Spurs point guard Tony Parker, slowed by a hamstring injury, hopes to play in Game 4 but said he and coach Gregg Popovich will not decide until they see how he feels on Thursday.
ABC announcer and Hall of Fame guard Magic Johnson said off the air Wednesday he is “shocked by the way” LeBron James played in Game 3 of the NBA Finals and implored him to stop deferring as much to teammates.
The world’s best player has been stymied by the Spurs’ defensive strategy, and if he can’t counter it, LeBron James and the Heat will be checkmated.
For the Heat to win an NBA championship, it has to take one game in Texas. That’s going to be tough.
Where have you gone, LeBron James, and when are you coming back? Where is the offensive dominance that makes defenders and rims quake?
Spurs guard Tony Parker experienced tightness in his right hamstring during the Game 3 and will have an MRI on Wednesday morning. Parker said he was questionable for Game 4.
Dwyane Wade started Game 3 strong, but he and Chris Bosh faded away during San Antonio’s run in the second half Tuesday.
The Heat’s Mike Miller, and the Spurs’ Gary Neal and Danny Green continued their hot shooting from three-point range.
After a poor showing in Game 2, Tim Duncan set an aggressive tone early as the Spurs coasted past the Heat in Game 3.
Chris Bosh — a thoughtful, thinking man’s sort — said the Spurs are playing “mind games” with him in this series, and he doesn’t want to be outsmarted.
Turnovers and free-throw attempts have been important in the NBA Finals, but the team that has hit the open shots has won each game so far.
If we could get inside the heads of Erik Spoelstra and Gregg Popovich, stick a braincam in there, we would enjoy viewing an additional spectacle during the NBA Finals.
The NBA Finals are being broadcast to a record 215 countries. International players on both teams fan the games’ popularity.
The Heat quickly removed photos of Eva Longoria, the ex-wife of Spurs guard Tony Parker, during Sunday’s Game 2.
Asked if San Antonio’s turnovers quadrupling from four in Game 1 to 17 in Game 2 was because of Heat defense or Spurs carelessness, guard Danny Green said, “Got to give them credit. What they were doing. Obviously, they came out a lot more aggressive, they were rotating faster and they were all over the floor. Every 50-50 ball, they pretty much got to it.”
James will star in a Chinese advertising campaign promoting the NBA2K video game — tapping into a market that’s a fast growing source of endorsement dollars.
The Miami Heat embarked on Game 2 of the NBA Finals burdened with the most overused term in playoff basketball. It was a “must-win” showdown.
All the talk entering Game 2 revolved around James’ teammates doing more to help their leader. Those players apparently were paying attention.
The funniest thing about hand-wringing consternation from fans and media and even panic that follows most every Heat loss is how thoroughly unnecessary it is.
Coach Erik Spoelstra has been disinclined to criticize Chris Bosh publicly for his work on the boards, even though he entered Game 2 with the worst playoff rebounding numbers of his career.
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