Game summaries All times are in Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC−4) The regular season series was split 1–1, with each team winning at home: Miami Heat ( Eastern Conference champion)Ģnd seed in the East, 5th (tied) best league recordĭefeated the 8th seeded Dallas Mavericks, 4–3ĭefeated the 7th seeded Charlotte Bobcats, 4–0ĭefeated the 5th seeded Portland Trail Blazers, 4–1ĭefeated the 6th seeded Brooklyn Nets, 4–1ĭefeated the 2nd seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, 4–2ĭefeated the 1st seeded Indiana Pacers, 4–2 Main article: 2014 NBA Playoffs San Antonio Spurs ( Western Conference champion) In their third consecutive Conference Finals, they eliminated the Oklahoma City Thunder and won the series 4–2, despite being swept by Oklahoma City in the regular season, and for the first time, they qualified for back-to-back Finals appearances. In the Conference Semifinals, they eliminated the Portland Trail Blazers and won 4–1. In the first round, they faced their Texas rivals, the Dallas Mavericks, who surprised the Spurs by taking the series to seven games despite the Spurs sweeping the Mavericks in the regular season for 2 consecutive years. This was the San Antonio Spurs's sixth appearance in the NBA Finals, and they headed to the postseason with the best record in the NBA and a franchise record 19-game winning streak, ending with a 22–4 run in their last 26 games. Their offense relied on ball movement, being called "one of the most beautiful-to-watch teams in the NBA" by USA Today. The Spurs had a deep roster, with no player averaging 30 minutes during the regular season. Main article: 2013–14 San Antonio Spurs season Miami won the series 4–2, eliminating the Indiana Pacers from the playoffs for the third straight year. In the Eastern Conference Finals, they again played the Indiana Pacers in a rematch of the previous year's Conference Finals. In the Conference Semifinals, they eliminated the Brooklyn Nets and won 4–1, despite being swept by Brooklyn in the regular season. In the first round, they eliminated the Charlotte Bobcats and won 4–0. Heading into the postseason, the Heat had an 11–14 record in the last 25 games. They were seeking to become the first NBA team to three-peat since the 2002 Los Angeles Lakers. From 2015 to 2018 the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James also achieved the same feat. They were the first team since the 1987 Boston Celtics to make it to four straight NBA Finals, and only the fourth team in NBA history to achieve that goal, besides the 1966 Boston Celtics (as a matter of fact, ten straight appearances), 1985 Los Angeles Lakers and the 1986-87 Boston Celtics. Led by their Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, the Miami Heat made their fourth straight appearance in the NBA Finals, following two back-to-back wins in the 20 playoffs. Both Finals series involved the Heat on the losing side. In 2023, the Spurs were joined by the Denver Nuggets as the only former ABA franchises to win an NBA championship. This was the first NBA Finals since 1984 to use the 2–2–1–1–1 format after the Board of Governors agreed to change the format from 2–3–2, which was used from 1985 to 2013. The series serves a rematch from the previous NBA season, the 12th in Finals history, but only the fifth since the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. Kawhi Leonard was named the Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP), receiving 10 out of 11 votes. In a rematch, the Spurs defeated the Heat 4–1 for their 5th title overall. It was contested between two-time defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat and the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs. The 2014 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2013–14 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs, played from June 5 to June 15, 2014. The wordmark of the NBA Finals (2003–2017)
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