Scouting report:

The best-of-seven NBA Finals are tied after the Heat’s 98-96 victory Sunday in San Antonio . . . This is the fifth consecutive year the Finals have been tied 1-1 going into Game 3, with the Heat involved in four of those series . . . The last team to win the first two games of the Finals was the Lakers in 2009, who defeated the Magic 4-1 . . . The Heat are 8-0 at home this postseason, going 2-0 against Charlotte in the opening round, 3-0 against Brooklyn in the second round and 3-0 against the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals . . . The Heat went 3-1 against the Spurs at home during last season’s NBA Finals, then defeated the Spurs 113-101 Jan. 26 at AmericanAirlines Arena in the teams’ lone regular-season meeting this season in Miami . . . LeBron James’ 35 points Sunday were two shy of his Finals high. It was his sixth 30-point game this postseason by the Heat forward . . . Spurs forward Tim Duncan recorded his 157th career playoff double-double Sunday, tying Magic Johnson’s playoff record . . . Duncan’s 15 rebounds in Game 2 tied his high this postseason . . . Heat guard Ray Allen recorded his 50th career Finals 3-pointer Sunday, second on the all-time list behind only Robert Horry (56) . . . Spurs guard Tony Parker scored 21 points Sunday and now has 3,655 career playoff points, moving ahead of Scottie Pippen (3,642) for 13th place on the all-time list . . . Duncan (4,950) is fifth on the all-time playoff scoring list, while James (4,338) is eighth.