Heat vs. Thunder 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 Oklahoma City Thunder, 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 Oklahoma City Thunder did it 34 times in their 59 seasons. Between the two they total 5 of the 79 NBA championships (6.3%).
They have faced each other in 1 playoff series, won by the Heat.
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 Thunder 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 | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 26 (70.3%) | 34 (58.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 11 (29.7%) | 24 (41.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 3  | 2 |
| Finals Lost: | 4 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 163 wins 136 losses (.545) | 186 wins 178 losses (.511) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 38 1988-89 to present | 59 1967-68 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Miami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Total Series | 1 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 1 2012 |
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Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |  NBA Champions |
| 2024 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2023 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2022 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2020 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 2019 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2018 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2017 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2016 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2015 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2014 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2013 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2012 | NBA Champions | Lost NBA Finals | |||
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| 2011 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2010 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2009 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2008 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2007 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2006 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2005 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2004 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2003 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2002 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2001 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2000 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1999 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1997 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1996 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1995 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1993 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1991 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1990 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1989 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1988 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1987 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1986 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1985 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1984 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1983 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1982 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1981 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1980 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1979 | - | NBA Champions (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1978 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1977 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1976 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1975 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1974 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1973 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1972 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1971 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1970 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1969 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |