Miami Heat small forward LeBron James moves with the ball as Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook (0) defends during the first half at Game 1 of the NBA finals basketball series, Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)NAVARRE, FLA. — The 5-at-10 woke up this morning and realized we were half right and 100 percent wrong about Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Then we realized we were at the beach and all is well.
We thought the Heat would sneak into OKC and steal Game 1 (a prediction that looked clairvoyant for two quarters) and Russell Westbrook would struggle (hard to remember a non-Mayan prediction more off base).
OK, here’s what we know:
Neither team is going to be able to win without at least A-minus stuff, and that’s an excellent thing for those of us watching this series;
The Heatles are average as a jump-shooting team and elite when LeBron and Dwyane attack the rim — maybe sometime before these Finals are over Erik Estrada’s less-talented step brother will realize it;