OKC - Five-peat! Final summary

[Radioman]

I think the Suns are knocked now, they cant recover from this.

[Phil89]

??/6/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [11-1] vs Phoenix Suns [8-6]

Thunder finally overcome Suns in third overtime period



OKC - 23 29 36 37 25 17 22 189
PHX - 26 31 35 33 25 17 21 188

Player of the Game: Steve Nash


OKC _______ PHX
75-137 - FGM/A - 80-151
11-24- 3PTM/A - 9-19
28-36 - FTM/A - 19-26
53 - Rebounds - 43
36 - Assists - 48
13 - Blocks - 19
10 - Steals - 5
27 - Turnovers - 20
17 - Fouls - 20


Top Scorers
OJ Mayo - 60
Jason Richardson - 46
Kevin Durant - 40
Steve Nash - 39
Hedo Turkoglu - 33
Jeff Green - 30
Grant Hill - 24
Shannon Brown - 20
Channing Frye - 15
Russell Westbrook - 14
Robin Lopez - 12
Jared Dudley - 10

Assists
Steve Nash - 27
Russell Westbrook - 13
Grant Hill - 10
Jeff Green - 9
Kevin Durant - 5
Jason Richardson - 5

Rebounds
Jeff Green - 17
Robin Lopez - 17
Erick Dampier - 10
Hedo Turkoglu - 7
Serge Ibaka - 7
Nenad Krstic - 7
Kevin Durant - 5

Video Highlights
Brown gets a lucky roll on his three to give the Thunder a 121-120 lead late in the fourth.

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They really didn't want to end their playoff campaign in this game.

Nash was huge as usual. Mayo scored a career high. Green almost grabbed quadruple-double. (Also had 6 blocks)

[Phil89]

??/6/10

Conference Finals Results

Eastern Conference

(1) Miami vs Orlando (6) - MIA won series 4-3

Western Conference

(1) Oklahoma City vs Phoenix (7) - OKC won series 4-0

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NBA Finals

(1) Oklahoma City vs Miami (1)

[Phil89]

??/6/10

Thunder vs Heat preview




Records
Oklahoma City - 62-20
Miami - 59 23


Seasons Series
Both teams won their respective home game in the 2 game season series, which they drew 1-1.

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Squads

Oklahoma City
Erick Dampier - Jeff Green - Kevin Durant - OJ Mayo - Russell Westbrook


Jamario Moon - Serge Ibaka - Nenad Krstic - Shannon Brown - Acie Law - Daequan Cook - Byron Mullens


Patrick O'Bryant - Sasha Vujacic



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Miami
Zydrunas Ilgauskas - Chris Bosh - LeBron James - Mike Miller - Dwyane Wade



Eddie House - Carlos Arroyo - Kenny Hansbrouck - Joel Anthony - Juwan Howard - Jamaal Magloire - James Jones



Mario Chalmers - Udonis Haslem

[kibaxx7]

The dream finals. Both #1 seeds colliding. Good luck man.

[Houndy]

This is going to happen this year if Dirk gets hurt again Good luck

[Martti.]

Hoping for a HEAT win.

[Andrew]

What a dominating second half in Game 3! Game 4 sounds simply epic, in fact it would topic the Pistons/Nuggets game in 1984 as the highest scoring game in league history. Great stats all around as a result and three overtimes would have made things very exciting, though perhaps a little frustrating at the same time?

Good luck in the Finals, I believe you'll prevail but it should be another fantastic series.

[Phil89]

The dream finals. Both #1 seeds colliding. Good luck man.

Yeah, it's what I was hoping for all season.

This is going to happen this year if Dirk gets hurt again Good luck

I'm excited about the Thunder in the playoffs this year. Last year's experience should help them a lot.

Hoping for a HEAT win.

I suppose they could win a game or two.

It will be a great series.

What a dominating second half in Game 3! Game 4 sounds simply epic, in fact it would topic the Pistons/Nuggets game in 1984 as the highest scoring game in league history. Great stats all around as a result and three overtimes would have made things very exciting, though perhaps a little frustrating at the same time?

Good luck in the Finals, I believe you'll prevail but it should be another fantastic series.

Game 4 was epic. Phoenix just wouldn't give up. Probably the best game I will ever play on Live 10.

I just noticed that Jeff Green was 1 assists away from another triple-double in that game.

[Phil89]

??/6/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [12-1] vs Miami Heat [12-8]

Great first half sets up Thunder win in game 1



OKC - 40 34 25 34 133
MIA - 28 30 35 31 124

Player of the Game: Russell Westbrook


OKC _______ MIA
56-97 - FGM/A - 50-96
6-14- 3PTM/A - 8-17
17-19 - FTM/A - 16-19
29 - Rebounds - 34
38 - Assists - 27
11 - Blocks - 13
9 - Steals - 6
12 - Turnovers - 17
12 - Fouls - 12


Top Scorers
Dwyane Wade - 30
Kevin Durant - 27
Shannon Brown - 27
Mike Miller - 26
LeBron James - 21
OJ Mayo - 21
Russell Westbrook - 20
Chris Bosh - 20
Erick Dampier - 12
Nenad Krstic - 10
Zydrunas Ilgauskas - 10
Eddie House - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 18
LeBron James - 14
Chris Bosh - 5
Dwyane Wade - 5
Jeff Green - 5
Nenad Krstic - 5

Rebounds
Chris Bosh - 10
Zydrunas Ilgauskas - 8
Joel Anthony - 8
Nenad Krstic - 6
Jeff Green - 5
Serge Ibaka - 5
LeBron James - 5

Video Highlights
Brown sinks 1 of his 5 three pointers for the night.

