16.3 seconds- Ginobili misses the three!!! Duncan looks pensive as Wade goes to the line. 1-1!
23.5 seconds--- James at the line--- 1-1... 2-2... 6-point game!
25.9 seconds left in the game--- No Parker in the game... Ginobili drives! Turns it over!! JAMES BEAT DUNCAN TO THE BALL!! LeBron at the line.
TIMEOUT SPURS!!!! 39 seconds---- JAMES WITH THE JUMPER!! Clutch!! Chalmers was there to set the pick.
Battier misses an open three! LeBron James almost picks off the ball. Ginobili had a three, passes it up. Duncan misses the layup!! He knows it!!
2:00---- 2-point game....Chalmers draws the foul... 0-1.... 0-2!! Chalmers misses both!
2:33 LeBron misses.... 2:15 on the clock Duncan doesn't give it up. Leonard hits the three!!
3:06 TIMEOUT ON THE FLOOR--- Heat regroup--- Wade drives. Bucket!
3:11 Duncan And-1! Completes the three-point play.
3:54 James in and out with the three! Spurs turn it over. Battier with anther three!!
4:32 Ginobili for three! HITS!! James had hit a jumper... Green with the steal.
4:53 Duncan draws a foul. Big free throws. 1-1... 2-2
Bosh misses his three badly.
Duncan posting Bosh. LeBron fakes that he was coming for help. Duncan misses. Ginobili gets called for the foul.
5:37 ---- Heat have the lead and less than halfway from claiming their 2nd NBA Finals championship.
6:03 Ginobili with another turnover. James hits the J!
6:47 Bosh called for offensive foul. Spurs ball. GINOBILI WITH THE RUNNING LAYUP!!
7:05 Wade hits the J! Ginobili looks away and didn't even catch the ball.
7:34 REVIEW FOR CLEAR PATH FOUL. .. . The call on the floor is clear path. COMMON FOUL!
8:19 Chalmers with the drive! Bucket. Green misses the three. Chalmers misses the three badly!
8:40 Duncan with the put back as Parker put up the pass.
9:10 Leonard tips the ball out of bounds. Wade controls. James has it. Battier misses at the buzzer.
9:30 Neal almost loses it. Wade false on Parker with his elbow. JUMP BALL! 5 seconds on the clock.
9:42 James at the line. 1-1... Birdman called for a line violation.
9:57 Ginobili called for the offensive foul. . . Andersen goes for the board. No put back. Wade gets blocked. Duncan blocks him. Foul called
10:28 Birdman at the line. 0-1... 1-2... Leonard draws the foul on James. Spurs inbounds.
10:43 Chalmers brings it up. James to Chalmers. Birdman misses the putback. FOUL.
11:10 James handles. Takes his time. Misses the three! Leonard with the putback
Battier hits the three!! His 3!
----------------------START OF THE 4TH QUARTER-----------------------------
CHALMERS HITS THE THREE AT THE BUZZER!!!
27 seconds Battier with the three!!! ...GINOBILI THEN RESPONDS WITH A DRIVE! BUCKET!!
50 seconds: Neal puts the moves on Birdman! Bucket!
1:42 LeBron with space. Gives it up. Allen misses the three.
2:04 James wastes no time to make it a 1-point game. Shoots the jumper.
TIMEOUT HEAT--------------- Heat turn it over... Ginobili to the line... 1-1... Play delayed...
2:45 Spurs lead!!! Duncan with the bucket!! LeBron James was late on the help.
3:12 MVP chants taking over as James is at the line. 2-2... Diaw with the three! Money!
3:45 JAMES FOR THREE!! AGAIN!! 5-point lead. LEONARD WITH THE AND-1!!! 3-point play.
4:48 Heat ball-- James sinks the three! Heat can't bring down the rebound.
5:08 Chalmers steps out of bounds. Spurs ball. ... Parker can't handle the dribble. Turns it over.
6 seconds on the shot clock--- Wade with a jumper. Green with his first three.
7:13 Wade turns it over. Nobody touched him. Spurs ball. Green tied up. Doubled teamed! TIMEOUT!
7:40 Wade handles. Gets in the paint. Chalmers gets blocked by Green! Parker pushes. Heat transition defense not slacking. Green for three! Brick. Wade gets the board.
