Miami Heat 27 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 15: NBA Finals 2012 - First Quarter Breakdown
The opening stages of Game-2, much like Game 1 saw the Miami Heat get off to a good start against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The impressive start to the game could be credited to the way Miami got back in transition.
They were excellent in the opening stages which enabled them to have a 27-15 lead after the opening quarter.
LeBron James led the way for Miami by racking up 8 points in the first period but the remaining two key figures in the team did not let him do the job alone. Dwyane Wade followed him up with 7 points and was also responsible for
dishing out 3 assists to go along with 3 rebounds after the first twelve minutes.
Chris Bosh was given a starting position for the first time since making a return from abdominal injury. He managed to register 4 points to his name and also had 3 boards in the period. Mike Miller was also able to score 2 points,
both from the free throw line.
The impressive long range shooting continued for Miami mainly due to Shane Battier`s exploits from beyond the arc. He went 2 of 3 from behind the three point line in the opening period to rack up 6 points.
On the other hand, OKC were let down by their conversion consistency from the start of the game. They missed their first five field goal attempts before Kevin Durant knock down a pull up jump shot to register his only points in
the period.
The only thing which kept the Thunder in the ball game was the performance from their leading bench scorer, James Harden who carried the scoring load in the opening period to finish with 10 points to his name.
Russell Westbrook was the only other scorer from the home team in the first period. He managed 3 points to go along with 1 assist but the struggles for OKC were prominent from a 5-of-20 shooting from the field.
Miami romped into the arena and scorched the Thunder with an 18-2 lead at the 4:51 mark. They looked set to run away with the game and had it not been for Harden’s resistance, Heat would have held a greater advantage.
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