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Heat defeats Thunder, 91-85 and take a 2-1 series
lead of the 2012 NBA Finals
Posted, June 18, 2012
 Miami
converted five of six free throws in the last 1:19
minutes to hack out a 91-85 victory that gave the Heat a
2-1 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals series.
Lebron James scored 29 points on
11 of 23 shooting from the field and hauling down 14
rebounds while, Dwayne Wade played an all-around
excellent game scoring 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7
assists.
The Thunder came within one
point, 86-85 on a jumper by Russell Westbrook with
1:30 left, capping a OKC 6-0 run.
But the final four OKC
possessions was unproductive, Kevin Durant missed a
jumper, Westbrook missed badly on a 3-point attempt,
Sefalosha made an inbound error and then Westbrook
missed a 3-point try again.
Durant finished with 25 points and Westbrook had 19
points. OKC guard James Harden stillstruggling
offensively, scoring 9 points on 2 of 10 shooting
from the field.
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