MIAMI – You remember those blank stares the Miami Heat wore last season as they walked off the floor here, losers to the Dallas Mavericks on their home floor in Game 6 of The 2011 Finals? We all do. There was Chris Bosh breaking down on his way the Heat locker room. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade exited the floor in stunned disbelief at what had just transpired.
What you didn’t see were the notes the Heat’s Big 3 took after that, when the sting eased up a bit and they dove back into those tapes and retraced their missteps from The Finals so they would not be repeated again.
The late-game struggles, the inability to control their emotions with games on the line and the need to be respectful of and resilient against a foe capable of doing to them what they’d done to the competition all season long were all highlighted in the notebook.
All those lessons came rushing back to the Heat Sunday night in the third quarter with the Oklahoma City Thunder leading by 10 points and on the verge of sending the Heat into a tailspin. They didn’t crack this time. They settled themselves, measured the Thunder and then pounced as Oklahoma City unraveled down the stretch.
Their 91-85 win in Game 3 won’t be remembered as a thing of beauty, or anything close to it — the Heat shot a despicable 38 percent (28-for-74) from the floor and wobbled themselves at times late (nine fourth quarter turnovers of their own), allowing the Thunder yet another chance to steal the game in the closing minute.
But they held on again, same as they did in their Game 2 win in Oklahoma City. And this time it might turn out to be the watershed moment for the Heat, who maintained their composure long enough to take control of this series at 2-1 with Games 4 and 5 here at American Airlines Arena on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.
A 17-3 run late in the third quarter helped them turn that 10-point deficit into a lead heading into the fourth quarter and an 8-0 fourth quarter run helped them close the Thunder out, although they did have to hold on in the frantic final two minutes.
“I think before we used to just freak out about what happened and really just staying with the past,” Bosh said. “You have to have a quick memory in this business. They’re a very good team. They’re going to make some runs sometimes. It’s all about how you respond. And I think we responded very well, and we just have to continue to do that because sometimes you’re going to be behind … it’s not going to be easy. We keep that in mind, and we were fortunate enough to go on those runs to kind of give ourselves a little bit of a cushion.”
A little bit of a cushion is all it was.
When you shoot just 5-for-31 outside of the paint, 10-for-30 in the second half and need all 31 of the free throws they made (they shot 35) to survive, you recognize right away that you did not just complete a masterpiece.
That’s another lesson the Heat learned last year: aesthetics mean nothing.
All that matters is that you win.
And they found a way to do that this time.
It’s a quality that has been ingrained in this team, the byproduct of their past experiences, their failures.
“We know, we bring it up,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of the warnings needed when his team trails by a sizable margin the way they did in the third quarter. “But we’re not imploring them the way we used to have to in the past. Our guys understand it’s a long game, and are resolved to win in different ways and be able to hang around and get enough stops. We knew. We weren’t in a great flow there. They stepped up their defense. They have great shot-makers, got into a rhythm. But we were able to hang around, make enough plays and it became a real ballgame in the fourth [quarter].”
This Heat team thrives in “real ballgames” now, a year after crumbling under the pressure in the same such games.
The lessons have been learned.
How the Heat Won http://pulsefeedz.com/why-the-miami-heat-won-game-3/
great game, couldv’e gone either way, but give credit to miami, they want this more, they want this badly, especially LBJ, the issue now is the thunder needs to make adjustments. maybe put fisher in the first five, and westbrook off the bench, sure westbrook made some head way, but his decision and mistakes make and break this okc team, he is more of a 2-guard. as for KD, he should stop guarding LBJ, he cannot guard the MVP. i think it’s the result for being over confident by the coaching staff of okc, after 3 games, miami and coach spo has out smart the thunder. let’s see what books will do. -heatfan
Heat Seeking Contact, Take Free Throws.
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Ya but they scare the heck out of me the way the close a game. The ball handling is suspect. Too many mistakes and waiting too long on the shot clock to get into the flow. As Coach Van Gundy tells us and I am screaming the same thing at the TV set. It is too desperate and in my opinion will cost them later in a game or maybe two? It ain’t over, remember the Alamo.
Miami in 5.
Easy.
LeBron will do it for the loyal Seattle fans.
i believed miami heat is more hungry and determined to capture champion.win the games 3,4,5,its all over .miami learned from the past setback ( dallas team lucky ).joey p.philippines
I’m still waiting for the old Thunder to show up. They look scared and unsure of themselves. I don’t really know what else to do to motivate some of these guys, but I don’t think leaving Ibaka on the bench for so long is helpful. The advantage for them is size, and they should play like it. Outrebound, block shots, keep people out of the paint, these things will win ball games, and that is done with a big lineup. Make James shoot his way through the game, and the Thunder are back on track.
Miami fan here- Yes that was a mistake by OKC. Thanks to Brooks
The okc are too young to compete with the heat. they got no finals experience.
Great article Sekou… Lets go Heat (Lebron finals MVP)
Like you said, it was an ugly win. A very ugly win. Oklahoma is obviously the better shooting, faster team, and their defense is almost as good as the Heat’s. D-Wade and Bosh couldn’t get anything going with James on the bench, and they both shot horribly. Where’s the D-Wade from the Indiana series’ last 3 games? Why is Bosh still shying away from the basket area on offense? Why didn’t they set up Battier for more 3 pt shots since Chalmers couldn’t get anything going? At least they have the experience, but OKC is not going away anytime soon.
Well it seems like Westbrook’s having some issues from the start. I don’t know why but from start to finish he always wave his head even if he banks a shot… Don’t know if he’s confident enough or somethings happening on his mind… Either way, the HEAT won and it’s not far from the reality that they might win the championship in game 5. The thunders were good coz they always make a run at the 2nd half. But the Heat was great as well coz every time that they hangs in a bad moment. They were also able to make a little comeback and win. That makes the game thrilling… HEAT in 5 GO HEAT!!!
Hows about we talk about game 5 after game 4……..depending on what happens in game 4….you just might change how you feel about game 5….kapish
A win is a win, and even then a loss is much more ugly.
absolutely right!
whatever dude, they win anyway. I predicted they will win by 6 points wow i guess my prediction can come true
heat will win be the champion game 5 or 6
just make your prediction in 5 games.. lol
We shot 38% from the field and had 9 turnovers in the fourth quarter and still manage to win this ball game. OKC fans and Heat haters better be worry because this wasn’t our best basketball and still won. I am tired of those losers in Oklahoma blaming the referees after missing multiple free-throws. Durant missed a couple of free-throws in the last quarter also. Westbrick missed a wide open three to tie the game, multiple turnovers by their team and somehow the blame is in the referees? They said OKC was going to sweep Miami. Some said Miami was going to win one game at best. Now they cry because they don’t have an answer. Pathetic whiners. That shows how little many fans know about basketball. Nobody in its right mind would have picked OKC to sweep Miami. Now they can see that games are won on the court and not with pathetic predictions. Play on because when Miami wins, blaming the referees is not going to make it any less sweeter for Heat fans.
well said man
Miami played a horrible game and still won. I believe that D-Wade will hear the complaints and step it up. That will make them unstoppable. The biggest factor is that Durant has been exposed by LeBron in this series. He is as good as he’s gonna get….just a shooter when nobody is playing D. Plus he CANNOT gaurd LBJ so he has to foul him. Durant will not be a factor in Miami. Heat in 5……..and i say that cause they can play so much better than they played the last two games.
