Jun 9, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (9) shoots over Miami Heat power forward Chris Andersen (11) in the second half during game two of the 2013 NBA Finals at the American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Lynne Sladky-AP/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports
The Miami Heat cruised to a 103-94 victory on Sunday night, but the only score that matters now is 1-1. The NBA Finals is now tied and shifting to San Antonio. Here are some snips and bits from Twitter after the Heat’s game 2 win:
First up, LeBron James surpassed a milestone with the Heat’s win.
Lost in the shuffle tonight: LeBron James just got to see what a Finals win over San Antonio is finally like.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) June 10, 2013
Chris Bosh finally played a Chris Bosh type of game, finishing with 12 points on 6 for 10 from the field. Which is always good for the Heat.
Spurs shooting 24-of-50 (48%) inside 5 ft this series after shooting 63% on such shots in rest of postseason.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 10, 2013
Mario Chalmers and LeBron played good. Really good during the Heat’s late run.
Heat: 6--7, 16 pts on pick-and-roll plays with Mario Chalmers handling & LeBron James screening during a 33-5 run in Game 2. (0-4 in Game 1)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 10, 2013
With the Heat tying the series, game 3 is kind of HUGE.
Since 2-3-2 format began in 1985, the Game 3 winner of a tied NBA Finals series goes on to win the series 92.3% of time (12-1).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 10, 2013
Pop said that the Spurs couldn’t repeat their 4 turnover output from game 1. He wasn’t wrong.
The Spurs had 16 turnovers in Game 2 (4 turnovers during Game 1).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 10, 2013
The Heat are automatic during the Big Three era after game 1 shortcomings.
Heat are now 4-0 in Game 2's following a Game 1 loss in the James-Wade-Bosh era (since 2010-11)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 10, 2013
It has been confirmed that Mario Chalmers, indeed, has guts.
Spoelstra on Chalmers: "You can't teach that quality, the big-game guts."
— Ethan J. Skolnick, 5 Reasons Sports (@EthanJSkolnick) June 10, 2013
Pop is the king of killing interviews.
How would Popovich describe the Heat's run? "They did a great job. They did a great job."
— Ethan J. Skolnick, 5 Reasons Sports (@EthanJSkolnick) June 10, 2013
Some more Pop because, you know, he hates us all.
Popovich: "It's not about tired. It's about Miami played their ass off."
— Ethan J. Skolnick, 5 Reasons Sports (@EthanJSkolnick) June 10, 2013
Manu aka Mr. obvious.
Manu Ginobili on Spurs 19-pt loss in Game 2: "We are in the NBA Finals. You don't want to play like this for sure."
— Michael Wallace (@MyMikeCheck) June 10, 2013
Tim Duncan knows what the rest of us know.
Tim Duncan: "Credit to Miami. Let's start there. They outplayed us. I played awfully."
— Ethan J. Skolnick, 5 Reasons Sports (@EthanJSkolnick) June 10, 2013
LeBron chiming in on his killer block on Tiago Splitter.
LeBron on blocking Splitter's dunk: "I told myself, 'you're going to end up on SportsCenter one way or another.'"
— Michael Wallace (@MyMikeCheck) June 10, 2013
Chris Bosh and rebounds in the same sentence. Well I’ll be…
By the way, Chris Bosh had 10 rebounds.
— Shandel Richardson (@ShandelRich) June 10, 2013
Ray Allen knows how big game 3 will be on Tuesday night.
And one more time in slow motion, because, well it’s awesome…