Miami Heat’s 2024-25 schedule is out: Full list of games, things to know and more

The Miami Heat has earned plenty of national television appearances during the first five seasons of the Jimmy Butler era through its deep playoff runs. But after an early playoff exit in the first round last season and no significant upgrades through free agency or trades this summer, the Heat isn’t on track to play many nationally televised games this upcoming season.

On Thursday afternoon, the NBA released the 2024-25 regular-season schedule that includes 80 (40 home and 40 away) of the 82 games for each team because two games from Dec. 9-16 remain up in the air until the group stage of the league’s in-season tournament plays out.

The Heat opens this upcoming season at home against the Orlando Magic at Kaseya Center on Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Like many of the games on the Heat’s schedule, it won’t be on national TV.

After being slotted for 16 national TV appearances last season at the time that schedule was released, the Heat is currently scheduled for seven national TV games this upcoming season.

While that number could change during the course of the season, the Heat’s seven national TV appearances this season consists of five games on ESPN (Jan. 15 at Los Angeles Lakers, Feb. 23 at Milwaukee Bucks, March 5 at Cleveland Cavaliers, March 17 at New York Knicks and April 2 at Boston Celtics) and two games on TNT (Nov. 26 vs. Bucks and Jan. 23 at Bucks).

The Heat is also currently set to have six of its games aired on NBA TV (Nov. 2 vs. Washington Wizards in Mexico City, Dec. 4 vs. Lakers, Dec. 28 at Atlanta Hawks, Jan. 6 at Sacramento Kings, March 14 vs. Celtics and April 7 vs. Philadelphia 76ers).

Another aspect of the Heat’s schedule that stands out is the road-heavy stretch to begin the season.

After playing three of its first four regular season games at Kaseya Center, the Heat will be on the road for seven of the following eight games. In total, eight of the Heat’s first 12 games will come on the road.

This stretch includes a long six-game trip that spans 12 days and features matchups against the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 6, Denver Nuggets on Nov. 8, Minnesota Timberwolves on Nov. 10, Detroit Pistons on Nov. 12, and ends with back-to-back games against the Indiana Pacers on Nov. 15 and 17.

Making things even tougher for the Heat early on is the fact that five of the games on that six-game trip come against opponents that made the playoffs last season.

That six-game trip that begins in Phoenix is tied for the longest of the season for the Heat. Miami also has a six-game West Coast trip on its schedule that begins on Jan. 6 against the Kings and continues against the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 7, Utah Jazz on Jan. 9, Portland Trail Blazers on Jan. 11, Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 13 and Lakers on Jan. 15.

The longest homestand for the Heat this upcoming season lasts five games, and both such stretches come in March. In total, 12 of the Heat’s 17 games in March will be played at Kaseya Center.

The Heat’s All-Star break will span from Feb. 14-20, with the 2025 NBA All-Star Game set for Feb. 16 in San Francisco. The Heat’s regular season comes to an end with an April 13 matchup against the Wizards at Kaseya Center.

The Heat is scheduled to hold its annual media day on Sept. 30 before opening training camp at Baha Mar in the Bahamas on Oct. 1 to kick off the 2024-25 season. The Heat will then hold its intrasquad scrimmage on Oct. 7 at Kaseya Center before playing a five-game preseason schedule: Oct. 8 at Charlotte Hornets, Oct. 10 vs. Hawks, Oct. 13 vs. New Orleans Pelicans, Oct. 15 vs. San Antonio Spurs and Oct. 18 at Memphis Grizzlies.

The Heat will release local broadcast information for the upcoming season at a later date.

Tickets for all regular-season home games at Kaseya Center will go on sale to the general public on Friday at noon. Tickets can be purchased by logging on to Heat.com or Ticketmaster.com . All Heat home games are mobile-only entry.

Tickets for the Heat’s three home preseason games are already on sale.

Here are some other things to know about the Heat’s 2024-25 schedule:

▪ The Heat will see a familiar face in Caleb Martin within the first few weeks of the regular season. Martin left the Heat to sign with the 76ers in free agency this summer.

The Heat’s first matchup of the season against Martin and the 76ers comes on Nov. 18 in Miami.

