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Heat rattle Spurs to tie NBA finals
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June 11, 2013, Tuesday
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THE Miami Heat got a blowout victory over the San Antonio Spurs to level the NBA finals at a game apiece - and they didn't have to rely on LeBron James to do more.
Not when Mario Chalmers and everyone else did everything right.
Chalmers led the charge and James broke out of a shooting slump and finished the game with a flurry as the Heat used a 33-5 run to beat the Spurs 103-84 in Game 2 of the finals in Miami on Sunday night.
"I know my shooters only need a little bit of room to get the shot off," James said. "For me, I struggled offensively, but the shooters made some good shots."
James missed 10 of his first 13 shots and the Heat trailed by a point late in the third quarter before starting to play the kind of flawless basketball that led them to a team-record 66 wins this season.
Chalmers finished with 19 points and James had 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists while shooting only 7 of 17 from the field. The Heat made 10 of 19 3-pointers and got 13 points from Ray Allen, and 12 points and 10 rebounds from Chris Bosh.
San Antonio was incredibly precise in its 92-88 victory in Game 1, but committed 17 turnovers on Sunday, leading to 19 Miami points.
Danny Green made all six of his shots, including five 3-pointers, to score 17 points to lead the Spurs. Tony Parker had 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting, and Tim Duncan shot 3 of 13 and finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.
"They were really aggressive, obviously," Parker said about a Heat team determined not to go down 0-2 in this best-of-seven series. "You have to give a lot of credit to their defense. They played great defense tonight. They were very aggressive on the pick-and-rolls and all our drives."
The Spurs host Game 3 tomorrow.
James insisted he wouldn't force himself to do more to lead the team after getting a triple-double in Game 1, and he never seized the opportunity in Game 2 to take control of the scoring.
He didn't need to. Not with Chalmers making big shots and the Heat's defense making the Spurs look shaky all night.
The point guard sparked the Heat late in the third after San Antonio had taken a 62-61 lead. He converted two three-point plays, Allen and Mike Miller nailed 3-pointers, and James made only his third field goal of the game during a 14-3 run that sent Miami to the fourth with a 75-65 advantage.
Not when Mario Chalmers and everyone else did everything right.
Chalmers led the charge and James broke out of a shooting slump and finished the game with a flurry as the Heat used a 33-5 run to beat the Spurs 103-84 in Game 2 of the finals in Miami on Sunday night.
"I know my shooters only need a little bit of room to get the shot off," James said. "For me, I struggled offensively, but the shooters made some good shots."
James missed 10 of his first 13 shots and the Heat trailed by a point late in the third quarter before starting to play the kind of flawless basketball that led them to a team-record 66 wins this season.
Chalmers finished with 19 points and James had 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists while shooting only 7 of 17 from the field. The Heat made 10 of 19 3-pointers and got 13 points from Ray Allen, and 12 points and 10 rebounds from Chris Bosh.
San Antonio was incredibly precise in its 92-88 victory in Game 1, but committed 17 turnovers on Sunday, leading to 19 Miami points.
Danny Green made all six of his shots, including five 3-pointers, to score 17 points to lead the Spurs. Tony Parker had 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting, and Tim Duncan shot 3 of 13 and finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.
"They were really aggressive, obviously," Parker said about a Heat team determined not to go down 0-2 in this best-of-seven series. "You have to give a lot of credit to their defense. They played great defense tonight. They were very aggressive on the pick-and-rolls and all our drives."
The Spurs host Game 3 tomorrow.
James insisted he wouldn't force himself to do more to lead the team after getting a triple-double in Game 1, and he never seized the opportunity in Game 2 to take control of the scoring.
He didn't need to. Not with Chalmers making big shots and the Heat's defense making the Spurs look shaky all night.
The point guard sparked the Heat late in the third after San Antonio had taken a 62-61 lead. He converted two three-point plays, Allen and Mike Miller nailed 3-pointers, and James made only his third field goal of the game during a 14-3 run that sent Miami to the fourth with a 75-65 advantage.
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