Danny Green takes NBA Finals 3-point record, NBA Finals MVP award next?
NBC SPORTS - Danny Green rose for his 33rd 3-point attempt of the 2013 NBA Finals, and for the 23rd time, the ball splashed through the net...
Danny Green rose for his 33rd 3-point attempt of the 2013 NBA Finals, and for the 23rd time, the ball splashed through the net.
On cue, the Heat called timeout, creating a scene similar baseball’s game stoppages to honor broken records.
Green – who broke the record for 3-pointers in an NBA Finals and would push the the mark to 25 (on 38 attempts) by the end of the Spurs’ 114-104 Game 5 victory – clapped his hands and screamed, and then he headed to the bench for pats on the back from teammates and coaches.
Ray Allen, who saw his record of 22 3-pointers in the 2008 Finals broken, sat on the Miami bench and made no attempts to hide the disgust pouring over his face.
Green had never made this many 3-pointers in a five-game stretch, though he’d played just 106 games entering the Finals, because he was too busy getting cut by the Cavaliers, Spurs and Spurs again. Yet, this passionate mid-game celebration was all about him.
This is the awesomeness of Danny Green, the hottest player on the biggest stage.
But what happened in the moments preceding his record-breaking trey show the full story of Danny Green, the reason we can witness his awesomeness.
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