Intro:

The Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder have been gearing up for the start of the NBA finals series, which starts on Tuesday.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Scott Brooks, Oklahoma City Thunder Head Coach: (on team's mindset heading into finals)

"Well, I'm not sure obviously how they will feel, but I know how our guys feel. We will embrace this challenge, but we're not here just to be here. We're here to win a championship. That's been our goal all season long, just like 29 other teams. But we knew that it was going to... it will be a long and hard process, and I think our guys have basically hit every step along the way. They're not one to try to get there quickly and do it the wrong way. They're going to work for it, they're going to keep improving, and we've done that. We've been together now for four years, and we haven't got to this level, but we're here because of the work they've put in. They're not going to be intimidated with the stage of an NBA Finals."

(English) Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder Forward: (on team's experience despite being young)

"Yeah, we've played a lot of big games. Of course everybody is going to say it's not our time, we're too young, it's going to happen eventually, but that's not the approach we ever want to take with anything. I learned that when I was a kid. My mom always told me when I was going against older guys don't let your age be the reason why you don't succeed. I just want to... you know, like I said, take advantage of it."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat Head Coach: (on team's motivation)

"I don't think we need more motivation. Last year is behind us. This is a different journey. We went through the pain, we went through the evaluation, we went through the recommitment at the beginning of the year. We survived all these rounds. We have a very motivated group because of the opportunity and what we can accomplish collectively. You get to this point, you expect to play the best, and that's the way we view them, and I'm sure they view us the same way. We're looking forward to it."

SOUNDBITE: (English) LeBron James, Miami Heat Forward: (on his third trip to finals)

"You know, my third appearance. Last year, so much had gone on with that series and the whole season. And like I said, I played too much to prove people wrong last year, instead of just playing my game and doing what needs to be done. And then the first, I was young, inexperienced. We had an inexperienced team, and the San Antonio team did what they wanted to against us in that first experience. For me, I'm just at ease now. At the end of the day in this series, I'm going to play my game, try to do whatever it takes on both ends to make plays and help us win. And at the end of the day, whatever the results happen, I'm going to be satisfied with that. I'm going to be happy with it because I know I'm going to give it my all, and I won't leave nothing behind."