SI's Best Shots of the NBA Finals

SI Staff | Jun 12, 2013

SI's Best Shots of the NBA Finals /

SI's Best Shots of the NBA Finals

NBA Finals: Game 3

Gary Neal hit this three-pointer ahead of the halftime buzzer as the Spurs set an NBA Finals record with 16 threes in their win over Miami.

NBA Finals: Game 3

Hand in his face or not, Danny Green seemed to make everything he looked at Tuesday night, finishing with 27 points on 7-9 shooting from deep. He's made 16 of 23 three-point attempts in these NBA Finals.

NBA Finals: Game 3

Tim Duncan came out looking for his shot in the first half and controlled the glass with 14 rebounds to go with 12 points.

NBA Finals: Game 3

Mike Miller was the lone bright spot for the Heat, diving for loose balls and making all five of his shots to finish with 15 points.

NBA Finals: Game 3

Manu Ginobili once again struggled with his shot, but got to the rim several times and dished out six assists.

NBA Finals: Game 3

Chris Anderson didn't provide his usual energy for the Heat, finishing with just two points on this dunk.

NBA Finals: Game 3

LeBron James looked out of sync all night, starting 2-12 for the second game in a row. He scored nine straight to end the third, but it wasn't enough.

NBA Finals: Game 3

Tony Parker left Game 3 with an apparent hamstring injury and played sparingly in the second half. It's unclear how serious the injury is moving forward. He'll have an MRI on Wednesday.

NBA Finals: Game 3

San Antonio had 29 assists on 43 made shots, many of them on kickout threes off of drives to the hoop.

NBA Finals: Game 3

Manu Ginobili was just 3-7 shooting, but all three of his made field goal attempts were at the rim.

NBA Finals: Game 3

The Heat were unable to create turnovers and get in the open floor to create easy baskets.

NBA Finals: Game 3

A 15-year veteran, Tim Duncan is still hustling for loose balls and fighting underneath for offensive rebounds. He went into the crowd after tossing a ball to a teammate before it went out of bounds.

NBA Finals: Game 3

LeBron James did not attempt a single free throw in Game 3, and now averages just two attempts per game in the Finals.

NBA Finals: Game 3

Part of the game plan all night was to collapse the Miami defense on drives like this one by Gary Neal, and either finish or find open shooters.

NBA Finals: Game 3

LeBron James had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, but never had a major impact on the game, settling for jumpers most of the night.

NBA Finals: Game 3

Gary Neal and Danny Green combined to score 51 points for the Spurs.

NBA Finals: Game 3

Gary Neal is congratulated by teammates on a night in which the Spurs won by the third biggest margin in Finals history.

NBA Finals: Game 3

Norris Cole made a great hustle play to steal this ball from Cory Joseph.

Published Jun 12, 2013

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