Oklahoma City's Kendrick Perkins, left, posts up on Miami's Shane Battier during the first quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday. (Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images / June 19, 2012)

By Ben BolchJune 19, 2012, 6:37 p.m.

Thunder 33, Heat 19 (end of first quarter)
Remember all those problems Oklahoma City was having in the first quarter?
Well, forget them.
It took four games, but the Thunder finally figured out how to put together a terrific opening 12 minutes.
Russell Westbrook made his first four shots, Kendrick Perkins was a force inside and even Nick Collison contributed with a couple of impressive moves.
Meanwhile, the Heat missed five of their first six shots and three of their first five free throws.
Westbrook was a particular menace to Miami, scoring 10 points on five-for-eight shooting. He had a driving layup and a handful of pull-up jumpers, often his trademark of a productive game.
His bid at a perfect shooting game ended, oddly enough, on a dunk attempt that came up short when the ball deflected off the side of the rim.
Chris Bosh had six points for the listless Heat, who are trying to avoid a second consecutive Game 4 letdown in the Finals after dropping this game a year ago against the Dallas Mavericks.
Collison had a couple of unexpected athletic moves, including a putback dunk and a drive past Bosh for a layup. Perkins had four points and three rebounds.
Kevin Durant was almost an afterthought with eight points for the Thunder.
Things were so bad for the Heat that Norris Cole might have been its best player, scoring five points including a three-pointer from the corner with 3.1 seconds left.
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