Q 01/05

Which other expansion team entered the NBA alongside the Heat in 1988?

A) Vancouver Grizzlies

B) Minnesota Timberwolves

C) Toronto Raptors

D) Charlotte Hornets

Answer · why

D) Charlotte Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets arrived with Miami, a year ahead of the next two expansion clubs. The Heat had the rougher start: they lost their first 17 games...

Q 02/05

In which division do the Heat play?

A) Atlantic

B) Southeast

C) Central

D) Southwest

Answer · why

B) Southeast

Southeast is the Heat's third division. They spent their first season in the Western Conference's Midwest Division, despite playing on the Atlantic co...

Q 03/05

Which Heat player scored 83 points against Washington in March 2026, then the second-highest single-game total in NBA history?

A) Norman Powell

B) Jaime Jaquez Jr.

C) Bam Adebayo

D) Kel'el Ware

Answer · why

C) Bam Adebayo

Bam Adebayo's career high before that night was 41, and he passed it by half-time. He finished behind only Wilt Chamberlain's 100, making a league-rec...

Q 04/05

Which cruise-line chairman bought the Heat in 1995 and hired Pat Riley?

A) Jeffrey Loria

B) Ted Arison

C) Wayne Huizenga

D) Micky Arison

Answer · why

D) Micky Arison

Micky Arison bought out his father's partners in February 1995, and that September he gave Pat Riley the bench and the team presidency. A club that ha...

Q 05/05

Which point guard did Pat Riley acquire in 1996 to pair with Alonzo Mourning?

A) Gary Payton

B) Kevin Johnson

C) Penny Hardaway

D) Tim Hardaway

Answer · why

D) Tim Hardaway

Tim Hardaway had lost a whole season to a torn knee ligament, and his old club let him go in a mid-season trade. A year later he was All-NBA First Tea...