Questionable calls nudged this game in Miami’s favour.
nah…always have complains about the refs…moved on OKC fans!grow up!!!
Heat and James get helped a lot by the refs!!! NBA and Stern are helping James get him ring!!
keep blaming the refs? why? just because your team loses a game ? i think your not a good basketballer or either a basketball watcher just shut up cause there’s nothing good coming from your brain and exiting your mouth
im a heat fan and a durantula fan
i could have gone either way
oh just shut your mouth!just because durant is a little pushover and can’t guard a more athletic and powerful train, powers himself in the zone, you blame the refs? maybe brooks should teach durant some defense or he should take an example of the mvp.
hopefully lebron keeps this type of effort and wins his first ring!
BS get over your lebron hate.
Anytime MJ drove the ball there was a foul called. Great players get the bennefit of the doubt
Davis pls stop watching NBA… lol
Refs, refs, refs… That’s all that OKC fans can claim. The fact is that LBJ is getting mugged under the bascket, both when going for rebounds or attacking the rim. When replaying any action you see 2, 3 and 4 fouls on LeBron and not a single call is made. When a “soft” foul is called, then the universe turns around and claims the refs are “giving the game to Wade and LBJ. Do yourselves a favor, Tivo or DVR the game and replay the drives to the bascket. be honest with yourself, count how many fouls on LeBron there are. The man must be chugging Tylenol at half time to put up with the pain of all the elbows, knees and slaps he receives.
Stop putting KD with LBJ. Its obvious he cant handle him. The foul troubles are hurting OKC.
Bosh def needs more touches. Ibaka or Perkins cant guard him. Props to Bosh for being very active on the floor. Def a key guy for MIA.
If MIA can pull off another win on tues, this series is over!
LETS GO HEAT!
To me the MVP of last nights game was Chris Bosh….with those two blocks on Durant and some key rebounds….thats what made the difference in this sloppy game!!!
I woke up at 4am, watched the game and made it to work by 7:45, and it was totally worth it. The defence was great from both sides by the heat learnt their lesson last season and were able to hold onto the win till the last second. Not the most beaufiful performance but the heat understood the most important aspect of it, winning.
You lucky guy… in HK the game starts at 8:30 which means it overlaps with work!!! I rather get to wake up early to watch the game in peace, instead of staring at my phone’s small monitor hahah
if okc loses this series, they should trade westbrook and ibaka for dwight howard because westrbook is taking too many shots, which doesn’t dwell well with durant and harden.
The Thunder look like they’ve lost their composure playing 8 on 5.
Look. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out the officiating has been biased for the Heat throughout this postseason. I know that will infuriate Miami Heat fans, but to the objective observer it is quite obvious. ECF Game 2 and the LBJ foul on Durant will live in infamy like Wade’s 90-something free throws in the 2006 Finals.
In this game, the bias was clearly evident. Wade’s drive to the bucket plus a phantom foul was particularly bad. However, Durant’s foul on Wade when he barely touched him in the 3rd Quarter was the game changer. OKC fell apart after that.
As much hate as their was for Miami last year, there was not this level of complaining about the officiating. It certainly wasn’t an issue on TV programs, sports articles, or mentioned by David Stern. If it feels like an issue this year, it’s because it is an issue.
But it will ultimately be up to fans to decide if they want to stop watching. When the Heat win this year, we’ll see what the effect on the league is next year. As a long-time follower of the NBA am pretty much tuning it out from this point forward. The games have become impossible to watch.
Heat fans can enjoy the championship all they want, but if enough fans bolt from the NBA next season it will be a hollow victory.
David Stern needs to be ousted from the NBA badly. He has no love or experience with the game, he is only interested in profit margins.
well, no one forced you to be an NBA fan…we’re enjoying it, we enjoy watching this series…you’re just an OKC fan that’s why you don’t like what you’re seeing on refs..you’re the one who’s being a biased and can’t accept the fact that you lose this game as a fan!i pity you, just to comfort yourself from losing those games you’re blaming the refs for their bad calls…try to watch the last two possession of the game and you’ll see how young and inexperience your fave team is…durant shoot a horrible shot and sefolosha turned the ball over!i pity you OKC fans from commenting such kind of blames…LET’S GO HEAT!!!
The officiating is in favor for the OKC idiot.. too many fouls inside were not called by
the refs when Miami drove the ball.. Stop those excuses that ref are in favor of Miami
GTFOH
There is something to it…
The whistles went Heats way. Though it wasnt the whole playoffs and I dont believe in conspiracy theories, but in this game it was like this. Maybe home court advantage?
Thruth is the Thunder, it seemed couldnt handle their frustration about it plus good defense by the heat. It happens, both ways, they just need to stay calm about it and knock shots down!
If you’re an objective observer, you should also note that the Thunder are the beneficiaries of more than a few “phantom calls” themselves, not only in this series but all throughout the playoffs. You’re just a hater because you managed to ignore that fact and stuck to your own perception that the refs are coddling the Heat.
And FYI, NBA fans will always be NBA fans. We love the NBA and basketball itself, and no matter what happens, we will always watch the game, whether it’s the NBA or the EuroLeague or any other league. That’s what fandom is all about. Your pathetic view that fans will go away from basketball because calls don’t go their team’s way is flawed, to say the least. Well, good luck with your new game next year. We will still be here watching basketball and the NBA.
Ok I am a Nets fan and an objective viewer. I don’t see this biased officiating. I see one team really attacking and getting one phantom call (the one on wade) which happens in all NBA games. I also see a lot of missed calls for the heat. Durant should of fouled out on the Battier charge but they kept him in with a soft blocking foul. Did that benefit the heat? Would Lebron have been able to foul Durant on that last second shot if Durant wasn’t even allowed in the game?
Officials have missed calls on both ends you just don’t want the heat to win so don’t like the ones they are missing on one side of the ball.
thank you daniel!
