At Miami:
LeBron James (named series Most Valuable Player, shown here embracing teammate Dwyane Wade) registered a triple-double (26 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds) while Chris Bosh, Mike Miller, and Dwyane Wade added 24, 23, and 20 points respectively as the Miami Heat coasted to an NBA Finals game-five 121-106 home win on Thursday night over the Oklahoma City Thunder to win their second NBA title four games to one. On his third try, LeBron finally won his first ring.
Reuters photo by Mike Segar
At Miami:
LeBron James (that's him shown here) scored 26 points, dished out 12 assists, and grabbed nine rebounds while Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers each scored 25 as the Miami Heat overcame career-playoff high 43 points from Russell Westbrook and an additional 28 from Kevin Durant and defeated the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 104-98 on Tuesday in game four of the NBA Finals. The Heat, who now lead the series three games to one, can lock up their second NBA crown (and LeBron's first) with a home victory on Thursday night.
Sports Illustrated photo by John W. McDonough
At Miami:
LeBron James scored 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds while Dwyane Wade (shown here) added 25 (making nine of eleven free throws) as the Miami Heat overcame a ten-point second-half deficit and upended the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 91-85 in Sunday's third game of the NBA Finals, which Miami now leads two games to one. Game four is set for Tuesday night in Miami.
Getty Images photo
At Oklahoma City:
LeBron James (above) scored 32 points while Dwyane Wade added 24, Shane Battier 17, and Chris Bosh 16 as the Miami Heat held off an Oklahoma City Thunder fourth-quarter rally to take game two of the NBA Finals 100-96 and square the series at one game apiece and grab home-court advantage, offsetting 32 points from Kevin Durant, 27 from Russell Westbrook, and 21 off the bench from James Harden. The Heat will host the next three games in Miami, starting with game three on Sunday.
Landov photo by Robert Duyos
At Oklahoma City:
Kevin Durant scored 17 of his 36 points in the third quarter on Tuesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder came back from a seven-point halftime deficit and overtook the visiting Miami Heat 105-94 in the opening game of the NBA Finals. Russell Westbrook (pictured here) added 27 (to go with his 11 assists and eight rebounds) for the Thunder while LeBron James scored 30 to pace the Heat.
The series resumes Thursday night in Oklahoma City.
