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Game 6 of the NBA Finals was an instant classic, and NBA players from around the league were buzzing about the Heat's win and looking forward to Game 7.

Justin Rao and David Rothschild of Microsoft Research looked at what betting markets and our expert panel at ESPN Forecast were telling us ahead of Game 6 and found an interesting disparity: Are the Heat still favorites? Betting markets and the pa...

LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force OT and the Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory over the Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty ImagesThe Heat have been good with Chris Andersen on the court.Why hasn't Chris Andersen played since Game 3? That's what I have been wondering. He's a big dude with -- it would seem -- the ability to hinder those Tony P...

At full speed, the Heat may well be unstoppable. But even in these NBA Finals, you can see the Heat occasionally deciding not to bother challenging Danny Green, for instance. Ethan Sherwood Strauss has interesting ideas about intensity....

AP Photo/Lynne SladkyLeBron James is averaging 31.5 points per game in games in which his team faced playoff elimination Historical storylines abound going into Tuesday's Game 6. Can the San Antonio Spurs continue their road closeout dominance? Will...

Every now and then, we will attempt to write the worst sports column on earth. Today: Let's talk about LeBron James and the NBA Finals and history. Rudy Tomjanovich was sweaty. His voice was hoarse, and his bones were tired. It had been a long, to...

Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images In all four Finals series of his career, LeBron James hasn't been his best. Is his body failing him? It may have been the defining moment of Game 5, maybe of the 2013 NBA Finals. With about 6:20 left in the third quar...

After San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green hit 66 percent of his 3-pointers through the first five games of the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat's Chris Bosh declared there will be a different look for Game 6: no more open shots.

Mike Ehrmann/Getty ImagesWill the Heat lose their second NBA Finals in three seasons? SAN ANTONIO -- It may be shallow, it may be narrow-minded and it may be unfair. But it is also reality and there's little use talking around it. The next three ...

Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News: During the postseason, Miami has won each of its six games following a loss by an average of 20.7 points. The Heat's victories in this schizophrenic series have come by 19 and 16. History conflicts on wh...

Will the Spurs finish off the Heat? Our panel weighs in on Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

Is this the end of the Heat's magical season? Their defense will be the deciding factor of Game 6.

When it comes to NBA coaches, awards mean nothing. Titles mean everything.

When it comes to losing, Phil Mickelson and LeBron James are treated much differently, J.A. Adande writes.