2013 NBA Finals

2013 NBA Finals

Team Coach Wins Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra 4 San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich 3
Dates	June 6–20
MVP	LeBron James (Miami Heat)
Hall of Famers	Heat: Ray Allen (2018) Chris Bosh (2021) Spurs: Tracy McGrady (2017) Tim Duncan (2020)
Eastern Finals	Heat defeated Pacers, 4–3
Western Finals	Spurs defeated Grizzlies, 4–0
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The 2013 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2012–13 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. In the best-of-seven series, the defending NBA Champion and Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeated the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs in seven games to win their second consecutive title. The Heat were favored to repeat as champions over the Spurs.^[1][2][3] The finals began with Game 1 on June 6, and ended with Game 7 on June 20.^[4][5][6]

This series marked the fifth time the Spurs have made the NBA Finals since 1999, second-most for any franchise in that span behind the Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs had won all of their previous four finals appearances, putting them only behind the six-time champion Chicago Bulls for most titles without ever losing a Finals, making this series the first Finals loss in Spurs history. This series was also the first time San Antonio had played in the NBA Finals without home court advantage, as Miami had home-court advantage based on their league-best regular season record of 66–16 compared to the Spurs' 58–24.^[7] It was the Heat's third consecutive NBA Finals appearance, the first Eastern Conference team to achieve that since the Chicago Bulls (1996–1998). This marked the first time a team made three consecutive Finals appearances since the Los Angeles Lakers did so in 2008–2010; since then, only the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers have been able to do so, making five and four consecutive Finals appearances, respectively.

Four former NBA Finals MVPs played in the series (the Spurs' Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, and the Heat's Dwyane Wade and LeBron James), the most since 1987.^[8] The 2013 Finals also set a record for most international players on either Finals roster (10).^[9] Tim Duncan became the fourth player in NBA history to make a Finals appearance in three different decades.^[10][11]

This marked the last NBA Finals played during the tenure of NBA commissioner David Stern. It also marked the last time the Finals used the 2–3–2 format, after which it reverted to the 2–2–1–1–1 format.

Background[]

LeBron James and Tim Duncan previously faced off in the 2007 NBA Finals, when James was with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which saw the Spurs sweep the Cavaliers in four games, giving San Antonio their fourth NBA title. After the deciding game, Duncan sought out James in the locker room to praise him for a great series and told James that the league would be his someday.^[12][13]

In 2010, Spurs president of basketball and head coach Gregg Popovich made a congratulatory phone call to Heat president Pat Riley for signing LeBron James and Chris Bosh to play with Dwyane Wade.^[14][15][16]

San Antonio Spurs[]

This was the San Antonio Spurs' fifth appearance in the NBA Finals, attempting to win their fifth NBA championship in team history. The Spurs finished the regular season with 58 wins, finishing in first place in the Southwest Division and the second overall regular season record among Western Conference teams. They recorded only two losses in the first three rounds of the playoffs: they swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round in four games, eliminated the Golden State Warriors in six games in the second round, then swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals in four games.

Miami Heat[]

This was the Miami Heat's fourth appearance in the NBA Finals and the third appearance for three straight years, attempting to win their third NBA championship. The Heat finished with the best regular season record, recording a league leading 66 wins, and first place in the Southeast Division. They swept the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs in four games before eliminating the Chicago Bulls in five games in the second round, winning four straight games in the series. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers in seven games.

Road to the Finals[]

