Ray Allen, C.J.Watson Miami Heat guard Ray Allen, 34, drives to the basket as Indiana Pacers guard C.J. Watson, 32, defends, during the second half Game 6 in the NBA basketball playoffs Eastern Conference finals, May 30, 2014, in Miami. Lynne Sladky—
The NBA finals tip off Thursday as the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs meet in a rematch of last year's championship series. Below is the schedule for the best-of-seven series, which will be in a 2-2-1-1-1 format: Game 1 at
Although the Heat beat the Spurs last year with homecourt advantage, the previous 2 teams with the homecourt edge went on to lose, including Miami against Dallas in the 2011 Finals. Those 2 instances matched the total of the previous 12 finals (10-2).
Let's get this out of the way first: If the Miami Heat beat the Spurs in the NBA Finals, there's no chance LeBron leaves South Beach. You don't win three Championships and leave, not with an opportunity to do something only
Both teams came out of the gates gunning, with the Spurs' Manu Ginobili seeking retribution for his performance in last year's Finals against Miami. Things started to heat up — literally — in the at the start of the second quarter, as the air