NBA FINALS:

San Antonio Spurs vs Boston Celtics *
San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat **
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics ***
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Miami Heat ****

*San Antonio Spurs NBA Finals opponents have been in the Northeast regional corner of the USA:
Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers (Lebron James), New Jersey Nets, and New York Knicks.

**San Antonio and Miami are the two hottest/humid places of the NBA teams.

***Kendrick Perkins, ex-Celtics vs Boston Celtics

****Young guns, Kevin Durant vs Lebron James; Russell Westbrook vs Dwayne Wade

Spurs in 6. OKC doesn't really have an inside game. Too much perimeter. Westbrick sometimes tries to do too much instead of getting ball to Durant. Spurs are more experienced and I think they will come through.

Heat in 5. Avery Bradley is out for the postseason, leaving Ray Allen and his gimpy ankle to guard Dwyane Wade. Miami is the fresher, younger team and they will outrun and outgun the Celtics.

2012 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 1

Oklahoma City Thunder 98
(47-19, 21-12 away)
San Antonio Spurs 101
(50-16, 28-5 home)

TV Coverage: TNT
8:30 PM ET, May 27, 2012 (Sunday night)

AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX (18,581 Attendance) Time of game: 2:35
1 2 3 4 T
OKC 18 29 24 27- 98
SA 24 22 16 39- 101

Top Performers:

Oklahoma City: K. Durant 27 Pts, 10 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 Blk

San Antonio: M. Ginobili 26 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl
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2012 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS (GAME 2)

Oklahoma City Thunder
(47-19, 21-12 away)
San Antonio Spurs
(50-16, 28-5 home)

TV Coverage: TNT
9:00 PM ET, May 29, 2012 (Tuesday night)

AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX (18,581 seating capacity)
Points Rebounds Assists
OKC Durant 26.7 Durant 8.3 Westbrook 4.5
SA Parker 19.0 Duncan 9.2 Parker 7.0

Thunder Spurs
PG Westbrook 23.4 Parker 19
SG Sefolosha 4.2 Green 9.2
SF Durant 26.7 Leonard 8.3
PF Ibaka 9.3 Duncan 17.4
C Perkins 4 Diaw 6.7

2012 NBA Western Conference Finals (Game 3) San Antonio Spurs lead series 2-0

San Antonio Spurs
(50-16, 22-11 away) (10-0 NBA playoffs)
Oklahoma City Thunder
(47-19, 26-7 home) (8-3 NBA Playoffs)

TV Coverage: TNT
9:00 PM ET, May 31, 2012 (Thursday night)

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK (18,203 seating capacity)
Points Rebounds Assists
SA Parker 20.5 Duncan 9.5 Parker 7.1
OKC Durant 27.1 Durant 8.0 Westbrook 4.8

Spurs Thunder
PG Parker 20.5 Westbrook 23.7
SG Green 9.3 Sefolosha 4
SF Leonard 9.3 Durant 27.1
PF Duncan 16.8 Ibaka 9.2
C Diaw 6.9 Perkins 3.9

NBA on TNT crew.
1) Charles Barkley riding a horse in Oklahoma City Thunder in a suit, gets off horse.
2) Gov of Oklahoma giving Charles a dinner plate of beef dinner :)
3) Thousands of OK City fans out in the streets :)
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2012 NBA Western Conference Finals (Game 2) San Antonio Spurs lead series 2-0

Oklahoma City Thunder 111
(47-19, 21-12 away) (8-3 NBA Playoffs)
San Antonio Spurs 120
(50-16, 28-5 home)(10-0 NBA Playoffs)

Watch HighlightsAlertsCoverage: TNT
9:00 PM ET, May 29, 2012 (Tuesday night)

AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX (18,581 attendance) Time of game: 2:43
1 2 3 4 T
OKC 22 22 32 35 -111
SA 28 27 37 28 -120

Top Performers:

Oklahoma City:
K. Durant 31 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk
Russell Westbrook: 27 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists
James Harden: 30 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
Serge Iba: 8 points, 10 rebounds
Derek Fisher: 10 points

San Antonio:
T. Parker 34 Pts, 3 Reb, 8 Ast
Manu Ginobili 20 points, 4 assists
Kawhi Leonard 18 points 10 rebounds
Tim Duncan: 11 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists

Oh Rodeo.

