LeBron James missed 10 of his first 13 shots last night in game two of the NBA finals. The good thing for the Miami Heat was that LBJ hit five of his last seven from the field and finished with with eight rebounds, seven assists, three blocks, three steals, to go with his 17 points. Mario Chalmers finished with 19 points, Ray Allen finished with 13 and the Heat came away with a 103-84 blowout win against San Antonio to tie the series at 1-1. San Antonio had taken a 62-61 lead in the third quarter, but Miami finished the period on a 14-3 run, and began the fourth with a 9-0 run and shut the door on the Spurs.
Many good things happened for Miami to win this second game, as they took their record to 5-0 after a loss this postseason. The team shot 10-19 from behind the three-point arc, and on the other side of the court, they adjusted and played a little more aggressive as a group in defending Tony Parker. In Parker’s 33 minutes of action, the Heat outscored the Spurs by 27 points. The Heat were very effective in using their own version of the pick and roll, as they made 6 of 7 shots for 16 points when LeBron screened for Mario Chalmers. They were 0-4 in game one. They also handled the ball quite well, committing only six turnovers, while forcing the Spurs into 17 turnovers. Remember they only had four turnovers in game one.
Good win for the Heat, but they have a lot of work to do as they now head to San Antonio for games 3, 4, and 5. They have to take back the home court advantage on Tuesday night. Here are the game times and dates for the rest of the series, all games will be broadcast by ABC, Channel 10 in South Florida:
Game 3 Tue, June 11 9:00 pm @ San Antonio
Game 4 Thu, June 13 9:00 pm @ San Antonio
Game 5 * Sun, June 16 8:00 pm @ San Antonio
Game 6 * Tue, June 18 9:00 pm @ Miami
Game 7 * Thu, June 20 9:00 pm @ Miami
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LeBron James was not at his very best, but as Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel writes, his teammates had his back.
Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports talks about the Heat’s supporting cast yesterday. You also may want to check out LeBron James’ spectacular blocked shot against Tiago Splitter in the article.
The Marlins and Mets got rained out on Friday, but they played enough baseball against the Mets, going 20 innings on Saturday, and 10 innings on Sunday. The Fish took both games of the series, winning the 20 inning marathon on Saturday 2-1, and taking yesterday’s ten-inning game 8-4. Adeiny Hechavarria drove in the winning run in both games. Always a good weekend when you sweep the series, especially against the Metropolitans. Miami is 8-3 this season against the Mets, 8-41 against the rest of the teams. I’m hearing that the Marlins have petitioned MLB to let them play the Mets 36 times this season. The Milwaukee Brewers come calling for a three-game series that begins today. The Brewers just took three out of four this weekend against the Phillies. The expected pitching matchups for the series against the Brew Crew are:
MONDAY Yovani Gallardo vs Ricky Nolasco 7:10 pm
TUESDAY Wily Peralta vs Jacob Turner 7:10 pm
WEDNESDAY Alfredo Figaro vs Kevin Slowey 7:10 pm
The Marlins will enjoy an off-day on Thursday, before taking on the St. Louis Cardinals for a three-game series starting on Friday.
The Fish are still the worst run-scoring team in MLB, with 187 runs in their 62 games.
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 16-44 177
White Sox 27-34 214
Nationals 31-31 216
Dodgers 27-35 217
Pirates 37-26 229
Mariners 23-35 229
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: The Marlins and the Mets played a 20-inning marathon on Saturday, with the Marlins taking home the 2-1 victory. Where does this game stand among the longest games in Marlins history? Tell you later, alligator.
In the major leagues yesterday, in the American League,
Rangers 6 Blue Jays 4
Adrian Beltre hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning. Nelson Cruz and David Murphy connected long distance.
Tigers 4 Indians 1
Jose Alvarez, called up from the minors to replace an ailing Anibal Sanchez, made the most of his major league debut, going six innings, allowing just 1 run and 3 hits, while striking out seven.
Red Sox 10 Angels 5
Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit two homers and drove in five runs, David Ortiz broke an early 1-1 tie with a three-run homer, and Mike Carp also went yard.
Orioles 10 Rays 7
JJ Hardy and Adam Jones both finished with three hits and a pair of RBI.
White Sox 4 A’s 2
Alex Rios and Tyler Flowers connected long distance.
Royals 2 Astros 0
Alex Gordon singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Yankees 2 Mariners 1
Chris Stewart delivered the key hit, a two-out run scoring single in the top of the ninth inning. Brett Gardner went 4-5 and drove in the other Yankee run.
Over in the National League,
Brewers 9 Phillies 1
Carlos Gomez hit a two-run homer, Jean Segura also drove in a pair of runs.
Cubs 4 Pirates 1
Cody Ransom’s three-run homer in the seventh inning was the difference.
Nationals 7 Twins 0 Game 1
Nationals 5 Twins 4 Game 2
In the first game, Ian Desmond had three hits and two RBI and Jordan Zimmerman improved his record to 9-3, allowing only two hits and striking out eight. Desmond was the hero in the nightcap, as he drove in the game winner with a double in the seventh.
Giants 6 D-Backs 2
Marco Scutaro and Brandon Belt connected long distance in support of Chad Gaudin, who recorded his second straight win since being forced into the Giants rotation due to injuries.
Rockies 8 Padres 7 (10 innings)
Dexter Fowler hit the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning. Carlos Gonzalez drove in three runs, and Troy Tulowitzki homered with a runner on.
Braves 8 Dodgers 1
Dan Uggla hit two homers, driving in four runs, and Freddie Freeman drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double.
Cardinals 11 Reds 4 (10 innings)
Matt Holliday hit a grand slam in the 10th inning, when the Cards scored 7 runs.
Today’s games:
In the American League,
Angels @ Orioles 7:05 pm
Jered Weaver vs Freddy Garcia
Red Sox @ Rays 7:10 pm
John Lackey vs Alex Cobb
Indians @ Rangers 8:05 pm
Scott Kazmir vs Josh Lindblom
Tigers @ Royals 8:10 pm
Doug Fister vs Jeremy Guthrie
Blue Jays @ White Sox 8:10 pm
RA Dickey vs Dylan Axelrod
Astros @ Mariners 10:10 pm
Dallas Keuchel vs Hisashi Iwakuma
Over in the National League,
Brewers @ Marlins 7:10 pm
Yovani Gallardo vs Ricky Nolasco
Reds @ Cubs 8:05 pm
Homer Bailey vs Scott Feldman
Braves @ Padres 10:10 pm
Julio Teheran vs Jason Marquis
D-Backs @ Dodgers 10:10 pm
Wade Miley vs Clayton Kershaw
Logan Morrison is back with the Marlins, and to make room on the roster, the Fish placed Chris Coghlan on the DL. Here’s more from MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro:
Could Giancarlo Stanton be rejoining the Fish soon? My question is: Where are they going to put him? Here’s the latest from MLB.com:
Jayson Stark of ESPN.com has a top-five list of contract situations that may shake up the baseball world, as well as some very interesting rumors:
I’ve been telling you all year about Evan Gattis, “El Oso Blanco”. The national media is catching on. Tim Brown from Yahoo! Sports chimes in on the legend of El Oso Blanco:
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
In college baseball, here is the NCAA tournament bracket this year. Five teams are in already, as North Carolina State, UCLA, LSU, Indiana, and Louisville have all punched their tickets to Omaha. Three Super Regionals are still pending - North Carolina vs South Carolina; Virginia vs Mississippi State; and Oregon State vs Kansas State. The College World Series begins this Saturday in Omaha:
Staying in college, it is going to get ugly at the “U” as Sports Illustrated will be revealing that convicted felon and all-around little weasel Nevin Shapiro used inside information to bet on UM games. Here’t the story from the Miami Herald:
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: The Marlins and the Mets played a 20-inning marathon on Saturday, with the Marlins taking home the 2-1 victory. Where does this game stand among the longest games in Marlins history?
Saturday’s game matched the longest game in the history of the Fish - a 20 inning game in 2003 against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cards won that game, 7-6. The Mets’ longest game in their history? A 25-inning battle, also against the Cardinals, in 1974. BTW, the Cards also won that one, 4-3.
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