tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post6644270979534049055..comments2024-03-29T09:17:11.602-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: NBA Update: Game 7 TonightGoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-51269073073297667112013-06-21T11:24:49.209-04:002013-06-21T11:24:49.209-04:00Yeah, he killed them in the fourth quarter.Yeah, he killed them in the fourth quarter.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-39702432566759118672013-06-21T07:48:41.090-04:002013-06-21T07:48:41.090-04:00What I thought was especially devastating about th...What I thought was especially devastating about this particular shot was how early James attempted it in the shot clock, given that Miami was trying to run out a lead. The rule is that you milk the clock with a lead so late, but the rule is also that, if you get an open opportunity to take a shot you can make, you take it. LeBron James was playing by the more aggressive rules.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-47480883389062508582013-06-21T07:45:21.890-04:002013-06-21T07:45:21.890-04:00Yeah, that was tough.Yeah, that was tough.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-5588184834397128682013-06-21T07:43:32.803-04:002013-06-21T07:43:32.803-04:00Also, before those shots, one of the radio station...Also, before those shots, one of the radio stations said Chalmers was making 80 percent of his free throws in the playoffs.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-42484144769479386252013-06-21T07:43:05.007-04:002013-06-21T07:43:05.007-04:00One of the radio stations said Chalmers was making...One of the radio stations said Chalmers was making 80 percent of his free throws in the playoffs before those shots.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-75591288240083053472013-06-21T07:41:43.994-04:002013-06-21T07:41:43.994-04:00Here's roughly how the WOAI commentator sounde...Here's roughly how the WOAI commentator sounded on this turnover:<br /><br /><i>uh-NOTHER. jih-NOBLY. turn-OVER.</i>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-83802564899628284742013-06-21T07:38:52.188-04:002013-06-21T07:38:52.188-04:00I listened to this fourth quarter in our fancy new...I listened to this fourth quarter in our fancy new 2002 Odyssey on the <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=henderson+ky&daddr=madisonville+ky&hl=en&sll=37.340562,-87.503568&sspn=0.139754,0.298347&geocode=FXpVQQIdg3vH-ilp08TRJyhwiDHjLDU873apmg%3BFeWUOQIdeN_I-imxYzC0XP5viDGn2Z9ogkSutw&t=h&mra=ls&z=10" rel="nofollow">lonely, dark, other-side-of-the-moon drive along I-69 between Henderson and Madisonville</a>. I heard that six-point Miami lead, and then things got momentarily fuzzy on both of the AM stations I was bouncing between. I was certain next time a signal came in that the Heat were going to be up 12; alas, the signal on one of the stations came back just in time to hear the aftermath of Ginobli's score here.<br /><br />The two stations I was picking up the game on were 1000 AM, a sports radio station out of Chicago, and--still unbelievable to me, after all these years--<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOAI_(AM)" rel="nofollow">1200 AM WOAI</a>, a San Antonio station and the flagship for Spurs broadcasts. My dad and I used to pick up this same station late at night sometimes and listen to George Gervin, Larry Kenon, etc. It was always so fortunate to pick up one of these games because the NBA was so hard to find in the 1970s in Paducah, and, being a Bullets guy, getting to hear a homer broadcast of the divisional-rival Spurs made me feel like I was figuring out where the Nazi U-boats were in the Atlantic.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-12627629229281194392013-06-21T07:24:06.294-04:002013-06-21T07:24:06.294-04:00Oh, good for them. Were they sitting together? Oh, good for them. Were they sitting together? Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-32024575116554626832013-06-20T23:49:46.014-04:002013-06-20T23:49:46.014-04:00Wade made the first FT, and missed the second -- b...Wade made the first FT, and missed the second -- but Miami got the rebound and ran out the clock.<br /><br />Miami wins 95-88, and they are the 2013 NBA Champions -- just as we predicted.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-35326583121912733372013-06-20T23:48:58.168-04:002013-06-20T23:48:58.168-04:00With 19 seconds to go, Ginobli tries a desperate 3...With 19 seconds to go, Ginobli tries a desperate 3, which misses. Wade gets the rebound, and the celebration is on in Miami.<br /><br />LeBron has 37 points in this game, which ties the record for the most points in an NBA Finals' Game 7.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-24687188836006269172013-06-20T23:47:36.509-04:002013-06-20T23:47:36.509-04:00LeBron now has 35 points and 12 rebounds.