San Antonio Spurs (Western Conference champion)		Miami Heat (Eastern Conference champion)
Western Conference # Team W L PCT GB GP 1 c-Oklahoma City Thunder * 60 22 .732 – 82 2 y-San Antonio Spurs * 58 24 .707 2.0 82 3 x-Denver Nuggets * 57 25 .695 3.0 82 4 y-Los Angeles Clippers 56 26 .683 4.0 82 5 x-Memphis Grizzlies 56 26 .683 4.0 82 6 x-Golden State Warriors 47 35 .573 13.0 82 7 x-Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 15.0 82 8 x-Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 15.0 82 9 Utah Jazz 43 39 .524 17.0 82 10 Dallas Mavericks 41 41 .500 19.0 82 11 Portland Trail Blazers 33 49 .402 27.0 82 12 Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 29.0 82 13 Sacramento Kings 28 54 .341 32.0 82 14 New Orleans Hornets 27 55 .329 33.0 82 15 Phoenix Suns 25 57 .305 35.0 82 2nd seed in the West, 3rd best league record	Regular season		Eastern Conference # Team W L PCT GB GP 1 z-Miami Heat * 66 16 .805 – 82 2 y-New York Knicks * 54 28 .659 12.0 82 3 y-Indiana Pacers * 49 32 .605 16.5 81 4 x-Brooklyn Nets 49 33 .598 17.0 82 5 x-Chicago Bulls 45 37 .549 21.0 82 6 x-Atlanta Hawks 44 38 .537 22.0 82 7 x-Boston Celtics 41 40 .506 24.5 81 8 x-Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 28.0 82 9 Philadelphia 76ers 34 48 .415 32.0 82 10 Toronto Raptors 34 48 .415 32.0 82 11 Detroit Pistons 29 53 .354 37.0 82 12 Washington Wizards 29 53 .354 37.0 82 13 Cleveland Cavaliers 24 58 .293 42.0 82 14 Charlotte Bobcats 21 61 .256 45.0 82 15 Orlando Magic 20 62 .244 46.0 82 1st seed in the East, best league record
Defeated the 7th seeded Los Angeles Lakers, 4–0	First round		Defeated the 8th seeded Milwaukee Bucks, 4–0
Defeated the 6th seeded Golden State Warriors, 4–2	Conference Semifinals		Defeated the 5th seeded Chicago Bulls, 4–1
Defeated the 5th seeded Memphis Grizzlies, 4–0	Conference Finals		Defeated the 3rd seeded Indiana Pacers, 4–3

Regular season series[]

The Heat won both games they played against the Spurs during the regular season: 105–100 on November 29, 2012, and 88–86 on March 31, 2013. For the November 29 game at Miami which was nationally televised, Popovich sat out starters Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili, and Danny Green, at the end of a long road trip in order to ensure they had enough rest for the playoffs, as the Spurs had some of the oldest players in the league. NBA commissioner David Stern was outraged when he learned of this and fined the Spurs $250,000 for not informing the Heat, the league or the media in a suitable time-frame that the four players were not making the trip to Miami. Despite the absence of their four starters, the Spurs led the game until the final minute when the Heat came back to win 105–100.^[14][17] The Heat responded somewhat in kind for their trip to San Antonio, as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Mario Chalmers sat out with minor injuries, though those moves were understandable in light of Miami's dominant position for clinching the home-court advantage for the playoffs as well as the end two games earlier of the Heat's record 27-game winning streak. Miami ended up winning anyway thanks to a last-second 3-pointer from the top player they left active for the game, Chris Bosh.

Series summary[]

Game	Date	Away Team	Result	Home Team
Game 1	Thursday, June 6	San Antonio Spurs	92–88 (1–0)	Miami Heat
Game 2	Sunday, June 9	San Antonio Spurs	84–103 (1–1)	Miami Heat
Game 3	Tuesday, June 11	Miami Heat	77–113 (1–2)	San Antonio Spurs
Game 4	Thursday, June 13	Miami Heat	109–93 (2–2)	San Antonio Spurs
Game 5	Sunday, June 16	Miami Heat	104–114 (2–3)	San Antonio Spurs
Game 6	Tuesday, June 18	San Antonio Spurs	100–103 (OT) (3–3)	Miami Heat
Game 7	Thursday, June 20	San Antonio Spurs	88–95 (3–4)	Miami Heat

Game summaries[]

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Game 1[]

San Antonio won the opener as Tony Parker scored on a bank shot with 5.2 seconds in regulation with the shot clock about to expire. San Antonio scored 23 points in the fourth quarter, while limiting Miami to just 16. Parker led the Spurs with 21 points and 6 assists. The Heat held a 52–49 halftime lead, and LeBron James recorded a triple-double in the game with 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists. However, Miami's Dwyane Wade, who scored 17 points, was shut out in the final period. Chris Bosh, who recorded 13 points, only scored 2 in the fourth quarter.^[18]

Game 2[]

Miami evened the series, using a 33–5 run in the final two quarters after the two teams were neck-and-neck late in the third. During that run, LeBron James made a highlight-reel block on a dunk attempt by Tiago Splitter early in the fourth quarter. The Heat also made 10 out of 19 three-point shots, and five players had double-digit scoring games: James (17), Mario Chalmers (19), Ray Allen (13), Chris Bosh (12) and Dwyane Wade (10).^[19]

