Final Score: NBA Finals Game 4 @ SA MIA 109 SA 93 Tied 2-2
The Heat respond back in a big way after being blown out in game 3 by 36 points where the Spurs set an NBA record for most 3's as they deliver a stunning performance in San Antonio.
For the San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker, bad hamstring at all was the team's top performer with 15 points and 9 assists. He did the best he could with that hamstring, I mean he was not human for the most part in the game playing with strained hamstring like that. Tim Duncan another positive with 20 points on 6-10 shooting. The Spurs were feeding the ball inside to Tim all game to get it going, most of his buckets and free throw shooting kept the Spurs afloat in the game before the Heat manage to pull away. Kawhi Leonard, great all-around game with 12 points shooting 50% from the field to go with 7 boards. Boris Diaw was a game surprise, he didn't play too much in the first three games but was a key component in the Spurs' runs even though he only scored 9 points, I mean the Spurs needed another key role player to bring a spark besides Gary Neal. The negative of the Spurs, Tiago Splitter and Manu Ginobili. Watching Splitter this game reminded me so much of seeing Pau Gasol in the 08 Finals, although he did make crucial free throws to keep the Spurs hanging. Aside from that, Splitter is just being abused inside throughout this finals, had a couple easy buckets, but didn't finish strong enough for the Heat to recover and block most of his shots, I mean Splitter has been soft throughout this whole finals series. Next negative, Ginobili, I've already talked about how awful Ginobili's been so far in the finals, so it's no surprise that he's struggling.
Miami Heat, all I can say was where was this big 3 the whole finals? When the big 3 are in major double figures, the Heat are gonna pull away. LeBron James, the real LeBron James showed up here performing up to his usual stats average scoring 33 points, 11 rebounds on 15-25 shooting. I told you guys in my keys, if LeBron scores 20+, the Heat make their opponents tap out and what more with the support of Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh? Dwyane Wade bad knee at all had a magnificent performance, I thought he should've been the Heat's top performer with 32 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals, he was doing it all on both ends of the floor when LeBron couldn't get it going until some time later in the game. I'll say this, if the Heat win this series, Dwyane Wade should be Finals MVP, I don't care what LeBron fans say because Wade has been answering the call and carrying this team on the NBA's grandest stage when LeBron couldn't, if LeBron wins those honors, obviously something's wrong, unless he proves it to me in games 5 and 6 by performing like this on a consistent basis from here on out. Chris Bosh had 20 points and 13 rebounds, he was also hustling and grinding, out-rebounding Duncan and Splitter combined. There's not a lot negatives surrounding this Heat team, but I think Mike Miller is a negative, inserted into the starting lineup, wasn't his usual shooting self finishing with a big doughnut and I didn't like how Coach Spo took out his starters when the Spurs were inserting their janitor players, I thought it was a means for LeBron to stat pad, make him look good and run up the score a little.
The Spurs will no longer celebrate a potential championship in San Antonio as they have to do it back in Miami. The Heat are 6-0 in push back games and the Spurs have never trailed a Finals series. Look for the Heat to keep this intensity up as they try to make the Spurs trail in the Finals for the first time.
Next Game: NBA Finals Game 5 @ SA (06/16/13)
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