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By Simon Evans MIAMI, June 18 (Reuters) - An enthralling NBA Finals reaches Game Six later on Tuesday with the San Antonio Spurs one win away from clinching their fifth championship and the Miami Heat knowing they must win to keep their season alive. The Spurs ended their run of three home games with an explosive 114-104 …

(Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets named Tim Connelly as their new general manager on Monday after Masai Ujiri joined the Toronto Raptors last month. The first task for 36-year-old Connelly, who spent the last three years as the assistant general manager in New Orleans, will be finding a new head coach to replace George Karl, …

June 17 (Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets named Tim Connelly as their new general manager on Monday after Masai Ujiri joined the Toronto Raptors last month. The first task for 36-year-old Connelly, who spent the last three years as the assistant general manager in New Orleans, will be finding a new head coach to replace George …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Nearly three years after the formation of a partnership designed with the sole purpose of winning multiple NBA championships, the Miami Heat's 'Big Three' - LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh - are on the cusp of a second Finals letdown. The All Star trio have been unable to …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO, June 17 (Reuters) - Nearly three years after the formation of a partnership designed with the sole purpose of winning multiple NBA championships, the Miami Heat's 'Big Three' - LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh - are on the cusp of a second Finals letdown. The All Star trio have been …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The top-seeded Miami Heat were at a loss to explain their stunning inability to win consecutive games for nearly a month, a sequence they must break if they are to repeat as NBA champions. Inconsistent play and stiff competition have baffled the Heat, who have surprisingly alternated …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO, June 16 (Reuters) - The top-seeded Miami Heat were at a loss to explain their stunning inability to win consecutive games for nearly a month, a sequence they must break if they are to repeat as NBA champions. Inconsistent play and stiff competition have baffled the Heat, who have surprisingly …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Just days after fielding questions about retirement amid recent struggles, San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobli turned in his best game of the season on Sunday to put his team on the cusp of a NBA championship. The 35-year-old Argentine guard turned back the clock with a 24-point …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO, June 16 (Reuters) - Just days after fielding questions about retirement amid recent struggles, San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobli turned in his best game of the season on Sunday to put his team on the cusp of a NBA championship. The 35-year-old Argentine guard turned back the clock with a …

* Spurs one win away from first title since 2007 * Heat head home needing two wins to repeat as champs (Adds quotes and detail) By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO, June 16 (Reuters) - Tony Parker shrugged off a nagging hamstring injury and Manu Ginobli came out of a slump as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 114-104 on …

June 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the NBA Play-offs Final match between San Antonio and Miami on Sunday (home team in CAPS) 1 2 3 4 T SAN ANTONIO 32 29 26 27 114 Miami 19 33 23 29 104 (San Antonio lead the best-of-seven series by 3-2)

SAN ANTONIO, June 16 (Reuters) - Tony Parker scored a team-high 26 points as the San Antonio Spurs beat the defending champion Miami Heat 114-104 on Sunday to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals. Manu Ginobli, who had been the target of criticism for his recent lack of production, added 24 points and 10 assists …

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Danny Green and Tim Duncan each had 13 points as the San Antonio Spurs took a 61-52 halftime lead over the Miami Heat in Sunday's Game Five of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals. Green was 3-of-4 from behind the arc, including one midway through the second quarter that gave hosts San …

SAN ANTONIO, June 16 (Reuters) - Danny Green and Tim Duncan each had 13 points as the San Antonio Spurs took a 61-52 halftime lead over the Miami Heat in Sunday's Game Five of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals. Green was 3-of-4 from behind the arc, including one midway through the second quarter that gave …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Stringing together a two-game win streak sounds routine for the reigning champion Miami Heat, but they have failed to do it for more than three weeks and must do so in the NBA Finals or risk losing their crown. A victory in Sunday's Game Five of the best-of-seven series would give …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO, June 15 (Reuters) - Stringing together a two-game win streak sounds routine for the reigning champion Miami Heat, but they have failed to do it for more than three weeks and must do so in the NBA Finals or risk losing their crown. A victory in Sunday's Game Five of the best-of-seven series would …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker's right hamstring could tear at any moment yet he has no plans to skip Sunday's critical Game Five of the NBA Finals, the Frenchman said on Saturday. With his team two wins away from an NBA championship, the 31-year-old Parker, the Spurs' top scorer, …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO, June 15 (Reuters) - San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker's right hamstring could tear at any moment yet he has no plans to skip Sunday's critical Game Five of the NBA Finals, the Frenchman said on Saturday. With his team two wins away from an NBA championship, the 31-year-old Parker, the Spurs' …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is known in NBA circles as a man of few words and the curt speaker has been in top form at this year's Finals. With media seeking sound bites during a two-day break in a best-of-seven series that is tied 2-2, the two-time NBA coach of the …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO, June 15 (Reuters) - San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is known in NBA circles as a man of few words and the curt speaker has been in top form at this year's Finals. With media seeking sound bites during a two-day break in a best-of-seven series that is tied 2-2, the two-time NBA coach …

By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former professional women's basketball player and Olympic gold medal winner Chamique Holdsclaw will have to take anger management classes after pleading guilty to charges that she shot into a player's car and smashed the windows with a baseball bat, prosecutors said on Saturday. Holdsclaw, …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - It is no coincidence the opposing head coaches in this year's NBA Finals are among the longest serving in the game. In a job that offers little security, ongoing success on the court is one of the few ways to survive. Since the regular season finished in mid-April, a dozen head coaches …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO, June 14 (Reuters) - It is no coincidence the opposing head coaches in this year's NBA Finals are among the longest serving in the game. In a job that offers little security, ongoing success on the court is one of the few ways to survive. Since the regular season finished in mid-April, a dozen …