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Mario Chalmers stoled the show from the Big Three with the game-high 19 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 103-84 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals on Sunday here.

The Heat tied the best-of-seven series 1-1 before they travel to San Antonio for the following three road games in row.

LeBron James scored 17 points while Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade adding 12 and 10. The Heat bench scored 40 points in total, led by Ray Allen's 13.

"One of the things we talked lebron 11 about is contributing in whatever way you can, even if it's small minutes, big minutes," said Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra.

"That's when they're at their best. When the perimeter is making shots, when the bench is playing well, when you have a lot of contributors, that helps you win basketball games," Spurs' coach Gregg Popovich said.

The game was quite even as Game 1 at least in the first half when neither team could manage a lead more than five points and kobe 8 for sale the lead was changed several times, before the Heat led 50-45 before the break.

James struggled on the offensive end with just eight points in the first three quarters, but his eight rebounds, seven assists, three steals and three blocks meant a lot to his team.

"LeBron couldn't get into a rhythm early on, and other guys stepped up. He showed great poise and trust in not getting caught up in feeling like he had to make the play or score, but rather eighter facilitate or let other guys make plays," Spoelstra added.

Allen and Mike Miller buried a pair of 3-pointers and Chalmers made a three-point play down the stretch of the third quarter to give the home team the first double-digit lead on 75-65.

With Tim Duncan on the bench for the entire fourth quarter, the Spurs failed to stop the run of the Heat, which scored another nine straight points to lead 84:65.

A 16-2 run in four minutes created a 24-point gap in favor to the Heat and the Spurs rested most of their starters from then on.

Danny Green had the team-high 17 points for the Spurs. Tony Parker scored 13 points, much fewer than the 22.9 points averaging during the playoffs. Duncan had just nine points.

"We didn't play well. We didn't shoot well. I know I played awfully. Whatever it may be, they responded better than us. So hopefully we can look forward to this Game 3 and regain some of our composure," Duncan said.

LeBron James had 29 points and 14 rebounds

LeBron James had 29 points and 14 rebounds as the Miami Heat took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals with a 91-85 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.

Dwyane Wade had 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Heat, who were in this same position through three games last year, then didn't win against the Dallas Mavericks.

James's 3-pointer sent the Heat to the fourth quarter with the lead, and he scored five straight Miami points when the Heat were building just enough cushion to hold off another late flurry by the Thunder.

Kevin Durant had 25 points for the Thunder, but picked up his fourth foul in the third quarter and had to go to the bench when they had seemed to have control of the game. Russell Westbrook finished with 19 points.

The Heat survived their own fourth-quarter sloppiness by getting enough big plays from their Big Three.

James scored 30 and 32 points in the first two games, his two best finals performances. He fell just shy of another 30-point effort but reached his 20 points for the 20th time this postseason, two shy of Wade's franchise record set in 2006.

"It's all about chemistry," James said. "We understand where we like to get the ball, what we like to do in close situations, and it's good to see us execute down the stretch. But more importantly it was great to see we were able to get stops. That's where the game is won and we did that."

Chris Bosh had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, who can win a second title by winning the next two games at home.

They seemed out of it when Oklahoma City opened a 10-point lead midway through the third. But Durant went out, Thunder coach Scott Brooks decided to sit Westbrook with him, and the Heat charged into the lead by kobe 8 shoes the end of the period.

The Thunder had grabbed their last lead at 77-76 on James Harden's basket with 7:32 left. James answered with two free throws about 20 seconds later, and the teams would trade turnovers and stops over the next couple of tense minutes.

Wade then converted a three-point play, and another minute went by before James powered to the basket, Durant trying to get in position to draw a charge but watching helplessly as he picked up his fifth foul. James made the free throw for an 84-77 advantage with 3:47 to play.

After lebrons shoes another basket by James, the Thunder had one last burst, ripping off six straight points to get within one before Bosh made a pair of free throws with 1:19 to play. Durant missed badly on a wild shot attempt, and the Thunder missed another chance when Westbrook was off from behind the arc.

James hit a free throw for a four-point lead with 16 seconds to go and Wade added two to close it out.

