Final Score: NBA Finals Game 2 @ MIA SA 84 MIA 103 Tied 1-1
After game 1, critics ought to be asking "will the real Miami Heat please stand up in game 2?" The Heat did exactly that. The Spurs kept hanging and hanging, but like I said, the Heat, defensively turned it up late in the 3rd and early in the 4th just clamping down the San Antonio defense and basically it kept raining 3s that the Spurs had to empty their bench quick because of the game being out of their reach.
My analysis of game 1 was pretty long for some of you guys to read, but since this game was a blowout, there's probably not too much to talk about.
As usual I start off with the losing team and how they did. Let's start off with the positive, Danny Green was basically the only Spurs player that came to play in game 2. He started off real hot not to mention the fact that he was perfect from the field, especially beyond the arc to give San Antonio an early edge in the game. Biggest negative, the Big 3 of the Spurs. The Heat defense just shut down Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili even though Parker was the only one out of the three in double figures, he had an awful shooting night, 5-14 from the field and had 5 turnovers this game in contrast to his game 1 performance where he was off the turnover category. Duncan was absolutely abused this game. Credit to the Heat defense, they took it to hands down one of the greatest power forwards to play the game as they limited him to just 9 points. Ginobili has been sloppy as of late, the guy can't find his stride off the bench. I'm sure it's frustrating for Spurs fans to see him struggle this bad, especially the way he is performing in the finals thus far.
Ok now onto the Miami Heat. They followed my keys, using that raw speed and athleticism, get other players to score other than LeBron, and use the fast break to their advantage, which they did last game. It took the Heat almost 3 and a half quarters to finally show the Spurs who they really are and they started to wipe the floor with them. About time Spoelstra realized Chris Bosh is not fit to be a 3 points specialist, but a stretch forward inside the paint and he put up a better performance with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Mario Chalmers, he is not a consistent go to guy for Miami, but I thought he put up his best performance today with 19 points and had a better shooting night. Miami's bench outscored the Spurs' bench including the garbage minutes guys 40-32, I thought the Heat bench stepped it up when they were needed the most. LeBron James, obviously he was getting some criticism for being passive in game 1, he was struggling to find his shot this game, starting off 3-13 before finishing with 7-17. Luckily the rest of the sporting cast showed up, but at some point, he's gotta score 20+ points while still tacking his triple-double stats, and when he does that while getting his team mates involved, Miami is literally unstoppable.
The scene shifts to San Antonio, obviously Miami punched them in the mouth. Coach Pop emptied his bench early to give his starters a rest. Do the Spurs got the Heat where they want them to be? Obviously it's an assumption because the Spurs were thinking games 3-5 after this blowout and you know the Heat will come ready to take a 2-1 lead. Series is far from over and there's a lot of burning questions heading into game 3.
Next Game: NBA Finals Game 3 @ SA (06/11/13)
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