2014 NBA Finals

2014 basketball championship series February 2024 NBA The NBA Finals logo.svg The wordmark of the NBA Finals (2003–2017) 2014 San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich 4 Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra 1 June 5–15 Kawhi Leonard(San Antonio Spurs) Spurs:Tim Duncan (2020)Manu Ginóbili (2022)Tony Parker (2023)Heat:Ray Allen (2018)Chris Bosh (2021)Dwyane Wade (2023)Coaches:Gregg Popovich (2023)Officials:Danny Crawford (2025) Heat defeated Pacers, 4–2 Spurs defeated Thunder, 4–2 The 2014 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2013–14 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs, played from June 5 to 15, 2014.Fox Sports http://msn.foxsports.com/florida/story/2014-nba-finals-schedule-053014 2014 NBA Finals schedule: Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs | FOX Sports on MSN Msn.foxsports.com March 3, 2014 June 1, 2014 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/15/nba-finals-miami-heat-san-antonio-spurs-live Miami Heat 87–104 San Antonio Spurs – as it happened! June 16, 2014 Guardian June 17, 2014 It was contested between two-time defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat and the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs. In a rematch, the Spurs defeated the Heat 4–1 for their 5th title overall. Kawhi Leonard was named the Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP), receiving 10 out of 11 votes.Michael Bohlin https://247sports.com/Article/Kawhi-Leonard-Wins-NBA-Finals-MVP-In-Landslide-Vote-29160742/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230223010627/https://247sports.com/Article/Kawhi-Leonard-Wins-NBA-Finals-MVP-In-Landslide-Vote-29160742/ dead February 23, 2023 Kawhi Leonard Wins NBA Finals MVP In Landslide Vote 247Sports.com June 16, 2014 August 25, 2021 The series served as a rematch from the previous NBA season, the 12th in Finals history, but only the fifth since the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.Joseph Adi 2014 NBA Finals preview, schedule: San Antonio Spurs vs. Miami Heat June 10, 2014 USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2014/05/31/finals-preview-schedule-prediction-san-antonio-spurs-vs-miami-heat/9828971/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140616034810/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2014/05/31/finals-preview-schedule-prediction-san-antonio-spurs-vs-miami-heat/9828971/ June 16, 2014 live This was the first NBA Finals since 1984 to use the 2–2–1–1–1 format after the Board of Governors agreed to change the format from 2–3–2, which was used from 1985 to 2013. This was due to competitive disadvantages of a team with home court advantage having to play the middle three games on the road, as well as the increased use of chartered flights as opposed to commercial flights.http://www.nba.com/2013/news/10/23/nba-board-of-governors-format-change.ap NBA owners change Finals format to 2–2–1–1–1 Associated Press NBA.com October 23, 2013 February 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140515022449/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/10/23/nba-board-of-governors-format-change.ap/ May 15, 2014 dead At the conclusion of this series, both teams would fall into a Finals appearance drought. The Heat would fail to advance to the NBA Finals until the shortened 2020 season, where they would lose to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. The Spurs, who had strengthened their dynasty by winning their fifth title in 15 seasons, would fail to advance to the Finals until 2026, where they would face the New York Knicks in a losing effort but a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals, the series that saw the Spurs win their first title and begin their dynasty. Background Miami Heat 2013–14 Miami Heat season Led by their Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, the Miami Heat made their fourth straight appearance in the NBA Finals, following two back-to-back wins in the 2012 and 2013 playoffs. They were the first team since the 1987 Boston Celtics to make it to four straight NBA