Friday, June 22, 2012

NBA Finals

  • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Even after losing in the NBA Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder returned home to a heroes welcome.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Superstar LeBron James finally has his NBA championship. The Miami Heat wrapped up the title Thursday night with a series clinching rout over the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was the one of the highest rated finals in years.
  • (NPR News)
  • To the highest rated NBA Finals since 2004 with an average 11.8 rating roughly 6 months later.
  • (Forbes)
  • MIAMI (AP) The NBA Finals have matched last years average television rating with one fewer game. The five games between the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder on ABC averaged a 10.1 rating, the same as the 2011 Heat-Mavericks series that went six games.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • In one game against the Boston Celtics in February, the Thunders Russell Westbrook dribbled the ball 645 times. In another game in March, Kevin Durant ran 3.34 miles during a double overtime game against the Timberwolves.
  • (Daily Oklahoman)
  • MIAMI -- Workout partners, NBA Finals foes and, in a few weeks, Olympic teammates.
  • (Pioneer Press)
  • MIAMI -- It might sound counterintuitive, even now, but if you wanted to preserve The Way Things Are in the NBA you had to want the Oklahoma City Thunder to lose to the Miami Heat in the Finals.
  • (ESPN)
  • The trio arranged to play for the Heat two years ago in a quest for championships, but fell short against the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals in their first season before finding the winning formula in the second.
  • (Not as easy as one-two-three for Miami Heat - Reuters India)
  • LeBron James won his first NBA title last night. It should have been the crowning moment of his career. He has won the leagues MVP three times. He has played in the NBA Finals three times. And when he finally won a title, he was the series MVP.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)

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