2012 NBA Finals - Oklahoma City vs Miami - Game 5 Best Plays

I was SO happy for the Heat, I had a tear in my eye that night! Go Wade!

By todays standards I'd say this is a fair and exciting finals match up. Back then I just hated the Big 3 of Miami, now I don't know what I was complaining about anymore. - Compared to the GSW Miami games this was pretty suspenseful.

Throwback to when 3-1 leads weren't blown

I remember this year, I never saw a amazing team like this in my life, especially all these good players if they kept this team Durant Westbrook Harden Jackson Ibaka It's insane! If these players grew up and stuck together, it would of been the best team in NBA history, going 80-2

Mike Miller and Norris Cole made clutch 3's in this game. It was a perfect game and contribution from everyone. First time LeBron was on a team that actually had a good nucleus around him

that one handed alley oop by Wade at 1:10 is very underrated

Such a well coached team by Spolestra. If only Lebron had that kind of Coach this year. He primed Lebron to his most efficient he can be. Efficiently designed plays.

Sad that after this finals, OKC never reached the finals since then

The 2012 and 2013 Miami Heat were a PERFECT team

What a game for Miami I miss this moment

This DUO Wade & Lebron is really The BEST 🔥

The best play in that game was the 10 second hug from LeBron and Durant, I remember watching that Finals, I let up a tear.

Miller was the hero. Now after 7 years I feel Durant's pain. This hurt like hell for him all the shit to deal with from that moment forward

This is basketball!!! These new guys wouldn’t last in this era💯 I remember watching this game live

Those were some great times in my life. Can’t believe it’s been 8 years. #heatnation 🔥🔥🔥

This series came down to veteran depth. Heat had Mike Miller and Shane Battier who knew their roles and were on the last leg of their career. In this series I feel like if OKC had that veteran depth this series could have gone to the distance. Not saying they would win but experience plays such a HUGE role. Russ, KD, Beard & Ibaka were all so young.

2012-13 is my favorite version of LeBron dude is literally a freight train

wow, as a heat fan, it was very impressive that we beat this team, how did this team not win a championship??

If you think about it, this game probably defined the modern NBA.

The sensation of having crowds on home courts are just way too exciting to watch.

I'll never forget this moment it was beautiful

Miss these heat days, miller was on fire, battier was lit, chalmers the point guard, bosh being the tank and wade and bron was so goddamn good🏆🔥

That sidestep move DWade made after Westbrook's sidestep... showing how it's done, with AND1

15:16 lebron says, "Not yet, play ball" such a 🐐

Man when you where High school. Watching your team win. Is just amazing. I miss this year

Hurts to imagine just what this OKC team would look like now. Probably would have been the least hated super team ever

This was supposed to be the Finals for the ages! The Thunder had one of the best teams ever assembled; better than the HEAT imo. This is probably LeBron's second greatest accomplishment because they thoroughly outclassed the Thunder despite the talent deficit.

if OKC still has this roster up until now. I'm sure they will dominate the game.

every thing went right for the heat in this game. they were good but so rarely did everyone in their rotation play well. up until this game everyone was close and could've hone either way

I remember watching this game and everyone on the heat just started making 3's like gsw do. even old dude with the hurt leg who was retiring was making 3's. heat could not miss

Back when the finals were exciting

For those of you taking down on okc and taking credit off the heat. 17:24. Literally summarizes what everyone was saying.

the respect for one another at the end is what makes basketball such a beautiful sport

Miami this time so strong 3 points shooter!!! Solid shooters wow!

It was a just pure raw talent it's so scary, he was soooooo GREEN & they still won 2 championships 🤣 this man should have 5 rings by now. Easyyyyyy!!

Bosh we will miss him

2012-Miami was the third quarter team 2017-GSW was the third quarter team

14:30 I'm missing you... D.wade. really great finished on euro step.

