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Tony Parker had 22 points and seven assists in his return from a six-game absence, leading San Antonio's balanced attack in a 112-106 victory over the Mavericks on Sunday night.
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle's review of the 112-90 rout Wednesday at the hands of the Spurs: 'San Antonio makes you pay. The third quarter was a demolition. We got out-competed.'
Monta Ellis had 21 points and Vince Carter added 14 points. No other player scored in double figures as the Mavericks lost their seventh straight to the Spurs.
Shawn Marion entered Tuesday's game against the Lakers with a bum ankle and exited it with a shoulder contusion, a story line almost important as the Dallas Mavericks' 110-97 home victory itself.
Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 25 points and Monta Ellis scored 23, but Danny Green didn't miss a shot, scoring 22 points in a 116-107 Spurs win.
The Mexico City arena where the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves are playing an NBA game Wednesday night was evacuated 45 minutes before tipoff because of smoke inside the arena.
Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle did his best 'Gregg Popovich' impression during Wednesday night's game against the Rockets.
The Dallas Mavericks have officially signed free agent big man DeJuan Blair, a a four-year veteran drafted 37th overall by the Spurs in 2009.
Manu Ginobili has signed his contract with the Spurs and will be joined in San Antonio next season by Marco Belinelli.
Manu Ginobili announced on Wednesday that he is resigning with the San Antonio Spurs, the only NBA team he has known in his 11-year career.
The San Antonio Spurs fell one victory short of capturing the fifth NBA Championship in franchise history. Someone forgot to alert NBA TV.
LeBron James had 37 points and 12 rebounds, and the Heat repeated as champions with a 95-88 victory over the Spurs in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.
Experience or youth? It's often the difference between winning and losing in sports and Game 7 will feature plenty of both for the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat.
And then there was one. One game to decide the value of a year's worth of work trying to become NBA champion. For one team, it's one last shot at glory as the window is nearly closed on a historic run and for the other, immortality winning back-to-back championships.
Nobody wants to be remembered for choking? Just ask Bill Buckner.
The Miami Heat staged a frantic fourth-quarter rally and held on in overtime to force a Game 7 against the San Antonio Spurs.
Five things to watch for in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, as the San Antonio Spurs try to clinch their fifth title and end the Miami Heat's reign on Tuesday night:
The Spurs have long been the NBA's gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe to find the right players to slot into well-defined roles in San Antonio.
A little more than a year ago, the Miami Heat stood on the verge of elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals. The team's heart and the ability of the Big Three were being questioned left and right ahead of Game 6 of the Conference Finals.
The Miami Heat dug themselves a hole when they allowed the San Antonio Spurs to go up 3-2 in the 2013 NBA Finals. Heading into Game 6, the Heat face long odds of just getting to Game 7, much less winning the NBA championship.
They lost three times in three months in one of the most overpowering stretches the NBA has ever seen.
In a controversial move, veteran NBA official Joey Crawford has been selected by the NBA to officiate Tuesday's Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
The Spurs have long been the NBA's gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe to find the right players to slot into well-defined roles in San Antonio.
The Miami Heat have been playing the entire 2012-2013 season with a mentality of championship or bust. After dropping Game 5 of the NBA Finals, the Heat's proverbial backs are against the wall and the championship dreams are close to becoming another Finals nightmare.
