James, Heat beats Spurs 103-100 in OT; Game 7 next (Yahoo! Sports)

MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James saved a championship reign, canceled a celebration.

Allen comes up huge for Heat (Yahoo! Sports)

MIAMI (AP) -- For years, Ray Allen's routine has not changed. Show up for work hours earlier than just about everyone else, go onto the court and take hundreds of jump shots.

Duncan, Spurs collapse down the stretch (Yahoo! Sports)

MIAMI (AP) -- Tim Duncan was delivering a vintage performance, and the San Antonio Spurs were streaking to the franchise's fifth championship.

Ellis tells Bucks he will opt out of contract (Yahoo! Sports)

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) -- The Milwaukee Bucks have lost their leading scorer.

Nuggets hire executive Tim Connelly (Yahoo! Sports)

The Denver Nuggets have settled on a general manager. Now, they can concentrate on finding a new coach.

Duncan closing in on 5th championship (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- It's all right in front of Tim Duncan now, and the big fella can feel it.

Spurs' coach puts Pop into news conferences (Yahoo! Sports)

MIAMI (AP) -- 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.

3's were wild in NBA this season (Yahoo! Sports)

MIAMI (AP) -- The NBA is more reliant on the 3-pointer than ever.

NBA Finals Game 5 viewership down from last year (Yahoo! Sports)

NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA Finals' television viewership for Game 5 was down 12 percent from last year.

Bender, Van Exel follow new coach Drew to Bucks (Yahoo! Sports)

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) -- Bob Bender and Nick Van Exel are following Larry Drew to Milwaukee.

Scouting, development paying off for Spurs (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- 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.

Heat back on familiar, and shaky, ground in Finals (Yahoo! Sports)

MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James has been here before, with dire results.

Heat have no room for error versus Spurs in Game 6 (Yahoo! Sports)

MIAMI (AP) -- They lost three times in three months in one of the most overpowering stretches the NBA has ever seen.

Ticket prices heating up for final games in Miami (Yahoo! Sports)

MIAMI (AP) -- With the final week of the NBA season now here, ticket prices are going into overdrive.

New $15M scoreboards planned for Jazz arena (Yahoo! Sports)

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Owners of EnergySolutions Arena are upgrading the home turf of the Utah Jazz with a new $15 million scoreboard system.

Pete D'Alessandro begins 'dream job' as Kings GM (Yahoo! Sports)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Pete D'Alessandro has wanted a leading role in professional basketball since his father first took him to watch Julius Erving and the old New York Nets on Long Island in the 1970s.

Spurs' Green sets NBA Finals record for 3-pointers (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Danny Green once wasn't good enough to be on the same team as LeBron James.

Spurs-Heat Preview (Yahoo! Sports)

MIAMI (AP) -- The Miami Heat weren't supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway.

Kings hire Pete D'Alessandro as general manager (Yahoo! Sports)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The Sacramento Kings will introduce Pete D'Alessandro as their new general manager Monday.

Game 5 could be Ginobili's last Spurs home game (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Win or lose, Sunday marked the final home game of this season for the Spurs. The series shifts back to Miami for Game 6 on Tuesday night, and the winner will be decided on South Beach.

Stackhouse: No rush to replace Hunter as NBPA head (Yahoo! Sports)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Members of the National Basketball Players Association are in no rush to hire a search firm to help select a new executive director.

Spurs, Heat defined by stability at the top (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Front offices across the NBA seem to be panicking a bit these days. Job security has long been an oxymoron for coaches in this league, but even by that what-have-you-done-for-me-lately standard, this offseason has been a particularly volatile one.

End of quarters cost Heat in Game 5 (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Until Tuesday night, the Miami Heat will be lamenting 8 bad minutes.

Budenholzer adds Darvin Ham to coaching staff (Yahoo! Sports)

ATLANTA (AP) -- Darvin Ham, a former Atlanta player who spent the last two seasons on the Los Angeles Lakers' staff, has been named a Hawks assistant coach.

Manu Ginobili sparks Spurs to Game 5 win (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed.

Former teammates expect coach Kidd to succeed (Yahoo! Sports)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Former teammates, players and a former NBA assistant coach think the credibility a Hall of Fame career brings - and familiarity with today's players - will help Jason Kidd successfully transition into coaching.

Bosh fined $5K for flopping in Gm 4 of NBA Finals (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Miami Heat star Chris Bosh has been fined $5,000 for flopping during Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

Spurs' Parker: Sore hamstring can 'tear any time' (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Spurs guard Tony Parker said Saturday the strained right hamstring that wore him down this week could tear ''any time now'' heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat.

Heat's Wade playing with his sons in mind (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- From time to time, Dwyane Wade will still extend his arms toward a referee in exasperation after not getting a foul call that he thought he earned.

Spurs' Green sets NBA Finals record for 3-pointers (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Spurs guard Danny Green set an NBA Finals record for 3-pointers with his 23rd against the Miami Heat on Sunday night.