6:00--- Heat grab the board. Chalmers brings the ball up.
6:48 Bonner hits it at the buzzer. Gregg Popovich appears to have thrown in the towel as he sits his starters. Meanwhile, Spoelstra has almost all his starters on the floor.
7:33 Spurs brick. Heat grab the board. LeBron for three! MONEY! Fire is the proper word to describe LeBron.
Ladies and Gentleman, this one might be over!
7:43 James with active hands! GETS THE JAM ON A PASS FROM MILLER!!! TIMEOUT SPURS!
8:32 5th foul on Andersen. He takes a seat. JAMES THEN BLOCKS SPLITTER!! THIS IS UNFAIR!
8:59 Neal gets the Spurs on the board with their first score of the period.
SPURS call a timeout! 9-0 run in the fourth.
9:36 The Heat are chipping away. Spurs turn it over. James drives. Hits! 19-point lead.
9:55 Neal misses the three and then James hits Andersen down low, foul. Heat will inbound.
10:50 Shoot the J! Shoot it! James does and hits. 12-point lead. James on Ginobili. Pass to Miller. 3!! 15-point lead.
The Heat fans are loud and the Spurs aren't doing anything to shut them up.
12:00 Spurs are losing it late in the game. Chalmers misses the jumper. Here's Parker. AIR BALL!
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Heat took the first double-digit lead of the Finals
CHALMERS DRIVES AND GETS THE AND-1!! 9.8 seconds remaining Spurs miss. Duncan with a crazy off balance shot that doesn't count as he shot it after the buzzer.
27.9 seconds left in the quarter-- Ginobili will inbound. Duncan turns it over.
32 seconds Miller hits the three! Parker then grabs the loose ball for the Spurs after a missed shot.
1:27 Birdman fouls Duncan. Duncan to the line. Duncan 1-2. Leonard with the offensive board! Parker then drives and sinks the floater.
2:20 Heat up by 5! James drives! Bucket! Heat up by 7.
The Spurs turned it over right after the timeout twice. James to Allen! BUCKET!
Sloppy ball from both sides. 2:45 Birdman picks up the foul
3:11 left in the third--- Heat up by two. TIMEOUT SPURS
3:17 LeBron draws the foul. Chalmers drives AND-1!!
3:50 Green then drives and hits the layup! Spurs back up!
4:12 Duncan with the jam! What a pass from Ginobili... JAMES GETS BLOCKED BY GREEN!
4:41 Miller gets the inbound. Wade controls. Bosh with the roll. BOSH GOES TO THE BANK!
1-shot tech on Duncan for defensive 3-second
5:09 --- Spurs commit their 10th turnover. Heat with chance to regain the lead.
5:30 Duncan misses the bank shot. LeBron for three. Misses. Bosh with the board. Haslem sinks the jumper.
6:00 AND-1!!! Leonard is taking over on offense now! Misses free throw. LeBron then called for offensive foul
6:31 Duncan smart ball. Throws ball off Bosh as he was off balance.
6:46 Wade draws a foul on Duncan... Wade to the line.
7:13 SPURS KILLING IT FROM THREE!! Leonard this time to tie it up.
TIMEOUT MIAMI- 7:43 in the quarter--- Bosh hits the jumper...
7:51 Splitter with the block! AND THEN GREEN SINKS HIS 5th THREE POINTER!!!
8:29 Duncan misses, but Leonard picks up the offensive board. LeBron with a block on James. James then gets lazy and doesn't help on Splitter and he gets the easy layup.
9:05-- James to the line. 2-2
9:32 LeBron with the pull up. Misses. Leonard posts Chalmers. Misses. James pushes. Foul on Green
10:00 Sloppy ball! Spurs turn it over, LeBron misses layup. Leonard misses three and gets rebound, but the Parker can't finish
Ball was out on Haslem, but refs didn't see it that way. James drives, misses. Duncan picks up the board.
11:14 Heat up by six after Bosh jumper. Wade deflects ball back to Heat. Heat push. Heat misses. Miami keeps the ball.
11:39 Spurs draw foul. Parker to the line. 1-2 from the line.
3rd QUARTER--- Heat miss first shot
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28 seconds Wade hogs the ball and misses. ... The James rips the ball from Neal's hands! Runs to half court. Misses!
1:14 Chalmers hits a 3. Spurs turns it over. Wade with the shot.
TIMEOUT!
1:55 James called for a foul. Spurs were attacking. James went over Duncan's back
2:20 Green TIES IT!! And he looks at the Heat's bench after knocking down the shot.
3:33 Parker finally finishes. James picks up the board. Spurs get back well on transition. James bricks. Heat fight for the rebound. Wade puts it up! Interesting possession by the heat.
4:14 Duncan with the fake. Drives. Layup.
4:56 Allen with the three!! Parker AGAIN!!! He sinks a layup to give the Spurs the lead back.
5:20 Chalmers ties it. Parker answers back!
TIMEOUT SPURS!
6:14 Heat ball. LeBron only has 2 points. . . And on cue. James knocks down the three!
6:59 Bosh with the feed. Andersen with the jam. Parker answers back!
7:20 The SPURS ARE KILLING IT FROM THREE!!! That's their 7th 3 in the half.
7:52 Parker goes to the line. 2-2 from the line.
MIAMI TIMEOUT! 8:43 on the clock--- Andersen picks up a block! Heat can't score
8:52 Neal ties the game!! Threeeee!
9:16 Foul on the floor. Allen's jumper rims in and out! Spurs push.
10:21 Cole pushes the tempo and finishes at the basket. Neal pumps. Draws the foul.
10:41 Heat can't communicate on the board. Spurs ball as it rolls out of bounds off Cole.
11:04 Miller shoots a three! LeBron with the assist.
11:34 Parker misses a three as the shot clock was running down.
12:00 Heat turn it over. Andersen called for the foul.
------START OF THE 2ND QUARTER
Heat aren't hitting shots and the Spurs are turning the ball over.
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Spurs are sloppy. The buzzer sounds at the end of the quarter and the Spurs can't get a shop off.
17 seconds James with the fade.
53 seconds. Leonard with great defense on James. James has no answer. Diaw triple teamed. Pass to Neal, SWISH! 3!
1:50 Coles to Andersen with the jam!!!
Duncan makes both free throws.
2:00 LeBron james with a layup. Bosh with the tip-in. LEBRON JAMES BLOCKS DUNCAN ON THE OTHER END!! Duncan then gets fouled.
TIMEOUT!-- Ginobili misses a three.
2:56 James saves the ball, throws ball into Leonard's hands. Leonard can't handle. Out of bands. Spurs ball.
3:23 Five turnovers on the Spurs. Heat will inbound after Wade goes after a loose ball and Wade is limping.
3:42 Duncan hits the deck. No foul. Chalmers drives. Green called for the reach in. 1-1
4:10 Haslem with the pass AND-1! Haslem to the line
4:28 Chalmers hogs the ball. Gives Haslem a bad shot. LeBron had Parker defending. Parker misses jumper.
5:32 Heat defense creating havoc, but the Spurs are moving the ball better.
6:25 24 second violation... Wade is driving the Spurs crazy. Has an assist and layup in back-to-back possessions.
6:31 San Antonio TIMEOUT---- Bosh picked up a block on Splitter before the break.
7:26 Heat commit a turnover on the lob. Duncan then sinks a jumper. First bucket made in a first quarter. He was 0-5 in Game 1.
9:10 Green pops a three!! He's been great so far in the playoffs.
9:18 Spurs already with three turnovers in the game.
It's the Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The Spurs have a 1-0 lead in the series and they will be looking for more. Check out the live blog with play-by-play and up to the minute scoring updates. Who will be the hero of Game 2? Tony Paker and Tim Duncan or LeBron James and Dwyane Wade?
The Heat will look to tie the series before the Finals move to San Antonio for Games 3 and 4. James had some answers as he finished with a triple-double, but Miami will need more scoring from him as he only had 18 points. The 18 rebound and 10 assists were the amazing part of his Game 1 performance, especially the play around the boards as the Heat outrebounded the Spurs 46-37, something they rarely do. However, when the game came down to the final minutes, Miami couldn't keep the ball as they finished with five turnovers, eight in total, and their offense was in disarray.
The Spurs were well rested heading into the fourth quarter when Parker decided to take over. He finished with 10 points in the final 12 minutes of the game. Parker played the entire quarter and he was able to lead his Spurs to victory with beautiful drives to the basket and skillful dribbling.
For Duncan, his efforts were felt on both sides of the ball. He had 14 rebounds and three blocks while scoring 20 points. The questions are already being asked, if the Spurs win, can Duncan bee considered better than Kobe Bryant? In an age where the big man is disappearing from the game of basketball. Duncan has been a big part of the team's success in the past decade. He helped the franchise win its first championship and now he's trying to earn his fifth.
For James, the question is what will happen if the Heat lose? Many say there isn't pressure on Miami to win, however, the front office must be a little shaken up at the possibility that a Finals loss might be the end of the Heat's success and Finals run. This is their third consecutive Finals appearance. They weren't put together to make it to the Finals, they were put together to win when they made it to the Finals.
Wade said it best, "Playoffs ain't fun, man. I'm sorry to bust anyone on the outside's bubble," Dwyane Wade said. "As a player in the playoffs, you have no joy until it's over and you won. If you don't win, you have no joy for a while."
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