The legendary and ultra-competitive first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs is a very distant memory. Very distant.
The 2014 NBA Finals continued on Thursday, June 12 with the San Antonio Spurs holding a 2-1 series lead over the Miami Heat. With its backs against the wall, Miami looked to take a game at home to even things up before Game 5 heads back to San Antonio.
Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action.
1. For the second consecutive game, the San Antonio Spurs blew the Miami Heat out on their home court. This time around, it was a 107-86 Spurs victory.
Kawhi Leonard led the charge with 20 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and three steals, while Tony Parker scored 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting. Patty Mills added 14 points in 16 minutes and Boris Diaw stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, nine assists, nine rebounds and one steal.
LeBron James scored 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting, but the rest of the Heat combined for 58 on a mark of 22-of-54 from the field.
2. The Spurs are the first team to win back-to-back NBA Finals games by at least 19 points—specific, but still significant—since the 1977 Portland Trail Blazers. For what it’s worth, Dr. Jack Ramsay led those Blazers to the championship.
3. Prior to Game 4, the Heat had won 13 consecutive playoff games following a loss. That streak ended in stunning fashion.
4. Tim Duncan recorded 10 points and 11 rebounds to pass Magic Johnson for the most double-doubles in NBA postseason history.
5. In the same game, Duncan passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most minutes played in NBA Playoffs history.
6. Leonard is the first player to post at least 20 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks and three steals in an NBA Finals game since… Duncan in 2003. Who else?
7. The Spurs are the first team in the shot-clock era to shoot at least 55 percent from the floor in three separate games in a single NBA Finals series.
8. No team in NBA Finals history has ever lost a series after earning a 3-1 lead. Teams trailing 3-1 in the Finals are 0-31 all-time.
The last team to successfully come back from 3-1 down: the Phoenix Suns in 2006. In the first round.
9. The Spurs are 10-0 when leading a best-of-7 series 3-1 under Gregg Popovich.
10. San Antonio has won 11 games by at least 15 points during the 2014 Playoffs. That’s the most in a single postseason in NBA history.
Bonus Fact: Ray Allen has made 54 career 3-point field goals in the NBA Finals. The all-time record is 56 by Robert Horry.
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