Sam Presti, the man known for breaking up a team that had 3 future MVP's

ito tlga yung totoong tinatawag na TEAM🏀❤ ngayon wala ng kakampi na ganto si LBJ..

wow OKC really got a great team. imagine if prime Durant, Harden,Westbrook, and Ibaka still there 😮😮

LeBron is really a point guard forreal

OKC blew up a dynasty they had 3 MVP's smh

Seeing durant this young age, i miss this durant.

This was a great series. I thought OKC would take it though

Imagine okc keeping their core.. 3 future MVPs they HAD..

How easy it is to forget that OKC was a super team, all drafted but nonetheless a super team. Lack of leadership, perhaps from KD or the front office made it hard for that team to stay together. That OKC team was, at the minimum, a three-chip team under a more efficient leadership/management.

I hope lebron James can do this at the lakers

Who's here after Westbrook just got traded to the rockets

there will come a time where Bill Russell wont be handing out the finals mvp trophy anymore, thinking about it makes me sad

People underrate Chris Bosh’s strength

OKC failing to get back to the Finals and watching Golden State go from lottery team to regular West champ juggernaut during their title window might honestly be the biggest failure in NBA history.

Tho would've been the greatest finals ever if russ and harden were in their primes

Imagine that OKC team today. Smh 😥

Back when Harden was decent on defense

Fun fact, Miami original name was Heatwaves. Before their inaugural season fans didn't like it so they shortened it to just Heat.

Harden, KD, Westbrook but no ring is unbelievable

The Young King 👑 Gets His Crown!!!!

Respect MIKE MILLER One of the deadliest final 3point shooter in NBA FINALS HISTORY

Хорошая игра тогда выдалась☺

if this thunder squad was still together they would be a real problem for the warriors

D Wade, the Batman, and the 🐐 man

as Ali would say "this is like a good amateur versus a real professional". Lebron schooled KD, Wade schooled Westbrook (and Harden schooled himself lol)

I loved this time in life!

Lebron was really playing defense out here

Back when LeBron had good team mates

20:48 KD walks away with NO F's towards good sportsmanship 😂

The only time we see Harden in a Finals.

I'll never get tired of saying this: 2012-13 Bron was the best Bron.

2012 Was the Year I got into NBA

KD, Russell, Harden, Ibaka with Perkins couldn't even put up. a fight...... how strong was that Heat team

Harden wasn’t one of the top players on that team. If I remember correctly it was Ibaka, KD, and Russ. Harden was a 6th man.

It's crazy seeing how LeBron is actually getting fouled on like every layup here but the refs stopped calling them because they felt bad lol

It’s crazy all those guys left okc .... including Westbrook

The big 3 showed everybody where teamwork gets u

The time when James Harden was in the light weight division.

2012 Miami was the BEST!

makes me cry everytime ✊

imagine if James and Kevin went back for one more year with okc and won a championship, that would be the best nba finals ever

OMG they got Westbrook,Durant ,Harden,Ibaka,Fisher!

@19:05 Eddy Curry lol. Free Championship Ring. His finest NBA moment.

back when lebron always tried to cover that hairline with a sweatband

Did anyone see my boi Mike Miller lock down harden on that one play

boy I miss this prime lebron

Whats crazy bout this game it was probably their game plan to let Mike Miller have those shots

Before there was Steph and Clay there was Mike and Shane

this OIKC team would have been deadly if harden had stayed there imagine harden, durant, westbrook now superstars on their teams

beautiful ball movement

Back before James harden got foul calls every single shot

We want KD and Harden back to Oklahoma after Nets

Should of kept Harden these guys were on the come up

no one talk about how good mike miller was?

Shane was a real one lol

That team should been kept together

18:15 that’s ball smoovement

wow, this was when it was actually fun to watch every game. KD ruined the NBA

in this game,the real big three were lbj wade and mike miller

Got damn wade was fast asf 1:15 damn lol

Do you have the full broadcasts of all the games from the finals?

RIP Mr Bill Russell.