Should Shane Battier start Game 6?
Mike Miller hasn't been the same since inserted in the starting lineup. And with Ginobili energizing the Spurs starters, should Spoelstra consider a shot at starting the struggling Shane Battier?
Last Game
| Final - 6.16.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Heat | 19 | 33 | 23 | 29 | 104 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 32 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 114 |
Stories
Miami Heat: Who flipped the off switch?
The Miami Heat continue to struggle to match San Antonio's consistent intensity throughout the 2013 NBA Finals.
Game 6 Preview: Heat must adjust
The Heat are now on the brink of elimination and must find a way to beat the Spurs in two consecutive home games.
Finals Game 5 Rehash: Staying Ahead
The Spurs closed out the last of their three straight Finals home games in style, taking Game 5, 114-104. Here are the keys to that victory, and a look at what Manu Ginobili's rhythm had to do with it.
Southwest Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Antonio
|
58 | 24 | .707 | 0 | Won 6 |
|
Memphis
|
56 | 26 | .682 | 2 | Lost 4 |
|
Houston
|
45 | 37 | .548 | 13 | Lost 1 |
|
Dallas
|
41 | 41 | .500 | 17 | Won 1 |
|
New Orleans
|
27 | 56 | .325 | 31.5 | Lost 5 |
(updated 6.18.2013 at 2:21 AM EDT)
Sergey Karasev stays in draft
Russian swingman Sergey Karasev returned to Russia instead of working out for NBA teams but he confirmed with Draft Express that he won't pull out of the draft.
How Danny Green keeps getting open
Danny Green has already shattered the record for most three-pointers in an NBA Finals series, and he still keeps getting open looks. How does this happen? We break down Miami's defensive breakdowns.
Ellis will opt out
Milwaukee Bucks guard Monta Ellis will opt out of the final year of his contract worth $11 million and could look to team with Dwight Howard.
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Jay-Z's halftime commercial hijacks the NBA Finals
Halftime was a little more interesting than usual Sunday night.
ONE GAME MORE, by the Original Finals Cast
The cast of the 2013 Finals has a big group number before the final intermission, as the scene changes from St. Antoine to La Côte d'Miami
Highlights from Game 5
If you missed Game 5, here's what you need to see.
Spurs win Game 5, One Away
The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and are just one victory away from winning it all.
Spurs take Game 5 over Heat
The Spurs captured Game 5 with hot shooting and scoring from everyone, while Miami couldn't recover from the multiple large runs the Spurs went on.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ New Orleans | Wednesday, October 31 2012 | win 99 - 95 | coverage |
| November | |||
| Oklahoma City | Thursday, November 01 2012 | win 86 - 84 | coverage |
| Utah | Saturday, November 03 2012 | win 110 - 100 | coverage |
| Indiana | Monday, November 05 2012 | win 101 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Wednesday, November 07 2012 | loss 84 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 97 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Saturday, November 10 2012 | win 112 - 109 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 84 - 82 | coverage |
| New York | Thursday, November 15 2012 | loss 100 - 104 | coverage |
| Denver | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 126 - 100 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Monday, November 19 2012 | loss 87 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | win 112 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Friday, November 23 2012 | win 104 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Sunday, November 25 2012 | win 111 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Monday, November 26 2012 | win 118 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | win 110 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Thursday, November 29 2012 | loss 100 - 105 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Memphis | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 99 - 95 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 110 - 99 | coverage |
| Houston | Friday, December 07 2012 | win 114 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 132 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Monday, December 10 2012 | win 134 - 126 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | loss 96 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Thursday, December 13 2012 | loss 90 - 98 | coverage |
| Boston | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 103 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Monday, December 17 2012 | loss 93 - 107 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | loss 106 - 112 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Friday, December 21 2012 | win 99 - 94 | coverage |
| Dallas | Sunday, December 23 2012 | win 129 - 91 | coverage |
| Toronto | Wednesday, December 26 2012 | win 100 - 80 | coverage |
| Houston | Friday, December 28 2012 | win 122 - 116 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Sunday, December 30 2012 | win 111 - 86 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Monday, December 31 2012 | win 104 - 73 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Milwaukee | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 117 - 110 | coverage |
| @ New York | Thursday, January 03 2013 | loss 83 - 100 | coverage |
| Philadelphia | Saturday, January 05 2013 | win 109 - 86 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Monday, January 07 2013 | loss 88 - 95 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 108 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Friday, January 11 2013 | loss 98 - 101 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Sunday, January 13 2013 | win 106 - 88 | coverage |
| Memphis | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 103 - 82 | coverage |
| Golden State | Friday, January 18 2013 | win 95 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Atlanta | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 98 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Monday, January 21 2013 | win 90 - 85 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 106 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Friday, January 25 2013 | win 113 - 107 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 108 - 99 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | win 102 - 78 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Washington | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 96 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 104 - 94 | coverage |
| @ Detroit | Friday, February 08 2013 | loss 109 - 119 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Sunday, February 10 2013 | win 111 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Monday, February 11 2013 | win 103 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | win 96 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | win 108 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Thursday, February 21 2013 | win 116 - 90 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Friday, February 22 2013 | loss 101 - 107 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Sunday, February 24 2013 | win 97 - 87 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | loss 101 - 105 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Sacramento | Friday, March 01 2013 | win 130 - 102 | coverage |
