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Dan McCarney of the San Antonio Express-News: How painfully close were the Spurs to their fifth championship? Scores of Heat fans - admittedly, not exactly a die-hard bunch - were already streaming for the exits at American Airlines Arena as the fina...

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...

Chad Ford offers his fifth mock draft of 2013, as players go through NBA team workouts.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2013

Dan McCarney of the San Antonio Express-News: It has been a Finals marked by wild swings of fortunes, so why should Game 5 have been any different? For the third straight contest, the team blown out by double-digits bounced back to return the favor i...

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A person familiar with the decision says the Sacramento Kings have hired Denver executive Pete D'Alessandro as their new general manager.

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: The talent on both sides is undeniable. Yet it might not make the ultimate difference in these NBA Finals. The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs have shown as much through the first two games of this be...

Former NBA guard and current TV analyst Kenny Smith told USA Today Sports that he has had discussions with the Sacramento Kings about the team's general manager's position.

Dan McCarney of the San Antonio Express-News: It took the Heat the better part of seven quarters, but they finally gave the Spurs a taste of their awesome open-court power with a 33-5 run to blow Game 2 open and even the Finals at 1-1. They did so by...

Joseph Goodman of The Miami Herald: Conference championships are nice, but rings are the only things that matter in Miami. Simply put, for the Heat to defeat the Spurs in The Finals, and repeat as NBA champions, Wade and Bosh will have to rejoin the ...

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Popular consensus holds that when looking to fill a head coaching vacancy, hiring a coach with prior NBA head coaching experience is the smart, safe move. Congratulations, NBA team! You've chosen an "experienced, veteran coach" who "knows the league"...

Greg Cote of The Miami Herald: This is what champions do. They rise up. They answer doubts and opponents with a vengeance and assassin's eyes. They somehow summon their greatness just when the stage is biggest and loudest, just when you wonder if the...

Chad Ford offers his fourth mock draft of 2013, as players go through NBA team workouts.

Story | Conversation | June 04, 2013

Of all the lessons Mike Malone has learned from his head coaches in over a decade as an NBA assistant, the problem of unrealistic expectations was obviously one of them.

Bob Kravitz of The Indianapolis Star: Whatever happens now, the local NBA franchise has made Indianapolis a Pacers town once again. Win or lose Monday night in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat, Indianapolis has been tran...