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style="font-size:medium;">2012 NBA Finals</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:2012_NBA_Finals_Logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/2012_NBA_Finals_Logo.jpg/220px-2012_NBA_Finals_Logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/2012_NBA_Finals_Logo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="241" data-file-height="151" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table style="width:100%; background:transparent; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr><th>Team</th><th>Coach</th><th>Wins</th></tr><tr class="vcard" style="font-weight:bold;"> <td class="fn org" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Miami_Heat_season" title="2011–12 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a></td> <td class="agent"><a href="/wiki/Erik_Spoelstra" title="Erik Spoelstra">Erik Spoelstra</a></td> <td>4</td> </tr><tr class="vcard" style=""> <td class="fn org" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_season" title="2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season">Oklahoma City Thunder</a></td> <td class="agent"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Brooks" title="Scott Brooks">Scott Brooks</a></td> <td>1</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">June 12–21</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a><br />(Miami Heat)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Famers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Heat:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a> (2021)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> (2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Eastern finals</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Miami_Heat_season" title="2011–12 Miami Heat season">Heat</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2011–12 Boston Celtics season">Celtics</a>, 4–3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Western finals</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_season" title="2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season">Thunder</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season">Spurs</a>, 4–2</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA finals">NBA finals</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2012 NBA Finals</b> was the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">championship series</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>'s (NBA) <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12 season</a>, and the conclusion of <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NBA Playoffs">the season's playoffs</a>, contested between the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> champion <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Miami_Heat_season" title="2011–12 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> champion <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_season" title="2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season">Oklahoma City Thunder</a>. It was played from June 12 to 21, 2012. </p><p>Led by the "<a href="/wiki/Big_Three_(Miami_Heat)" title="Big Three (Miami Heat)">Big Three</a>" of <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">season MVP</a> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a>, the Heat defeated the Thunder in five games. The Thunder, led by three future MVPs in <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a>, and <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a>, had home-court advantage, and won Game 1 before the Heat won the next four games to clinch their second title in history, having won their first <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Finals" title="2006 NBA Finals">six years earlier</a>. The win by the Heat earned James his first championship.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> James was also named the <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">Finals MVP</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miami_Heat">Miami Heat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Miami Heat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Miami_Heat_season" title="2011–12 Miami Heat season">2011–12 Miami Heat season</a></div> <p>This was the second consecutive appearance for the Heat, after losing to the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> in <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a>. This was also their second Finals appearance in the "<a href="/wiki/Big_Three_(Miami_Heat)" title="Big Three (Miami Heat)">Big Three</a>" era, being led by superstar LeBron James, <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guard</a> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">power forward</a> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their other Finals appearance was in <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Finals" title="2006 NBA Finals">2006</a>, when they defeated the Mavericks to win their first NBA title.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the regular season, the Heat finished with 46 wins, earning the second seed in the Eastern Conference. In the first round, they defeated the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 4–1, marking the first time since <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_playoffs" title="1997 NBA playoffs">1997</a> that the Heat beat their arch rivals in the postseason. In the next two rounds, the Heat overcame major series deficits that nearly eliminated them from the postseason, but survived thanks to a string of victories. In the Conference Semifinals, they defeated the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 4–2 despite trailing 2–1 and losing Chris Bosh to injury. Then, the Heat survived a grueling Eastern Conference Finals against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>, winning 4–3 despite trailing 3–2. The Heat's comeback vs the Celtics was extremely notable thanks to LeBron James’ epic 45 point performance in Game 6, allowing the Heat to win game 7 at home and advance to the Finals.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Heat also became the first team since the <a href="/wiki/1994-95_Houston_Rockets_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1994-95 Houston Rockets season">1994–95 Houston Rockets</a> to overcome multiple series deficits en route to the finals. </p><p>The 2011–2012 Miami Heat included several new players that had not played for the team during its 2011 Finals run, including Shane Battier,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Eddy_Curry" title="Eddy Curry">Eddy Curry</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ronny_Turiaf" title="Ronny Turiaf">Ronny Turiaf</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and rookies <a href="/wiki/Terrel_Harris" title="Terrel Harris">Terrel Harris</a> and <a href="/wiki/Norris_Cole_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Norris Cole (basketball)">Norris Cole</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oklahoma_City_Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Oklahoma City Thunder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_season" title="2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season">2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season</a></div> <p>This was the Thunder's first NBA Finals appearance since the team <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics_relocation_to_Oklahoma_City" title="Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City">relocated</a> from Seattle to Oklahoma City in 2008. Including their seasons as the Seattle SuperSonics, this was also the club's fourth Finals appearance, and first since <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">1996</a>, when they lost to the <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>-led <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a>. The team was seeking their first NBA championship since <a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_Finals" title="1979 NBA Finals">1979</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Yahoo_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yahoo-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Thunder finished with 47 wins, placing them as the second seed in the Western Conference. During the playoffs, they defeated the last three Western Conference Finalists in sequential order. First, they dethroned the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">defending champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> in a 4–0 first round sweep. Next, they dispatched the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in the conference semifinals 4–1. Then, in the Western Conference Finals, they defeated the top seeded <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> 4–2, despite losing the first two games, snapping San Antonio's 20 game winning streak in the process.<sup id="cite_ref-Yahoo_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yahoo-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Thunder entered the Finals as the second-youngest finalists in NBA history.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, <a href="/wiki/Daequan_Cook" title="Daequan Cook">Daequan Cook</a> faced the team that traded him to the Thunder in 2010. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road_to_the_Finals">Road to the Finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Road to the Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NBA Playoffs">2012 NBA Playoffs</a></div> <table style="width:100%; font-size:90%" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <th colspan="2" style="width:45%;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> (<a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> champion)</th> <th colspan="2" style="width:45%;"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> champion) </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:400px;font-size:95%;text-align:center"><tbody><tr><th colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a></th></tr><tr><th style="width:5%">#</th><th>Team</th><th style="width:5%"><abbr title="Games won">W</abbr></th><th style="width:5%"><abbr title="Games lost">L</abbr></th><th style="width:5%"><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></th><th style="width:7.5%"><abbr title="Games behind">GB</abbr></th><th style="width:7.5%"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr></th></tr><tr><th>1</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>c-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> *</td><td>50</td><td>16</td><td>.758</td><td>–</td><td>66</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><th>2</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>y-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_season" title="2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> *</td><td>47</td><td>19</td><td>.712</td><td>3.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>3</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>y-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a> *</td><td>41</td><td>25</td><td>.621</td><td>9.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>4</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis Grizzlies</a></td><td>41</td><td>25</td><td>.621</td><td>9.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>5</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2011–12 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td><td>40</td><td>26</td><td>.606</td><td>10.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>6</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2011–12 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td><td>38</td><td>28</td><td>.576</td><td>12.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>7</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2011–12 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a></td><td>36</td><td>30</td><td>.545</td><td>14.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>8</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2011–12 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td><td>36</td><td>30</td><td>.545</td><td>14.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC"><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><th>9</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2011–12 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td><td>34</td><td>32</td><td>.515</td><td>16.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>10</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2011–12 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a></td><td>33</td><td>33</td><td>.500</td><td>17.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>11</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2011–12 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td><td>28</td><td>38</td><td>.424</td><td>22.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>12</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td><td>26</td><td>40</td><td>.394</td><td>24.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>13</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2011–12 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td><td>23</td><td>43</td><td>.348</td><td>27.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>14</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2011–12 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a></td><td>22</td><td>44</td><td>.333</td><td>28.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>15</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2011–12 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans Hornets</a></td><td>21</td><td>45</td><td>.318</td><td>29.0</td><td>66</td></tr></tbody></table>2nd seed in the West, 3rd best league record </td> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">Regular season</a> </th> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="width:400px;font-size:95%;text-align:center"><tbody><tr><th colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a></th></tr><tr><th style="width:5%">#</th><th>Team</th><th style="width:5%"><abbr title="Games won">W</abbr></th><th style="width:5%"><abbr title="Games lost">L</abbr></th><th style="width:5%"><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></th><th style="width:7.5%"><abbr title="Games behind">GB</abbr></th><th style="width:7.5%"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr></th></tr><tr><th>1</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>z-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2011–12 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></td><td>50</td><td>16</td><td>.758</td><td>–</td><td>66</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><th>2</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>y-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Miami_Heat_season" title="2011–12 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a> *</td><td>46</td><td>20</td><td>.697</td><td>4.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>3</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2011–12 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a> *</td><td>42</td><td>24</td><td>.636</td><td>8.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>4</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>y-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2011–12 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td><td>39</td><td>27</td><td>.591</td><td>11.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>5</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a></td><td>40</td><td>26</td><td>.606</td><td>10.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>6</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2011–12 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a></td><td>37</td><td>29</td><td>.561</td><td>13.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>7</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_New_York_Knicks_season" title="2011–12 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a></td><td>36</td><td>30</td><td>.545</td><td>14.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>8</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x-</b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td><td>35</td><td>31</td><td>.530</td><td>15.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC"><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><th>9</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2011–12 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td><td>31</td><td>35</td><td>.470</td><td>19.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>10</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2011–12 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a></td><td>25</td><td>41</td><td>.379</td><td>25.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>11</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2011–12 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a></td><td>23</td><td>43</td><td>.348</td><td>27.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>12</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2011–12 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a></td><td>22</td><td>44</td><td>.333</td><td>28.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>13</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td><td>21</td><td>45</td><td>.318</td><td>29.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>14</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Washington_Wizards_season" title="2011–12 Washington Wizards season">Washington Wizards</a></td><td>20</td><td>46</td><td>.303</td><td>30.0</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><th>15</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Charlotte_Bobcats_season" title="2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season">Charlotte Bobcats</a></td><td>7</td><td>59</td><td>.106</td><td>43.0</td><td>66</td></tr></tbody></table>2nd seed in the East, 4th best league record </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the 7th seeded <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Playoffs#(2)_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_vs._(7)_Dallas_Mavericks" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NBA Playoffs">4–0</a> </td> <th colspan="2">First round </th> <td align="left">Defeated the 7th seeded <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Playoffs#(2)_Miami_Heat_vs._(7)_New_York_Knicks" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NBA Playoffs">4–1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the 3rd seeded <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Playoffs#(2)_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_vs._(3)_Los_Angeles_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NBA Playoffs">4–1</a> </td> <th colspan="2">Conference Semifinals </th> <td align="left">Defeated the 3rd seeded <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Playoffs#(2)_Miami_Heat_vs._(3)_Indiana_Pacers" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NBA Playoffs">4–2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the 1st seeded <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Playoffs#Conference_Finals:_(1)_San_Antonio_Spurs_vs._(2)_Oklahoma_City_Thunder" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NBA Playoffs">4–2</a> </td> <th colspan="2">Conference Finals </th> <td align="left">Defeated the 4th seeded <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Playoffs#Conference_Finals:_(2)_Miami_Heat_vs._(4)_Boston_Celtics" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NBA Playoffs">4–3</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season_series">Regular season series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Regular season series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The season series was tied, 1–1, with both teams winning at their home floor. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 25, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20120325/MIAOKC/#/recap">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 87, <b><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a></b> <b>103</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_Energy_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Chesapeake Energy Arena">Chesapeake Energy Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City, Oklahoma">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 4, 2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20120404/OKCMIA/#/recap">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> 93, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>98</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Series_summary">Series summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Series summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Road team</th> <th>Result</th> <th>Home team </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game 1</td> <td>June 12</td> <td>Miami Heat</td> <td>94–105 (0–1)</td> <td><b>Oklahoma City Thunder</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 2</td> <td>June 14</td> <td><b>Miami Heat</b></td> <td>100–96 (1–1)</td> <td>Oklahoma City Thunder </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 3</td> <td>June 17</td> <td>Oklahoma City Thunder</td> <td>85–91 (1–2)</td> <td><b>Miami Heat</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 4</td> <td>June 19</td> <td>Oklahoma City Thunder</td> <td>98–104 (1–3)</td> <td><b>Miami Heat</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 5</td> <td>June 21</td> <td>Oklahoma City Thunder</td> <td>106–121 (1–4)</td> <td><b>Miami Heat</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>All times are in <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern Daylight Time</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a>)</i><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_1">Game 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Game 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 12<br /><small> 9:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20120612/MIAOKC/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 94, <b><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a></b> <b>105</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>29</b>–22, 25–25, 19–<b>27</b>, 21–<b>31</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Udonis_Haslem" title="Udonis Haslem">Udonis Haslem</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> 36<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Collison" title="Nick Collison">Nick Collison</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a> 11</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Oklahoma City leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_Energy_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Chesapeake Energy Arena">Chesapeake Energy Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City, Oklahoma">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,203<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ul><li>No. 13 <a href="/wiki/Monty_McCutchen" title="Monty McCutchen">Monty McCutchen</a></li> <li>No. 14 Ed Malloy</li> <li>No. 9 Derrick Stafford</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a> made a free throw to make it 74–73. <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> led Oklahoma City with 36 points, while Westbrook had 27. <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> led the Heat with 30 points, but was held to one basket during the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-Game1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_2">Game 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Game 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 14<br /><small> 9:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20120614/MIAOKC/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>100</b>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> 96 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>27</b>–15, 28–28, 23–<b>24</b>, 22–<b>29</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> 32<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a> 15<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Wade</a> 5 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Perkins" title="Kendrick Perkins">Perkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a> 8 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_Energy_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Chesapeake Energy Arena">Chesapeake Energy Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City, Oklahoma">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,203<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ul><li>No. 43 <a href="/wiki/Dan_Crawford_(basketball_referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dan Crawford (basketball referee)">Dan Crawford</a></li> <li>No. 25 Tony Brothers</li> <li>No. 49 Tom Washington</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> 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. The play did not come without controversy however as many observers had felt that James had fouled Durant on the right hip during the shot, a potential sixth foul that would have taken the Heat superstar out of the game in the process.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> led the Heat with 32 points, while Durant scored 32 of his own to lead the Thunder.<sup id="cite_ref-Game2_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_3">Game 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Game 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 17<br /><small> 8:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20120617/OKCMIA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> 85, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>91</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 20–<b>26</b>, <b>26</b>–21, 21–<b>22</b>, 18–<b>22</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Perkins" title="Kendrick Perkins">Kendrick Perkins</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> 29<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,003<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ul><li>No. 17 <a href="/wiki/Joe_Crawford_(basketball,_born_1951)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Crawford (basketball, born 1951)">Joe Crawford</a></li> <li>No. 19 James Capers</li> <li>No. 41 <a href="/wiki/Ken_Mauer" title="Ken Mauer">Ken Mauer</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>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. <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> led the Heat with 29 points and 14 rebounds, while <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> scored 25 points to lead the Thunder.<sup id="cite_ref-Game3_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_4">Game 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Game 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 19<br /><small> 9:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20120619/OKCMIA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> 98, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>104</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>33</b>–19, 16–<b>27</b>, 26–<b>33</b>, 23–<b>25</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a> 43<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> 26<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Bosh</a>, <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a> 9 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> 12</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,003<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ul><li>No. 48 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Scott_Foster_(referee)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scott Foster (referee) (page does not exist)">Scott Foster</a></li> <li>No. 24 Mike Callahan</li> <li>No. 55 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Kennedy_(referee)" title="Bill Kennedy (referee)">Bill Kennedy</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Norris_Cole_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Norris Cole (basketball)">Norris Cole</a>. 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, <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a> (who led the Thunder with 43 points) and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> (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 <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mario_Chalmers" title="Mario Chalmers">Mario Chalmers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a>. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-Game4_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game4-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mario Chalmers scored 25 points and made two key plays to seal Miami's win: a driving layup around a well-positioned <a href="/wiki/Serge_Ibaka" title="Serge Ibaka">Serge Ibaka</a> 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). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_5">Game 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Game 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 21<br /><small> 9:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20120621/OKCMIA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> 106, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>121</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 26–<b>31</b>, 23–<b>28</b>, 22–<b>36</b>, <b>35</b>–26</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> 32<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> 26<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> 13</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami wins NBA Finals, 4–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,003<br /><b>Referees:</b> <ul><li>No. 43 <a href="/wiki/Dan_Crawford_(basketball_referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dan Crawford (basketball referee)">Dan Crawford</a></li> <li>No. 13 <a href="/wiki/Monty_McCutchen" title="Monty McCutchen">Monty McCutchen</a></li> <li>No. 9 Derrick Stafford</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>Miami won Game 5, 121–106, to win the series, four games to one.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_Game_5_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_Game_5-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 their "Big Three" of LeBron James, <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a>, as well as by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Miller_(basketball,_born_1980)" title="Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980)">Mike Miller</a>, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_Game_5_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_Game_5-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Finals MVP</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_Game_5_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_Game_5-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the Thunder, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> had 32 points, and 11 rebounds; <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a> had 19 points and 6 assists; and <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> led the bench with 19 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds. This was James Harden's final game with the Thunder. He was traded to the Rockets during the offseason.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_Game_5_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_Game_5-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rosters">Rosters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Rosters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miami_Heat_2">Miami Heat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Miami Heat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #98002E, inset -2px -2px 0 #98002E; !important;; text-align: center;"><b>2011–12 Miami Heat roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="colgroup" style="background-color: #98002E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #98002E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001500000000000000♠">50</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Joel_Anthony" title="Joel Anthony">Anthony, Joel</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">245 lb (111 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–08–09 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nevada,_Las_Vegas" title="University of Nevada, Las Vegas">UNLV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001310000000000000♠">31</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Shane_Battier" title="Shane Battier">Battier, Shane</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1978–09–09 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000100000000000000♠">1</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Bosh, Chris</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">235 lb (107 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–03–24 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Institute of Technology">Georgia Tech</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001150000000000000♠">15</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mario_Chalmers" title="Mario Chalmers">Chalmers, Mario</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000187960000000000♠"></span>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1986–05–19 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas" title="University of Kansas">Kansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001300000000000000♠">30</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Norris_Cole_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Norris Cole (basketball)">Cole, Norris</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000187960000000000♠"></span>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">170 lb (77 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1988–10–13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_State_University" title="Cleveland State University">Cleveland State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001340000000000000♠">34</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Eddy_Curry" title="Eddy Curry">Curry, Eddy</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">295 lb (134 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–12–05 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Thornwood_High_School" title="Thornwood High School">Thornwood HS (IL)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001140000000000000♠">14</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Terrel_Harris" title="Terrel Harris">Harris, Terrel</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1987–08–10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_University%E2%80%93Stillwater" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma State University–Stillwater">Oklahoma State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001400000000000000♠">40</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Udonis_Haslem" title="Udonis Haslem">Haslem, Udonis</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">235 lb (107 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1980–06–09 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">Florida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000500000000000000♠">5</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Juwan_Howard" title="Juwan Howard">Howard, Juwan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">250 lb (113 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1973–02–07 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">Michigan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000600000000000000♠">6</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James, LeBron</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">250 lb (113 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–12–30 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/St._Vincent%E2%80%93St._Mary_High_School" title="St. Vincent–St. Mary High School">St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001220000000000000♠">22</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/James_Jones_(basketball,_born_1980)" title="James Jones (basketball, born 1980)">Jones, James</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1980–10–04 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">Miami (FL)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001130000000000000♠">13</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Miller_(basketball,_born_1980)" title="Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980)">Miller, Mike</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">218 lb (99 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1980–02–19 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">Florida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001450000000000000♠">45</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dexter_Pittman" title="Dexter Pittman">Pittman, Dexter</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">285 lb (129 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1988–03–02 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin" title="University of Texas at Austin">Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001210000000000000♠">21</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ronny_Turiaf" title="Ronny Turiaf">Turiaf, Ronny</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">246 lb (112 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1983–01–13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Gonzaga_University" title="Gonzaga University">Gonzaga</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠">3</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Wade, Dwyane</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–01–17 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Marquette_University" title="Marquette University">Marquette</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Spoelstra" title="Erik Spoelstra">Erik Spoelstra</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">Bob McAdoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Askins" title="Keith Askins">Keith Askins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Rothstein" title="Ron Rothstein">Ron Rothstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Fizdale" title="David Fizdale">David Fizdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Kammerer" title="Chad Kammerer">Chad Kammerer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Octavio_De_La_Grana" title="Octavio De La Grana">Octavio De La Grana</a></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><b>(DL)</b> On <a href="/wiki/Assignment_(NBA_D-League)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assignment (NBA D-League)">assignment</a> to D-League affiliate</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oklahoma_City_Thunder_2">Oklahoma City Thunder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Oklahoma City Thunder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EF3B24, inset -2px -2px 0 #EF3B24; !important;; text-align: center;"><b>2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="colgroup" style="background-color: #EF3B24 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #007AC1, inset -2px -2px 0 #007AC1; !important;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #EF3B24 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #007AC1, inset -2px -2px 0 #007AC1; !important;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001450000000000000♠">45</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Cole_Aldrich" title="Cole Aldrich">Aldrich, Cole</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">245 lb (111 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1988–10–31 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas" title="University of Kansas">Kansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000400000000000000♠">4</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Collison" title="Nick Collison">Collison, Nick</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">255 lb (116 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1980–10–26 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas" title="University of Kansas">Kansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001140000000000000♠">14</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Daequan_Cook" title="Daequan Cook">Cook, Daequan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">210 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1987–04–28 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001350000000000000♠">35</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant, Kevin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">230 lb (104 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1988–09–29 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin" title="University of Texas at Austin">Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001370000000000000♠">37</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Fisher" title="Derek Fisher">Fisher, Derek</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000185420000000000♠"></span>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">210 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1974–08–09 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Arkansas_at_Little_Rock" title="University of Arkansas at Little Rock">Little Rock</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001130000000000000♠">13</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">Harden, James</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1989–08–26 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_University" title="Arizona State University">Arizona State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠">11</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lazar_Hayward" title="Lazar Hayward">Hayward, Lazar</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">225 lb (102 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1986–11–26 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Marquette_University" title="Marquette University">Marquette</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000900000000000000♠">9</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Serge_Ibaka" title="Serge Ibaka">Ibaka, Serge</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">235 lb (107 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1989–09–18 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000700000000000000♠">7</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Ivey" title="Royal Ivey">Ivey, Royal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1981–12–20 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin" title="University of Texas at Austin">Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001150000000000000♠">15</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson_(basketball,_born_1990)" title="Reggie Jackson (basketball, born 1990)">Jackson, Reggie</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">208 lb (94 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1990–04–16 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_College" title="Boston College">Boston College</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000600000000000000♠">6</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Maynor" title="Eric Maynor">Maynor, Eric</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">175 lb (79 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1987–06–11 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Commonwealth_University" title="Virginia Commonwealth University">VCU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000800000000000000♠">8</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nazr_Mohammed" title="Nazr Mohammed">Mohammed, Nazr</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">250 lb (113 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1977–09–05 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000500000000000000♠">5</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Perkins" title="Kendrick Perkins">Perkins, Kendrick</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">267 lb (121 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–11–10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Clifton_J._Ozen_High_School" title="Clifton J. Ozen High School">Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000200000000000000♠">2</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Thabo_Sefolosha" title="Thabo Sefolosha">Sefolosha, Thabo</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–05–02 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠">0</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook, Russell</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">187 lb (85 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1988–11–12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">UCLA</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Brooks" title="Scott Brooks">Scott Brooks</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Bryant_(basketball)" title="Mark Bryant (basketball)">Mark Bryant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Cheeks" title="Maurice Cheeks">Maurice Cheeks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rex_Kalamian" title="Rex Kalamian">Rex Kalamian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Keefe" title="Brian Keefe">Brian Keefe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maz_Trakh" title="Maz Trakh">Maz Trakh</a></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><b>(DL)</b> On <a href="/wiki/Assignment_(NBA_D-League)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assignment (NBA D-League)">assignment</a> to D-League affiliate</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_statistics">Player statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Player statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="min-width:40em; white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minute_(basketball)" title="Minute (basketball)">Minutes</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free-throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a> per game </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Miami Heat</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption>Miami Heat statistics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GP </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GS </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">MPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FG% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">3P% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FT% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">RPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">APG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">SPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">BPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Anthony, Joel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joel_Anthony" title="Joel Anthony">Joel Anthony</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Battier, Shane"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shane_Battier" title="Shane Battier">Shane Battier</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>37.5</td> <td><b>.613</b></td> <td>.577</td> <td>.714</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>11.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Bosh, Chris"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>36.6</td> <td>.452</td> <td>.400</td> <td>.882</td> <td>9.4</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.6</td> <td><b>1.2</b></td> <td>14.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Chalmers, Mario"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mario_Chalmers" title="Mario Chalmers">Mario Chalmers</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>36.5</td> <td>.442</td> <td>.348</td> <td>.857</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>4.0</td> <td><b>1.8</b></td> <td>0.4</td> <td>10.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Cole, Norris"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Norris_Cole_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Norris Cole (basketball)">Norris Cole</a></span></span></span></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>11.0</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.429</td> <td>.000</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>3.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Harris, Terrel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Terrel_Harris" title="Terrel Harris">Terrel Harris</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.750</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>3.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Haslem, Udonis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Udonis_Haslem" title="Udonis Haslem">Udonis Haslem</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>16.3</td> <td>.400</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.833</td> <td>4.4</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>2.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Howard, Juwan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Juwan_Howard" title="Juwan Howard">Juwan Howard</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FDE910;"> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="James, LeBron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>44.1</b></td> <td>.472</td> <td>.188</td> <td>.826</td> <td><b>10.2</b></td> <td><b>7.4</b></td> <td>1.6</td> <td>0.4</td> <td><b>28.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Jones, James"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/James_Jones_(basketball,_born_1980)" title="James Jones (basketball, born 1980)">James Jones</a></span></span></span></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>10.7</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.400</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>1.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Miller, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Miller_(basketball,_born_1980)" title="Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980)">Mike Miller</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>8.9</td> <td>.563</td> <td><b>.636</b></td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>1.8</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>6.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Turiaf, Ronny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ronny_Turiaf" title="Ronny Turiaf">Ronny Turiaf</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Wade, Dwyane"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>40.6</td> <td>.435</td> <td>.400</td> <td>.775</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>1.4</td> <td><b>1.2</b></td> <td>22.6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Oklahoma City Thunder</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption>Oklahoma City Thunder statistics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GP </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GS </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">MPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FG% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">3P% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FT% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">RPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">APG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">SPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">BPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #007AC1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Aldrich, Cole"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Cole_Aldrich" title="Cole Aldrich">Cole Aldrich</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4.7</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Collison, Nick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Collison" title="Nick Collison">Nick Collison</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>16.6</td> <td>.600</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>4.6</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>3.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Cook, Daequan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Daequan_Cook" title="Daequan Cook">Daequan Cook</a></span></span></span></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Durant, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>42.6</b></td> <td>.548</td> <td>.394</td> <td>.839</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>2.2</td> <td><b>1.4</b></td> <td>1.0</td> <td><b>30.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Fisher, Derek"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Fisher" title="Derek Fisher">Derek Fisher</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>25.6</td> <td>.423</td> <td>.357</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>1.6</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>5.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Harden, James"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>32.8</td> <td>.375</td> <td>.318</td> <td>.792</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>12.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Hayward, Lazar"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lazar_Hayward" title="Lazar Hayward">Lazar Hayward</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4.7</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Ibaka, Serge"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Serge_Ibaka" title="Serge Ibaka">Serge Ibaka</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>26.3</td> <td>.424</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.636</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.4</td> <td><b>2.0</b></td> <td>7.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Ivey, Royal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Ivey" title="Royal Ivey">Royal Ivey</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.0</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>6.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Perkins, Kendrick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Perkins" title="Kendrick Perkins">Kendrick Perkins</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>23.2</td> <td>.429</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.750</td> <td><b>6.8</b></td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>4.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Sefolosha, Thabo"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Thabo_Sefolosha" title="Thabo Sefolosha">Thabo Sefolosha</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>25.9</td> <td>.296</td> <td>.182</td> <td>.833</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td><b>1.4</b></td> <td>0.8</td> <td>4.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Westbrook, Russell"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>42.3</td> <td>.433</td> <td>.136</td> <td>.824</td> <td>6.4</td> <td><b>6.6</b></td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>27.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcast">Broadcast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Broadcast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the United States, the NBA Finals aired on ABC and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Breen" title="Mike Breen">Mike Breen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Van_Gundy" title="Jeff Van Gundy">Jeff Van Gundy</a> served as commentators. Local ABC stations for the competing teams were <a href="/wiki/WPLG" title="WPLG">WPLG</a> (Miami) and <a href="/wiki/KOCO-TV" title="KOCO-TV">KOCO-TV</a> (Oklahoma City). ESPN Radio aired it as well and had <a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsey" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Ramsey">Jack Ramsey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a> as commentators.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Ratings</a><br />(households)</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Share_(television)" class="mw-redirect" title="Share (television)">Share</a><br />(households)</th> <th>American audience<br />(in millions) </th></tr> <tr> <th>1<sup id="cite_ref-ratings1_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ratings1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>9.9</td> <td>16</td> <td>16.195 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2<sup id="cite_ref-ratings1_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ratings1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>10.4</td> <td>18</td> <td>16.670 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3<sup id="cite_ref-ratings1_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ratings1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>8.8</td> <td>15</td> <td>15.549 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4<sup id="cite_ref-ratings2_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ratings2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>10.5</td> <td>17</td> <td>17.455 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5<sup id="cite_ref-ratings2_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ratings2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>10.9</td> <td>18</td> <td>18.461 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading 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navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Owner(s)</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Micky_Arison" title="Micky Arison">Micky Arison</a></dd> <dt>President</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a></dd> <dt>General manager</dt> <dd>Andy Elisburg</dd> <dt>Head coach</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Erik_Spoelstra" title="Erik Spoelstra">Erik Spoelstra</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #98002E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">G League affiliate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Sioux_Falls_Skyforce" title="Sioux Falls Skyforce">Sioux Falls Skyforce</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #98002E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Hardaway" title="Tim Hardaway">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udonis_Haslem" title="Udonis Haslem">40</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #98002E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">NBA championships</th><td 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navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Countdown" title="NBA Countdown">NBA Countdown</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Access_with_Ahmad_Rashad" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad">NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Inside_Stuff" title="NBA Inside Stuff">NBA Inside Stuff</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Saturday_Primetime" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Saturday Primetime">NBA Saturday Primetime</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Sunday_Showcase" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Sunday Showcase">NBA Sunday Showcase</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_ABC" title="WNBA on ABC">WNBA on ABC</a></i></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">NBA on ESPN</a></i></th><td 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draft">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_draft" title="2006 NBA draft">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_draft" title="2007 NBA draft">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_draft" title="2008 NBA draft">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_draft" title="2009 NBA draft">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_draft" title="2010 NBA draft">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_draft" title="2012 NBA draft">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_draft" title="2014 NBA draft">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_draft" title="2015 NBA draft">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_draft" title="2017 NBA draft">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_draft" title="2018 NBA