N.B.A. Finals - Russell Westbrook Vows to Keep Shooting MIAMI - Two games into the N.B.A. finals, Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook is averaging nearly a triple double against the Miami Heat, but do not confuse him with the next Magic Johnson. Johnson sure is not. Johnson, who posted double figures in points, rebounds and assists an N.B.A.-record 30 times in the playoffs, hammered Westbrook after an erratic performance Thursday in the Thunder's 100-96 loss to the Heat. Johnson, now an ESPN analyst, said Westbrook produced one of the worst performances he had seen from a point guard in the finals as Miami tied the series at one game apiece. On the eve of Game 3 on Sunday in Miami, Westbrook said he did not care what anyone said, including the man who revolutionized the point guard position. "I'm not making no adjustments," Westbrook said Saturday, adding, "I'm going to play my game regardless of what happens." Westbrook has been a lightning rod for criticism because his athletic, aggressive style of play can lead to bad decisions as often as it leads to highlight-reel playmaking. Westbrook's averages in the finals - 27 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists - are balanced by 40 percent shooting from the field, including 18.2 percent (2 for 11) in the first quarter as Oklahoma City has fallen behind by double-digit margins. The Thunder's leading scorer, Kevin Durant, is shooting 57 percent in the finals, but he has taken eight fewer shots than Westbrook, who leads the team with 50 field-goal attempts. On Saturday, Durant jumped to the defense of Westbrook, who scored 12 points during the pivotal third quarter of Oklahoma City's come-from-behind victory in Game 1. "Everyone thinks he should be a traditional point guard like a Stockton," Durant said, referring to John Stockton, who played 19 seasons for the Jazz. There's a lot of people that cannot be like Russ either. Of course he's going to make mistakes. Coach Scott Brooks, a point guard in the N.B.A. for 10 seasons, has learned to live with Westbrook's mistakes but said he would look for him to play more under control on Sunday. "He got off to a bad start but he came back," Brooks said. Could Russell have taken two or three better shots? The winner of Game 3 in the finals has gone on to win 11 of the last 12 titles. Whatever happens, Westbrook expects his critics will be ready to pounce on his performance. But the way he sees it, that is good for the Thunder. "It's just something that comes along with the territory," he said. We're in the N.B.A. finals now and the more negative you hear, the better you're doing. That's how I look at it. DEFENDING HOME COURT With the next three games at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, the Heat will have a chance to close out the Thunder at home. History says it will not happen, even though Miami tied the San Antonio Spurs for the league's best home record at 28-5. Since the N.B.A. went to the 2-3-2 format in 1985 to reduce grueling coast-to-coast travel, the home team has won the middle three games only twice. In 2004, Detroit closed out the Los Angeles Lakers at home. Miami beat Dallas three times at home in 2006 before the Heat closed out the Mavericks on the road in Game 6. The Oklahoma City reserve point guard Derek Fisher was on the losing side on 2004 against the Pistons. But during his five title runs with Los Angeles, the Lakers had home-court advantage each time and won at least one game on the road. "Over my years, I haven't really read too much into the format," Fisher said. To win a championship, more often than not you have to win a game on the other team's court. Miami has done that. Now we have to figure out a way to do it to give ourselves a chance. Miami guard Dwyane Wade said the Heat need to do everything to avoid a return to Chesapeake Energy Arena, where the Thunder were 9-0 in the playoffs before Thursday's loss. "To be a championship team, you have to be able to take care of home court," Wade said. Now, you need to win on the road, but you have to be able to take care of home court or you're fighting uphill battles. Miami Coach Erik Spoelstra said he was concerned about nothing beyond Game 3. "I know there's a lot of talk that we don't have to go back there, that we control our own destiny and all that," he said. That's kind of dangerous if you get too far ahead of yourself.