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2012 NBA Finals, the Glossary

The 2012 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2011–12 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs, contested between the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeated the Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder.^[1]

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2010s in Miami
2011–12 NBA season
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June 2012 sports events in the United States
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Big Three (Miami Heat)

The Big Three, sometimes known as The Heatles, were a trio of professional basketball players – LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh – who formed the core of a superteam for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the 2010–11 season to the 2013–14 season. 2012 NBA Finals and Big Three (Miami Heat) are 2010s in Miami and 2011–12 NBA season.

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Bill Kennedy (referee)

William Gene Kennedy (born November 10, 1966) is an American professional basketball referee for the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Bob McAdoo

Robert Allen McAdoo Jr. (born September 25, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

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Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston.

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Brian Keefe

Brian Keefe (born April 7, 1976) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Chad Kammerer

Chad Kammerer (born September 28, 1967) is director of scouting and a former assistant basketball coach of the National Basketball Association's Miami Heat.

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Chris Bosh

Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Clifton J. Ozen High School

Clifton J. Ozen High School was a fine arts and technology magnet high school in the city of Beaumont, Texas.

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Daequan Cook

Daequan Cook (born April 28, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League.

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Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas.

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Danny Crawford

Danny Crawford (born November 23, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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David Fizdale

David Sean Fizdale (born June 16, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (or, born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently the host of the American adaptation of The Cube.

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Eastern Conference (NBA)

The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences that make up the National Basketball Association (NBA), the other being the Western Conference.

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Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico.

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Eddy Curry

Eddy Anthony Curry Jr. (born December 5, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Erik Spoelstra

Erik Jon Spoelstra (born November 1, 1970), nicknamed "Coach Spo", is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and an assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s Basketball Team.

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ESPN

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.

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Hubie Brown

Hubert "Hubie" Jude Brown (born September 25, 1933) is an American retired basketball coach and player and active television analyst.

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Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis.

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Jack Ramsay

John Travilla Ramsay (February 21, 1925 – April 28, 2014) was an American basketball coach, commonly known as "Dr.

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James Harden

James Edward Harden Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Jeff Van Gundy

Jeffrey William Van Gundy (born January 19, 1962) is an American basketball coach and former commentator who is currently the top assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Jim Durham

Jim Durham (February 12, 1947 – November 4, 2012) was an American sportscaster.

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Joey Crawford

Joseph Crawford (born August 30, 1951 in Havertown, Pennsylvania) is an American retired professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1977 and 2016.

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Kaseya Center

Kaseya Center is a multi-purpose arena on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida.

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Keith Askins

Keith Bernard Askins (born December 15, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player.

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Ken Mauer

Ken Mauer Jr. (born April 23, 1955 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a former official in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the 1986–87 NBA season to the 2021-22 NBA season. He believes he was forced to resign for refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine and was denied a religious exemption.

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Kendrick Perkins

Kendrick Le'Dale Perkins (born November 10, 1984) is a former American professional basketball player who serves as sports analyst for ESPN.

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Kevin Durant

Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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KOCO-TV

KOCO-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Hearst Television.

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LeBron James

LeBron Raymone James Sr. (born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.

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Mario Chalmers

Almario Vernard "Mario" Chalmers (born May 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Zamboanga Valientes of the ASEAN Basketball League.

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Mark Bryant (basketball)

Mark Craig Bryant (born April 25, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the New York Knicks.

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Maurice Cheeks

Maurice Edward Cheeks (born September 8, 1956) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Maz Trakh

Mazen "Maz" Trakh (born July 3, 1962) is a Jordanian-American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for APR BBC of the Rwanda Basketball League.

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Miami

Miami, officially the City of Miami, is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida.

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Miami Heat

The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami.

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Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player.

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Mike Breen

Michael Breen (born May 22, 1961) is an American play-by-play sports commentator.

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Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980)

Michael Lloyd Miller (born February 19, 1980) is an American basketball coach, former professional player who is the boys' basketball head coach at Houston High School in Germantown, Tennessee, as well as being a sports agent.

