For every postseason matchup, Ball Don't Lie's resident dummy will offer a topically appropriate entry from the best-selling series of "Deep Thoughts" books written by legendary humorist Jack Handey, plus some of his own original thoughts on the playoff series. The combination will cost you literally nothing; we suggest you use the savings to purchase one of Mr. Handey's life-changing books . One more note before we get started: Thank you very much for reading these. It was very nice of you. No. 2 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 2 Miami Heat "Sometimes I think the so-called experts actually are experts." After all that — a months-long lockout that sheared 16 games off the regular season, a frenetic 66-game campaign that often seemed ungoverned by reason, a wild and injury-plagued postseason that provided heartbreak and hysterics in equal measure, and two fantastic conference final series — we're left with the two teams that most folks picked to be in the finals way back in December. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Miami Heat. I guess some of those analysts (not this one, to be clear) do know what they're talking about after all. And thank goodness, because boy , should this set of matchups be fun. Three-time MVP LeBron James squaring off against two-time scoring champ Kevin Durant. Dwyane Wade, who won the 2006 NBA Finals MVP by making ceaseless hell-bent-for-leather drives to the rim, against Russell Westbrook, who's got more than a little bit of that in his game. Oklahoma City's prolific offense (the league's second-most efficient unit in the regular season, its best in the playoffs) matches up against Miami's lockdown defense (fourth-best in the regular season, tied for third in the playoffs). Two young coaches, OKC's Scott Brooks and Miami's Erik Spoelstra, fresh off dispatching older, more decorated and respected counterparts, vying for the public legitimacy that comes with a championship ring . James Harden's beard against Chris Bosh's faces . Kendrick Perkins' permascowl against Ronny Turiaf's permasmile. Any chance we can make this a best of 13?

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