Rockets vs Heat: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
Houston Rockets7wins
Miami Heat15Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Rockets and the Heat have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Heat lead the series 15-7, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Rockets won 2 and the Heat won 4. The most recent game, on March 21, 2026, ended Rockets 123-122.
The home team won 14 of the 22 games (64%). These matchups averaged 215.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 9.5 points; 7 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for November 16, 2026 in Miami.
Next meetings
| Nov 16, 2026 | Rockets @ Heat | 7:30 PM EST | HOU 58% |
| Feb 28, 2027 | Heat @ Rockets | 9:30 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Rockets | MIA 102 – 115 HOU · 2016-02-02 |
| Heat | HOU 100 – 129 MIA · 2019-11-03 |
2025-26 HOU 1 – 1 MIA
| 2026-03-21 | MIA 122 – 123 HOU | Final |
| 2026-02-28 | HOU 105 – 115 MIA | Final |
2024-25 HOU 1 – 1 MIA
| 2025-03-21 | HOU 102 – 98 MIA | Final |
| 2024-12-29 | MIA 104 – 100 HOU | Final |
2023-24 HOU 0 – 2 MIA
| 2024-04-05 | MIA 119 – 104 HOU | Final |
| 2024-01-08 | HOU 113 – 120 MIA | Final |
2022-23 HOU 0 – 2 MIA
| 2023-02-10 | HOU 95 – 97 MIA | Final |
| 2022-12-15 | MIA 111 – 108 HOU | Final |
2021-22 HOU 0 – 2 MIA
| 2022-03-07 | HOU 106 – 123 MIA | Final |
| 2021-12-31 | MIA 120 – 110 HOU | Final |
2020-21 HOU 0 – 2 MIA
| 2021-04-19 | HOU 91 – 113 MIA | Final |
| 2021-02-11 | MIA 101 – 94 HOU | Final |
2019-20 HOU 1 – 1 MIA
| 2019-11-27 | MIA 108 – 117 HOU | Final |
| 2019-11-03 | HOU 100 – 129 MIA | Final |
2018-19 HOU 1 – 1 MIA
| 2019-02-28 | MIA 118 – 121 HOU | Final |
| 2018-12-20 | HOU 99 – 101 MIA | Final |
2017-18 HOU 2 – 0 MIA
| 2018-02-07 | HOU 109 – 101 MIA | Final |
| 2018-01-22 | MIA 90 – 99 HOU | Final |
2016-17 HOU 0 – 2 MIA
| 2017-02-15 | MIA 117 – 109 HOU | Final |
| 2017-01-17 | HOU 103 – 109 MIA | Final |
2015-16 HOU 1 – 1 MIA
| 2016-02-02 | MIA 102 – 115 HOU | Final |
| 2015-11-01 | HOU 89 – 109 MIA | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.