Tony Parker, Spurs take 3-1 lead on Heat in NBA Finals — sportsillustrated.cnn.com

MIAMI -- Gregg Popovich swore his team wouldn't duplicate its first-half outburst from Game 3, when the Spurs shot a record 75.8 percent. He was right: San Antonio connected on a mere 56 percent in the first half of Game 4, building a 19-point halftime lead that it protected en route to a 107-86 win over the Heat on Thursday. The Spurs were in total control for the second game in a row. They moved the ball (25 assists overall), made shots (57.1 percent) and pounded Miami on the glass (44-27). In handing the Heat a second straight demoralizing loss on their home floor, San Antonio took a 3-1 lead in the series. No team in NBA Finals history has ever come back from such a deficit in 31 attempts.

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