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Monty McCutchen

Monty McCutchen (born February 14, 1966) is a former professional basketball referee who has worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the 1993-1994 season.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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NBA Finals

The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award

The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. 2012 NBA Finals and NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award are NBA Finals.

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NBA G League

The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the official minor league organization of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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NBA Most Valuable Player Award

The NBA Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season.

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NBA on ABC

Nationally television broadcasts of National Basketball Association (NBA) games first aired on ABC from 1965 to 1973.

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New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Nick Collison

Nicholas John Collison (born October 26, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who is a special assistant for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers.

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Norris Cole

Norris Gene Cole II (born October 13, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Osos de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).

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Octavio De La Grana

Octavio De La Grana (born January 28, 1961) is a Cuban-American basketball coach, currently working as an assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma City Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City.

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Paycom Center

Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in Downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.

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Power forward

The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game.

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Rex Kalamian

Rex Kalamian is an American professional basketball coach who serves as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks and the head coach for the Armenia men's national basketball team.

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Ron Rothstein

Ronald L. Rothstein (born December 27, 1942) is an American former professional basketball coach and college basketball player, who has led many different NBA teams.

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Ronny Turiaf

Ronny Turiaf (born 13 January 1983) is a French former professional basketball player who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio.

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Scott Brooks

Scott William Brooks (born July 31, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the top assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City

The Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City was a successful effort by the ownership group of the Seattle SuperSonics to relocate the team from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Serge Ibaka

Serge Jonás Ibaka Ngobila (born 18 September 1989) is a professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

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Shooting guard

The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7".

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St. Vincent–St. Mary High School

St.

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Terrel Harris

Terrel Andre Harris (born August 10, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who is a player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Thornwood High School

Thornwood High School is a public high school located in South Holland, Illinois, United States.

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Udonis Haslem

Udonis Johneal Haslem (born June 9, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently the Vice President of Basketball Development for the Miami Heat, where he spent his entire 20-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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UTC−04:00

UTC−04:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −04:00.

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Western Conference (NBA)

The Western Conference is one of two conferences that make up the National Basketball Association (NBA), the other being the Eastern Conference.

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WPLG

WPLG (channel 10) is a television station in Miami, Florida, United States, affiliated with ABC.

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1994–95 Houston Rockets season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Rockets' 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Houston.

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1995–96 Chicago Bulls season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Bulls' 30th season in the National Basketball Association.

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1997 NBA playoffs

The 1997 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1996–97 season.

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2006 NBA Finals

The 2006 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2005–06 NBA season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. 2012 NBA Finals and 2006 NBA Finals are Miami Heat games, NBA Finals and sports competitions in Miami.

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2011 NBA Finals

The 2011 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2010–11 season. 2012 NBA Finals and 2011 NBA Finals are 2010s in Miami, ABS-CBN television specials, Miami Heat games, NBA Finals and sports competitions in Miami.

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2011–12 Boston Celtics season

The 2011–12 Boston Celtics season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2011–12 Miami Heat season

The 2011–12 Miami Heat season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 2012 NBA Finals and 2011–12 Miami Heat season are 2012 in sports in Florida.

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2011–12 NBA season

The 2011–12 NBA season was the 66th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), which began with the signing of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the owners of the 30 NBA teams and the NBA's players.

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2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season

The 2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 4th season of the franchise's existence in Oklahoma City as a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 2012 NBA Finals and 2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season are 2012 in sports in Oklahoma.

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2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season

The 2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season was the 45th season of the franchise, 39th in San Antonio and 36th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2012 NBA playoffs

The 2012 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2011–12 season. 2012 NBA Finals and 2012 NBA playoffs are 2011–12 NBA season and ABS-CBN television specials.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals

Also known as 2012 National Basketball Association Finals, NBA Finals 2012, NBA Finals, 2012.

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2012 NBA Finals, the Glossary

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See also

2010s in Miami

2011–12 NBA season

2012 in sports in Oklahoma

ABS-CBN television specials

June 2012 sports events in the United States

Miami Heat games

Oklahoma City Thunder games

Sports competitions in Miami

References