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“This group’s been together for a while now, the core group,” Popovich said after San Antonio’s morning shootaround session. “I kind of have the feeling that by now, when I start to speak, they either roll their eyes or they shut off their ears or, like Timmy [Duncan], he looks at me and says, ‘I got it’ and I don’t have to say anything. They’re all pros. As I’ve said a lot of times, they’ve got kids, they’ve got families, they all know what their jobs are. That’s one of the reasons we’re in The Finals. That’s why Miami’s in The Finals. They do their jobs.” NBA.com

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With his fifth crown, Duncan would pass Shaquille O’Neal — the only other name in discussion for “Best Big Man of His Generation” — and equal two other Los Angeles Lakers luminaries, Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson. “It will be something great to look back on when I’m done,” Duncan said. “But in the heat of things, that’s just not anything I ever look up or think about.” San Antonio Express-News

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Green hit six three-pointers in San Antonio’s 114-104 victory over Miami on Sunday, helping to deliver a 3-2 series lead as the teams head back to South Florida for Game 6 on Tuesday. His remarkable three-point run now includes 25 makes through the first five games, already an NBA record. He’s currently shooting an unconscious 25-for-38 (65.8) percent from deep in the Finals, yet somehow still manages to find sufficient daylight to launch. “I can’t believe he’s still open at this moment in the series,” Spurs guard Tony Parker declared after Game 5. “They are still trapping me and doubling [Tim Duncan], and Danny is wide open. He’s shooting the ball well. If you are going to leave Danny wide open, he’s going to make threes.” SI.com

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Sean Deveney: #Spurs Tim Duncan on Danny Green: "I hope he doesn't wake up." Twitter @SeanDeveney

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Rod Boone: Tim Duncan said Pop made the decision to start Manu yesterday and told them at practice. #nbafinals Twitter @rodboone

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After a fantastic final-second layup by Tony Parker to close out the second quarter and send the Spurs into intermission with a 61-52 lead over the visiting Miami Heat in Sunday's pivotal Game 5, ABC's cameras found Duncan choosing to take a moment away from any halftime talk about adjustments and coverages to grab a seat out in the hallway and hang with his children, daughter Sydney and son Draven, whom you might remember from his refusal to give Dad a goodbye kiss during last year's Western Conference finals: Yahoo! Sports

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During halftime of an NBA Finals game, most players would be in the locker room, going over strategy. Not Tim Duncan. Game 5 of the Finals falls on Father’s Day, and this wasn’t lost on Duncan. He was seem playing with his children at halftime, in the tunnel outside of the locker room. For The Win

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Now it’s Tim Duncan and his two children. Or Manu Ginobili, who is accompanied at almost every home game by his 3-year-old twin boys, who were rummaging around the bowels of the AT&T Center on Thursday night in their footed pajamas. “San Antonio is a beautiful place to live,” Gervin said. “And it’s a great family town. It’s a great franchise and the Spurs understood long ago that we had to make the community a big part of our franchise.” San Antonio Express-News

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Justin Verrier: Duncan on Game 5: it is a must-win. We don't want to be down two going back to their house. Twitter @JustinVerrier

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Dan asked if he would ever suit up in practice. “I'm not going to suit up in practice,” Kidd said. “Even if we're shorthanded. And I'm not going to have the uniform under my suit.” Dan also asked Kidd who he thought the best point guard of all time is. He immediately said John Stockton and followed him up with Magic Johnson. Here is Kidd’s all-time NBA team: PG: John Stockton SG: Michael Jordan SF: Scottie Pippen PF: Tim Duncan C: Shaquille O’Neal Dan said “no LeBron?” Kidd said that he could play LeBron at five. The Dan Patrick Show

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Now it is the Spurs' turn to dwell on what they didn't do. And what the Spurs said about Ginobili was not unlike what the Heat were saying about James and Wade. “We need him to be a little more aggressive, be a little more selfish,” Tim Duncan said, “and hopefully we can find him a way to get him to do that.” And from Tony Parker: “We need to help him try to get his confidence going.” San Antonio Express-News

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Roy Hibbert: I met Tim Duncan when I was a kid — in 2001 during the NBA All-Star Game in D.C. I actually had a chance to meet him, and he actually remembers that moment. So that was pretty fun. We talk, text, share, like, scouting reports on other teams and things like that. I sent him mine for the Heat. Just a friendship. SI.com

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It's been 10 years since David Robinson left his team in the hands of Tim Duncan and a couple of precocious and unpredictable young guards named Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. Now it's Duncan's legacy that is being debated as the Spurs battle the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. "I was fortunate to end my last game on a win. I'd love to see that for Tim," Robinson said. "I don't know if this will be his last year. If they win it this time, there's nothing to say they can't win it again next year." ESPN.com

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The two became friends when Duncan was drafted No. 1 overall in 1997. Duncan would tease Robinson about getting old, and now it's the 47-year-old Robinson who sees his younger friend dealing with those same issues. "I've not been so small as to come back at him," Robinson said with a chuckle. "When he came in, every once in a while I'd have to warm up a little longer than him and he'd tell me how much of an old man I was. I'd have to go ice my knees down and jump in the hot tub. He's experiencing some of those growing pains." ESPN.com

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Jeff McDonald: Tim Duncan explains Spurs' game plan vs. LeBron this way: "We're guarding him with five guys." Twitter @JMcDonald_SAEN

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Royce Young: Tim Duncan was asked what he would hate most about the spotlight the Heat get, the second-guessing, the over-coverage, etc. Answer: "Yes." Twitter @dailythunder

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Marc Stein: Spurs confirm that everyone has indeed arrived at arena. But heavy traffic did delay Duncan, Parker and others from normal early arrival Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

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"Obviously, they're contested shots, but they're the shots I feel I can make," Duncan said after the Heat's 103-84 victory Sunday. "So whether it be them or me or whatever it may be, I'm going to get back in the gym tomorrow and hopefully come out with a better stroke," he said. "But I'm getting the shots I want. I just have to knock them down." Boston Herald

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Chris Tomasson: Tim Duncan: "I know I played awfully.'' Twitter @christomasson

San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan 

Dan McCarney: Parker, more on Duncan: This will always be Timmy's franchise. Always. (The team) should do a statue for him outside the AT&T Center. Twitter @danmccarneysaen

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