Bauman: Winning title will take monumental bounce-back performance by San Antonio

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SOUTH BEACH — For fans of the game of basketball, Tuesday night’s Game 6 in Miami was nothing short of breathtaking.

It was everything one could possibly want in a single game: A championship and legacies on the line, elite performances by two living legends, a see-saw battle, an epic shot by the best shooter in history to tie the game with 5.2 seconds left, and an overtime session to sort it all out.

For the Miami Heat the performance thoroughly reinforced – to the world – their will power, their ability to fight through internal and external obstacles to get the job done

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Video: Hamilton recaps memorable Game 6 of NBA Finals

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While the NBA Finals series between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat has been close, nearly all of the games had not.

Until Game 6, which became one of the memorable games in NBA Finals history.

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Hamilton: LeBron James Scored a Game 6 Win, But Gregg Popovich Assisted

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MIAMI — As chants of “Let’s Go Heat!” rained throughout the corridors of AmericanAirlines Arena, Armando, holding the hand of his female companion, led her through a sea of fellow Miami Heat fans. Euphoric.

Shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers united by a white hot love for their Heat, they were packed as tightly into the arena’s Northwest stairwell as a bag of cotton balls.

“Wow. Wow. Wow,” he said. “I can’t believe what I just saw.”

What he saw was a clash of two champions and two teams for the ages.

And what he saw was one of those teams—his team—simply refuse to meekly cede the throne that they endured tremendous scrutiny and heartbreak to capture.

What we also saw, sadly, was one of the greatest coaches in NBA history make one small decision that may be talked about for years to come.

And now, what we will see is a Game 7 that will result in Tim Duncan either capturing his fifth title or LeBron James his second.

History. Legacy. Legitimacy and glory. Up for grabs.

It simply gets no better.

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NBA players react wildly to epic Game 6 of the NBA Finals

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It’s down to one final game to conclude the 2012-2013 season, folks.

In what turned out to be an amazing battle of wills between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, LeBron James and the Heat somehow found a way to erase a 10-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter, before sending the game to overtime on an incredibly unlikely comeback, led by James and Ray Allen, who each hit a 3-point shot to overcome a late 5-point deficit.

James was having a dreadful game for the most part. That is, until he lost his headband:

James wasn’t the only player on the Heat to make a big play after losing a part of his attire:

Before the frantic finish to conclude the game, the game plan for the Heat was clear: Stay home on the shooters and live with Tim Duncan making shots. The problem: Duncan turned back the clock and dominated:

The game turned into an instant classic with an endless amount of drama, from James’ inability to come up with big plays down the stretch, Chris Bosh stepping up to come up with some of the biggest defensive plays of his career, calls being/not being made, Spurs players missing free throws down the stretch and so on. In the end, the Heat had just a bit more in the tank playing at home to finish the unlikely 103-100 victory, setting the stage for a dramatic Game 7 on Thursday.

Here are the many awesome reactions of the players from around the league, showing at the end of the day, they are as much of a fan of the game as any of us watching at home.

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SH Blog: What’s On The Line In Game 6? Granger Staying Put? What Will Doc Rivers Do?

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Battioke - Miami Heat take on KaraokeOn the eve of potentially the last game of the 2012-13′ NBA season, it’s important that we reflect on what this night really means. Who better to sum it up than the man who has ended more of these seasons dancing, jumping, hugging and drinking in confetti than anybody else:

“In the NBA, rings symbolize status and power. No matter how gaudy or cumbersome a championship ring may be, the dream of winning one is what motivates players to put themselves through the trials of a long NBA season.” — Phil Jackson

These two powerful, exact sentences sum up everything there is to know about this season, and the two teams playing tonight to decide who will own it forever.

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