2011–12 Miami Heat season

The 2011–12 Miami Heat season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They came into the season as the defending Eastern Conference champions, the second season playing with the "Big Three" of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh, and the fourth season under head coach Erik Spoelstra. Prior to the beginning of the season, they looked to bounce back from their disappointing finish to the previous year where they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals.

2011–12 Miami Heat season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Erik Spoelstra
President	Pat Riley
Owner(s)	Micky Arison
Arena	American Airlines Arena
Results
Record	46–20 (.697)
Place	Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA champions (Defeated Thunder 4–1)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Sun Sports
Radio	790 The Ticket
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

Following the 2011 NBA lockout, the Heat, like every other team in the league, played only 66 games this season. Despite a hot 28–7 start to the season, they struggled in their last 31 games, only going 18–13 the rest of the way, and eventually finishing with a 46–20 record, roughly the equivalent of 57–25. They won their division for the 9th time and appeared in the Eastern Conference Finals for the 5th time. For the second consecutive year, Wade, James, and Bosh were all selected to the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, tying the record for the most Heat players sent to an All-Star game in franchise history.

In the playoffs, they met the New York Knicks in first round, reigniting the Heat-Knicks rivalry as it was their first postseason meeting since 2000. However, the notion of a heated rivalry fell flat as the Heat defeated the Knicks in 5 games, beating their arch rivals in a playoff series for the first time since 1997. Next, they faced Indiana Pacers in the conference semifinals and defeated them in 6 games despite losing Bosh in Game 1 to injury. Then, in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat met the Boston Celtics for their third consecutive postseason meeting. The Heat took a 2–0 series lead before losing 3 straight. However, the Heat forced a Game 7 thanks to an epic 45 point performance by James in Game 6. On June 9, 2012, the Heat won Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year and 3rd time in franchise history.

In the NBA Finals, the Heat faced the Oklahoma City Thunder, who entered the NBA Finals as favorites thanks to home court advantage. Despite losing Game 1 in Oklahoma City, the Heat battled back by winning the next three straight games to take a 3–1 series lead. On June 21, 2012, the Miami Heat won the NBA Championship at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 121–106 Game 5 victory, winning the NBA Finals 4–1 to become the 2012 NBA Champions. This was the second NBA championship for the franchise, as well as the Heat's first since 2006. They also became the third (and final) team under the 2-3-2 format to win the middle three games at home, the others being their 2006 team and the 2004 Detroit Pistons. LeBron James won an NBA championship for the first time in his career, and was awarded the 2012 NBA Finals MVP. During their postseason run, the 2011-12 Miami Heat became the second team in NBA history to win a championship despite trailing three separate times in a postseason series (2–1 in the conference semifinals, 3–2 in the conference finals, and 0–1 in the NBA Finals), with the first being the 1995 Houston Rockets.

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
• December 9: The free agency period started.
• December 18: The Heat pre-season started with a game against the Orlando Magic.
• December 25: The Heat avenged their 2011 NBA Finals loss with a 105–94 win over the Dallas Mavericks to open the season.
• December 27: The Heat won their home opener against the Boston Celtics 115–107.
• February 7: With a 19–6 season start, the Heat marked their best start in franchise history.
• February 14: The Heat became the first team to win three road games (Hawks, Bucks, & Pacers) on three consecutive nights by double digits since the 1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks.
• February 23: The Heat went into the All Star Break with their best win percentage (.794) in team history.
• February 25–26: The 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend took place.
• April 3: The Heat clinched a playoff spot with a 99–93 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
• April 15: The Heat clinched a back to back (9th) Southeast Division title with a 93–85 win over the New York Knicks.
• April 22: The Heat defeated the Houston Rockets 97–88 in their final regular season home game.
• April 24: The Heat clinched the 2nd seed for the Eastern Conference after losing to the Boston Celtics 78–66.
• April 26: The Heat ended the regular season with a 104–70 loss against the Washington Wizards.
• May 9: The Heat defeated the New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round, advancing to the Conference Semi-finals.
• May 24: The Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, advancing to the Conference Finals.
• June 9: The Heat defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, advancing to the 2012 NBA Finals.
• June 21: The Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, winning the franchise's second championship. LeBron James was named NBA Finals MVP.^[1]

Season summary

When the Heat made it all the way to the finals in Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh's first year playing together, they were seen as heavy favorites from the Eastern Conference to return in 2012. The team's original starting lineup was:
C – Joel Anthony
PF – Chris Bosh
SF – LeBron James
SG – Dwyane Wade
PG – Mario Chalmers

The starting lineup would go through many changes as the season went on. The finals lineup in the NBA Finals is listed above.