Well said. I have expressed that in the Spurs v Thunder the whistle was not consistent, nor was it in Heat v Celtics. Its not a bias against or for anyone, just bad positioning and consistency by these refs.
Spot on.
“Officials have missed calls on both ends you just don’t want the heat to win so don’t like the ones they are missing on one side of the ball.”
Your Crazy The final shot my durant was a straight miss If James fouled him on the arm then maybe you could have said something but if that fouled was called then it would have been a simple bail-out for KD. The ref called blocking fouls on Maimi that were clearly charges or should have been no calls. The refs have missed calls on both side but I thought the foul calling is pretty fair. The only one in fould trouble is durant and that is becasue he is not that good of a defender.
Dear T2SB…..Get a life …..eat some brain food…and think of some really logical excuses why the OKC lost….like…how many free throws they missed themselves….regardless of the number of free throws the heat took….they won by JUST 6…..You remind me of myself when I was a kid…..Waaaaa Waaaa….Coach no Like me!!! He wont put me in the team…WAAAAAAA….
Did you not see how sloppy the heat played, did you not see there horrible FGP….OMG….if OKC couldnt pulll this off when Dwane, and the rest of the heat were actually having an off night….your being delusional by calling the game on the refs, when it was OKC’s own inability to capitalize.
Being an OKC fan doesn’t make you a complete NBA fan. Nobody cares if you stop watching NBA. Shift to WWE or The New Girl or something.
Good one! Try Glee!
You said that everyone is saying the reffing is going Miami’s way…lol. That must be the local OKC market media only…it’s funny because all I’m hearing everywhere is how OKC keeps makig stupid foul after stupid foul and how they’re falling apart.
Typical OKC fan..no heart, already conceding the loss bitterly and sore loserish making excuses. I’ll give you that one non-call on Lebron in game 2…but that was MVP vs. MVP in the final seconds..toughen up. OKC have been darlings for 2 years now…and suddenly you have a chip on your shoulder? Please.
We don’t need whiney OKC fans respect…we’ll just take our title and leave you with your thoughts.
Sounds like you’re already accepting defeat… You’re not a true fan dude.
I am so proud of the HEAT. Go Heat!!!!!!!
Coach Brooks cost this game to OKC…how u let ur 2 top primary scorer sit on the bench with 5 mins left in 3rd qtrs, and while the game switching the momentum..Does he forgot that they re playing on the road? Give credit to miami DEFENCE.. HEAT IN 5!
westbrick is a ballhog… Mr. T is inconsistent and a flopper, KD is the only one carrying this team..
a horrible game for the heat, yet OKC still cant win.
The king is gonna have his first ring, baby… HEAT IN 5
Amen, brother.
Yeah… trading Westbrook to Boston for Rondo doesn’t seem like such a bad move after all, eh???
The OKC GM is good at drafting, but not so good at trading for players… Perkins was seriously just a GIFT to OKC from Boston just to suppress LAL in the West… much like the Pau trade to LAL.. it’s a GIFT!!
In a few years, OKC will need to return the favor to Boston
The Heat, in their purest form, are grinders. They play tough D every play, want to exploit weaknesses, and go for zero errors. The Celtics are in that mold, too. It’s is very hard to beat a team that just grinds on you every second, a team that wants to make you pay for any mistake. I don’t think the Thunder is out of the series, they have a lot of talent and put a lot of pressure on you. The only way to beat this type of team is too beat them at their own game. And, that is a championship-level feat. The Thunder are learning a lot in this series, they are young and their stars are coming into their prime.
what a great comment…we have same thing on our mind!the OKC will lose b’coz of their own game and their immaturity….
I don´t think OKC are immature after what they did against Spurs (the best team on the regular season), they just are trying to acommadate to Heat game. I think this will turn to be a tougher series because OKC will get a victory in game 5, so the championship will be defined in OK. Hope Heat win in 6 and Lebron finally get a ring (just to silence LBJ haters). Next year will be more difficult to beat OKC.
this series will go down the to the adjustment of two coaches, heat and okc can score, rebound and defend very well. its just a matter on how to adjust and adopt to in game situation. its not a matter on who scores high percentage, but its a matter on making plays down the stretch and making stops and playing smart defense. as the old saying goes “defense wins championship”. you can have a bad shooting night on offense but there is no such thing as bad defensive night.. Who ever wins this series truly deserve it…
Heat just need to remain focused on the task at hand, keep clean plays, be aggressive as they normally are with Rebounding and defensive plays. Try to make little fouls, and the most important thing Keep Getting the Ball in the Basket.
The media and even these sports writers had so many negative things to say about LBJ and the move, the team etc. I guess people are not entitled me make choices which they think will better there chances of obtaining their goal. I guess the money that used to be made off of him has declined. Anyhow, LBJ needs to just continue do what he is doing because he is an Awesome Leader and talented player and all good things take time and challenges to achieve and He will do it. Someone stated “No man is an island” so once they play as a team and work together they can become the NBA Champions 2012! And if they believe they will do it cause this is where Amazing surley does happen!!!!
This series can change face very fast. If the thunders win the next one sekoun will change his mind. When I see the way this game are tight, I just say I believe thunders can do it the next game. They don’t any choice because at 3-1 for the heat I think it will be very hard to come back. I think Next game will decide where the ring will land.
It’s “Heat in 5″ this year. Now is OKC’s time to learn championship lessons, they’ll have their rings in a year or two sans injuries and trades.
Miami will win this game in 5 games, Reasons: Defense, Defense and Finals experience, sure they didn’t shot the ball well, but they did it on defense against OKC as exemplified by two of Bosh’s block on Durant, OKC team is showing it’s weakness, and that is delivering under pressure, whatever happened to the great Ibaka shotblocking?, and the westbrook aggresivesness, it’s been totally negated due to the great defensive matching done by the heat.
Finally a none bias article… but can you give a little credit to coach spo who done a great job making a play… a little ugly though but a win is a win… immature play like what sefalosha did in a last minute of the game can cost them this series…and coach spo see that….. that’s why he put a bigger man in front of him in an inbound….more of that and the series is over…HEAT in 5..
I honestly had enough of the NBA refs. They called wrong fouls in game turning time. Game 2 the last shot of Durant should be fouled by LBJ, as Durand add a little bit fade away but LBJ use his hands to push or made contact.
Now game 3, James Harden didnt even touch Wade on the dunk and theres a foul.
In the last 16seconds, its clear that LBJ bumped on Harden but the refs called a foul on Harden.
Seriously, for being a NBA fans, we would like to have a fair and competitive game to watch specially the Finals.
But what i see is miscall and nonsense stuff.
Did NBA involve in corruption again(which happen in the past) or the refs were too old????