Finals, and only the fourth team in NBA history to achieve that goal, besides the 1966 Boston Celtics (as a matter of fact, ten straight appearances), 1985 Los Angeles Lakers and the 1986-87 Boston Celtics. From 2015 to 2018 the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James also achieved the same feat, along with the Golden State Warriors those same years. They were seeking to become the first NBA team to three-peat since the 2002 Los Angeles Lakers. Heading into the postseason, the Heat had an 11–14 record in the last 25 games. In the first round, they eliminated the Charlotte Bobcats and won 4–0. In the Conference semifinals, they eliminated the Brooklyn Nets and won 4–1, despite being swept by Brooklyn in the regular season. In the Eastern Conference finals, they again played the Indiana Pacers in a rematch of the previous year's Conference finals. Miami won the series 4–2, eliminating the Indiana Pacers from the playoffs for the third straight year. San Antonio Spurs 2013–14 San Antonio Spurs season The Spurs had a deep roster, with no player averaging 30 minutes during the regular season. Their offense relied on ball movement, being called "one of the most beautiful-to-watch teams in the NBA" by USA Today. This was the San Antonio Spurs's sixth appearance in the NBA Finals, and they headed to the postseason with the best record in the NBA and a franchise record 19-game winning streak, ending with a 22–4 run in their last 26 games. In the first round, they faced their Texas rivals, the Dallas Mavericks, who surprised the Spurs by taking the series to seven games despite the Spurs sweeping the Mavericks in the regular season for 2 consecutive years. San Antonio won 4–3. In the Conference semifinals, they eliminated the Portland Trail Blazers and won 4–1. In their third consecutive Conference finals, they eliminated the Oklahoma City Thunder and won the series 4–2, despite being swept by Oklahoma City in the regular season, and for the first time, they qualified for back-to-back Finals appearances. Road to the Finals 2014 NBA playoffs San Antonio Spurs (Western Conference champion) Miami Heat (Eastern Conference champion)SAS1st seed in the West, best league recordRegular seasonMIA 2nd seed in the East, 5th (tied) best league recordDefeated the 8th seeded Dallas Mavericks, 4–3First roundDefeated the 7th seeded Charlotte Bobcats, 4–0Defeated the 5th seeded Portland Trail Blazers, 4–1Conference semifinalsDefeated the 6th seeded Brooklyn Nets, 4–1Defeated the 2nd seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, 4–2Conference finalsDefeated the 1st seeded Indiana Pacers, 4–2 Regular season series The regular season series was split 1–1, with each team winning at home: #fff January 26, 2014 2014 0126 SASMIA San Antonio Spurs 101 Miami Heat 113 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida March 6, 2014 2014 0306 MIASAS Miami Heat 87 San Antonio Spurs 111 AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Series summary Game Date Road team Result Home team Game 1 June 5 Miami Heat 95–110 (0–1) San Antonio Spurs Game 2 June 8 Miami Heat 98–96 (1–1) San Antonio Spurs Game 3 June 10 San Antonio Spurs 111–92 (2–1) Miami Heat Game 4 June 12 San Antonio Spurs 107–86 (3–1) Miami Heat Game 5 June 15 Miami Heat 87–104 (1–4) San Antonio Spurs Game summaries All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) The Spurs rebounded from their seven-game loss to the Heat in the 2013 Finals to win the series, 4–1, for the franchise's fifth NBA championship. After winning their first four over nine seasons, this was their first since 2007. They defeated Miami by margins of at least 15 points in each of their four wins and also outscored them by an average of 14.0 points per game in the series, which was the largest differential in Finals history at the time.Spurs shake early deficit to snuff out Heat and win 5th NBA title June 15, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400559378 https://web.archive.org/web/20140617112010/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400559378 live June 17, 2014Highest Point Difference In A Finals