Schedule and 2013-14 Results
Regular Season Records: Miami 54-28, Charlotte 43-39
Game 1 on Sunday, 20 April: Charlotte loses at Miami, 99-pts-88
Game 2 on Wednesday, 23 April: Charlotte loses at Miami, 101-pts-97
Game 3 on Saturday, 26 April: Miami wins at Charlotte, 98-pts-85
Game 4 on Monday, 28 April: Miami wins at Charlotte, 109-pts-98

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 4: The Miami Heat visited and defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 109-pts-98 to win best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1237, 4-games-nil. With the series 1237 victory, the Miami Heat improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 20-8 overall and 7-3 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1237 loss, the Charlotte Bobcats see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 0-2 overall and 0-2 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Miami Heat in series 1237 was WWWW: Series 1237 thus becomes the 18th NBA Preliminary-round series, the 66th NBA series (all rounds), and the 204th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to end in a four-game sweep. After series 1237, the best-of-7 NBA playoff game record for the Charlotte Bobcats is 0-8; among MLB/NBA/NHL teams, only the Memphis Grizzlies (0-12) began best-of-7 play with a worse game record.

After Game 3: The Miami Heat visited and defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 98-pts-85 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1237 lead of 3-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Miami Heat have a series record of 5-0 and a Game 4 record of 3-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Charlotte Bobcats have a series record of 0-1 and a Game 4 record of 0-1. The overall best-of-7 NBA playoff game record for the Charlotte Bobcats falls to 0-7, next only to the 0-12 best-of-7 playoff record in the first twelve best-of-7 NBA playoff games of the Memphis Grizzlies’ existence as the worst at the start of an MLB/NBA/NHL team best-of-7 playoff game history. Charlotte will now attempt to become the fifth MLB/NBA/NHL team (in the 319th try) to surmount a 3-games-nil deficit for a 4-games-3 series victory.

After Game 2: The Miami Heat hosted and bested the Charlotte Bobcats 101-pts-97 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1237 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Miami Heat have a series record of 9-0 and a Game 3 record of 5-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Charlotte Bobcats have a series record of 0-1 and a Game 3 record of 0-1. The overall best-of-7 NBA playoff game record for the Charlotte Bobcats falls to 0-6, tying that of the MLB Detroit Tigers for second-worst at the start of an MLB/NBA/NHL team best-of-7 playoff game history.

After Game 1: The Miami Heat hosted and defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 99-pts-88 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1237 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Miami Heat have a series record of 12-2 (with an active five-series winning streak) and a Game 2 record of 9-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Charlotte Bobcats have a series record of 0-1 and a Game 2 record of 0-1. The NBA Charlotte Bobcats now have a 0-5 game record in best-of-7 format NBA playoff games. This five-game losing streak at the start of team best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff game history ties that of the MLB Cincinnati Reds, MLB New York Yankees, and NHL Columbus Blue Jackets. The MLB Detroit Tigers suffered a six-game losing streak at the start of their best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff game history. The “standard-bearer” is the NBA Memphis Grizzlies: A dozen consecutive losses started their best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff game history before the Grizzlies notched their first game victory.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2013-14 NBA regular season, Miami finished 11 games ahead of Charlotte. From 1947 through the 2013 NBA Finals round, inclusive, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 11 regular-season games, they have posted a 21-5 (.808) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1237 is the second best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Charlotte Bobcats, and the 28th for Miami. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, Charlotte has a 0-1 series record, a 0-1 Preliminary-round series record, and a 0-1 Game 1 record, while Miami has a 19-8 series record, a 6-3 Preliminary-round record, and a 14-13 Game 1 record. Series 1237 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between Charlotte and Miami.