May 28, 2012; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (left) laughs in front of Boston Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett (right) during the second half in game one of the Eastern Conference finals of the 2012 NBA playoffs at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-US PRESSWIRE
The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs both held serve and home court by winning their respective Game 1 matchups in the NBA conference finals.
The Spurs absorbed a strong effort from the Oklahoma City Thunder before taking over down the stretch to win running a way. Old friend Stephen Jackson came up big off the bench for the Spurs, playing some impressive defense and knocking down a three to help keep the fourth quarter run going for San Antonio.
Last night in Miami, the Heat used a familiar formula by taking over the game in the third quarter after the Boston Celtics rallied to tie the game at halftime. Like the Indiana Pacers before them, the Celtics were left frustrated and grumbling as LeBron James and Dwyane Wade rubbed the win in their noses. The C's are going to have to get more physical with the Heat and it sounds like they are well aware of that fact.
After the jump, check out some links of interest from around the NBA.
- LeBron James laughs at Celtics' theatrics during Heat's dominance in Game 1 - Yahoo! Sports
- Report: Charlotte Bobcats to interview Brian Shaw, Quin Snyder for head coach | SI Tracking Blog – Tracking MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, and NCAA On Twitter
- Defense powers Heat to Game 1 win - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- Thunder remain calm after blowing Game 1 lead to Spurs - NBA - SI.com
- San Antonio Spurs hold off Oklahoma City Thunder to take Game 1 - NBA News | FOX Sports on MSN
- Thunder remain calm after blowing Game 1 lead to Spurs - NBA - SI.com
- Stephen Jackson Has Given Himself A New Middle Name - From Our Editors - SBNation.com
- The long history of the James-Pierce rivalry - Heat Index Blog - ESPN
- 2012 NBA playoffs -- Miami Heat's Chris Bosh participates in drills, still 'out indefinitely' - ESPN
- Pace of NBA games makes center prospects tougher to judge | NBA.com
- Report: Knicks won’t look into free agent Allen Iverson | SI Tracking Blog – Tracking MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, and NCAA On Twitter
- Heat's Dwyane Wade back on track after doubting himself – USATODAY.com
- Video: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson remind you what everyone’s playing for | ProBasketballTalk
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