2012 NBA Playoffs Expert Picks: NBA Finals

By John in Celtics, Featured, NBA, Now!, Opinion ⋅ June 12, 2012 at 10:21pm ⋅ Post a comment

Kevin Durant and LeBron James looks to be one of the most exciting match-ups in recent memory. (serebii.net)

The NBA Finals are here, and it’s an explosive match-up between two very powerful teams. Will Oklahoma City’s youth or Miami’s Big Three carry the day? That’s what we’re here to predict.

Overall, the Heat are predicted to come up short once again, once more denying LeBron James that elusive NBA title. It also looks to be a deep series, naturally, with everyone picking it to go at least six games. Even though Kevin Durant is OKC’s marquee player, others are getting votes for MVP as well, so look for the Thunder to mix things up.

Speaking of the MVP, that’s the newest scoring category, introduced for this final round. And in addition, all point values are doubled. That makes the series winner worth four points, while the number of games the series will last and the MVP of the series are worth two points each. In the event of a tie, whoever guesses closest to LeBron James’ point total over the whole series gets the edge.

So now that the ground rules are laid out, be sure to check below for the complete picks, and check back one the Finals are finished for the final standings.

	Name	Aryeh	Edward	John	Josh	Nick
Thunder vs Heat	Winner	Thunder	Heat	Thunder	Thunder	Thunder
	Series Length	7	7	6	6	6
	MVP	Serge Ibaka	LeBron James	Kevin Durant	Kevin Durant	Russell Westbrook
Tiebreaker	James Points	225	210	180	175	183
Total	Points	27	28	27	24	25