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Spurs Point Guard Tony Parker To Play In Game 4
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Spurs guard Tony Parker 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...
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Fatigue May Keep Miami From Repeating
SAN ANTONIO (CBSMiami) – After getting blown off the floor by the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals; the Miami Heat have been looking for a solution to its problems. That’s where Nate...
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Committee Recommends Review Of Block/Charge Calls
The NBA's Competition Committee is recommending an expansion of instant replay to include late-game reviews of block/charge plays, the first time the league is considering reviewing judgment calls by a...
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Heat Handle Spurs 109-93; Finals Coming Back To Miami
SAN ANTONIO (CBSMiami) – The Miami Heat entered Game 4 of the 2013 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs knowing they couldn’t lose and go down 3-1 in the series and have a chance of winning the...
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Big 3 Help Heat Even NBA Finals With Spurs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Miami Heat owner Micky Arison had a message as he walked to the winning locker room. “The death of the Big Three was overrated,” he said. Sure was. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and...
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LeBron Answers Critics In Game 4
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Heat superstar and NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James looked like a shell of himself in Game 3 of the 2013 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. He promised he would...
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Parker Fades After Strong Start In Game 4 Loss
Tony Parker made good on his pledge before Game 4 of the NBA Finals: He was ready to go. He just didn't have it in him to finish.
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Back To The Future: Jason Kidd Introduced As New Head Coach Of Brooklyn Nets
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Nets went back to the future on Thursday. Meet the new guy, Jason Kidd. Less than two weeks after ending his long, All-Star career, Jason Kidd acknowledged he has “a lot...
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Ginobili Sparks Spurs To Game 5 Win, 3-2 Series Lead Over Heat
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. He went to the bench, and they chanted his name. The sights and sounds of so many San Antonio spring nights were back...
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Spurs KO Heat; Lead Series 3-2
SAN ANTONIO (CBSMiami) – After a performance for the ages from the Miami Heat’s Big Three of LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade in Game 4 tied up the 2013 NBA Finals; Miami came back to the...
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Manu Ginobili Sparks Spurs To Game 5 Win
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. He went to the bench, and they chanted his name. The sights and sounds of so many San Antonio spring nights were back...
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Heat Have Been Here Before
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami Heat have been playing the entire 2012-2013 season with a mentality of championship or bust. After dropping Game 5 of the NBA Finals, the Heat’s proverbial backs are...
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Spurs’ Green Sets NBA Finals Record For 3-Pointers
Danny Green once wasn't good enough to be on the same team as LeBron James.
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Heat Have No Room For Error Versus Spurs In Game 6
BRIAN MAHONEY,AP Basketball Writer 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...
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Odds Stacked Against Heat In Game 6
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami Heat dug themselves a hole when they allowed the San Antonio Spurs to go up 3-2 in the 2013 NBA Finals. Heading into Game 6, the Heat face long odds of just getting to Game...
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Heat Need Big Game From James Again
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A little more than a year ago, the Miami Heat stood on the verge of elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals. The team’s heart and the ability of the Big Three were being...
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Spurs A Model Of Patience & Success
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...
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5 Things to Watch For In Game 6 of NBA Finals
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...
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James, Heat Beat Spurs 103-100 In OT; Force Game 7
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,”...
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LeBron Leads Heat To Game 6 OT Win
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7. James powered Miami to a frantic fourth-quarter rally and overtime escape as the Heat...
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Why The Spurs Must Win Game 7
By: Tom Millikan, CBSDetroit.com Nobody wants to be remembered for choking? Just ask Bill Buckner. Last night, the San Antonio Spurs possibly choked away a championship. They led the Miami Heat by 5...
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VIDEO: The LeBron James Headband Game
MIAMI (AP) — It will be known as the LeBron James Headband Game. He’s worn them for years, primarily to keep sweat out of his eyes, as well as out of habit and in recent years possibly to hide his...
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Heat & Spurs Battle For Legacies In Game 7
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – And then there was one. One game to decide the value of a year’s worth of work trying to become NBA champion. For one team, it’s one last shot at glory as the window is nearly closed...
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History Favors Home Team In Game 7s
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami Heat put together one of the best regular seasons in recent memory thanks in large part to a 27-game winning streak. But it also secured home-court advantage throughout the...
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Spurs Rely On Togetherness To Overcome Collapse
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...
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Heat Have Big Advantage In Game 7 Experience
Original story from CBS Miami MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Experience or youth? It’s often the difference between winning and losing in sports and Game 7 will feature plenty of both for the San Antonio Spurs and...
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Heat Hope June 20 History Repeats Itself
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – June 20 holds a special place in Miami Heat history. It’s the anniversary of the team’s first NBA Championship and could become the date when the Big Three hoist a second straight...
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Miami Completes The Heat-Peat, 95-88
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – How do you follow up one of the greatest NBA Finals games in history? The Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs did just that Thursday night with the greatest spectacle in sports, a...
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LeBron Wins 2nd Straight Finals MVP
Original story from CBS Miami MIAMI (CBSMiami) – He’s the most decorated player in the National Basketball Association and when it mattered most, LeBron James once again came through for the Miami...
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Wade Etches Name Into NBA History
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami Heat are NBA Champions for the third time in seven years and the one constant through all of that time has been superstar guard Dwyane Wade. In Game 7 Thursday night, Wade...
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Role Players Swing Game For Heat
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Coming into the deciding Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals, everyone knew what to expect from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, but it was the role players who would help swing the game for...
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Spoelstra Overcomes It All To Become A Champ Again
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – He’s never won NBA Coach of the Year, but Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has had the last laugh as the leader of the back-to-back champions. Spoelstra may have been blessed...
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Baffoe: Playoff Hockey Overtime Is The Best Overtime
“So do they do shootouts?” “What about shootouts? Those in the playoffs or no?” “Shootouts after five minutes, or do they just keep going, or what?” These are the questions I was peppered with after...
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Musicians + Sports: Linkin Park On The Lakers, Suns And NBA Playoffs
By Scott T. Sterling While NBA fans around the world are preparing for this year’s playoffs, which kick off in earnest this weekend, the members of Linkin Park will have to endure two of their favorite...
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Spurs Handle Heat, Win 110-95 In NBA Finals Game 1
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — “Beat the Heat!” had a whole new meaning in a sweltering start to the NBA Finals. The San Antonio Spurs handled the conditions, and the team, and it sure helped when a suffering...
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James Carries Heat Past Spurs To Tie NBA Finals
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — No cramps, no problems for LeBron James. And with their superstar making it to the finish this time, the Miami Heat bounced back from a loss, just as they always do in the playoffs....
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Leonard, Spurs Roll To 111-92 Victory Over Heat
MIAMI (AP) — Kawhi Leonard and San Antonio Spurs shot their way into history — and back into the lead in the NBA Finals. Leonard scored a career-high 29 points, and the Spurs made a finals-record 75.8...
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5 Under-Appreciated Players In The NBA
by Jake Brown @JBSportsRadio Some players just don’t get the respect they deserve. They manage to fly high yet still, somehow, stay under the radar. Two of them are one game away from another NBA...
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NBA Playoffs: Western Conference First Round Preview
By Ryan Mayer– (CBS Local) The NBA regular season has come to an end, and now we’ve got the marathon of playoff basketball to take us to mid-June. The Western Conference was stacked as usual during the...
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NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference First Round Preview
By Ryan Mayer– (CBS Local) The East was seen as the weaker of the two conferences once again during the regular season, and rightfully so with three playoff teams that had losing records. That said,...
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