Durant scored 17 of his 36 points in another nightmarish final period for James and his team, a storm that overwhelmed the fire, and the 1105-94 Oklahoma City Game1 victory over Miami on Tuesday night.
Teaming Russell Westbrook to outscore the Heat in the second half of their own, Durant was first struck in the head-to-head matchup James, who has seven points in the fourth quarter, and was helpless to stop a three-time league scoring champion.
Westbrook turned a poor-shooting start to finish, 27 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in the Thunder, encoding a strong finish in the third period gave the Thunder a good leader.
Durant took over from there.
Scoring in almost every way possible, Durant finished 12 of 20 from the field and added eight rebounds. He and Westbrook outscored the Heat 41-40 over the last two periods, shows that maybe this time will be a criminal offense to win championships.
James 30 points out, most all of his 11 finals games, but only one basket in the first 8:15 of the fourth, when the Thunder took control of the game that all towed, but the last few seconds of the first three quarters .
James averaged just three points in the fourth quarter, the Heat six-game loss at Dallas last year, taking all the heat in the Miami final error. He was a good, Durant was just right.
Game 2 on Thursday night in Oklahoma City.
Dwyane Wade had 19 points, but shot just 7 of 19 of the Heat, and Shane Battier provided some rare offense by scoring 17 points, and this is the high season.
Coming to the end of a small lineup in the third quarter, the Thunder improved to 9-0 at home season. Defensive ace Thabo Sefolosha helped defend during the return of James Thunder, Durant reducing the burden, so he could concentrate on scoring.
And now, nobody does it better.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said his team, pushed seven games against Boston in a grueling conference finals the Heat finally won on Saturday, but this quick turnaround time. But he ran out of gas against the young Thunder, the main players in all 23 and younger, and it looks like if they could keep playing every night.
James and Wade both bent over, hands on his knee during a stop in about seven minutes left. Durant kept pouring it, racing down the court, to throw off a fast break dunk and added a 3-pointer that pushed to 87-81, 1-2 six minutes left.
The Heat got four points, but hit two quick baskets Durant and Westbrook is a 10-point lead in a 3:35 to go.
Even the rapid rise toward the top of the Thunder, who started 3-29 in 2008-09, in the first season after moving from Seattle. Fans are clearly included in the final 'arrival in Oklahoma City, where cars, buildings and even dyed her hair fans seemed to be in some way, or orange or blue.
Fans standing until the first basket of the Thunder did not have to wait very long baseline jumper Durant split in 70 seconds he created the first three shots, including two 3-pointer, but his teammates missed the first six attempts of an early hole.
Durant made sure that they were fine in the end.
Both superstars tried to downplay individual matchup, insisting the team had Durant and James insists that he does not care about the argument for best player in the game.
It was James' support to enhance the cast more to start, the Heat hitting five of six 3-point attempt jumped a 29 to 22 people after one quarter. Chris Bosh Spoelstra to keep a reserve, the role of going back to nine games in the absence of tense abdominal muscle. wise decision, because Battier hit his first three 3-point attempts in the opening minutes spark strong start in Miami.
Durant took only one shot in the second quarter, and it was not until nine minutes had elapsed. By then, leading the Heat built as large as 13 points, keeping in or near double digits most of the period preceding the Thunder cut to 54-47 at half time.
The blue sea looked like a scene from the court last year in Dallas, where James struggled so badly, if you care about most.
Teaming Russell Westbrook to outscore the Heat in the second half of their own, Durant was first struck in the head-to-head matchup James, who has seven points in the fourth quarter, and was helpless to stop a three-time league scoring champion.
Westbrook turned a poor-shooting start to finish, 27 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in the Thunder, encoding a strong finish in the third period gave the Thunder a good leader.
Durant took over from there.
Scoring in almost every way possible, Durant finished 12 of 20 from the field and added eight rebounds. He and Westbrook outscored the Heat 41-40 over the last two periods, shows that maybe this time will be a criminal offense to win championships.
James 30 points out, most all of his 11 finals games, but only one basket in the first 8:15 of the fourth, when the Thunder took control of the game that all towed, but the last few seconds of the first three quarters .
James averaged just three points in the fourth quarter, the Heat six-game loss at Dallas last year, taking all the heat in the Miami final error. He was a good, Durant was just right.
Game 2 on Thursday night in Oklahoma City.
Dwyane Wade had 19 points, but shot just 7 of 19 of the Heat, and Shane Battier provided some rare offense by scoring 17 points, and this is the high season.
Coming to the end of a small lineup in the third quarter, the Thunder improved to 9-0 at home season. Defensive ace Thabo Sefolosha helped defend during the return of James Thunder, Durant reducing the burden, so he could concentrate on scoring.
And now, nobody does it better.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said his team, pushed seven games against Boston in a grueling conference finals the Heat finally won on Saturday, but this quick turnaround time. But he ran out of gas against the young Thunder, the main players in all 23 and younger, and it looks like if they could keep playing every night.
James and Wade both bent over, hands on his knee during a stop in about seven minutes left. Durant kept pouring it, racing down the court, to throw off a fast break dunk and added a 3-pointer that pushed to 87-81, 1-2 six minutes left.
The Heat got four points, but hit two quick baskets Durant and Westbrook is a 10-point lead in a 3:35 to go.
Even the rapid rise toward the top of the Thunder, who started 3-29 in 2008-09, in the first season after moving from Seattle. Fans are clearly included in the final 'arrival in Oklahoma City, where cars, buildings and even dyed her hair fans seemed to be in some way, or orange or blue.
Fans standing until the first basket of the Thunder did not have to wait very long baseline jumper Durant split in 70 seconds he created the first three shots, including two 3-pointer, but his teammates missed the first six attempts of an early hole.
Durant made sure that they were fine in the end.
Both superstars tried to downplay individual matchup, insisting the team had Durant and James insists that he does not care about the argument for best player in the game.
It was James' support to enhance the cast more to start, the Heat hitting five of six 3-point attempt jumped a 29 to 22 people after one quarter. Chris Bosh Spoelstra to keep a reserve, the role of going back to nine games in the absence of tense abdominal muscle. wise decision, because Battier hit his first three 3-point attempts in the opening minutes spark strong start in Miami.
Durant took only one shot in the second quarter, and it was not until nine minutes had elapsed. By then, leading the Heat built as large as 13 points, keeping in or near double digits most of the period preceding the Thunder cut to 54-47 at half time.
The blue sea looked like a scene from the court last year in Dallas, where James struggled so badly, if you care about most.
