2013 nba finals

It would be a fitting capsule to sum up a series that has consistently defied logic. James Jones, SF -- | DNP COACH'S DECISION TOTALS | -- | 34-78 | 8-25 | 12-17 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -- | 88 He just needs to be productive and confident. Seems odd to pick a non-Finals game as the biggest of James' career, but considering the rivalry and the fact that he was after his first title, I think the stakes were higher. Mario Chalmers, PG | 27 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 8 How will Game 7 go down? Graydon Gordian contributes to the TrueHoop Network.

Abbott: Those late, iso, contested long 2s should be illegal. "2013 NBA Finals Game 1" Track Info. Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on San Antonio Spurs and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. But Game 6 of last year's Eastern Conference finals against Boston was the defining game of LeBron's career to date. That said, a year ago he had already starred in a messianic "Witness" Nike campaign while simultaneously on the path to ringless Karl Malone-dom. What does Honda's departure mean for Red Bull and F1. His best game came as a starter, and given the small lineup Miami is likely to roll out, Ginobili is the Spurs' best option. It means waiting until just the right moment, then doubling, both preventing the pass and altering the shot. -------------------MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS I picked Heat in 7 from the beginning and I'll stick to it because it'll make me look like I can see the future.

Should Washington change QBs?

*STARTERS* Abbott: No.

Christensen: Start fast. Bosh's key plays -- especially the offensive rebound that led to Ray Allen's already-legendary 3-pointer -- really deserve to be recognized. ------ 1 -- 2 --- 3 -- 4 --- T Tracy McGrady, SG | DNP COACH'S DECISION Anything players can do to make it clear who's who is greatly appreciated.

Look, I'm nearsighted and sitting in the 300 level. Let Tiago Splitter deal with that. Erik Spoelstra has been saying it all season long: The Heat's identity is their defense. • Follow the NBA on ESPN on Twitter | On Facebook | On Google+, Giants believe Ramsey threw 1st punch in melee, Source: Chargers RB Ekeler sidelined 4-6 weeks, Rivers: Sixers' talent reason I took coaching job, Fins' Flores won't be pressured into starting Tua, Pack's Adams in deleted tweet: I'm out for MNF, Umpire suing MLB assigned to Dodgers-Padres, One night in Atlanta 10 years ago, Aaron Rodgers turned into a star, Time running out for Matt Ryan to prove he can make Falcons contenders again, Why Brian Hoyer, not Jarrett Stidham, is expected to get Pats' QB call, Patriots RB Michel out vs. Chiefs with quad injury. It's Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Still, home-court advantage could turn out to be the slightest of benefits for the Heat, which would turn this into a referendum on the importance of the regular season, something Miami cared about much more than San Antonio. Undertold story of Game 6: James switched onto Tony Parker late. This is clearly the Spurs' best offensive player, that's the power of LeBron. If I were LeBron I would wear it, just because his hairline is not an attractive one. But if any team in the league is built to have one big game on the road and coldheartedly snatch away a title, it's the Spurs. But LeBron, Wade, Bosh and their teammates will likely play for titles again. I bet he starts, though, because the last thing Spurs coach Gregg Popovich would do to a key player is send him out there with the deflation of demotion. A visiting team hasn't won an NBA Finals Game 7 since 1978. SA || 23 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 92 **San Antonio Spurs** The Spurs' best shot to win a title is if their shooters can find space and get hot. That doesn't mean swarming them needlessly. And they must continue to hound Parker and make him a jump-shooter. Haberstroh: No headband.

Just a few years and three failed attempts at redemption later, LeBron realized what he had to do to fulfill his basketball destiny: Leave Cleveland. Wish I had something more original to tell you. Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers): 4 (8). Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya next year? It's about execution and effort. Adande, ESPN.com: No. Gordian: He should absolutely wear the headband. Stein: San Antonio. **Miami Heat** Collin Martin, Landon Donovan and San Diego Loyal take a stand after anti-gay slur. Gordian: The San Antonio Spurs.

Wade has had a banged-up knee all season. Whether he's on the floor at the end of a close game is a different question, but for years he has been the emotional centerpiece of the Heat.

Of course they can. Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers): 9 (15). Good news for San Antonio is it can't get much worse than last game for Manu. Rashard Lewis, PF -| DNP COACH'S DECISION This is the last chance for several players on the Spurs, and I believe that will give them an unexpected emotional and mental edge. Gary Neal, PG ----- | 22 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 7 Wallace: Forced turnovers. The plan should be to see how Wade's knee is feeling in the game and then go from there. I'll say that the eight turnovers in Game 6 was an outlier, so I expect Ginobili to start and, more important, finish Game 7. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. Now, LeBron finds himself back in the NBA Finals — This time as a representative of the Western Conference.

Wallace: If Pop says so. Gordian: Yes. This is only the second time winning a particular game meant raising a banner, and arguably the first title is more important. If not the biggest game, this is the most pressure he has ever felt. Haberstroh: Fighting fatigue. Kawhi Leonard, SF | 35 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 10 As shaky as Ginobili was in overtime, there were some equally awful minutes with Tiago Splitter on the court earlier in the game. LeBron will have a 1-3 career record in the Finals thrown in his face ad naseum if the Heat don't prevail Thursday night. Tuesday's loss was a devastating defeat for the Spurs, which they will not soon forget. Wallace: Heat. We ask seven of our star players seven questions on a big seventh game.

