2011–12 Miami Heat season

Professional basketball team season (won NBA championship) March 2026 August 2023 Miami Heat 2012 yes yes yes 46 20 Southeast 1st 2nd Erik Spoelstra Pat Riley Micky Arison American Airlines Arena Sun Sports 790 The Ticket NBA champions(Defeated Thunder 4–1) MIA 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. 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.2012-06-22 LeBron's triple-double clinches 2012 Finals MVP https://www.espn.com/new-york/nba/story?id=8083535 2025-03-19 ESPN.com Associated Press en 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 2011 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team 2 31 Bojan Bogdanović (traded to Minnesota Timberwolves) SF/SG Fenerbahçe Ülker Roster Miami Heat 2011–12 50 Joel Anthony F/C 6 9 245 UNLV 1982-08-09 31 Shane Battier F 6 8 220 Duke 1978-09-09 1 Chris Bosh F 6 11 235 Georgia Tech 1984-05-19 15 Mario Chalmers G 6 2 190 Kansas 1986–03–24 30 Norris Cole basketball G 6 2 170 Cleveland State 1988-10-13 34 Eddy Curry C 7 0 295 Thornwood HS (IL) 1982-12-05 14 Terrel Harris G 6 5 190 Oklahoma State 1987-08-10 40 Udonis Haslem F 6 8 235 Florida 1980-06-09 5 Juwan Howard F 6 9 250 Michigan 1973-02-07 6 LeBron James F 6 8 250 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH) 1984-12-30 22 James Jones basketball, born 1980 F 6 8 215 University of Miami 1980-10-04 13 Mike Miller basketball, born 1980 G/F 6 8 218 Florida 1980-02-19 45 Dexter Pittman C 6 11 308 Texas 1988-03-02 21 Ronny Turiaf C 6 10 245 Gonzaga 1983-01-13 3 Dwyane Wade G 6 4 220 Marquette 1982-01-17 Erik Spoelstra Keith Askins Octavio De La Grana David Fizdale Bill Foran Chet Kammerer Bob McAdoo Ron Rothstein https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/2012.html March 21, 2012 Pre-season Miami Heat yes 2012 Miami Heat Pre-season yes yes 1 0 0 1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | December 18 | Orlando | 20111218 ORLMIA 118 85 | LeBron James (19) | Udonis Haslem (9) | Norris Cole (8) | American Airlines Arena20,100 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 2 | December 21 | @ Orlando | 20111221 MIAORL 100 104 | LeBron James (27) | Chris Bosh (7) | Chris Bosh (4) | Amway Center19,045 | 1–1 mia 2012 Regular season Standings MIA MIA Game log Miami Heat 2012 Total: 46–20 (Home: 28–5; Road: 18–15) Miami Heat December yes 1 0 3 0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | December 25 | @ Dallas | 20111225 MIADAL 105 94 | LeBron James (37) | Udonis Haslem (14) | LeBron JamesDwyane Wade (6) | American Airlines Center20,421 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | December 27 | Boston | 20111227 BOSMIA 115 107 | LeBron James (26) | Udonis Haslem (12) | Dwyane Wade (8) | American Airlines Arena20,166 | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | December 28 | @ Charlotte | 20111228 MIACHA 96 95 | LeBron James (35) | Bosh, James & Haslem (6) | LeBron James (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,614 | 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | December 30 | @ Minnesota | 20111230 MIAMIN 103 101 | LeBron James (34) | Chris BoshUdonis Haslem (9) | LeBron James (10) | Target Center19,356 | 4–0 Miami Heat January 9 2 3 3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | January 1 | Charlotte | 20120101 CHAMIA 129 90 | Chris Bosh (24) | Chris Bosh (10) | Norris Cole (9) | American Airlines Arena20,016 | 5–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | January 2 | Atlanta | 20120102 ATLMIA 92 100 | LeBron James (28) | Udonis Haslem (10) | Dwyane Wade (10) | American Airlines Arena20,078 | 5–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | January 4 | Indiana | 20120104 INDMIA 118 83 | LeBron James (33) | Udonis Haslem (10) | LeBron James (13) | American Airlines Arena20,201 | 6–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | January 5 | @ Atlanta | 20120105 MIAATL 116 109 1 | Chris Bosh (33) | Chris BoshTerrel Harris (14) | Mario Chalmers (8) | Philips Arena18,371 | 7–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | January 7 | @ New Jersey | 20120107 MIANJN 101 