Miami Heat Trivia Quiz

Hint	Answer	Extra Hint
The Heat played in this division during its inaugural 1988-89 season		They finished 6th (out of 6)
...and then in this division from 1989-2004		Won the division 4 times
...and now play in this division		Won the division 3 times
Miami's current home arena		Same corperate sponsor name as Dallas Mavericks' arena
Miami's original home arena from 1988-99		It has 'Miami' in its name
Pat Riley signed this player to a 7-year/$101 million contract in 1996, only to have the NBA reject it due to salary cap violation		Riley finally acquired him 14 years later
PJ Brown body-slammed this Knicks player in the 1997 playoffs, resulting in a bench-clearing brawl		1993 Heisman Trophy QB
Alonzo Mourning got into a fist-fight with this Knicks player in the 1998 playoffs, resulting in a suspension for the decisive game 7 (which the Heat lost)		Also, a former teammate in Charlotte
...and the coach that hung onto his leg?		Hilarious
He scored the game-winning basket (for the Knicks) against the Heat with 0.8 seconds left in game 5 of the 1999 playoffs		Current Knicks Assistant GM
He passed up on the last shot in the 2000 playoffs in the game 7 loss against the Knicks		Subsequently traded to Charlotte, currently an ESPN analyst
...and he was the one that took the final shot		His first name is Clarence (no relation to Theresa)
The Heat signed two 7-year max contracts in the 2000 offseason. They were...		Returned in 2007 after a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies
and...		Retired in 2006
...but prior to the start of the 2000-01 season, Alonzo Mourning was diagnosed with this ailment, causing him to miss the first five months of the season		Eventually required a transplant
He was voted as a starter for the 2001 NBA All-Star game		His 6th All-Star appearance
...although this player was the Heat's lone participant in the game		Previously played for Riley with the Knicks
In 2003, he forgot to opt-in for his final year ($4.1 million) of his contract		Undrafted PG out of Hawaii
...unexpectingly freeing up enough cap space to allow the Heat to sign this restricted free agent to an offer sheet		...and was matched by the L.A. Clippers within the 15-day period
...and then signing this restricted free agent to an offer sheet		...which was not matched
...who was then traded in 2004 with Brian Grant and Caron Butler for this player		Promised to bring a championship
...and delivered on that promise in 2006 with a win over this team in the NBA Finals		Coached by Avery Johnson
...and this player was selected as the MVP of that series		Averaged 34.7 PPG
In 2003 NBA draft, Miami drafted Wade and this player in the second round		33rd overall
He was Miami's 2008 draft pick with with the #2 overall		No relation
He was Miami's 2002 draft pick in the second round (53rd overall)		Wore #45 with the Heat
...and their first round draft pick that year (10th overall)		No relation
Ron Rothelstein beat out this hall of fame coach for the vacant head coaching position for Miami's inaugural 1988-89 season		Recently resigned from a team he coached for 23 years
He was the first former Heat player to become a head coach in the NBA		Milwaukee Bucks (2003-05) and Phoenix Suns (2008-09)
...and he was technically the second, although with the interim tag for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2005		Portland's GM from 2007-10, fired an hour before the 2010 draft
...and he became the third, albeit with the burdon of replacing the hall of fame coach mentioned earlier		Played SF for the Heat in 1996
Miami has four All-Star Weekend 3-Point Shootout Winners. They are:		1995 Winner
and...		2007 & 2008 Winner
and...		2009 Winner
and finally...		2011 Winner

Javascript is not currently enabled on your browser.
If you do have Javascript enabled:
This site uses javascript to make the magic happen.
Please turn on javascript and reload this page, or use a more current browser (like Firefox)