San Antonio Spurs

Spurs turn back Heat; one win from NBA title

2013-06-16 20:11:00

addCustomPlayer('1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', 'eplayer15'); SAN ANTONIO —�LeBron James�won four of the last five MVP awards, carried the�Miami Heat�to a near-historic 27-game winning streak and...

Miami's Chris Bosh fined $5,000 for flopping in Game 4

2013-06-14 13:45:00

SAN ANTONIO -- Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Friday for flopping in the second quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Bosh sprawled out on the court after San Antonio's Tim Duncan used his hip to set a screen as Spurs...

Five takeaways from Heat-Spurs in Game 4 of NBA Finals

2013-06-14 05:00:00

1. Stories of Dwyane Wade’s demise were greatly exaggerated. He was too old. His knee wouldn’t hold up. He had lost his edge. Stop it,� already. Wade was easily the best player on the court Thursday night during the Miami Heat’s 109-93...

Miami's LeBron James turns it around in Game 4 of the NBA Finals

2013-06-14 17:30:00

addCustomPlayer('1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', 'eplayer15'); SAN ANTONIO — The script felt familiar enough, complete with a dog-eared corner or two, that it had to be true. LeBron James answered...

Heat doesn't need Dwyane Wade to be at his best, just good enough

2013-06-14 20:45:00

SAN ANTONIO — This is how it ended for Dwyane Wade on a night that goes up in his pantheon: He walked down the hallway of the AT&T Center in stylish white clothes near midnight Thursday, parting packs of remaining Spurs fans, on his way to face...

Dwyane Wade spurs on Heat to even series

2013-06-14 05:00:00

addCustomPlayer('1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', 'eplayer15'); SAN ANTONIO — Embittered by the first three games of the NBA Finals, LeBron James guaranteed he would play better in Game 4. He was...

Lakers trainer Gary Vitti: Kobe Bryant progresses, return unclear

2013-06-15 07:36:00

Kobe Bryant is progressing from his Achilles' tendon surgery on April 13, but Lakers trainer Gary Vitti still doesn't have a specific return date for the All-Star guard. "We don't know yet. Kobe looks exactly the way he's supposed to look at this...

Phil Jackson doesn't want to kid himself, he's done coaching

2013-06-13 16:11:00

Phil Jackson doesn't want to lie to himself, he's done coaching. "Sometimes I feel I can still get out there and do it but the reality is I'm kidding myself,"�Jackson said at a "Live Talks Los Angeles" event at the Alex Theatre in Glendale on Wednesday....

Spurs' Tim Duncan latest to declare NBA Finals game a 'must win'

2013-06-15 14:03:00

SAN ANTONIO -- Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade did it a few days ago and it worked. So San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan tried his hand at declaring the extreme importance of an upcoming NBA Finals game. The Spurs and Heat are tied at two games each...

Heat seeks alternative to alternating wins and losses in NBA Finals

2013-06-16 00:00:00

SAN ANTONIO — Four NBA Finals games, three blowouts, two re-energized Miami stars and one acerbic San Antonio coach. Other than that, these Finals are as hard to pin down as any, the loser continually coming back to win the next game by a double-...

Florida deck collapse: Dozens hurt watching NBA Finals at sports bar

2013-06-14 09:51:00

While patrons were concentrating on the fast-paced basketball game on television screens Thursday night, the outdoor deck of a popular Florida sports bar gave way, sending fans into the waters of Biscayne Bay. Officials said about 100 people were on the...

Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich lashes out at 'bigotry and racism'

2013-06-13 17:56:00

SAN ANTONIO -- Gregg Popovich has been a man of few words during the NBA Finals. If he does respond to reporters' questions, it's usually with terse, if not combative, answers. But the San Antonio coach found something he could really dig into before...

A Miami Heat fan gets autographs from San Antonio's Silver Spurs Dancers before the start of Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Sunday, June 16, 2013, at the At&t Center.

2013-06-16 00:00:00

fl-ml-heat-spurs16c -- Antonio Spurs fan in sugar skull face paint enters the At&t Center before the start of Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Sunday, June 16, 2013, at the At&t Center.

2013-06-16 00:00:00

Ray Allen of the Miami Heat shoots over the San Antonio Spurs Tiago Splitter during the first quarter of Game five of the NBA Finals, Sunday, June 16, 2013, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. .Joe Cavaretta, SunSentinel (c)2013

2013-06-16 00:00:00