The Spurs were red hot Tuesday night, not the Heat.
San Antonio blew out Miami in Game 3 of the NBA finals, winning 113-77 and taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Led by Danny Green and Gary Neal, the Spurs went on a tear — hitting a Finals record 16 shots from beyond the three-point arc. As NPR's Tom Goldman said on Morning Edition, "Miami melted into the hardwood like the wicked witch of the west" as San Antonio hit shot after shot.
"Tim Duncan overcame a slow start to finish with 20 points and 14 rebounds, Tony Parker banked in a desperation jumper on a broken play with 5.2 seconds left and the San Antonio Spurs withstood LeBron James' triple-double to beat the Miami Heat 92-88 on Thursday night in a thrilling Game 1 of the NBA finals." (The Associated Press)
The San Antonio Spurs are once again the Western Conference Champions and last night hundreds of fans flooded many of San Antonio’s major streets in celebration of the Spurs’ win against the Grizzlies.
Commerce and Market Streets were packed end to end with people in their cars honking horns, waving Spurs flags and sticking brooms out the window to mark the sweeping 4-0 victory in the series.
Fans like Mario Soza and Bianca Garcia said the team is going to bring home another title.
The rest of the country is beginning to know what we've known all along in San Antonio. As one of TPR's listeners wrote to us, "the Spurs are only boring if you don't like good basketball."
The San Antonio Spurs are the best team you don't pay any attention to. Known for efficient defense, rebounds, and a little slower pace, they're the team people keep expecting to go away, but they never do.