Game 3[]

San Antonio bounced back in Game 3, setting the Finals record for most three-pointers in a game (16), and giving the Heat their worst loss in franchise playoff history. The Spurs ensured the game was a blowout by outscoring Miami 35–14 in the fourth quarter after leading 78–63 at the end of the third. Gary Neal had one of the best games of his career, making 6-of-10 three-point shot attempts and finishing with 24 points, and Danny Green led all Spurs players with 27 points while hitting 7-of-9 from behind the arc. The Spurs shined despite a lackluster game from Tony Parker who scored only 6 points before he had to leave the game due to a hamstring injury. For the Heat, Mike Miller made all five of his three-point shots and finished with 15 points on the night, while Wade led the Heat with 16 points. However, LeBron James was held to just 7 of 21 shooting from the field, finished with only 15 points, and did not shoot a free throw for the first time in his Miami playoff career. After a strong showing in Game 2, Mario Chalmers was held scoreless with one assist.^[20]

Game 4[]

The Heat evened the series again, pulling away from San Antonio in the second half after an even contest at halftime, 49–49. The Heat continued their streak of not losing consecutive games that the team started in January. The Big Three (the trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh) for Miami finally came together in a big way.^[21] James led the Heat with 33 points, while Wade had 32 and Bosh added 20. Tim Duncan led the Spurs with 20 points.^[22] Tony Parker started strong with 15 points in the first half, but could not provide the Spurs with any offensive production in the second half.^[23]

Game 5[]

San Antonio used a marquee shooting performance to down the Heat and take a 3–2 series lead. The Heat trailed the Spurs by double digits for most of the game. Although they finally closed to within one point, 75–74, with 3:05 left in the third quarter, they could not overtake and San Antonio started to pull away after that. Making 42 of 70 shots, San Antonio became the first team to shoot at least 60 percent in an NBA Finals game since the Orlando Magic in Game 3 of the 2009 Finals. Tony Parker led the Spurs with 26 points, while Danny Green scored 24 points, with 6 three-pointers, breaking the all-time record for three-pointers in a Finals series, set by Ray Allen in 2008. Manu Ginóbili, making his first start of the season, had a strong performance with 24 points and 10 assists. Tim Duncan also contributed a double-double (17 points, 12 rebounds), and provided strong defensive support. At one point in the game, Spurs went on a 19–1 run, with Green and Ginóbili scoring most of those points. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade turned in strong performances, leading the Heat with 25 points each, while Ray Allen had five three-pointers (including two four-point plays) and scored 21 points total.^[24]

Game 6[]

The Heat rode a triple-double performance from James (32 points along with 11 assists and 10 rebounds)—becoming the first player since Magic Johnson in 1991 to have two triple doubles in the same NBA Finals series—and 20 points from Mario Chalmers, while Tim Duncan led the Spurs with 30 points and 17 rebounds;^[25] however, Duncan was held scoreless after the third quarter.^[26] Fans and media outlets alike have begun dubbing it "The Headband Game" in reference to the signature accessory LeBron James lost on a dunk with just under nine minutes left in the 4th quarter and did not wear the rest of the way.^[27] The game is considered by players and commentators to be one of the greatest games in NBA history. LeBron James regards it as one of the best games in which he has ever taken part. NBA legend Magic Johnson called it "one of the best two or three games" he had ever seen.^[28][29] On July 17, 2013, Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals received the 2013 ESPY award for Best Game.

The Spurs were leading 75–65 at the end of the third quarter, but LeBron James sparked a 20–7 run for the Heat to start the fourth quarter, personally scoring 11 of those points.^[26] With 10:30 remaining, the Spurs still up 77–70, Mike Miller's shoe came loose but he did not have time to put it back on so he tossed it off court; with one sock and one shoe he received a pass from LeBron James and sunk a three-pointer to pull the Heat within four.

With 2:09 remaining, the Heat pulled ahead 89–86 but the Spurs went on a run of their own spearheaded by Tony Parker, who shot a stepback three and a reverse layup in consecutive possessions to put his team ahead 91–89. On the next possession, James lost the ball in the post; this eventually led to a pair of Manu Ginóbili free throws after an intentional foul (by Ray Allen) on the other end, pushing the score to 93–89. James committed a second crucial turnover forcing it into the hands of Ginóbili, who was fouled by Allen. Ginóbili missed one of two free throws, setting the stage for the comeback.

