"It's about damn time"

During the pregame show I heard Mike Wilbon make the first prediction for tonight's game. He said that he was picking the Heat to win it and clinch the title. I was a little bit surprised to hear Chris Broussard ask him if he thought it would be a blowout. A blowout? But then I thought about it a little bit. Yeah, this might be a blowout. The thought hadn't even entered my mind before then, but afterwards, for some reason, a blowout seemed probable.

Then the 3's started raining.

Mike Miller looked like Uncle Wade out there, running down the court like a hobbled old man, draining 3's left and right. The only thing that was missing were some street ball moves and an off-the-backboard throw down. Mario Chalmers drained a couple. Norris Cole came in off the bench, took a charge, and drained a 3-pointer of his own. Shane Battier continued his hot streak in the Finals. Even Chris "The Raptor" Bosh hit one from the corner.

Miami's "Big Three" are all grown up now and have started winning championships. Lebron has figured it out. Tonight's game saw him calming Mario Chalmers down when Mario was starting a premature celebration. "Not yet," James said. That alone showed how much he's matured. He's still a kid at heart, though. Did you see him jumping up and down on the bench when the game was in hand? Even Eddy Curry looked young over there jumping around (that exercise probably did him good). The look on Lebron's face as he held the championship trophy can only be described as the "little kid on Christmas morning" look, and he gave it a big hug.

Thinking back to the actual game, it just seemed like it was decided from early on. The basketball Gods were smiling on Miami. The Thunder never really looked like they were in it. They just didn't have that spring in their step that they usually have. It was Miami's night. Make no mistake, though, this Thunder team will have their night. I have no doubt about that. This one will hurt for a while, just like last year's Finals loss hurt Miami. It was touching to see Kevin Durant hugging his family in the tunnel after the game, tears flowing. He'll be back on that stage again very soon.

Russell Westbrook played a heck of a series. Check out Bill Simmons's column about him.

I picked Miami to win, and I was rooting for them. I was rooting for Lebron. I was ready for all the crap to end. The haters were getting ridiculous. There will still be haters, but Lebron is finally starting to shut them up. And I'm happy for him. In his own words: "It's about damn time."

As much as it pains me to say this as a Bulls fan, the rest of the NBA should be very worried at this point. Happy Gilmore said it best: "Happy learned how to putt...Uh-oh." Lebron has figured it out. Lebron learned how to win........Uh-oh.