▪ The Heat faces the defending NBA champion and rival Celtics four times this season — Dec. 2 at Celtics, Feb. 10 vs. Celtics, March 14 vs. Celtics and April 2 at Celtics.

▪ The Heat has 15 back-to-back sets on its schedule this season, which is two more than the 13 back-to-backs that Miami played last regular season.

▪ The six Eastern Conference teams that the Heat is currently scheduled to face only three times this regular season: the Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, Pistons, Chicago Bulls, Knicks and Toronto Raptors. The Heat hosts the Nets, Bulls and Raptors only once and makes just one trip to face the Cavaliers, Pistons and Knicks. The Heat faces every other East team four times, for two home games and two road games.

The Heat plays every Western Conference team twice, for one home game and one road game.

▪ After playing on Christmas, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Easter last season, the Heat has most holidays off this season.

While the Heat will host the Pelicans on New Year’s Day, the Heat is idle on Christmas, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Easter this upcoming season. But Easter 2025 is on April 20 after the regular season ends, so there’s a chance the Heat could end up playing a playoff game on Easter.

In addition, the Heat does not have a game scheduled on Halloween. The Heat is also idle on Super Bowl Sunday on Feb. 9.

▪ As part of the NBA’s in-season tournament, the Heat’s four group play games that will also count as regular-season games are: Nov. 12 at Pistons, Nov. 15 at Pacers, Nov. 26 vs. Bucks and Nov. 29 vs. Raptors.

▪ As for conflicts with the Miami Dolphins on the Heat’s regular-season schedule, the Heat and Dolphins are currently set to play on the same day four times: Nov. 17 when the Heat is in Indianapolis to take on the Pacers and the Dolphins host the Las Vegas Raiders, Nov. 24 when the Heat hosts the Dallas Mavericks and the Dolphins host the New England Patriots, Dec. 8 when the Heat hosts the Cavaliers and the Dolphins host the New York Jets, and Dec. 29 when the Heat is in Houston to face the Rockets and the Dolphins are in Cleveland to play the Browns.

The Heat and Miami Hurricanes play on the same day two times: Oct. 26 when the Heat travels to Charlotte to face the Hornets and the Hurricanes host the Florida State Seminoles, and Nov. 2 when the Heat is in Mexico City to play the Wizards and the Hurricanes host the Duke Blue Devils.

▪ The Heat’s Nov. 2 matchup against the Wizards will mark the third time in franchise history that the Heat plays a regular-season game in Mexico City. The contest will serve as a home game for the Wizards and a road game for the Heat, so it will not impact the Heat’s total of regular-season home games played in Miami.

▪ The Heat closes the regular season with a bunch of home games, as 18 of its final 26 regular-season games will be played at Kaseya Center.

HEAT 2024-25 SCHEDULE

(All times Eastern)

October

Wed. Oct. 23 vs. Orlando 7:30 p.m.

Sat. Oct. 26 at Charlotte 7 p.m.

Mon. Oct. 28 vs. Detroit 7:30 p.m.

Wed. Oct. 30 vs. New York 7:30 p.m.

November

Sat. Nov. 2 at Washington 9:30 p.m., NBA TV (in Mexico City)

Mon. Nov. 4 vs. Sacramento 8:15 p.m.

Wed. Nov. 6 at Phoenix 9 p.m.

Fri. Nov. 8 at Denver 9 p.m.

Sun. Nov. 10 at Minnesota 7 p.m.

Tue. Nov. 12 at Detroit 7 p.m.

Fri. Nov. 15 at Indiana 7 p.m.

Sun. Nov. 17 at Indiana 5 p.m.

Mon. Nov. 18 vs. Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.

Sun. Nov. 24 vs. Dallas 6 p.m.

Tue. Nov. 26 vs. Milwaukee 7:30 p.m., TNT

Wed. Nov. 27 at Charlotte 7 p.m.

Fri. Nov. 29 vs. Toronto 8 p.m.

December

Sun. Dec. 1 at Toronto 6 p.m.

Mon. Dec. 2 at Boston 7:30 p.m.

