2012 NBA Finals - wikipedia 2012 NBA Finals 2012 NBA Finals Team Coach Wins Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra Oklahoma City Thunder Scott Brooks Dates June 12 -- 21 MVP LeBron James ( Miami Heat ) Television ABC ( U.S. ) TSN ( Canada ) Announcers Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy Radio network ESPN Radio Announcers Jim Durham, Jack Ramsay and Hubie Brown Referees Game 1 : Monty McCutchen, Ed Malloy, Derrick Stafford Game 2 : Dan Crawford, Tony Brothers, Tom Washington Game 3 : Joe Crawford, James Capers, Ken Mauer Game 4 : Scott Foster, Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy Game 5 : Dan Crawford, Monty McCutchen, Derrick Stafford Eastern Finals Heat defeated Celtics, 4 -- 3 Western Finals Thunder defeated Spurs, 4 -- 2 < 2011 NBA Finals 2013 > The 2012 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2011 -- 12 season of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ), and the conclusion of the season 's playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeated the Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder 4 games to 1 to win their second NBA title. Heat Small forward LeBron James was named the Finals MVP. This marked the fourth time in franchise history that the Oklahoma City Thunder appeared in the NBA Finals, and the first time since the Seattle SuperSonics relocated from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 2008. The franchise had previously appeared as the SuperSonics in 1996. It also marked the Miami Heat 's third appearance in the NBA Finals. The Heat previously appeared in 2006 and 2011, both times against the Dallas Mavericks. It was the first NBA Finals in 14 seasons that was not held in either the states of California or Texas ; the 3 teams that won the previous 13 Western Conference titles the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs were eliminated by Oklahoma City in that order. The series began on June 12, five days later than its originally planned June 7 start. This delay was due to the lockout that pushed the start of the season to late December and shortened the regular season to 66 games. The series then ended on June 21. Under the 2 -- 3 -- 2 rotation, the Thunder had home - court advantage, since they had a better regular season record than the Heat, and thus hosted the first two games. The Heat also became the first team since the 2008 -- 09 Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA title after losing the previous year, and the first Eastern Conference team to do so since the 1988 -- 89 Detroit Pistons. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Miami Heat 1.2 Oklahoma City Thunder 1.3 Road to the Finals 1.4 Regular season series 2 Series summary 3 Game summaries 3.1 Game 1 3.2 Game 2 3.3 Game 3 3.4 Game 4 3.5 Game 5 4 Statistical leaders 5 Rosters 5.1 Miami Heat 5.2 Oklahoma City Thunder 6 Player statistics 7 Broadcast 8 Aftermath 9 References 10 External links Background Miami Heat See also : 2011 -- 12 Miami Heat season This was the second consecutive appearance for the Heat, after losing to the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. This was also their second Finals appearance in the `` Big Three '' era. Their other Finals appearance was in 2006 when they defeated the Mavericks to win their first NBA title. In the regular season, the Heat finished with 46 victories, then defeated the New York Knicks ( 4 -- 1 ), Indiana Pacers ( 4 -- 2 ) and Boston Celtics ( 4 -- 3 ) on their way to the Finals. Along the way, they managed to overcome series deficits that nearly sent them home but they had strings of victories to let them survive. The first was against the Pacers in the Conference Semifinals when they trailed in the series, 1 -- 2. The Heat responded by taking three straight victories to defeat the Pacers. The second was against the Celtics in the Conference Finals when they trailed, 2 -- 3, in the series. They responded by winning a decisive game 6 in Boston, taking the last two games of the series to advance