Heat vs. Thunder LIVE SCORE Updates: LeBron James, Kevin Durant Battle In NBA Finals Game 1

LIVE: Heat vs. Thunder

The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder arrived at Game 1 of the 2012 NBA Finals by different roads. But each team's trip was fueled by the talents of a core of superstars. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were united in South Beach by way of free-agent dealings and public courtships while the Thunder core of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden's beard was constructed behind closed doors and on NBA Draft nights.

Despite origin stories as different as Superman and Spiderman, these two teams are set to open a superstar showdown in Game 1 in Oklahoma City.

2012 NBA FINALS
Game 1
Miami Heat
vs
Oklahoma City Thunder
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
9:00 p.m. EST
June 12, 2012

The Thunder has yet to drop a game in front of its rapturous fans but the Heat have quieted its share of hostile crowds ever since "The Decision." Having been defeated by the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals last year, the South Beach Superfriends return with a been-there-(not)-won that focus that perhaps their opponents will be lacking. James, in particular, has played with an urgency that he has often been criticized for lacking in big moments.

Will LeBron deliver another dominant performance? Can Durant match him even if he does? Does anyone in a Heat uniform have the ability to stick with Westbrook? Is it Thabo Sefolosha or Shane Battier who will come up with the key stop? Which team's "Big 3" will come up largest?

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