Strauss: Hey, it might be the best since the Suns-Celtics triple-overtime thriller. I can't speak to the past, but I can speak to the Jordan era and beyond. Lucky us, we get a Game 7 for an encore. Over the years there have been some games that have left us wanting more but Game 6 was on another level.
From LeBron getting rid of the headband to the Heat rallying back. From the Spurs leading comfortably to Leonard missing free points to Ray's 3 to Joey Crawford holding up play after that bucket to the extra five minutes. Arnovitz: That the NBA has a tremendous product.
It's not perfectly adjudicated and every game isn't a classic, but when the best players in the world excel at the biggest moments with this quality of production, NBA basketball is near-perfect entertainment.
After setting the record for made 3-pointers in Game 5 and generally finding himself open on a lot of trips down the floor, the Heat clamped down on Green in Game 6. Limiting his looks takes away a lucrative source of offense for San Antonio. Stein: That no one, after what we just witnessed, can possibly feel good about their prediction for Thursday night's finale in the What Next Finals. I said it before Game 1 and get to say it again leading into Game 7: You know it's going to be a good game or series when no one is making predictions with any conviction.
Trusting Wade paid off in Game 4, but it's become increasingly clear that San Antonio struggles more when facing four 3-point shooters Bosh doesn't quite count. Related to that, don't be shocked if the Spurs bounce back to win this series. They dominated most of Game 6 with their defense on the space-starved Heat. Not sure how may pairs Nike has produced but if Miami loses Game 7, sneaker aficionados will be hunting that shoe down.
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What can we expect from WNBA free agency? Seattle Storm. MMA Rank Which fighters will have the best ? When the third quarter buzzer sounded, James was just 3-of from the field. He and the Heat spent a lot more time worrying about the referees in the quarter than the Spurs. However, it was San Antonio, not the officials, that was beating them with a quarter to play. Less than one minute into the final quarter, the Heat cut the lead to five.
An immediate Chalmers trey—his fourth of the game—followed by a James layup got them there. Shortly after, with remaining, Mike Miller hit a three with one shoe off to bring Miami within James had a hand in the first 14 points Miami scored in the fourth quarter. He made four baskets of his own and assisted on both Chalmers' and Miller's threes.
His defense-to-offense layup with to go knotted things up at James blocked Duncan's attempt at one end and penetrated for the bucket at the other. Parker scored five straight points, starting with a long three from the top of the key to tie the game at He followed it up by stealing a pass and coming down to hit a spinning jumper in the paint. The Spurs were up with 58 seconds to glory.
After four Ginobili freebies, James got two chances at a three. Thanks to a huge offensive board by Miller, he hit the second one. That pulled the Heat to within with 20 seconds left on the clock. Bosh came up with an offensive board and found the guy he needed to.
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