Miami will meet the Boston Celtics in the first round of the play-offs on Sunday.
The Celtics largely dominated the regular season and will want to take their revenge against the Heat, who beat them last year in the Eastern Conference final, before losing to the Denver Nuggets for the title.
The task promises to be all the more difficult for Miami as uncertainty reigns around the state of health of its star Jimmy Butler.
Butler is suffering from a sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee since an impact during the first play-off game lost on Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers. He was not fielded Friday by his franchise, which did not announce a recovery time.
