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Series MVP Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Spurs routed the Miami Heat, 104-87, in San Antonio on Sunday night to win the 2014 NBA Finals, four games-to-one.

Blame the lack of air conditioning, blame the intensity of the game, blame fatigue -- whatever you think the reason is, the image of LeBron James being carried off the court during Game 1 of the NBA Finals is sure hard to forget.

The Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs face each other for the NBA title for the second year in a row. The 2014 NBA Finals start Thursday in San Antonio. Here's a preview of what to expect:

The San Antonio Spurs were mere minutes from an NBA title, but some big mistakes—and clutch shooting from Miami—forced a Game 7. Is that the way the NBA wants it?

After the Miami Heat’s surprise home loss to the Boston Celtics in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals, Lebron and company were walking off the court dejected. As they made their way through the tunnel, a young fan began yelling at them words of encouragement.  ’Good job, good effort,” the boy said, repeatedly. Check it out.

LeBron James has been accused of not showing up in crunch time of the NBA Finals. He may want to consider not showing up in Peoria, Illinois on Thursday, as well. The Peoria Chiefs, Class A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, will hold a “LeBron James NBA Championship Replica Giveaway Night” on Thursday when they host the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.

The latest edition of the Hitler 'Downfall' Internet meme has the Fuhrer furiously bemoaning the demise of the Miami Heat and its star, LeBron James, who lost the 2011 NBA Championship to the Dallas Mavericks Sunday night. Hitler blasts LeBron as "the biggest choke artist since David Carradine" and calls Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra "the most obvious puppet since Mussolini"

Dirk Nowitzki had been a one-man wrecking machine throughout most of the 2011 NBA playoffs. But on the night his Dallas Mavericks clinched their first-ever NBA championship by defeating the Miami Heat 105-95, he had a lot of help from his teammates.

Shaquille O'Neal, one of the most dominating and entertaining centers in NBA history, has announced his retirement. Never one to shy from the limelight, the star broke the news in a short video he made.

There must have been a mix-up in TNT's control room when the second half of Tuesday night's game between the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls began. That's because basketball fans were treated to a live feed of one of TNT's cameramen rather blatantly using the tool of his trade to check out the women in the crowd at Miami's American Airlines Arena.