As those who frequent Welcome To Loud City should know by now, we are fully credentialed for the NBA Finals and we're making the best of it. After Game 2, I went into the locker room and asked Thunder guard Royal Ivey a few questions.
The Heat evened the Finals series against the Thunder, winning 100-96.
Game 2 recap and analysis.
We head into Game 2 tonight with the only thing that should matter at this point: OKC must protect home court.
The good folks at the NBA.com production house put together this fantastic montage of Game 1. Give it a look (or two) before we settle in for tonight's battle in Game 2.
During today's practice I sat down with Ronny Turiaf, a quality backup bigman for the Miami Heat. He hasn't seen time so far this series, but he was a key contributor during the regular season.
The 2012 NBA Finals Game 1 is in the books and the Thunder have the early 1-0 lead.
Wow, what a beginning to this 2012 Finals series.
Since we know that Game 1 is typically the 'feeling things out' stage of a series and seldom does its unfolding feature meaningful predictions for what is to come, here are 5 thoughts that I have and will think on with interest:
Thunder coach Scott Brooks joined Dan Patrick's radio show (with SI's Chris Mannix filling in) to talk about his expectations for these 2012 Finals.
