4th Game of Finals Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs going to start at 9 PM(ET) at AT&T Center, San Antonio. Now, San Antonio Spurs leads the Final 2-1 and has the host benefit over Heat.
It is going to be shocking if Parker doesn't play in that game. If Tony Parker plays, the biggest change can be fewer open looks for the likes of Neal and Green if the Heat's defense doesn't have to pay attention to defend Tony Parker.
Despite having 3 games of evidence to pore over, that is the only constant trend the 2013 Finals has yielded so far.
The Heat were supposed to be in rhythm from the outset of the series in First Game to have their sights locked in on their 2nd Larry O'Brien Trophy in as many seasons. The San Antonio Spurs, meanwhile, were supposed to be rusty, with nothing but film study and practice sessions to hold them over during a nine-day layoff.
But San Antonio needed just three quarters to find its stride and rode a 23-16 fourth-quarter advantage to a 92-88 win.
What has transpired over the eight quarters of play since simply defies explanation.
The Heat sprinted to a game-changing 33-5 run in the second half of Game 2, a surge that included all of 90-plus seconds of action for Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, and evened up the series with a 103-84 victory. In Game 3, it was the Spurs who were the beneficiaries of some unlikely contributions, as Danny Green and Gary Neal combined for 51 points and 13 of San Antonio's record-setting 16 threes.
