Heat vs. Spurs 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 San Antonio Spurs, 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 San Antonio Spurs did it 39 times in their 50 seasons. Between the two they total 8 of the 79 NBA championships (10.1%).
They have faced each other in 2 playoff series, 1 of them won by the Heat and 1 by the Spurs.
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 Spurs 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 | San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 26 (70.3%) | 39 (79.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 11 (29.7%) | 10 (20.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 3  | 5 |
| Finals Lost: | 4 | 1 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 163 wins 136 losses (.545) | 222 wins 181 losses (.551) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 38 1988-89 to present | 50 1976-77 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs | |
| Total Series | 2 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 1 2013 |
1 2014 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2024 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2023 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ |
| 2022 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2020 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs | |||
| 2019 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2018 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2017 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2016 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2015 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2014 | Lost NBA Finals |  NBA Champions | |||
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| 2013 | NBA Champions | Lost NBA Finals | |||
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| 2012 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2011 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2010 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2009 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2008 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2007 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | NBA Champions |
| 2006 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2005 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | NBA Champions |
| 2004 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2003 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 2002 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2001 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2000 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1999 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | NBA Champions |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1997 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 1996 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1995 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1993 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1991 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1990 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1989 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1988 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1987 | - | DNQ |
| 1986 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1985 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1984 | - | DNQ |
| 1983 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1982 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1981 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1980 | - | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1979 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Finals |
| 1978 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 1977 | - | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 1976 | - | - |
| 1975 | - | - |
| 1974 | - | - |
| 1973 | - | - |
| 1972 | - | - |
| 1971 | - | - |
| 1970 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1969 | - | - |
| 1968 | - | - |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |