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2012 Finals
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DatesJune 12 – June 26 (if necessary)
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Eastern finalsHeat defeated Celtics, 4–3
Western finalsThunder defeated Spurs, 4–2
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The 2012 NBA Finals is the championship round of the 2011–12 NBA season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat will face the Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder under a 2–3–2 rotation. The Thunder will have home-court advantage in the Finals since they had a better regular season record than the Heat.

Game 1 of the Finals was played on June 12, five days later than its originally planned June 7 start. This delay was due to the lockout that pushed the start of the season to late December and shortened the regular season to 66 games.[1]

This marks the first time that the Oklahoma City Thunder will appear in the NBA Finals since the franchise's relocation from Seattle, Washington in 2008, and their first Finals appearance overall since 1996 as the Seattle SuperSonics. It also marks the Miami Heat's third appearance in the NBA Finals since their championship season of 2006 and their first Finals appearance against teams other than the Dallas Mavericks.

Background

Miami Heat

See also: 2011–12 Miami Heat season

This is the second consecutive appearance for the Heat, after losing to the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. Their other Finals appearance was in 2006 when they defeated the Mavericks to win their only NBA title.

In the regular season, the Heat finished with 46 victories, then defeated the New York Knicks (4–1), Indiana Pacers (4–2) and Boston Celtics (4–3) on their way to the Finals.

The Heat retained much of the same cast from last year, save for rookies Terrel Harris and Norris Cole, Eddy Curry (not expected to play), Shane Battier, and Ronny Turiaf, who was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers team that lost in the Finals to the Boston Celtics in 2008.

Oklahoma City Thunder

See also: 2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season

This will be the Thunder's first NBA Finals appearance since they relocated in 2008 from Seattle. Including their seasons as the Seattle SuperSonics, this will be the club's fourth Finals appearance, and first since 1996, when they lost to the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls. They will be seeking their first NBA championship since 1979.

The Thunder finished with 47 wins, good for second in the Western Conference. En route to the Finals, they defeated the past three NBA champions from the West; namely the defending champion Dallas Mavericks (4–0), the 2009–2010 champion Los Angeles Lakers (4–1), and the 2007 champion San Antonio Spurs (4–2).

With the exception of Derek Fisher (with the Los Angeles Lakers), Nazr Mohammed (with the San Antonio Spurs) and Kendrick Perkins (with the Boston Celtics), all players from the Thunder are playing in their first NBA Finals.

Road to the Finals

Main article: 2012 NBA Playoffs
Oklahoma City Thunder (Western Conference Champion) Miami Heat (Eastern Conference Champion)
Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y-Oklahoma City Thunder4719.712–26‍–‍721‍–‍1210–366
x-Denver Nuggets3828.5769.020‍–‍1318‍–‍156–766
x-Utah Jazz3630.54511.025‍–‍811‍–‍229–466
Portland Trail Blazers2838.42419.020‍–‍138‍–‍254–1066
Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39421.013‍–‍2013‍–‍204–966
2nd seed in the West, 3rd best league record 		Regular season
Southeast Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Miami Heat 46 20 .697 – 28–5 18–15 9–5 66
x-Atlanta Hawks 40 26 .606 6 23–10 17–16 11–3 66
x-Orlando Magic 37 29 .561 9 21–12 16–17 8–7 66
Washington Wizards 20 46 .303 26 11–22 9–24 7–7 66
Charlotte Bobcats 7 59 .106 39 4–29 3–30 1–14 66
2nd seed in the East, 4th best league record
Defeated the (7) Dallas Mavericks, 4–0 First round Defeated the (7) New York Knicks, 4–1
Defeated the (3) Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1 Conference Semifinals Defeated the (3) Indiana Pacers, 4–2
Defeated the (1) San Antonio Spurs, 4–2 Conference Finals Defeated the (4) Boston Celtics, 4–3

Regular season series

The season series was tied, 1–1, with both teams winning at their home floor.

The series

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)[2]
* = If necessary

Game 1

June 12
9:00 pm
Miami Heat 94, Oklahoma City Thunder 105
Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 25–25, 19–27, 21–31
Pts: LeBron James 30
Rebs: Udonis Haslem 11
Asts: Dwyane Wade 8		 Pts: Kevin Durant 36
Rebs: Nick Collison 10
Asts: Russell Westbrook 11
Oklahoma City leads series, 1–0
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Attendance: 18,203
Referees:

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Game 7

Rosters

2012 Oklahoma City Thunder Finals roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From
C 45 Aldrich, Cole 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988–10–31 Kansas
F/C 4 Collison, Nick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1980–10–26 Kansas
G 14 Cook, Daequan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–04–28 Ohio State
G/F 35 Durant, Kevin (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988–09–29 Texas
G 37 Fisher, Derek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1974–08–09 Little Rock
G 13 Harden, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State
F 11 Hayward, Lazar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1986–11–26 Marquette
F 9 Ibaka, Serge 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989–09–18 Spain
G 7 Ivey, Royal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981–12–20 Texas
G 15 Jackson, Reggie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990–04–16 Boston College
G 6 Maynor, Eric Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987–06–11 VCU
C 8 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1977–09–05 Kentucky
C 5 Perkins, Kendrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 267 lb (121 kg) 1984–11–10 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)
G/F 2 Sefolosha, Thabo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984–05–02 Switzerland
G 0 Westbrook, Russell (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1988–11–12 UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured
2012 Miami Heat Finals roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From
F/C 50 Anthony, Joel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1982–08–09 UNLV
F 31 Battier, Shane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–09–09 Duke
F 1 Bosh, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–19 Georgia Tech
G 15 Chalmers, Mario 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–03–24 Kansas
G 30 Cole, Norris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1988–10–13 Cleveland State
C 34 Curry, Eddy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 295 lb (134 kg) 1982–12–05 Thornwood HS (IL)
G 14 Harris, Terrel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–08–10 Oklahoma State
F/C 40 Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–06–09 Florida
F 5 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–02–07 Michigan
F 6 James, LeBron (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984–12–30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
F 22 Jones, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980–10–04 Miami (FL)
F 13 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980–02–19 Florida
C 45 Pittman, Dexter 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 308 lb (140 kg) 1988–03–02 Texas
F/C 21 Turiaf, Ronny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1983–01–13 Gonzaga
G 3 Wade, Dwyane (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982–01–17 Marquette
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

References

  1. ^ "2012 National Basketball Association Important Dates". NBA.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  2. ^ "Bizball: NBA Releases Finals Schedule". forbes.com. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
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