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The Miami HEAT look to win their fourth straight game tonight as they host the Atlanta Hawks at AmericanAirlines Arena. Miami won the season series 4-0 a year

Up two, with about 30 seconds to play in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the Miami HEAT are about to run a pick-and-roll with their point guard – only the point guard doesn’t have the ball in his hands. Years spent building the habits of versatility come down to Mario Chalmers setting a ball screen and Tony Parker hedging a pick-and-roll. Parker jumps out on the ball just long enough for Kawhi Leonard to fight his way past the screen and cut off the drive in the paint.

As it had been for all of this near-mythic series, the cushion was there for LeBron James. The jumper was there for the taking, and James took it. If he missed the and HEAT lost, people would ignore years and years of data and exclaim that James can’t get it done at the end of games. If he made it and the HEAT won, people would ignore years and years of data and exclaim that James had finally proven himself to be a closer. It’s remarkably unfair – illogical, even – but these are the moments that history remembers, and as the shot went in and the HEAT took a two-possession lead, James took hold of history.

This should be the iconic LeBron James shot. A dribble jumper to secure bottle-popping rights. A move any kid can replicate in his driveway. Dribble right. Stop. Pop. Title. There is elegance in simplicity, a certain grace in jumpers that affects the way we think about players. If history is any indication, this is the shot we should think about when we think about LeBron James.

Heat 95, Spurs 88

LeBron and the death of Michael Jordan comparisons

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Over the past two decades, comparisons to Michael Jordan have become amateur basketball's version of death and taxes. They're inevitable and inescapable for too many gifted young perimeter players with boundless athleticism, a gaudy points-per-game average and a warm smile

We know how these comparisons usually work out. It takes only one look at Harold Miner's Wikipedia page to realize his nickname was the most interesting thing about his four-year NBA career. Grant Hill wore the crown for a while as well, at least until injuries and the passage of time set in. Even with this year's NBA draft, in a

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Spurs Fall in Game 2

HEAT win!

Your Miami HEAT are headed to San Antonio with the NBA Finals tied at 1 game each after a 103-84 victory over the Spurs

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2013 White Hot NBA Finals Schedule

Miami Heat and Spurs

Game 1 - Thursday - Miami - 9pm - ABC
Game 2 - Sunday - Miami - 8pm - ABC
Game 3 - June 11 - San Antonio - 9pm - ABC
Game 4 - June 13 - San Antonio - 9pm - ABC
*Game 5 - June 16 - San Antonio - 8pm - ABC
*Game 6 - June 18 - Miami - 9pm - ABC
*Game 7 - June 20 - Miami - 9pm - ABC

Games 5-7 are if necessary.

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Pacers 91, Heat 77

Indiana staggered Miami with one more big punch Saturday night. Now the Pacers have a fighting chance to pull off a stunning playoff upset. Roy Hibbert did everything but pull out the boxing gloves in Game 6, finishing with 24 points and 11 rebounds, and continually contesting Miami's shots to help Indiana stave off elimination with an emphatic 91-77 victory over the defending champs. Paul George scored 28 points, had eight rebounds and...

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The White Hot Eastern Conference Finals starts right noW

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Game 1 is set to tip off from AmericanAirlines Arena, live on TNT. Tune in now

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t's official! Your Miami HEAT will face the Indiana Pacers in the White Hot Eastern Conference Finals!

Game 1 is Wednesday, 8:30pm at AmericanAirlines Arena!

LET'S GO HEAT! — with Jessenia Reynoso, Lola Gaspar, Tony Mellado and 46 others

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