With a 92-79 home defeat to Chicago on Sunday, Miami became the first defending champion to be swept in the first round since the Philadelphia Warriors lost to the Syracuse Nationals in a best-of-three series in 1957.

• 主场79：92不敌公牛队后，热火队成为自1957年的锡拉库扎国际队以后第一支首轮被横扫的卫冕冠军，而那个时候还是3场2胜制。