Again stop blaming the refs The thunder had plenty of chances to win. If the refs called every foul then James and Wade would be fouled everytime they went to the basket so be thankful they call it like they do
Harden didn’t touch durant on that dunk???? you’re really an idiot…
stop those excuses my friend… LOSER
All that matters is the win at this point, but I expect to see at least one huge scoring game from Miami. Probably Tuesday.
Heat has been aggressive… if their jump shots dont go in they drive to the basket… that was the difference from last finals, lebron drives to the basket a lot more… heat in 5!
The Miami Heat is the more Experienced team than OKC…they’ve learned from their mistakes… HEAT on 5
big difference in Lebron attitudes in court… shows maturity.. look at his eyes its really burning for a championship ring..
big surprise in Wade game.. we see again the old Dwayne we loved before..
big role for Chris Bosh.. his defense and presence in court is really amazing, and when he need to score he will deliver..
big improvements for the coaching staff, to coach erik spo.. using of time-outs..
big round of applause for the Miami boys, total team effort… 2 more to go.. can’t wait…
Lol @ the bandwagon Heat fans saying “Heat in 5″. If you honestly believe that, you really have no basketball knowledge whatsoever.
then you really don’t have basketball knowledge whatsoever
coz your OKC can’t handle the pressure in AAA anymore… Lol
the refs:Joe Crawford, #19 James Capers, #41 Ken Mauer did a great job like the hole playoffs LOL 35-25FT normally KD get 25 alone, but just against the spurs or LA… 2 games in arow with obvious wrong calls. even the reporter asked where or what did the refs see?phantom calls? nice to see this against the okc,now u know how it feels like. and now everyboy knows who will win?nba fixed it:heat 2012. marketing!!
Well if you really dislike it stop watching.
POOR OKC FAN..REFS EXCUSES AGAIN….this is miami ,a team that have a personal mission and goal..and a team that have a best player in the world, .. like i said before ,OKC have’nt taste this kind of caliber team like miami in playoffs…Media just over hyped them..
lets go heat we need a championship, okc is a pretty good team, and they deserver a ring too, but we are hungry for 1 haha
Hey where’s this guy? He’s not making comments ever since okc lose in game 2? I miss him a lot. He speaks even without a brain. Have you left it in your house?
HAHAHA! I know who u talking to., he’s KD35… i miss that 12 year old kid too..
i think heat done a great job…basketball is not about making good shots but how you defend/recover the margins between your opponent’ points…LBJ is LBJ, he’s hungry than ever, he want it badly, you know what happened last year?…loi – philippines
The heat just got their defensive play. Even though lot of turnover committed they still manage to outscore OKC. The problem with the OKC is that Westbrook is over confident of his shooting play yet only few made it. They should give enough time for Harden give him plays. OKC defense is as might as the HEAT does but with Durant guarding James, better find another player. Wade’s performance on the fourth almost cost the HEAT and they should overcome that as soon as possible. Surely, if that will be repetitive OKC will exploit it. Lucky for this game OKC shots didn’t made as what we expect. Miami in game 5-6.
OK we let go of the no call on KD’s last shot in game 2, and while I am proud of the OKC players and coach Brooks for respecting the refs, I can’t but let out my frustrations on so many calls seemingly going for Heat’s favor. Here are a few:
Derek Fisher’s 3 pt counted down as a 2-pointer.
DWade’s and-one reverse lay-up when clearly everyone could see there was no contact from Harden.
Thabo Sefolosha’s fastbreak reverse dunk off the steal from Dwade which should have been an and-one.
Foul on Harden towards the last for getting bumped off by Lebron.
Yes call me a whiner I don’t mind. Not saying these calls decided the outcome of the game. But am I the only one getting frustrated with these calls spoiling the finals?
Derek Fisher shot was counted as a three I agree Dwayne Wade did not get fouled but teh ref gave it back when they called Battier for a block when it was a charge both got a point so there is 2 of the fouls you said that are wrong.Harden Floped which takes care of the third. So maybe one out of 4 were legit so that would be one point which the still would not have won
To me I feel like whoever wins the next game, will win the series.
For the Heat Win: More LBJ on the Block and Weak Side cuts form Bosh and Wade. And yes and MORE REBOUNDS!
For Thunder: Send in your bench to hammer anyone who gets near the rim. And when I say hammer, I mean as close to a fragrant foul as you can, heck fragrant foul even. Known fact is LBJ and Wade will shy away from the rim when they meet to many people (at this stage in their careers, LBJ and Wade no longer go up for dunks, they go for layups which are getting denied by Ibaka when hes not in foul trouble).
But of course the Thunder’s showing of youth also had a large impact on Miami’s win in game 3.
South Beach are you ready
Not 1
Not 2
Not 3
Not 4
Not 5
Not 6
but 7
Great game! That game is critical for Heat to grab the crown.
Quoting the line from the movie the Fast and the furious “It doesn’t matter if you win by an inch or a mile… Winning is winning.” This is a great series. GO HEAT! =)
Go Heat!
JOEY P? Dallas lucky last year? LOL you shoul learn first what Basketball is.tsk tsk what a NOOB JOEY P.
OKC is not going to beat the Heat with 85 points! Heat fan but i expect better from OKC…. OKC plays better when they play desperation basketball. Haters gon Hate… Ballers gon Ball! We deserve to see a Thunderous finish from OKC.. i wanna see what these Heatles are made of…These guys aren’t even play their best game. Game 3 was a write-off!! NEXTTTTTTTTTTT
OKC has to score at least 100 pts to win a game…I’ve said that all season
JOEY P? you saying Dallas is lucky?so NOOB dallas just show what is team Basketball to Miami last year, its not about the BIG THREE. is about Team Play.NOOB
Miami have showed promise, everyone is playing well. Bench might not be scoring as much but they do there job on defence which is just as important. Bosh played terrific in game 3, he scored early, got rebounds and played amazing defence the WHOLE game.. go heat! Try and get the next two wins, i believe we can do it the way we are playing!
this series i can feel that miami couldn’t lead the finals without James , but i still support Wade more than him. if miami win the final. i know the finals’ MVP is still Lebron James obsolutely. However, what i support now is Miami Heat , not a figure.
If Shane Battier continue to shoot the ball well beyond the arc and if Chris Bosh maintain his dominance down-low, the chance of their success to become the champion is way higher than the previous year. Game 4 will be exciting because it’s a make or break moment for the thunder so i’m expecting them to fight back because no one wants a 3-1 lead. And if the Heat win game 4, i’ll bet my house that they’re gonna be the champion this year.
Great article Sekou.