2012 NBA Western Conference Finals (Game 3) San Antonio lead series 2-1

San Antonio Spurs 82
(50-16, 22-11 away) (10-1 NBA playoffs)
Oklahoma City Thunder 102
(47-19, 26-7 home)(9-3 NBA Playoffs)

TV Coverage: TNT
9:00 PM ET, May 31, 2012 (Thursday night)

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK (18,203 attendance) Time of game: 2 hours and 21 minutes
1 2 3 4 T
SA 24 17 19 22- 82
OKC 22 32 24 24 -102

Top Performers:

San Antonio: T. Parker 16 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast

Oklahoma City: K. Durant 22 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

Honor Roll:

San Antonio Spurs:
Manu Ginobili: 8 points, 6 rebounds
Stephen Jackson: 16 points
Tim Duncan: 11 points, 5 blk, 2 rebounds
DeJuan Blair: 10 points and 6 rebounds

Oklahoma City Thunder:
Russell Westbrook: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists
Thabo Sefolosha: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists
Serge Ibaka: 14 points, 3 blks, 2 steals, 3 rebounds, 1 assists
James Harden: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
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2012 NBA Western Conference Finals (Game 4) San Antonio lead series 2-1

San Antonio Spurs
(50-16, 22-11 away) (10-1 NBA playoffs)
Oklahoma CityThunder
(47-19, 26-7 home)(9-3 NBA Playoffs)

TV Coverage: TNT
8:30 PM ET, June 2, 2012 (Saturday night live)

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK (18,203 seating capacity)
Points Rebounds Assists
SA Parker 20.1 Duncan 8.8 Parker 6.8
OKC Durant 26.7 Durant 7.8 Westbrook 5.2

Spurs Thunder
PG Parker 20.1 Westbrook 22.6
SG Green 8.7 Sefolosha 5.3
SF Leonard 8.6 Durant 26.7
PF Duncan 16.3 Ibaka 9.6
C Diaw 6.4 Perkins 3.9

2012 NBA Western Conference Finals (Game 6) Oklahoma City Thunder lead series 3 games to 2)

San Antonio Spurs
(50-16, 22-11 away) (10-3 NBA playoffs)
Oklahoma City Thunder
(47-19, 26-7 home) (11-3 NBA playoffs)

TV Coverage: TNT
9:00 PM ET, June 6, 2012 (Wednesday night)

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK (18,203 seating capacity)
Points Rebounds Assists
SA Parker 19.5 Duncan 9.0 Parker 6.4
OKC Durant 27.4 Durant 7.4 Westbrook 5.6

Spurs Thunder
PG Parker 19.5 Westbrook 21.5
SG Green 7.9 Sefolosha 5.3
SF Leonard 8.9 Durant 27.4
PF Duncan 16.8 Ibaka 10.7
C Diaw 6.7 Perkins 4.7

2012 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS (GAME 5) Oklahoma City Thunder up 3 games to 2

Oklahoma City Thunder 108
(47-19, 21-12 away) (11-3 NBA playoffs)
San Antonio Spurs 103
(50-16, 28-5 home) (10-3 NBA playoffs)

TV Coverage: TNT
9:00 PM ET, June 4, 2012 (Monday night)

AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX (18,581 attendance) Time of game: 2 hours 45 minutes
1 2 3 4 T
OKC 26 26 29 27- 108
SA 21 23 28 31- 103

Top Performers

Oklahoma City: K. Durant 27 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

San Antonio: M. Ginobili 34 Pts, 6 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl

Honor Roll:

Oklahoma City Thunder
Russell Westbrook: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 block shot, 4 steals
James Harden: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals

San Antonio Spurs
Tim Duncan: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 blk, 1 steal
Tony Parker: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal
Stephan Jackson: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal

I was wrong on the Spurs-Thunder. Thought their experience would win out. When you win, you're experienced. When you lose, you're old. The Spurs looked old against the young, fresher team in OKC. I was rooting for OKC but wouldn't have minded if the Spurs had won. I'll root for OKC in the Finals and I believe they will win no matter whether it's the Celtics or Heat.

Speaking of them, thought the Heat would have won it by now. I'm hoping they lose. That would create such a story. Team will probably get broken up at least partially.

Interesting season and the Conference Finals have been fun to watch. Looking forward to seeing this tonight.

Another Miami Heat vs Oklahoma City Thunder matchup possible in the 2013 NBA Finals.

I wonder what is Kendrick Perkins doing right now (ex-Boston Celtics, now an Oklahoma City Thunder player)

ESPN Nationwide 50 states poll.............

"Who will win the 2012 NBA title?"

Miami Heat [x]
Oklahoma City Thunder [x]

Nationwide, Canada, International shows the voting results:

Miami Heat 72%
Oklahoma City Thunder 28%

49/50 states and the international world response had a majority voting for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The only exception that picked the Miami Heat was the state of Florida............

Florida poll:

Miami Heat 60%
Oklahoma City Thunder 40%

Washington State, Alabama and maybe Missouri were the only 3 states that had this:

Oklahoma City Thunder 55-65%
Miami Heat: 45-35%

"I guess Seattle was upset that the Sonics moved to the Oklahoma City Thunder and that Bama does like Florida a bit more and that Missouri doesn't like much about Oklahoma."

Here is another poll result:

Oklahoma City Thunder 80-95%
Miami Heat 20% or 5%

State of Oklahoma (Thunder), Massachsetts (Celtics), Ohio (Cleveland Cavaliers) and majority of the New England states.

Well you could figure out.

Thanks for sharing.

