Kevin Durant and the Thunder win game 1 of the NBA Finals

Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder proved that despite their youth and inexperience they were prepared to play on basketball's biggest, and defeated the Miami Heat 105-94 in game 1 of the NBA Finals.  Durant was once again sensational, leading all scorers with 36 points on 60% field goal shooting, including a remarkable 17 points in the decisive 4th quarter.
The Heat raced out to a 13 point lead in the 2nd quarter behind 5 first quarter three-pointers by Mario Chalmers and Shane Battier, who did an excellent job spreading the floor for Miami in the first half.  Miami entered halftime with a 7 point lead on very efficient shooting.
In the second half the Thunder played much more aggressive and tenacious defense, refusing to give Miami the same open looks it had in the first half.  By the end of the 3rd quarter the Thunder took its first lead of the game, which the team never relinquished.  After being guarded by Durant for the majority of the first three quarters, Lebron James, who had an NBA Finals career high 30 points, made only two 4th quarter field goals while being guarded by Thabo Sefolosha, one of the NBA's top perimeter defenders.  Durant and Russell Westbrook alone amazingly combined to outscore the Heat in the 2nd half 41-40.  Westbrook fell 2 rebounds shy of a triple-double, finishing with 27 points and 11 assists.
The Thunder were able to limit themselves to only 10 turnovers in the game, which proved crucial in limiting Miami's unstoppable transition offense, and allowed OKC to outscore the Heat 24-4 on the fast break.  In the 2nd half James received little help from his teammates.  In order to compensate for OKC's advantage in talent and depth, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have to play better in the next few games and be more aggressive offensively.  Game 2 will be played in Oklahoma City on Thursday night.