NBA Finals Game 3: San Antonio Spurs vs. Miami Heat – 5 Talking Points

LeBron James of the Miami Heat reacts to a call by the officials during game three against the San Antinio Spurs of the NBA Finals on June 11, 2013 in San Antonio, Texas. (Getty Images)

LeBron James – MVP goes MIA

The old joke went, “LeBron doesn’t have a fourth quarter.” Well, in this game, he was invisible in the first three. The Spurs didn’t give him an inch. And while in the first 2 games, he was always looking for the open man, totaling 17 assists, he only managed 5 assists in Game 3. He looked a shadow of the man who dominated Game 1 with a triple-double. Even Tracy McGrady who played half a quarter had 3 assists.

Missed shots, a couple of turnovers and frustrated gestures at the referees for not calling fouls were what characterised his game for the night. Except for a brief period at the end of the third quarter where he seemed to have found his confidence and cut the Spurs’ lead to 15 points, there was nothing else noteworthy from the regular season MVP.

LeBron failed to score 20 for the third straight game.