to the Finals. The Heat retained much of the same cast from the previous year, save for Shane Battier, rookies Terrel Harris and Norris Cole, Eddy Curry, and Ronny Turiaf, who was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers team that lost in the Finals to the Boston Celtics in 2008. Oklahoma City Thunder See also : 2011 -- 12 Oklahoma City Thunder season This was the Thunder 's first NBA Finals appearance since the team relocated from Seattle in 2008. Including their seasons as the Seattle SuperSonics, this was also the club 's fourth Finals appearance, and first since 1996, when they lost to the Michael Jordan - led Chicago Bulls. The team was seeking their first NBA championship since 1979. The Thunder finished with 47 wins, second in the Western Conference. During the playoffs, they defeated the defending champion Dallas Mavericks ( 4 -- 0 ), the Los Angeles Lakers ( 4 -- 1 ), and the # 1 West Seed San Antonio Spurs ( 4 -- 2 ). The Thunder came into the Finals as the second - youngest finalists in NBA history. With the exception of Derek Fisher ( with the Los Angeles Lakers ), Nazr Mohammed ( with the San Antonio Spurs ) and Kendrick Perkins ( with the Boston Celtics ), all players from the Thunder were playing in their first NBA Finals. They were the first Western Conference team in fourteen years to play in the NBA Finals without coming from the states of California or Texas. Road to the Finals Main article : 2012 NBA Playoffs Oklahoma City Thunder ( Western Conference champion ) Miami Heat ( Eastern Conference champion ) Western Conference # Team PCT GB GP c - San Antonio Spurs * 50 16. 758 -- 66 y - Oklahoma City Thunder * 47 19. 712 3.0 66 y - Los Angeles Lakers * 41 25. 621 9.0 66 x-Memphis Grizzlies 41 25. 621 9.0 66 5 x-Los Angeles Clippers 40 26. 606 10.0 66 6 x-Denver Nuggets 38 28. 576 12.0 66 7 x-Dallas Mavericks 36 30. 545 14.0 66 8 x-Utah Jazz 36 30. 545 14.0 66 9 Houston Rockets 34 32. 515 16.0 66 10 Phoenix Suns 33 33. 500 17.0 66 11 Portland Trail Blazers 28 38. 424 22.0 66 12 Minnesota Timberwolves 26 40. 394 24.0 66 13 Golden State Warriors 23 43. 348 27.0 66 14 Sacramento Kings 22 44. 333 28.0 66 15 New Orleans Hornets 21 45. 318 29.0 66 2nd seed in the West, 3rd best league record Regular season # Eastern Conference Team PCT GB z - Chicago Bulls 50 16. 758 -- y - Miami Heat 46 20. 697 x-Indiana Pacers 42 24. 636 8 y - Boston Celtics 39 27. 591 11 5 x-Atlanta Hawks 40 26. 606 10 6 x-Orlando Magic 37 29. 561 13 7 x-New York Knicks 36 30. 545 14 8 x-Philadelphia 76ers 35 31. 530 15 9 Milwaukee Bucks 31 35. 470 19 10 Detroit Pistons 25 41. 379 25 11 Toronto Raptors 23 43. 348 27 12 New Jersey Nets 22 44. 333 28 13 Cleveland Cavaliers 21 45. 318 29 14 Washington Wizards 20 46. 303 30 15 Charlotte Bobcats 7 59. 106 43 2nd seed in the East, 4th best league record Defeated the 7th seeded Dallas Mavericks, 4 -- 0 First round Defeated the 7th seeded New York Knicks, 4 -- 1 Defeated the 3rd seeded Los Angeles Lakers, 4 -- 1 Conference Semifinals Defeated the 3rd seeded Indiana Pacers, 4 -- 2 Defeated the 1st seeded San Antonio Spurs, 4 -- 2 Conference Finals Defeated the 4th seeded Boston Celtics, 4 -- 3 Regular season series The season series was tied, 1 -- 1, with both teams winning at their home floor. March 25, 2012 Recap Miami Heat 87, Oklahoma City Thunder 103 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma April 4, 2012 Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 93, Miami Heat 98 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Series summary Game Date Home team Result Road team Game 1 Tuesday, June 12 Oklahoma City Thunder 105 -- 94 ( 1 -- 0 ) Miami Heat Game 2 Thursday, June 14 Oklahoma City Thunder 96 -- 100 ( 1 -- 1 ) Miami Heat Game 3 Sunday, June 17 Miami Heat 91 -- 85 ( 2 -- 1 ) Oklahoma City Thunder Game 4 Tuesday, June 19 Miami Heat 104 -- 98 ( 3 -- 1 ) Oklahoma City Thunder Game 5 Thursday, June 21 Miami Heat 121 -- 106 ( 4 -- 1 ) Oklahoma City Thunder Game summaries All times are in Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC − 4 ) Game 1 ABC June 12 9 : 00 pm Recap Miami Heat 94, Oklahoma City Thunder 105 Scoring by quarter : 29 -- 22, 25 -- 25, 19 -- 27, 21 -- 31 Pts : LeBron James 30 Rebs : Udonis Haslem 11 Asts : Dwyane Wade 8 Pts : Kevin Durant 36 Rebs : Nick Collison 10 Asts : Russell Westbrook 11 Oklahoma City leads series, 1 -- 0 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Attendance : 18,203 Referees : No. 13 Monty McCutchen No. 14 Ed Malloy No. 9 Derrick Stafford The Thunder defeated the Heat, 105 -- 94, in Game 1. Miami held the lead for most of the first three quarters, including a 13 - point lead at one point during the second quarter. The Heat made five three - pointers to jump to a 29 -- 22 lead by the end of the first quarter, but Oklahoma City kept on pace with Miami to keep the score at 54 -- 47 by halftime. The Thunder then took the lead for good with 16 seconds left in the third quarter after Russell Westbrook made a free throw to make it 74 -- 73. Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 36 points, while Westbrook had 27. LeBron James led the Heat with 30 points, but was held to one basket during the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter. Game 2 ABC June 14 9 : 00 pm Recap Miami Heat 100, Oklahoma City Thunder 96 Scoring by quarter : 27 -- 15, 28 -- 28, 23 -- 24, 22 -- 29 Pts : LeBron James 32 Rebs : Chris Bosh 15 Asts : James, Wade 5 each Pts : Kevin Durant 32 Rebs : Perkins, Westbrook 8 each Asts : Russell Westbrook 7 Series tied, 1 -- 1 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Attendance : 18,203 Referees : No. 43 Dan Crawford No. 25 Tony Brothers No. 49 Tom Washington The Heat defeated the Thunder 100 - 96 in Game 2, tying the series at one game a piece and giving the Thunder their first home playoff loss of the season. Miami never trailed, building a 27 -- 15 first quarter lead, and holding a 17 - point advantage at one point. The Thunder attempted a comeback in the fourth quarter, and with 37 seconds left in the game, Oklahoma City 's Kevin Durant made a three - pointer to cut the deficit, 98 -- 96. Durant would miss a game - tying jumper in the closing seconds as Miami held off Oklahoma City for the Game 2 win. LeBron James led the Heat with 32 points, while Durant scored 32 of his own to lead the Thunder. Game 3 ABC June 17 8 : 00 pm Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 85, Miami Heat 91 Scoring by quarter : 20 -- 26, 26 -- 21, 21 -- 22, 18 -- 22 Pts : Kevin Durant 25 Rebs : Kendrick Perkins 12 Asts : James Harden 6 Pts : LeBron James 29 Rebs : LeBron James 14 Asts : Dwyane Wade 7 Miami leads series, 2 -- 1 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance : 20,003 Referees : No. 17 Joe Crawford No. 19 James Capers No. 41 Ken Mauer Miami won Game 3, 91 - 85, to go up two games to one in the series. Miami had a slim 47 -- 46 halftime lead before Oklahoma City began the third quarter with a 10 -- 4 run, eventually building a 10 - point lead midway through the period. However, Miami scored the last seven points in the third quarter to regain the lead at 69 -- 67. With 7 : 36 remaining in the game, the Thunder came back to retake the lead at 77 -- 76, but the Heat then scored eight unanswered points to build an 84 -- 77 advantage with 3 : 47 left. A 6 -- 0 run by Oklahoma City pulled them within one point of Miami with 90 seconds left, but the Thunder could not score again for the rest of the game while the Heat made five insurance free throws. LeBron James led the Heat with 29 points and 14 rebounds, while Kevin Durant scored 25 points to lead the Thunder. Game 4 ABC June 19 9 : 00 pm Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 98, Miami Heat 104 Scoring by quarter : 33 -- 19, 16 -- 27, 26 -- 33, 23 -- 25 Pts : Russell Westbrook 43 Rebs : James Harden 10 Asts : Russell Westbrook 5 Pts : LeBron James 26 Rebs : Bosh, James 9 each Asts : LeBron James 12 Miami leads series, 3 -- 1 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance : 20,003 Referees : No. 48 Scott Foster No. 24 