With 28.2 remaining, the Spurs were up 94–89, and league officials began bringing out the yellow tape to cordon off the floor for the Larry O'Brien Trophy presentation.^[30] LeBron James missed a three-pointer, but the ball was kept in Heat possession by Wade and Allen both tipping the ball until Mike Miller got the rebound and passed to James, who made the three-pointer to pull within two points with 20 seconds left.^[31] After failing to steal the inbound pass, the Heat immediately fouled Kawhi Leonard, who also missed one of two free throws, keeping it a one possession game at 95–92. James was entrusted with the final shot but missed a 26-foot jumper from beyond the arc. Chris Bosh was able to collect a key offensive rebound before passing to Ray Allen, who stepped backward and made a three-point basket from the right corner with 5.2 left to send the game into overtime.^[32] Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich had opted for a small lineup to defend the perimeter in the closing moments of the fourth quarter, resulting in the Spurs' Tim Duncan being on the bench as both Heat's three-pointers came off of rebounds.^[33] The Spurs had no timeouts left after Allen's shot, but received a de facto extra timeout due to the video review that confirmed that Allen had both feet behind the 3-point line when he released the ball. Tony Parker was able to drive the length of the court and launch a short off-balance jumper over LeBron James, but it became an airball as the buzzer sounded to end the 4th quarter.

In overtime, James hit a floater with 1:43 remaining to give Miami a 101–100 lead. That score would hold all the way down to final moments, where Dwyane Wade missed a jumper trying to extend the lead, and San Antonio getting the rebound with 12 seconds left. The Spurs opted not to call timeout and let Manu Ginóbili get a full head of steam heading towards the basket. However, Ray Allen stripped the ball away from Ginobili on his way up for a shot and Allen recovered the ball, forcing the Spurs to foul him with 1.9 left. Allen made both free throws to put Miami up 103–100. San Antonio still had a chance but Bosh, who had a key block earlier in OT, came through with another key block in the final seconds to prevent a three-point game-tying shot from Danny Green.^[33]

Game 7[]

James scored 37 points, including five 3-pointers, and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Miami to a 95–88 victory in Game 7. With the win, the Heat captured their second consecutive NBA championship.^[34] After a 3-point shot by Kawhi Leonard, the Spurs trailed by just two with 50 seconds remaining in the game. They had a chance to tie the game, but Duncan, guarded by Shane Battier, missed a shot under the basket and a follow-up tip-in attempt. James went on to hit a 17-foot jumper that secured the victory.^{[citation needed]}

Wade scored 23 points and had 10 rebounds, and Battier scored 18 points on six 3-pointers to offset scoreless nights by Bosh and Allen. James tied Tommy Heinsohn's record set in 1957 for most points in an NBA Finals Game 7 win, and won his second straight NBA Finals MVP.^[35][36][37]

Rosters[]

Miami Heat[]

Roster listing

2012–13 Miami Heat roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From G 34 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1975–07–20 Connecticut F/C 11 Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1978–07–09 Blinn 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) 225 lb (102 kg) 1978–09–09 Duke F/C 1 Bosh, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–03–24 Georgia Tech G 15 Chalmers, Mario 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–05–19 Kansas G 30 Cole, Norris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988–10–13 Cleveland State F/C 40 Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–06–09 Florida F/C 5 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–02–07 Michigan F 6 James, LeBron (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984–12–30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH) G/F 22 Jones, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980–10–04 Miami (FL) F 9 Lewis, Rashard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1979–08–08 Elsik HS (TX) G/F 13 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980–02–19 Florida F/C 24 Varnado, Jarvis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988–03–01 Mississippi State G 3 Wade, Dwyane (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982–01–17 Marquette	Head coach Erik Spoelstra Assistant coach(es) Bob McAdoo Keith Askins Ron Rothstein David Fizdale Chad Kammerer Octavio De La Grana Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2013–03–02

San Antonio Spurs[]