Series https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/highest-point-difference-in-a-finals-series April 28, 2021 StatMuse en The Spurs finished the playoffs with 12 wins by 15 points or more, the most ever in the postseason. Miami had won 11 straight playoffs series, which was the fifth longest in league history. The Spurs' Kawhi Leonard was named the Finals MVP after leading the team in scoring in each of the final three games, averaging 23.7 points and shooting 68.5 percent, after scoring just nine in each of the first two gamesMVP Leonard does it all June 16, 2014 ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/91529/mvp-leonard-does-it-all https://web.archive.org/web/20140617055720/http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/91529/mvp-leonard-does-it-all June 17, 2014 live Overall, he averaged 17.8 points on 61.2 percent shooting in the series,Kawhi Leonard named Finals MVP June 16, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/11090381/2014-nba-playoffs-kawhi-leonard-san-antonio-spurs-named-finals-mvp https://web.archive.org/web/20140617000648/http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/11090381/2014-nba-playoffs-kawhi-leonard-san-antonio-spurs-named-finals-mvp June 17, 2014 live the highest field goal percentage of any Finals MVP,NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award Winners https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/finals_mvp.html and shot 65 percent when guarded by LeBron James in the series.ESPN Stats & Information MVP Leonard does it all https://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/91529/mvp-leonard-does-it-all March 21, 2018 ESPN June 16, 2014 Leonard also led the team with a 57.9 three-point field goal percentage. Leonard was the third-youngest recipient of the award (22 years and 351 days old) since its inception in 1969, and the youngest since Magic Johnson in 1982.Scott Nate Kawhi Leonard is third youngest NBA Finals MVP ever June 16, 2014 USA Today http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/06/kawhi-leonard-youngest-nba-finals-mvp-tim-duncan-in-1999 https://web.archive.org/web/20140616194909/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/06/kawhi-leonard-youngest-nba-finals-mvp-tim-duncan-in-1999 June 16, 2014 live Tim Duncan of the Spurs led all players in the series with 50 rebounds. He was followed by teammate Boris Diaw (43), who was inserted into the starting lineup beginning in Game 3. Diaw led all players in the series in assists (29).Abrams Jonathan Mon Frère Boris June 16, 2014 Grantland.com http://grantland.com/features/boris-diaw-tony-parker-san-antonio-spurs-nba-playoffs-2014/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140624033637/http://grantland.com/features/boris-diaw-tony-parker-san-antonio-spurs-nba-playoffs-2014/ June 24, 2014 live 2014 NBA Finals basketball-reference.com https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2014_finals.html#SAS-MIA June 22, 2014 Game 1 #eee June 5 9:00 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas ABC Miami Heat 95 San Antonio Spurs 110 Boxscore 20–26 29–28 29–20 17–36 LeBron James 25 Tim Duncan 21 Chris Bosh 9 Duncan, Diaw 10 each Norris Cole 5 Manu Ginóbili 11 18,581 *No. 48 Scott Foster No. 8 Marc Davis No. 41 Ken Mauer San Antonio leads series, 1–0 Tim Duncan scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Spurs to a 110–95 win in Game 1. The game featured the AT&T Center's malfunctioning air-conditioning system, which caused temperatures in the arena to exceed 90 F C in the second half. The conditions caused Miami's LeBron James to dehydrate and experience cramps, limiting him to just five minutes of playing time in the fourth quarter.Young Royce Air conditioning goes out in Game 1 June 6, 2014 ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/11039853/2014-nba-finals-lebron-james-exits-game-1-loss-thigh-cramp-c-fails https://web.archive.org/web/20140607002907/http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/11039853/2014-nba-finals-lebron-james-exits-game-1-loss-thigh-cramp-c-fails June 7, 2014 live Heakes Greg James's cramps become hot issue, Gatorade apologizes June 6, 2014 yahoo.com AFP https://sports.yahoo.com/news/jamess-cramps-become-hot-issue-gatorade-apologizes-223601632--nba.