Wed. Dec. 4 vs. L.A. Lakers 7:30 p.m., NBA TV

Sat. Dec. 7 vs. Phoenix 8 p.m.

Sun. Dec. 8 vs. Cleveland 6 p.m.

(Dec. 10, 11, 14, 17: Emirates NBA Cup Knockout Rounds*)

(Dec. 12, 13, 15, 16: Regular Season Games**)

Fri. Dec. 20 vs. Oklahoma City 8 p.m.

Sat. Dec. 21 at Orlando 7 p.m.

Mon. Dec. 23 vs. Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.

Thu. Dec. 26 at Orlando 7 p.m.

Sat. Dec. 28 at Atlanta 3 p.m., NBA TV

Sun. Dec. 29 at Houston 7 p.m.

January

Wed. Jan. 1 vs. New Orleans 7:30 p.m.

Thu. Jan. 2 vs. Indiana 7:30 p.m.

Sat. Jan. 4 vs. Utah 8 p.m.

Mon. Jan 6 at Sacramento 10 p.m., NBA TV

Tue. Jan. 7 at Golden State 10 p.m.

Thu. Jan. 9 at Utah 9 p.m.

Sat. Jan. 11 at Portland 10 p.m.

Mon. Jan. 13 at L.A. Clippers 10:30 p.m.

Wed. Jan. 15 at L.A. Lakers 10 p.m., ESPN

Fri. Jan. 17 vs. Denver 8 p.m.

Sun. Jan. 19 vs. San Antonio 3 p.m.

Tue. Jan. 21 vs. Portland 7:30 p.m.

Thu. Jan. 23 at Milwaukee 7:30 p.m., TNT

Sat. Jan. 25 at Brooklyn 6 p.m.

Mon. Jan. 27 vs. Orlando 7:30 p.m.

Wed. Jan. 29 vs. Cleveland 7:30 p.m.

February

Sat. Feb. 1 at San Antonio 8:30 p.m.

Tue. Feb. 4 at Chicago 8 p.m.

Wed. Feb. 5 at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.

Fri. Feb. 7 at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.

Mon. Feb. 10 vs. Boston 7:30 p.m.

Wed. Feb. 12 at Oklahoma City 8 p.m.

Thu. Feb. 13 at Dallas 8:30 p.m.

(Feb. 14-20: All-Star break)

Fri. Feb. 21 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.

Sun. Feb. 23 at Milwaukee 7 p.m., ESPN

Mon. Feb. 24 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.

Wed. Feb. 26 vs. Atlanta 7:30 p.m.

Fri. Feb. 28 vs. Indiana 8 p.m.

March

Sun. March 2 vs. New York 6 p.m.

Mon. March 3 vs. Washington 7:30 p.m.

Wed. March 5 at Cleveland 7 p.m., ESPN

Fri. March 7 vs. Minnesota 8 p.m.

Sat. March 8 vs. Chicago 8 p.m.

Mon. March 10 vs. Charlotte 7:30 p.m.

Wed. March 12 vs. L.A. Clippers 8 p.m.

Fri. March 14 vs. Boston 7 p.m., NBA TV

Sat. March 15 at Memphis 8 p.m.

Mon. March 17 at New York 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Wed. March 19 vs. Detroit 7:30 p.m.

Fri. March 21 vs. Houston 8 p.m.

Sun. March 23 vs. Charlotte 6 p.m.

Tue. March 25 vs. Golden State 7:30 p.m.

Thu. March 27 vs. Atlanta 7:30 p.m.

Sat. March 29 at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.

Mon. March 31 at Washington 7 p.m.

April

Wed. April 2 at Boston 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Thu. April 3 vs. Memphis 7:30 p.m.

Sat. April 5 vs. Milwaukee 8 p.m.

Mon. April 7 vs. Philadelphia 7:30 p.m., NBA TV

Wed. April 9 at Chicago 8 p.m.

Fri. April 11 at New Orleans 8 p.m.

Sun. April 13 vs. Washington 1 p.m.

* – Cup playoff quarterfinals to be played on home court of higher seed. Semifinals and championship to be played in Las Vegas.

** – Teams that do not qualify for Cup knockout rounds will have one home game and one road game added during this stretch.