Heat win championship with game 5 blowout

The Miami Heat claimed their 2nd championship in franchise history following a game 5 blowout of the Oklahoma City Thunder.  Miami won the game 121-106 and at one point had a 27 point lead.  The Heat opened the game with a barrage of three-pointers set up by Lebron James, one of the best passing forwards in the history of the NBA.  The Thunder repeatedly threw double teams in James' direction in hopes of slowing him down, however James made the correct play time after time, setting up spot up shooters with open looks.  Mike Miller was one of the primary beneficiaries of Lebron's exploitation of the Thunder's defensive scheme and knocked down 7 of his 8 three-point shot attempts.
James, who was awarded the NBA Finals MVP award, concluded his historic postseason with a triple double finishing the game with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists despite being hobbled by the cramps that forced him to leave game 4 early.  James averaged 30, 9 and 5 for this postseason, in which he showed off the post game that he had worked so hard to develop last summer.  Particularly in the Finals series, James attacked the basket with a ferocity that had been missing from his game in the Finals a year ago.  Rather than settling for jump shots, James took the ball into the paint play after play, either resulting in a high percentage shot for himself, a trip to the foul line where he is much improved, or an open look for a teammate when help defenders rotated his way.

Lebron James

Dwyane Wade, the 2006 Finals MVP won the second championship of his career, and scored 20 points in the title clinching game.  Chris Bosh, the final member of the Heat's big 3 scored 24 points in winning the first championship of his career.  James, Bosh and Wade, all members of the NBA draft class of 2003, signed contracts with the Heat in the summer of 2010 in the hopes of establishing the NBA's next dynasty.  After last summer's devastating loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals, the Heat's players rediscovered their love of basketball, blocked out all distractions and focused only on redeeming themselves and achieving their mission of winning a title.  During the trophy presentation ceremony James was asked about winning his first NBA championship.  He responded with the words "It's about damn time," capturing the thoughts of basketball fans everywhere, who had long been wondering when the world's best player would finally be coronated as a champion.
With the loss, the Thunder completed a remarkable season in which the team became among the elite organizations in the league.  The Thunder will return next season with the team's core intact and another season of experience to prepare the team to start its own dynasty.