San Antonio Spurs cruise past Miami Heat 104-87 In Game 5 to Win 2014 NBA Finals Championship
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.
The San Antonio Spurs shook off a slow start in the first quarter to cruise past the two-time NBA defending champion Miami Heat 104-87 in Game Five of the 2014 NBA Finals garnering the franchise’s fifth NBA Championship on Sunday, June 15th, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas before a sold-out audience and over one billion television viewers worldwide.
Third-year San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard, age 22 years old, was named the 2014 NBA Finals Bill Russell Most Valuable Player Award for his extraordinary defensive and rebounding skills as well as his offensive scoring in Games Three, Four, and Five.
The Spurs total team concept and work attitude prevailed over the individual player concept of the Heat. The San Antonio Spurs are a total class act in the NBA and among all professional sports franchises in the world. A total of eight countries or territories in the world are represented by the San Antonio Spurs team players. The San Antonio Spurs are unquestionably the World’s Basketball Team.
The Spurs exploded in the second quarter to take a 47-40 lead at halftime after Manu Ginobili, Kawhi Leonard, Patty Mills, Danny Green, and Tim Duncan got red hot in their shots.
The Spurs came out in the third quarter very aggressive and on fire as Patty Mills got super hot on his three point shots assisted by Boris Diaw, Manu Ginobili, Kawhi Leonard, and Tim Duncan to take an insurmountable 77-58 lead after the third quarter.
Spurs point guard Tony Parker finally started sinking his baskets to lead and steer the Spurs in the fourth quarter to the franchise’s fifth NBA Championship by a final score of 104-87.
Over 150,000 people celebrated the San Antonio Spurs fifth NBA Championship in downtown San Antonio, cheering and screaming Go Spurs Go into the early morning hours.
San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich was emotional and ecstatic for his team’s fifth NBA championship and outstanding play during the 2014 NBA Finals Championship.
