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Serge Ibaka and Shane Battier Deciding the NBA Finals
LeBron James and Kevin Durant trading shots and outscoring each other is all fine and nice, but it seems that Shane Battier of all people is the surprise scoring output for the Miami Heat; The secret ingredient to their Game 2 win, while Serge Ibaka of the Thunder can’t decide if to keep closing the paint or go out and guard the open three point shots.
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2012 NBA Finals, Game 2 – Thunder Can’t Rely on Kevin Durant Saving Them Every Time
He scored 17 points in the final quarter of game 1. Good enough for a 105-94 win. He scored 16 points in Game 2. Not enough to come back from a 17 point deficit, and not enough to deny the Miami Heat from stealing home advantage and winning 100-96.
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Kevin Durant Was Not Fouled on the Last Shot
Oklahoma City Thunder fans may be a little slow in comprehending the truth – They just lost on their home court for the first time in this postseason, and it didn’t have anything to do with the referees. Kevin Durant missed the potential game tying shot not because LeBron James fouled him. He simply missed the shot.
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2012 NBA Finals – Game 2 Predictions
I’m willing to make this claim – If the Miami Heat win Game 2 in Oklahoma City, they’re going to win the series. But the Thunder have not lost once in this postseason at home, and the Heat’s defense has yet to figure out how to stop Kevin Durant or even slow him down.
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Kevin Durant Better Than LeBron James in Game 1 of the NBA Finals
Kevin Durant broke loose in the fourth quarter, and there was no one on the Miami Heat team to answer back. Not LeBron James, not Dwyane Wade and not Chris Bosh. The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Miami Heat by 18 points in the second half, taking Game 1, their first ever NBA Finals game, 105-94.
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2012 NBA Finals Prediction (Miami Heat vs Oklahoma City Thunder)
Yesterday, we tried to take the of LeBron James and the third time lucky notion, trying to create a foreshadowing that leads to the Miami Heat winning the NBA title; LeBron picking up his first title ring. But the number 3 works for Kevin Durant as well – Winning the scoring title for the third time, and into his third playoff run with the Thunder.
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LeBron James – Third Time’s a Charm?
Third time lucky – The belief that the third time something is attempted is more likely to succeed than the previous two attempts. LeBron James, headed into his third NBA Finals, after finishing on the losing end (once with the Cavs, once with the Heat) on both occasions, needs a little bit of luck to finally get his NBA ring.
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LeBron James Doesn’t Show Up Alone for Game 7
LeBron James didn’t rest for one second, and that’s what it’s going to take for him to win his first NBA title and lead the Miami Heat to their second. It’s what it took for him to lead his team to a 101-88 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
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Thomas Robinson – Better Than Anthony Davis?
The pre-draft camp in Chicago is usually somewhat of market of College Basketball players trying to improve their stocks heading into the next NBA Draft. Thomas Robinson, after three years with the Kansas Jayhawks, believes his College Career has been good enough to make him the no.1 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, ahead of Anthony Davis.