Clockwise from top left: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Dwyane Wade and Scott Brooks are among some of the more visible faces in the NBA Finals. (File) (June 16, 2012) |
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  When/Where: 8 p.m., AmericanAirlines Arena.
 Tickets: Log on to HEAT.com and click the ticket banner or call 1-800-4NBA-TIX.
  TV: ABC. Radio: WAXY (790-AM), WEFL (760-AM), WQBA (1140-AM, Spanish).
  Scouting report: Since the NBA Finals moved to the 2-3-2 format in 1985, this is the 13th time teams have split the first two games . . . In NBA Finals series tied 1-1, the Game 3 winner has won the series 85.3 percent of the time . . . In never trailing in Thursday's 100-96 Game 2 victory in Oklahoma City, the Heat became the first team to do so in a Finals game since the Spurs in the second game of the 2005 Finals against the Pistons . . . Heat forward LeBron James has scored 30 or more in five consecutive games, breaking Dwyane Wade's franchise record of four consecutive games in 2006, all during the Finals against Dallas. It also matches the longest such playoff streak of James' career, set with the Cavaliers in 2009, all in the Eastern Conference finals against the Magic . . . James' 12 of 12 from the foul line in Game 2 was one off his best perfect postseason mark from the line, a 13 of 13 for the Heat against the Bulls in Game 4 last season's Eastern Conference finals. The NBA record is 15 of 15 by the Trail Blazers' Terry Porter against the Pistons in 1990 . . . Thunder forward Kevin Durant has eight 30-point games this postseason, including in each of the first two games of this series . . . Heat forward Shane Battier has scored 17 points in each of the first two games of this series. His career playoff high is 23 for the Rockets against the Lakers in 2001 . . . Chris Bosh's 15 rebounds in Game 2 were a career playoff high for the Heat power forward . . . Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka had five blocked shots in Game 2, after going without a block for the first time this postseason in Game 1 . . . Guard Eric Maynor (knee) is out for the Thunder. The Heat report no injuries.
  Off the court: Anthem by Julie Dale. T-shirt giveaway.
 -- Ira Winderman
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