Whey dem GNIheaters?

Kari, I man here. Didn't get to see the game. Saw the Boxscore and could not believe they still are not guarding the 3. I'll let them take 2's all night. You just have to guard the 3. The Heat have been burned so many times with the 3 and they are still not defending it.

The Spurs played a Heat-like game. They ran up and down the court (played up-tempo and pushed the ball, even after makes). They played exceptional transition defense. Those are not strategic shifts but rather one of emphasis. The Spurs countered Miami's move of starting the hot Miller, with Ginobli starting. Miller is 0-for and Manu had one of his best playoff games. Pops told his players it's a big boy game and to give Miami a taste of its own medicine.

Spoelstra probably believed the Birdman is only good at home with the crowd behind him. He's probably lost faith in Miller; knows that Haslem will never go 8 for 9, and doesn't think Ray Allen will shoot 100% in threes again. HE then looks at his starts and see they're giving their best, except LeBron who looks disinterested at times or befuddled, or like his Cleveland days or Miami's first Finals against Dallas.

I expect Miami to win Game 7 and it's up for grabs in Game 7 with the edge to Miami. I piked a 6 or 7 game series with the Spurs to win it. Their best shot is to win a Game 6. So let's see.

I was wrong about one thing - that Big-man play would bedevil Miami in the Finals. Last night they couldn't overcome the Spurs small-ball.

For those who think Danny Green was "left" open to take those threes, consider this. Popovich was telling his players in the "wired" segment of last night's telecast to push the ball. Miami thus could not play its vaunted half-court defense to cause transition turnovers, and its transition D was caught flat-footed by the Spurs motion. Danny Green was open for a reason - and it had nothing to do with Miami "leaving" him open.