Heat vs. Wizards 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 Washington Wizards, 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 Washington Wizards did it 30 times in their 65 seasons. Between the two they total 4 of the 79 NBA championships (5.1%).
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 Wizards 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 | Washington Wizards | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 26 (70.3%) | 30 (46.9%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 11 (29.7%) | 34 (53.1%) |
| NBA Titles: | 3  | 1 |
| Finals Lost: | 4 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 163 wins 136 losses (.545) | 99 wins 138 losses (.418) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 38 1988-89 to present | 65 1961-62 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Miami Heat | Washington Wizards | |
| Total Series | 1 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 1 2005 |
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Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Washington Wizards |
| 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 |
| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2020 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Washington Wizards |
| 2019 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2018 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2017 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2016 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2015 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2014 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2013 |  NBA Champions | DNQ |
| 2012 | NBA Champions | DNQ |
| 2011 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ |
| 2010 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Washington Wizards | |||
| 2009 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2008 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2007 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2006 | NBA Champions | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2005 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
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| 2004 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 2003 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2002 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2001 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2000 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Washington Wizards |
| 1999 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1997 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1996 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1995 | DNQ | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1993 | DNQ | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1991 | DNQ | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1990 | DNQ | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Washington Wizards |
| 1989 | DNQ | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1988 | - | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1987 | - | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1986 | - | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1985 | - | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1984 | - | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1983 | - | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1982 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1981 | - | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1980 | - | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Washington Wizards |
| 1979 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1978 | - | NBA Champions (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1977 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1976 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1975 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1974 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Capital Bullets) |
| 1973 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1972 | - | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1971 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1970 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Washington Wizards |
| 1969 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1967 | - | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1966 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1965 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1964 | - | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) |
| 1963 | - | DNQ (as Chicago Zephyrs) |
| 1962 | - | DNQ (as Chicago Packers) |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Washington Wizards |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Miami Heat | Washington Wizards |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |