Pushed to the perimeter, LeBron James had the touch. Perched on the perimeter, so did Shane Battier. Positioned in the post, Tim Duncan temporarily lost his at a very inopportune time. As a result, the Miami Heat are touching the Larry O'Brien trophy for the second time in two years.
A dejected Duncan said his miss will forever "haunt" him, but he wasn't one who played like a ghost of his former self. Manu Ginobli couldn't handle the ball, the most terrible of his turnovers took place with 23 ticks to go and the Heat ahead by 4, while Chris Bosh couldn't handle the moment and was so much of a non-factor the spelling of his last name should be altered to "B0sh", to brand him as a bum for his 0-5, 0-point outing. He told the faithless fans who exited early during game 6 not to come to game 7, then didn't bother to attend either(at least he follows his own advice).
While Bosh didn't show up, James, in contrast, showed up the Spurs, scoring 37 points, draining five three-pointers in the process, as Battier, a role player on a roll, swished six, enough to qualify for the honor roll. James hit half of his attempts from outside, while all of Battier's attempts were from beyond the arc with a sparkling 75% success rate. Dwyane Wade too had a field day, shooting 50% from the field, finishing with 23 points and 10 rebounds. He neither made nor took any threes in the game, but now owns three rings. Wade has reaped the rewards of recruiting James, while LeBron has refurbished his reputation. Both lacquered layers of luster to their legacies. No two ways about it, the LeBron and his Heat are two-time champions. To repeat, is to re-Heat.
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