NBA FINALS REVIEW



OKC Wins in Seven Games

This series was everything we could have hoped for... As fans of the Great Game of Basketball, these last two weeks were truly special... Lets take a look back at how the games played out and relive some of the great moments in the 2014 NBA Finals...

PHI @ OKC - Game 1: 110-108 - OKC (1-0)

Sixers were ready for the challenge in this one and PF Thad Young came to play as well scoring 26 points, and pulling down 8 rebounds... Even Turner put in his usual stat stuffing night scoring 21 points, grabing 7 bouts and dropping 6 dimes... Jrue Holiday pitched in 20 points and 10 assists along with 3 steals, however, the story of the game, until the buzzer beater (we'll get to that in a second) was Russell Westrbook who went completely bananas in Game 1... Westbrook scored 50 points, grabbing 7 rebounds and dropping 4 assists and just dominated Jrue Holiday on the Offensive end of the floor... Kevin Durant added 30 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, oh yeah, and the Game winner at the Buzzer to give OKC the 1-0 lead in the series.

PHI @ OKC - Game 2: 89-85 - OKC (2-0)

Another nail bitter, another win for Russell Westbrook and the Thunder... Evan Turner was in Kevin Durant's grill all game long and Durant struggled, only shooting 8/23 from the field and only scoring 16 points, but, as he's done all post-season, Russell Westrbook picked up the slack and put in work... 28 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists to lead OKC to the victory and the 2-0 series lead... Serge Ibaka had a big hand in the win as well, scoring 16 points, hauling down 11 rebounds and blocking 4 shots..

OKC @ PHI - Game 3: 121-111 - PHI (1-2)

In Game 3, the Sixers knew it was a must win as they couldn't go down 3-0 in the Series... The home crowd was fired up and the team fed off that energy and came away with the win... Andrew Bynum finally started to establish himself in the low post, and he put in 30 points and 6 rebounds... Manu Ginobili nearly had himself a triple double with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists... Russell Westbrook did all he could to keep his team in the game, scoring a game high 40 points, grabbing 6 rebounds and dropping 11 dimes, but, it wasn't ment to be on this night and the Sixers prevailed...

OKC @ PHI - Game 4: 115-113 PHI (2-2)

Game 4, In Philly was a track meet as both teams put up points in bunches... The final score tells the whole story as neither team really played much defense and you could tell from early on, that the team which had the ball last would have a chance to win... The Sixers, had the ball last, and, PG Jrue Holiday delivered the game winner with just 0.6 seconds... For the game, Holiday scored 35 points, nabbed 11 rebounds and dropped 9 assists as he controlled the game from start to finish... Bynum pitched in with his 2nd big game, 29 points and 9 boards... Westbrook and Durant had good nights, 33 points, 10 boards and 9 assists for Durant, 32 points, 1 board, 14 assists for Westbrook, but, it wasn't enough to get the Win and the Sixers tied the Series at 2-2...

OKC @ PHI - Game 5: 103-84 OKC (3-2)

Shots just weren't dropping for the Sixers in Game 5, and, the game wasn't really close... Westbrook and Durant controlled the game, scoring a combined 50 points, with 18 rebounds and 15 assists, while Serge Ibaka had himself a ball game with 17 points, 9 boards and 9 blocks... The win gives the Thunder the 3-2 Series lead as the travel back home to OKC for Game 6 and possibly game 7...

PHI @ OKC - Game 6: 111-110 - PHI (3-3)

Jrue Holiday did it again, in a back and forth game, Holiday once again came through in the clutch, hitting a huge shot in the closing seconds of the 4th quarter to give the Sixers the lead... Kevin Durant had a chance on the other end, a 35 foot prayer to win the NBA Championship, rimmed out, and we head to Game 7!... This game was an instant classic, it was like two heavyweight boxers throwing haymaker after haymaker with neither of them backing down... Durant put in 44 points, with 7 rebounds, Westbrook pitched in 33 points and 14 assists but OKC fell short... Adnrew Bynum led the Sixers with 29 points and 7 rebounds and of course Holiday did his thing with 18 points, 14 assists an the game winning bucket...

Before the series started, we were all hoping for a long, Seven Game Series, and that's exactly what we've gotten... This should be a good one

PHI @ OKC - Game 7: 93-90 OKC (4-3)

Ladies and gentlemen, I can't even put into words what I've just seen... The Thunder and the Sixers just completed, in my opinion, the greatest and most entertaining NBA Finals Series of all time... In Game 7, the Thunder prevailed as Kevin Durant would take that next step into the realm of the NBA's "Super Elite" Players... The only thing missing from Durant's trophy room was an NBA Championship, and, in Game 7 he filled that void with one of the most clutch performances you'll ever see... Durant torched the Sixers to the tune of 45 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists... That game puts him in the discussion for greatest NBA Finals Performance Ever... He simply would not allow his team to lose and he singlehandedly answered every run that the Sixers made during the game...

Congratulations to the OKC Thunder, your 2013/14 NBA Champions!


NBA Finals MVP
Kevin Durant


28.7 points - 10.5 rebounds - 5.9 assists
1.3 steals - 1.8 blocks
.454% FG - .395 3pt% - 43.6 Minutes per game

Stay tuned as I will start to update you all on the happenings around the League during the Off-Season which is quickly approaching...