It was a one-sided affair from the start Thursday night for the San Antonio Spurs as completely neutralized the Miami Heat's "big 3" and went on to win Game 4 of the NBA Finals, 107-86.  

From the tipoff of the first quarter, the San Antonio Spurs dominated the Miami Heat, with San Antonio now owning a 3-1 series lead in the 2014 NBA Finals. San Antonio took a 26-17 lead after the first quarter. The Spurs would continue that dominance throughout the game, thanks to a few key factors:

Taking Out Miami's Big Three

With the exception of the third quarter, the Spurs completely took LeBron James out of the game. Amazingly, James had the game's worst plus/minus rating of any player with a -21 while on the floor.

James hasn't been the dominant force we're used to seeing, but Dwyane Wade has been even worse. In Game 4, the three-time champion shot a dismal 3-13 from the field and looked lost on defense. Tony Parker and Leonard consistently blew right by him getting easy layups. Manu Ginóbili didn't have a strong offensive night, but he played superb defense against Wade and Mario Chalmers.

Spurs Continue Precision Passing

Game 4 featured some of the best passing you will ever see. It's no surprise that the Spurs had 25 assists to the Heat's mediocre 13. The ball movement by the Spurs' big men is unmatchable by any team. Bigs such as Boris Diaw, Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter look like point guards out there. 6-foot-8, 250-pound Diaw had nine assists in Game 4.

Kawhi Leonard continued his great play with another double-double consisting of 14 rebounds and 20 points. He's making a very strong case for the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award. Future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan made quite a bit of history on Thursday night. He passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most career playoffs minutes played and eclipsed the great Magic Johnson for most career playoff double-doubles with 158.

Despite being the younger team, the Heat looked tired and gassed. The veteran Heat players appeared to be exhausted on defense.

Popovich Continues Coaching Brilliance

The coaching disparity has been a huge factor in the four games. Head coach Gregg Popovich has been creating matchup problems for which the Heat have no answers. It's still alarming that Ray Allen has not been put into the starting lineup, while Chalmers remains. Allen is the greatest 3-point shooter in NBA history, and he sank the big shot in last year's Finals in Game 6. Erik Spoelstra needs to make adjustments.

The Spurs ended a few streaks for the Heat in their travels to south beach. One, they went 2-0 against the Heat, and after that, they were 8-0 at home in the playoffs. Two, they defeated the Heat two consecutive games after they hadn't lost two straight games since the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals, against the Boston Celtics.

Game 5 will be played Sunday night at 8 p.m. EST in San Antonio, and will be seen on ABC. And the way things are looking, one of the best playoff teams in NBA history may bring a fifth NBA championship back to The Alamo City. 

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