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140611100731/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jamess-cramps-become-hot-issue-gatorade-apologizes-223601632--nba.html June 11, 2014 live With James on the bench, San Antonio went on a 16–3 run in the game's final four minutes, and outscored the Heat 36–17 in the fourth quarter.https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-sas-0041300401 Heat handle Spurs, win 110–100 in NBA Finals Game 1 Associated Press NBA.com June 6, 2014 December 26, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20181006034028/http://www.nba.com/games/20140605/MIASAS/gameinfo.html October 6, 2018 James, who also had cramps in the finals two years earlier, finished the game with 25 points while playing only 33 minutes. Manu Ginóbili had 16 points and 11 assists and Tony Parker contributed 19 points and eight assists for the Spurs, who shot 59 percent for the game despite committing 23 turnovers. The Spurs shot 14/16 in the 4th quarter. The Spurs' 87.5% conversion rating in the 4th quarter was the most efficient field goal conversion rating for any team in any quarter in NBA Finals history. Game 2 #eee June 8 8:00 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas ABC Miami Heat 98 San Antonio Spurs 96 Boxscore 19–26 24–17 34–35 21–18 LeBron James 35 Tony Parker 21 LeBron James 10 Tim Duncan 15 Wade, Chalmers 4 each Tony Parker 7 18,581 *No. 43 Danny Crawford No. 19 James Capers No. 23 Jason Phillips Series tied, 1–1 James rebounded from cramps in Game 1 with 35 points and 10 rebounds to lead Miami to a 98–96 win to tie the series. Bosh made the go-ahead three-point field goal on a pass from James with 1:18 remaining in the game, as the Heat won their 13th straight following a postseason loss. Temperatures in the AT&T Center were comfortable for the game after a broken circuit breaker was repaired following Game 1.LeBron James leads all scorers with 35 points as Heat take Game 2 June 8, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400559375 https://web.archive.org/web/20140616024634/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400559375 June 16, 2014 live After enduring criticism for not finishing the previous game, James started slowly in the first quarter, shooting 1-for-4 with three turnovers. Meanwhile, the Spurs began the game making 10 of their first 15 shots. James then made 11 of his next 13, and finished 14-for-22 while playing 38 minutes.Costa Brian LeBron James, Miami Heat Bounce Back June 9, 2014 The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/lebron-james-miami-heat-bounce-back-1402296539 June 15, 20142014 NBA Finals Game 2: Miami Heat at San Antonio Spurs Box Score, June 8, 2014 basketball-reference.com https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201406080SAS.html December 26, 2024 He had 11 points in the second quarter, when the Heat overcome an early 11-point deficit. The score remained close through the remainder of the game. The Spurs held a two-point lead with 6:43 remaining in the fourth quarter, when Miami's Mario Chalmers elbowed Parker in the midsection for a flagrant foul. Tony Parker and Tim Duncan then combined to miss four straight free throws. James scored 33 in the final three quarters; he had 22 in the second half, when every shot he made was from 18 ft m or further. He also made a key strip of Parker late in the game. Bosh finished with 18 points, and Wade and Rashard Lewis added 14 for Miami. Parker had 21 points and Duncan scored 18 points with 15 rebounds for the Spurs, who had won eight consecutive home games by at least 15 points. Parker passed Michael Jordan for eighth place on the NBA's all-time playoff assist list. Game 3 #eee June 10 9:00 pm American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida ABC San Antonio Spurs 111 Miami Heat 92 Boxscore 41–25 30–25 15–25 25–17 Kawhi Leonard 29 James, Wade 22 each Tim Duncan 6 James, Andersen 5 each Parker, Mills 