NBA2013 NBA Finals Game 1

SpursVERSUSHeat

2013 NBA Finals Game 1 · Jun 6, 2013

San Antonio and Miami opened the Finals with a taut game decided by execution in the final possessions.

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Starting fives

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Home starting five

Miami Heat

StarterCBChris Bosh

StarterDWDwyane Wade

StarterLJLeBron James

StarterMCMario Chalmers

Before the game

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San Antonio returned to the Finals six years after its previous title, while Miami was defending its championship after surviving a seven-game Eastern finals. The Spurs entered rested and intent on testing whether the Heat's aggressive defense could contain their precision.

Game 1 opened the first Finals meeting between Tim Duncan's Spurs and LeBron James's Heat.
San Antonio's veteran core was pursuing a fourth championship together; Miami's Big Three was trying to validate a possible repeat.

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Epic Score

93.5

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★ 4.72

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