Mike Callahan No. 55 Bill Kennedy Miami won Game 4, 104 -- 98, to go up three games to one in the series. The Thunder jumped to a 33 -- 19 lead by the end the first quarter, but the Heat rallied to cut the score to 49 -- 46 at halftime, thanks to two huge three - pointers by Heat rookie Norris Cole. The two teams remained neck - and - neck throughout most of the third quarter, with Miami holding a 4 - point lead at the start of fourth period. However, for the final 16 minutes of the game, Russell Westbrook ( who led the Thunder with 43 points ) and Kevin Durant ( who had 28 points ) were the only two Oklahoma City players able to score. With the other Thunder players struggling to make their shots, Miami was able to pull away in the end, largely thanks to late - game heroics from LeBron James, Mario Chalmers and Dwyane Wade. LeBron James led the Heat with 26 points, including the go ahead three pointer, but had to sit out during the final two minutes of the game due to leg cramps. Mario Chalmers scored 25 points and made two key plays to seal Miami 's win : a driving layup around a well - positioned Serge Ibaka and two free throws after a rare mistake by Westbrook ( he fouled Chalmers after the point guard recovered Shane Battier 's tip on a jump ball with less than 1 minute left, thinking that the shot clock would reset, while NBA rules do not reset at that point in a 4th quarter if the team that previously had the ball re-gains possession off the tip ). Game 5 ABC June 21 9 : 00 pm Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 106, Miami Heat 121 Scoring by quarter : 26 -- 31, 23 -- 28, 22 -- 36, 35 -- 26 Pts : Kevin Durant 32 Rebs : Kevin Durant 11 Asts : Russell Westbrook 6 Pts : LeBron James 26 Rebs : LeBron James 11 Asts : LeBron James 13 Miami wins NBA Finals, 4 -- 1 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance : 20,003 Referees : No. 43 Dan Crawford No. 13 Monty McCutchen No. 9 Derrick Stafford Miami won Game 5, 121 -- 106, to win the series, four games to one. After keeping it a close game in the first half, the Thunder were outscored 36 -- 22 in the third quarter, with Miami leading as much as 27 at one point. Miami was fueled by strong performances by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, as well as by Mike Miller, who was 7 for 8 for three - pointers, ending the night with 23 points. Miller only entered the game because Wade encountered foul trouble in the first half, with Coach Erik Spoelstra telling the variously - injured veteran the Heat just needed him to hold the fort until the 2nd quarter began ; when Miller hit two three - pointers, Spoelstra asked him if he could keep playing and Miller said yes, leading to 23 minutes on the court that were critical in blowing the game open for Miami. The team tied an NBA Finals record for most 3 - pointers in a game with 14. With three minutes remaining in the game, both teams took their starters out of the game, with the Heat still leading by more than 20 points. With their Game 5 win, the Heat won their second NBA championship in team history, and the first for several Heat players, including James, who was named the NBA Finals MVP after averaging 28.6 points, 10.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists in the finals, capping it all off with his first triple double of the season in the final game. For the Thunder, Kevin Durant had 32 points, and 11 rebounds ; Russell Westbrook had 19 points and 6 assists ; and James Harden led the bench with 19 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds. The Heat became just the third home team to sweep the middle three games of a Finals series since the NBA switched to the 2 -- 3 -- 2 format in 1985, the other two being their 2006 team and the 2004 Detroit Pistons. They also joined the 2004 Pistons and 1995 Houston Rockets as the only lower seeded team to win the Finals in 5 games or less. In addition, they became the first team to win the NBA Finals after trailing in three different series in the postseason, 1 -- 2 against Indiana, 2 -- 3 against Boston, and 0 -- 1 against Oklahoma City. Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem are the only Heat players to win both 2006 and 2012 NBA championships for the Miami Heat, while head coach Erik Spoelstra earned a second ring to go with the one he earned as an assistant for the 2006 team. The Heat 's second title also made them the first franchise in the NBA 's Southeast Division with multiple titles ( the Atlanta Hawks won the title in 1958 while they were based in St. Louis, and the Washington Wizards won in 1978 when they were known as the Bullets, while the Orlando Magic and Charlotte Hornets have not won any NBA titles as of 2017 ) and they remain the only expansion team in the past 25 years to ever win a title. Statistical leaders High Average Player Team Total Player Team Avg. Games played Points Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder 43 Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 30.6 5 Rebounds Chris Bosh Miami Heat 15 LeBron James Miami Heat 10.2 5 Assists LeBron James Miami Heat 13 LeBron James Miami Heat 7.4 5 Steals LeBron James Miami Heat Mario Chalmers Miami Heat 1.8 5 Blocks Serge Ibaka Oklahoma City Thunder 5 Serge Ibaka Oklahoma City Thunder 2.0 5 Rosters Miami Heat 2011 -- 12 Miami Heat roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB ( YYYY - MM - DD ) From F / C 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 Anthony, Joel 7000205740000000000 ♠ 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 245 lb ( 111 kg ) 1982 -- 08 -- 09 UNLV 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 Battier, Shane 7000203200000000000 ♠ 6 ft 8 in ( 2.03 m ) 220 lb ( 100 kg ) 1978 -- 09 -- 09 Duke 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 Bosh, Chris 7000210820000000000 ♠ 6 ft 11 in ( 2.11 m ) 235 lb ( 107 kg ) 1984 -- 05 -- 19 Georgia Tech 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 Chalmers, Mario 7000187960000000000 ♠ 6 ft 2 in ( 1.88 m ) 190 lb ( 86 kg ) 1986 -- 03 -- 24 Kansas 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 Cole, Norris 7000187960000000000 ♠ 6 ft 2 in ( 1.88 m ) 170 lb ( 77 kg ) 1988 -- 10 -- 13 Cleveland State 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 Curry, Eddy 7000213360000000000 ♠ 7 ft 0 in ( 2.13 m ) 295 lb ( 134 kg ) 1982 -- 12 -- 05 Thornwood HS ( IL ) 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 Harris, Terrel 7000195580000000000 ♠ 6 ft 5 in ( 1.96 m ) 190 lb ( 86 kg ) 1987 -- 08 -- 10 Oklahoma State F / C 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 Haslem, Udonis 7000203200000000000 ♠ 6 ft 8 in ( 2.03 m ) 235 lb ( 107 kg ) 1980 -- 06 -- 09 Florida 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 Howard, Juwan 7000205740000000000 ♠ 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 250 lb ( 113 kg ) 1973 -- 02 -- 07 Michigan 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 James, LeBron ( C ) 7000203200000000000 ♠ 6 ft 8 in ( 2.03 m ) 250 lb ( 113 kg ) 1984 -- 12 -- 30 St. Vincent -- St. Mary HS ( OH ) 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 Jones, James 7000203200000000000 ♠ 6 ft 8 in ( 2.03 m ) 215 lb ( 98 kg ) 1980 -- 10 -- 04 Miami ( FL ) 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 Miller, Mike 7000203200000000000 ♠ 6 ft 8 in ( 2.03 m ) 218 lb ( 99 kg ) 1980 -- 02 -- 19 Florida 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45 Pittman, Dexter 7000210820000000000 ♠ 6 ft 11 in ( 2.11 m ) 285 lb ( 129 kg ) 1988 -- 03 -- 02 Texas F / C 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 Turiaf, Ronny 7000208279999999999 ♠ 6 ft 10 in ( 2.08 m ) 246 lb ( 112 kg ) 1983 -- 01 -- 13 Gonzaga 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 Wade, Dwyane ( C ) 7000193040000000000 ♠ 6 ft 4 in ( 1.93 m ) 220 lb ( 100 kg ) 1982 -- 01 -- 17 Marquette Head coach Erik Spoelstra Assistant coach ( es ) Bob McAdoo Keith Askins Ron Rothstein David Fizdale Chad Kammerer Octavio De La Grana Legend ( C ) Team captain ( DP ) Unsigned draft pick ( FA ) Free agent ( S ) Suspended ( DL ) On