NBA Finals 2014: How Manu Ginobili Torched The Miami Heat

Jun 5, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (20) handles the ball aianst Miami Heat guard Ray Allen (34) during the first quarter in game one of the 2014 NBA Finals at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

The San Antonio Spurs’ offense was flowing to a T, when they weren’t turning the ball over. And a huge early component of that was Manu Ginobili. He was everywhere — turning defense into offense, transition offense into 3’s and carving up the “elite” Miami Heat with assist after assist. Simply enough, it was very evident that this Manu Ginobili was not the Manu Ginobili of last year’s Finals.

Let’s take a look back at how Manu changed the whole dynamic of Game 1 with his superb first quarter.