THE STORY OF 2014 NBA FINALS
SAN ANTONIO SPURS CHAMPIONSHIP RING
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THE STORY OF 2014 NBA FINALS
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The 2014 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2013–14 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in five games (4–1) for the Spurs' fifth NBA championship in the franchise's history. The Spurs outscored the Heat in the series by the largest average point differential (14.0) in Finals history. San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard was named the Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP).
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THE STORY OF 2014 NBA FINALS
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This was a finals rematch from the previous NBA season, which Miami won in seven games, handing the Spurs the franchise's first ever Finals defeat in 2013. This marked the 12th Finals rematch, but only the fifth since the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. The Spurs had home-court advantage since the team finished the regular season with a better record (62–20) than the Heat (54–28). For the first time since 1984, the Finals was played in a 2–2–1–1–1 format (Games 1 and 2 at home for the higher seeded team, Games 3 and 4 at home for the lower seeded team, Game 5 at the higher, Game 6 at the lower, and Game 7 at the higher). The series began on June 5, 2014, and ended on June 15, 2014.
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Game 5 was the last game together for the Big Three as James left to re-join the Cleveland Cavaliers who made to the Finals in 2015 but lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games. The departure of James, in addition to injuries and a newlyrevamped roster, contributed to the Heat winning only 37 games, missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2007–08 season.
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The Spurs brought back their entire roster from the Finals in hopes of a repeat, but finished as the sixth seed with a 55–27 record, their worst finish in five seasons. They lost in the first round to the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games. Duncan broke the records in his 233rd playoff game. Johnson's previous double-double record was over 190 games, while Abdul-Jabbar's mark for minutes was over 237 games.
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THE STORY OF 2014 NBA FINALS
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The 2013–14 NBA season was the 68th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 with the Indiana Pacers hosting a game against the Orlando Magic followed by the 2012–13 NBA champions Miami Heat hosting a game against the Chicago Bulls followed by the Los Angeles Lakers hosting a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. The 2014 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 16, 2014, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Cleveland's Kyrie Irving won the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award. The regular season ended on April 16, 2014, and the playoffs began on Saturday, April 19, 2014 and ended on June 15, 2014 with the San Antonio Spurs defeating the Miami Heat in five games to win the 2014 NBA Finals.
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