They always do. Welcome to clutchfans. Granted the spurs shot the ball well last night but they were wide open. Miami wasn't motivated, they weren't trying, they weren't hungry, they weren't rotating on Defense. Miami has games like this, they have done it all year. They are very very good when backed into a corner, sometimes it seems like they want to be backed into the corner, hell they even lost a game to the hapless Chicago Bulls for God's sake. I still say Miami in 7, but it's going to be like this all the way until game 7. I expect Miami go come out hungry and win the next game and then probably get blown out in the next and go back to Miami down 3-2, backed into a corner and then do work on the Spurs in Miami.
That happens every season dating back 2 years ago. Even in the regular season in 2011 when Miami was slumping and learning how to play together, there was a thread in this very bbs that said Cleveland was a better team than Miami.
Any word on Parker's MRI? Whether he plays are not will be critical to the outcome of this series. If he is good to go, I think the Spurs could wrap this up in SA. Game four will be a WAR though.
Heat fans seem confident that Lebron can recover from his bruised vulva and that the Heat will be able to handle the Spurs bench, which includes Darius Beefagetti. <iframe width="644" height="362" src="http://beta.abc.go.com/embed/VDKA0_ql316hh5" frameborder="0"></iframe>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Je viens de passer l'IRM. Résultat : je souffre d'une légère élongation à l'ischio. On verra demain comment je me... <a href="http://t.co/gB9oR3FR7I" title="http://fb.me/1b7ckWTBw">fb.me/1b7ckWTBw</a></p>— tony Parker (@tonyparker) <a href="https://twitter.com/tonyparker/status/344863794335461376">June 12, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Tony Parker's MRI revealed a slight hamstring strain, according to @<a href="https://twitter.com/tonyparker">tonyparker</a>: "We'll see tomorrow how I feel, I really hope to play."</p>— Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/KBergCBS/status/344866133804978177">June 12, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>MRI says @<a href="https://twitter.com/tonyparker">tonyparker</a> has a strained hamstring with no tear or defect.</p>— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/344866023675133952">June 12, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
A nagging injury that really just needs time to heal..The good news is that there is no tear...He will not be his explosive self, but he still can play an effective roll..
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Via @<a href="https://twitter.com/paulsen_smw">paulsen_smw</a>:The Spurs-Heat Game 3 drew a 10.0 overnight rating, lowest for a Game 3 of the NBA Finals since Spurs/Cavaliers in 2007.</p>— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) <a href="https://twitter.com/richarddeitsch/status/344841189763198979">June 12, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Got back from Game 3 late last night and was gonna comment on some stuff. 1. For being the only show in town, AT&T arena was probably about 90-95 % full. I was surprised because the 2011 finals, the 3 home games for Dallas vs Miami, I believe the place and the stands were 100% full and it was brimming to capacity hours before the start of the game.(Unheard of in Dallas from what I recall). Either way, the Spurs fans were loud and into it. 2. TMac. Was it noticeable on TV- the loud cheer he got from Spurs fans when he came into the game? I was confused as to whether they were sincere cheers at seeing him get into a game in the finals or they were Scalabrine type cheers. 3. Has it already been discussed that LeBron decided not to go to the podium(considering he's the best player in the world, every game he plays in the playoffs, good or bad, is a podium game) and instead held court at his locker for a few minutes? Also, for the "Friday" fans, Nia Long was in attendance and might I say, she is still one bad mo'f*****
Also, No way Tony doesn't play, unless if he can't walk. 1. He'll want to play 2. Pop will not want to leave his offense in the hands of Cory Joseph for an entire NBA finals game. The important thing about game 4 imo is that, as has prolly been mentioned before, the Heat don't lose 2 in a row. That team comes back like a wounded lion. LeBron going a game w/out getting to the FT line should also make things more interesting in gm 4. The series ain't over.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Tony Parker: grade 1 hamstring strain. Day to day. Gregg Popovich says he will wait until Thursday morning to decide if he'll play TP.</p>— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt/status/344889268403048448">June 12, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