The media and even these sports writers had so many negative things to say about LBJ and the move, the team etc. I guess people are not entitled me make choices which they think will better there chances of obtaining their goal. I guess the money that used to be made off of him has declined. Anyhow, LBJ needs to just continue do what he is doing because he is an Awesome Leader and talented player and all good things take time and challenges to achieve and He will do it.
If MIA can pull off another win on tues, this series is over!
The okc are too young to compete with the heat. they got no finals experience.
The biggest factor is that Durant has been exposed by LeBron in this series. He is as good as he’s gonna get….just a shooter when nobody is playing D. Plus he CANNOT gaurd LBJ so he has to foul him. Durant will not be a factor in Miami. Heat in 5?
finally spoe made difference right on the dot, extend all these and we will see scott will make adjustments come game4 this is all about finals, game of adjustments, give some credit for these bunch of guys in miami becoz they have been thru these, they are following their game plans as it is, wade jame bosh are more on the jelling mode now compare to last year, and i dont believe the 4 officials are biased, i just dont feel that way, either team are getting calls to their advantage, its a matter of how you play the game now,…enjoying it
it is time to teach how to play basketball to OKC.. HEAT will reach the ring after 6th game
Westbrook’s been the main suspect here. Too many bad decisions and handling the ball for too long cost them the game. So yeah.
I have been watching most of the NBA games this season, specially Heats games and constantly saying Miami Heat is the best in NBA and better than OKC.
They deseve to win 4-1 against OKC and they can do it, if they play hard the whole 48 minutes. You can see in the last 3 games that they played poweful and better than OKC.
They could have won the Pacers and Boston series in a shorter series too if Bosh was healthy.
NY is a good team and they played amazing during the last 2 months of the season. Their game was close to OKC but lost 4-1 to Miami when Bosh was healthy.
Labron and Wade are having monster games and Bosh in the center position is playing A+. Battier is also proved that he is perfect. Only Chalmers is struggeling and should play better. Miami bench also having a reasonable paste in the game.
GO HEAT you are a better team than OKC and deserv to win 4-1. Do not relax and celebrate the championship in your arena. You are well deserved.
Well deserved win for Miami Heat. You are the champion.
You should finish the series 4-1 as you did with NY.
GO HEAT
I’ve said it before and I will say it again this game will come down to the little things. Hustle plays, getting back on defense, steals, rebounds. KD is amazing but like I said you can’t really stop the guy your best bet is to put a body on him to make his shots a little more difficult to slow him down and what do you know that is exactly what Lebron did with KD. KD didn’t explode for 30-35 pts in game 3 he only had 25 pts which is a pretty tame game for him. Another thing the Heat did right was they contained the right guy and that was Westbrook. He only had 19 pts instead of 25-30 pts and he had to put up 18 shots to get the 19 pts. They also slowed down everyone else from making huge contributions. Harden had 9 pts on 2-10 shooting, Fisher had 9 pts on 2-8 shooting, heck the only other player in double digit scoring besides KD and Westbrook was Perkins with 10 pts on 3-5 shooting.
OKAY ,
before you blame the referees , please OKC fans , just please , LOOK at the STATS .
OKC turning the ball over too much .
MIAMI rebounding the ball very well . If you compare LeBron to Durant . 14 rebounds to 4 rebounds ? look .
OKC fouling the 3-point shooters , isn’t that ugly ?
BOSH double-double with his enormous rebounds and a couple of blocks which is a FACTOR of their win .
and BRACE YOURSELVES OKC FANS , LEBRON IS ON THE PAINT . most definitely a FACTOR of their win .
MIAMI played well-rounded defensive plays .
MIAMI’s poor FG% , less than 45% I guess ? just guessing ok . but still came up with a W ? it’s because of their DEFENSE .
and I don’t know what’s going on on Westbrook’s mind right now , but he’s inconsistent . watch out .
so true , DEFENSE MAKES CHAMPIONS .
overall , don’t look at the ref’s mistakes , LOOK first at the team’s mistakes . you OKC fans sure could do that first ,yes ?
TURNOVERS > BAD OFFICIATING . enough said
in this type of game.. OKC and MIami are good teams.. yeah the tight D and they are relentless but now this type of seires shows the importance of an ACE player (LBJ for the HEAT and KD for the OKC) that would lead and motivate his teammates and who’s the one who’ll carry his team to the promise LANd. and now the question is who will prevail? LBJ or KD
You idiot Blunder fans laughed at me when I said it would be Miami in 5, now who’s the idiot?!? LOL!!! The Blunder have no chance and this series is just a formality on the way to Miami’s first championship of its 10-peat!!! Miami is unstoppable!!!
to all that say the refs screwd the thunder please watch the game again . you have a team that lives on jump shots and the other lives o drives , also are the refs resposible for fouling a 3 point shooter on back to back positions ? the heat earnd the calls by being aggressive on the KD 4th foul as jeff van gundy says ” you shouldn’t foul or appear to foul ” if durant didn’t bite on the fake he wouldn’t picked up his 4th which is way over blown because what changed the game are the 2 dumb fouls not durants 4th . and last . the best free throw shooting team (the thunder ) missed 9 free thows while the heat missed 4 . now who is to blame ? oh got to be the refs !
Amen.
heat cool under pressure? haha what a joke. they were lucky to walk away with this one after OKC turned the ball over and missed open shots. Miami collapsed down the stretch and were fortunate that OKC couldn’t execute
OKC just chokes…lol
Again, the key to winning this game for Miami was drawing fouls on Durant. They did a great job in doing so and so did LeBron in stepping up big. Bosh also has become a key player with double digit rebounds game after game in these finals. Let’s just hope they can keep controlling Durant.
First of I am not an OKC fan. I was pissed that they beat my Spurs. However, to read all thse Heat fans claiming MIami will win in 5 games is premature and ridiculous. Coach Scott Brooks made a bad coaching decison in benching both Durant and Westbrook at the same time in the 3rd quarter. That is when momentum went Miami’s way. In sports you gotta be lucky cause all teams at stage of the game are equally good. OKC plays its best when they are desperate. Remember they were down 0-2 to the Spurs and won four straight. If OKC wins game 4 they series momentum will sway OKC’s way. Their deeper bench will prevail the longer the series goes..
Too childish OKC fans, You can say what you want coz it helps you too overcome defeat ;’(. Wade is a good actor sometimes his acting is not effective as the referee will call a foul but in some ways it really helps or will give turnovers. Battier as a wise defender knows how to draw a real charge and last thing is Miami often attacks the rim than OKC, though OKC run down the rim its pretty obvious that miami has a better experience not to give a foul.
Just a point of view why many okc fans/heat haters still complaining about te calls. Please grow up and try to watch the game two sided even you are a fan of the other team
ChOklahoma..
the refs made Sefolosha turn the ball over. Did’nt you see ref distracting him..lol
Lebron not getting half the fouls cause he is strong? double standards, since when is it a crime to be a stronger more athletic player.
