NBA: "Spurs rout Miami” - That just happened

The series started with everyone talking about each team’s “Big 3?s”. Now everyone is talking about the big three pointers, Gary Neal and Danny Green shoot lights out to rout Miami 113-77 (yeah!), also they never trailed even once. Also, Heat’s Big Three in this series: 130 points. Spurs “Big Three” of Danny Green, Gary Neal & Kawhi Leonard? Yup, 130 points. (via Tom Haberstroh).

Game Summary

The NBA finals made their way back to San Antonio after 6 years and the crowd was enthralling. Backed by it, the Spurs started pretty good, on a 11-4 run, and forcing Miami into a timeout. After that, it was back and forth the whole quarter, with a Manu Ginobili up-fake and dunk the most entertaining highlight, as it ended 24-20 with Spurs leading.

The second quarter started with a Gary Neal 3 pointer – something that we saw regularly the whole game after that. Bonner snaked free throws, Green made another 3, Duncan hit free throws, and then a Miami timeout. Spurs up 32-26.

Then exactly 2 minutes later, there was another Heat timeout, with Spurs up 40-30 now, their biggest lead. Neal then made another 3 to make it 43-32 in the Spurs favor, before Miami, backed by Mike Miller’s two 3?s, went to a 12-1 to tie it up at 44-44.

As Miami was getting some momentum, Tony Parker made an off-balance 3 and then the man of the moment, Gary Neal, hit a buzzer, beating 3 to make it 50-44. So, in just a matter of 26 seconds, the Spurs were back up leading by 6.

At Half time, LeBron James only had 4 points on 2-10 shooting. So yes, there was that.

In the third quarter, the Spurs started with a 9-2 to make 59-46 before, yes, a Miami timeout. Then Mike Miller sank two more 3-pointers ( he was 4-4 from 3 points overall) but Spurs responded with a 3 from Danny Gr33n, a Gary Neal floater and a vintage Manu left-handed dunk, prompting Erik Spoelstra to take another time-out. Spurs 66-52

The Spurs continued to dominate, getting up 75-54 before LeBron, who was struggling, went on a 9-1 run himself and cut the Spurs lead to 13. Then, with 6 seconds left, Manu the magician fed Tiago for a buzzer beating dunk. Advantage Spurs 63-78.

In the 4th quarter, everybody was hoping for Miami to change the gear, but it was the Spurs who hit them. Again Neal hit two 3?s and Danny Green made a layup off his offensive rebound to make it 86-63 and it led to another Spurs timeout.

Then it was Danny Green time. After a Kawhi dunk, he made two consecutive 3?s to put the Spurs up 65-94. Miami went on a min 6-0 run and Spurs called a timeout. Coach Pop sat all of his starters except Green, and he hit two 3-pointers in a Spurs 11-0 run that saw them go up by 105-71. James Jones then hit a 3-pointer and Pop being Pop called a timeout, said he didn’t want anybody to get into a groove. Typical Pop.

The Spurs went on to win 113-77. Tracy McGrady got some playing time tonight. How things change; he got time last game before his team was losing badly and now because they were on fire. What a change of guards.