#NBAFinals Game 7: Heat 95, Spurs 88 FINAL

Congratulations Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra. PINOY PRIDE :D

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• It's over! The Heat have won back-to-back titles! Final score is 95-88!
• Spurs miss a 3. Wade with a split but Heat get rebound.
• James sinks both FTs. 94-88 Heat.
• Manu with a turnover! James on the line.
• James has 35 points.
• James sinks a jumper! 92-88 Heat with 27.9 seconds left!
• Battier misses a 3. Duncan misses a drive and tip. Heat ball with 39 sec left. Timeout Heat.
• Leonard misses a 3. Heat ball with 1:25 left.
• Chalmers misses 2FTs!
• Leonard hits a 3! 90-88 Heat, 2 min left.
• Duncan and James both miss.
• Wade scores. 90-85 Heat.
• Duncan sinks it! Foul on Bosh. Duncan completes and 1. 88-85 Heat. Timeout Heat 3:05 left.
• Battier with another 3! 88-82 Heat.
• Manu with a 3! 85-82 Heat.
• James again. 85-79 Heat.
• Duncan sinks 2FTs. 83-79 Heat 4:45 left.
• James buries a jumper. Heat lead 83-77 5:37 left. James has 31 points.
• Manu hits on a drive. 81-77 for the Heat.
• Wade sinks a jumper. 81-75 for Heat, 7 min left.
• No clear-path foul. Heat ball.
• Green with a bad pass. Clear-path foul initially called on Neal. Call under review.
• Chalmers with a drive off a timeout. 79-75 Heat.
• Battier finally misses a 3. Duncan scores on the other end. 77-75 for Heat, 8:34 left.
• James with a split. 77-73 for the Heat, 9:18 left.
• Birdman with a split. 76-73 Heat lead.
• Leonard with a follow-up. 75-73 Heat.
• Another 3 by Battier! Heat up 75-71.
• Here we go! Start of the fourth period. James and Battier are a combined 9-of-12 from three-point distance.
• Chalmers hits a triple that banks off the glass at the buzzer! Heat take 72-71 lead into the final period.
• Manu with a drive! Spurs lead 71-69, 5.2 seconds left.
• Battier buries another 3. Tied at 69.
• Neal with a drive. 69-66 Spurs. 40 seconds left.
• Manu sinks second. James scores on the other end. Spurs lead 67-66.
• Manu sinks first. Break in play as shot clock goes out.
• Spurs with a steal. Birdman fouls Manu, who goes to the line.
• Timeout Heat.
• Diaw with a 3! Duncan with a basket! Spurs regain lead, 65-64. 2:34 left in 3rd.
• James sinks 2FTs. James now has 26 pts on five triples. Heat lead 64-60.
• Leonard completes and 1. Heat up 62-60.
• James another 3! Heat lead 62-57.
• James answers with a 3. Heat up 59-57.
• Green finally buries a 3. Spurs regain lead, 57-56.
• Wade with a floater in the lane. Heat up 56-54, 5:45 left in 3rd.
• Duncan ties it up at 54.
• Wade with a dunk. Heat regain lead, 54-52, 8:02 left in 3rd. Timeout.
• Leonard again! Tied at 52.
• Chalmers with a split. 52-50 Heat, 9:25 left.
• Ginobili! 51-50 Heat.
• James with a corner 3, 51-48 Heat
• Leonard scores but misses bonus FT. Tied at 48.
• Chalmers scores. 48-46 for the Heat.
• Leonard ties it up at 46 with a jump hook.
• 3rd period underway

References:

http://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--nba-finals-game-7-092932480.html

http://ph.nba.com/?gr=www

Happy birthday Gat Jose Rizal

Ngayon ang ika-152 Kaarawan ng Pambansang Bayani ng Pilipinas. Maligayang kaarawan, Gat José Rizal!

Jessica Elizabeth Sanchez

   As one of the final two contestants on season 11 of American Idol, Jessica Sanchez rose to glory by belting out soaring ballads by the likes of Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston.

  Born August 4, 1995 and raised in Chula Vista, California, to parents, Editha (née Bugay) and Gilbert Sanchez. Her father is a Mexican American, originally from Texas, and is a US Navy veteran. Her mother is a Filipina from Samal, Bataan in the Philippines

 Sanchez has worked on honing that vocal versatility for almost her entire life. “I started singing when I was two,” says Sanchez, who lists Mariah Carey, Etta James, and Ray Charles among her musical influences. Now, with her forthcoming debut album for 19 Recordings/Interscope Records, the 17-year-old songstress elevates her vocal artistry to a whole new level and channels her powerhouse pipes into high-energy, beat-soaked dance-pop.

 Now gearing up for her album’s release in Spring 2013 and joining the cast of “Glee”, Sanchez is ecstatic to share her own music with the world. “The fact that I get to put out something that’s all my own is so exciting,” she says. “Music has always been what I want to do with my life, and these songs are all me.”

Erik Spoelstra

"Erik Spoelstra and Joe DeRosa"  Photo(c) 

    

   He is the son of Dutch-Irish-American Jon Spoelstra, who was an NBA executive for the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, Buffalo Braves and New Jersey Nets, and the grandson of the late Watson Spoelstra, a sportswriter in the Detroit area. His mother, Elisa Celino, is from San Pablo City, Laguna in the Philippines.

    Raised in Portland, OR, Spoelstra, who was inducted into the Jesuit High School Athletic Hall of Fame in September 2009, is the first Asian/Filipino-American head coach in any of the major North American sports leagues.

     Spoelstra made history last June when he became the first Filipino-American coach to lead his team to an NBA championship. The Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games to win their second title in franchise history.

He has already visited the Philippines for the past three summers to conduct basketball clinics.


His last Manila visit was in August 2012 as part of the NBA Trophy Tour.

ERIK SPOELSTRA HEAD COACHING RECORD
SEASON	TEAM	RECORD	FINISH	PLAYOFFS
2008-09	Miami HEAT	43-39 (.524)	3rd/Southeast	3-4 (.429)
2009-10	Miami HEAT	47-35 (.573)	3rd/Southeast	1-4 (.200)
2010-11	Miami HEAT	58-24 (.707)	1st/Southeast	14-7 (.667)
2011-12	Miami HEAT	46-20 (.697)	1st/Southeast	16-7 (.696)
TOTALS (4 Seasons)	194-118 (.622)			34-22 (.607)

2012-13 - IN NBA FINALS NOW!

References:

nba.com

wikipedia.org

commons.wikimedia.org