The 2014 NBA Finals is the championship series of the 2013–14 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. This series will feature the Eastern Conference champion (either the Indiana Pacers or the Miami Heat) versus the Western Conference champion (the San Antonio Spurs or the Oklahoma City Thunder). The Western Conference champion will have home-court advantage since both the Spurs and the Thunder finished the regular season with better records than either the Pacers or the Heat. For the first time since the 1984 NBA Finals, the Finals will be played in a 2–2–1–1–1 format (Games 1 and 2 at home for the higher seeded team, Games 3 and 4 at home for the lower seeded team, Game 5 at the higher, Game 6 at the lower, and Game 7 at the higher).[1] Game 1 is scheduled for June 5, 2014.[2]
