga/Lithuania
1
1
Lane Stephenson
G
6’5
230
9/5/90
Cincinnati/USA
7
5
Edmond Sumner
G
6’6
176
12/31/95
Xavier (Ohio)/USA
R
33 Myles Turner
F/C
6’11
250
3/24/96
Texas/USA
2
12
Damien Wilkins
G/F
6’6
225
1/11/80
Georgia/USA
9
3
Joe Young
G
6’2
185
6/27/92
Oregon/USA
2
21
Thaddeus Young
F
6’8
221
6/21/88
Georgia Tech/USA
10
HEAD COACH Nate McMillan (North Carolina State)
ASSISTANT COACHES
SENIOR DIR. OF MEDICAL OPERATIONS/ HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Josh Corbeil (Boston University)
Dan Burke (Portland State) Popeye Jones (Murray State) Bill Bayno (Sacred Heart)
DIR. OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE/ AST. ATHLETIC TRAINER Shawn Windle (Maine - Presque Isle)
ASSISTANT COACH/ PLAYER DEVELOPMENT David McClure (Duke)
ASSOCIATE HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER/PHYSICAL THERAPIST Carl Eaton (Lock Haven)
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PROBABLE STARTING 5
BOJAN BOGDANOVIC FORWARD FROM: Croatia HEIGHT: 6’8 WEIGHT: 216 BIRTHDAY: 4/18/89 YEARS PRO: 3
FORWARD/CENTER FROM: Texas/USA HEIGHT: 6’11 WEIGHT: 250 BIRTHDAY: 3/24/96 YEARS PRO: 2
THADDEUS YOUNG
DARREN COLLISON GUARD FROM: UCLA/USA HEIGHT: 6’0 WEIGHT: 175 BIRTHDAY: 8/23/87 YEARS PRO: 8
VICTOR OLADIPO
FORWARD FROM: Georgia Tech/USA HEIGHT: 6’8 WEIGHT: 221 BIRTHDAY: 6/21/88 YEARS PRO: 10
NATE M CMILLAN
GUARD FROM: Indiana/USA HEIGHT: 6’4 WEIGHT: 210 BIRTHDAY: 5/4/92 YEARS PRO: 4
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MYLES TURNER
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HEAD COACH
BY THE N o
PACERS HEAT
10/21/17 11/19/17 1/10/18 3/25/18
ALL - TIME RECORDS HOME RECORD
AWAY RECORD
OVERALL RECORD
36 17 9 44 45 61
ALL - TIME SCORERS Dwyane Wade @IND 4/2/10 (OT)
Reggie Miller @IND, 4/6/96
@MIA @MIA @IND @IND
8:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM
HEAT’S LAST WIN
113-95 HOME | 2/25/17
105-90 AWAY | 2/14/12
HEAT’S LAST LOSS
81-75 HOME | 11/12/14
102-98 AWAY | 3/12/17
HEAT’S LONGEST WINNING STREAKS
6
HOME 2/8/114/11/14
4
LARGEST WIN
35 118-83 @MIA, 1/4/12
36 119-83 @IND, 11/23/91
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AWAY 10/30/092/14/12
5
ALL-TIME 2/8/113/10/12
MOST POINTS
121 121-111 @MIA, 1/17/90
127 127-103 @IND, 1/18/92
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NEW STO R E , WHO DIS?
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On September 15, our Miami HEAT teamed up with the Golden State Warriors and FedEx to do something pretty amazing. Due to the severe weather from Hurricane Irma, many of our adorable furry friends were either abandoned or displaced from their homes. With the help of HEAT Head Coach, Erik Spoelstra, HEAT Captain, Udonis Haslem, and other HEAT staffers, the group was able to airlift over 100 pre-Hurricane Irma pets on a FedEx Express MD – 10 in route to no-kill shelters in Oakland, California. “There’s a lot of devastation, but this is when you see people at their best,” said Spoelstra. These animals were met in Oakland, California where Golden State Warriors players Zaza Pachulia and Jordan Bell, Assistant Coach, Willie Green and Warriors staffers greeted the animals and placed them in shelters in the surrounding area. Now, these animals will get a second chance at finding their FURever homes and will have the opportunity to be adopted into a loving family! To make a donation for hurricane relief efforts, please visit: YouCaring.com/HEAT.
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