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LeBron James, Finally an NBA Champion
The final piece fell into its place. LeBron James has been to two NBA Finals before, and lost. He has regular season MVP awards, three of them. An Olympic Gold Medal. The NBA title was all that he’s been missing. It was much easier than expected in the final game, the close out game that was supposed to have had the Miami Heat spitting blood.
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2012 NBA Finals – Game 5 Predictions
Despite being 1-3 down, something no team has ever come back from in the 2-3-2 era, the Oklahoma City Thunder know it’s still open. They’ve lost the three games by a total of 16 points, meaning a play here and a stop there would mean at least one more win. The problem is figuring out LeBron James and the team the Miami Heat have suddenly become.
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Thunder Losing to the Heat in Adjustments Battle
It seems like the Oklahoma City Thunder are just regressing with every passing game. Scott Brooks finds it harder and harder to explain why his team threw another game. The Miami Heat keep on moving forward with the same game plan, with more and more guys stepping up each time. Erik Spoelstra, definitely on the hot seat in these playoffs, is a big part of why LeBron James is one win away from his first NBA Title.
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2012 NBA Finals, Game 4 – LeBron James Overcomes, Russell Westbrook Not Enough
Russell Westbrook had the shooting night of his life, finishing with 43 points and producing numbers rarely seen in NBA Finals series over the last 25 years. But it wasn’t enough. What the Oklahoma City Thunder brought to the table wasn’t enough. The Miami Heat showed more than just a hobbling LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. As the playoffs progress, this turns out to be much more than just a 2.5 superstars team.
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Why Did People Hate LeBron James?
Public opinion is a fickle thing. One day, LeBron James is the Prince that was Promised and everybody wants to see him win his first NBA title. The next day, after choosing to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat, he becomes the most hated athlete in the NBA, making Kobe Bryant look lovable.
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2012 NBA Finals – Game 4 Predictions
The situation? Oddly familiar. The Miami Heat went into Game 4 last year with a 2-1 lead as well. The Oklahoma City Thunder lost two straight games in the Western Conference Finals before making a sweeping comeback. But LeBron James is a different player than he was a year ago, the Miami Heat a different team.
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2012 NBA Finals – LeBron James Suddenly Loves Fourth Quarters
In a far from perfect and flawless game from both teams, the Miami Heat committed less mistakes with the game on the line. Kevin Durant couldn’t get another monster fourth quarter going, while LeBron James seems to have applied every lesson he learnt last season in the NBA Finals, taking it out on the disappointing Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Brandon Roy Returning to the NBA, not the Portland Trail Blazers
For those who’ve missed Brandon Roy this past year, and to be honest, for the past couple of seasons, there are some good news. The three time NBA All-Star is planning on trying to return to the league for the 2012-2013 season, although it won’t be for the only team he’s played for so far, the Portland Trail Blazers.
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2012 NBA Finals – Game 3 Predictions
Now it’s the Oklahoma City Thunder’s turn to step up. For Scott Brooks to show he’s learned from the rights and wrongs of the first two games. For Russell Westbrook to play past all the criticism and demands to change his ways. For LeBron James and the Miami Heat to protect their home.
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Russell Westbrook – The Blame for Thunder Needs to Shift Somewhere Else
Someone always has to take the blame, and it seems many have gone back to the Russell Westbrook ‘problem’ the Oklahoma City Thunder, instead of looking at how well the Miami Heat are playing for enough minutes or the mismatches and defensive problems for the Thunder peaking their heads.