Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

SI Staff | Jun 3, 2013

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week /

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

130603143406-david-west-op5r-128938-mid-single-image-cut.jpg — John W. McDonough/SI

Pacers forward David West cuts through a forest of arms to get to the basket in Indiana's 99-92 Game 4 win over the Miami Heat to stay in the fight for the conference title.

Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba gets in Brandon Belt's face as he tags him out at home in the seventh inning of Colorado's 6-5 loss to San Francisco on June 1.

Paul George asserts his dominance against Joel Anthony and Chris Bosh with this dunk in the Pacers' Game 6 win over the Heat on June 1.

Serbia's Jelena Jankovic stretches, along with her shadow, to return a ball against Australia's Samantha Stosur in their third round match in the French Open.

130603143425-kunitz-op4e-51977-mid-single-image-cut.jpg — Damian Strohmeyer/SI

Goaltender Tuukka Rask deflects a shot from Pittsburgh's Chris Kunitz to preserve the shutout in Boston's 3-0 win to open their Conference Finals series against the Penguins on June 1.

LeBron James was none too happy after being called for a charging foul during the Heat's 91-77 loss to the Pacers in Indianapolis on June 1, which set up a decisive Game 7 in Miami Monday night.

Hamish Bond and Eric Murray of the Elite Men's Pair cut through the fog during the Winter Series regatta on May 31 in Cambridge, New Zealand.

Brandon Belt watches the ball come off his bat for a two-run double off Oakland A's pitcher Hideki Okajima in the sixth inning of a 5-2 win for the Giants on May 30.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a backhand return in his match against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in a Day 9 victory June 3.

Matt Magill throws a warmup pitch in the Denver sun before the Dodgers' 7-2 loss to the Rockies on June 2.

130603143400-college-world-series-863-0-single-image-cut.jpg — Doug McSchooler/AP

Indiana players celebrate and wait for Chad Clark after his game-winning home run in the ninth inning powered a 5-4 win against Valparaiso on May 31 in an NCAA Regionals game.

Danica Patrick peeks out of the #10 GoDaddy Chevrolet during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 at Dover on June 2.

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Ireland's Shane Long is sent airborne in a challenge with England's Gary Cahill during an international friendly at Wembley Stadium which ended 1-1.

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Jurickson Profar of the Texas Rangers shatters his bat on a foul ball during the second inning of a 9-5 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 31.

Fox Sports Reporter Kevin Gorg gets a splash of the Gatorade bath intended for Ryan Doumit after the Twins beat the Mariners 5-4 on June 2.

Giants leftfielder Gregor Blanco dives for the out during a June 2 double-header against St. Louis, both of which the Cardinals won by a score of 15-1.

Tuukka Rask gets low to preserve the Bruins' clean sheet against Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby in Saturday's 3-0 Conference Finals opener.

Texas pitcher Kim Bruins makes a throw against Arizona State University during the NCAA College World Series in her team's 6-3 win on May 31.

Published Jun 3, 2013

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