2012 NBA CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT v. 2011 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER
Heat: 46-20 1st SE Div, 8th Off, 4th Def
d. Knicks East 1st, 4-1
d. Pacers East Semis 4-2
d. Celtics East Finals 4-3
d. Thunder NBA Finals 4-1
#59th overall seed
d. '11 Spurs (2-0, LeBron/Bosh PotG)
d. '14 Clips (2-1 LeBron 2)
d. '01 Lakers (2-0 Bosh/LeBron)
Regional Final: d. '20 Raptors (2-1, LeBron/Bosh)
Coach: Erik Spoelstra, GM Pat Riley, Asst Bob McAdoo
Starters
C Joel Anthony 29-UNLV 3.4 PPG 10.3 PER 3.1 WS .5
F Chris Bosh 27-Georgia Tech 18 18.9 6.9 1.4
F LeBron James 27 27.1 30.7 14.5 7.6 VORP
G Mario Chalmers 25-Kansas 9.8 13 4.3 1.1
G Dwyane Wade 30-Marquette 22.1 26.3 7.7 4
Rotation Reserves
C Ronny Turiaf 29-Gonzaga 3.5 12.6 .7 .1
F Udonis Haslem 31-Florida 6 10.9 3.5 -.2
F Shane Battier 33-Duke 4.8 9.7 3.3 1.1
G James Jones 31-Miami 3.6 9.7 1.7 ,3
G Mike Miller 31-Florida 6.1 11.4 1.8 .4
Leaders: LeBron: 3rd PPG, 4th Steals, 3rd Steals/Gm, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/1, 1st VORP, 1st Team All NBA
Miller: 4th 3pt %
Wade: 3rd PER, 5th WS/48, 3rd +/-, 4th VORP, 3rd Team All NBA
King James sweeps those Big 5 Categories and is the best player in the world in 2012. LeBron's 27, 30 year old Wade joins him crossing 20 PER. They both are named to the All Star team along with 27 year old Bosh. LeBron was NBA MVP, NBA Finals MVP, and 1st Team All Defense. They're familiar with OKC - they beat them in the NBA Finals.
Thunder: 55-27, 1st NW Div, 5th Off/15th Def
d. Nuggets West 1st Rnd 4-1
d. Grizzlies West Semis 4-3
Lost Mavs West Finals 4-1
#203 overall seed
d. '81 Celtics (2-1 Durant 1 PotG)
d. '11 '98 Jazz (2-1 Westbrook/Ibaka)
d. '80 Bucks (2-0 Westbrook)
Regional Final: d. '99 Spurs (2-1, Westbrook/Ibaka)
Coach Scott Brooks, Asst. Mo Cheeks
Starters
C Serge Ibaka 21 9.9 17.7 7.6 1.4
F Jeff Green 24-Georgetown 15.2 12.9 3.3 .3
F Kevin Durant 22-Texas 27.7 23.6 12 5.3 VORP
G Russell Westbrook 22-UCLA 21.9 23.6 9.4 4.4
G James Harden 21-Ariz St 12.2 16.4 7.1 2.2
Rotation Reserves
C Nazr Mohammed 33-Kentucky 6.9 16 1.2 0
F Nenad Krstic 27 7.6 12.5 2 -.2
F Thabo Sefolosha 26 5.1 10.4 4.1 1.3
G Eric Maynor 23-VCU 4.2 11.7 1.5 .1
G Daequan Cook 23-Ohio St 5.6 12.8 1.6 .5
Leaders Durant 1st PPG, 5th Off WS, 1st Team All NBA
Westbrook 4th Assts, 3rd Steals, 4th Steals/Gm, 2nd Trip Doub, 2nd Team All NBA
Ibaka 3rd Blocks/Gm, 2nd Block %
Durant and Westbrook are both 22, with 20+ PER and Durant's got double digit WS. They both made the All Star team.
Matchup:
C Ibaka (OKC)
F Bosh (Heat)
F LeBron (Heat)
G Westbrook (OKC)
G Wade (Heat)
Bench: Push
LeBron's in with the Lakers; Durant with the Warriors - who will join Kawhi/Parker/Ginobli/McGee (Danny Green has 3) with a 2nd entrant in the Elite 8
Gm 1: Miami: AAA: Eric Reid/Jeff Van Gundy
1Qtr
9 Thunder 5 Heat 0
Heat
Thunder Westbrook, Green(3)
6 Thunder 10 Heat 4
Heat LeGron, Bosh
Thunder KD, Green(3)
Mediocre OKC defense, can they slow the Heat?
3 Thunder 17 Heat 10
Heat Bosh(1) Jones(3) LeBron
Thunder KD, Kristic(1) Westbrook, Harden
1Score Thunder 26 Heat 17
Heat LeBron, LeBron, Chalmers(3)
Thunder Maynor(3) KD, Maynor, Nazr
Game 1 - Can the Thunder break the home winning streak?
2Qtr
9 Thunder 31 Heat 26
Heat Miller(3) LeBron, Wade, LeBron
Thunder Nazr(3) Westbrook
6 Thunder 39 Heat 32
Heat LeBron, Turiaf, Turiaf
Thunder KD, Green, Westbrook, Harden
A dozen for LeBron - OKC still up.
