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NBA Finals – San Antonio Spurs Champions Again, Miami Heat Losers Again
It wasn’t a sweep, but it sure felt like one. Despite the Miami Heat having a great start and LeBron James trying to do everything in his power to keep the finals series alive, the San Antonio Spurs ran away with game 5, winning 104-87 behind another great game from Kawhi Leonard, the Finals MVP, to claim their fifth NBA title, also getting their revenge for last year.
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NBA Playoffs – LeBron James Trying to do the Impossible
Against all odds seems to be a very fitting theme for what the Miami Heat are trying to do with elimination starting them straight in the face. LeBron James has another opportunity to carve his name on the NBA’s wall of immortality, although trying to change the direction in which this finals series is going might be the most difficult thing he has ever had to face.
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NBA Finals – Heat vs Spurs Game 5 Predictions
The chance to finish off the series a lot sooner than expected for the San Antonio Spurs, hosting the Miami Heat, reeling from two crushing home defeats, leading 3-1 in the NBA Finals and needing just one more victory to wrap it all up and win their fifth NBA title.
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NBA Playoffs – Kawhi Leonard on His way to the Finals MVP
A combination of young and old, the San Antonio Spurs seem to be on the verge of winning the NBA title for a fifth time. Despite the big three – Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili usually getting more attention than the rest of their teammates, it’s impossible to ignore the importance and the impact of Kawhi Leonard on this series, being the leading the favorite to win the Finals MVP, if the Spurs don’t run into anymore resistance.
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NBA Playoffs – Dwyane Wade Getting Old, LeBron James Getting Frustrated
Determining the fate of a franchise based on two bad games is wrong. LeBron James is still the best player in the league, and Dwyane Wade isn’t about to retire anytime soon. But from what we’ve been seeing in these last two games from the Miami Heat, there’s a feeling that this wonderful run the Big Three (along with Chris Bosh) have had over the last four years is reaching its final stop.
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NBA Finals – Miami Heat Break Down, San Antonio Spurs Broke Them
It felt like the end of something as the crowd dispersed from the AmericanAirlines Arena. For now, it feels like the 2014 NBA Finals series is on the verge of being over, as the San Antonio Spurs take a 3-1 lead with another road win, beating the Miami Heat 107-86 as LeBron James showed up alone to battle a team that threw a lot more than just one player at him.
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NBA Finals – Spurs vs Heat Game 4 Predictions
Momentum swings and shifts in this finals series with every game. Now? The San Antonio Spurs have it, heading into game 4 feeling that their shooting and offensive ability can win the NBA championship for them this time, while the Miami Heat are licking their wounds and trying to come up with ways that get their players off the bad road they went on in the previous game.
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NBA Playoffs – Kawhi Leonard & Danny Green Reach Superstar Level
Both Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard aren’t All-Star players. Leonard should be, maybe even next season, but sometimes in the near future. Green? Unlikely, but for one night, the two of them combined for a devastating performance that led the San Antonio Spurs to an impressive win over the Miami Heat, taking the lead in the NBA Finals once again.
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NBA Playoffs – LeBron James & Dwyane Wade Hit Rock Bottom
Unlike the first two games of the NBA Finals, the duo of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade actually seemed to hurt the Miami Heat during the moments that mattered with lazy defense and even lazier thinking on offense. Unlike the first loss this wasn’t a stroke of bad luck or cramping. This was a duo of great players being unable to make the right decisions while the Miami Heat were being swept aside by the San Antonio Spurs.
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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Almost Perfect, Miami Heat Surprisingly Bad
Momentum swings and shifts in the NBA finals as the San Antonio Spurs, backed by a close to perfect shooting performance and led by Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard take a 2-1 lead over the Miami Heat with a 111-92 win, probably surprised by how bad LeBron James and Dwayne Wade were during in game 3.