NBA Finals: SI's Best Photos

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SI Staff
Publish date:
Jun 6, 2014

NBA Finals: SI's Best Photos

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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

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

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

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

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

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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

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

Spurs 110, Heat 95

Tiago Splitter throws down two of his points.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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

Spurs 110, Heat 95

James made 9 of his 17 shots before being sidelined.

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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

Spurs 110, Heat 95

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

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.

NBA Finals: SI's Best Photos