Miami conquers the AT&T Center in San Antonio and moves up 2 to 2, after the beating in game 3. To win, the defending champions needed 85 points from his Big Three, for the first time in this series really great: 33 and 11 rebounds from Lebron, 32 from a newfound Wade and 20, with 13 carambolas, for a Chris Bosh finally active in the paint. Too much for anyone, too much, frankly, even for these San Antonio Spurs who, after having somehow remained in contact until the end of the 3rd quarter, crashed in the last period, letting their opponents escape towards a comfortable 109 to 93.
To betray the neroargento was a disappointing Manu Ginobili, by now able to guarantee only some occasional flashes of his class, while the surprise protagonists of game 3, those Neal and Green who had bombed the Miami basket with triples, readjusted to more appropriate levels, scoring respectively 13 and 10 points. The Spurs, despite the good performances of Duncan and the crushed Parker, for the first time in the series paid duty in rebounds (41 to 36 the final calculation for Miami) and, as in game 2, they lost an avalanche of balls, well 19.
The Finale series therefore continues in its discontinuous trend, almost impossible to read and predict. After the narrow victory of the Spurs in game 1, they came between games clearly dominated by one of the two teams, with the clear affirmation of Miami in game 2 and game 4, and the Spurs' victory by 36 points in game 3. Miami gives the impression, however, of having more weapons at one's disposal than one's opponents: if the South Beach team runs at full capacity, or nearly so, theoretically there is none for anyone, but anything can happen.
The next challenge, the last one in San Antonio before returning to Miami, it is what in the United States they call the “pivotal game”, the capital challenge to address, definitively or almost, the fate of the series, and therefore the NBA title. If Miami wins on Sunday night, the Finals could be considered already closed, with the Heat having two match points to play at home. If the great old men of the Spurs manage to win, however, it would remain to be seen the reaction of the Heat, once with their backs to the wall. Now we just have to wait, and enjoy the show.
