Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The San Antonio Spurs used another fast start to jump all over the Miami Heat, taking a 55-36 halftime lead in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
The Spurs didn’t shoot nearly as well as their finals-record 75.8 percent in the first two quarters of Game 3, but still managed to convert 55.6 percent from the field.<\/p>\n
And their defense was much better, holding Miami to 12-of-34 shooting (35.3 percent) compared to 55.9 percent in the first half Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Tony Parker led all scorers with 12 points and nine San Antonio players had at least two points in a dominant first half.<\/p>\n
LeBron James paced the Heat with nine points and Chris Bosh scored eight on 3- of-6 shooting after attempting just four shots in Game 3.<\/p>\n
Danny Green made a pair of 3-pointers around a Parker jumper to help the Spurs to an early 13-4 lead. Then, unlike in Game 3, Bosh was involved and scored four of the next six Miami points to cut the deficit to three.<\/p>\n
San Antonio built the margin back up to nine following a Patty Mills trey with 1:30 left in the first quarter, and the Spurs took a 26-17 lead into the second.<\/p>\n
Tiago Splitter’s layup and Green’s 3-pointer to open the second stretched the lead to 31-17 just over a minute in.<\/p>\n
San Antonio maintained its distance throughout the second, with Manu Ginobili hitting a high-arching 3 following a tough offensive rebound from Boris Diaw to put the visitors back up by 14.<\/p>\n
The Spurs led by as many as 22 late in the half after Kawhi Leonard’s emphatic putback slam. James answered at the other end with a 3-pointer to cap the scoring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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