Schedule and 2013-14 Results
Regular Season Records: Miami 54-28, Brooklyn 44-38
Game 1 on Tuesday, 06 May: Brooklyn loses at Miami, 107-pts-86
Game 2 on Thursday, 08 May: Brooklyn loses at Miami, 94-pts-82
Game 3 on Saturday, 10 May: Miami loses at Brooklyn, 104-pts-90
Game 4 on Monday, 12 May: Miami wins at Brooklyn, 102-pts-96
Game 5 on Wednesday, 14 May: Brooklyn loses at Miami, 96-pts-94

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Miami Heat hosted and topped the Brooklyn Nets 96-pts-94 to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1245 victory. With the series 1245 win, the Miami Heat improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 21-8 (with an active ten-series winning streak befitting a two-time defending NBA champion) overall and 7-2 (with an active six-Quarterfinals series winning streak) in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1245 loss, the Brooklyn Nets see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Miami Heat in series 1245 was WWLWW: Series 1245 thus becomes the 24th NBA Quarterfinals-round series, the 54th NBA series (all rounds), and the 110th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The ten consecutive best-of-7 playoff series wins by the Miami Heat are currently the fourth-most in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoffs history, next only to the 16 by the NBA Boston Celtics (1959 Semifinals through 1966 Finals), 14 by the NHL New York Islanders (1980 Quarterfinals through 1984 Semifinals), and 12 by the NHL Montreal Canadiens (1976 Quarterfinals through 1979 Finals). The Heat trailed series 1245 Game 5 in Miami by nine points after three quarters. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games prior to series 1245 Game 5, home teams down nine points after three quarters had a game record of only 9-43 (.173).

After Game 4: The Miami Heat visited and defeated the Brooklyn Nets 102-pts-96 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1245 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Miami Heat have a series record of 8-0 and a Game 5 record of 7-1 (with an active six-Game 5 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Brooklyn Nets have a series record of 0-1 and a Game 5 record of 1-0. Trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-1, the old "New Jersey" Nets had a series record of 0-2 and a Game 5 mark of 1-1.

After Game 3: The Brooklyn Nets hosted and defeated the Miami Heat 104-pts-90 to reduce the Miami Heat best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1245 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Miami Heat have a series record of 10-4 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a Game 4 record of 6-8. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Brooklyn Nets have a series record of 0-1 and a Game 4 record of 0-1. The old “New Jersey” Nets had a series record of 2-5 and a Game 4 record of 5-2 when trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1.

After Game 2: The Miami Heat hosted and bested the Brooklyn Nets 94-pts-82 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1245 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Miami Heat have a series record of 10-0 and a Game 3 record of 6-4. In series 1245, the Brooklyn Nets trail a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil for the first time. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the old “New Jersey Nets” had a series record of 0-4 and a Game 3 record of 2-2. Miami trailed Brooklyn by six points after one quarter of series 1245 Game 2. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games, home teams trailing by six points after one quarter prior to series 1245 Game 2 had a 42-43 (.494) game record.

After Game 1: The Miami Heat hosted and bested the Brooklyn Nets 107-pts-86 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1245 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Miami Heat have a series record of 13-2 (with an active six-series winning streak) and a Game 2 record of 10-5. The Nets as the “Brooklyn Nets” are trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil for the first time.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2013-14 NBA regular season, the Miami Heat finished ten games ahead of the Brooklyn Nets. From 1947 through the 2014 NBA Preliminary round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by ten regular-season games, they have posted an 18-4 (.818) best-of-7 playoff series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1245 is the 29th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Miami Heat, and the third for the Brooklyn Nets. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Miami Heat have an all-rounds series record of 20-8 (with an active nine-series winning streak befitting a two-time defending NBA champion), a Quarterfinals-round series record of 6-2 (with an active five-Quarterfinals series winning streak), and a Game 1 record of 15-13, while the Brooklyn Nets have an all-rounds series record of 1-1, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 0-0 (i.e., series 1245 is the first for the “Brooklyn” Nets in the NBA Quarterfinals), and a Game 1 record of 2-0. Series 1245 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Miami Heat and the “Brooklyn” Nets. Miami twice before defeated the "New Jersey" Nets.