BY KRISTOPHER COLLEY, II

“They’re the best two words in sports: Game 7,” said Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra after an amazing Game 6 victory. Thursday night’s Game 7 will be Miami’s second straight win or go home game. If Game 7 is half the game Game 6 was, it will go down in history as one of NBA’s classics. A 19-7 run to send the game into overtime is incredible, but it was how it was done, which makes it memorable. LeBron James had 16 points during the comeback, 12 of them will be mythically remembered because they were scored without his trademark headband.

“Until the clock runs out, we still have an opportunity here to win this game,” said Ray Allen. Allen’s 3-pointer with 5 seconds to go in regulation tied the game and sent it into overtime. A former Boston Celtic, Allen was an offseason acquisition, giving Allen and the Heat a situation like Game 6 to eventually materialize.

Allen watched his Finals 3-point shots’ title go up in smoke in Game 5, when San Antonio’s Danny Green set it afire. But as the ball bounces, the final laugh was Allen’s in Game 6, as his corner 3 swished the Spurs’ title hopes. Game 7 will be a whole different animal, but the same beast. These two teams have the heart of a champion and will stop at nothing to achieve greatness. Both teams’ star players willed them to the brink of victory.

With so much at stake in Game 7, there is no telling the performances that will unfold or the storylines that will be written tomorrow. One thing is for sure, both of these teams are deserving of the crown. Game 7 is tonight (Thursday) at 8 P. M.

Sentinel Pick: Miami

Kristopher Colley, II is a guest writer. He is a junior at Morehouse College.