The Miami Heat won the NBA championship last year and after having an amazing winning streak earlier in the season, the team will not be fazed at all by playing on the road against the San Antonio Spurs for three games, the first of which starts on Tuesday night with Game 3.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will be ready to play better than they did in Game 1 and the Heat are prepared for a rough crowd, but that will not stop them from trying their best to take back the home court advantage with a win on the road. Tony Parker was shut down in Game 2 in part due to the play of Mario Chalmers and now the Spurs will get the chance to show off their finals cred in front of their home crowd after dropping the last game.
Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili will need to play better as well and the Heat are going to rely on the play of their bench once again and that could end up being the difference in the game. Ray Allen and Mike Miller are killers from beyond the arc and they will both need to be hot for the Heat to win as James cannot be the only scorer for the team on the floor. The team showed that it has depth, as James had only eight points in the first three quarters before heating up in the fourth and if he starts off cold again, the team will need to support him.
James is always the best player on the floor when he is playing, but the Heat need some more support from up and down the roster to win the championship and the play from dudes like Norris Cole and Chris Andersen will need to add some production. James usually gets criticized from the media when he doesn't do enough or when he does too much and he will need to find a good balance in Game 3, as the stats say that the team that wins game three has a much better chance of winning the series after that. James will get a lot of attention from the Spurs and that will leave players to take open shots and someone who really needs to get going is Chris Bosh, who has turned things into a Big Two for most of the playoffs and that's being nice to Wade.
The team made quick work of the Bucks and Bulls before going seven against the Pacers and that intense play will help them as they move along into the finals. James wants to win his second title and he would love to do it against a team that defeated him in 2007 when he was with the Cavaliers. After Tuesday, the series will be at 2-1 for somebody.
