2011–12 Miami Heat season

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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 year in a row, Wade, James, and Bosh were all selected to the NBA All-Star Game, tying the record for the most Heat players in an All-Star game in franchise history.

On June 9, 2012, the Heat beat the Boston Celtics to advance to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year and 3rd time in franchise history. On June 21, the Miami Heat won the NBA Championship at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder 4–1, following their 121–106 Game 5 victory to become the 2012 NBA Champions, the second NBA championship for the franchise. LeBron James won his first NBA championship, and was awarded the 2012 NBA Finals MVP.

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 (YYYY-MM-DD) 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 10 in (2.08 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 (C) 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 (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982-01-17 Marquette
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Chicago Bulls 50 16 .758 – 66
2 y-Miami Heat * 46 20 .697 4.0 66
3 x-Indiana Pacers * 42 24 .636 8.0 66
4 y-Boston Celtics 39 27 .591 11.0 66
5 x-Atlanta Hawks 40 26 .606 10.0 66
6 x-Orlando Magic 37 29 .561 13.0 66
7 x-New York Knicks 36 30 .545 14.0 66
8 x-Philadelphia 76ers 35 31 .530 15.0 66
9 Milwaukee Bucks 31 35 .470 19.0 66
10 Detroit Pistons 25 41 .379 25.0 66
11 Toronto Raptors 23 43 .348 27.0 66
12 New Jersey Nets 22 44 .333 28.0 66
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 21 45 .318 29.0 66
14 Washington Wizards 20 46 .303 30.0 66
15 Charlotte Bobcats 7 59 .106 43.0 66

Record vs. opponents[]

2011-12 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Boston 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Charlotte 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Chicago 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Cleveland 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Dallas 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Denver 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Detroit 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Golden State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Houston 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Indiana 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
L.A. Clippers 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
L.A. Lakers 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Memphis 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Miami 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Milwaukee 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–4 4–0 0–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 – 1–0 3–0 0–1 2-2 0–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 3–1
Minnesota 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0—0 0—0 0—0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New Jersey 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0—0 0—0
New Orleans 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New York 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Oklahoma City 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Orlando 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Philadelphia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0
Phoenix 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0
Portland 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Sacramento 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
San Antonio 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0
Toronto 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0
Utah 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0
Washington 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 —

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[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Joel Anthony 64 51 21.1 .559 .000 .690 3.9 0.1 0.56 1.31 3.4
Shane Battier 65 10 23.1 .387 .339 .622 2.4 1.3 0.98 0.51 4.8
Chris Bosh 57 57 35.2 .487 .286 .821 7.9 1.8 0.89 0.79 18.0
Mario Chalmers 64 64 28.5 .448 .388 .792 2.7 3.5 1.52 0.17 9.8
Norris Cole 65 2 19.4 .393 .276 .776 1.4 2.0 0.68 0.03 6.8
Eddy Curry 14 1 5.9 .462 .000 .750 0.9 0.1 0.00 0.14 2.1
Mickell Gladness * 8 0 3.5 .333 .000 .000 1.4 0.3 0.13 0.13 0.3
Terrel Harris 22 1 14.5 .349 .205 .667 2.3 1.2 0.41 0.09 3.6
Udonis Haslem 64 10 24.8 .423 .000 .814 7.3 0.7 0.55 0.38 6.0
Juwan Howard 28 0 6.8 .309 .000 .800 1.7 0.4 0.14 0.04 1.5
LeBron James 62 62 37.5 .531 .362 .771 7.9 6.2 1.85 0.81 27.1
James Jones 51 10 13.1 .380 .404 .833 1.0 0.4 0.33 0.18 3.6
Mike Miller 39 2 19.3 .435 .453 .400 3.3 1.1 0.36 0.15 6.1
Dexter Pittman 35 6 8.6 .468 .000 .643 2.0 0.3 0.23 0.23 3.0
Ronny Turiaf * 13 5 17.0 .533 .000 .591 4.5 0.4 0.62 1.08 3.5
Dwyane Wade 49 49 33.2 .497 .268 .791 4.8 4.6 1.67 1.29 22.1

  Lead team

  • Stats as of match played on April 26, 2012 (66 matches played)[1]
  • * Stats with the Heat.

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Joel Anthony 17 1 19.4 .586 .000 .800 3.2 0.1 0.29 0.94 3.2
Shane Battier 23 16 33.4 .379 .382 .813 3.2 1.2 0.96 0.61 7.0
Chris Bosh 14 10 31.4 .493 .538 .827 7.8 0.6 0.43 1.00 14.0
Mario Chalmers 23 23 35.6 .442 .359 .717 3.7 3.9 1.22 0.26 11.3
Norris Cole 19 0 8.9 .324 .250 .778 0.5 0.6 0.37 0.00 1.8
Eddy Curry 0 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Terrel Harris 4 0 2.5 .500 .000 .750 0.8 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.3
Udonis Haslem 22 11 20.5 .455 .000 .743 6.4 0.6 0.23 0.27 4.8
Juwan Howard 9 0 2.7 .286 .000 .750 0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.8
LeBron James 23 23 42.7 .500 .259 .739 9.7 5.6 1.87 0.70 30.3
James Jones 20 0 8.7 .372 .300 1.000 1.0 0.1 0.15 0.05 2.6
Mike Miller 23 0 16.0 .404 .413 .818 2.5 0.7 0.39 0.09 5.2
Dexter Pittman 3 1 2.7 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.3 0.00 0.33 0.0
Ronny Turiaf 12 7 10.1 .556 .000 .273 2.6 0.1 0.08 0.67 1.9
Dwyane Wade 23 23 39.4 .462 .294 .729 5.2 4.3 1.70 1.30 22.8

  Lead team

  • Stats as of match played on June 21, 2012 (23 matches played)

Awards, records and milestones[]

Awards[]

Week/Month[]

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

All-Star[]

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

Season[]

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

Playoffs[]

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

Records[]

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

Milestones[]

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

Transactions[]

Trades[]

June 23, 2011 To Miami Heat
  • United States Norris Cole
 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. ^ "2011–12 Heat Regular Statistics". NBA. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "LeBron James wins 2012 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 12, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "Heat's James top vote-getter among All-Defensive Team picks". NBA. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "LeBron, Durant highlight 2011-12 All-NBA First Team". NBA. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "Danny Granger nets 25 as Pacers hand Heat 2nd straight double-digit loss". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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