Snipers Green, Neal shine as Spurs chill Heat

MANILA, Philippines — Tables turned.

The San Antonio Spurs did their best Game 2 reprisal, but this time were on the winning end of a 113-77 annihilation of the Miami Heat in Game 3 of their NBA Finals series Wednesday at the AT&T Center.

After fading in a mid-second half run in their last loss, the Spurs turned the tables on the Heat this time, zooming to a 29-8 run from late in the second quarter to the first 9 minutes of the third period to pull away.

And with Miami threatening one last time, San Antonio went on a crushing 15-2 blast to begin the final canto to seal it. 

Guards Danny Green and Gary Neal exploded for 27 and 24 points, respectively, hitting a combined 13 three-pointers as the Spurs set an NBA Finals record with 16 triples on 50% shooting.

Kawhi Leonard added 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 steals while Tim Duncan had 12 points and 14 boards as San Antonio’s role players put on an awesome show.

LeBron James shot an abysmal 7-of-21 to finish with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists even as Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh posted 16 and 12 points, respectively.

Game 2 hero Mario Chalmers was shut out with 0 points as he missed all his 5 shots from the field. – Rappler.com