Who's Down to Ball?
This year's NBA 'b-ball' finals, between the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder, is all ball-n-swagg, baby! Finally the game 'b-ball' fans have been longing to see, a battle of young NBA greats and future champions will feature, arguably, the game's best two talents:
Lebron James and Kevin Durant!
While some odds and prediction makers seem eager to give Miami the nod in a seven game series, it might be a mistake to count OKC, the underdogs, out so soon and so easily.
The Big3 in Miami -- King James, D. Wade and Bosh
-- may be too hot to handle for the Boston Celtics, but getting into the paint won't be an acceptable proposition for the lengthy-likes of Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka, and a defiant Kendrick Perkins.
If OKC can keep, either, King James or D. Wade out of the box, forcing them to take perimeter shots, Oklahoma will likely earn their first NBA title.
-- may be too hot to handle for the Boston Celtics, but getting into the paint won't be an acceptable proposition for the lengthy-likes of Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka, and a defiant Kendrick Perkins.
Considering Chris Bosh is just getting back to business, helping Miami advance to the finals with a solid performance against Boston in game seven, it's too soon to expect CB to remain healthy, as the series against the Thunder becomes more turbulent and physically challenging.
The Thunder are a tight crew of young, hungry, athletic, fast, and way-too-talented bunch to be intimidated by Miami's brand of heat-game. No doubt, Batman and Robin (James and Wade) and the rest of the Heat can put-it-down with great athleticism and skill, too, but the bulk of Miami's "heat" is generated by these two heroic stars.
If just one of them, Bosh, James or Wade, isn't on-point throughout a series of fast-breaks served-up by OKC's thunder & lightening speed, the Heat's dynamic duo, along with their starting center, may just have to settle for champions of NBA-swagg-fashion.
And the 'X' factor no one seems to notice, except Oklahoma's coaching staff; the veteran leadership, experience, game I.Q., and poise of 5-Time NBA champ, Derek Fisher (aka: D-Fish), who is just as
determined to help his team earn [the] bling...and sport another NBA Championship ring on his 6th finger.
Blame it on Kupchak, Kobe!
Had it not been for Fisher's, "as usual", clutch play and court leadership, during an entire 4th quarter of game seven against the Spurs, the inexperienced Thunder were looking to self-destruct and possibly see another opportunity to be known as Kings of The Court, slip through their fingers.
Against a Miami offense fully heated and healthy, mental toughness and focus, fueled by a will-to-win and 'gotta-get-mine' attitude, must be OKC's most potent invisible weapon against the 'zone' factor, or rhythm & flow of [the] D. Wade-King James connection.
Perhaps their "connection" will be disco'd by OKC's "quiet storm", represented by two young bolts of lightening:
Hands down, Miami gets Ballerswagg's nod for Team with Most Swagg, but OKC...them boys look like they want it more, and
could care less about swagg; they want that title. But to get it, they will have to take it from King James and Prince Wade -- who probably assume they deserve it more. Square Biz, Ballerswagg will be in the buildin'!
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2K12 MIAMI HEAT
2K12 NBA FINALS GAME SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES EASTERN):
G1: Miami @ Oklahoma City (Tues., June 12, 9p)
G2: Miami @ Oklahoma City (Thrs., June 14, 9p)
G3: Oklahoma City @ Miami (Sun., June 17, 8p)
G4: Oklahoma City @ Miami (Tues, June 19, 9p)
G5: Oklahoma City @ Miami (Thrs., June 21, 9p)
G6: Miami @ Oklahoma City (Sun., June 24, 9p)
G7: Miami @ Oklahoma City (Tues., June 26, 9p)
determined to help his team earn [the] bling...and sport another NBA Championship ring on his 6th finger. Blame it on Kupchak, Kobe!
Had it not been for Fisher's, "as usual", clutch play and court leadership, during an entire 4th quarter of game seven against the Spurs, the inexperienced Thunder were looking to self-destruct and possibly see another opportunity to be known as Kings of The Court, slip through their fingers.
Against a Miami offense fully heated and healthy, mental toughness and focus, fueled by a will-to-win and 'gotta-get-mine' attitude, must be OKC's most potent invisible weapon against the 'zone' factor, or rhythm & flow of [the] D. Wade-King James connection.
Perhaps their "connection" will be disco'd by OKC's "quiet storm", represented by two young bolts of lightening:
Russell Westbrook and James Harden
Hands down, Miami gets Ballerswagg's nod for Team with Most Swagg, but OKC...them boys look like they want it more, and
could care less about swagg; they want that title. But to get it, they will have to take it from King James and Prince Wade -- who probably assume they deserve it more. Square Biz, Ballerswagg will be in the buildin'!
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2K12 MIAMI HEAT
NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPS
2K12 NBA FINALS GAME SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES EASTERN):
G1: Miami @ Oklahoma City (Tues., June 12, 9p)
G2: Miami @ Oklahoma City (Thrs., June 14, 9p)
G3: Oklahoma City @ Miami (Sun., June 17, 8p)
G4: Oklahoma City @ Miami (Tues, June 19, 9p)
G5: Oklahoma City @ Miami (Thrs., June 21, 9p)
G6: Miami @ Oklahoma City (Sun., June 24, 9p)
G7: Miami @ Oklahoma City (Tues., June 26, 9p)
2K12 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPS
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