 Miami's LeBron James, left, posts up on Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant during Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. (Ronald Martinez / Getty Images / June 14, 2012) |
June 14, 2012, 8:06 p.m.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Miami Heat still led Oklahoma City through three quarters, 78-67, in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were pushing the Heat, trying to even up the series at one game each. James had 26 points going into the fourth quarter and Wade had 17 points, five rebounds and four assists Thursday at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The Thunder is 9-0 at home in the playoffs, though that might change.
The Thunder blamed nerves for a slow start in Game 1 but the culprit was much easier to target in Game 2. Oklahoma City missed a boatload of shots as the Heat breezed to a 55-43 halftime lead.
Neither Westbrook nor Durant found his shot in the first half and the Thunder trailed by as many as 17. Westbrook had nine points on two-for-10 shooting. Durant had six points on three-for-nine shooting. The Thunder shot 34.1% in the half.
Oklahoma City missed 11 of its first 12 shots and Westbrook missed his first six.
How bad was Oklahoma City in the beginning? Miami led, 18-2, until James Harden hit a three-pointer with 4:34 left in the first quarter.
The Heat looked fluid throughout the first 24 minutes. James had 14 points and Wade had 13 points.
Chris Bosh started for the first time since an abdominal strain sidelined him more than a month ago. He had 10 points and 10 rebounds by halftime.
Harden was the only Thunder player to find anything consistent in thr first half, scoring 17 points.
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