Fast break points: 4 In Game 7, we'll see if that was the truth or just an empty motto.

It would be really strange to have him do that and then promptly grab a seat. The Spurs won 83-82 to sweep the best-of-seven series 4-0. Adande: I'm going with what he jokingly said right before he met with the media yesterday: wear it, then ditch it if he gets off to a bad start. Christensen: Perimeter shooting.

LeBron plays so much better with shooters, so the leash should be short. While no one really has any idea, I imagine most people will pick the Heat. J.A. Abbott: In history, usually the home team. C'mon, man. As LeBron said, one team knows the other team's plays and personnel to a fault. LeBron James, SF -| 42 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 18 Either way you slice it, one or both of those players need to emerge from the Game 6 doldrums if the Spurs are to get over the hump in Game 7. Now San Antonio is down and a good start will end up defeating the already affected psyche of the Spurs. Solskjaer should answer for Man United woes, Juve-Napoli farce, Liverpool loss could be bad omen. Matt Bonner, PF --- | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 Cory Joseph, PG -- | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 Both teams are mentally and emotionally gassed at this point in the series. About “2013 NBA Finals Game 1” This game took place on June 6, 2013 at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, FL. He already got the monkey off his back.

Parker virtually ceased to operate, and was on the bench for the last two plays of overtime looking exhausted. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images). Stein: I've got three. 1. DeJuan Blair, C ---- | DNP COACH'S DECISION Sebastian Christensen, ESPN Deportes: False. The 2013 NBA Finals was home to one of the most memorable back-and-forth battles the basketball world has ever seen on that level. Stein: I get the premise. They must force LeBron and Wade into difficult shots. Christensen: I can't believe we are really talking about the headband.

Normally I give home teams an 80 percent chance of winning playoff Game 7s, based on the historical record.

Barnwell: The NFC East is historically bad. So his first title will always be the biggest, 'cause that's the one that proved his internal wiring and titles go together just fine. I'll take Game 7 against Boston in last year's playoffs. It's who you are. Will soccer follow suit? Can any of these teams just be decent? But Miami needs a combination of blocks or turnovers totaling at least 20 to truly be the dominant, disruptive force they need to be to jump-start their offense.

A visiting team hasn't won an NBA Finals Game 7 since 1978.

Game 7s, though, by definition, feature evenly matched teams. Stein: Headband! They need a second 20-point scorer, whether that's Wade or Bosh. Use common sense. It won't necessarily be fair, because this Heat team has many more holes than any of us would have identified back in March, but a loss takes LeBron at least halfway back to where he was in June 2011. Wade still has the potential to bust out a performance like in Games 4 and 5, but there's no margin for error Thursday. Tony Parker, PG -- | 40 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 21 But Dwyane Wade is Dwyane Wade. Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers): 4 (8) Making their lives hard is critical.

Although he is not 100 percent, the Heat still need him to win the title. The Spurs had the Heat down and couldn't knock them out. Henry Abbott, J.A. It takes me back to the good old days when LeBron and the San Antonio Spurs faced off on the greatest stage, meeting each other with a delicate balance of respect and competitive fire. That monkey is off his back now. Ray Allen, SG ------ | 24 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 13 Gordian: The …

Tiago Splitter, C --- | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 7 Dwyane Wade, SG -| 36 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 17 *STARTERS* Gordian: Yes. All the while, the San Antonio Spurs struggled to overcome the influx of talent flooding the Western Conference led by three consecutive Finals appearances by the Los Angeles Lakers. Gordian: Taking the 3-point shot away from San Antonio. Shane Battier, SF -- | 6 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 Abbott: Tony Parker. AFP PHOTO/JEFF HAYNES (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images), SAN ANTONIO, TX – JANUARY 23: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers is congratulated by Gregg Popovich head coach of the San Antonio Spurs at the end of the game at AT&T Center. And he has a certain dose of amazing in him even hobbled as he was in Game 6. Here's why: Home court in every NBA game is worth about three points per game.

The average age of the Spurs' big three is five years older than the Heat's star trio. Seeing LeBron James back in the NBA Finals helps regain some sense of normalcy with the San Antonio Spurs out of the playoff picture for the first time in my lifetime. He needs to be both aggressive and humble if and when Pop shortens his leash. But strategically he and LeBron's playing minutes should be staggered, which could benefit both of them. Norris Cole, PG ---- | 17 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 5

LeBron James won back-to-back titles with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013 but will now line up against them as he looks to guide the Lakers to their first Larry O'Brien trophy since 2010. TOTALS | -- | 35-84 | 7-23 | 15-18 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -- | 92 He darn near blocked one of Manu Ginobili's late shots. … Danny Green, SG - | 34 | 4-9 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 12 The Heat took away Green's open 3-pointers and forced Ginobili into eight turnovers.

Adande: Yes, if for no other reason than to let him continue his custom of skipping around to all four sides of the court and exhorting the crowd right before tipoff.

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