Game 3 of the NBA Finals 2012 will take place in Miami on Sunday, June 17, 8:00 p.m. EST.
Although the Heat will play with home court advantage, experts don't expect that to make much of a difference.
Also, the momentum may seem to be shifting towards the Heat since one can claim that they finally figured things out against Durant, Westbrook and the Thunder, but again don't be so sure about that.
If anything changes in Game 3, an NBA.com writer says it'll be the "swimwear", since, how Fran Blinebury puts it, "You can go topless on South Beach."
In an article entitled "What do you expect to be different in Miami? Anything? Everything?" the NBA experts weigh in their opinions before a potentially series-changing Game 3.
Steve Aschburner believes that OKC will start the 1Q better than their slow performances in Game 1 and 2 while Miami's Miller and Haslem should be of better help as they step up their game, in Miami.
Fran Blinebury believes that very little should change despite the change in venue. He comments that it is possible for the Thunder to win two in Miami.
For Scott Howard-Cooper the change in location should change "nothing". Howard-Cooper predicts that the series will ultimately be determined in 7 games and that Game 3 "should be a continuation of the last two."
"There's no home-court advantage in this series," says Shaun Powell referring to that fact that both teams have shown enough strength to conquer great teams in road games. Powell believes that the game should go down to the last three to four possessions which is the same way John Schumman, another NBA expert sees it.
Schumman believes that Game 3 will resemble games 1 and 2 in that it'll be determined in the final minutes but predicts the series from here on to get more physical and "ugly".
These NBA experts still maintain their belief that the Thunder will pull off the series in the end.
In an earlier blog post, these commentators predicted the Thunder to win in either 6 or 7 games against John Schumann who opposed with the Heat winning in 6.
Latinos Post Prediction: Thunder in 5.
2012 NBA Finals Series TV Schedule:
Game 1 - Miami vs. Oklahoma City - Tuesday, June 12, 9:00 PM ET, ABC
Game 2 - Miami vs. Oklahoma City - Thursday, June 14, 9:00 PM ET, ABC
Game 3 - Oklahoma City vs. Miami - Sunday, June 17, 8:00 PM ET, ABC
Game 4 - Oklahoma City vs. Miami - Tuesday, June 19, 9:00 PM ET, ABC
*Game 5 - Oklahoma City vs. Miami - Thursday, June 21, 9:00 PM ET, ABC
*Game 6 - Miami vs. Oklahoma City - Sunday, June 24, 8:00 PM ET, ABC
*Game 7 - Miami vs. Oklahoma City - Tuesday, June 26, 9:00 PM ET, ABC
*if necessary
All games on ABC and ESPNRadio.
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