Much of the conversation following the Miami Heat’s 98-96 Game 2 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday concerned whether LeBron James and company had finally “figured out” their foes.
Not so much, said the Spurs, who authored the most incendiary first-half performance in Finals history Tuesday night.
It started with a blistering opening frame:
By the midway point of the second quarter, the only two Spurs who had missed a field goal were—ironically enough—the team’s two best: Tim Duncan and Tony Parker.
Kawhi Leonard, meanwhile, was busy authoring the best quarter of his short career:
After tallying just 18 points combined over the first two tilts, Leonard’s breakout performance couldn’t have come at a more crucial time for San Antonio, which looked to regain home-court advantage.
Unless you witnessed it live, it’s difficult to describe how palpably urgent San Antonio’s attack really was. In fact, in terms of sheer efficiency, you have to go all the way back to Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls&nbs ...
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