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June 20, 2013, Thursday
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THE Miami Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 after overtime on Tuesday to square the series at 3-3 and force the National Basketball Association finals to a decisive Game 7.
Miami's LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds while Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime.
James scored 16 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Heat from a 10-point deficit. He hit a 3 with 20 seconds to go and Allen drilled another to tie it.
James' layup with 1:43 to play in overtime gave the Heat a 101-100 lead, and Allen added two free throws to force Game 7, which is also in Miami.
"If we were going to go down tonight, we're going to go down with me leaving every little bit of energy that I had on the floor," James said.
The Spurs had one final chance when they were down 100-103, but Chris Bosh blocked Danny Green's 3-point bid from the corner as time expired.
Tim Duncan scored 30 points for the Spurs, his most in an NBA finals game since Game 1 in 2003, but was shut out after the third quarter. He added 17 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, which last won the NBA title in 2007 when they knocked off a Cleveland Cavaliers team led by a young James.
Tomorrow's decider will be the first Game 7 to be played in an NBA finals since the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics in 2010.
"They're the best two words in sports: Game 7," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
The Spurs looked headed to a fifth title in five chances when they built a 13-point lead with under 4 minutes left in the third quarter, then again when they recovered from blowing that lead to take a five-point edge late in regulation.
Miami, which hasn't lost consecutive games since January 8 and 10, is trying to become the fourth team to win the final two games at home since the NBA went to the 2-3-2 format for the finals in 1985.
Mario Chalmers scored 20 points and Chris Bosh added 10 points for the Heat.
Miami's LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds while Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime.
James scored 16 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Heat from a 10-point deficit. He hit a 3 with 20 seconds to go and Allen drilled another to tie it.
James' layup with 1:43 to play in overtime gave the Heat a 101-100 lead, and Allen added two free throws to force Game 7, which is also in Miami.
"If we were going to go down tonight, we're going to go down with me leaving every little bit of energy that I had on the floor," James said.
The Spurs had one final chance when they were down 100-103, but Chris Bosh blocked Danny Green's 3-point bid from the corner as time expired.
Tim Duncan scored 30 points for the Spurs, his most in an NBA finals game since Game 1 in 2003, but was shut out after the third quarter. He added 17 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, which last won the NBA title in 2007 when they knocked off a Cleveland Cavaliers team led by a young James.
Tomorrow's decider will be the first Game 7 to be played in an NBA finals since the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics in 2010.
"They're the best two words in sports: Game 7," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
The Spurs looked headed to a fifth title in five chances when they built a 13-point lead with under 4 minutes left in the third quarter, then again when they recovered from blowing that lead to take a five-point edge late in regulation.
Miami, which hasn't lost consecutive games since January 8 and 10, is trying to become the fourth team to win the final two games at home since the NBA went to the 2-3-2 format for the finals in 1985.
Mario Chalmers scored 20 points and Chris Bosh added 10 points for the Heat.
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