-No. 1 in Defensive Rating at 95.1. The last teams to finish a full season under 95.0 in Defensive Rating were the 2003-04 San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons.
-No. 1 in Defensive Rebounding Percentage (79.7). The HEAT finished last season No. 19 (73.3) in that category.
-No. 2 in Opponent Effective Field-Goal Percentage (46.4). The last team to finish the regular season with a mark below 47.0 was the 2013-14 Indiana Pacers (46.0).
-No. 2 in pick-and-roll defense, per Second Spectrum, allowing 0.81 points per pick-and-roll. The league leader last season allowed 0.