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Brown was on fire from downtown. 5-8 3pt shooting.

[Phil89]

??/5/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [13-1] vs Miami Heat [12-9]

Thunder manage to hold off Heat and now head to Miami with a 2-0 lead



OKC - 32 27 29 39 127
MIA - 31 26 27 38 122

Player of the Game: Chris Bosh


OKC _______ MIA
50-97 - FGM/A - 49-88
7-18- 3PTM/A - 10-19
20-20 - FTM/A - 14-17
28 - Rebounds - 35
26 - Assists - 28
7 - Blocks - 13
7 - Steals - 4
10 - Turnovers - 18
10 - Fouls - 15


Top Scorers
Chris Bosh - 31
Kevin Durant - 30
LeBron James - 27
Mike Miller - 26
Dwyane Wade - 23
OJ Mayo - 22
Jeff Green - 20
Shannon Brown - 17
Russell Westbrook - 16

Assists
Dwyane Wade - 14
Russell Westbrook - 9
LeBron James - 7
Acie Law - 4

Rebounds
Chris Bosh - 12
Zydrunas Ilgauskas - 9
Joel Anthony - 5
Erick Dampier - 5
Jeff Green - 5

Video Highlights
Westbrook manages to block Ilgauskas despite being half his height.


Durant sucks the Heat defense under the basket, then gets it to Green for an open three.


Jeff Green with a massive dunk.


Brown nails the three to give the Thunder a 121-116 lead with 32.8 seconds left in the game.

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Mike Miller was 5-8 3pt shooting. He was on fire in the first half.

[Phil89]

??/6/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [14-1] vs Miami Heat [12-10]

Miami stay alive with win in game 3



OKC - 29 25 30 22 106
MIA - 31 33 28 24 116

Player of the Game: LeBron James


OKC _______ MIA
42-101 - FGM/A - 51-97
5-17- 3PTM/A - 6-15
17-19 - FTM/A - 8-9
32 - Rebounds - 49
25 - Assists - 26
9 - Blocks - 13
11 - Steals - 1
14 - Turnovers - 21
6 - Fouls - 10


Top Scorers
LeBron James - 33
Dwyane Wade - 26
OJ Mayo - 24
Chris Bosh - 23
Kevin Durant - 21
Jeff Green - 18
Shannon Brown - 16
Russell Westbrook - 14
Mike Miller - 13

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 10
Dwyane Wade - 9
LeBron James - 6
Jeff Green - 6
Mike Miller - 5

Rebounds
Chris Bosh - 11
Zydrunas Ilgauskas - 10
Joel Anthony - 9
LeBron James - 7
Mike Miller - 6
Erick Dampier - 6
Kevin Durant - 6
Jeff Green - 5
Dwyane Wade - 5

Video Highlights
Durant blocks LeBron at the rim.


Brown beats the buzzer at the end of the first quarter.


Durant sets up Green for a one-handed slam

[Andrew]

Looks like the Heat aren't about to go quietly. I think if it comes down to it, having Games 6 and 7 in Oklahoma City will allow you to snag the championship but here's hoping you can finish them off in Miami.

[Houndy]

I say you win it in 6

[Phil89]

??/6/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [14-2] vs Miami Heat [13-10]

Heat level series at 2-2 after game 4 win



OKC - 32 29 28 29 118
MIA - 34 27 33 38 132

Player of the Game: Dwyane Wade


OKC _______ MIA
49-96 - FGM/A - 56-98
7-20- 3PTM/A - 5-14
13-14 - FTM/A - 15-20
35 - Rebounds - 42
32 - Assists - 30
7 - Blocks - 3
5 - Steals - 6
14 - Turnovers - 12
12 - Fouls - 7


Top Scorers
Chris Bosh - 36
Jeff Green - 31
LeBron James - 28
Dwyane Wade - 26
Kevin Durant - 26
OJ Mayo - 19
Mike Miller - 18

Assists
Dwyane Wade - 14
LeBron James - 10
OJ Mayo - 9
Russell Westbrook - 8

Rebounds
Chris Bosh - 17
Joel Anthony - 10
Erick Dampier - 8
Jeff Green - 8
Zydrunas Ilgauskas - 7
Serge Ibaka - 5

Video Highlights
Moon takes advantage of his playing time and sinks a three.