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
2	31	Bojan Bogdanović (traded to Minnesota Timberwolves)	SF/SG	Croatia	Fenerbahçe Ülker

Roster

2011–12 Miami Heat roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F/C 50 Joel Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1982-08-09 UNLV F 31 Shane Battier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978-09-09 Duke F 1 Chris Bosh 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984-05-19 Georgia Tech G 15 Mario Chalmers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–03–24 Kansas G 30 Norris Cole 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1988-10-13 Cleveland State C 34 Eddy Curry 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 295 lb (134 kg) 1982-12-05 Thornwood HS (IL) G 14 Terrel Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-08-10 Oklahoma State F 40 Udonis Haslem 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-06-09 Florida F 5 Juwan Howard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973-02-07 Michigan F 6 LeBron James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH) F 22 James Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-10-04 Miami (FL) G/F 13 Mike Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980-02-19 Florida C 45 Dexter Pittman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 308 lb (140 kg) 1988-03-02 Texas C 21 Ronny Turiaf 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1983-01-13 Gonzaga G 3 Dwyane Wade 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982-01-17 Marquette

Head coach Erik Spoelstra Assistant(s) Keith Askins Octavio De La Grana David Fizdale Bill Foran Chet Kammerer Bob McAdoo Ron Rothstein Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: March 21, 2012

Pre-season

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 18 Orlando W 118–85 LeBron James (19) Udonis Haslem (9) Norris Cole (8) American Airlines Arena 20,100 1–0 2 December 21 @ Orlando L 100–104 LeBron James (27) Chris Bosh (7) Chris Bosh (4) Amway Center 19,045 1–1
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division v t e	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

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Chicago Bulls	50	16	.758	–	66
2	y-Miami Heat *	46	20	.697	4.0	66
3	x-Indiana Pacers *	42	24	.636	8.0	66
4	y-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	11.0	66
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	10.0	66
6	x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	13.0	66
7	x-New York Knicks	36	30	.545	14.0	66
8	x-Philadelphia 76ers	35	31	.530	15.0	66
9	Milwaukee Bucks	31	35	.470	19.0	66
10	Detroit Pistons	25	41	.379	25.0	66
11	Toronto Raptors	23	43	.348	27.0	66
12	New Jersey Nets	22	44	.333	28.0	66
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	45	.318	29.0	66
14	Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	30.0	66
15	Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	43.0	66