draft">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_draft" title="2020 NBA draft">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_draft" title="2021 NBA draft">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_draft" title="2022 NBA draft">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_draft" title="2023 NBA draft">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_draft" title="2024 NBA draft">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-NBA<br />programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/College_Basketball_on_ABC" title="College Basketball on ABC">College Basketball on ABC</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ABC_Olympic_broadcasts" title="ABC Olympic broadcasts">Olympics on ABC</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related<br />articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_on_television" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association on television">NBA on TV</a> (<a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_television_ratings" title="NBA Finals television ratings">NBA Finals TV ratings</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1960s" title="NBA on television in the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1970s" title="NBA on television in the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2000s" title="NBA on television in the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2010s" title="NBA on television in the 2010s">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2020s" title="NBA on television in the 2020s">2020s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_on_ABC_commentators" title="List of NBA on ABC commentators">Key figures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NBA All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_on_ESPN_commentators" title="List of NBA on ESPN commentators">ESPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of NBA Finals broadcasters">NBA Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WNBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of WNBA All-Star Game broadcasters">WNBA All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WNBA_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of WNBA Finals broadcasters">WNBA Finals</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Breen" title="Mike Breen">Mike Breen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Flemming" title="Bill Flemming">Bill Flemming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Forte" title="Chet Forte">Chet Forte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howard" title="Chuck Howard">Chuck Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Jackson" title="Keith Jackson">Keith Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Mark Jones (sportscaster)">Mark Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McKay" title="Jim McKay">Jim McKay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Nessler" title="Brad Nessler">Brad Nessler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Pasch" title="Dave Pasch">Dave Pasch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Ruocco" title="Ryan Ruocco">Ryan Ruocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Saunders_(journalist)" title="John Saunders (journalist)">John Saunders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Schenkel" title="Chris Schenkel">Chris Schenkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Anthony" title="Greg Anthony">Greg Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Elliott" title="Sean Elliott">Sean Elliott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Elmore" title="Len Elmore">Len Elmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Legler" title="Tim Legler">Tim Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jefferson" title="Richard Jefferson">Richard Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve "Snapper" Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Kerr" title="Johnny Kerr">Johnny Kerr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Majerle" title="Dan Majerle">Dan Majerle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay" title="Jack Ramsay">Jack Ramsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">JJ Redick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Doc Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tolbert" title="Tom Tolbert">Tom Tolbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Twyman" title="Jack Twyman">Jack Twyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Van_Gundy" title="Jeff Van Gundy">Jeff Van Gundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline<br />reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Aldridge" title="David Aldridge">David Aldridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malika_Andrews" title="Malika Andrews">Malika Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Cox" title="Heather Cox">Heather Cox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Diles" title="Dave Diles">Dave Diles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Gutierrez" title="Israel Gutierrez">Israel Gutierrez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassidy_Hubbarth" title="Cassidy Hubbarth">Cassidy Hubbarth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Mark Jones (sportscaster)">Mark Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sal_Masekela" class="mw-redirect" title="Sal Masekela">Sal Masekela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Rinaldi" title="Tom Rinaldi">Tom Rinaldi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Sager" title="Craig Sager">Craig Sager</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Scott" title="Stuart Scott">Stuart Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorge_Sedano" title="Jorge Sedano">Jorge Sedano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michele_Tafoya" title="Michele Tafoya">Michele Tafoya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wolff" title="Bob Wolff">Bob Wolff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio<br />hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malika_Andrews" title="Malika Andrews">Malika Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Beadle" title="Michelle Beadle">Michelle Beadle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Greenberg" title="Mike Greenberg">Mike Greenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Nichols_(journalist)" title="Rachel Nichols (journalist)">Rachel Nichols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Patrick (sportscaster)">Dan Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Saunders_(journalist)" title="John Saunders (journalist)">John Saunders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Scott" title="Stuart Scott">Stuart Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sage_Steele" title="Sage Steele">Sage Steele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannah_Storm" title="Hannah Storm">Hannah Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Taylor_(sportscaster)" title="Maria Taylor (sportscaster)">Maria Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio<br />analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Barry" title="Jon Barry">Jon Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Chauncey Billups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Broussard" title="Chris Broussard">Chris Broussard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Javie" title="Steve Javie">Steve Javie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jefferson" title="Richard Jefferson">Richard Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">Avery Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Myers" title="Bob Myers">Bob Myers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Chiney Ogwumike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Perkins" title="Kendrick Perkins">Kendrick Perkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Simmons" title="Bill Simmons">Bill Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Smith" title="Stephen A. Smith">Stephen A. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Wilbon" title="Michael Wilbon">Michael Wilbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Williams_(basketball)" title="Jay Williams (basketball)">Jay Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Wojnarowski" title="Adrian Wojnarowski">Adrian Wojnarowski</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC Radio</a><br />announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Barnett" title="Dave Barnett">Dave Barnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">Chick Hearn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Rod Hundley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve "Snapper" Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Manfra" title="Fred Manfra">Fred Manfra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Monroe" title="Earl Monroe">Earl Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Most" title="Johnny Most">Johnny Most</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Vitale" title="Dick Vitale">Dick Vitale</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965</a> (Games 1, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966</a> (Games 1, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_Finals" title="1967 NBA Finals">1967</a> (Games 2, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals" title="1968 NBA Finals">1968</a> (Games 1, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969</a> (Games 3, 5-7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_Finals" title="1970 NBA Finals">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_Finals" title="1971 NBA Finals">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_Finals" title="1973 NBA Finals">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Finals" title="2006 NBA Finals">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Finals" title="2007 NBA Finals">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Finals" title="2015 NBA Finals">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_Finals" title="2017 NBA