8:02 TIMEOUT ON THE FLOOR---- Duncan bodies. Turns. Shoots! Hits over Bosh.
Both teams sloppy. Wade turns it over. Spurs turn it over.
9:02 Tied game... Chalmers bumped. No call. Spurs turn it over! Open floor! BUCKET WADE!
9:27 Chalmers to the line. 1-2 from the line. . . Duncan receives the name.
10:28 James with time! For three! Has way too much time. Ginobili responds witha layup.
10:43 AND-1!!! Miller with the foul. Leonard got hit in the arm. Leonard misses the free throw.
11:04 Chalmer with the runner!
-----------HALFTIME----------
Heat up 46-44.
39.6 James with the tip in over Parker to tie it. WADE HITS THE JUMPER!
1:04 Wade with the J to tie it. Foul on the floor. Chalmers called for it. Heat in the penalty. 2-2
Wade is on a roll.
1:25 Blocking foul on Haslem! Ginobili at the line. Spurs lead. 2-2 from the line. Now Ginobili hits his free throws.
2:02 TIE BALL GAME!! James misses the three. Ginobili taks it all the way. LeBron settling for threes.
2:27 Haslem called for the foul. Danny Green goes to the line to get his first points. 2-2 from the line.
Duncan 1-1 from the floor. 2-2 from the line. LeBron for three!!! YES! He swishes it.
TIMEOUT HEAT--- 3:00 minutes--- Allen drives. Loses it again. Foul on the floor. Allen called for the foul. Allen has butterfingers in this game so far.
Wade shoots... and then Ginobili with the scoop!
3:52 What a scramble!! The Heat are misses threes. The Spurs couldn't get control of the ball.
4:29 Chalmers misses the wide open three. Duncan has the ball. Draws the foul. Duncan has three steals. Wow.
4:46 Chalmers with the sweet touch. Neal travels.
5:21 Spurs ball. 10 seconds on the clock. Spurs need to hurry. NEAL WITH THE THREE AS THE SHOTCLOCK EXPIRES!
5:45 LeBron for three! Money! The Heat fans are back into this one. Chalmers tips it away!
6:26 AND-1!! James falls and the bucket drops. Completes the 3-point play. Miller misses the open three. Parker can't complete the layup.
6:44 Spurs ball. TIMEOUT ON THE FLOOR--- Spurs miss. James pushes!
7:14 Duncan gets stripped. Heat ball! The Spurs had butter fingers. James wanted the foul.
Heat drive. Wade fadeaway. Almost gets the steal. Spurs ball.
7:46 DUNCAN WITH THE AND-1! That was a mistake shot and it went in.
7:57 Wade takes it up. Hits the J!
LEBRON Back in the game. Chalmers misses. Parker posts Chalmers, Makes the move! Sinks
8:50 Wade with the J! Leonard drives. Gets fouled before he puts up the shot. Danny Green has yet to make a shot.
9:01 WADE BLOCKS PARKER!! Spurs ball.... Parker draws the foul on Bosh. 2-2 from the line.
TIMEOUT HEAT---- 21-20.... Game resumes. BOSH WITH THE OFFENSIVE BOARD. 4 offensive rebounds for Miami! Chalmers finishes with the layup!
10:03 Allen again stripped from behind. PARKER TO SPLITTER! JAM!
10:26 Parker with the drive to the hoop! Nice move. On previous play, Wade again missed lob to Birdman.
11:10 BATTIER WITH THE THREE!!!
11:24 Splitter with teh loose ball foul. Birdman is making a difference. Heat ball.
Allen turns it over. Green for three! No! The Heat have figured him out.
----------END OF THE 1st QUARTER---------
Heat up 18-16.
10 seconds-- Chalmers walks right into a trap after having the wide open three!
Miami takes their first lead 39 seconds minutes remaining in the quarter. 1-2 for Leonard at the line.
39 second: Battier with another three! He's doing it again!! Diaw had fouled Battier on a rebound, which allowed the Heat to keep the ball.
1:38 Battier hits a three! .... Spurs miss and Chalmers chucks up a three! No! BIRDMAN! TIED GAME!