assignment to D - League affiliate Injured Oklahoma City Thunder 2011 -- 12 Oklahoma City Thunder roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB ( YYYY - MM - DD ) From 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45 Aldrich, Cole 7000210820000000000 ♠ 6 ft 11 in ( 2.11 m ) 245 lb ( 111 kg ) 1988 -- 10 -- 31 Kansas F / C 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 Collison, Nick 7000208279999999999 ♠ 6 ft 10 in ( 2.08 m ) 255 lb ( 116 kg ) 1980 -- 10 -- 26 Kansas 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 Cook, Daequan 7000195580000000000 ♠ 6 ft 5 in ( 1.96 m ) 210 lb ( 95 kg ) 1987 -- 04 -- 28 Ohio State G / F 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 Durant, Kevin ( C ) 7000205740000000000 ♠ 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 230 lb ( 104 kg ) 1988 -- 09 -- 29 Texas 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 Fisher, Derek 7000185420000000000 ♠ 6 ft 1 in ( 1.85 m ) 210 lb ( 95 kg ) 1974 -- 08 -- 09 Little Rock 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 Harden, James 7000195580000000000 ♠ 6 ft 5 in ( 1.96 m ) 220 lb ( 100 kg ) 1989 -- 08 -- 26 Arizona State 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 Hayward, Lazar 7000198120000000000 ♠ 6 ft 6 in ( 1.98 m ) 225 lb ( 102 kg ) 1986 -- 11 -- 26 Marquette 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 Ibaka, Serge 7000208279999999999 ♠ 6 ft 10 in ( 2.08 m ) 235 lb ( 107 kg ) 1989 -- 09 -- 18 Republic of the Congo 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 Ivey, Royal 7000193040000000000 ♠ 6 ft 4 in ( 1.93 m ) 215 lb ( 98 kg ) 1981 -- 12 -- 20 Texas 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 Jackson, Reggie 7000190500000000000 ♠ 6 ft 3 in ( 1.91 m ) 208 lb ( 94 kg ) 1990 -- 04 -- 16 Boston College 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 Maynor, Eric 7000190500000000000 ♠ 6 ft 3 in ( 1.91 m ) 175 lb ( 79 kg ) 1987 -- 06 -- 11 Virginia Commonwealth 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 Mohammed, Nazr 7000208279999999999 ♠ 6 ft 10 in ( 2.08 m ) 250 lb ( 113 kg ) 1977 -- 09 -- 05 Kentucky 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 Perkins, Kendrick 7000208279999999999 ♠ 6 ft 10 in ( 2.08 m ) 267 lb ( 121 kg ) 1984 -- 11 -- 10 Clifton J. Ozen HS ( TX ) G / F 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Sefolosha, Thabo 7000200659999999999 ♠ 6 ft 7 in ( 2.01 m ) 215 lb ( 98 kg ) 1984 -- 05 -- 02 Switzerland 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 Westbrook, Russell ( C ) 7000190500000000000 ♠ 6 ft 3 in ( 1.91 m ) 187 lb ( 85 kg ) 1988 -- 11 -- 12 UCLA Head coach Scott Brooks Assistant coach ( es ) Mark Bryant Maurice Cheeks Rex Kalamian Brian Keefe Maz Trakh Legend ( C ) Team captain ( DP ) Unsigned draft pick ( FA ) Free agent ( S ) Suspended ( DL ) On assignment to D - League affiliate Injured Player statistics Legend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG % Field - goal percentage 3P % 3 - point field - goal percentage FT % Free - throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Miami Heat Player GP GS MPG FG % 3FG % FT % RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Joel Anthony 0. 000. 000. 000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Shane Battier 5 5 37.5. 613. 577. 714 3.4 0.4 0.8 0.0 11.6 Chris Bosh 5 36.6. 452. 400. 882 9.4 0.2 0.6 1.2 14.6 Mario Chalmers 5 5 36.5. 442. 348. 857 2.6 4.0 1.8 0.4 10.4 Norris Cole 0 11.0. 333. 429. 000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 Terrel Harris 0 3.0. 000. 000. 750 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 Udonis Haslem 5 16.3. 400. 000. 833 4.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 2.6 Juwan Howard 0 3.0. 000. 000. 000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 LeBron James 5 5 44.1. 472. 188. 826 10.2 7.4 1.6 0.4 28.6 James Jones 0 10.7. 500. 400 1.000 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 2.8 Mike Miller 5 0 8.9. 563. 636 1.000 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 6.2 Ronny Turiaf 0 3.0. 