SI's Best Shots of the NBA Finals

SI Staff | Jun 17, 2013

SI's Best Shots of the NBA Finals /

SI's Best Shots of the NBA Finals

NBA Finals: Game 5

Manu Ginobili made his first start of the year and responded by scoring a season-high 24 points as the Spurs took a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals.

NBA Finals: Game 5

Ginobili had been averaging just 7.5 points on 34.5 percent shooting in the series. His 8-of-14 effort in Game 5 helped the Spurs become the first team in four years to shoot 60 percent in a Finals game.

NBA Finals: Game 5

Playing in his first NBA Finals, Danny Green shot his way into the record book in a big way Sunday night. Green made six threes, upping his total to 25 through five games, the most ever in Finals history. Ray Allen made 22 in six games in 2008 for Boston.

NBA Finals: Game 5

Green throws down against Chris Bosh en route to a 24-point night. The North Carolina product is trying to add an NBA title to his 2009 NCAA National Championship with the Tar Heels.

NBA Finals: Game 5

Dwyane Wade scored 25 for Miami, which returns home to host Game 6 and, if needed, Game 7.

NBA Finals: Game 5

Tony Parker said he paced himself better in Game 5, saving enough energy to make an impact in the second half and to finish with a game-high 26 points.

NBA Finals: Game 5

Chris Bosh couldn't get the handle on this loose ball on a night in which Miami was outrebounded 36-34.

NBA Finals: Game 5

Tony Parker drives against LeBron James, with Tim Duncan on hand if needed. Sunday's game may have been the last in Texas for the Big Three of Ginobili, Parker and Duncan. Ginobili has said he might think about retirement as he turns 36 next month, and Duncan is 37.

NBA Finals: Game 5

Shane Battier braces for contact with Kawhi Leonard, who missed only two shots while scoring 16. He led the Spurs with three steals.

NBA Finals: Game 5

Tim Duncan is trying to win his fifth championship. Of the 27 times the Finals have been tied at 2-2, the Game 5 winner has won 20 of them.

NBA Finals: Game 5

The Spurs were able to run their offense effectively through Duncan early and that helped the rest of the team.

NBA Finals: Game 5

Duncan got his night off to a good start with an first-quarter dunk over Mario Chalmers

NBA Finals: Game 5

Ray Allen fights for a rebound against Duncan. Allen scored 21 points and became the first player in Finals history to convert two four-point plays in a single game.

NBA Finals: Game 5

Dwyane Wade and the Heat trailed 96-76 midway through the fourth period, but closed the gap to nine before ultimately falling short.

NBA Finals: Game 5

LeBron James started strong but shot 8-of-22 from the field in the losing effort.

NBA Finals: Game 5

LeBron James winds up for two of his 25 points.

Published Jun 17, 2013

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