The Miami Heat (English: Miami Heat, abbreviation: mia) is a professional basketball team located in Miami, Florida, United States. It belongs to the Southeast Division of the NBA East and its home court is the Kaseya Center.

The team was founded in 1988 and won NBA championships in 2006, 2012 and 2013. In the 2012-2013 NBA regular season, since losing to the Pacers on February 1, 2013, they have not lost a single game in the past two months. The Heat have won 27 games in a row, becoming the second longest winning streak in history. In the 2014 championship game, the Spurs defeated the Miami Heat with 4 wins and 1 loss, preventing the Heat from winning three consecutive championships. [1] The team has played for many well-known NBA stars, including Glenn Rice, Tim Hardaway, Gary Payton, Alonzo Mourning, Jason Williams, Sean Battier, Lamar Odom, Danny Grant, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, LeBron James, Anthony Mason, Steve Smith, Harold Miner, Eddie Jones, P.J. Brown, Caron Butler, Bruce Bowen, Chris Anderson, Rashard Lewis, Ray Allen, Amar'e Stoudemire , Joe Johnson, Jermaine O'Neal, Shaquille O'Neal, Luol Deng, Goran Dragic and Jimmy Butler have all played for this team.

The Miami Heat's feuding teams include the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, etc.