#2 Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs: Game 6, 2013 NBA Finals
The Spurs and the Heat had great regular seasons. The Spurs finished with a 58-24 record and the Heat finished with a 66-16 record. The two teams met in the NBA finals and what a riveting series it proved to be.
The Spurs led the series 3-2 heading into game 6 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. After 3 quarters, the Spurs were up 10 and it looked like the veteran experience that they had at their disposal in Ginobili, Duncan, and Parker would take them over the finishing line.
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With 28 seconds remaining in the fourth, the Spurs led 94-89 and it looked like they were heading to their fifth championship in franchise history. LeBron James scored a three-pointer at the other end to cut the deficit to 2 points.
Kawhi Leonard made 1 out of 2 free throws at the other end to give the Spurs a 3 point lead. With 19 seconds left on the clock, Mario Chalmers dribbled the ball up court, Chris Bosh set a beautiful screen for LeBron James for the open three-pointer to tie the game but he missed it. Bosh grabbed an incredible rebound and passed the ball in the corner to the greatest three-point shooter in NBA history, Ray Allen.
Allen still had a lot to do after receiving the ball as he had to step back beyond three-point territory and shoot the ball over the outstretched arm of Tony Parker. Allen made the shot, probably the biggest shot of his career and tied the game at 95. Tony Parker missed on a difficult game-winning attempt and the contest went into overtime.
The Heat eventually managed to pull off a hard-fought 103-100 victory and eventually won game 7 as well to close out the series 4-3. Allen's three-pointer was the turning point in the series and it will go down as one of the greatest moments in finals history.
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