Pressure now on Heat to win back-to-back (via AFP)
Miami has struggled to win two straight games deep in the playoffs, which comes as a surprise to a team that recorded the second-longest winning streak of all-time in the regular season. The Heat are looking for their second consecutive NBA title after compiling a league-best 66-16 record which included…
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“A terrible performance by the Miami Heat,” Dwyane Wade called it.
Who the man in Game 3 of the 2013 NBA Finals you ask?? Not LeBron as many predicted.
James struggled mightily we might add but the defending champions lost Game 3 to the San Antonio Spurs 113-77 at AT&T Center Tuesday night and now trail 2-1 in the NBA Finals. They did it with three-pointers, setting an NBA Finals record with 16 in the game. And they did it with an extended run, finishing the game on a 69-33 tear after a tie at 44.
James led the half with 50-44, missed 11 of his first 13 shots and finished with less than 20 points for the third consecutive game.
“We didn’t do anything right tonight,” James said. “We can’t play like that on either side of the floor if we want to win.”
The Spurs broke open a close game, tied at 44, with a 69-33 run. And it wasn’t Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, or Manu Ginobili at center stage, but role players like Gary Neal, Kawhi Leonard, and Danny Green. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, or Manu Ginobili at center stage but role players Gary Neal, Kawhi Leonard, and Danny Green.
Neal, who had scored in double-digits four times in 16 playoff games, finished with 24 points and hit six three-pointers.
“All of my teammates and Pop, they do a great job of encouraging me to continue to shoot the ball,” Green said.
Duncan played quarterback yet again, starting the break with a quick outlet pass to Parker and another to Neal on the left wing for his shot. But there had been missed opportunities — two consecutive wide open threes that were missed by Matt Bonner midway through the second and eight turnovers that led to 10 Heat points.
The Spurs pulled away yet again midway through the third quarter, and it had everything to do with Duncan’s desire. After his jumper and a Green three put the Spurs up 11, Duncan blocked an out-of-control layup from Mario Chalmers and lunged toward the baseline to keep the ball in bounds and start the fastbreak. With Duncan falling into the front row and Green attacking the rim on the other end en route to getting (and making) two free throws, their run that began late in the second quarter stretched to 15-2 and they led 59-46.
Game 4 happens Thursday, June 13th.
Tiger Woods shook off a double bogey at the 14th hole and held on to win the US PGA Tour Players Championship, setting another career milestone in the process. Woods, who had a share of the lead with Sergio Garcia and David Lingmerth after completing the weather-disrupted third round on Sunday morning…
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NBAUpdated May 6, 2013 2:49 AM ET MIAMI (AP) LeBron James was at his best this season, and the voters tasked with selecting the NBA’s Most Valuable Player took notice. Every voter except one, that is. The NBA still does not have a unanimous MVP, though no one has come closer than James did this season…
San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors Game 4: Is It Over For the Warriors? (via http://www.bookieblitz.com)
San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors Game 4: Is It Over For the Warriors? The NBA playoffs have provided a very entertaining series featuring the San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors. Many experts knew this would be a fun series to watch as our prediction called for a hard fought seven…
NBA veteran center Jason Collins comes out as gay (via The Herald Bulletin)
WASHINGTON — With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of the four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. In a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated’s website, Collins…
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Today’s News: Our Take – Former Lakers Coach Phil Jackson Reveals He Had Prostate Cancer in 2011 Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson reveals in his new book Eleven Rings that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011, according to the Orange County Register. In the memoir, Jackson says…
After being with the New York Jets one season, Tim Tebow has been released. The Jets confirmed the news in a press release early Monday.
On April 15, Tim Tebow was working out at the Jets’ practice facility. (Mel Evans / AP)
“We have a great deal of respect for Tim Tebow,” coach Rex Ryan said. “Unfortunately, things did not work out the way we all had hoped. Tim is an extremely hard worker, evident by the shape he came back in this off season. We wish him the best moving forward.”
Tebow was informed early Monday morning in a face-to-face meeting at the team’s facility with Ryan and general manager John Idzik, according to the Washington Post.
On Friday, the Jets made it clear that they were going in another direction by taking West Virginia’s Geno Smith in the second round of the NFL draft. He was the sixth QB on their roster (along with Greg McElroy, David Garrard and Matt Simms).
The NFL quaterback, speaking in Fort Worth on Sunday night, was asked about his future and said that he is “a member of the New York Jets.” He said that, the Star-Telegram’s Charean Williams reported, with a smile.
Spurs crush Lakers, Warriors win against Nuggets (via AFP)
The San Antonio Spurs handed the Los Angeles Lakers their worst home NBA playoff loss in club history, crushing the injury-hit Lakers 120-89 to push them to the brink of elimination. Tim Duncan scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds and point guard Tony Parker contributed 20 points for San Antonio…
The Kansas City Chiefs selected Eric Fisher as the No. 1 overall draft pick. - Credit: Al Bello/Getty Images
By Scott Branson | National Desk Eric Fisher, from Central Michigan, stands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected first overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Jason…
NBA playoffs: James, Miami Heat stomp Milwaukee Bucks in series opener (via Amarillo Globe-News)
MIAMI — LeBron James has never taken fewer shots in a playoff game than he did Sunday night, which at first glance might seem like a good thing for the Milwaukee Bucks. It was not. James scored 27 points on 9 of 11 shooting — finishing two assists shy of a triple-double — while Ray Allen scored…
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NBASam Gardner Updated Apr 21, 2013 3:26 AM ET NEW YORK Saturday was a special day for pro basketball in New York City, with both the Knicks and Nets taking 1-0 leads at home in their respective first-round playoff series. But if there was anything to be gleaned from New York’s 85-78 win over the…
Griner No. 1 pick of Phoenix (via Amarillo Globe-News)
BRISTOL, Conn. — Brittney Griner left an indelible mark on women’s college basketball. Now she’s ready to take on the pros. The Phoenix Mercury took Baylor’s star center with the top pick in the WNBA draft Monday night. Despite knowing she was going first, the two-time AP Player of the Year…
Sun select UConn senior in WNBA Draft (via Norwich Bulletin)
MOHEGAN — Connecticut’s professional women’s basketball team can’t ever have enough former UConn players wearing its uniform. The Connecticut Sun, picking 11th overall in Monday’s WNBA draft, added to their already plentiful stock of UConn products by taking 5-foot-11 guard Kelly Faris. “We…
Adam Scott wins the Masters on second playoff hole, secures first major (via NJ.com)
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Before he sank a 12-foot putt on the second sudden-death hole to win the Masters Sunday, Adam Scott was sitting alone in a golf cart in front of the Augusta National clubhouse with only the rain and a barking security guard to keep him company. He nervously picked at his fingers and…
Tiger Woods penalized two strokes at the Masters after discovery of illegal drop (via NJ.com)
AUGUSTA, Ga. — After an overnight review of Tiger Woods’ dropped shot on the 15th hole during his second round, Augusta National Golf Club’s rules committee for the Masters issued Woods a two-stroke penalty for dropping in an illegal spot. “In preparation for his fifth shot, the player dropped his…
NBA star Bryant out for up to 9 months with torn Achilles (via AFP)
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant faces up to nine months on the sidelines after his season-ending injury was confirmed as a torn left Achilles, the NBA team said Saturday. The 15-time all-star Bryant had left the court in agony toward the end of Friday’s 118-116 win over Golden State and later declared…
