The Miami Heat will meet the Dallas Mavericks for the second time in five years when The Finals 2011 tips off on ABC tonight at 9 p.m. ET. NBA fans in 215 countries and territories will watch, listen, and participate in this crowning event through an array of multimedia and digital technologies. Check out the following useful NBA Finals data facts:

The NBA Finals Spans the Globe:

• 215 – The Finals will be televised in 215 countries and territories in 46 languages.

• 8 – International players that will compete in The Finals: Joel Anthony (Canada), Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Lithuania), and Jamaal Magloire (Canada) from Miami; Jose Juan Barea (Puerto Rico), Rodrigue Beaubois (France), Ian Mahinmi (France), Dirk Nowitzki (Germany), and Peja Stojakovic (Serbia) from Dallas.

The Finals on ABC:

• 5 – The ESPN on ABC commentator team of Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, and Jeff Van Gundy will call The Finals for a record 5th consecutive year.

• 32 – ABC will use 32 high-definition cameras to deliver crisp game action.

• 6 – The network will use 6 Super Slo-Mo cameras during each broadcast and 1 SkyCam.

The Finals in Live 3D:

• 3D – Led by ESPN 3D in the United States, 6 broadcast partners – Foxtel (Australia), BesTV (China), NTV (Turkey), Sky 3D (UK) – will present The Finals in live 3D to an international audience for the first time.

NBA Entertainment (NBAE):

• 300,000 - Feet of film, video and high-definition tape will be used by 6 different NBAE crews, which will document each game.

• 6 - NBAE-produced shows will film on site at The Finals, including, NBA TV’s Sounds of the Finals, Mini-Movies presented by Kia on NBA.com, and the NBA Championship DVD.

The Heat vs. The Mavericks NBA Finals data facts:

• 9 – Players on the Mavs roster with at least 10 years experience in the NBA.

• 386 – Since he last won The Finals, Heat guard Dwyane Wade has played in 386 games.

• 467 – Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki has played in 467 games since the 2006 Finals.

• 5 – Number of players remaining from Dallas and Miami during The Finals 2006 (Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry of the Mavericks; Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem and Erick Dampier of the Heat. Dampier played for Mavericks during The Finals 2006.)