Game log

2011–12 game log Total: 46–20 (Home: 28–5; Road: 18–15)
December: 4–0 (home: 1–0; road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 25 @ Dallas W 105–94 LeBron James (37) Udonis Haslem (14) LeBron James Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Center 20,421 1–0 2 December 27 Boston W 115–107 LeBron James (26) Udonis Haslem (12) Dwyane Wade (8) American Airlines Arena 20,166 2–0 3 December 28 @ Charlotte W 96–95 LeBron James (35) Bosh, James & Haslem (6) LeBron James (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,614 3–0 4 December 30 @ Minnesota W 103–101 LeBron James (34) Chris Bosh Udonis Haslem (9) LeBron James (10) Target Center 19,356 4–0
January: 12–5 (home: 9–2; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 January 1 Charlotte W 129–90 Chris Bosh (24) Chris Bosh (10) Norris Cole (9) American Airlines Arena 20,016 5–0 6 January 2 Atlanta L 92–100 LeBron James (28) Udonis Haslem (10) Dwyane Wade (10) American Airlines Arena 20,078 5–1 7 January 4 Indiana W 118–83 LeBron James (33) Udonis Haslem (10) LeBron James (13) American Airlines Arena 20,201 6–1 8 January 5 @ Atlanta W 116–109 (OT) Chris Bosh (33) Chris Bosh Terrel Harris (14) Mario Chalmers (8) Philips Arena 18,371 7–1 9 January 7 @ New Jersey W 101–90 LeBron James (32) Udonis Haslem (12) LeBron James (9) Prudential Center 18,711 8–1 10 January 10 @ Golden State L 106–111 (OT) Dwyane Wade (34) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 8–2 11 January 11 @ L. A. Clippers L 89–95 (OT) LeBron James (23) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (7) Staples Center 19,341 8–3 12 January 13 @ Denver L 103–117 LeBron James (35) Udonis Haslem (11) LeBron James (6) Pepsi Center 19,155 8–4 13 January 17 San Antonio W 120–98 LeBron James (33) Chris Bosh (8) LeBron James (10) American Airlines Arena 19,600 9–4 14 January 19 L. A. Lakers W 98–87 LeBron James (31) Bosh,James & Haslem (8) LeBron James (8) American Airlines Arena 20,004 10–4 15 January 21 Philadelphia W 113–92 Chris Bosh (30) Udonis Haslem (10) Mario Chalmers (8) American Airlines Arena 19,725 11–4 16 January 22 Milwaukee L 82–91 LeBron James (28) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 11–5 17 January 24 Cleveland W 92–85 Chris Bosh (35) Udonis Haslem (10) LeBron James (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 12–5 18 January 25 @ Detroit W 101–98 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (6) LeBron James (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,058 13–5 19 January 27 New York W 99–89 LeBron James (31) Chris Bosh (9) LeBron James (7) American Airlines Arena 19,707 14–5 20 January 29 Chicago W 97–93 LeBron James (35) Chris Bosh (12) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena 20,054 15–5 21 January 30 New Orleans W 109–95 LeBron James Dwyane Wade (22) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 16–5
February: 11–2 (home: 5–0; road: 6–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 February 1 @ Milwaukee L 97–105 LeBron James (40) Chris Bosh (9) Dwyane Wade (6) Bradley Center 10,265 16–6 23 February 3 @ Philadelphia W 99–79 Dwyane Wade (26) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (12) Wells Fargo Center 20,694 17–6 24 February 5 Toronto W 95–89 LeBron James (30) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (4) American Airlines Arena 19,802 18–6 25 February 7 Cleveland W 107–91 Dwyane Wade (26) LeBron James (6) Chris Bosh (9) American Airlines Arena 20,078 19–6 26 February 8 @ Orlando L 89–102 Dwyane Wade (33) LeBron James(10) Chris Bosh (9) Amway Center 18,972 19–7 27 February 10 @ Washington W 106–89 Dwyane Wade (26) LeBron James (9) Udonis Haslem (12) Verizon Center 20,282 20–7 28 February 12 @ Atlanta W 107–87 LeBron James (23) LeBron James (6) Chris Bosh (26) Philips Arena 18,371 21–7 29 February 13 @ Milwaukee W 114–96 LeBron James (35) Mike Miller (8) Chris Bosh (4) Bradley Center 16,749 22–7 30 February 14 @ Indiana W 105–90 LeBron James (23) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 23–7 31 February 17 @ Cleveland W 111–87 LeBron James (28) Chris Bosh (12) LeBron James Mario Chalmers (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 24–7 32 February 19 Orlando W 90–78 Dwyane Wade (27) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (8) American Airlines Arena 20,185 25–7 33 February 21 Sacramento W 120–108 Dwyane Wade (30) Chris Bosh (10) Dwyane Wade (10) American Airlines Arena 20,068 26–7 34 February 23 New York W 102–88 Chris Bosh (25) Udonis Haslem LeBron James (9) LeBron James (8) American Airlines Arena 20,197 27–7 All-Star Break
March: 10–6 (home: 6–0; road: 4–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 March 1 @ Portland W 107–93 LeBron James (38) Udonis Haslem (14) Dwyane Wade (10) Rose Garden 20,597 28–7 36 March 2 @ Utah L 98–99 LeBron James (35) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,991 28–8 37 March 4 @ L. A. Lakers L 83–93 LeBron James (25) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (7) Staples Center 18,997 28–9 38 March 6 New Jersey W 108–78 LeBron James (21) LeBron James (9) Mario Chalmers (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 29–9 39 March 7 Atlanta W 89–86 LeBron James (31) LeBron James (11) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena 20,018 30–9 40 March 10 Indiana W 93–91 (OT) Dwyane Wade (28) Udonis Haslem (11) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena 20,154 31–9 41 March 13 @ Orlando L 98–104 (OT) Dwyane Wade (28) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (8) Amway Center 18,879 31–10 42 March 14 @ Chicago L 102–106 Dwyane Wade (36) Dwyane Wade (7) LeBron James (4) United Center 23,028 31–11 43 March 16 @ Philadelphia W 84–78 LeBron James (29) Dwyane Wade (11) LeBron James (8) Wells Fargo Center 20,396 32–11 44 March 18 Orlando W 91–81 Dwyane Wade (31) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (7) American Airlines Arena 20,003 33–11 45 March 20 Phoenix W 99–95 Chris Bosh (29) Udonis Haslem (9) Mario Chalmers (8) American Airlines Arena 20,212 34–11 46 March 23 @ Detroit W 88–73 Dwyane Wade (24) Chris Bosh Dwyane Wade (9) LeBron James (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 35–11 47 March 25 @ Oklahoma City L 87–103 Dwyane Wade (22) Udonis Haslem (9) LeBron James (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 35–12 48 March 26 @ Indiana L 90–105 LeBron James Dwyane Wade (24) LeBron James (9) Dwyane Wade (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,415 35–13 49 March 29 Dallas W 106–85 Chris Bosh LeBron James (19) Chris Bosh LeBron James (9) LeBron James Dwyane Wade (5) American Airlines Arena 20,096 36–13 50 March 30 @ Toronto W 113–101 Chris Bosh Dwyane Wade (30) Chris Bosh (8) LeBron James (9) Air Canada Centre 19,883 37–13
