NBA Finals: Patty Mills!

Patty Mills hustles down to the defensive end and guards LeBron tightly before getting knocked to the ground. When he sees the ball fumble out of the former MVP's hands he gets up and dives for it, knocking it forward to Manu Ginobili and away from the outstretched arms of Chris Bosh before taking yet another tumble.

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What more could you really ask for in a player who saw to almost no playing time in the previous year? Mills had only played 15 minutes during this evenings game three of the NBA Finals but the crafty and speedy back-up point guard still managed to score five points and dish out four assists.

Mills may only have a handful of minutes during these finals but his speed puts plenty of pressure against the Miami defense. He has the ability to channel his inner Tony Parker at times by pulling up for open mid-range jumpers or taking it all the way into the hole.

Most importantly, players like Mills are willing to do anything that they possibly can to help improve others on their squad. He is not really a player that comes into the game and immediately looks for his own touches, he is actually quite patient on the offensive end (when he is not doing his quick transition breaks or driving hard into the paint) and willing to take the hits on the defensive end as he had done when he took the charge on Mario Chalmers in the fourth quarter of the game.

With San Antonio up 2-1 in the series after a 111-92 victory today, Miami must regroup and hopefully see to much better bench production from their reserves.