'11-12 Predictions: NBA Champ

Originally Published: December 23, 2011

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Victor Baldizon/Getty ImagesThings are looking up for LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Which superstar will get his first ring?

NBA CHAMPION

Miami Heat Marc Stein ESPN.com	Miami Heat J.A. Adande ESPN.com	Miami Heat John Hollinger ESPN.com	Miami Heat Chris Broussard ESPN The Mag	Miami Heat Chad Ford ESPN.com
Miami Heat Chris Palmer ESPN The Mag	Miami Heat Michael Wallace ESPN.com	Miami Heat Brian Windhorst ESPN.com	Miami Heat Jalen Rose ESPN	Chicago Bulls Larry Coon ESPN.com
Miami Heat Henry Abbott TrueHoop	Miami Heat Kevin Arnovitz TrueHoop	Miami Heat Scoop Jackson ESPN.com P2	Miami Heat Justin Verrier ESPN.com	Miami Heat David Thorpe Scouts Inc.
Miami Heat Maurice Brooks ESPN.com	Miami Heat Keith Lipscomb ESPN Fantasy	Miami Heat Chris Ramsay ESPN.com	OKC Thunder Tim MacMahon ESPN Dallas	Miami Heat D. McMenamin ESPN LA
Miami Heat Tom Haberstroh ESPN.com	Chicago Bulls Zach Harper Daily Dime Live	Miami Heat R. Shelburne ESPN LA	Miami Heat Chris Forsberg ESPN Boston	Miami Heat Nick Friedell ESPN Chicago
Chicago Bulls Jon Barry ESPN	OKC Thunder Tim Legler ESPN	Miami Heat Jeff Caplan ESPN Dallas	Miami Heat A. Kamenetzky ESPN LA	Miami Heat B. Kamenetzky ESPN LA
Results: Miami Heat (25), Chicago Bulls (3), Oklahoma City Thunder (2).

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I'll be in studio with @Friedo790 between 6:30-7:30 ET tonight talking Heat-Celtics over at 790 the Ticket.
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In today's 5-on-5, previewing the Western Conference finals - http://t.co/nj9enVtr
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JustinVerrier Justin Verrier
Living life to the fullest. I.e., eating lots of sandwiches.
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johnhollinger John Hollinger
Though less lost than '81 KC Kings @Slotter That 1981 rockets team is like the lost rockets team. everyone forgets they went to the finals
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johnhollinger John Hollinger
This too. RT @AdamSpolane Road team won 13 of the Rockets 22 playoff games in 1995
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johnhollinger John Hollinger
Fact I unearthed while researching something else: The 1981 Rockets played 21 playoff games. The road team won 13 of them.
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WallaceNBA_ESPN Michael Wallace
Wade said Heat-Celtics will be a 'no-excuse' series. When told Cs won't have Avery and Ray's reeling, Wade said, "We don't have Chris"
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tomhaberstroh Tom Haberstroh
Will we see a bunch of LeBron-Wade PnRs to avoid KG? Put it this way: Spo abruptly ended questioning after I asked him.
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tomhaberstroh Tom Haberstroh
Heat's video guys didn't sleep last night, cutting video of 2 teams. Spo scoffed at it. Once prepped tape for 5 teams in one night for SVG.
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LeBron on facing Celtics: "I wouldn't have it no other way. No matter where I go, I (seem to) find a way to play Boston in playoffs."
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