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NBA Finals – Heat vs Spurs Game 5 Predictions
The momentum keeps swinging and shifting with every game, and entering game 5 of the 2013 NBA Finals, the Miami Heat are carrying the positive side of it, despite having to play for a third time in a row on the road against the San Antonio Spurs, suddenly looking like the team with more troubles at their end.
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San Antonio Spurs – Their Make or Break Moment of the NBA Finals
In the two games the San Antonio Spurs won in the 2013 NBA Finals so far, it seems that either a slightly lucky break (game 1) or a shooting spree (game 3) that won’t happen again were the main reason for the win, while in their losses, it was simply the case of being outplayed by a better team, while Tony Parker collapsed both times in the second half, and the man who should be backing him up, Manu Ginobili, was nowhere to be found.
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Miami Heat – Time to Grab the NBA Finals by the Throat
The Miami Heat’s last win, which brought the offensive powers of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh together for the first time in this postseason, means it’s time to stop trading blows and adjustments, and simply let their talent take them towards a second consecutive win in the finals.
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San Antonio Spurs – Manu Ginobili & Tony Parker Can’t be This Bad Together
What will it take for the San Antonio Spurs to win their fifth NBA finals? Their defense, which so far did a good job in keeping LeBron James out of the paint on three of four occasions, and playing quick and smart offense that slices through all the traps and double teams, but that can’t happen with Tony Parker at less than 100% or Manu Ginobili playing like he can’t wait to retire.
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Miami Heat – Dwyane Wade Holds the Key to LeBron James’ Legacy
The legacy of LeBron James will be determined by how many championships he wins with the Miami Heat and maybe with another team later in his career. For his legend to continue to grow, he needs Dwyane Wade playing like he did in game 4. Without him, all his individual greatness gets thrown away.
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NBA Finals – Spurs vs Heat Game 4 Predictions
After three encounters, two of them blowout wins, the San Antonio Spurs hold a 2-1 lead over the defending NBA champions, the Miami Heat. Where to from here? Game 4 offers another must-win for the Heat, and especially for LeBron James, while the Spurs seem quite comfortable with the way they’re playing so far in the NBA finals.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tony Parker is Something to Worry About
At their best moments in the previous game, the San Antonio Spurs had Gary Neal and Danny Green doing most of the damage, not the more traditional suspects of Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. And although trusting your role players to carry the offense certainly brought in more confidence to the team, if Parker is in fact limited or worse by an injury heading into game 4, that smells like trouble for the Spurs.
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Miami Heat – Another Moment of Truth for LeBron James
It seems that no matter what happens, LeBron James is faced with these challenges to prove he’s worthy of the greatness and immortality awaiting him once he retires from the NBA. The next one? Picking up the Miami Heat from their worst postseason performance in the Big Three era, and try to avoid a knockout blow in game 4 of the NBA finals.
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Biggest Wins in the History of the NBA Finals
The San Antonio Spurs became the sixth team in NBA finals history to win a game by more than 34 points, beating the Miami Heat in game 3 113-77, joining the Boston Celtics, Washington Bullets and the Chicago Bulls in the biggest of finals blowouts.
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The Embarrassing Numbers by the Miami Heat & LeBron James in Their Game 3 Loss
The Miami Heat losing by 36 points becomes one of the more lopsided losses in NBA finals history. How bad? Only twice has game ended in a wider margin: In 1998, when the Bulls beat the Utah Jazz by 42 points, and in 2008, when the Celtics beat the Lakers by 39 points.