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Could this get any easier for San Antonio?

The Thunder put up a good fight, but their defensive shortcomings, particularly in the paint led to another 30-point blowout. The Spurs just seem to bide their time and wear down their Western Conference Finals opponent. At least int he comforts of the AT&T Center.

San Antonio posted 54 point sin the paint in an easy 112-77 win over Oklahoma City. Again, it was a five-point game with about two minutes left in the first half. The Spurs opened things up with a quick run before the half to lead by 12. It was never close after that. Not even close.

Tony Parker scored 22 points. Danny Green had 21. Tim Duncan had 14.

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook could not match this time. They each had 15 points. And the Thunder gave in to panic and took quick shots to try to get back in. That only played into San Antonio’s hands.

And that is how you get a rout.

Back to the drawing board for Game Three.

By now you should know exactly how TNT’s Charles Barkley feels about the women of San Antonio. But in case you don’t know, let’s just say he thinks they are overweight and is not going to apologize about his remarks anytime soon.

So of course with the Western Conference Finals in San Antonio, the female population of the Alamo City struck back at Charles and leading the way was none other than Spurs’ Tim Duncan’s girlfriend – Vanessa Macias.

Wearing a T-Shirt saying “Barkley Don’t Know,” Macias was on camera looking upset at Barkley while pointing the finger at him in shame.

It does not have to be pretty. Wins can be extremely ugly.

So after the Pacers won by quickening the pace it makes the Heat would even the series by slowing things down. Huh?

The Pacers and Heat played each other within 20 points the entire game. No team took more than an eight-point lead into the fourth quarter. LeBron James took over the fourth quarter in a subtle but obvious way. I guess that is really contradictory. This game was full of those.

James finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists, doing a lot of work in the fourth quarter to lead Miami to an 87-83 win in Indiana and a tie in the Eastern Conference Finals. Dwyane Wade did a lot of the heavy lifting offensively with 23 points. It was the Heat’s defense that was the difference this time around as they started flying around and pressuring the Pacers with an urgency that was missing in Game One.

It was not all there though. Miami had to fight to get back into this game and tie the series.

All five Pacers starters scored in double figures with Lance Stephenson scoring 25 points to lead the way. Stephenson was aggressive and took advantage of the moments when the Heat’s defense was lax — including a tip in with 0.1 seconds left to beat the halftime buzzer.

Miami will have to find a way to keep their energy up. That was the big message as the team leaves Indiana. The Pacers are here to play. Miami has to be ready to match them.