3 Thunder 45 Heat 38
Heat Battier, LeBron, Wade
Thunder Nazr, Krstic, Ibaka
HScore Thunder 51 Heat 44
Heat Bosh, Haslem, LeBron
Thunder Green, KD, KD
The favorite by seed hasn't lost even a game at home in the round - but OKC has had the better of this one throughout.
3Qtr
9 Thunder 52 Heat 51
Heat Chalmers, LeBron, Chalmers(3)
Thunder Westbrook(1)
6 Thunder 59 Heat 55
Heat LeBron, LeBron
Thunder Westbrook, Krstic, Ibaka(3)
Miami closes; a half dozen for the King.
3 Thunder 72 Heat 61
Heat Bosh, Bosh, Wade
Thunder Harden, Harden(3) Harden(3) Westbrook, Green
3Score Thunder 76 Heat 68
Heat Anthony, LeBron(3) Wade
Thunder Green, harden
James Harden with 10 in the last 6 - OKC up 8, looking to be the first road team to win game one in the Sweet 16.
4Qtr
9 Thunder 80 Heat 74
Heat LeBron(3) Miller(3)
Thunder Nazr, Nazr
6 Thunder 90 Heat 81
Heat LeBron, Bosh, LeBron(3)
Thunder Westbrook, Green, Green, Westbrook, KD
OKC is doing it - they've led the whole way.
3 Thunder 95 Heat 93
Heat LeBron, Wade(3) LeBron(3) Wade, Bosh
Thunder Harden(3) KD
2:36 OKC: Jeff Green buries a corner 3 and the Thunder is up 5.
2:24: MIA: LeBron drives and scores and has 15 4th qtr pts.
2:12: OKC: Green again - triple from the wing. Huge.
1:59: MIA: LeBron again - drills a 14 footer.
:39: OKC: That's it - Miami doesn't score and Durant does, baseline J and it's a 6 pt game
Westbrook 2 FT, LeBron another 3. Westbrook 2 more FT.
FScore: Thunder 107 Heat 100
OKC takes game 1 in Miami, breaking the 5 series streak - overcomes LeBron, who earned PotG in the loss.
Durant: 18 pts/6 assists/5 boards
Ibaka: 5 pts/19 boards
Westbrook: 21 pts/8 assists/7 boards
Harden: 18 pts/5 assists
Green: 24 pts/6 boards
Mohammed: 11 pts/7 boards
LeBron: 47 pts/9 boards/7 assists/4 blocks-Player of the Game
Bosh: 13 pts/14 boards
Wade: 13 pts/4 blocks
Gm 2 Miami: AAA: Eric Reid/Jeff Van Gundy
1Qtr
9 Heat 13 Thunder 8
Heat Wade, Chalmers(3) Bosh, Wade, LeBron, Wade
Thunder Westbrook, Ibaka, Green, KD
6 Heat 17 Thunder 13
Heat Wade, leBron
Thunder Westbrook(1) Ibaka, Green
Miami's back up against it after dropping gme one at home.
3 Heat 25 Thunder 24
Heat Wade, Bosh, LeBron, LeBron
Thunder Harden(3) Westbrook(3) Westbrook(3) Ibaka
1Score Thunder 36 Heat 31
Heat LeBron, LeBron, Turiaf
Thunder Harden, Harden(3) Westbrook, KD(3) KD
Harden scores 8 in 6 - the Thunder take game one and come out here and score 36 in the first.
2Qtr
9 Thunder 39 Heat 36
Heat Jones, Haslem(3)
Thunder Krstic(1) Nazr
6 Thunder 46 Heat 40
Heat LeBron, Anthony
Thunder Green(3) Green, KD
Is it happening again? OKC again leading in Miami
3 Thunder 48 Heat 44
Heat Anthony, LeBron
Thunder Westbrook
HScore Thunder 48 Heat 48
Heat LeBron, Wade
Thunder
Miami holds OKC to 2 in the last 6 and we are tied.
3Qtr
9 Thunder 57 Heat 55
Heat Chalmers, Chalmers, Chalmers(3)
Thunder Harden, Westbrook, Harden, Harden(3)
6 Thunder 63 Heat 62
Heat Wade, Haslem, Miller(3)
Thunder KD, Westbrook, KD
We get a good one in game 2.
3 Thunder 70 Heat 66
Heat Wade, Bosh
Thunder Cook(3) Nazr, Nazr
3Score Thunder 77 Heat 75
Heat LeBron(3) Jones(3) Wade(3)
Thunder Westbrook, Ibaka, KD(3)
12 minutes left - you have to think Miami has to win today to have any chance.
4Qtr
9 Thunder 82 Heat 75
Heat
Thunder Harden, Green(3)
6 Thunder 88 Heat 84
Heat LeBron, Wade, LeBron, Chalmers(3)
Thunder KD, Green, Green
5:21: OKC: Harden rips a 20 footer.
