For the majority of three quarters, LeBron James hadn't done much of anything. He then proceeded to do a little bit of everything. The Heat went on a ridiculous 33-5 run with three minutes left in the third that covered eight minutes of game time and bridged the third and fourth periods of play. James, who was 2-12 from the field until that point, went 5-5 during that stupendous stretch. Miami started down one, but was ahead by 10 points at the end of three. The lead had grown to 24 when Gregg Popovich pulled his starters with 7:43 remaining. Unlike John Malkovich tending to a Toronto tourist, the Spurs couldn't stop the bleeding.
In the 40 seconds before the Spurs bench was brought in, LeBron assembled a sensational sequence, wherein he made an emphatic, full-palm LeBlock (trademark pending) on Tiago Splitter, whipped a pass soccer throw-in style to Ray Allen in the corner for a three, and snuck free for for a two-handed, strong side slam that he threw down like security at the French Open final subduing a protester. Thanks to a insane interloper at the major tennis tournament, the Spurs weren't the only ones caught off guard Sunday by a sudden flare up.
Miami hasn't dropped back-to-back games since early January. The Spurs will need more out of their trio as the series shifts to San Antonio for a trio of games. The Spurs will live with the split and Splitter will live with the rejection. His teammates have been around the block, so hopefully they'll help the third-year center get over the block.
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