Durant is playing 38-39 min a game, he is 23 years old. Even kobe plays more min than him. They dont want the ring enough to work for it.
This Finals will have an asterisk next to it no matter who wins because of the awful referrees. It’s one thing to miss a few calls, it’s another to call the games the way they have been calling them. It’s horrible and makes th sport look bad.
(Im not a fan of either team so I am speaking objectively)
then you better watch golf…LOL
Heat won despite having worst shooting percentage and fewest number of made field goals outside the paint
Based on how the commentators were calling the game, it seemed like nobody’s watching this without a bias towards the Heat, but I think it’s quite clear what the NBA is doing here. And don’t go off and label me as a conspiracy theorist or anything, when it’s very clear that the Heat are getting all the calls. Watching the last game and a lot of game 2, it seemed like any call that could have gone either way, always resulted in the call if it was in Miami’s favour or a no-call if it would have favoured OKC. How come none of the columnists are commenting on that? Of course if OKC had hit their free-throws they could have won, but I think you’re missing the point with this article, because even if the Thunder had won the game, it still would have been a case of them really playing against the Heat and the referees. There were several plays where the Heat were awarded and-ones with very little contact (if at all, in the case of Wade’s reverse layup) and then on the other end you’d have the Thunder finishing plays with heavy contact and no foul called. I don’t get it and it is unfair. Does the NBA just want to give Lebron a ring so he can be labeled a legend with the other greats? Usually those have to be earned.
a LOSERS reason… lol
if HEAT wins game 4 they have a chance to close it up to 5 or 6 for the title.But if OKC bounce back for a win in game 4 maybe MIAMI may have the same destiny like last year against the MAVS.For me the 4th game will tell who is the true CHAMP.if HEAT rules its good unleast lebron has won a ring but its much better if OKC gets the crown for KD has no teammate that is talented as WADE AND BOSH.Put Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard to the HEAT and its NOW the EAST ALLSTARS.Come on guys!!! true champs like MJ did all by himself and a couple of ROLE playerS maybe KD has a simillar to him.LETS GO THUNDER….
I agree with you bob, but you miss one important factor the refs favor heat instead of treating to glorious series the refs have no choice but to look the other way or else they might end up in someones car trunk, hundreds of millions go around each game, from the way the whistle has been blowing huge money is on the heat, I’m neither fr. Any city I’m justna purist who loves to see a glorious battle to the end fair and square. Obj, Wade, nosh, kd, west brook and harden you can be modern day heroes for the thousands of kid who worships all of you stay on the bench for the remaining of the series you don’t have to be part of travesty, we need modern day heroes in order to restore some decency in tins world.
I thought OKC has a better team as OKC fans claim…
Now KD has no teammate?????? LOL
OKC fans really makes me laugh
when the heat lose its lebrons fault, and when the heat wins its the officails. LOL. Heat in 5!
i really hate it when people can’t accept the fact that their team is losing over the other and try to blame it on others specially the ref’s.. if you really think your better than those trained professionals ref’s then go grabbed a whistle for game 4 and enter the AAA so you can help your team win…
expirience leads to championship
Honestly, I thought the refs have been doing a bad job this series, FOR BOTH TEAMS.
The last 2 games have had some horrible calls and some of them are so obvious that it’s just insane, the refs are giving fouls when there obviously isn’t one and not calling them when there is one.
Refs need to get themselves together, for both teams to get more fair calls and so people will stop complaining.It’s normal to complain about calls every year, but I honestly think a lot of it is justified this year with the horrible reffing that has been going on in these finals.
I really liked the way LeBron is playing much more better then last year
I myself was in the game in the front line and saw him playing at the highest level .
I really think OKC is a really good team but not good enough for a really hungry Team.
OKC is not Hungry they are playing like its a normal game .
I really think that the HEAT in 5 …
But Im not sure if the OKC are going to give up so quickly.
I really liked the way LeBron is playing much more better then last year
I myself was in the game in the front line and saw him playing at the highest level .
I really think OKC is a really good team but not good enough for a really hungry Team.
OKC is not Hungry they are playing like its a normal game .
I really think that the HEAT in 5 …
But Im not sure if the OKC are going to give up so quickly.
both teams are great,but for me its all about expirience,they are both talented teams,but miami will win the championship beacause they are well expirience..
with the officials CLEARLY on the heat side okc cant beat them both.
lebron,and 1 dwade and 1 kd no foul called westbrook no foul called.
THE NBA IS PATHETIC,but they will make sure Queen James gets his ring this year.
cry and cry hater… hahaha
Here’s the story. OKC will get the game 1 just to make Miami the underdog. Miami will get Game 2,3,4 for the sake of the fans. OKC will get game 5 bec Miami just want to make spice in this series. Miami will win game 6 in OKC for the ring. Durant will try to commit suicide but LeBron will rescue him telling that it’s just a game. In the end LeBron will be the season MVP, finals MVP, 2012 Champion and a hero to OKC bec he saved Durant for suicide.
LOL
I think these refs are betting on these games! It has to be! The calls are always favoring the Heat! The ref was standing right by James in the mid third quarter when he obviously lifted his pibit foot to create room for a jump shot. The ref was right next to him! They also called a blocking foul on KD when he was perfectly set!!!!!!!!!!! And also the game changing no-calls like when Durant was fouled in game two by James, it was ILLEGAL CONTACT, Durant would have gone to the line and tied the game to put it into OT! The official was standing rite freakin’ next to him!!!!!!!!!!!! The NBA NEEEEEEEEEEEEDS to stop This!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your right on most except the blocking call on KD, and I’m a Thunder fan, Lebron never ran into KD, he hit the side and KD was still moving, that was an obvious blocking call.
Thank you. Durant was still shuffling his feet…that was a no brainer…and you know what…NBA reffing is tough. Every single game of every single season there are blown calls…you don’t have to have an “agenda” to blow a call. Anyway most of these so-called “blown” calls were very close and even closer when you consider refs have to call the plays in a live game (no slo mo)…so guess what OKC got a lot of freebies against the Spurs…still the better team won (OKC)…maybe Miami got 2 or 3 more calls overall in games 1,2,3…the series should still be 2-1 Miami regardless. The refs didn’t make OKC miss ft’s or commit ill-timed obvious fouls.
thunder whould of one the game if it wasnt for all the actors heat got they make them self’s look fouled without even being touched. Ridiculous!
Thunder… is all I have to say
I agree! Go Thunder
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Mavericks!
Go thunder they will crush miami!
I heart thunder!
Go KD!
