If you’ve watched enough HEAT games over the years, you should be familiar with the term “Road Warriors.” Often after big wins away from home, Eric Reid likes to characterize the HEAT as such. But do you know how and when that phrase came about?
It all started during the 1996-97 season.
Thanks in large part to Alonzo Mourning and free-agent acquisitions P.J. Brown and Dan Majerle, Miami had the best defense in the league and allowed just 100.6 points per 100 possessions. As such, the team went 61-21 during the regular season (which is still the second-best record in HEAT history), including a franchise-best 32-9 on the road.