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Miami Heat – LeBron James and the Fine Fabric of the Big Three
In order to win their first NBA title together, Dwyane Wade had to sacrifice his own standing with the team, clearing the way for LeBron James to become the number one go to guy on the floor, all the time. Chris Bosh? From a superstar power forward he became a role player with certain duties on defense and offense, nothing more.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Needs Erik Spoelstra to Do His Job
The Miami Heat didn’t play a good game of basketball in Game 1 of the NBA finals, but it’s not the right thing to do and pin it all on LeBron James and usual clutch cliches. Erik Spoelstra, not for the first time in this playoffs, struggled making adjustments inside a game and giving the right kind of instructions to his MVP, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade in order to somehow come out with the win.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Can’t Leave the Game up to Chris Bosh
It’s not that LeBron James needs to be the one to take the final shot every time for the Miami Heat; Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade are on this team for a reason. But if Tim Duncan feels very comfortable with letting Bosh shooting three pointers, the defending champions needed to get a little more creative in finding a way for James to be more efficient offensively for the rest of the NBA finals.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tony Parker is the Hero Thanks to Tim Duncan & Kawhi Leonard
The San Antonio Spurs couldn’t prevent LeBron James from reaching a triple double, but with the kind of defense Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard used on him for most of the game and especially the fourth quarter, they forced the ball out of his hands, leaving it up to Tony Parker to give the Spurs a dramatic win in game 1 of the NBA Finals.
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Miami Heat & San Antonio Spurs – The Two Teams of the NBA Finals
The difference between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs? Teams that love to Pick & Roll, but defend very differently, not to mention one having their game based on the cooperation between a point guard (Tony Parker) and a center (Tim Duncan), while one man, LeBron James, runs almost everything for the NBA champions.
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First NBA Finals With Four MVP Award Winners
For the first time in NBA history, the NBA finals will feature four players who have won the NBA Finals’ MVP award. Two for the Miami Heat; LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, and two for the San Antonio Spurs; Tony Parker and Tim Duncan.
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Shane Battier Helps the Team By Drying Off LeBron James
They say that players who don’t have great stats help their teams in other ways. When it comes to Shane Battier, he’s been relegated to someone who simply dries off the hands of LeBron James during timeouts.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Got Dwyane Wade And His Team Back
Game 7’s separate the meek from the worthy, and the Miami Heat, looking better than they did all through the series when it comes to defense and intensity, are clearly worthy of the NBA finals, as LeBron James put on another huge performance while Dwyane Wade silenced all those waiting to criticize him about his lack of production.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Needs to Help Dwyane Wade & Chris Bosh Bounce Back
After hitting the bottom, the only way is up. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have been close to non-factors on too many possession and minutes in the conference finals for the Miami Heat, but LeBron James does share some of the blame, probably taking too much on himself while trying to save the day.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Left on His Own by Dwyane Wade & Chris Bosh
The moment the Miami Heat become a team that has only LeBron James to rely on offensively, they turn away from everything that turned them into the NBA champions a year ago. Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade have evaporated from the series, and suddenly game 7 seems like a much tougher hurdle to get over, as the team looks more dysfunctional than it has been all season long.