Joel Anthony

Finishing games is becoming a concern for the Miami Heat.They led the NBA this season in fourth-quarter field-goal percentage, and probably could have posted even bigger numbers if so many of their games hadn't already been decided before the final 12 minutes of play.But in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Heat managed only 16 points against the San Antonio Spurs, and lost by four. It was the seventh straight game where the Heat failed to score 25 in the fourth quarter, after doing so in eight of their first 10 playoff games. And while some of the credit goes to the level of defense Indiana and San Antonio played in those seven games, but it's still a point of Miami emphasis heading into Game 2 of the finals on Sunday night."The competition is better," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Saturday. "If you're playing against the best defenses, every single night, that's what's going to happen. But we need to do a better job of getting organized, making sure the ball gets to where it needs to go...

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