4 each LeBron James 7 19,900 *No. 13 Monty McCutchen No. 25 Tony Brothers No. 28 Zach Zarba San Antonio leads series, 2–1 The Spurs took a 2–1 lead in the series after a career-high 29 points from Leonard and a Finals-record 75.8% shooting effort from the team during the first half. Leonard, limited to only 18 points in the first two games, made his first six shots and was 10-of-13 for the game. San Antonio led by as many as 25 and were comfortably ahead most of the game, including 71–50 at the half. The 21-point margin was the largest halftime lead in the Finals by a road team since Game 3 in 1996 by the Chicago Bulls against the Seattle SuperSonics.Devine Dan Spurs shoot NBA Finals-record 75.8 percent, hang 71-point first half on Heat in Game 3 win June 10, 2014 Yahoo Sports https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/spurs-shoot-nba-finals-record-75-8-percent-in-71-point-first-half-of-game-3--video-024916849.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140710022018/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/spurs-shoot-nba-finals-record-75-8-percent-in-71-point-first-half-of-game-3--video-024916849.html July 10, 2014 live The Heat scored 10-straight points in the third quarter to bring the score to 81–74, the closest they would get to the Spurs the rest of the game.Spurs cruise to 2–1 Finals lead over Heat behind Kawhi Leonard's 29 June 10, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400559376 https://web.archive.org/web/20140611225309/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400559376 June 11, 2014 live San Antonio's insertion of Boris Diaw into the starting lineup created more ball movement, as the Spurs achieved the first 70-point first half in the Finals since the Los Angeles Lakers' 75 from Game 2 in 1987 against the Boston Celtics. The Heat, who had been 8–0 at home in the playoffs, were led by James and Wade with 22 points apiece. Miami's 20 turnovers were their playoff-high, with James committing his Finals career-high of 7.Wallace Michael Sloppy point play continues for Heat June 11, 2014 ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/11065146/miami-heat-point-guard-problem https://web.archive.org/web/20140611230247/http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/11065146/miami-heat-point-guard-problem June 11, 2014 live Game 4 #eee June 12 9:00 pm American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida ABC San Antonio Spurs 107 Miami Heat 86 Boxscore 26–17 29–19 26–21 26–29 Kawhi Leonard 20 LeBron James 28 Kawhi Leonard 14 LeBron James 8 Boris Diaw 9 Mario Chalmers 5 19,900 *No. 17 Joe Crawford No. 24 Mike Callahan No. 49 Tom Washington San Antonio leads series, 3–1 Leonard had 20 points and 14 rebounds in another rout of the Heat, as the Spurs won 107–86 to take a 3–1 lead in the series; no team had ever come back from a 3–1 deficit in the Finals until two years later. San Antonio again built a large lead on the road before halftime, taking a 55–33 lead in the second quarter after scoring seven consecutive points, culminated by a soaring dunk by Leonard. The Spurs defense held Miami to just 35 percent shooting in the first half after allowing the Heat to shoot 50 percent overall in the prior game. The Heat had followed their prior 13 playoff losses with a win.Spurs stand poised for NBA title after another blowout in Miami June 12, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400559377 https://web.archive.org/web/20140614002134/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400559377 June 14, 2014 live The Heat struggled to defend the Spurs' crisp ball movement, orchestrated by Diaw and his game-high nine assists. San Antonio made 57 percent of its field goals, with Parker scoring 19 points, and Duncan adding 10 points and 11 rebounds to surpass Magic Johnson for the most double-doubles in NBA Playoffs history (158). Duncan also eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's previous mark (8,851) for most postseason minutes played.Duncan broke the records in his 233rd playoff game. Johnson's previous double-double record was over 190 games, while Abdul-Jabbar's mark for minutes was over 237 games.Freeman Eric Tim Duncan sets career playoff records for minutes and double-doubles in Game 4 win June 13, 2014 yahoo.com https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/tim-duncan-sets-career-playoff-records-for-minutes-and-double-doubles-in-game-4-win-041823049.