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NBA Finals: SI's Best Photos

NBA Finals: SI's Best Photos
NBA Finals: SI's Best Photos

NBA Finals: SI's Best Photos

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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SI's best shots from Game 1 of the NBA Finals, in which Tim Duncan had 21 points and 10 rebounds in a winning effort.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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LeBron James battled leg cramps in an arena that had no air conditioning and he was out of the game during the decisive stretch.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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James, who had cramping issues two years ago in the finals, had to ask for a break in the fourth quarter and was getting treatment during a 15-4 Spurs run that turned around the game.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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Danny Green got hot in the fourth quarter and hit some key threes and a breakaway layup en route to finishing with 13 points.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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The teams combined to commit 38 turnovers -- 22 by the Spurs.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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Tony Parker had 19 points and eight assists for the Spurs, who shot 59 percent and improved to 6 for 6 in NBA Finals Game 1s.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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Tiago Splitter went 5-of-6 from the floor and hit four of five free throws to finish with 14 points in 23 minutes.

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Tiago Splitter throws down two of his points.

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LeBron James finished with 25 points but played only 33 minutes.

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Manu Ginobili had 11 assists and 16 points, including three 3-pointers.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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Patty Mills helped the Spurs bench outscore Miami's 34-20.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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Manu Ginobili (left) and Tim Duncan defend Dwyane Wade, who finished with 19 points for the Heat.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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James made 9 of his 17 shots before being sidelined.

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Duncan made nine of his 10 shots from the field in 33 minutes of action.

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Tony Parker and the Spurs extended their NBA-record to eight straight home playoff wins by 15 or more points.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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LeBron James sank two of his three attempts from three-point range.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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Duncan and the Spurs managed only 20 points and committed nine turnovers in the third quarter, and Miami led 78-74 heading to the fourth.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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The Spurs are trying to atone for a disappointing end to last year's finals, when the Heat rallied from five points down in the final half-minute of regulation to win Game 6 in overtime, then won a Game 7 that was close the whole way for their second straight championship.

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