90 | LeBron James (32) | Udonis Haslem (12) | LeBron James (9) | Prudential Center18,711 | 8–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | January 10 | @ Golden State |20120110 MIAGSW 106 111 1 | Dwyane Wade (34) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (7) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 8–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | January 11 | @ L. A. Clippers |20120111 MIALAC 89 95 1 | LeBron James (23) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (7) | Staples Center19,341 | 8–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | January 13 | @ Denver | 20120113 MIADEN 103 117 | LeBron James (35) | Udonis Haslem (11) | LeBron James (6) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 8–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | January 17 | San Antonio | 20120117 SASMIA 120 98 | LeBron James (33) | Chris Bosh (8) | LeBron James (10) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 9–4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 14 | January 19 | L. A. Lakers | 20120119 LALMIA 98 87 | LeBron James (31) | Bosh, James & Haslem (8) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena20,004 | 10–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | January 21 | Philadelphia | 20120121 PHIMIA 113 92 | Chris Bosh (30) | Udonis Haslem (10) | Mario Chalmers (8) | American Airlines Arena19,725 | 11–4 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 16 | January 22 | Milwaukee | 20120122 MILMIA 82 91 | LeBron James (28) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 11–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | January 24 | Cleveland | 20120124 CLEMIA 92 85 | Chris Bosh (35) | Udonis Haslem (10) | LeBron James (5) | American Airlines Arena 19,600 | 12–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | January 25 | @ Detroit | 20120125 MIADET 101 98 | LeBron James (32) | LeBron James (6) | LeBron James (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills18,058 | 13–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | January 27 | New York | 20120127 NYKMIA 99 89 | LeBron James (31) | Chris Bosh (9) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Arena19,707 | 14–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | January 29 | Chicago | 20120129 CHIMIA 97 93 | LeBron James (35) | Chris Bosh (12) | Dwyane Wade (7) | American Airlines Arena20,054 | 15–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | January 30 | New Orleans | 20120130 NOHMIA 109 95 | LeBron JamesDwyane Wade (22) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 16–5 Miami Heat February 5 0 6 2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | February 1 | @ Milwaukee | 20120201 MIAMIL 97 105 | LeBron James (40) | Chris Bosh (9) | Dwyane Wade (6) | Bradley Center 10,265 | 16–6 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 23 | February 3 | @ Philadelphia | 20120203 MIAPHI 99 79 | Dwyane Wade (26) | LeBron James (8) | LeBron James (12) | Wells Fargo Center20,694 | 17–6 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 24 | February 5 | Toronto | 20120205 TORMIA 95 89 | LeBron James (30) | LeBron James (9) | LeBron James (4) | American Airlines Arena19,802 | 18–6 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 25 | February 7 | Cleveland | 20120207 CLEMIA 107 91 | Dwyane Wade (26) | LeBron James (6) | Chris Bosh (9) | American Airlines Arena20,078 | 19–6 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 26 | February 8 | @ Orlando | 20120208 MIAORL 89 102 | Dwyane Wade (33) | LeBron James(10) | Chris Bosh (9) | Amway Center18,972 | 19–7 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 27 | February 10 | @ Washington | 20120210 MIAWAS 106 89 | Dwyane Wade (26) | LeBron James (9) | Udonis Haslem (12) | Verizon Center20,282 | 20–7 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 28 | February 12 | @ Atlanta | 20120212 MIAATL 107 87 | LeBron James (23) | LeBron James (6) | Chris Bosh (26) | Philips Arena18,371 | 21–7 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 29 | February 13 | @ Milwaukee | 20120213 MIAMIL 