April: 9–7 (home: 7–3; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 51 April 1 @ Boston L 72–91 LeBron James (23) Chris Bosh (11) Chris Bosh (4) TD Garden 18,624 37–14 52 April 3 Philadelphia W 99–93 LeBron James (41) Udonis Haslem (11) Mario Chalmers LeBron James (4) American Airlines Arena 20,015 38–14 53 April 4 Oklahoma City W 98–93 LeBron James (34) Udonis Haslem (8) LeBron James (10) American Airlines Arena 20,104 39–14 54 April 6 Memphis L 82–97 LeBron James (21) Dwyane Wade (7) LeBron James (6) American Airlines Arena 20,008 39–15 55 April 8 Detroit W 98–75 LeBron James (26) Chris Bosh Ronny Turiaf (9) Shane Battier Mario Chalmers (5) American Airlines Arena 20,017 40–15 56 April 10 Boston L 107–115 LeBron James (36) Chris Bosh (9) LeBron James (7) American Airlines Arena 19,954 40–16 57 April 12 @ Chicago L 86–96 (OT) LeBron James (30) Chris Bosh Ronny Turiaf (8) LeBron James (5) United Center 23,015 40–17 58 April 13 Charlotte W 105–82 LeBron James (19) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 41–17 59 April 15 @ New York W 93–85 LeBron James (29) Chris Bosh (14) Dwyane Wade (4) Madison Square Garden 19,763 42–17 60 April 16 @ New Jersey W 101–98 LeBron James (37) Chris Bosh (15) LeBron James (7) Prudential Center 18,711 43–17 61 April 18 Toronto W 96–72 LeBron James (28) Udonis Haslem (7) Mario Chalmers (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 44–17 62 April 19 Chicago W 83–72 LeBron James (27) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (6) American Airlines Arena 20,008 45–17 63 April 21 Washington L 84–86 Mario Chalmers (16) Udonis Haslem (15) Mario Chalmers (6) American Airlines Arena 19,722 45–18 64 April 22 Houston W 97–88 LeBron James (32) Udonis Haslem (11) LeBron James (5) American Airlines Arena 19,859 46–18 65 April 24 @ Boston L 66–78 Dexter Pittman (12) Udonis Haslem (13) Mario Chalmers (5) TD Garden 18,624 46–19 66 April 26 @ Washington L 70–104 Norris Cole (14) Harris, Howard & Turiaf (5) Terrel Harris (3) Verizon Center 19,537 46–20
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2012 playoff game log Total: 16–7 (Home: 11–2; Road: 5–5)
First round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 28 New York W 100–67 LeBron James (32) Udonis Haslem (8) Mario Chalmers (9) American Airlines Arena 19,621 1–0 2 April 30 New York W 104–94 Dwyane Wade (25) Udonis Haslem (8) LeBron James (9) American Airlines Arena 19,684 2–0 3 May 3 @ New York W 87–70 LeBron James (32) Chris Bosh (10) LeBron James (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 3–0 4 May 6 @ New York L 87–89 LeBron James (27) Chris Bosh (9) Dwyane Wade (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 3–1 5 May 9 New York W 106–94 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (7) American Airlines Arena 19,754 4–1
Conference Semi-finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 13 Indiana W 95–86 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (15) LeBron James (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 1–0 2 May 15 Indiana L 75–78 LeBron James (28) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (5) American Airlines Arena 19,828 1–1 3 May 17 @ Indiana L 75–94 Mario Chalmers (25) Ronny Turiaf (8) Mario Chalmers (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 1–2 4 May 20 @ Indiana W 101–93 LeBron James (40) LeBron James (18) LeBron James (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 2–2 5 May 22 Indiana W 115–83 LeBron James (30) Mario Chalmers (11) LeBron James (8) American Airlines Arena 20,097 3–2 6 May 24 @ Indiana W 105–93 Dwyane Wade (41) Dwyane Wade (10) LeBron James (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 4–2
Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 28 Boston W 93–79 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (13) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena 19,912 1–0 2 May 30 Boston W 115–111 (OT) LeBron James (34) Udonis Haslem (11) LeBron James (7) American Airlines Arena 19,973 2–0 3 June 1 @ Boston L 91–101 LeBron James (34) LeBron James (8) Mario Chalmers (6) TD Garden 18,624 2–1 4 June 3 @ Boston L 91–93 (OT) LeBron James (29) Udonis Haslem (17) Dwyane Wade (6) TD Garden 18,624 2–2 5 June 5 Boston L 90–94 LeBron James (30) Udonis Haslem (14) Chalmers & Wade (3) American Airlines Arena 20,021 2–3 6 June 7 @ Boston W 98–79 LeBron James (45) LeBron James (15) LeBron James (5) TD Garden 18,624 3–3 7 June 9 Boston W 101–88 LeBron James (31) LeBron James (12) Mario Chalmers (7) American Airlines Arena 20,114 4–3
NBA Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 12 @ Oklahoma City L 94–105 LeBron James (30) Udonis Haslem (11) Dwyane Wade (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 0–1 2 June 14 @ Oklahoma City W 100–96 LeBron James (32) Chris Bosh (15) James & Wade (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 1–1 3 June 17 Oklahoma City W 91–85 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (14) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena 20,003 2–1 4 June 19 Oklahoma City W 104–98 LeBron James (26) Bosh & James (9) LeBron James (12) American Airlines Arena 20,003 3–1 5 June 21 Oklahoma City W 121–106 LeBron James (26) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (13) American Airlines Arena 20,003 4–1
2012 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Shane Battier	SF	65	10	1,499	156	82	64	33	311	23.1	2.4	1.3	1.0	.5	4.8
Norris Cole	PG	65	2	1,260	91	133	44	2	441	19.4	1.4	2.0	.7	.0	6.8
Mario Chalmers	PG	64	64	1,825	171	222	97	11	627	28.5	2.7	3.5	1.5	.2	9.8
Joel Anthony	C	64	51	1,349	250	9	36	84	219	21.1	3.9	.1	.6	1.3	3.4
Udonis Haslem	PF	64	10	1,589	470	42	35	24	385	24.8	7.3	.7	.5	.4	6.0
LeBron James	SF	62	62	2,326	492	387	115	50	1,683	37.5	7.9	6.2	1.9	.8	27.1
Chris Bosh	PF	57	57	2,007	452	103	51	45	1,025	35.2	7.9	1.8	.9	.8	18.0
James Jones	SG	51	10	666	49	19	17	9	185	13.1	1.0	.4	.3	.2	3.6
Dwyane Wade	SG	49	49	1,625	237	225	82	63	1,082	33.2	4.8	4.6	1.7	1.3	22.1
Mike Miller	SG	39	2	752	128	42	14	6	237	19.3	3.3	1.1	.4	.2	6.1
Dexter Pittman	C	35	6	301	71	9	8	8	106	8.6	2.0	.3	.2	.2	3.0
Juwan Howard	PF	28	0	190	47	10	4	1	42	6.8	1.7	.4	.1	.0	1.5
Terrel Harris	SG	22	1	318	51	26	9	2	80	14.5	2.3	1.2	.4	.1	3.6
Eddy Curry	C	14	1	83	12	1	0	2	30	5.9	.9	.1	.0	.1	2.1
Ronny Turiaf†	C	13	5	221	58	5	8	14	45	17.0	4.5	.4	.6	1.1	3.5
Mickell Gladness†	PF	8	0	28	11	2	1	1	2	3.5	1.4	.3	.1	.1	.3

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
LeBron James	SF	23	23	983	224	129	43	16	697	42.7	9.7	5.6	1.9	.7	30.3
Dwyane Wade	SG	23	23	907	120	100	39	30	525	39.4	5.2	4.3	1.7	1.3	22.8
Mario Chalmers	PG	23	23	819	84	90	28	6	260	35.6	3.7	3.9	1.2	.3	11.3
Shane Battier	SF	23	16	768	74	27	22	14	161	33.4	3.2	1.2	1.0	.6	7.0
Mike Miller	SG	23	0	368	58	17	9	2	120	16.0	2.5	.7	.4	.1	5.2
Udonis Haslem	PF	22	11	452	141	13	5	6	106	20.5	6.4	.6	.2	.3	4.8
James Jones	SG	20	0	173	20	2	3	1	51	8.7	1.0	.1	.2	.1	2.6
Norris Cole	PG	19	0	170	10	12	7	0	34	8.9	.5	.6	.4	.0	1.8
Joel Anthony	C	17	1	329	55	2	5	16	54	19.4	3.2	.1	.3	.9	3.2
Chris Bosh	PF	14	10	439	109	8	6	14	196	31.4	7.8	.6	.4	1.0	14.0
Ronny Turiaf	C	12	7	121	31	1	1	8	23	10.1	2.6	.1	.1	.7	1.9
Juwan Howard	PF	9	0	24	1	0	0	0	7	2.7	.1	.0	.0	.0	.8
Terrel Harris	SG	4	0	10	3	0	0	0	5	2.5	.8	.0	.0	.0	1.3
Dexter Pittman	C	3	1	8	0	1	0	1	0	2.7	.0	.3	.0	.3	.0