| Detroit | Sunday, March 03 2013 | win 114 - 75 | coverage |
| Chicago | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 101 - 83 | coverage |
| Portland | Friday, March 08 2013 | loss 106 - 136 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Monday, March 11 2013 | win 105 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | loss 83 - 107 | coverage |
| Dallas | Thursday, March 14 2013 | win 92 - 91 | coverage |
| Cleveland | Saturday, March 16 2013 | win 119 - 113 | coverage |
| Golden State | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | win 104 - 93 | coverage |
| Utah | Friday, March 22 2013 | win 104 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Sunday, March 24 2013 | loss 95 - 96 | coverage |
| Denver | Wednesday, March 27 2013 | win 100 - 99 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Friday, March 29 2013 | win 104 - 102 | coverage |
| Miami | Sunday, March 31 2013 | loss 86 - 88 | coverage |
| April | |||
| @ Memphis | Monday, April 01 2013 | loss 90 - 92 | coverage |
| Orlando | Wednesday, April 03 2013 | win 98 - 84 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Thursday, April 04 2013 | loss 88 - 100 | coverage |
| Atlanta | Saturday, April 06 2013 | win 99 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Wednesday, April 10 2013 | loss 86 - 96 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Friday, April 12 2013 | win 108 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday, April 14 2013 | loss 86 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Monday, April 15 2013 | loss 106 - 116 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | loss 95 - 108 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday, April 21 2013 | win 91 - 79 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, April 24 2013 | win 102 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Friday, April 26 2013 | win 120 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday, April 28 2013 | win 103 - 82 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Tuesday, April 30 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| May | |||
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Thursday, May 02 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Saturday, May 04 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| Golden State | Monday, May 06 2013 | win 129 - 127 | coverage |
| Golden State | Wednesday, May 08 2013 | loss 91 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Friday, May 10 2013 | win 102 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Sunday, May 12 2013 | loss 87 - 97 | coverage |
| Golden State | Tuesday, May 14 2013 | win 109 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Thursday, May 16 2013 | win 94 - 82 | coverage |
| Memphis | Sunday, May 19 2013 | win 105 - 83 | coverage |
| Golden State | Sunday, May 19 2013 | 3:30 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Sunday, May 19 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| Memphis | Tuesday, May 21 2013 | win 93 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Saturday, May 25 2013 | win 104 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Monday, May 27 2013 | win 93 - 86 | coverage |
| Memphis | Wednesday, May 29 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Friday, May 31 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| June | |||
| Memphis | Sunday, June 02 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Miami | Thursday, June 06 2013 | win 92 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Sunday, June 09 2013 | loss 84 - 103 | coverage |
| Miami | Tuesday, June 11 2013 | win 113 - 77 | coverage |
| Miami | Thursday, June 13 2013 | loss 93 - 109 | coverage |
| Miami | Sunday, June 16 2013 | win 114 - 104 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Tuesday, June 18 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Miami | Thursday, June 20 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
Roster
San Antonio Spurs Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
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Stats
San Antonio Spurs Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Tony Parker | 66 | 32.9 | 7.9 | 15.1 | 52.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 35.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 84.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 20.3 |
| Tim Duncan | 69 | 30.1 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 28.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 81.7 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 58 | 31.2 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 49.4 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 37.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 82.5 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 11.9 |
| Manu Ginobili | 60 | 23.2 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 42.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 79.6 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 11.8 |
| Danny Green | 80 | 27.5 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 44.8 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 42.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 84.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 10.5 |
| Tiago Splitter | 81 | 24.7 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 56.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 73.0 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| Gary Neal | 68 | 21.8 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 41.2 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 35.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 86.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| Boris Diaw | 75 | 22.8 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 53.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 38.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 72.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| DeJuan Blair | 61 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 52.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 62.9 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 5.4 |
| Patty Mills | 58 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 46.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 40.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 84.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| Cory Joseph | 28 | 13.9 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 46.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 28.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 85.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| Matt Bonner | 68 | 13.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 48.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 44.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 73.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| Nando De Colo | 72 | 12.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 43.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 37.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 79.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Aron Baynes | 16 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 58.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
