Heat vs. Mavericks Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Miami Heat have been present in the NBA Playoffs 26 times in 38 seasons while the Dallas Mavericks did it 25 times in their 46 seasons. Between the two they total 4 of the 79 NBA championships (5.1%).
They have faced each other in 2 playoff series, 1 of them won by the Heat and 1 by the Mavericks.
On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Heat and the Mavericks advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.
Summary of Their Playoff History | ||
Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 26 (70.3%) | 25 (55.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 11 (29.7%) | 20 (44.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 3  | 1 |
| Finals Lost: | 4 | 2 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 163 wins 136 losses (.545) | 118 wins 131 losses (.474) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 38 1988-89 to present | 46 1980-81 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks | |
| Total Series | 2 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 1 2006 |
1 2011 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2024 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2023 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ |
| 2022 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2020 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks | |||
| 2019 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2018 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2017 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2016 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2015 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2014 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2013 |  NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| 2012 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2011 | Lost NBA Finals | NBA Champions | |||
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| 2010 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks | |||
| 2009 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2008 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2007 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2006 | NBA Champions | Lost NBA Finals | |||
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| 2005 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2004 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2003 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2002 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2001 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2000 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1999 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1997 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 1996 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1995 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1993 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1991 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1990 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1989 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1988 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1987 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1986 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1985 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1984 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1983 | - | DNQ |
| 1982 | - | DNQ |
| 1981 | - | DNQ |
| 1980 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1979 | - | - |
| 1978 | - | - |
| 1977 | - | - |
| 1976 | - | - |
| 1975 | - | - |
| 1974 | - | - |
| 1973 | - | - |
| 1972 | - | - |
| 1971 | - | - |
| 1970 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1969 | - | - |
| 1968 | - | - |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |