There were times during this long, entertaining and unpredictable NBA season that the possibility of something other than a Heat/Spurs Finals was real.
But that does not mean it’s not the result that we were hoping for all along.
Last years NBA Finals deserved this rematch. And that is what we are going to get starting Thursday.
And for the San Antonio Spurs, this is their one chance at redemption.
For Spurs, this rematch with Miami gets personal http://t.co/OpYoaaU3cs
— Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) June 2, 2014
If Spurs guard Danny Green sees Allen’s overtime-inducing jumper from a year ago, it will be only by accident. And it will be the first time since October, when coach Gregg Popovich opened training camp by forcing his team to rip open its scabs and bleed out.
“No matter how good that series was,” Green said, “it’s the last thing I want to see again.”
Regardless of what the Spurs say publicly, this moment has been in their minds all season.
Truth be told, every Spurs player has relived last year’s epic Finals collapse, over and over again, throughout the course of the season. It is a heartache that has not yet gone away.
For the Spurs — especially old hands Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili — this return to the Finals represents more than just another shot at claiming the franchise’s fifth NBA title.
It is a chance to set things right.
The NBA Finals will kick off this Thursday night in San Antonio for two games before heading to Miami for games three, four and five.
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