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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Heat wins second straight NBA championship

It was great game. The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs gave it all but in the end the Heat emerge Victorious. From the 1st to the 4th Quarter, nobody new who would end up winning the championship. There were several lead changes that it is hard to speculate who would win.

If the San Antonio Spurs won, it would be their fifth Championship. If they won that would mean that every time the Spurs reached the NBA finals, they end up winning the championship. But unfortunately they didn't. I would have been a great record. Most people were rooting for the San Antonio based on their NBA finals record.

Lebron James and Dwayne Wade combined for a total of 60 points. James scored 37 points and was named Finals MVP. He joins Bill Rusell and Michael Jordan in the prestigious list of people who got back to back regular season and finals MVP awards.

It wasn't a big game for Chris Bosh who did not score but contributed 7 rebounds. The hero of Game 6, Ray Allen, did not score as well. Help came from Shane Battier who scored a total of 18 points which all came beyond the arc.

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On the San Antonio side, Danny Green scored only 5 points. Kawli Leonard had a great game with 16 rebounds and 19 points. Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker combined with 28 points, 9 assists and 3 steals.Tim Duncan leads the Spurs in scoring with 24 points.

Rumors has emerged about Tim Duncan's retirement. Before the end of the series, there were speculations that Tim Duncan would retire after this season if they won the championship. Now it is still up in the air whether this would be Duncan's last season.

During the awarding ceremony, they gave their praises to Lebron and Shane Battier. I think they should have included Ray Allen. Without his heroics, the Heat's championship bid would have ended in Game 6.

So next season am I rooting for the Heat? I am not sure. I root for all the players in Heat roster except for Lebron James. I know he could score a lot but most of the time you couldn't rely on him when it matters most. I guess we will have to wait next season if they will be able to defend their title


Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Heat forces Game 7 against Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs needed only 1 game to win the NBA championship this year. But unfortunately the Miami Heat wasn't going to let it end without giving a fight. Spurs was executing their game plan and with only 2 minutes left in the game, Lebron James made two crucial turnovers. The Spurs were ahead by 5 points with only 28 seconds left. And then Ray Allen came in. Allen hit the crucial points to tie the game and send it to overtime. In the end the Miami won with an end score 103 to 100.

To be honest, I turned off the TV with only 28 seconds left in game. I thought San Antonio has bagged the championship this year. I really thought that there was no chance in hell that Miami would be able to get out of the mess that Lebron created. And then I saw my friend and told him that they lost. He agreed and told me that he lost some money betting. I told him that it was Lebron's fault why the heat lost. He was puzzled. He told me that the Miami won and he lost the bet that the Spurs would win game 6. I checked the Internet and saw that the Miami did really win. Some Miami fans who left the game early were not allowed back inside for the overtime minutes. Imagine how that feels. It's got to suck that they paid a lot for the tickets but were not allowed for the comeback win. But then again they should have not given up their hope with heat early. 

So next game It's all or nothing for both teams. We will have to see if James, Wade and Bosh would be able to win their second straight championship for Miami or would the San Antonio Spurs win their 5th ring? 

I used to think that Miami's fate lies on how Lebron plays. He does make a lot of points but somehow he could not deliver during crunch time. If it wasn't for Ray Allen, the Heat might have lost their bid for the Championship this year. Don't count Allen out just yet. Either way the NBA finals 
would be done after game 7. We just to wait a little longer to see what happens next.