Conference Finals
Series Analysis
West:
(1) OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER sweep (3) NEW ORLEANS HORNETS - [4-0]
Analysis: Thunder finally get any easy one sweeping the Hornets to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in Thunder history. None of the games were particularly close as the Hornets could not find a way to get enough offensive production, especially with Trevor Ariza outs. In the first 2 games, Kevin Durant struggled, but a strong play from Nate Robinson off the bench helped greatly. In game 3, Kevin Durant woke up and dropped 50 points in New Orleans. By game 4 the Hornets were completely broken, as both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook both went for near triple-doubles (KD: 28-11-6 & RW: 20-10-9).
East:
(2) BOSTON CELTICS defeat (1) MIAMI HEAT - [4-3]
Analysis: The battle of the old Big 3 against the new Big 3 was a see-saw series as the two teams exchanged wins every other game. In game 1 the Celtics Big 3 look old as both Allen and Pierce failed to score double digits and in game 2 Shaq suffered a Strained Achilles, but the Celtics were able to tie the series with a triple-double by Rajon Rondo (12-12-16). The two teams would continue to exchanges wins, while Rondo would pick up another triple-double along the way. In the final two games, with the Celtics down 3-2, they turned up their defense to win the series. In game 6 the Celtics held LeBron to only 19 points and in the deciding game 7, LeBron was held to an unthinkable 7 points as they would lose on their home court and the Celtics would advance to the NBA Finals with a chance at banner number 18.Conference Finals Bracketology