News from June 21. Mia 121, OKC 106 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 26 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, and 6 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mike Miller (Mia) had 23 points including 7-11 FG and 7-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points on 4-20 FG and 11-13 FT and 6 assists. James Harden (OKC) had 19 points and 5 assists. Mia shot 51.9% (40-77) FG and OKC shot 41.4% (36-87) FG. Miami takes the series 4-1 and are the 2012 NBA Champions. LeBron James was named as MVP for the Finals. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 SA (4) ____ 8 Uta (0) |_ 1 SA (4) __ _ 5 LAC (0) | 4 Mem (3) ___| |_ 1 San Antonio (2) _ 5 LAC (4) _ 2 Oklahoma City (4) | | | 2 OKC (4) ___ | | 7 Dal (0) |_ 2 OKC (4) __| | _ 3 LAL (1) | 3 LAL (4) ___| | 6 Den (3) |_ 2 Oklahoma City (1) _ 2 Miami (4) | 1 Chi (2) ___ | 8 Phi (4) |_ 8 Phi (3) __ | _ 4 Bos (4) | | 4 Bos (4) ___| | | 5 Atl (2) |_ 4 Boston (3) ________| _ 2 Miami (4) 2 Mia (4) ___ | 7 NY (1) |_ 2 Mia (4) __| _ 3 Ind (2) 3 Ind (4) ___| 6 Orl (1) Thus ends the 2011-12 season. As such, these NBA daily news reports will occur only when NBA news occurs. The NBA draft is June 28. Have a great summer! patricia ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html