Who Won The 2014 Nba Finals?
The San Antonio Spurs won the 2014 NBA Finals, defeating the Miami Heat in five games. Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard was named the series MVP.
The Finals
The 2014 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2013–14 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Western Conference champions San Antonio Spurs defeated the Eastern Conference champions Miami Heat in five games (4–1) for the Spurs’ fifth NBA championship in franchise history. The Finals were played between June 5 and June 15, 2014, and were broadcast on ABC.
The Teams
The 2014 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2013–14 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in five games (4–1) for the Spurs’ fifth NBA championship in franchise history. The Spurs outscored the Heat in the series by an average of 15.2 points per game.
San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP), becoming only the third player, after Tim Duncan and Magic Johnson, to receive both that honor and an NBA championship in the same year before turning 23 years old. He was also only the second small forward to receive both awards, after Scottie Pippen did so in 1997 with Chicago.
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The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member club of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
The Spurs are one of four former American Basketball Association (ABA) teams to remain intact in the NBA after 1976, when that league merged with its rival National Basketball Association; along with fellow ABA members Indiana Pacers, Brooklyn Nets (originally New York Nets), and Denver Nuggets, as well as being members of two defunct rival leagues: National Basketball League and World Basketball League .
The Spurs have won 22 division titles since joining NBA, captured their first conference championship since 2007, and have made 27 playoff appearances—the most among active NBA teams. They have won five NBA championships—1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014—ranks fourth among active franchises behind only Los Angeles Lakers (16), Boston Celtics (17), and Chicago Bulls(6).
The Game
On June 15, 2014, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the 2014 NBA Finals. With the victory, the Spurs won their fifth NBA championship in franchise history. The Heat had won the previous two championships, and were playing in their fourth straight Finals. The Spurs were making their sixth Finals appearance overall, having won four of their previous five trips to the Finals.
The Results
The San Antonio Spurs won the 2014 NBA Finals by defeating the Miami Heat 4-1. This was the Spurs’ fifth NBA championship. Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and 10 rebounds in the clinching Game 5, while Tim Duncan added 19 points and 16 rebounds. The Spurs dominated the Heat throughout the series, winning by an average of 15 points per game.
The Score
The 2014 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2013–14 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in five games for the Spurs’ fifth NBA championship in franchise history, becoming just the ninth team to win at least five championships. The Spurs also became the first former ABA team to win an NBA championship since 1976 and won their first since 1999.
The Finals were played between June 5 and June 15, 2014, broadcast on ABC. They were organized into a 2–2–1–1–1 format, with Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 hosted by Miami, and Games 3, 4, and 6 hosted by San Antonio. As such, it was helmed by ABC play-by-play announcer Mike Breen and analyst Jeff Van Gundy for the sixth consecutive year; with Doris Burke serving as sideline reporter for all games.[3][4] It marked ESPN Radio’s 21st consecutive year broadcasting the Finals (and its last year doing so).[5]
San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard was named the Most Valuable Player of The Finals.
The MVP
The Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2014 NBA Finals was Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs. Leonard averaged 17.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game during the Finals. He also had two steals and one block per game.