[Phil89]

??/6/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [14-3] vs Miami Heat [14-10]

Durant stars as Thunder steal win in game 5



OKC - 37 25 24 43 129
MIA - 25 35 37 27 124

Player of the Game: LeBron James


OKC _______ MIA
54-93 - FGM/A - 53-103
6-17- 3PTM/A - 7-16
15-16 - FTM/A - 11-14
34 - Rebounds - 40
30 - Assists - 27
5 - Blocks - 7
7 - Steals - 6
11 - Turnovers - 14
9 - Fouls - 13


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 42
Dwyane Wade - 39
LeBron James - 32
OJ Mayo - 25
Chris Bosh - 22
Jeff Green - 21
Shannon Brown - 19
Mike Miller - 16
Russell Westbrook - 12

Assists
LeBron James - 11
Russell Westbrook - 8
Jeff Green - 6
Dwyane Wade - 6
Mike Miller - 5

Rebounds
Jeff Green - 9
Zydrunas Ilgauskas - 9
Chris Bosh - 9
LeBron James - 7
Erick Dampier - 7
Mike Miler - 6
Joel Anthony - 5
Kevin Durant - 5
OJ Mayo - 5

Video Highlights
Brown picks up the loose ball and sinks a three.

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Durant had 17 points in the first quarter. (8-8 FGA/M, 1-1 3PTA/M)

[Radioman]

This turns out to be a great series

Good luck for the last Game(s)

[Andrew]

Agreed, seems like it will be a fitting conclusion to a great season. Game 4 sounds like a tough one, looks like they just shot the lights out and that advantage at the free throw line didn't help matters either. Great fourth quarter effort to win the pivotal Game 5 though, at least you get to close out the series on your home floor.

[Phil89]

This turns out to be a great series

Good luck for the last Game(s)

It's exactly what I was expecting. Every game is high scoring and very close.

Agreed, seems like it will be a fitting conclusion to a great season. Game 4 sounds like a tough one, looks like they just shot the lights out and that advantage at the free throw line didn't help matters either. Great fourth quarter effort to win the pivotal Game 5 though, at least you get to close out the series on your home floor.

After a great start I managed to throw away my lead and was 11 points down at the end of the third quarter. I thought it was going to another win for the home team. Luckily though I've had lots of experience with comeback wins and knew that I just had to make every shot count.

It'll be great to win it on my home court.

[Phil89]

??/6/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [15-3] vs Miami Heat [14-11]

Thunder are NBA Champions



OKC - 32 31 28 28 119
MIA - 33 31 22 30 116

Player of the Game: LeBron James


OKC _______ MIA
47-92 - FGM/A - 47-100
5-21- 3PTM/A - 5-21
20-23 - FTM/A - 17-20
32 - Rebounds - 46
26 - Assists - 25
12 - Blocks - 9
5 - Steals - 3
12 - Turnovers - 16
13 - Fouls - 13


Top Scorers
LeBron James - 37
Kevin Durant - 28
Jeff Green - 26
Mike Miller - 21
Dwyane Wade - 21
OJ Mayo - 20
Chris Bosh - 19
Udonis Haslem - 12
Nenad Krstic - 10

Assists
Dwyane Wade - 9
OJ Mayo - 8
LeBron James - 6
Jeff Green - 5
Russell Westbrook - 5
Chris Bosh - 4
Mike Miller - 4

Rebounds
Chris Bosh - 17
Udonis Haslem - 11
Jeff Green - 9
Zydrunas Ilgauskas - 6
Kevin Durant - 6
Erick Dampier - 5

Video Highlights
Green given way too much room by Bosh and makes him pay.


Dampier dunks over Haslem.

[Phil89]

2010 NBA Champions - Oklahoma City Thunder




Finals MVP: Kevin Durant
29.6 PPG - 4.9 RPG - 2.2 APG - 1.6 BPG - 2.2 SPG

Record: 16-3
1st Round - SAS - 4-0
Semi Finals - HOU - 4-1
West Finals - PHX - 4-0
NBA Finals - MIA - 4-2

[Andrew]

A fittingly close game to close out the series and clinch the championship. Congratulations!

A great season and Playoffs all around, right up there with your first Dynasty.

[Phil89]

Thanks, it was a great series. The win in Miami was crucial. The first 6 games of the season against the Heat were won by the home team.

Now, onto the off-season.

[Phil89]

20/6/10

What the Thunder will be looking for this off-season



Despite being the NBA Champions, Oklahoma City will still be looking to bolster their roster through free agency.
Their top priority will be re-signing all-star forward Jeff Green, who averaged almost a double-double a game last season.
If the Thunder play their cards right during this off-season, they could be set up to be contenders for the next decade.
They have a superstar scorer in Kevin Durant. A great secondary scorer in OJ Mayo and a ball handler in Russell Westbrook.
What they are lacking though is a physical presence in the post. A good rebounding big man is what they need.

There are a few players fitting this criteria that could potentially become available to the Thunder.
Such as Yao Ming, Marc Gasol, Al Horford, Joakim Noah, Tyson Chandler, DeAndre Jordan, Kendrick Perkins and Greg Oden.

Oklahoma City will also be looking to add some more scoring depth to their bench.
Shannon Brown was their main option off the bench last season. He averaged 8.5 PPG.

[Radioman]

Congratulation for the Title !

Great series and a great team, well earned Champion

Good Luck looking for a big man and maybe a lucky pick in the Draft.