Spurs and Heat Are Starting Where the What-Ifs Left Off

LeBron James (left) feels that the Heat absolutely earned their 2013 championship. (Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images). SAN ANTONIO — As they approach a title rematch, the Spurs have not shied away from the fact that their 

Miami has now made four straight Finals, something no team has done since the 1980s, and a win here would give them a three-peat — and four total post-Jordan rings. The Spurs already have four post-Jordan titles, and they've won 50 games every season 

The Spurs nearly did it last year, but coughed up a five-point lead in the final half-minute of regulation of Game 6 before losing Game 7. The agony of that loss, San Antonio's first in five trips to the finals, led James to surmise that the Spurs aren

Miami has now made four straight Finals, something no team has done since the 1980s, and a win here would give them a three-peat — and four total post-Jordan rings. The Spurs already have four post-Jordan titles, and they've won 50 games every season 

The Spurs nearly did it last year, but coughed up a five-point lead in the final half-minute of regulation of Game 6 before losing Game 7. The agony of that loss, San Antonio's first in five trips to the finals, led James to surmise that the Spurs aren