NBA Finals History: The 10 Best NBA Finals series of all time

#6 2013 - Heat beat the Spurs 4-3

Ray Allen hits the greatest clutch shot in NBA history to tie Game 6 and send it to overtime

In one of the most well-competed Finals series ever, the Spurs got outlasted by LeBron James and the Miami Heat in Games 6 & 7 after being one free throw away from victory.

The Heat dropped their first game by a 92-88 margin, conceding homecourt advantage to their opponents. They won Game 2 103-84 on the back of an well-rounded team performance as Mario Chalmers top-scored with 19 points, but they were given a rude awakening in Game 3 at the AT&T Center as Danny Green went OFF for 7 made 3-pointers in the first half.

This awakening stood them in good stead for Game 4, when they stifled the Spurs offense to just 93 points and beat them 109-93 on their own court, regaining homecourt advantage. The Spurs did come back to win Game 5 114-104, but the ball was in the Heat's court for the remainder of the series.

Even so, they almost messed up their elimination game performance. Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard had the chance to put the game to bed with made free throws, but they missed 3 of their 4 shots in clutch time to leave a 3-point gap open.

Erik Spoelstra drew up a play to allow LeBron a 3-point shot, but he missed on his attempt. Chris Bosh gathered the rebound, found Ray Allen at the corner and Allen made no mistake, tying the game with 5.2 seconds left. Lockdown defense enabled the Heat to take the game 103-100, and with it the momentum swung decisively in their favour as they won Game 7 95-88 on the back of a legendary LeBron James performance.