The NBA finals that everyone wanted to see will start Tuesday night in Oklahoma City where the Thunder will host the Heat. Both teams were tested in the Conference Finals by veteran, rival teams; these teams have the highest scoring trio in the NBA.

LeBron James, three time MVP, against the three time scoring champion Kevin Durant. NBA Finals MVP Dwayne Wade against the sixth man of the year James Harden. The second-highest scoring guard in the NBA, Russell Westbrook against the now injury-free Chris Bosh.

The 2012 NBA Playoff for the Eastern Conference Championship is heating up between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat. The series is now tied at 3 with the 7th and final game on tap for tomorrow night in Miami. Last night the Heat showed they still had some life when LeBron James finally let loose and ended up scoring nearly half of the Heats 98 points in a 98-79 thrashing of the Celtics. James scored 45 points and displayed that at least on this night that he was deserving and hungry of the NBA Championship ring that has eluded him.

In the 2012 NBA Finals the Oklahoma City Thunder will try to eliminate the San Antonio Spurs from the playoffs tonight as Game 6 tips off in Oklahoma City. The Thunder lead the best of 7 series 3 games to 2. The latest odds for tonights game gives the edge to the Thunder by 5 points at home. The Spurs seemed set to roll through the NBA Playoffs this year, but no one told the Thunder. Tomorrow night the Boston Celtics will try to put away LaBron James and the Miami Heat in Boston in Game 6. The Celtics also lead their series 3-2.

Welcome to your Sportsbook Gazette Sports Update where you can find the latest sports news, picks and betting information by clicking right here, right now! Yesterday in Dublin, Ohio Tiger Woods picked up his 73rd PGA Tour victory at the Memorial Tournament. The win tied Tiger with golfing legend Jack Nicklaus for 2nd with most tour wins after another legend Sam Snead who finished with a total of 82. Next up for Tiger will be the U.S. Open which tees off in less than two weeks.

Roland Garros Stadium is full of cheering fans as the 2012 French Open continues to heat up. #1 seeded Novac Djokovic of Serbia easily defeated Blaz Kavcic of Slovania 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 to move onto the 3rd round where he will face off against Nicolas Devilder of France. Perhaps the biggest news on this the 30th day of May was when #3 seeded Roger Federer of Switzerland won his 234th Grand Slam Match in his famed tennis history passing Jimmy Conners. Federer beat the Romanian Adrian Ungur who was ranked 92nd in the world 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3.

The NBA Conference Championships tip off tonight in San Antonio as the Spurs square off against the roaring Oklahoma City Thunder. The Spurs have a 18 game winning streak and have faced little opposition so far in the playoffs. The Thunder have made some noise as well knocking off the two teams who have won the last two NBA Championships, the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers.

On Sunday the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA Western Conference became the first playoff team to move on to the finals when they defeated the "not so ready for primetime" Los Angeles Clippers 102-99 to complete a 4 game sweep. Tonight, Monday the 21st of May, the other two teams in the NBA West fighting for the other spot in the Western finals face off. The Oklahoma City Thunder lead the Los Angeles Lakers 3 games to 1 in the best of 4 series. The game will be played in Oklahoma City giving the Thunder the opportunity to clinch a finals birth in front of the home crowd.

The NBA Playoffs are in full swing as the semi final match ups are under way. In the Eastern Conference the Indiana Pacers faced off against the Miami Heat in Game 2 in Miami. The Heat won game one 95-86. Game two would not go the same way for the Heat, even though Dwayne Wade dropped in 24 points, and LeBron James added 28 more. David West threw in 16 for the Pacers and led them to a stunning 78-75 victory as James and Wade faded down the stretch. It is true that the Heat were without injured Chris Bosh, but great teams find a way to win, especially when you have a Wade and a James.

The quarter finals of the NBA Playoffs are all but over and the semi finals are ready to begin. In the Eastern Conference the 8th seeded Philadelphia 76ers beat the 1st seeded Chicago Bulls in 6 games to move onto the semi finals. The 4th seeded Boston Celtics defeated the 5th seeded Atlanta Hawks in 6 games to move on as well. The 3rd seeded Indiana Pacers knocked off the 6th seeded Orlando Magic in 5 games, and the 2nd seeded Miami Heat eliminated the New York Knicks in 5 games to move on to the semi finals too.

 In the shortened NBA Season of 2011/2012 records were set and familiar faces have returned to the promised land. The East has a beast in the name of the Chicago Bulls who have the #1 seed and home court advantage going into the playoffs that tip off over the weekend. The Bulls clinched the Central Division leaving playoff bound Indiana 8 games in the dust.