San Antonio Spurs crush Miami Heat after best-shooting half in NBA Finals history
Kawhi Leonard scores career-high 29 points and Spurs make record 75.8 per cent of their shots in first half
History would suggest they did everything right.
Oops.
Since LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh teamed up for the “Big 3” era with the Miami Heat, there had been some absolute truths when it came to their home play-off games. When they shot at least 48 per cent, they were 18-0. When they made at least 10 shots from 3-point range, they were 12-0. And in this postseason, they were a perfect 8-0 in their building.
I don’t think we’ll ever shoot 76 per cent in a half ever again
No more. On any count.
No Miami miracle this time, either.
A blowout got interesting for a few minutes, but in the end, it basically wound up as a blowout anyway – and the road to a third straight NBA championship got considerably tougher.
Down by a staggering 25 points at one point in the first half, the Heat whittled their way within single digits. But they never got all that close to the San Antonio Spurs and wound up falling 111-92 in game three of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.