2012 NBA FINALS (Game 1) Oklahoma City Thunder lead series 1 game to none (0).

Oklahoma City Thunder duo Durant and Westbrook too much over Miami Heat trio of King James, Wade and Bosh 105-94

Miami Heat 94
(46-20, 18-15 away) (12-7 NBA Playoffs)
Oklahoma City Thunder 105
(47-19, 26-7 home) (13-3 NBA Playoffs)

TV Coverage: ABC
9:00 PM ET, June 12, 2012 (Tuesday night)

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK (Attendance: 18,203) Time of game: 2 hours 34 minutes
1 2 3 4 T
MIA 29 25 19 21 -94
OKC 22 25 27 31 -105

Top Performers:

Miami: L. James 30 Pts, 9 Reb, 4 Ast, 4 Stl

Oklahoma City: K. Durant 36 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Blk

HONOR ROLL:

MIAMI HEAT:
Dwayne Wade: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal
Chris Bosh: 10 points, 5 rebounds
Shane Battier: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal
Mario Chalmers: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 blk
Udonis Haslem: 4 points, 11 rebounds

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER:
Russell Westbrook: 27 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal
James Harden: 5 points, 3 assists
Serge Ibaka: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Thabo Sefolosha: 9 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 steal, 1 blk
Kendrick Perkins: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 1 blk
Nick Collison: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal
Derek Fisher: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist

Lebron James record NBA Finals (2007, 2011, 2012) = 2 wins 9 losses
Miami Heat NBA Finals record (won in 2006 w/Wade; lost in 2011 w/Wade, Lebron, and Bosh) = 6 wins 7 losses

2012 NBA FINALS (GAME 2) Oklahoma City Thunder lead series 1 game to 0.

Miami Heat
(46-20, 18-15 away) (12-7 NBA Playoffs)
Oklahoma City Thunder
(47-19, 26-7 home) (13-3 NBA Playoffs)

TV Coverage: ABC
9:00 PM ET, June 14, 2012 (Thursday night)

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK (18,203 seating capacity)
Points Rebounds Assists
MIA James 30.7 James 9.6 James 5.1
OKC Durant 28.3 Durant 7.9 Westbrook 5.9

Heat Thunder
PG Chalmers 11.6 Westbrook 22.1
SG Wade 22.7 Sefolosha 5.8
SF James 30.7 Durant 28.3
PF Battier 6.3 Ibaka 10.6
C Turiaf 2.1 Perkins 4.6

2012 NBA FINALS (Game 2) Series tied at 1-1

Miami Heat holds off Oklahoma City Thunder 2nd half rally 100-96

Miami Heat 100
(46-20, 18-15 away) (13-7 NBA Playoffs)
Oklahoma CityThunder 96
(47-19, 26-7 home) (13-4 NBA Playoffs)

TV Coverage: ABC
9:00 PM ET, June 14, 2012 (Thursday night)

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK (18,203 Attendance) Time of game: 2 hours 41 minutes
1 2 3 4 T
MIA 27 28 23 22 -100
OKC 15 28 24 29 -96

Top Performers:

Miami: L. James 32 Pts, 8 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

Oklahoma City: K. Durant 32 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

HONOR ROLL:

MIAMI HEAT:
Dwayne Wade: 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 blk
Chris Bosh: 16 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steal, 1 blk
Shane Battier: 17 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist
Mario Chalmers: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steal

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER:
Russell Westbrook: 27 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal
James Harden: 24 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 steal
Kendrick Perkins: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 blk
Serge Ibaka: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 block shots

2012 NBA FINALS (Game 3) Series tied at 1-1

Oklahoma City Thunder
(47-19, 21-12 away) (13-4 NBA Playoffs)
Miami Heat
(46-20, 28-5 home) (13-7 NBA Playoffs)

TV Coverage: ABC
8:00 PM ET, June 17, 2012 (Sunday night)

AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL (19,600 seating capacity)
Points Rebounds Assists
OKC Durant 28.5 Durant 7.6 Westbrook 6.0
MIA James 30.8 James 9.5 James 5.1

Thunder Heat
PG Westbrook 22.4 Chalmers 11.2
SG Sefolosha 5.6 Wade 22.8
SF Durant 28.5 James 30.8
PF Ibaka 10.4 Battier 6.9
C Perkins 4.6 Bosh 13.5

0 points for ex-LA Laker Derek Fisher (Oklahoma City Thunder) in game 4 loss to the Miami Heat.
Sports radio people are ripping him off.

2012 NBA FINALS (Game 5) Miami Heat lead series 3-1

Oklahoma City Thunder
(47-19, 21-12 away) (13-6 NBA Playoffs)
Miami Heat
(46-20, 28-5 home) (15-7 NBA Playoffs)

TV Coverage: ABC
9:00 PM ET, June 21, 2012

AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL (19,600 seating capacity)
Points Rebounds Assists
OKC Durant 28.3 Durant 7.2 Westbrook 5.8
MIA James 30.5 James 9.7 James 5.3

Thunder Heat
PG Westbrook 23.3 Chalmers 11.4
SG Sefolosha 5.6 Wade 23
SF Durant 28.3 James 30.5
PF Ibaka 9.8 Battier 6.8
C Perkins 4.8 Bosh 13.2