Hello and welcome to the Evening News. What’s happening today? Here’s the latest from around the league: [Read more…]
Evening News: Ainge proposed trade idea to Rivers; Oden targets Miami; Duncan not retiring
NBA Finals Autopsy: Gregg Popovich Was No Genius
The next time someone refers to Gregg Popovich as a “genius” they should include the qualifier “part-time.” The haters can feel free to use the word “idiot” — although in my opinion that’s taking it a little too far. [Read more…]
StatBox NBA Finals Breakdown: LeBron and Wade finally coexist to lead Miami title win
Through the first six games of the NBA Finals, there was just one really important thing the Miami Heat just could not seem to accomplish offensively: successfully integrating Dwyane Wade and LeBron James together on the floor. Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra found the right group of players to pair with LeBron to succeed offensively against the stingy San Antonio Spurs defense. James was put at the power forward position and paired with Mario Chalmers (who can handle, shoot and ably execute
Bauman: Routine shot missed by Duncan sums up series for Spurs
MIAMI — It was the Game 7 play that will haunt the Spurs throughout the summer, as much as their Game 6 collapse. And nobody will be more haunted than Tim Duncan. [Read more…]
Hamilton: In and After Game 7 of the NBA Finals, History Had Repeated Itself
2013 NBA Champions – Miami Heat MIAMI — As LeBron James stood at center court of the American Airlines Arena, he gazed up into the heavens and was bathed in white confetti in front of Bill Russell and David Stern. The king—now twice crowned—had a message for the world. “I’m LeBron James,” he said. “I’m from Akron, Ohio.” And as he stood tall, after a hard fought, seven-game battle in which he avenged his first Finals loss against Gregg Popovich
NBA players react to Game 7 of the NBA Finals on twitter
Slowly but surely, the legacy of LeBron James is growing and taking a more definitive shape with each passing season, each passing championship. James and the Miami Heat are, once again, NBA Champions for the second consecutive season after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in an epic Game 7 of the NBA Finals that went down to the absolute wire on Thursday. All the drama about LeBron’s inability to consistently hit jump shots – clutch ones at that – continued to
SH Blog: CP3 nudges Clippers to talk to Celtics again about Garnett and Rivers, Ginobili devastated
Recent history has shown that when you have the chance to acquire proven winners at the highest level, you don’t hesitate over minor details. The Los Angeles Lakers acquired Pau Gasol for pocket change, a few picks and the draft rights to Marc Gasol. They may prefer to have the younger brother if you ask now, but netting Gasol won them two championships. The Boston Celtics gave up just about all the moving parts they could muster to acquire Kevin Garnett. The
Hamilton: Tony Parker’s Story Over Dawn Dinner Helps Spurs Erase Game 6 Memory
Tony Parker MIAMI — Instead of a championship celebration complete with champagne and t-shirts, it was unsweetened iced tea and sparkling water for the San Antonio Spurs. Sometime after 1:00AM on Wednesday morning in Miami, after the Spurs sputtered, and after Ray Allen and LeBron James combined to ensure that the Miami Heat would live to see a Game 7, the Spurs collectively participated in a scene that is customary in Europe but not so much in the
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