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Heat's Shane Battier, Thunder's Derek Fisher show value in pivotal …

MiamiHerald.

Shane Battier has lived what anyone would label a basketball life, even if basketball hardly seems to dominate his existence. He has admitted that, as a kid,
It's the middle of June, and Shane Battier is still playing NBA basketball. Miami's decision to sign Shane Battier has paid off—Battier is providing defense,
LeBron James and Kevin [...]

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Miami Heat's Shane Battier surprisingly offensive

USA TODAY

This is feeling like Duke all over again for Shane Battier. He's on a universally detested team, which is gunning for a championship, and get this, here'
Shane Battier is in the NBA Finals for the first time. Maybe it's no coincidence that it's bringing out his best play of the season.
When both are happening at [...]

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Miami Heat's Shane Battier brings cerebral approach to his journey

MiamiHerald.

Miami Heat's Shane Battier adds new dimension with clutch … But the best shooter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals? Well, that designation goes to Shane Battier. Call him Mr. June. Playing in the first NBA Finals of his career, …
The NBA Finals are the stage on which special players might lift a team, [...]

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Miami Heat's Shane Battier surprisingly offensive

USA TODAY

He was in double figures seven times in 65 regular-season games and has 10 or more points in six playoff games, including three in a row.
Jerome Miron/US Presswire Shane Battier is soaking up his first Finals appearance — and rewarding the Heat for calling his number. OKLAHOMA CITY –
Shane Battier is in the NBA Finals [...]

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Paul Pierce wants Kevin Garnett return in Boston

SI.com

A disappointed Kevin Garnett admitted that the Celtics might have been too excited for their chance to close out the Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals Thursday night at TD Garden. The result was an unforeseen
Kevin Garnett Has 3 Fouls Midway In The Second Quarter. Jun 09 9:24p by Tom Ziller. Adjust [...]

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Pierce makes pitch for KG

Boston.com

By Mike Petraglia MIAMI — Following Boston's 101-88 loss to the Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, captain Paul Pierce made it clear he wants management to do whatever they can to bring Kevin Garnett back for one more run with the
MIAMI — Paul Pierce watched the shot sail just over LeBron [...]

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Will Kevin Garnett be back? Paul Pierce hopes so

Boston Globe

From our write-up in our recent review of Kevin Garnett's Top 5 Playoff Games: Now facing elimination with All-Star point guard Sam Cassell dealing with a preposterous array of injuries (hip, back, a ruptured ear drum) that would eventually render him
It wasn't just LeBron James and his legendary performance that ruined the Boston Celtics last [...]

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The Miami Heat Eliminate Celtics

Fox News

That big story on whether or not the Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics Game 7 would run too long and bleed into the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley fight? Yeah, turned out to be much ado about nothing.
This Tuesday night. Miami Heat. Oklahoma City Thunder. You won't want to miss this. But beforehand, do remember [...]

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Michael Rosenberg: What if Tim Duncan went to … ?

SI.com

By The Post-Standard Oklahoma City Thunder's Serge Ibaka (9), from the Republic of Congo, blocks a shot by San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan (21) during the second half of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Western Conference finals playoff series,
Tim Duncan plans to re-sign with San Antonio when he becomes a free agent this [...]

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Tim Duncan says he'll retire a San Antonio Spur, eventually

USA TODAY

Tim Duncan walked out of the visitor's locker room at Staples Center and stopped to chat with Chris Paul after the San Antonio Spurs completed their four-game annihilation of the Los Angeles Clippers last week. But the conversation kept getting
Although I'm a fan of Laker die-hard, I'm a great respect for Tim Duncan. It will [...]

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