Roster listing

2012–13 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From F/C 16 Baynes, Aron 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1986–12–09 Washington State F/C 45 Blair, DeJuan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1989–04–22 Pittsburgh F/C 15 Bonner, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–04–05 Florida G 25 de Colo, Nando 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987–06–23 France F/C 33 Diaw, Boris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1982–04–16 France F/C 21 Duncan, Tim (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976–04–25 Wake Forest G 20 Ginóbili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1977–07–28 Argentina G/F 4 Green, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–06–22 North Carolina G 5 Joseph, Cory 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–08–20 Texas G/F 2 Leonard, Kawhi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1991–06–29 San Diego State G/F 1 McGrady, Tracy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979–05–24 Mount Zion Christian Academy (HS) G 8 Mills, Patty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–08–11 Saint Mary's G 14 Neal, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1984–10–03 Towson G 9 Parker, Tony (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–05–17 France C 22 Splitter, Tiago 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–01–01 Brazil	Head coach Gregg Popovich Assistant coach(es) Mike Budenholzer Brett Brown Chip Engelland Chad Forcier Ime Udoka Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2013–05–16

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

Miami Heat

Miami Heat statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ray Allen	7	0	27.5	.543	.545	.923	2.3	1.6	0.1	0.0	10.6
Chris Andersen	5	0	14.2	.727	.000	.600	3.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	4.4
Joel Anthony	4	0	3.7	.500	.000	.000	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
Shane Battier	7	0	12.4	.444	.444	1.000	1.6	0.9	0.1	0.3	5.6
Chris Bosh	7	7	34.3	.462	.000	.733	8.9	2.1	1.9	1.6	11.9
Mario Chalmers	7	7	31.6	.388	.406	.692	2.7	2.1	0.7	0.0	10.6
Norris Cole	5	0	16.3	.273	.333	.500	1.0	2.4	0.8	0.2	3.0
Udonis Haslem	6	3	10.6	.444	.000	1.000	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.5
LeBron James	7	7	43.0	.447	.353	.795	10.9	7.0	2.3	0.9	25.3
James Jones	3	0	3.9	.400	.667	.000	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.0
Rashard Lewis	3	0	3.9	.333	.000	.000	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.3
Mike Miller	7	4	21.8	.591	.611	.000	2.7	0.9	0.6	0.3	5.3
Dwyane Wade	7	7	36.4	.476	.000	.773	4.0	4.6	1.9	1.3	19.6

San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
DeJuan Blair	3	0	5.8	.455	.000	.333	2.7	0.3	0.7	0.0	3.7
Matt Bonner	6	0	6.1	.400	.250	1.000	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	1.8
Nando de Colo	2	0	2.5	.000	.000	.000	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Boris Diaw	6	0	15.7	.500	.500	.750	2.5	1.7	0.0	0.2	4.0
Tim Duncan	7	7	36.3	.490	.000	.821	12.1	1.4	0.9	1.4	18.9
Manu Ginóbili	7	3	28.5	.433	.250	.786	2.1	4.3	0.7	0.0	11.6
Danny Green	7	7	35.4	.444	.551	.875	4.1	0.7	1.0	1.6	14.0
Cory Joseph	6	0	7.1	.444	.000	.500	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	1.8
Kawhi Leonard	7	7	36.5	.513	.348	.706	11.1	0.9	2.0	0.4	14.6
Tracy McGrady	2	0	7.2	.000	.000	.000	2.0	2.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
Patty Mills	2	0	6.7	.400	.000	.000	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Gary Neal	7	0	24.4	.414	.467	1.000	2.4	0.9	0.0	0.0	9.4
Tony Parker	7	7	35.2	.412	.286	.727	1.9	6.4	1.0	0.1	15.7
Tiago Splitter	7	4	15.4	.448	.000	.800	2.0	0.4	0.7	0.4	4.9

Broadcast[]

In the United States, the NBA Finals aired on ABC and Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy served as commentators. ESPN Radio aired it as well and had Mike Tirico and Hubie Brown as commentators.^[38] For the first time, ESPN Deportes provided exclusive Spanish-language coverage of The Finals, with a commentary team of Álvaro Martín, Carlos Morales, and Alejandro Montecchia.^[39]

Game	Ratings (households)	American audience (in millions)
1[40]	8.8	14.241
2[40]	8.5	14.571
3[41]	8.5	14.045
4[41]	10.0	16.228
5[41]	9.5	16.267
6[42]	12.3	20.636
7[42]	15.3	26.319

See also[]

•  Sports portal

References[]

External links[]

• 2013 NBA Finals Official Site
• 2013 NBA Finals at ESPN