On Tuesday evening, the 2012 NBA Finals will begin with the Western Conference Champions, Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the Eastern Conference Champions, Miami Heat.  Below are pictures and information to prepare you for what could become one of the best finals in recent memory, thanks to the plenty of stars that will take the court.

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The 2012 Finals will provide an epic battle between the NBA’s MVP Lebron James and MVP runner-up Kevin Durant.

Kevin Durant won the NBA’s scoring title while averaging 28.0 points per game, which was  .9 points higher than James.

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Bosh and Anthony in the opening scene of SVU.

Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony can add “actors” on their resume, which might come in handy as the NBA lockout continues.

Both guest starred in last night’s episode of Law & Order: SVU, playing — what else? Basketball players. They weren’t actually playing though. They appeared in the opening scene and in the end, with Anthony having the majority of the lines.

The two are in the middle of presenting an award to an high school basketball coach when a man interrupts the ceremony. He’s accusing the coach of sexual assault.

While this is Anthony’s first time as an actor (we think …), Bosh once appeared on Entourage, playing himself at a bar asking for a drink.

Here’s Bosh talking about his experience on the show, including the awareness that needs to be brought with regards to the episode’s topic:

Bosh also tweeted that it took five hours to shoot two minutes of the opening scene.

Meanwhile, also last night, Dwayne Wade was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon promoting his Court Grip product and take part in a 3-point shooting contest with Fallon. In true weird Fallon fashion, the two were trying to get random objects through the hoop.

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