2013 LEBRON STATS 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. Miami Heat ( Eastern Conference champion)Ģnd seed in the West, 3rd best league recordĭefeated the 7th seeded Los Angeles Lakers, 4–0ĭefeated the 8th seeded Milwaukee Bucks, 4–0ĭefeated the 6th seeded Golden State Warriors, 4–2ĭefeated the 5th seeded Chicago Bulls, 4–1ĭefeated the 5th seeded Memphis Grizzlies, 4–0ĭefeated the 3rd seeded Indiana Pacers, 4–3 Main article: 2013 NBA Playoffs San Antonio Spurs ( Western Conference champion) 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.

2013 LEBRON STATS SERIES

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. 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. This also marks the last NBA Finals series to use the 2–3–2 format, which was introduced in 1985, with the format changed to 2–2–1–1–1 starting in 2014. The 2013 Finals also set a record for most international players on either Finals roster (10). įour 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. The Heat's late rally in Games 6 and 7, which also included Ray Allen's clutch 3-pointer in Game 6 to force overtime, has made it one of the greatest Finals of all time. LeBron James, who was named the season MVP, was also named Finals MVP for the second straight year. The San Antonio Spurs won the opening game on the road and eventually took a 3–2 series lead before the Miami Heat won the remaining two games at home to win their second consecutive NBA title. The Miami Heat's league-best regular season record of 66–16 gave them home-court advantage against the San Antonio Spurs, who finished the regular season 58–24. The defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat, who were favored to win the series, defeated the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs in seven games to win their third championship. The 2013 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2012–13 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs, played from June 6 to June 20, 2013.

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