The 2012 NBA Finals is the championship round of the 2011–12 NBA season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat will face the Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder under a 2–3–2 rotation. The Thunder will have home-court advantage in the Finals since they had a better regular season record than the Heat.
Game 1 of the Finals was played on June 12, five days later than its originally planned June 7 start. This delay was due to the lockout that pushed the start of the season to late December and shortened the regular season to 66 games.
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This marks the first time that the Oklahoma City Thunder will appear in the NBA Finals since the franchise's relocation from Seattle, Washington in 2008, and their first Finals appearance overall since 1996 as the Seattle SuperSonics. It also marks the Miami Heat's third appearance in the NBA Finals since their championship season of 2006 and their first Finals appearance against teams other than the Dallas Mavericks.
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This marks the first time that the Oklahoma City Thunder will appear in the NBA Finals since the franchise's relocation from Seattle, Washington in 2008, and their first Finals appearance overall since 1996 as the Seattle SuperSonics. It also marks the Miami Heat's third appearance in the NBA Finals since their championship season of 2006 and their first Finals appearance against teams other than the Dallas Mavericks.