000. 000. 000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Dwyane Wade 5 5 40.6. 435. 400. 775 6.0 5.2 1.4 1.2 22.6 Oklahoma City Thunder Player GP GS MPG FG % 3FG % FT % RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Cole Aldrich 0 4.7 1.000. 000. 000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 Nick Collison 5 0 16.6. 600. 000. 000 4.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 3.6 Daequan Cook 0 3.5. 333. 000. 000 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 Kevin Durant 5 5 42.6. 548. 394. 839 6.0 1.4 1.0 30.6 Derek Fisher 5 0 25.6. 423. 357 1.000 1.6 0.8 1.0 0.0 5.6 James Harden 5 0 32.8. 375. 318. 792 4.8 3.6 1.2 0.0 12.4 Lazar Hayward 0 4.7. 500. 000. 000 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 Serge Ibaka 5 5 26.3. 424. 000. 636 5.2 0.8 0.4 2.0 7.0 Royal Ivey 0 3.0 1.000 1.000. 000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 Kendrick Perkins 5 5 23.2. 429. 000. 750 6.8 0.0 0.2 0.6 4.8 Thabo Sefolosha 5 5 25.9. 296. 182. 833 2.0 1.0 1.4 0.8 4.6 Russell Westbrook 5 5 42.3. 433. 136. 824 6.4 6.6 1.0 0.4 27.0 Broadcast In the United States, the NBA Finals aired on ABC and Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy served as commentators. ESPN Radio aired it as well and had Jim Durham, Jack Ramsey and Hubie Brown as commentators. Game Ratings ( households ) Share ( households ) American audience ( in millions ) 9.9 16 16.195 10.4 18 16.670 8.8 15 15.549 10.5 17 17.455 5 10.9 18 18.461 Aftermath Days before the start of the 2012 -- 13 season, the Thunder traded James Harden to the Houston Rockets after failing to come up with a contract extension. Despite losing Harden, the Thunder won 60 games for the first time since moving to Oklahoma City, in the process claiming the top seed in the Western Conference. Kevin Durant, despite finishing second to Carmelo Anthony in scoring, became the youngest member of the 50 -- 40 -- 90 club by shooting 51 % from the field, 42 % from three - point range, and 91 % from the free throw line. In the playoffs, the Thunder eliminated former teammate Harden and the Rockets in six games in the first round. During that series, however, Russell Westbrook slightly tore his right meniscus, ending his season. The loss of Westbrook proved crucial, as the Thunder lost to the defensive - minded Memphis Grizzlies in five games of the conference semifinals. The Heat repeated as champions the next season by defeating the San Antonio Spurs in a tough seven - game series. Before the season began, the Heat acquired veteran sharpshooter Ray Allen from the Boston Celtics, then added energetic forward Chris Andersen midway through the season. The Heat won a league second - best 27 consecutive games before finishing with a franchise - record 66 wins and the top overall seed. In the playoffs, the Heat swept the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round, defeated the Chicago Bulls in five games of the second round, overcame the Indiana Pacers in seven games of the conference finals, before winning the championship against the Spurs. The next season the Heat failed to win a third straight championship, losing to the Spurs 4 - 1 in a rematch of the previous season 's finals. The Spurs had defeated the Thunder in the Western Conference finals prior to the NBA finals. After the Heat lost the 2014 Finals, LeBron James to returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers to join with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. James led the Cavaliers to four straight NBA Finals from 2015 - 2018, all against the Golden State Warriors. The Cavaliers won only one Championship during this stretch, in 2016 in which the Cavaliers beat the Warriors in seven games, rallying from a 3 -- 1 series deficit for the Cavaliers ' first ever championship. Meanwhile, Durant would join the Warriors, after they lost in a grand showdown between Thunder and Warriors as the Warriors recovered from 3 - 1 deficit from the Thunder. 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