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First NBA Finals With Four MVP Award Winners
For the first time in NBA history, the NBA finals will feature four players who have won the NBA Finals’ MVP award. Two for the Miami Heat; LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, and two for the San Antonio Spurs; Tony Parker and Tim Duncan.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tony Parker Brings Out His MVP Basketball
There have been many reasons to the success of the San Antonio Spurs over the last 15 years, first and foremost Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich. But it’s time for someone else to lead this team to an NBA championship, and Tony Parker came out with a perfect performance to put his team in the NBA finals for the first time in six years.
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Tim Duncan Kicks the Ball Into the Face of Marc Gasol
Accidents happen, even in basketball, but sometimes they’re quite funny to watch, knowing no one seriously got hurt. Tim Duncan wanted to prevent Marc Gasol from using the bounce pass to find someone open under the basket, so he used his leg to block the play, and caused it to bounce back into the face of the Spanish center.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tim Duncan & The Rejuvenating Powers of Overtime
Another rough first quarter start, another overtime game, and yet once more Tim Duncan shines in the most important of moments, neglecting the fact that he is the oldest player in the series and going through personal troubles off the court, being the main reason the San Antonio Spurs are 3-0 ahead in the Western Conference Finals.
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Tim Duncan is the Key to Everything in the Spurs – Grizzlies Series
How does one play with the notion of divorce hanging over his head? It’s hard to tell, but the Memphis Grizzlies need to hope it does somewhat shake Tim Duncan and sway him towards the negative if they’re hoping to have the smallest of chances and beating the San Antonio Spurs in a series.
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Most Selections for All-NBA Team
The All-NBA first team for 2013 features LeBron James (9th overall, 7th in first), Kevin Durant (4th overall, 4th in first), Chris Paul (5th overall, 3rd in first) but also two players who are among the most accomplished in the history of the game, and still going strong after so many years in the NBA: Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant.
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Most NBA Playoff Triple Double Games in the Last Decade
The 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists effort from LeBron James gave him his ninth postseason triple double, trailing only Rajon Rondo in that category over the last decade, although with his game winner just before the buzzer he did become the first player to grab the TD and hit a game winner in the same playoff game.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tim Duncan Erases Fourth Quarter Disaster With Perfect Overtime
The San Antonio Spurs knew game 2 was going to be much harder, and they weren’t wrong. They scored only 9 points in the fourth quarter as Tony Parker, excellent in his passing (not his shooting) for most of the game ran out of steam at some point. Luckily for them, Tim Duncan was there to take the scoring on his shoulders in overtime, while being fantastic on defense all game long.
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San Antonio Spurs – Kawhi Leonard Makes It A Big Four
Usually, it’s necessary for Tim Duncan to have a decent night offensively for the San Antonio Spurs to have a shot at winning. But when they simply can’t miss from beyond the arc, as Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green continue their evolution into the big boys club, Duncan could finish with 33% from the field, Manu Ginobili be no more than mediocre except for a few famous slashes while Tony Parker was the only one from the original big three that went on full attack mode, leading all scorers with 20 points.
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San Antonio Spurs – Kawhi Leonard & Tiago Splitter Shine Instead of Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili & Tim Duncan
While the San Antonio Spurs have figured out how to stop Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, getting their big three going all at one has been a bit more difficult in the playoffs. So while Tim Duncan was benched in crunch time and the Tony Parker – Manu Ginobili tandem proved to be on one of their worst days this season, Kawhi Leonard and Tiago Splitter proved there’s plenty of depth behind the old, beaten up names.