The 2013 NBA Finals shift to San Antonio on Tuesday night, where the Spurs and the Miami Heat will enter Game 3 deadlocked at 1-1 in a best-of-seven series.
San Antonio's Game 1 win proved yet again that Miami can be tamed on any given night, while the Heat's commanding Game 2 victory proved that beating the South Beach stars two games in a row has been impossible for the last five months.
The Spurs now have home-court advantage in this 2-3-2 series format, but a Miami win on Tuesday would shift that title back to the defending champs who are trying to get their dynasty moving in the right direction with another finals win.
As noted by ESPN's John Buccigross, Game 3 winners (with the series tied 1-1) since 1985 (inception of the 2-3-2 format) have gone on to win the finals nearly every year. The exception? The 2011 Dallas Mavericks:
In this kind of series, it's the little things that will favor the victor when it's all said and done.
That includes free throws, fundamental basketball and taking advantage of the opponent's mistakes—things both teams did ...
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