114 96 | LeBron James (35) | Mike Miller (8) | Chris Bosh (4) | Bradley Center16,749 | 22–7 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 30 | February 14 | @ Indiana | 20120214 MIAIND 105 90 | LeBron James (23) | LeBron James (9) | LeBron James (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 23–7 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 31 | February 17 | @ Cleveland | 20120217 MIACLE 111 87 | LeBron James (28) | Chris Bosh (12) | LeBron JamesMario Chalmers (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 24–7 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 32 | February 19 | Orlando | 20120219 ORLMIA 90 78 | Dwyane Wade (27) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena20,185 | 25–7 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 33 | February 21 | Sacramento | 20120221 SACMIA 120 108 | Dwyane Wade (30) | Chris Bosh (10) | Dwyane Wade (10) | American Airlines Arena20,068 | 26–7 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 34 | February 23 | New York | 20120223 NYKMIA 102 88 | Chris Bosh (25) | Udonis HaslemLeBron James (9) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena20,197 | 27–7 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break Miami Heat March 6 0 4 6 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 35 | March 1 | @ Portland | 20120301 MIAPOR 107 93 | LeBron James (38) | Udonis Haslem (14) | Dwyane Wade (10) | Rose Garden20,597 | 28–7 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 36 | March 2 | @ Utah | 20120302 MIAUTA 98 99 | LeBron James (35) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (6) | EnergySolutions Arena19,991 | 28–8 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 37 | March 4 | @ L. A. Lakers | 20120304 MIALAL 83 93 | LeBron James (25) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 28–9 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 38 | March 6 | New Jersey | 20120306 NJNMIA 108 78 | LeBron James (21) | LeBron James (9) | Mario Chalmers (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 29–9 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 39 | March 7 | Atlanta | 20120307 ATLMIA 89 86 | LeBron James (31) | LeBron James (11) | Dwyane Wade (6) | American Airlines Arena20,018 | 30–9 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 40 | March 10 | Indiana | 20120310 INDMIA 93 91 1 | Dwyane Wade (28) | Udonis Haslem (11) | Dwyane Wade (7) | American Airlines Arena20,154 | 31–9 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 41 | March 13 | @ Orlando | 20120313 MIAORL 98 104 1 | Dwyane Wade (28) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (8) | Amway Center18,879 | 31–10 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 42 | March 14 | @ Chicago | 20120314 MIACHI 102 106 | Dwyane Wade (36) | Dwyane Wade (7) | LeBron James (4) | United Center23,028 | 31–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | March 16 | @ Philadelphia | 20120316 MIAPHI 84 78 | LeBron James (29) | Dwyane Wade (11) | LeBron James (8) | Wells Fargo Center20,396 | 32–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | March 18 | Orlando | 20120318 ORLMIA 91 81 | Dwyane Wade (31) | LeBron James (12) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Arena20,003 | 33–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | March 20 | Phoenix | 20120320 PHXMIA 99 95 | Chris Bosh (29) | Udonis Haslem (9) | Mario Chalmers (8) | American Airlines Arena20,212 | 34–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | March 23 | @ Detroit | 20120323 MIADET 88 73 | Dwyane Wade (24) | Chris BoshDwyane Wade (9) | LeBron James (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 35–11 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 47 | March 25 | @ Oklahoma City | 20120325 MIAOKC 87 103 | Dwyane Wade (22) | Udonis Haslem (9) | LeBron James (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 35–12 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 48 | March 26 | @ Indiana | 20120326 MIAIND 90 105 | LeBron JamesDwyane Wade (24) | LeBron James (9) | Dwyane Wade (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse17,415 | 35–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | March 29 | Dallas | 20120329 DALMIA 106 85 | Chris BoshLeBron James (19) | Chris BoshLeBron James (9) | LeBron JamesDwyane Wade (5) | American Airlines Arena20,096 | 36–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | March 30 | @ Toronto | 20120330 MIATOR 113 101 | Chris BoshDwyane Wade (30) | Chris Bosh (8) | LeBron James (9) | Air Canada Centre19,883 | 37–13 Miami Heat April 7 3 2 4 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 51 | April 1 | @ Boston | 20120401 MIABOS 72 91 | LeBron James (23) | Chris Bosh (11) | Chris Bosh (4) | TD Garden18,624 | 37–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | April 3 | Philadelphia | 20120403 PHIMIA 99 93 | LeBron James (41) | Udonis Haslem (11) | Mario ChalmersLeBron James (4) | American Airlines Arena20,015 | 38–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | April 4 | Oklahoma City | 20120404 OKCMIA 98 93 | LeBron James (34) | Udonis Haslem (8) | LeBron James (10) | American Airlines Arena20,104 | 39–14 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 54 | April 6 | Memphis | 20120406 MEMMIA 82 97 | LeBron James (21) | Dwyane Wade (7) | LeBron James (6) | American Airlines Arena20,008 | 39–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | April 8 | Detroit | 20120408 DETMIA 98 75 | LeBron James (26) | Chris BoshRonny Turiaf (9) | Shane BattierMario Chalmers (5) | American Airlines Arena20,017 | 40–15 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 56 | April 10 | Boston | 20120410 BOSMIA 107 115 | LeBron James (36) | Chris Bosh (9) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Arena19,954 | 40–16 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 57 | April 12 | @ Chicago | 20120412 MIACHI 86 96 1 | LeBron James (30) | Chris BoshRonny Turiaf (8) | LeBron James (5) | United Center23,015 | 40–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | April 13 | Charlotte | 20120413 CHAMIA 105 82 | LeBron James (19) | LeBron James (9) | LeBron James (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 41–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | April 15 | @ New York | 20120415 MIANYK 93 85 | LeBron James (29) | Chris Bosh (14) | Dwyane Wade (4) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 42–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | April 16 | @ New Jersey | 20120416 MIANJN 101 98 | LeBron James (37) | Chris Bosh (15) | LeBron James (7) | Prudential Center18,711 | 43–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | April 18 | Toronto | 20120418 TORMIA 96 72 | LeBron James (28) | Udonis Haslem (7) | Mario Chalmers (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 44–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | April 19 | Chicago | 20120419 CHIMIA 83 72 | LeBron James (27) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (6) | American Airlines Arena20,008 | 45–17 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 63 | April 21 | Washington | 20120421 WASMIA 84 86 | Mario Chalmers (16) | Udonis Haslem (15) | Mario Chalmers (6) | American Airlines Arena19,722 | 45–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | April 22 | Houston | 20120422 HOUMIA 97 88 | LeBron James (32) | Udonis Haslem (11) | LeBron James (5) | American Airlines Arena19,859 | 46–18 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 65 | April 24 | @ Boston | 20120424 MIABOS 66 78 | Dexter Pittman (12) | Udonis Haslem (13) | Mario Chalmers (5) | TD Garden18,624 | 46–19 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 66 | April 26 | @ Washington | 20120426 MIAWAS 70 104 | Norris Cole (14) | Harris, Howard & Turiaf (5) | Terrel Harris (3) | Verizon Center19,537 | 46–20 mia 2012 Playoffs Game log Miami Heat yes 2012 Total: 16–7 (Home: 11–2; Road: 5–5) Miami Heat First round yes yes no 3 0 1 1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 28 | New York | 20120428 NYKMIA 100 67 | LeBron James (32) | Udonis Haslem (8) | Mario Chalmers (9) | American Airlines Arena19,621 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 