http://www.mail.com/organizations/2272-national-basketball-association.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/2272-national-basketball-association.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2163922-game-7-with-than-nba-title.html MIAMI (AP) — He is the best player in the game and this is the best moment in his sport. Game 7, NBA title on the line. "The moment is going to be grand," LeBron James said. And it might redefine someone's legacy. No matter what happens Thursday night, he and the Miami Heat, and Tim Duncan's San Antonio Spurs have already won titles and secured a place in... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:31:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2163922-game-7-with-than-nba-title.html 2013-06-20T07:31:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2163168-spurs-rely-togetherness-to-overcome-collapse.html MIAMI (AP) — Through heartbreaking losses and hair-raising victories, through Game 7s of the NBA Finals and Game 46s of the regular season, through contract extension after contract extension, what has defined these San Antonio Spurs more than anything else is the simple fact that they stick together. Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Gregg Popov... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:14:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2163168-spurs-rely-togetherness-to-overcome-collapse.html 2013-06-19T23:14:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2163150-title-legacies-heat-spurs.html MIAMI (AP) — Game 7s do more than settle championships. They define legacies. No matter what happens Thursday night, LeBron James and the Miami Heat, and Tim Duncan's San Antonio Spurs have already won NBA titles and secured a place in history. Now is their opportunity to elevate it. The truly memorable teams won the... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:05:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2163150-title-legacies-heat-spurs.html 2013-06-19T22:05:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2162910-lebron-excited-title-deciding-game-7.html MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James could not sleep after Game 6. Imagine, then, how frayed his emotions will be going into Game 7. So much is at stake. Legacies, for so many players, James included. The NBA championship. Whether the season was a success or a bust. How he will be portrayed over the next few months. How history will judge a Miami Heat team that won ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:22:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2162910-lebron-excited-title-deciding-game-7.html 2013-06-19T20:22:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2161254-heat-force-game-7-with-103-100-ot-win-spurs.html MIAMI (AP) — When LeBron James' greatness almost wasn't good enough, officials began preparing for a San Antonio celebration. Miami's championship reign would be over. Someone in Spurs black would replace James as NBA Finals MVP. James and the Heat wouldn't let it happen. "To be a part of something like this is something you would never be able to recreat... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:43:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2161254-heat-force-game-7-with-103-100-ot-win-spurs.html 2013-06-19T09:43:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2160836-james-heat-beats-spurs-103-100-ot-game-7.html MIAMI (AP) — 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 best game I've ever been a part of," James said. He wouldn't let the Miami Heat lose it — or their NBA title. If the San Antonio Spurs want that, they'll have to fight just a little harder to get... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:57:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2160836-james-heat-beats-spurs-103-100-ot-game-7.html 2013-06-19T05:57:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2159844-spurs-coach-puts-pop-news-conferences.html MIAMI (AP) — 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 a stirring offensive display. "When you're open, let it fly," the Spurs' coach told them. "Put your name in the paper." A day later, San Antonio guard Gary Neal was asked about that bit of encou... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2159844-spurs-coach-puts-pop-news-conferences.html 2013-06-18T17:48:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2159284-5-things-to-watch-game-6-nba-finals.html MIAMI (AP) — 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 Tuesday night: HOW THE HEAT START Even at home, Miami has started games in slow motion during these playoffs. Combined score of first quarters in Miami so far in the postseason: He... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2159284-5-things-to-watch-game-6-nba-finals.html 2013-06-18T13:53:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2158832-heat-room-error-versus-spurs-game-6.html MIAMI (AP) — They lost three times in three months in one of the most overpowering stretches the NBA has ever seen. Now the Miami Heat have lost three times in five games. So superb during the regular season, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Heat have to be something even more for the rest of the NBA Finals. They have to be perfect. ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:37:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2158832-heat-room-error-versus-spurs-game-6.html 2013-06-18T07:37:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2157864-scouting-development-paying-spurs.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — 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 to find the right players to slot into well-defined roles in San Antonio. They have more international players on their roster than any other team in the NBA, and even their American players... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:36:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2157864-scouting-development-paying-spurs.html 2013-06-17T22:36:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2157820-heat-familiar-shaky-ground-finals.html MIAMI (AP) — 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. The situation: Heat down 3-2, hosting Game 6 of the NBA Finals, only two home wins separating them from what would have been James' first title. Then, thud. James had six turnovers in ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:05:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2157820-heat-familiar-shaky-ground-finals.html 2013-06-17T20:05:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2156950-home-heat-try-to-5th-spurs-nba-title.html MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat weren't supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway. Coming home from Texas with their season on the line in 2011 was one thing. They were at the end of their first year together — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh still trying to figure it all out and clearly a long way from it. But this season... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:34:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2156950-home-heat-try-to-5th-spurs-nba-title.html 2013-06-17T17:34:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2156784-5-things-to-note-game-5-nba-finals.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — 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 coach Gregg Popovich told Manu Ginobili on Saturday that he would be starting Game 5. And how did Ginobili respond? By putting up just the second 24-point, 10-assist game o... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:57:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2156784-5-things-to-note-game-5-nba-finals.html 2013-06-17T11:57:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2156008-manu-ginobili-sparks-spurs-to-game-5-win.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Across three NBA championships and more than 100 playoff victories together, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have built a bond most teammates will never share. So maybe Ginobili could ignore it when he was suddenly being criticized around San Antonio. You better believe it bothered the others. "Yeah, of course," Parker said. "... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:15:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2156008-manu-ginobili-sparks-spurs-to-game-5-win.html 2013-06-17T07:15:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2156108-spurs-green-sets-nba-finals-record-3-pointers.