SAN ANTONIO -- No cramps, no problems for LeBron James.
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Miami Heat bounced back from a loss, just as they always do in the playoffs.
"Obviously, having No. 6 in the game at the end was a plus for us," Dwyane Wade
said. James had 35 points and 10 rebounds in a powerful comeback from the cramps
that knocked him out of the opener, as the Heat tied the NBA Finals with a 98-96
victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 Sunday night. Chris Bosh made the
go-ahead 3-pointer on a pass from James with 1:18 remaining for the Heat, who
have won 13 straight following a loss in the post-season. Just like last year,
they rebounded after losing Game 1 to the Spurs. Bosh had 18 points for the
Heat, who are headed home for Game 3 Tuesday night. James played more than 37
minutes, making 14 of 22 shots. He was 1 for 4 with three turnovers in a shaky
first quarter, then made 11 of his next 13. After two days of enduring criticism
for not finishing the game and getting suggestions on how to avoid cramps, James
changed the subject. "What happened on Thursday was Thursday," James said. "My
whole focus was how I was going to try to help this team even this up and just
try to make some plays." He had a key strip of Tony Parker down the stretch,
playing a dominant game on both ends as if he had something to prove. As usual,
James found a way to silence his haters. He had 11 points in the second quarter,
helping Miami erase an 11-point deficit early in the period. The game was played
within a margin of a few points from there, and the Spurs missed a chance to
seize control in the fourth quarter when Parker and Tim Duncan missed four
straight free throws when they had a two-point lead. James then made a 3-pointer
and two free throws to put Miami in position to win. Parker scored 21 points and
Duncan had 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Spurs, who had won eight straight
at home by at least 15 points. "Down the end there they executed really well,"
Duncan said. "LeBron made some great passes and guys made open shots. We had the
same result in the first game. They kind of flipped it in this one." The game
was played in comfortable conditions inside the AT&T Center, where an air
conditioning failure in Game 1 sent temperatures soaring to about 90 degrees.
The broken circuit breaker was fixed by Friday afternoon, and it was much cooler
inside the arena. James had the toughest time with the heat Thursday, needing
treatment midway through the fourth quarter before eventually having to leave
for good. He had plenty of time to recover, with the two days off between Games
1 and 2. He changed only a little of his routine, taking an 8 a.m. yoga class
Sunday morning and switching to a shorter pair of tights. He personally erased a
62-56 San Antonio lead by scoring eight points in less than a minute, and his 14
points in the third quarter had Miami down only 78-77 heading to the fourth.
"For me, once I get into a good groove, I feel like everything is going to go
in," James said. For a time, everything did. Then he switched to being a passer
at the end, finding Bosh in the corner for the shot that made it 95-93. Wade and
Rashard Lewis each scored 14 points for the Heat, who also dropped Game 1 of the
NBA Finals against Oklahoma City two years ago. They have won five straight
series after dropping the opening game. The Spurs were in good position,
withstanding James assault long enough to lead by one with under 2 minutes to
play. But they were shut out from there until Manu Ginobilis 3-pointer as time
expired. "LeBron with the ball did a pretty good job at his end and we had to be
really perfect at the other end and we didnt," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
"We didnt take advantage of things. We made bad decisions." And it didnt help
them that they had to deal with James at the end of this one. Ginobili finished
with 19 points for the Spurs, whose 18 points in the fourth quarter were half
the 36 they scored in the opener. "We have a very competitive group and you have
two days to commiserate how that game went down," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra
said. "It was frustrating, painful going through that for two days and now we
have to manage the other emotion." After their sensational finish to Game 1, the
Spurs picked up right where they left off, making 10 of their first 15 shots.
They opened an 11-point lead early in the second before James got going. He had
three straight Miami baskets, and a follow shot later in the period gave the
Heat their first lead at 34-33. Notes: Parker has 1,026 assists in the
post-season, moving past Michael Jordan (1,022) for eighth place on the career
post-season list. He also passed Jordans Hall of Fame teammate, Scottie Pippen,
for 13th on the career scoring list with 3,655 points.
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offensive lineman David Diehl has retired after an 11-year career that included
two Super Bowl championships.The Pittsburgh Steelers continued to clear cap
space by restructuring WR Antonio Browns contract Friday. According to a report
from ESPN, the Steelers restructured Browns contract to save $4 million towards
the cap. The reported move comes days after the team gave veterans Troy Polamalu
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