30 | New York | 20120430 NYKMIA 104 94 | Dwyane Wade (25) | Udonis Haslem (8) | LeBron James (9) | American Airlines Arena19,684 | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 3 | @ New York | 20120503 MIANYK 87 70 | LeBron James (32) | Chris Bosh (10) | LeBron James (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 6 | @ New York | 20120506 MIANYK 87 89 | LeBron James (27) | Chris Bosh (9) | Dwyane Wade (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 9 | New York | 20120509 NYKMIA 106 94 | LeBron James (29) | LeBron James (8) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Arena19,754 | 4–1 Miami Heat Conference Semi-finals yes no 2 1 2 1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 13 | Indiana | 20120513 INDMIA 95 86 | LeBron James (32) | LeBron James (15) | LeBron James (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 15 | Indiana | 20120515 INDMIA 75 78 | LeBron James (28) | LeBron James (9) | LeBron James (5) | American Airlines Arena19,828 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 17 | @ Indiana | 20120517 MIAIND 75 94 | Mario Chalmers (25) | Ronny Turiaf (8) | Mario Chalmers (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 20 | @ Indiana | 20120520 MIAIND 101 93 | LeBron James (40) | LeBron James (18) | LeBron James (9) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 22 | Indiana | 20120522 INDMIA 115 83 | LeBron James (30) | Mario Chalmers (11) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena20,097 | 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 24 | @ Indiana | 20120524 MIAIND 105 93 | Dwyane Wade (41) | Dwyane Wade (10) | LeBron James (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 4–2 Miami Heat Conference Finals yes 3 1 1 2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 28 | Boston | 20120528 BOSMIA 93 79 | LeBron James (32) | LeBron James (13) | Dwyane Wade (7) | American Airlines Arena19,912 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 30 | Boston | 20120530 BOSMIA 115 111 1 | LeBron James (34) | Udonis Haslem (11) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Arena19,973 | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | June 1 | @ Boston | 20120601 MIABOS 91 101 | LeBron James (34) | LeBron James (8) | Mario Chalmers (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | June 3 | @ Boston | 20120603 MIABOS 91 93 1 | LeBron James (29) | Udonis Haslem (17) | Dwyane Wade (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | June 5 | Boston | 20120605 BOSMIA 90 94 | LeBron James (30) | Udonis Haslem (14) | Chalmers & Wade (3) | American Airlines Arena20,021 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | June 7 | @ Boston | 20120607 MIABOS 98 79 | LeBron James (45) | LeBron James (15) | LeBron James (5) | TD Garden18,624 | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | June 9 | Boston | 20120609 BOSMIA 101 88 | LeBron James (31) | LeBron James (12) | Mario Chalmers (7) | American Airlines Arena20,114 | 4–3 Miami Heat NBA Finals yes no 3 0 1 1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | June 12 | @ Oklahoma City | 20120612 MIAOKC 94 105 | LeBron James (30) | Udonis Haslem (11) | Dwyane Wade (8) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | June 14 | @ Oklahoma City | 20120614 MIAOKC 100 96 | LeBron James (32) | Chris Bosh (15) | James & Wade (5) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | June 17 | Oklahoma City | 20120617 OKCMIA 91 85 | LeBron James (29) | LeBron James (14) | Dwyane Wade (7) | American Airlines Arena20,003 | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | June 19 | Oklahoma City | 20120619 OKCMIA 104 98 | LeBron James (26) | Bosh & James (9) | LeBron James (12) | American Airlines Arena20,003 | 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | June 21 | Oklahoma City | 20120621 OKCMIA 121 106 | LeBron James (26) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (13) | American Airlines Arena20,003 | 4–1 MIA yes 2012 Player statistics Regular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameShane BattierSF65 10 1,499 156 82 64 33 311 23.1 2.4 