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NBA Finals, Game 6 – LeBron James Needs to Thank Chris Bosh & Ray Allen
Before we reached overtime, this was about to be the story of how LeBron James messed up in the clutch, and Tony Parker coming out of nowhere. But James hit one big three to take the Miami Heat out of the grave, and Ray Allen hit a game tying three pointer to send the game into overtime. In it, it came down to playing good defense, and Chris Bosh with two huge clutch blocks on Tony Parker and Danny Green.
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NBA Finals – Spurs vs Heat Game 6 Predictions
It seems like every game in this series is a must-win one for the Miami Heat, but on the verge of ending up as the losers in the 2013 NBA Finals, the game 6 situation is really that, while the San Antonio Spurs are once again riding the confidence wave, believing that they won’t need a 7th clash to clinch their fifth NBA championship.
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San Antonio Spurs – Manu Ginobili & Tony Parker Can’t Fade Away Now
There are a lot of heroes in the performance the San Antonio Spurs are putting on in the NBA Finals, with Danny Green and his three point shooting probably being the most obvious of them, but the key to their wins has always been about the man making the decisions with the ball, which was Tony Parker in the first two games and finally getting Manu Ginobili to join him in the last one.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Needs Erik Spoelstra More Than Ever
No more excuses, and no more losses. The Miami Heat are on the verge of leaving the NBA finals empty handed for a second time in three seasons, and if there was ever a time for LeBron James to not only rise and bring out his absolute best but to get the same from his coach, Erik Spoelstra, it’s now.
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San Antonio Spurs – The Big Three Like They’re Supposed to Be
Those who doubted Manu Ginobili were wrong, and so were those who thought Tony Parker couldn’t have enough in him to put on a show in the second half, or that Danny Green would stop hitting three pointers at some point. Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard completed the offensive juggernaut of a game the San Antonio Spurs had, now only one win away from winning the 2013 NBA Finals.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Wasted Away a Rare Ray Allen Night
Ray Allen has struggled being the vital piece he was projected to be for most of the postseason. Finally, on a night in which his shooting was at its best since the beginning of the NBA finals, both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade made too many mistakes that were too costly to overcome.
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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.