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Starring the Oklahoma City Thunder as they scratch first against the Miami Heat in their first Finals appearance
- Los Angeles Lakers consultant Ettore Messina to coach CSKA Moscow - ESPN Los Angeles
- NBA commissioner David Stern discusses flopping, instant replay, Olympics - ESPN
- Kevin Durant seizes Finals moment, Game 1 victory over LeBron James - Yahoo! Sports
- Injured or not, Dwyane Wade will need to carry bigger load for Heat in NBA Finals after loss - Yahoo! Sports
- Durant admits he, Thunder were nervous before Game 1 | ProBasketballTalk
- Coach Scott Brooks, veteran Derek Fisher guide Oklahoma City Thunder – USATODAY.com
- NBA Finals Roundtable: Analyzing top storylines in Heat-Thunder - NBA - SI.com
- U.S. women's hoops coach Auriemma sued for employment discrimination - CBSSports
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Lakers News
- 2011-12 Injury Report " Lakers Blog
- A purple and gold guide to rooting in the Finals - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Lakers consultant Ettore Messina to coach CSKA Moscow - ESPN Los Angeles
- SLAM ONLINE | " Kobe VII, LeBron 9 Low ‘USA’ Release This Week (KICKS)
- Lakers vs. Thunder: Top 10 Western Conference Semi-Finals Images | Lakers Nation
- Kobe Bryant will play H-O-R-S-E for charity for just $22,322.22, if you’ve got the change | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo! Sports
- Lakers-Celtics: Time To Rebuild The Rivalry - Lake Show Life
The Finals
- LeBron James' bid to win first title among top NBA Finals stories - Paul Forrester - SI.com
- LeBron James, Kevin Durant set for showdown in NBA Finals - Ian Thomsen - SI.com
- With Poise and Power, Thunder Rally in N.B.A. Finals Opener - NYTimes.com
- Thunder vs. Heat | The Finals | 2012 NBA Playoffs | NBA.com
- Kevin Durant turned on the heat to close out Miami | ProBasketballTalk
- Thunder storm back, rally to win Game 1 - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- Miami Heat vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Recap - June 12, 2012 - ESPN
- Heat-Thunder Game 1: Who has been here before? Poised OKC pulls away for win. | ProBasketballTalk
- Short Rotation Hurts Heat Late " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
- Sefolosha does double duty defense for OKC " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
- Dime Magazine: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook Destroy Miami In Game 1 Of The NBA Finals
- Thunder rally past Heat to win Game 1 - Yahoo! Sports
- Thunder seize Game 1 as Heat stars fade away in fourth quarter again - Lee Jenkins - SI.com
- Heat-Thunder Game 1: Miami didn’t choke; worse they were themselves | ProBasketballTalk
- Durant admits he, Thunder were nervous before Game 1 | ProBasketballTalk
- Almost 40 points, almost no drama - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- NBA Finals -- The Miami Heat face some hard truths - ESPN
- SLAM ONLINE | " Russell Westbrook Thinks Shane Battier Tried to ‘Punk’ Him
- Kevin Durant seizes Finals moment, Game 1 victory over LeBron James - Yahoo! Sports
- Injured or not, Dwyane Wade will need to carry bigger load for Heat in NBA Finals after loss - Yahoo! Sports
Other Links
- Coach Scott Brooks, veteran Derek Fisher guide Oklahoma City Thunder – USATODAY.com
- Derek Fisher is eager to win without the Lakers - The Orange County Register
- The Point Forward " Posts Big Three Celtics have left mark on NBA "
- Seattle fans are bitter that Oklahoma City Thunder in NBA Finals - Jerry Brewer - SI.com
- The Point Forward " Posts Tony Allen scouts the NBA Finals "
- NBA Finals Roundtable: Analyzing top storylines in Heat-Thunder - NBA - SI.com
- Magic narrow GM search to three candidates - Yahoo! Sports
- 4 years after move Seattle sees old team in Finals - Yahoo! Sports
- Perkins gets back to finals 2 years after injury - Yahoo! Sports
- The Miami face-mauling victim’s initial public statement? ‘Go Heat’ | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo! Sports
- Report: Sixers interviewing candidates to replace retiring president Rod Thorn - CBSSports.com
- Ainge has interest in re-signing members of Big 3 - CBSSports.com
- SLAM ONLINE | " Hakeem Olajuwon Rooting for LeBron James in NBA Finals
- SLAM ONLINE | " Isiah Thomas Heavily Criticized in Dream Team Documentary
- Dime Magazine: Blog Archive " We Reminisce: One Of The Best NBA Finals Game 1s Ever
- Dime Magazine: Blog Archive " Seattle’s (OKC) Top 5 NBA Finals Moments
- Dime Magazine: Blog Archive " Miami’s Top 5 NBA Finals Moments
- Drexler's Two Left Feet | NBA.com
- Fisher Took His Rings To OKC " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
- Isiah Thomas gets shredded in new Dream Team documentary | ProBasketballTalk
- 2012 NBA Finals -- Finals present Seattle fans worst nightmare - espnW
- Who's more clutch: LeBron or Durant? - Heat Index Blog - ESPN
- Longtime referee Greg Willard gets cancer diagnosis - ESPN
- NBA commissioner David Stern discusses flopping, instant replay, Olympics - ESPN
- NBA Playoffs -- Dirk Nowitzki sizes up Kevin Durant - ESPN
- Rick Reilly: LeBron versus Durant - ESPN
- A Seattle view: Harboring a grudge - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- NBA players' Twitter diary: Heat lose Gm 1 - Heat Index Blog - ESPN
- Report: Danny Ferry frontrunner for Sixers GM job | ProBasketballTalk
- Stern targets ‘trickery’ of floppers " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
- Relaxed LeBron James Has No Regrets About Missing Kobe Bryant In The Finals " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
- Wade Glad ‘Touch-And-Go’ Season Survived, Thrived Post-Lockout " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
- SLAM ONLINE | " LeBron James Promises Not Let Teammates Down Again in NBA Finals
- SLAM ONLINE | " Seattle Mayor Meets With David Stern In Hopes Of Bringing NBA Back to City
- Stern calls flopping 'trickery,' says lockout didn't kill NBA's cash cow - CBSSports.com
- SLAM ONLINE | " Ray Allen to Undergo Ankle Surgery on Wednesday
- U.S. women's hoops coach Auriemma sued for employment discrimination - CBSSports
- NBA PM: Did Rondo, Allen have strained relationship? | HOOPSWORLD
- Keeping Score: Reading Statistics Like Tea Leaves - NYTimes.com
- Finals Present Classic Clash of Offense vs. Defense - NYTimes.com
- N.B.A. Finals to Test Small-Market Thunder’s National Appeal - NYTimes.com