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140617010949/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/tim-duncan-sets-career-playoff-records-for-minutes-and-double-doubles-in-game-4-win-041823049.html June 17, 2014 live lower-alpha Miami was led by James, who had 28 points and eight rebounds, but their other starters combined for only 28 points on 32 percent shooting. Wade made only 1 of 10 from the field through three quarters, finishing with 10 points. Game 5 #eee June 15 8:00 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas ABC Miami Heat 87 San Antonio Spurs 104 Boxscore 29–22 11–25 18–30 29–27 LeBron James 31 Kawhi Leonard 22 LeBron James 10 Kawhi Leonard 10 LeBron James 5 Boris Diaw 6 18,581 *No. 48 Scott Foster No. 8 Marc Davis No. 41 Ken Mauer San Antonio wins NBA Finals, 4–1 The Spurs won 104–87 to win the championship in five games and avenge last season's loss to the Heat in seven games. Leonard had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, and was named the Finals MVP. James had 17 first-quarter points for the Heat, who got off to a fast start in building an early 22–6 lead. San Antonio bounced back to outscore Miami 37–13 from the beginning of the second quarter through the middle of the third.Mahoney Brian Spurs beat Heat 104–87 in Game 5 to win NBA title June 15, 2014 NBA.com Associated Press https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-sas-0041300405 https://web.archive.org/web/20140617201552/http://www.nba.com/games/20140615/MIASAS/gameinfo.html?ls=iref:nba:specials June 17, 2014 live December 26, 2021 Ginóbili had 19 points and four assists, and Patty Mills scored 17 points off the bench for the Spurs. James finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds, while Bosh had 13 points and Wade added 13 but shot only 4-for-12 from the field. Rosters San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 2013–14 11 Jeff Ayres F/C 6 9 250 Arizona State 1987–04–29 16 Aron Baynes F/C 6 10 260 Washington State 1986–12–09 3 Marco Belinelli G 6 5 195 Italy 1986–03–25 15 Matt Bonner F/C 6 10 235 Florida 1980–04–05 23 Austin Daye F 6 11 200 Gonzaga 1988–06–05 33 Boris Diaw F/C 6 8 235 France 1982–04–16 21 Tim Duncan F/C 6 11 255 Wake Forest 1976–04–25 20 Manu Ginóbili G 6 6 205 Argentina 1977–07–28 4 Danny Green basketball G/F 6 6 210 North Carolina 1987–06–22 7 Damion James F 6 7 225 Texas 1987–10–07 5 Cory Joseph G 6 3 185 Texas 1991–08–20 2 Kawhi Leonard G/F 6 7 225 San Diego State 1991–06–29 8 Patty Mills G 6 0 185 Saint Mary's 1988–08–11 9 Tony Parker G 6 2 185 France 1982–05–17 22 Tiago Splitter C 6 11 240 Brazil 1985–01–01 Gregg Popovich Jim Boylen Chip Engelland Chad Forcier Sean Marks Ime Udoka (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate http://www.nba.com/spurs/roster/ April 13, 2014 Miami Heat Miami Heat 2013–14 34 Ray Allen G 6 5 205 Connecticut 1975–07–20 11 Chris Andersen F/C 6 10 245 Blinn College 1978–07–07 31 Shane Battier F 6 8 220 Duke 1978–09–09 8 Michael Beasley F 6 10 235 Kansas State 1989–01–09 1 Chris Bosh F/C 6 11 235 Georgia Tech 1984–03–24 15 Mario Chalmers G 6 2 190 Kansas 1986–05–19 30 Norris Cole basketball G 6 2 175 Cleveland State 1988–10–13 0 Toney Douglas G 6 2 185 Florida State 1986–03–16 7 Justin Hamilton basketball, born 1990 C 7 0 260 LSU 1990–04–01 40 Udonis Haslem F/C 6 8 235 Florida 1980–06–09 6 LeBron James F 6 8 250 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH) 1984–12–30 22 James Jones basketball, born 1980 G/F 6 8 215 University of Miami 1980–10–04 9 Rashard Lewis F 6 10 235 Alief Elsik HS (TX) 1979–08–08 20 Greg Oden C 7 0 273 Ohio State 1988–01–22 3 Dwyane Wade G 6 4 220 Marquette 1982–01–17 Erik Spoelstra Bob McAdoo Ron Rothstein David Fizdale Juwan Howard (Player Development) Dan Craig (Player