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green set an NBA Finals record for 3-pointers Sunday with his 23rd of this series against the Miami Heat. Green broke Ray Allen's 2008 mark with his fourth 3-pointer of the night early in the second half of Game 5. It was the fourth time that the once-unheralded swingman has hit at least four from long rang... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:00:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2156108-spurs-green-sets-nba-finals-record-3-pointers.html 2013-06-17T02:00:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2155926-game-5-ginobilis-spurs-game.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Win or lose, Sunday marked the final home game of this season for the Spurs. The series shifts back to Miami for Game 6 on Tuesday night, and the winner will be decided on South Beach. That also means that Spurs fans may have had their last chance to cheer for Manu Ginobili in the black and silver. Ginobili will turn 36 in July and is a... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:53:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2155926-game-5-ginobilis-spurs-game.html 2013-06-16T23:53:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2155732-spurs-heat-defined-stability-top.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — 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 that what-have-you-done-for-me-lately standard, this offseason has been a particularly volatile one. Twelve coaches have been fired since the season ended, including the coach of the year and... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:13:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2155732-spurs-heat-defined-stability-top.html 2013-06-16T21:13:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2154568-heat-spurs-set-pivotal-game-5-nba-finals.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — 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 moment. Things change quickly at the NBA Finals, and with everything suddenly seeming right with the Miami Heat, it's up to the San Antonio Spurs to change them back Sunday night in Game 5. ... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:20:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2154568-heat-spurs-set-pivotal-game-5-nba-finals.html 2013-06-16T00:20:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2154458-nba-finals-stacks-up-game-5.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — 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 because with San Antonio and Miami tied at two games apiece, neither team really is, or feels like it has, any semblance of control. The Heat won Game 2 by 19, lost Game 3 by 36 and then cru... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:56:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2154458-nba-finals-stacks-up-game-5.html 2013-06-15T20:56:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2154400-team-source-kings-hire-dalessandro-gm.html The Sacramento Kings hired Denver executive Pete D'Alessandro as their new general manager on Saturday. D'Alessandro will replace the departing Geoff Petrie, a team official confirmed on condition of anonymity because there has not been a formal announcement yet. The move was first reported by Yahoo! Sports. New owner Vivek Ranadive ha... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:21:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2154400-team-source-kings-hire-dalessandro-gm.html 2013-06-15T20:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2154288-spurs-parker-sore-hamstring-tear-time.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Spurs guard Tony Parker says his sore right hamstring can tear "any time now" heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. Parker said Saturday he would take about 10 days to rest if this were the regular season. But with the series tied 2-all heading into San Antonio's final home game Sunday, the All-Star says, "If it ... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:23:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2154288-spurs-parker-sore-hamstring-tear-time.html 2013-06-15T18:23:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2152874-tied-nba-finals-wade-game-5-best.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — 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. The Miami Heat needed only five to finish off Oklahoma City last year, when LeBron James won his first title. Wade talks now as if he expects this series with the San Antonio Spurs to reach a Game 7. Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:10:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2152874-tied-nba-finals-wade-game-5-best.html 2013-06-15T08:10:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2152182-heat-nba-finals-with-spurs-109-93-win.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — 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 win the Miami Heat plenty of games, but even he can't win a title alone. "We're not going to win this series if myself, Chris and LeBron don't show up to play on a consistent basis," Wade... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:47:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2152182-heat-nba-finals-with-spurs-109-93-win.html 2013-06-14T14:47:31Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2150976-encore-nba-crowd-roars-11-year-old-mariachi.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — 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 encore performance before Game 4 between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat on Thursday night. Sebastien De La Cruz, a mariachi singer who first found fame as a contestant on "America's Got... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:01:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2150976-encore-nba-crowd-roars-11-year-old-mariachi.html 2013-06-14T02:01:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2150922-heat-change-game-4-lineup-miller-haslem.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Mike Miller's uncanny play in these NBA Finals has earned him a spot in the Miami Heat's starting lineup. The Heat switched their rotation for Game 4 against San Antonio on Thursday night, electing to have Miller open the game in place of Udonis Haslem. It's a move that also puts LeBron James in the post more than he was during the firs... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:41:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2150922-heat-change-game-4-lineup-miller-haslem.html 2013-06-14T00:41:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2150880-wade-complete-nba-finals-game.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — There have been times in these NBA Finals that Dwyane Wade has looked like the Dwyane Wade of old, attacking the rim, dropping the unblockable floater in the lane and jumpstarting the Miami Heat offense. There have also been times during the finals when he's simply looked old, disappearing from the offense, clanking open jumpers and bei... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:18:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2150880-wade-complete-nba-finals-game.html 2013-06-14T00:18:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2149808-spurs-parker-will-play-game-4-heat.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Spurs guard Tony Parker said he will play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals after his availability was in doubt because of a mild right hamstring strain. Parker wouldn't address his injury at practice Thursday other than answering "I'll be ready to go" to multiple questions about his health. The All-Star was hurt early in the second half of G... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:41:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2149808-spurs-parker-will-play-game-4-heat.html 2013-06-13T16:41:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2148212-nets-hire-jason-kidd-coach.html The Brooklyn Nets hired Jason Kidd as their coach Wednesday, bringing the former star back to the franchise he led to its greatest NBA success. Kidd retired earlier this month after one season with the New York Knicks, his 19th in the NBA. The Nets decided to hire him to replace P.J. Carlesimo despite his absence of coaching experience. "Jason Kidd has a ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:25:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2148212-nets-hire-jason-kidd-coach.html 2013-06-13T01:25:26Z