"It's very hard," James said. "Both teams are very active defensively and both teams make it hard on one another in the half court so when you get stops you try to get early offense, it always helps and we were able to do that a little bit."

Paul George and Roy Hibbert

Paul George and Roy Hibbert combined 52 point as the young duo led Indiana Pacers to beat Miami Heat 91-77 on Saturday, drawing the series back 3-3 to force a Game Seven.

George spent team-high 43 minutes and 16 seconds on court, finishing with team-high 28 points. He made a big three-point shot when the Heat moved within four points in the fourth quarter, carrying the host team over the most dangerous time of the game.

"He's a big shot maker," said Pacers coach Frank Vogel.

"He has a great ability to contain the basketball and use his length to challenge and be in the passing lanes. When he's aggressive with the basketball, trying to live in the paint, making the extra pass, with his ability to make shots, he just gives us a tremendous lift on the offensive end as well."

Hibbert had a 24-point-and-11-rebound game. He made 11 out of his 20 shots, and finished strong on defensive side when he refused a dunk from LeBron James.

Both George and Hibbert gave credit to David West, who came into the game with upper respiratory infection. "David West understands what's at stake," said George.

"We still went to him, because we know David West, we'll take David West any day. Sick or healthy, he just gave us his all."

West wrapped up his game with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

The two sides fought a tough fight in the first half. The Heat led by 50-49 to finish the second quarter.

However, the game went into Pacers' rhythm after the host team starting the second half with a 14-2 spurt. Heat was struggling on the offensive side, taking only 15 points in the period Howard shoes while their opponent bagged 29.

"I felt like we were outplaying them, but we were just leaving a lot of plays out there," said Vogel about the half-time adjustment.

"We just had to complete those plays and continue the things that were working for us."

Heat was able to cut the gap to four points in the final quarter, but Paul George's strong finish dragged the Pacers to the right track again. The third seed staged a 9-0 run to keep the victory at home.

One game to go, everything back to zero, but there was still confidence in Heat coach Spoelstra.

"We work all season long for a Game 7," said him.

"It's an incredible opportunity as a professional athlete to be part of a Game 7. That's why our guys are looking forward to this, even after a disappointing loss KD 6 like tonight."

James topped the game with 29 points. Dwayne Wade and Mario Chalmers finished 10 points each for the Heat.

Statue of Stephon Marbury

A life-size bronze statue of Stephon Marbury donated by over a million Chinese fans were set up at the Mastercard Arena (Wukesong Stadium) on Sunday.

The statue will be a permanent part of the Mastercard Arena to memorize the historical moment that Marbury led the Beijing Ducks to the first national championship in 30 years on March 30 when they beat Guangdong in the finals of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

China biggest sports website hupu.com initiated a poll on the day in an effort to build a statue for Marbury, and promised to donate the statue if it received a million votes from fans.

The website received more than 1.02 million votes in seven days.

"I could have never imagined that more than one million of my fans would unite just to have a life-size bronze statue built of me. (I'm) the first foreign born person ever to receive this most high honor. Never, in my lifetime did I think something like this would happen. And to be here to see it. This is just amazing," Marbury said during the donation ceremony.

The New-York-born guard is becoming a symbol of the capital of Beijing after his team won the title. His new book was published, his basketball clinic was opened and his statue was set up. He won love from his fans besides tons of glory.

Marbury said, lebron 11 shoes "I never thought that I would ever get the chance to fulfill a dream bigger than the dream that I had dreamed of for my life. And, I certainly did not think that I would be part of China's history, not once, not twice, but three times in less than six months."

The three historical moments he mentioned was a 13-game winning streak of last season, winning the title and the statue.

His teammates, general manager, his sister Marcia witnessed Marbury unveiling the statue. And there were also a bunch of NBA legends who were having a tour in China showed up Sunday afternoon.

Dennis Rodman, former Chicago Bulls forward, said, "Here we see a former New cheap lebron 11 York Knicks player who transmutes his life in China. His achievement here was never be fulfilled by any NBA players, not Michael Jordan, not Kobe (Byrant) or (LeBrone) James."