Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra made history for being the first Filipino-American coach to win a major league sports title in the United States. Spoelstra’s mother, Elisa Celino hails from San Pablo, Laguna. while his Dutch-Irish-American father, Jon Spoelstra, worked as an executive with various NBA teams.
The Miami Heat first won the NBA Finals last 2006 after defeating Dallas Mavericks on Game 6. Incidentally, Dallas Mavericks were the ones who beat them in last year's NBA finals.
The Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder will be replayed on Studio 23 at 9:30 p.m.