NBA Forcast: Thunder!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets go OKC Baby!
Durant will never wins the championship. He is like Olive Oyl the partner of Popeye the Sailor Man. He is very malnutritous person!
OMG! people really do say the darnest things! lol
Lebron > Durant
Wade > Westbrook
Bosh > Harden
Enough said, Miami in 5 or 6!!!
Never seen it that way, but you’re right!!
The 11-year-old girl that sang the national anthem. She’s a better singer than Jeff van Gundy as commentator.
First of all congrats to the heat! But dont yet celebrate we got a lot of work to do.. And keep this thunder buried, let them learn from experience. Like the heat does last year. Dont be biased many calls have been gone either way. And dont blame the refs because your team lose. Coz your acting pathetic. Kd cant stop lbj, they need to think alternative to stop lbj. And winning is winning either its ugly or masterpiece. A point can win the game. They played great, thanks for the basketball gods for giving a series like this. And if miami wins the ring this year. Much more audience and scrutiny fpr the most scrutinize team in the nba. We will be grateful for added haters that watch lebron rises to the occasion. Period! May the best win..
I have no idea why everybody is saying the Heat are more experienced because of “past failures” and everything and are going to beat the young thunder because of that. It feels like the Heat are like the Spurs.
I mean, even the “inexperienced” Thunder has their core team for longer than the Heat. They had Harden, Ibaka, Westbrook and Durant in 2009 already, while the Heat have had their big three for less than two seasons, considering the lockout.
The only “past failure” that the Heat had was 1 (one single season) where they did all but take the ring. They went all the way to the finals before losing to a real experienced team.
Both teams have been playing together for short time. This is not a clash between veterans and young boys like last year’s finals.
I WILL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT LEBRON HAS ACTUALLY PLAYED LIKE A MVP AND HAS CONTROLLED THIS SERIES..IM ONE OF HIS TOUGHEST CRITICS BUT HE HAS NOT SETTLED FOR JUMPSHOTS AND IS LOOKING TO PUT HIS HEAD DOWN AND DRIVE TO THE RIM…PLUS HE HAS HIT SOME CRITICAL FREE THROWS DOWN THE STRETCH ..
HEAR, HEAR!
If Miami wins game 4, they will win in 5. Durant has been in foul trouble because the heat has been more physical with him. He’s not afriad to take shane battier to the hole(and dunk on him), but LeBron, or Chris Bosh it’s a different story. That’s why durant didn’t get that foul call in game 2. He faded away from the contact, gettimg no call. He needs to man up and convert when he drives in game 4. That turnover in the 4th qtr ended the game for them.
BOTTOM LINE THE HEAT WANT IT MORE!
HEAT IN 5!
BOSTON was G. they could of closed Miami out on game 6….YO OKC just come down. Tell westbrook to make the right play or put him on bench and get Fisher to start th game. otherwise Gud night.
everyone keeps saying the refs “fix” the championship. so are u telling me the refs wanted dallas in the finals over okc? and dallas winning over miamis big 3? hmm. what about kobe vs lebron? that was very hyped up but never happened. hmm fixed nba league huh. what about the VERY BORING SPURS winning all those championships? no1 outside of texas cares lol. what about the plain detroit pistons winning? did the nba fix that 2 for that superstarrrrrr billups? lmaooo
The 04 pistons had the best starting five in the leauge “me”, and destroyed the Lakers in 5, So what are you talking about.Ben Wallace was the best defender in the leauge, winning 4 DPYs in 5 years, locking up Shaq, Tayshaun Prince locked up onany small in the league(except for LeBron).Rip was one of the best mid range shooter I had ever seen. Billups was Detriots closer. They didn’t call him “Mr. Bigshot” for nothing! Dont for get that every one except forTayshaun Prince went to the all star game the next year. They would crush the thunder in a seven game series!
Sorry for being off subject but don’t dis my Pistions!
thank you for saying that the people that say that must be bobcat fans or something hahaha
Im D-wade fan. Congrat first!
Good in game 3:
1) Being more aggressive to attack the rim and draw fouls
2) Free throw % improved
3) Stopped terrible selection (3 pointer attempt)
Keep attacking the paint, good thing happen.
Heat in 6!!!
Go Heat!
Stay focused Lebron James and The Miami Heat, There are 2 more wins to go, we need to get them, I can feel it, you can do it, but you have to keep the level of energy and concentration until you won the championship 2012
If the heat win game 4, it will be Heat in 5. Forget about everything else Lebron, if not for your team do it for yourself because you deserved it!
Just wanted to point out to all the Heat haters especially the Ignorant Celtic fans who called the series over before it officially was.. Not all, Just the ones that did..The Heat are in the Finals for the second straight year. Whether they win or lose, they should have gained your respect. For the Heat fans that are making the same mistake as they did. OKC is young, but they arent inexperienced as most think. They have been in the playoffs three straight years, and have a great team. They just finished eliminating a veteran team with the best record going into the post-season and dominating for most of it after being down 0-2. And lets not forget they eliminated last years champs in four games, shining in clutch moments. Am not saying they will win, am just saying its not over. With all that said, Go Heat!
This should have been the 1st comment; its definitely the best.
I love how everyone is writing off the Thunder. Werent they down 2-0 against the Spurs not long ago? Spurs are a much more complete team than Miami and OKC ousted them like they were yesterdays jam. OKC don’t know how to panic and they will show that over the next week.
They just did boy….
Panic in game 3.. LOL
i just want to say this the only reason the heat are still in this is because wade and bosh are coming out and doing before they were team mates with lebron by scoring 20+ points not sitting back and twittling their thumbs and saying well i play with the lebron all we gotta do is support him and get him the ball and let him score that puts to much pressure on your star player he needs a team thats why he went to the heat to have more 20 ppg players not just him scoring 30+ a game if d wade and c bosh can play like they have in the last 2 games they have a great chance of winning but thats the only way cause trust lebron will not score more than 35 on that OKC defense i still think OKC will win the championship but not without a fight against this phisically dominating heat offence and defense i just thought that i would put that out there with all this talk that lebron needs to close out the series when really its the heat as a whole cause teams win champioships not individuals
More games coming dont celebrate for a while…………..go Heat learn from mistake last season..
for me almost twice they (miami) lost in game 2 and 3 …because of wade dribbling with two steal on him… better put good ball handler especially end game … make it serious wade, remember not always be in lucky game….hope it will not happen in game 4 and 5… GOGOGO heat
defintiely not over, remember the 2-0 lead of San Antonio?
we know that.. but this MIAMI HEAT not SPURS.. BIG difference ,BIG 3 HEAT vs BIG 3 SPURS… get the point?
