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Heat force Game 7 with 103-100 OT win over Spurs
When LeBron James' greatness almost wasn't good enough, officials began preparing for a San Antonio celebration. Miami's championship reign would be ...
James, Heat beats Spurs 103-100 in OT; Game 7 next
LeBron James saved a championship reign, canceled a celebration. The toughest part now might be topping this performance in Game 7. "It's by far the ...
Spurs' coach puts Pop into news conferences
During his team's Game 3 rout of the Heat, Gregg Popovich was shown on TV talking to his players while they were in the process of burying Miami with ...
5 things to watch for in Game 6 of NBA Finals
Five things to watch for in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, as the San Antonio Spurs try to clinch their fifth title and end the Miami Heat's reign on ...
Scouting, development paying off for Spurs
The Spurs have long been the NBA's gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe ...
Heat back on familiar, and shaky, ground in Finals
LeBron James has been here before, with dire results. It was two years ago, the end of the first season of "Big Three" basketball in Miami.
5 things to note from Game 5 of NBA Finals
Five things to note from Game 5 of the San Antonio Spurs' win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night: ___ MANU THE MAN: Spurs ...
Manu Ginobili sparks Spurs to Game 5 win
Across three NBA championships and more than 100 playoff victories together, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have built a bond most ...
Spurs, Heat defined by stability at the top
Front offices across the NBA seem to be panicking a bit these days. Job security has long been an oxymoron for coaches in this league, but even by ...
Heat, Spurs set for pivotal Game 5 of NBA Finals
Tony Parker's hamstring, not Dwyane Wade's knee, is the current chief injury concern. Manu Ginobili, not Chris Bosh, is mired in the slump of the ...
A look at how the NBA Finals stacks up into Game 5
The swings in momentum in these NBA Finals have been so wild that it has been difficult to grasp just who is in control of the series. Maybe that's ...
In tied NBA Finals, Wade says Game 5 could be best
Dwyane Wade has never gone the distance in three previous NBA Finals trips. His first two appearances, a win and a loss, both went six games.
Heat even NBA Finals with Spurs after 109-93 win
LeBron James wanted the responsibility on his powerful shoulders. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh proved Thursday it doesn't have to be that way. James can ...
Encore! NBA crowd roars for 11-year-old mariachi
An 11-year-old Latino boy whose singing of the national anthem at the NBA Finals set off a barrage of racist tweets earned a roaring ovation in an ...
James: 'Something has to give' in Game 4 of finals
Even after winning 27 in a row during the regular season, the Miami Heat don't want to rely on a three-game winning streak now. Not against a team as ...
Parker has mild hamstring strain, hopeful for Gm 4
Tony Parker, along with all of San Antonio, really, spent a restless night worrying about a gimpy right hamstring that hampered him in Game 3 of the ...
Spurs rout Heat 113-77 in Game 3 of NBA Finals
Gary Neal may have dreamed it, though it was nothing Danny Green ever could have imagined. Not back when he was LeBron James' teammate in Cleveland, ...
Parker to have MRI on sore hamstring
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker is scheduled to have an MRI on a tight hamstring on Wednesday, leaving his availability for Game 4 of the ...
Heat beat Spurs in Game 2 to tie NBA Finals
For two days, the thought was that LeBron James needed to do more for his teammates. Turns out, it was Mario Chalmers and mates who did something for ...
AP Source: Kidd to discuss Nets' coaching job
Jason Kidd is interested in the Brooklyn Nets' coaching position and plans to talk to the team this week, a person familiar with the situation said ...
Down 1-0 to Spurs, Heat seek some NBA Finals fun
The NBA Finals. Just being here can be memorable — and miserable. And surprise, it's those supposedly stoic Spurs who are having more fun, while the ...
Man with a plan? LeBron eyes Game 2 adjustments
If LeBron James played for the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich might have a message for him. It's the same one he's occasionally delivered to Tim ...
Game 1 losses not enough to derail Heat confidence
Dwyane Wade's first three trips to the NBA Finals all were accompanied by a statistical oddity. The Game 1 winner in each of those series wound up ...
Spurs rally to stun Heat in Game 1 of NBA Finals
The San Antonio Spurs still have that winning NBA Finals formula of good defense and a little luck on offense. Tim Duncan overcame a slow start to ...