The rivalry between James and Durant was only eclipsed by the rivalry between James and Stephen Curry in later years, but the 2012 NBA Finals, which was only four games, had several Hall of Famers ...

“2012 wcf, spurs…against a team who won like 20 games n a row or some s**t. Down 0-2, won 4 straight games to go to the finals…legendary series imo, especially that game 6,” Durant wrote.

That includes the Thunder's run to the 2012 NBA Finals run. Durant's post on X in ... 5.9 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game. Perkins' career averages are 5.4, 5.8 and 1.2 in those categories.

Thursday’s matchup was Dallas’ first visit to Boston since Game 5 of last season’s NBA Finals, which the Celtics won to clinch their first NBA championship since 2008. The Mavs lost all ...