TIMEOUT HEAT-------- Here are some pics of the fans before the game.
BTW, Birdman fouled Duncan on the questionable call.
2:20 Ginobili moves. Throws it away. Nobody near. Back court violation on the Spurs.
2:57 Birdman steps up. Good D!! And then the Spurs turn it over. Duncan works Birdman. Birdman falls. Diaw with another offensive board for the Spurs.
HEAT BALL-- James with the ball posts on Diaw. turn around. Short. Parker drives. Active hands again. Battier tips it out of bounds.
4:11 OOH! Duncan to Diaw for the easy bucket. Allen can't coonnet. Leonard turns it over as Miami keep their hands busy.
4:55 Duncan with the block on BOSH!!!!!! Neal then misses the three. James to Wade. Swish.
5:31 Gary Neal misses. Wade turns it over. BOSH TRAILS AND HE BLOCKS PARKER!! Spurs ball. Leonward goes in.
5:50 Wade takes it straight up! Baby hook good.
Spurs Leonard misses. Spurs have missed four straight shots.
TIMEOUT SPURS------------ San Antonio up 11-6.
6:18 LeBron draws the foul. Goes to the line. 2-2.
6:40 Wade with the rebound. Ginobili with his second foul as he reached in.
7:06 Leonard with the offensive board. He can't put it back up. Heat ball. LeBron controls. Jumper, misses.
7:38 Leonard aggressive! Layup good by Leonard. Spurs up. Miller misses. HEAT 2-7 from the floor.
8:15 Parker controls. Ginobili for three!!! 9-4 lead for the Spurs. Miller misses.
8:29 Chalmers then misses jumper horribly. Was looking to draw a foul.
8:56 Chalmers fouls Parker. Both guys painting their passes. Chalmers almost intercepted it.
9:18 Ginobili saw the poor matchup as LeBron was on him. He fouls him. Heat inboun. Chalmers hits a 2.
9:36 Bosh misses the jumper.
TIM DUNCAN TAKES DOWN! Gets the steal and the jam. That was the slowest fastbreak every.
10:13 Green 0-2 from the floor. Duncan with the tip in
10:26 James with the layup! Good ball movement.
10:54 Parker goes back door! First points!
0-0 score. Bosh fouls Duncan.
11:17 Chalmers turns it over. Duncan turns it over. Heat ball.
12:00 Ewww! Worst jump ball... Duncan wins the second tip. Danny Green open. Miller all over him.
It's TIPOFF TIME!!
Will Manu arrive in this game?
Julia Dale on the mic singing the national anthem.
We are now minutes away from tipoff.
8:53 p.m.- Teams are shooting around.
Welcome to the live blog of Game 7 between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. This is the decisive game as only one can win the 2013 NBA Finals. Join us for live scoring updates, stats and a play-by-play of everything that takes place on the court as either the Heat or Spurs will be crowned this evening.
What's at Stake?
This question seems simple, but there are underlying factors tied into either franchise winning or losing. There's the obvious championship count. For the Spurs, it would be their fifth championship, all of which were won after 1999. For the Heat, it would be their third championship, two of which would be won during the LeBron James-Big-3 Era in Miami.
The Heat might have the momentum after stealing Game 6, but they are the team with all of the pressure heading into this matchup. Losing two out of three championships after making the NBA Finals the past three years would mean the Big 3 was a complete failure. James promised a minimum of six championships in Miami. Had they beat the Dallas Mavericks in 2011, then James would have been half way to his promise. However, tonight, the Heat face the chance of failing.
For the Spurs, it would be their last chance to win with their Big 3 of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker. Ginobili is expected to retired after this year and Duncan, though under contract for the next two years, might pull the trigger and follow in Ginobili's steps. Also, many would go back to Gregg Popovich's lineups, which led to miscues from the Spurs and opportunities for the Heat. Popovich is one of the best coaches in the history of the game, however, people are having a hard time getting over the Spurs' Game 6 loss.
Neither team has won consecutive games in this NBA Finals series. The Spurs seemed prepped for victory. Can the Heat be the first team to win back-to-back games or will the Spurs raise their fifth Larry O'Brien trophy after missing their first opportunity just two evenings ago?
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