Finals">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Finals" title="2018 NBA Finals">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC Radio</a>'s<br />coverage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_Finals" title="1986 NBA Finals">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Finals" title="1990 NBA Finals">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Finals" title="WNBA Finals">WNBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_WNBA_Finals" title="2003 WNBA Finals">2003</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_Finals" title="2005 WNBA Finals">2005</a> (Game 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_WNBA_Finals" title="2010 WNBA Finals">2010</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_WNBA_Finals" title="2014 WNBA Finals">2014</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_Finals" title="2015 WNBA Finals">2015</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_Finals" title="2016 WNBA Finals">2016</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_Finals" title="2017 WNBA Finals">2017</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_Finals" title="2018 WNBA Finals">2018</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_WNBA_Finals" title="2019 WNBA Finals">2019</a> (Game 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_WNBA_Finals" title="2020 WNBA Finals">2020</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_Finals" title="2021 WNBA Finals">2021</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_Finals" title="2022 WNBA Finals">2022</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_Finals" title="2023 WNBA Finals">2023</a> (Games 1, 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_WNBA_Finals" title="2024 WNBA Finals">2024</a> (Game 2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1968 NBA All-Star Game">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1969 NBA All-Star Game">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1970 NBA All-Star Game">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1971 NBA All-Star Game">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1972 NBA All-Star Game">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1973 NBA All-Star Game">1973</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC Radio</a>'s<br />coverage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1985 NBA All-Star Game">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1986 NBA All-Star Game">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1987 NBA All-Star Game">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1988 NBA All-Star Game">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1989 NBA All-Star Game">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1990 NBA All-Star Game">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="WNBA All-Star Game">WNBA</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2003 WNBA All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 WNBA All-Star Game">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 WNBA All-Star Game">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 WNBA All-Star Game">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 WNBA All-Star Game">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 WNBA All-Star Game">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2015 WNBA All-Star Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 WNBA All-Star Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 WNBA All-Star Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2019 WNBA All-Star Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 WNBA All-Star Game">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 WNBA All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2024 WNBA All-Star Game">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Twyman#Broadcasting_career" title="Jack Twyman"><i>"I think we see Willis coming out!"</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Block_(basketball)" title="The Block (basketball)">"The Block (2016)"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_Christmas_games" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association Christmas games">Christmas Day</a> </li></ul></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaq%E2%80%93Kobe_feud" title="Shaq–Kobe feud">Bryant–O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Pistons_rivalry" title="Lakers–Pistons rivalry">Lakers–Pistons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry" title="Celtics–Lakers rivalry">Celtics–Lakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavaliers%E2%80%93Warriors_rivalry" title="Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry">Cavaliers–Warriors</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">ESPN lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malice_at_the_Palace" title="Malice at the Palace">"Malice at the Palace"</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_Championship" title="McDonald's Championship">McDonald's<br />Championship</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_McDonald%27s_Open" title="1987 McDonald's Open">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_McDonald%27s_Open" title="1988 McDonald's Open">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_McDonald%27s_Open" title="1989 McDonald's Open">1989</a></li></ul> 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style="width:1%">Play-by-play</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Amin" title="Adam Amin">Adam Amin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Calabro" title="Kevin Calabro">Kevin Calabro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Flemming" title="Dave Flemming">Dave Flemming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Kelley_(sportscaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sean Kelley (sportscaster)">Sean Kelley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Kestecher" title="Marc Kestecher">Marc Kestecher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Pasch" title="Dave Pasch">Dave Pasch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kelenna_Azubuike" title="Kelenna Azubuike">Kelenna Azubuike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Barry" title="Jon Barry">Jon Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosalyn_Gold-Onwude" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosalyn Gold-Onwude">Rosalyn Gold-Onwude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Legler" title="Tim Legler">Tim Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Perdue" title="Will Perdue">Will Perdue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay" title="Jack Ramsay">Jack Ramsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Anthony" title="Greg Anthony">Greg Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Bucher" title="Ric Bucher">Ric Bucher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Carter" title="Fred Carter">Fred Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinny_Del_Negro" title="Vinny Del Negro">Vinny Del Negro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramona_Shelburne" title="Ramona Shelburne">Ramona Shelburne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelley_Smith_(sports_reporter)" title="Shelley Smith (sports reporter)">Shelley Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Brown_(sportscaster)" title="Doug Brown (sportscaster)">Doug Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Kestecher" title="Marc Kestecher">Marc Kestecher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Carlesimo" title="P. J. Carlesimo">P. J. Carlesimo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Loughery" title="Kevin Loughery">Kevin Loughery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monica_McNutt" title="Monica McNutt">Monica McNutt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Mullin" title="Chris Mullin">Chris Mullin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Perdue" title="Will Perdue">Will Perdue</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1996 NBA All-Star Game">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1998 NBA All-Star Game">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2000 NBA All-Star Game">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2001 NBA All-Star Game">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2002 NBA All-Star Game">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2003 NBA All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2004 NBA All-Star Game">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 NBA All-Star Game">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2006 NBA All-Star Game">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 NBA All-Star Game">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2008 NBA All-Star Game">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 NBA All-Star Game">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2010 NBA All-Star Game">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 NBA All-Star Game">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2012 NBA All-Star Game">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 NBA All-Star Game">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2014 NBA All-Star Game">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2015 NBA All-Star Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2016 NBA All-Star Game">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 NBA All-Star Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 NBA All-Star Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2019 NBA All-Star Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2020 NBA All-Star Game">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2021 NBA All-Star Game">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 NBA All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2024 NBA All-Star Game">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2025 NBA All-Star Game">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NBA Finals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003</a></li> <li><a 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