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

• On January 3, 2012 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (December 25 – January 1).
• On January 9, 2012 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (January 2 – January 8).
• On January 30, 2012 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (January 23 – January 29).
• On February 3, 2012 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Month (December – January).
• On February 20, 2012 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (February 13 – February 19).
• On March 1, 2012 Erik Spoelstra was named Eastern Conference's Coach of the Month (February).
• On March 2, 2012 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Month (February).
• On April 9, 2012 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (April 2 – April 8).
• On April 23, 2012 LeBron James was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (April 16 – April 22).

All-Star

• LeBron James was voted to his 8th consecutive NBA All-Star Game as a starter (8th consecutive time as a starter).
• Dwyane Wade was voted to his 8th consecutive NBA All-Star Game (7th consecutive time as a starter).
• Chris Bosh was selected to his 7th consecutive NBA All-Star Game (5th consecutive time as a reserve).
• Mario Chalmers and James Jones were selected to participate in the 2012 NBA All-Star Three-point Shootout.
• Rookie Norris Cole was selected to participate in the 2012 Rising Stars challenge.

Season

• On May 12, 2012 LeBron James won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 3rd time (1st with the Heat).^[2]
• On May 23, 2012 LeBron James was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team for the 4th consecutive time (2nd with the Heat).^[3]
• On May 24, 2012 LeBron James was named to the All-NBA First Team.^[4]
• On May 24, 2012 Dwyane Wade was named to the All-NBA Third Team.^[4]

Playoffs

• On June 21, 2012 LeBron James was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.

Records

• On February 3, 2012 LeBron James became the youngest player to have reached 18,000 career points.
• On April 19, 2012 LeBron James became the youngest player to have reached 19,000 career points.

Milestones

• On February 3, 2012 LeBron James reached 18,000 career points.
• On March 26, 2012 Dwyane Wade reached 600 career blocks.^[5]
• On April 19, 2012 LeBron James reached 19,000 career points.

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2011	To Miami Heat Norris Cole	To Minnesota Timberwolves Bojan Bogdanović 2014 Second-Round Pick Cash Considerations

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Mario Chalmers	Signed 3 Year Contract For $12.0 Million	Miami Heat
Juwan Howard	Signed 1 Year Contract For $1.32 Million	Miami Heat
James Jones	Signed 3 Year Contract For $4.5 Million	Miami Heat
Shane Battier	Signed 3 Year Contract For $9.4 Million	Memphis Grizzlies
Eddy Curry	Signed 1 Year Contract For $1.22 Million	Minnesota Timberwolves
Mickell Gladness	Signed 1 Year Contract For $171,872	Dakota Wizards (D-League)
Terrel Harris	Signed 1 Year Contract For $473,604	Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League)

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Mike Bibby	Free Agent	New York Knicks
Erick Dampier	Free Agent	Atlanta Hawks
Jamaal Magloire	Free Agent	Toronto Raptors
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas	Retired
Mickell Gladness	Waived	Golden State Warriors
Eddie House	Waived

See also

• 2011–12 NBA season