Development) (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate http://www.nba.com/heat/roster/ March 23, 2014 Player statistics San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 2013–14 |- | align="left" | Jeff Ayres || 3 || 0 || 2.2 || 1.000 || .000 || .750 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.7 |- | align="left" | Aron Baynes || 3 || 0 || 2.1 || 1.000 || .000 || 1.000 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 |- | align="left" | Marco Belinelli || 5 || 0 || 11.8 || .471 || .444 || .750 || 1.2 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 4.6 |- | align="left" | Matt Bonner || 4 || 0 || 6.7 || 1.000 || .000 || .750 || 0.8 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 1.3 |- | align="left" | Boris Diaw || 5 || 3 || 35.2 || .364 || .333 || .500 || 8.6 || 5.8 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 6.2 |- | align="left" | Tim Duncan || 5 || 5 || 33.1 || .569 || .000 || .679 || 10.0 || 2.0 || 0.4 || 0.8 || 15.4 |- | align="left" | Manu Ginóbili || 5 || 0 || 28.7 || .500 || .417 || .875 || 3.0 || 4.4 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 14.4 |- | align="left" | Danny Green basketball || 5 || 5 || 21.1 || .531 || .450 || .750 || 2.0 || 1.2 || 2.0 || 0.4 || 9.2 |-! style="background:#FDE910;" | align="left" | Kawhi Leonard || 5 || 5 || 33.4 || .612 || .579 || .783 || 6.4 || 2.0 || 1.6 || 1.2 || 17.8 |- | align="left" | Patty Mills || 5 || 0 || 15.2 || .543 || .565 || .000 || 1.4 || 1.6 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 10.2 |- | align="left" | Cory Joseph || 3 || 0 || 2.5 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.7 |- | align="left" | Tony Parker || 5 || 5 || 35.2 || .479 || .417 || .750 || 0.4 || 4.6 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 18.0 |- | align="left" | Tiago Splitter || 5 || 2 || 16.8 || .706 || .000 || .778 || 3.4 || 2.0 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 6.2 Miami Heat Miami Heat 2013–14 |- | align="left" | Ray Allen || 5 || 1 || 31.0 || .415 || .409 || .857 || 3.0 || 1.8 || 1.6 || 0.2 || 9.8 |- | align="left" | Chris Andersen || 5 || 0 || 17.9 || .250 || .000 || .700 || 5.6 || 0.0 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 2.6 |- | align="left" | Shane Battier || 4 || 0 || 8.2 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 |- | align="left" | Michael Beasley || 1 || 0 || 17.0 || .571 || .000 || .333 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.0 |- | align="left" | Chris Bosh || 5 || 5 || 36.3 || .549 || .385 || .818 || 5.2 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 14.0 |- | align="left" | Mario Chalmers || 5 || 4 || 23.1 || .333 || .143 || .778 || 1.4 || 2.8 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 4.4 |- | align="left" | Norris Cole basketball || 5 || 0 || 16.7 || .316 || .143 || .750 || 1.2 || 1.8 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 3.2 |- | align="left" | Toney Douglas || 3 || 0 || 3.4 || .250 || .250 || .500 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.3 |- | align="left" | Udonis Haslem || 4 || 0 || 5.6 || .400 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 1.0 |- | align="left" | LeBron James || 5 || 5 || 37.8 || .571 || .519 || .793 || 7.8 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 0.4 || 28.2 |- | align="left" | James Jones basketball, born 1980 || 4 || 0 || 3.4 || .571 || .500 || .000 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.8 |- | align="left" | Rashard Lewis || 5 || 5 || 22.9 || .500 || .455 || .500 || 1.6 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 0.4 || 8.6 |- | align="left" | Greg Oden || 2 || 0 || 1.5 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 |- | align="left" | Dwyane Wade || 5 || 5 || 34.5 || .438 || .333 || .692 || 3.8 || 2.6 || 1.6 || 0.0 || 15.2 Broadcast In the United States, the NBA Finals aired on ABC (including for the second straight year local stations KSAT-TV in San Antonio and WPLG in Miami) with Mike Breen (play-by-play) and Jeff Van Gundy (analyst) as commentators. Also beginning this Finals, and for the first time since 2011, Mark Jackson returned as