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Friday, 21 June 2013

2013 NBA Finals - Game Day 6

MIA (1) @ SAS (2) – NBA Finals - Game 6















The Heat stormed back at home in game 6 to force overtime and then a decisive a game 7 against the Spurs. Down by 13 with uder 4min in the 3rd qtr, the Heat and a struggling James (3-of-12 field goals after 3rd qtr) looked as though they were about to lose the game and the title. But in the 4th qtr and OT James came alive, scoring 18pts in a stretch where he lost and played without his iconic headband. 



Tony Parker put the Spurs up by 2 after a steal and spinning shot in the lane with 58sec left. Lebron turned the ball over twice in the final minute and were forced to foul San Antonio. With Miami down 5 with 28sec left, some of the Miami fans began leaving the arena, and officials were getting ready to bring out the yellow tape to block off the court for the championship trophy presentation. James bricked his first 3-pt attempt but then connected on a 3-pter with 20sec left. The Heat were forced to foul Kawhi Leonard but he only made 1 of 2 free throws, giving Miami the ball down by only 3. James missed a 3-pt attempt, but Chris Bosh managed to get the offensive rebound. James waved his arm for the ball back, but Bosh found a back-pedalling Ray Allen for the clutch 3-pter over Tony Parker to tie the game with 5.2sec left. Replays showed that both of Ray Allen's feet were behind the line, and after Tony Parker's wild shot missed at the buzzer, the game was sent to overtime for the first time in this series.

James put the Heat up by 1 with 1:43 left in overtime. Ginobili drove the ball but turned it over with 5sec to go, and Ray Allen converted both of his free throws to put the Heat up by 3. With the Spurs down, a play was drawn up for Danny Green to tie the game. However Bosh, who vowed that his team would play better defense on Green, blocked Green's 3-pt attempt at the buzzer to seal the victory. Green ended up making only 1-of-5 3-pters (1-of-7 field goals overall), after averaging 5 made 3-pters this series.

James had his 2nd triple-double this Finals series, 32pts (11-of-26 field goals, 18pts in 4th qtr and OT), 10reb, 11ast. Mario Chalmers had 20pts (4-of-5 3-pters), and Wade added 14pts. Duncan had 30pts (making his first 8 shots) and 17reb. Kawhi Leonard had 22pts, 11reb and Tony Parker had 19pts (6-of-23 field goals). Ginobili committed a career-high 8 turnovers and only scored 9pts.

The Heat will try to become the fourth team to win their final 2 games at home in the Finals, since 1985. They have not won consecutive games in their last two 7-game series. The road team has not won an NBA Finals game 7 since 1978.



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