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SPURS are the champions of the NBA
Spurs 104-87 Heat
We didn’t even see the end of the game. Everyone just left the court. LBJ was shaking hands with Gregg Popovic and Tim Duncan before the clock had even expired.
Scenes in San Antonio a little different to Miami last year. Where’s the confetti?
Now to the action on the court. It’s been emphatic, to say the least, from the Spurs. Back-to-back finals series yields a finals series victory. Mills was dynamic off the bench – outshining the Heat’s role guys with his efforts. 17 points today sealed the deal after a dominant 2nd quarter from the Spurs. 14 of those came in the third quarter, with threes raining down.
Duncan, Ginobli and Parker were dominant. Kawhi proved he is going to be the man in the future. To go toe-to-toe with the King and come out on top speaks to how good he is, at just 23.
LeBron tried hard, but didn’t get enough support. Bosh and Wade were thoroughly disappointing. As has been highlighted, the Heat bench didn’t make things easier for them.
San Antonio’s shooting was out of this world in Games 3 and 4, while persistence, effort and consistency sealed a largely unspectacular final game.
It was a worthy way to cap off a spectacular NBA finals series. Well done San Antonio.
The San Antonio Spurs are just one win away from claiming another NBA Finals crown, but we can be sure that LeBron James and the Miami Heat will not go down without a fight. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 10:00am (AEST).
Game 5 sees the 2014 NBA Finals return to San Antonio, a city in high spirits following their teams’ impressive showing in Miami, securing a 3-1 series lead.
There is good reason for the Spurs to be confident today – no team has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals, and with home court advantage also leaning in the Spurs favour, it all seems like a pretty simple equation at this point.
The Spurs will win (at least one of the next three games), Tim Duncan and co. will secure their legacy, and the Heat will be forced to reassess.
But can we ever be certain in the NBA Finals? The simple answer here is certainly not.
In Game 6 of the 2012/13 Finals, Heat fans flocked to the doors in the dying stages of the game – they were certain their team had no hope.
And we all know what happened next.
The Heat willed the game into overtime, forced a Game 7, and claimed their second consecutive NBA title.
With that in mind, LeBron James and the Miami Heat enter the AT&T Center today with the opportunity to make history.
Speaking in a press conference leading up to Game 5, James stated: “History is made to be broken, and why not me be a part of it? That would be great. That would be a great story line, right?”
The first step will be a win here in Game 5.
But as good as LeBron James is, can a champion player do enough to overcome a champion team?
The Spurs are doing everything right in this series, and are deserved winners at this point.
It would take a miracle for the Heat drag themselves out of the hole they are in, but it is hard to write-off the will of King James.
Join The Roar for live scores and coverage of Game 5 of the NBA Finals from 10:00am (AEST).
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