AF1: 2014 NBA FINALS GAME 7 PREVIEW (Heat vs. Kings)

[Grandmama Johnson]

2014 NBA FINALS
MIAMI HEAT vs. SACRAMENTO KINGS
GAME 7 PREVIEW


WINNER TAKES ALL: Evan Turner attempts to deny LeBron James the ball (left), while King James sizes up Tyreke Evans (right)

For the fourth time in five years, the NBA championship will be decided in a decisive Game 7. With Miami’s 114-101 victory in Game 6, the Heat and Kings are set for a winner-take-all game to crown a new champion.

“This is what we play for,” Dwyane Wade said, who will lead his Heat into battle. “I’m 32, so you never know how many more chances you’re gonna get to play in a game of this magnitude.”

Home court advantage has been the story of this year’s series, as neither teams has been able to win a game on the road. Miami opened the series with two wins, each by over 15 points. Then, the series shifted to Sacramento, where the Kings struck back with three consecutive victories. After winning a close, 103-100, contest in Game 3, the Kings blew out Miami by 48 in Game 4. Sacramento took that momentum into Game 5, winning 111-101 and taking a 3-2 series lead.

Fighting for their playoff lives, the Heat came up big in Miami and won Game 6, 114-101. The win sets up a fantastic conclusion to a competitive series, live tonight from South Beach.

“We’re so close,” Kings star Evan Turner said in anticipation of Game 7. “Right now, it’s a best-of-one series.”

SERIES RECAP
Game 1: MIA 126-103 SAC
Bosh’s 36 powers Game 1 Win
Chris Bosh (MIA): 36 pts, 11 reb
Dwyane Wade (MIA) 33 pts, 5 reb
Evan Turner (SAC): 25 pts

Game 2: MIA 100-82 SAC
LeBron Drops 40, Heat Up 2-0
LeBron James (MIA): 40 pts, 8 reb, 9 ast, 5 stl
Dwyane Wade (MIA): 26 pts

Game 3: SAC 103-100 MIA
Kings Ride Tyreke, Edge Miami
Tyreke Evans (SAC): 38 pts
LeBron James (MIA): 39 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl

Game 4: SAC 130-82 MIA
Kings Even Up Series, 48-Point Blowout
Evan Turner (SAC): 32 pts, 10 reb, 8 ast
LeBron James (MIA): 32 pts

Game 5: SAC 111-101 MIA
Unsung Heroes Make Difference, Kings Up 3-2
Nate Robinson (SAC): 23 pts
Demarcus Cousins (SAC): 18 pts, 15 reb
Chris Bosh (MIA): 27 pts, 6 reb

Game 6: MIA 114-101 SAC
Heat Force Game 7
Dwyane Wade (MIA): 25 pts
Tyreke Evans (SAC): 28 pts

Game 7: TONIGHT @ MIA

[Nutellar]

What a great series

Awesome jop the Kings stroke back after 2 losses in Miami. Especially that 4th Game was huge.

Now lets see who takes it all.

[Cruzerr]

Kings !!! This series is mindblowing.

[kibaxx7]

I won't have any issues if the Heat win, but it would be really nice to see that young Kings squad get the trophy.

[Bucket]

Another 7 game finals
Kings will win

[Houndy]

Miami will win, the Big 3 are hungry

[Axel The Great]

Wow. What a Game 4 massacre. I hope the Kings win a championship at last; they were robbed of a championship in the '02 WCF.