This is one of the best finals ever LBJ vs KD so don’t ruin it because of ref calls. the players themselves don’t complain on calls they just keep playing it is part of the game and the refs are also human that is prone to mistakes they are not perfect the teams are so evenly matched that 1 or 2 mistakes will cost the game thats why a little issue on calls makes the no brainers and biased run wild about the refs c’mon I admit I’m a heat fan but I also love okc and kd they bring the best of LBJ and the heat I believe Heat got this one because they don’t want to feel the agony they felt in the last year finals they learned from that painful experienced will never let that happened this year and that is why amazing happens in the NBA.. Much Respect to OKC and it fans..
Thunder will coz they are too deep and a lot of players can contribute on their end. Now what? the game is played only 5 versus 5 and you have to make your rotations wisely.. more people on rotations, more confusions. At least the MIAMI Heat has a solid “enough” rotation. MIAMI in 5!
Okay, let me say first of all that I am an OKC fan. Let me say second of all that the Thunder have not been playing very well. let me also say that Miami has been playing excellent defense and rebounding well.
That being said, It IS true that the officiating has been badly in favor of the Heat, and it is also true that OKC has everything in place to win a championship this year. Also, no one can deny that OKC has a better bench than the Heat. They are a WAY deeper team. Without Bosh, Wade, and James, where is this team? Scoring maybe 20 points a game? Look at the Thunder bench: James Harden (could start on any NBA team), Nick Collison (best at drawing charges and making hustle plays in NBA), Derek Fisher (no need to say anything here). Miami CANNOT afford to lose their big three. I firmly believe it takes a whole team to win a championship, and let’s face it, the Thunder have the most complete team in the NBA.
Again, they haven’t been shooting well or playing well, and give Miami credit for some of that. But the officiating (no matter how much you write it off as an “excuse”) has been TERRIBLE. And Miami hasn’t been taking care of the ball all that well either. And Perk has been rebounding beautifully. So Heat fans, don’t be so quick to write off what we Thunder fans say. Regardless of what you think, the Thunder have all the pieces in place to win a championship NOW, this year. Does the Heat? Only time will tell.
OK, I apologize, we really don’t have any right to question the refs. We don’t know what’s going on, so we can’t act like we do. And Miami does have a good bench. I just want to say that this series is far from over.
Heat play as a team!!!!!!!! Go Heat!
Defend without foul, Heat!!!!!!!! Limit your turn overs!!!!!!!! Limit the offense of Durant, Westbrooke, Harden, and the rest of the OKC! Rebound more!!!!!!!! Go Heat!
Heat play as a team!!!!!!!! Play fair! Play clean! Play unselfishly!!!!!!!!
LBJ work hard!!!!!!!! Play hard every quarter, but rest! Go Heat!!!!!!!!
Heat in 5. Stop claiming that it’s the refs fault. Winning is winning.
Stay in focus, Heat!!!!!!!! You must have a strong reason or motivation why you are playing hard? Sacrificing hard? Working hard? If this question is answered, you will play with focus. First of all, it is for God. To offer your games to God. He gives you your talent and by playing hard and using your talent in basketball, you give back, what God gives you. Or you want these games to be dedicated to your fans, friends, family, etc. You want them to be happy!!!!!!!! You want to thank them through playing hard to your games and giving these games for them. Or the least is for your self fulfillment! To make you glad, though it is shallow, the first two are more selfless reasons, the last is for selfish reason! You have to have meaning for yourselves, etc! This will guide you to strive! To pursue excellence! If this is clear, you have a focus. Go Heat!
Heat, defend without fouls the alley oops of the OKC and block their dunks! Do not panic in the Fourth quarter. Pray and execute your plays! Do not keep up the OKC’ s running game, chase to defend only! As they rally and in the Fourth quarter late rallies, man to man defense in Fourth quarter, defend without a foul, block their shots and go offensively and execute your plays! Go heat!!!!!!!!
Rebound and defend without a foul Heat!!!!!!!! Go heat!
Let us watch and see how it will be in Game 4… just like the book LeBron was reading let the “Hunger, James” begin… Go Heat. =)
When two talented teams like this meet in the finals… it comes down to one simple factor only__WHO WANTS IT MORE__. Now apart from on the court, off the court demeanor should be considered too… Miami just seem to have that look and feel about them this year.. almost like they limped through the whole regular season just to get here to redeem themselves… Even in the post and pre – game/practice interviews Durant and west brook seem a little off to me… Anything can happen as Oklahoma city have proved but for now the body language is telling me that Miami will just will their way to the championship… And to end this i find it amazing that Lebron is so disliked… all that attention from highschool nad this dude hasnt even been busted for smoking a joint??lol wow.. … comes into the league.. carries a non-team (cleveland) single handedly to the Nba finals… loses and gets criticized as if he was on a great team… then after 5 years.. he says ..com’on all these numbers mean nothing i need a ring.. so he decides to take a pay-cut ( i would love to see how many of you will switch jobs for less money).. and join up with 2 buddies.. one that needed help and another who had also carried a team for years to try and get a shot at their dream… nad may i mention ITS IN SOUTH BEACH!!… do0nt forget he is only Mid 20′s.. its a fun city… yeah the decision special was over the top… but you guys always forget. THESE GUYS ARE TAKING MILLIONS FORM SPONSOR SHIPS/AND BIG CORPORATIONS.. publicity stunts an appearances are unfortunately part of that deal.. honestly i someone like KOBE was deciding whether to switch from LA.. that tv deal would have been on the table too.. grow up guys.. in this age we are all information hungry by the second… get used to it.. its going to become normal soon in the NBA… anyways i’m a Bulls fan.. but LEBRON is just undeniable… Not all hall of famers have won a ring… Lebron will soon.. hurts But truth…
Heat, have a tough defense without fouling! Defend the paint, perimeter shots and the three point shots! Limit the offensive shots of Durant, Westbrooke, Harden and the rest of the OKC, especially in the Fourth quarter! Rebound! Rebound! Rebound! Block the shots of the OKC in the paint! Do not panic in the Fourth quarter but execute your plays! Pray to Mama Mary for help!!!!!!!! Play clean! Play fair! Do not keep up with the running game of the OKC, but if you can, you do, if not don’t! Make your plays and sure for the shots! Lead earlier and take care that lead!!!!!!!! Play hard in the First quarter and the succeeding quarters and the Fourth quarter will be taken cared! LBJ play hard in every quarters! Wade, Bosh, and the rest of the Heat, Batteir, Miller, Chalmers, Coles, Jones, Anthony, Haslem, etc step up for this game! Play hard, so that you will not regret, afterwards, if you do your best! Go Heat!!!!!!!!
Give LBJ and the Heat their dues. They earned every bit of it.