Thunder Can Take The Heat! (No Need To Get Out Of The Kitchen!)

They had the league's youngest scoring leader. They had a high-scoring, high-flying PG. But when it came to thwarting the Miami Heat, the Oklahoma City Thunder did it with defense.

They held the Heat to a 29%FG after halftime and 38% FG for the entire game. The Heat's Big Three all played reasonably well but it wasn't good enough to derail Durant and Westbrook.

While Durant and Westbrook had their way on offense, Ibaka, Sefolosha and Perkins made life in the paint and around the rim very difficult for the Heat.

The full ESPN story, here.