Notes from NBA TV’s Coverage of The Finals Game 3 – Tuesday, June 11, 2013
NBA TV will televise NBA GameTime on Thursday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m. ET, prior to Game 4 between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs, along with comprehensive Finals coverage including live post-game press conferences.
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Matt Winer, Charles Barkley, Rick Fox and Steve Smith
Barkley on the Spurs vs. Heat match-up in the Finals: “It’s a toss-up series. I picked the Spurs in six [games] and I still feel pretty good about that.”
Barkley on Heat forward LeBron James: “A lot of people say that the Heat are tired. They might be tired but LeBron isn’t tired. He’s unbelievable.”
Barkley on Spurs point guard Tony Parker: “Tony Parker has to play better. Any game that Mario Chalmers outscores Tony Parker, there’s no way the Spurs are going to win…Tony Parker is arguably the MVP of the playoffs and he has to be a dominant player for the Spurs to win a game.”
Smith on how the Heat have utilized LeBron James without the basketball: “They’ve done an excellent job of moving him around [the court] and not having him hold the basketball.”
Fox on LeBron James: “We know that LeBron can explode offensively but he is making the right play. LeBron can find a way to win regardless of if he’s scoring.”
Smith on Spurs forward Tim Duncan: “[The Spurs] have to get him in the block, let him post up and take advantage of his size.”
Hall of Famer and Spurs legend David Robinson joined the NBA TV set prior to the game
Robinson on playing for the Spurs: “There [are] no egos and no agendas. From ‘Pop’ [head coach Gregg Popovich] on down, there’s no agendas. We wanted to win and play together.”
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NBA TV GameTime
Winer, Barkley, Fox and Smith
Smith on Spurs reserve guard Gary Neal’s performance in Game 3: “[There was] no hesitation from Gary Neal when he was making his shot. He did an excellent job of getting out and running. I like how he was chasing shots. He drove the basketball and realized every single time who was guarding him.”
Fox on the top performers for the Spurs in Game 3: “The ‘Big Three’ tonight were Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard and Gary Neal. They really shined and put this game out of reach and maybe the series.”
Barkley on LeBron James’ Game 3: “I’ve never seen LeBron [this] passive. He wasn’t being aggressive.”
Barkley on Spurs guard Danny Green’s defense on LeBron James: “Danny Green really makes LeBron [James] compete.”
Spurs guard Gary Neal joined the NBA TV set following the game
Neal on how his aggressive style of play benefits the team: “Throughout the course of the season, I’ve always been aggressive. Coach ‘Pop’ [Popovich] is always looking at me with his hands up [saying], ‘What are you doing?’ but that’s how I’ve always played. When you’re making shots, it’s another component to the team that’s hard to game plan for.”
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