Chris Mendez, Victor Drew Jimenez, John Serna It was a complete team effort for the San Antonio Spurs, there defensive game plan was excellent, they rattle the Heat, offensive numbers were solid for the Spurs, passing was great as always, they showed tremendous confidence and magnificent believe in themselves. San Antonio was ready to play Miami and once again they proved that with a healthy team, that includes Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Kawhi Leonard, and the rest of that solid bench, they are going to be one of the favorites once again to make another title run. The San Antonio Spurs, made a huge statement last night, against the two-time defending champion Miami Heat. The Spurs set the tone from the start, jumping out to a huge lead and never looking back against the Heat. Superstar PG Tony Parker set the tone from the start for San Antonio, scoring 10 of his 17 points, dished out 3 of his 4 assists in the 1st quarter, helping the Spurs jump out take a double-digit lead. Parkers leadership was solid throughout the entire game, he gave the Spurs that great confidence booster from the start, that helped San Antonio deal with Miami the rest of the way offensively and defensively. Parker also had 2 steals and 5-6 from the free-throw line and showing 6-14 from the field. Future Star SF Kawhi Leonard, who was doing mostly everything for the Spurs defensively, disrupting Heat Superstar SF LeBron James and throwing his game off-balance, forcing turnovers, making it extremely difficult for James to get anything going offensively and affecting his game in many ways. Leonard held James to 19 points while only shooting 6-18 from the field. LeBron James had 5 total turnovers, and 4 of those turnovers were caused by Leonards defense. Leonards offensively game didnt come into play until the 2nd half. Leonard scored 9 of his 11 points in the 2nd half, 7 of those 11 points came in the 3rd quarter, making a 3-point bucket, knocking down two free-throws, and making a jumper. Leonard definitely made his impacted known, and he proved that he is ready for the bright lights of the big moments in big games. Leonard is going to be a future bright superstar, and will be known as one of the best defenders in the NBA in years to come. Leonard finished the game with 11 points, tied his career-high in steals with 5, and grabbed 5 rebounds as well. Another underrated player on the Spurs, is PF/C Boris Diaw, who in last years finals did a solid job on LeBron James as well, defensively wise. Diaw, is the type of player, that loves to do the little things, dishing a clutch pass, or getting key rebound and making a huge defensive play, he is unselfish player for San Antonio. Diaw has never be known for his offensive game, but during this season, he has done a wonderful job for the Spurs, knocking key baskets to make easier for the Spurs star players. Diaw had a great all-round game, scoring a season-high 16 points while shooting 5-5 from the field, 5 assists, 8 rebounds, 2-2 from 3-point land and 4-5 from the free-throw line. Diaw is the type of the player that doesnt care whether hell start or come off the bench, his impacted will definitely be known after the game. Even though the Heat got blowout, they still had one bright spot in the game, with PF/C Chris Bosh, whos jumper looked very sharp against San Antonio. Boshs was pretty solid, scoring 15 of his 24 points in the 1st half, along with 2 steals, 7 rebounds and 3-3 from the free-throw line. Finally, the greatest Power Forward in NBA History, proved that he still has the fight and determination to win another championship with another vintage performance against the Heat. Duncan scored 13 of his 23 points in the 1st half, and 8 of those points came in the 4th quarter as well, helping the Spurs get the 111-87 victory. Duncan also grabbed 11 rebounds, 5-5 from the free-throw line, and making timely plays throughout the entire game. Duncan helped set the tone for the Spurs in the 1st quarter, scoring 6 of his 13 1st half points, as the Spurs took an early on Miami. Bosh battle Duncan in the 1st period as well, by scoring 8 of his 15 first half points. First, Duncan with a block shot on Heat star SG Dwyane Wade, then Bosh gets a pass from PG Mario Chalmers for the two-point jumper. Wade with a pass to Bosh for the jumper that gets the kind bounce into the basket, then Bosh knocks down two free-throws. The Big Fundamental makes two free-throws, then Wade with a pass to Bosh for the easy slam dunk. Duncan makes two more free-throws, then the Big Fundamental gets a pass from PF/C Tiago Splitter for the jumper. Duncan dishes the great pass to Splitter for the wide-open layup, as the Spurs take a 37-22 lead into the 2nd quarter. Both Duncan and Bosh continue there solid starts in the 2nd period, as both players scored 7 points each, but the Spurs still have the lead going into halftime. First, SG Ray Allen makes the pass to Bosh for the wide-open jumper, then backup PG Norris Cole finds Bosh for another jumper. James make the pass to Bosh for the 3-point basket, then backup PG Patty Mills dishes the pass to Duncan for the floating bucket. Splitter with a great bounce pass to Duncan for the easy slam dunk, then the Big Fundamental with a tough post move in the paint, scoring the banking bucket, gets foul and has a chance for the 3-point play, as the Spurs have a 62-51 halftime lead. Bosh has a solid quarter in the 3rd period, scoring 6 of his 24 points, while Duncan has a quiet quarter scoring wise, but makes his impacted known in the 4th and final quarter, as Spurs continue to lead Miami. First, Bosh gets a pass from Chalmers for the layup, then Wade dishes the pass to Bosh for the jumper. SG Marco Belinelli finds Duncan for the banking bucket in the paint, then the Big Fundamental with a pass to Diaw for the jumper. James makes the pass to Bosh for another jumper, as the Spurs take an 82-74 lead into the 4th quarter. The Spurs open this game wide-open in the 4th quarter, by forcing 10 turnovers, and Duncans 8 fourth quarter points, helps San Antonio close out the Heat. First, Diaw finds Duncan for the layup, then Bosh scores the layup, gets foul and has a chance for the 3-point play. The Big Fundamental gets a pass from Belinelli for another layup, then Diaw dishes the pass to Duncan for the wide-open jumper. SG Manu Ginobili with the pass to the Big Fundamental for the banking bucket, as the Spurs make a huge statement, by blowing out the Heat and getting the 111-87 victory. The Spurs bench made great contributions as well, by combining to score 38 points in the Spurs win. Mills, Ginobili, Splitter and Belinelli combined to get 15 of the Spurs 30 assists off the bench. The Spurs forced 21 turnovers and scored 21 points off those turnovers, and outscored Miami 46-38 in points in the paint. San Antonio out-rebounded Miami 45-36 on the boards, and both teams were even in fast-break points at 14 points apiece. Leonard and Parker combined to get 7 of the 9 steals, as the Spurs shot 50.6% from the field. My web info sports sources comes from NBA and ESPN By: Stats
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:49:52 +0000
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