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Spurs' coach puts Pop into news conferences

San Antonio Spurs' Gregg Popovich and referee Tony Brothers (25) discuss action during the first half at Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Miami Heat, Sunday, June 16, 2013, in San Antonio.

During his team's Game 3 rout of the Heat, Gregg Popovich was shown on TV talking to his players while they were in the process of burying Miami with a stirring offensive display.

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Report: Clippers, Celtics deal for Doc 'dead'

The Celtics and Clippers have reportedly broken off talks on a proposed trade that would have sent head coach Doc Rivers and veteran Kevin Garnett to Los Angeles.
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(2-W) San Antonio Spurs (3-2) at (1-E) Miami Heat (2-3), 9 p.m. (ET)

The San Antonio Spurs are one win away from a fifth NBA championship and will go for it Tuesday night in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat.
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5 things to watch for in Game 6 of NBA Finals

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:
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Will Mo Cheek's past success mean future success for the Pistons?

Maurice Cheeks took a seat next to Desmond Ferguson on the plane and the young prospect was impressed.
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Heat have no room for error versus Spurs in Game 6

They lost three times in three months in one of the most overpowering stretches the NBA has ever seen.
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Clippers, Celtics still discussing Doc Rivers, but no deal in sight

The melodrama created by the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics continued Monday, with no apparent end yet in sight.
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D'Alessandro takes over as GM of Kings

The Sacramento Kings officially named Pete D'Alessandro their new general manager Monday.
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Scouting, development paying off for Spurs

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.
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LeBron's shooting slump part of woes

MIAMI - Since the NBA introduced the three-point shot in 1979-1980, no starting small forward with any kind of three-point element to his game has ever shot a higher percentage than LeBron James did this season.
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David J. Neal: On the brink, Heat must now perform

For Tuesday's NBA Finals Game 6, the bus that rolls into AmericanAirlines Arena bringing the San Antonio Spurs should be painted like the Scooby Doo Mystery Machine. Maybe the Heat, which already sells jerseys in more flavors than Baskin-Robbins, should add one sprinkled with little question marks...