Miami Heat: 10 best moments of Chris Bosh’s Heat career
By Frank Urbina
8. Bosh three sinks the Spurs
The 2013 season, on the other hand, was incredible. There was the addition of Ray Allen, the 27-game win streak, the…no, actually, we’ll get to that part eventually. Apologies.
But yeah, like I was saying, it was the best season in Heat history, without a doubt.
One part of the year that wasn’t as fun as the rest, however, was the little game Gregg Popovich and Erik Spoelstra had going with each other. Both guys clearly knew, or at least strongly believed, that their teams were going to meet in the Finals.
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Because of their (ultimately correct) premonitions, instead of showing their hand and playing their strongest lineups during the clubs’ two regular season matchups, they played coy instead.
The first meeting between Miami and San Antonio, which took place in South Florida, was the now-infamous occasion when Popovich left four of his starters back in Texas, giving them the night off and royally pissing off David Stern in the process. (The Heat would win the game by five.)
The following time the two teams’ faced off, Spoelstra returned the favor by resting LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
With two of the Big Three out, Bosh took it upon himself to remind everyone how good he was in own right. He did so in a big way, scoring 23 points, securing nine rebounds and handing out three helpers en route to another Heat victory.
His most memorable bucket of the night was his final one — a game-winning three that came with Miami down by one.
Don’t worry: Though this was merely the first appearance of “Big Shot” Bosh on our list, there will be plenty more of him coming up.