2011–12 Miami Heat season

2011–12 Miami Heat season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachErik Spoelstra
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record46–20 (.697)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Thunder 4–1)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSun Sports
Radio790 The Ticket
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

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 played only 66 games this season and finished 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.

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. Name Height Weight DOB 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 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 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)
G/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
C 21 Turiaf, Ronny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1983-01-13 Gonzaga
G 3 Wade, Dwyane 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
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 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
 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
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–66
2y-Miami Heat *4620.6974.066
3x-Indiana Pacers *4224.6368.066
4y-Boston Celtics3927.59111.066
5x-Atlanta Hawks4026.60610.066
6x-Orlando Magic3729.56113.066
7x-New York Knicks3630.54514.066
8x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.53015.066
9Milwaukee Bucks3135.47019.066
10Detroit Pistons2541.37925.066
11Toronto Raptors2343.34827.066
12New Jersey Nets2244.33328.066
13Cleveland Cavaliers2145.31829.066
14Washington Wizards2046.30330.066
15Charlotte Bobcats759.10643.066

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

Season

Playoffs

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

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2011 To Miami Heat
 To Minnesota Timberwolves

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

References

  1. ^ "LeBron James wins 2012 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 12, 2012. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "Heat's James top vote-getter among All-Defensive Team picks". NBA. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "LeBron, Durant highlight 2011-12 All-NBA First Team". NBA. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "Danny Granger nets 25 as Pacers hand Heat 2nd straight double-digit loss". ESPN. Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.