1.3 1.0 .5 4.8Norris ColePG65 2 1,260 91 133 44 2 441 19.4 1.4 2.0 .7 .0 6.8Mario ChalmersPG 64 64 1,825 171 222 97 11 627 28.5 2.7 3.5 1.5 .2 9.8Joel AnthonyC 64 51 1,349 250 9 36 84 219 21.1 3.9 .1 .6 1.3 3.4Udonis HaslemPF 64 10 1,589 470 42 35 24 385 24.8 7.3 .7 .5 .4 6.0LeBron JamesSF 62 62 2,326 492 387 115 50 1,683 37.5 7.9 6.2 1.9 .8 27.1Chris BoshPF 57 57 2,007 452 103 51 45 1,025 35.2 7.9 1.8 .9 .8 18.0James Jones basketball, born 1980SG 51 10 666 49 19 17 9 185 13.1 1.0 .4 .3 .2 3.6Dwyane WadeSG 49 49 1,625 237 225 82 63 1,082 33.2 4.8 4.6 1.7 1.3 22.1Mike Miller basketball, born 1980SG 39 2 752 128 42 14 6 237 19.3 3.3 1.1 .4 .2 6.1Dexter PittmanC 35 6 301 71 9 8 8 106 8.6 2.0 .3 .2 .2 3.0Juwan HowardPF 28 0 190 47 10 4 1 42 6.8 1.7 .4 .1 .0 1.5Terrel HarrisSG 22 1 318 51 26 9 2 80 14.5 2.3 1.2 .4 .1 3.6Eddy CurryC 14 1 83 12 1 0 2 30 5.9 .9 .1 .0 .1 2.1Ronny Turiaf†C 13 5 221 58 5 8 14 45 17.0 4.5 .4 .6 1.1 3.5Mickell 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 Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameLeBron JamesSF23 23 983 224 129 43 16 697 42.7 9.7 5.6 1.9 .7 30.3Dwyane WadeSG23 23 907 120 100 39 30 525 39.4 5.2 4.3 1.7 1.3 22.8Mario ChalmersPG23 23 819 84 90 28 6 260 35.6 3.7 3.9 1.2 .3 11.3Shane BattierSF23 16 768 74 27 22 14 161 33.4 3.2 1.2 1.0 .6 7.0Mike Miller basketball, born 1980SG23 0 368 58 17 9 2 120 16.0 2.5 .7 .4 .1 5.2Udonis HaslemPF 22 11 452 141 13 5 6 106 20.5 6.4 .6 .2 .3 4.8James Jones basketball, born 1980SG 20 0 173 20 2 3 1 51 8.7 1.0 .1 .2 .1 2.6Norris ColePG 19 0 170 10 12 7 0 34 8.9 .5 .6 .4 .0 1.8Joel AnthonyC 17 1 329 55 2 5 16 54 19.4 3.2 .1 .3 .9 3.2Chris BoshPF 14 10 439 109 8 6 14 196 31.4 7.8 .6 .4 1.0 14.0Ronny TuriafC 12 7 121 31 1 1 8 23 10.1 2.6 .1 .1 .7 1.9Juwan HowardPF 9 0 24 1 0 0 0 7 2.7 .1 .0 .0 .0 .8Terrel HarrisSG 4 0 10 3 0 0 0 5 2.5 .8 .0 .0 .0 1.3Dexter PittmanC 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).http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/12/mvp-release/index.html LeBron James wins 2012 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 14, 2012 May 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120512222808/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/12/mvp-release/index.html 2012-05-12 dead On May 23, 2012 LeBron James was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team for the 4th consecutive time (2nd with the Heat).http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/23/nba-all-defensive-team-2011-2012/index.html Heat's James top vote-getter among All-Defensive Team picks NBA May 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120525090004/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/23/nba-all-defensive-team-2011-2012/index.html 2012-05-25 dead On May 24, 2012 LeBron James was named to the All-NBA First Team.http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/24/all-NBA-teams/index.html LeBron, Durant highlight 2011-12 All-NBA First Team NBA May 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120622235136/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/24/all-NBA-teams/index.html 2012-06-22 dead On May 24, 2012 Dwyane Wade was named to the All-NBA Third Team. 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.Danny Granger nets 25 as Pacers hand Heat 2nd straight double-digit loss http://espn.go.com/nba/recap/_/id/320326011/miami-heat-vs-indiana-pacers https://web.archive.org/web/20120327071657/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap/_/id/320326011/miami-heat-vs-indiana-pacers dead March 27, 2012 Associated Press ESPN 4 April 2012 On April 19, 2012 LeBron James reached 19,000 career points. Transactions Trades June 23, 2011 To Miami Heat USA Norris Cole To Minnesota Timberwolves CRO Bojan Bogdanović2014 Second-Round PickCash 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 RetiredMickell Gladness Waived Golden State Warriors Eddie House Waived See also 2011–12 NBA season References Category:Miami Heat seasons Miami Heat Miami Heat Miami Heat Category:Eastern Conference (NBA) championship seasons Category:NBA championship seasons