analyst after being fired by the Golden State Warriors early in the season.ESPN News Services Mark Jackson returns to ESPN May 17, 2014 https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/10945937/mark-jackson-former-golden-state-warriors-coach-returns-espn-game-analyst ESPN May 17, 2014 ESPN Radio aired it as well and had Kevin Calabro and Hubie Brown as commentators. Game Ratings(households) American audience(in millions) 1 9.0 14.85 2 9.0 15.13 3 9.0 14.78 4 9.3 14.96 5 10.3 18.00 Aftermath left|thumb|President Obama and Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard This was an end of the Heatles-era for Miami, who would lose LeBron James in free agency back to the Cleveland Cavaliers.Decade of Dominance: LeBron James, Miami Heat climb to top of NBA heap https://www.nba.com/news/decade-dominance-lebron-james-part-iii-miami-heat-back-back-titles 2026-06-22 NBA.com Ray Allen would not officially retire until years later, but he did not play in another game after the 2014 NBA Finals. In 2016, Chris Bosh's career came to an abrupt end after a career-ending blood clotting condition. In that same summer, Dwyane Wade's 12-year tenure with the Heat ended after a contract dispute with team president Pat Riley. Wade signed with his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls, but later reconciled with Riley and finished his career with the Heat. By the time of their next NBA Finals team in 2020, the only Miami Heat player from 2014 was Udonis Haslem. The Heat have lost their last three NBA Finals they have participated in (2014, 2020, and 2023). 30% #FFFFF0 right "It's the U.N. of basketball teams. And it shows the way that this wonderful sport has become an international sport. Some people have, rightfully, started calling it -- the Spur’s style of basketball “the beautiful game.” And when you look at the passing and guys back-cutting the hoop and sharing the basketball, you see basketball the way it should be played."2015-01-12 Remarks by the President at Visit with the 2014 NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/12/remarks-president-visit-2014-nba-champion-san-antonio-spurs 2026-06-24 whitehouse.gov - President Barack Obama on the 2013–14 San Antonio Spurs Although the Spurs remained a competitive team in the following years, even winning a team record 67 games in 2015–16, this was the last NBA Finals for many of the team's players and personnel, such as Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker, and head coach Gregg Popovich. After clashing with the team's medical staff, the Spurs sent Kawhi Leonard (and Danny Green) to the Toronto Raptors just before the start of the 2018–2019 season.@wojespn Adrian Wojnarowski July 18, 2018 Spurs have agree to trade Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to Toronto for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round pick, league sources tell ESPN. Trade call with league office is starting shortly. https://x.com/wojespn/status/1019567203379625986?lang=en X, formerly known as Twitter With the Raptors, Kawhi would help lead the team to their first franchise championship and win another NBA Finals MVP. The Spurs did not make their next NBA Finals appearance until 2026.Kram Zach June 1, 2026 2026 NBA Finals: Storylines, matchups that will define Knicks-Spurs https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48929293/the-storylines-matchups-define-2026-nba-finals-spurs-knicks-wembanyama-brunson 2026-06-22 espn.com This was the last NBA Finals to date to feature special on-court decals within the playing surface. Due to player safety concerns, the NBA opted not to place any special decals on the court beginning with the 2015 NBA Finals, though starting with the 2018 Finals, the Finals logo returned on the court, albeit in front of the player benches. Starting with the 2026 Finals, specially designed courts will be used, using each team's primary court but with both the Finals logo and the Larry O'Brien Trophy painted at center court (as opposed to sticker decals or virtual ads during TV broadcasts). 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