MIAMI -- Maybe in a video game. Possibly in the pregame layup line. But shoot this way in the NBA Finals, against the two-time defending champions? "Its not something you can plan for," San Antonio reserve Manu Ginobili said. "There was no magic plays. We just moved the ball and every shot went in." Not quite every shot. But just about. Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 29 points, and the Spurs made a finals-record 75.8 per cent of their shots in the first half in a 111-92 victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night that gave them a 2-1 lead. The Spurs made 19 of their first 21 shots and finished 25 of 33 in the first half, bettering the 75 per cent shooting by Orlando against the Lakers in the 2009 finals. "Its a hit-or-miss league," Miamis Dwyane Wade said. The Spurs didnt do much missing. "I dont think well ever shoot 76 per cent in a half ever again," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. The Spurs led by as much as 25 and were only briefly challenged in their second lopsided victory in the series. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade had 22 points for the Heat, who host Game 4 on Thursday. Returning to the arena where they were oh-so-close to winning a fifth championship last year, the Spurs came out playing like they were trying to build a lead that was impossible to blow. They shot 13 of 15 and led 41-25 lead after the first quarter, then hit their first six shots of the second in front of a stunned crowd in Miami to go ahead 55-30. Leonard scored only 18 points in the first two games, looking frustrated while getting into foul trouble trying to defend James in Game 2. But he had his outside shot working early, making his first six shots and finishing 10 of 13 from the field. "I just found a rhythm and my teammates found me the ball. I made shots," Leonard said. The last three NBA seasons ended in this building, the last two followed by Heat championship parades. The Spurs nearly cancelled the last one, building a five-point lead in the final half-minute of regulation of Game 6, a title seeming so certain that workers were already making preparations around the court. But the Heat rallied to win in overtime and took Game 7, leaving the Spurs with a summer to think about the one that got away. Theyre in good shape to get another chance. With the league scrapping the 2-3-2 format for the NBA Finals --in which the lower seed played three consecutive home games -- the Spurs would have a chance to wrap it up in San Antonio on Sunday in Game 5 if they can win Thursday. Chris Bosh took only four shots and scored nine points for the Heat, who for the second straight year will have to overcome a 2-1 finals deficit after being blown out in Game 3. This rout came on their home floor, where they had been 8-0 this post-season and had won a franchise-record 11 in a row since the Spurs beat them in Game 1 last year. San Antonio inserted Boris Diaw into the lineup, countering Miamis small lineup and creating more ball movement that clearly helped Leonard. The game got off to a crisp start, with the Spurs making their first five shots and Miami opening 4 for 4. Turned out the Spurs were just getting started. Coach Erik Spoelstra planned to communicate with James to make sure there were no lingering problems from the cramps that forced him to miss the final minutes of the opener. But there was no way he could rest James early, since he was the only one keeping the Heat in the game. He had 14 of their first 20 points, but even James couldnt keep up with the Spurs pace. The Spurs "came out at a different gear than what we were playing at, and it just seemed we were on our heels the most part of the first half," Spoelstra said. San Antonio led 71-50 at halftime. It was the first 70-point first half in the finals since the Lakers scored 75 against Boston in Game 2 in 1987. The Heat finally got into it in the third, running off 10 straight points to cut a 17-point deficit to 81-74 on a drive by Norris Cole, who had replaced an ineffective Mario Chalmers. That was as close as Miami would get, as the Spurs pulled away in the fourth. Notes: Wade appeared in his 150th post-season game and passed Dirk Nowitzki (3,455 points) for 17th on the post-season scoring list. ... The Heat fell to 68-20 in the post-season at American Airlines Arena. Their .782 winning percentage entering the game trailed only the Lakers .792 mark at Staples Center. Custom USA Soccer Jerseys . Brad Malone had the other goal for the Monsters (1-1-0), while Elliott chipped in an assist for a three-point night and the games first star. Bryan Lerg also had two assists. Corban Knight and Max Reinhart scored for the Heat (1-1-0), who opened their season Friday with a 5-2 win over the Monsters in Cleveland. 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The last couple of weeks the difference has been weve been pretty steady injury-wise.Carolinas victory sets up a winner-take-all showdown next Sunday at Atlanta between the Panthers (6-8-1) and Falcons (6-9) for the division title. It also guarantees below .500 will win the NFC South.The winner will join the 2010 Seattle Seahawks as the only teams to reach the post-season in a non-strike-shortened season with a losing record.Now it all comes down to one game and thats all we can ask for is to be in that situation, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said.Said tight end Greg Olsen: It says a lot about the guys in here. ... Every year you set out to try to win your division. We have one game left and it is right in front of us.Things we learned from Carolinas win over Cleveland on Sunday:NEWTON IS TOUGH: We knew this already, but it will be hard for anyone to ever question Cam Newtons toughness after he started 12 days after a car accident left him with two fractures in his lower back. Not only did Newton play, but he ran 10 times for 64 yards before taking two knees late in the game to run out the clock.dddddddddddd The guys a warrior, left tackle Byron Bell said. He could have made any excuse not to play. He has a bad back, a bad ankle, the whole nine (yards).MANZIEL A WORK IN PROGRESS: The Browns were hoping Johnny Manziel would take a big step forward after a rough outing the previous week in a 30-0 loss to Cincinnati. That didnt happen. Manziel was highly ineffective — just 3 of 8 for 32 yards — before leaving the game with a hamstring injury late in the first half. Coach Mike Pettine said Manziel wasnt productive and its just disappointing overall to lose your starting quarterback and have to shift gears midstream.PANTHERS Defence IMPROVING: Carolinas defence has been much improved in recent weeks and turned in another solid effort, holding the Browns to 228 yards and eight first downs on Sunday. They registered three sacks and forced one turnover. It was just good pressure, defensive end Charles Johnson said. Everybody realized that we had to get to them with pressure when Johnny Manziel was in there, that we had to contain him. When he went out, (Brian) Hoyer came in, so we could be more aggressive with our rushes and stuff.YOUTH MOVEMENT: Panthers coach Ron Rivera went with a youth movement several weeks back and it has paid off big time. The Panthers added a number of rookies and first-year players to the lineup, including wide receiver Philly Brown and defensive backs Tre Boston and Bene Benwikere. We thought we needed to get faster at a few positions, Rivera said. We needed to get younger at a few positions. These were guys that were looking for the opportunity.DECEMBER KIDS: The Panthers have now won 11 of their last 12 games in December under Rivera. It is good to have a coach like him that speaks encouragement and (puts) belief into us, Stewart said.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '