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San Antonio Spurs: Evolution Of An Evil Empire
Edward A. Ornelas/San Antonio Express-News When I reflect back on what the San Antonio Spurs once were and juxtapose that with what they've become, I can almost feel the onset of a brain bleed. As...
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2013 NBA Finals: Miami Heat win and the shot Tim Duncan won't forget
Tim Duncan's missed hook shot may not have exactly been a brick, but it may as well have been. When I was 13 years old, my dad signed me up at the local JCC (Jewish...
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The most anticipated NBA Finals Game 7 ever!
Whoa, whoa, whoa! We thought that when the San Antonio Spurs were up four with 28 seconds left in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, this series was over. The NBA believed that because they...
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NBA Finals 2013 Game 6: Spurs' Loss and one more chance at greatness in Game 7
One free-throw. One rebound. That's how close the San Antonio Spurs were to sending the Miami Heat and LeBron James into "rethink greatness mode." One Ray Allen bomb from downtown is all it took to...
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NBA Finals Game 5: The more things change, the more they stay the same
What has been different about the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals? Something that had been missing in all of the previous four games of this championship series. The game of...
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NBA Finals Game Four: The Big Three Come Out to Play
This is how we all knew LeBron James could play, but haven't seen since the Miami Heat's Eastern Conference Finals series against the Indiana Pacers. No big deal. And, oh yeah, Dwyane Wade and Chris...
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NBA Finals Game 3: Everything's Bigger in Texas, Including 3-point Shooting
Just as it appeared momentum had swung violently in the Miami Heat's direction in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs reeled back on their home court to hand the Heat their...
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NBA Finals Game 2: LeBron Adds a Defensive Play to his Highlight Reel
This was supposed to be LeBron's game to dominate vengefully after the San Antonio Spurs pulled out a victory on the Miami Heat's home court with Tony Parker's miraculous bank shot ( see it again...
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NBA Finals - Game 1: San Antonio Spurs will a victory ... and I still hate LeBron James
I don't want LeBron James and the Miami Heat to lose every single game. I just don't want them to win when it counts the most. And I feel great after seeing the Heat burn...
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NBA Finals: Mad Men Style
With the NBA Finals upon us, writers, bloggers, and sometimes-writers are scrambling for unique angles from which to approach the series. Me? I'm where I always am: Half-reclined on a secondhand couch with some carbohydrate-and-cheese...