5:00 MIA: LeBron just outside the paint.
4:19 MIA: Wade from the top of the key it's 90-88
4:12: OKC: The banks open for Ibaka.
3:46: MIA: Joel Anthony dunk. 2 pt Thunder lead.
3:22: MIA; Battier corner 3 gives Miami a lead.
3:08: OKC: Westbrook in traffic.
2:54: MIA: Chalmers top of the key
2:42: OKC: Westbrook misses a 3 -- but Ibaka putback.
2:28: MIA: Chalmers again, long 2
1:38: OKC: Ibaka triples from the wing and the Thunder go up 2.
1:13 OKC: Green dunk. 4 pt game
:45: OKC: Thats probably that - Miami misses and Harden doesn't.
:34: MIA: LeBron drives and scores.
Westbrook hits a FT. 5 pt game. 30 seconds.
Miami can't find the bucket -- 2 more Westbrook FT and then 2 more. Harden 2 FT for the final
FScore: Thunder 110 Heat 99
-It's a stunner, OKC takes both games 1 and 2 in Miami and the Heat are in real, real trouble.
Westbrook: 26 pts/14 assts/7 boards-Player of the Game
Durant: 18 pts/11 boards/7 assists
Harden: 23 pts/6 boards
Ibaka: 15 pts/14 boards
Green: 18 pts/5 boards
LeBron: 29 pts/10 boards/8 assists
Wade: 23 pts/8 boards/8 assists
Bosh: 6 pts/10 boards
Chalmers: 17 pts
Turiaf: 2 pts/10 boards
Gm 3: OKC: Chesapeake Energy: Kevin Harlan/Brian Davis
1Qtr
9 Thunder 6 Heat 2
Thunder KD, Green, Ibaka
Heat Wade
6 Thunder 12 Heat 12
Thunder Ibaka, Harden, KD
Heat Wade, Anthony, Chalmers(3) Chalmers(3)
Rabid, rabid OKC crowd - Thunder looking to close.
3 Thunder 18 Heat 16
Thunder Westbrook, KD, Westbrook
Heat Miller, LeBron
1Score Thunder 23 Heat 22
Thunder Krstic, Harden(3)
Heat LeBron, leBron, Anthony
They are smelling sweep. Sweeeeeeep.
2Qtr
9 Thunder 34 Heat 22
Thunder Green(3) Nazr, Nazr, Sefolosha, Green
Heat
6 Thunder 42 Heat 24
Thunder Cook, Krstic, KD, KD
Heat LeBron
Wow! The 203rd overall seeded OKC Thunder are about to sweep their way into the Elite 8.
3 Thunder 47 Heat 30
Thunder Harden(3) Green
Heat Wade, LeBron, Haslem
HScore Thunder 52 Heat 34
Thunder Maynor, Maynor(3)
Heat Wade, LeBron
The Miami Heat score just 34 first half points in an elimination game.
3Qtr
9 Thunder 56 Heat 45
Thunder Nazr, Westbrook
Heat Wade, Wade(3) Bosh, Bosh, leBron
6 Thunder 61 Heat 48
Thunder Harden(3) KD
Heat Miller(1) Wade
Long way still to go for Miami
3 Thunder 68 Heat 54
Thunder Green(3) Sefolosha
Heat Wade, Chalmers, leBron
3Score Thunder 75 Heat 56
Thunder Cook(3) Maynor, harden
Heat Lebron
We are aboutt our first sweep and our first upset of the round; the early 2010s Thunder had 3 future Hall of Famers and they are headed to the Elite 8.
4Qtr
9 Thunder 87 Heat 68
Thunder Westbrook, KD, Westbrook, KD(3) Harden(3)
Heat Wade(3) Anthony, Anthony(3) Wade, lebron
6 Thunder 95 Heat 78
Thunder Harden, KD, KD, Westbrook
Heat Wade, Chalmers, Wade, Wade, Bosh
3 Thunder 104 Heat 88
Thunder Green, KD, Harden(3) Ibaka
Heat Bosh, Bosh, Wade, Bosh, Turiaf
FScore Thunder 106 Heat 92
Thunder Ivey
Heat Harris, Cole
An absolute wipeout - the underdog Thunder sweep Miami clean out of the tournament. 30 for Wade in the loss.
KD: 25 pts/7 boards/7 assists-Player of the Game
Westbrook: 12 pts/9 boards/6 assists/4 steals- Series MVP
Ibaka: 6 pts/13 boards
Harden: 21 pts/5 boards
Green: 14 pts
All Tournament Team 1st Team
C Duncan ('13 Spurs 6 PotG)
F Garnett ('08 Celtics 9 PotG)
F Kawhi ('17 Spurs 7 PotG)
G Kobe ('09 Lakers 6 PotG)
G Harden ('15 Rockets 7 PotG)
All Tournament Team 2nd Team
C Kareem ('80 Lakers, 6 PotG)
F Duncan ('04 Spurs 7 PotG)
F LeBron ('20 Lakers 7 PotG)
G Steph ('15 Warriors 5 PotG)
G Westbrook ('11 Thunder 5 PotG)
