NBA Finals: Thunder Report Card

Rotations: C. Scotty Brooks pulled out all the stops, never substituting Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook until surrendering in the fourth quarter. Good move, since there was nothing to rest them for. But Brooks again forgot about Thabo Sefolosha, his best defender. Thabo picked up two fouls in the first six minutes and didn't return until the third quarter. When Sefolosha went to the bench in the first quarter, the Heat led 14-10 and had made four of nine shots. The rest of the half, Miami made 18 of 31 shots. Thabo played just the first 3:41 of the third quarter, during which the Heat made four of seven shots. But after Sefolosha went to the bench, the Heat scored 26 points in the final seven minutes of the quarter. The Thunder's best defender played less than 10 minutes. Derek Fisher played three times as much.

Kevin Durant: C. Durant, like always, shot well (13 of 24), and his 11 rebounds were superb. But Durant had seven turnovers and generally played sloppy with the ball. His sluggish start helped set the wrong tone for the Thunder.

Russell Westbrook: C. Westbrook's golden touch from Game 4 left him. He couldn't get much to drop and finished 4-of-20 shooting. Westbrook shot too many 3-pointers (0-for-5) and was 3-for-17 for the series on treys. But Westbrook's floor game wasn't awful; he had six assists and only two turnovers on a chaotic night.

James Harden: D. Harden finally ended his slump — in the fourth quarter, while the Heat coronation had begun. Through three quarters, Harden had made just one of six shots, making him 5-for-26 in the three Miami games. The Thunder needs much more than that from Harden. In the fourth quarter, Harden made four of five shots and finished with 19 points. Too little too late.