And on ...LeBron now has 35 points and 12 rebounds.<br /><br />And on the ensuing play, San Antonio tries a play where Ginobli is supposed to drive to the basket and throw back to Duncan -- BUT LEBRON STEALS THE BALL! He's fouled by Duncan, and now this game is over.<br /><br />LeBron makes both free throws, and the Heat lead 94-88 with 23.5 seconds to go.<br /><br />Ginobli has four turnovers in the fourth quarter.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-77821032365472759742013-06-20T23:45:43.930-04:002013-06-20T23:45:43.930-04:00As we predicted at the HP, UNC beat NCSU 7-0 in th...As we predicted at the HP, UNC beat NCSU 7-0 in the College World Series. NCSU is eliminated by the Heels, and again I wonder why anyone bothers to root for NCSU.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-5672393402113121462013-06-20T23:44:28.375-04:002013-06-20T23:44:28.375-04:00With 27.9 seconds to go, James takes another pull-...With 27.9 seconds to go, James takes another pull-up jump shot -- AND MAKES IT!<br /><br />He is devastating when he makes his outside shots.<br /><br />The Heat lead 92-88 with 27.9 seconds to go.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-86570086492831717032013-06-20T23:43:36.873-04:002013-06-20T23:43:36.873-04:00Duncan is furious with himself for missing both th...Duncan is furious with himself for missing both the hook shot and a tip-in, as he should be.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-72515760398768696222013-06-20T23:42:42.314-04:002013-06-20T23:42:42.314-04:00Thanks to all those missed shots, we probably won&...Thanks to all those missed shots, we probably won't get to 190 points in this game unless we go to overtime.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-83192943681084017202013-06-20T23:42:02.411-04:002013-06-20T23:42:02.411-04:00With 1:25 to go, Leonard has a 3 for the lead -- b...With 1:25 to go, Leonard has a 3 for the lead -- but he misses.<br /><br />At the other end, Wade misses. James gets the rebound. Battier misses a 3. Ginobli gets the rebound.<br /><br />With 45 seconds left, Duncan takes a little hook shot right over Battier -- BUT HE MISSES! Miami gets the ball. They lead 90-88 with 39 seconds to go.<br /><br />Miami calls time.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-90754219870127931612013-06-20T23:39:57.987-04:002013-06-20T23:39:57.987-04:00Leonard has 19 points and 16 rebounds.
On the nex...Leonard has 19 points and 16 rebounds.<br /><br />On the next possession, Chalmers drives into the lane and is fouled. BUT HE MISSES BOTH FREE THROWS!GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-34469273369264083512013-06-20T23:38:46.414-04:002013-06-20T23:38:46.414-04:00Out of the timeout, Wade makes a spectacular baske...Out of the timeout, Wade makes a spectacular basket in traffic. Miami leads 90-85.<br /><br />And now Duncan misses a hook shot. But at the other end, LeBron misses a jumper -- and Kawhi Leonard nails a 3 to cut Miami's lead to 90-88.<br /><br />1:49 to go.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-40367045121206829132013-06-20T23:36:10.419-04:002013-06-20T23:36:10.419-04:00This is great stuff.
LeBron has 33 points and 10 ...This is great stuff.<br /><br />LeBron has 33 points and 10 reobunds.<br /><br />Duncan has 24 points and 11 rebounds.<br /><br />I think this is a better game than Game 6, which was much more mistake-filled.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-37995759018229606112013-06-20T23:34:41.794-04:002013-06-20T23:34:41.794-04:00Several frantic possessions go nowhere, until Batt...Several frantic possessions go nowhere, until Battier ends up with the ball in the corner. He makes his sixth three of the game! Miami leads 88-82 with 3:20 to go.<br /><br />But then Duncan comes back with an old-fashioned three-point play! He draws Chris Bosh's fifth foul, and Miami's lead is 88-85 with 3:11 to go.<br /><br />Miami calls time with 3:06 to go.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-30936401706018800372013-06-20T23:32:45.174-04:002013-06-20T23:32:45.174-04:00But LeBron runs down the clock and makes another j...But LeBron runs down the clock and makes another jump shot to put Miami up 85-79.<br /><br />However, Ginobli then hits a quick 3 to make the score 85-82.<br /><br />Then Danny Green steals the ball! Green shoots a 3 for the tie -- but misses. Green is 1-12.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-47595735052818484912013-06-20T23:31:19.949-04:002013-06-20T23:31:19.949-04:00Out of the timeout, Duncan shoots over Bosh. He m...Out of the timeout, Duncan shoots over Bosh. He misses.<br /><br />At the other end, Bosh is wide open for a three-pointer -- but he shoots an airball. That turns into a runout for the Spurs, and Duncan is fouled.<br /><br />Duncan makes both free throws, and Miami leads 83-79 with 4:48 to go.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-3911001061680954962013-06-20T23:28:57.759-04:002013-06-20T23:28:57.759-04:00Only five players have scored for Miami: LeBron (...Only five players have scored for Miami: LeBron (31 points), Wade (20), Battier (15), Chalmers (14), and Andersen (3). Chris Bosh is 0-4 with 4 fouls in 21 minutes -- but he did his part at the end of Game 6.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-28422320548000857632013-06-20T23:27:15.553-04:002013-06-20T23:27:15.553-04:00Miami has outscored San Antonio 11-6 in this quart...Miami has outscored San Antonio 11-6 in this quarter so far.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-22077285116508321952013-06-20T23:26:32.081-04:002013-06-20T23:26:32.081-04:00Wade misses. But on the ensuing possession, the S...Wade misses. But on the ensuing possession, the Spurs throw it away again! Bad pass by Ginobli.<br /><br />Then Miami works the clock for awhile, and LeBron nails a jump shot to put Miami up 83-77 with 5:37 to go.<br /><br />Spurs call time.<br /><br />GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.com