Miller's shots sure-fire boost for Heat in finals

SAN ANTONIO | Moments after getting his championship ring on the night this NBA season opened last October, Mike Miller walked to midcourt, grabbed a microphone and addressed the delirious crowd.

AL HAMNIK: East Chicago's E'Twaun Moore picking Spurs to win NBA title

For an insider's scoop on the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat, ask E'Twaun Moore.

Tony Parker drives on E'Twaun Moore

The San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker makes a move to the basket as Orlando's E'Twaun Moore, left, defends.

Coach Pop's San Antonio Spurs are rested, but rusty as well?

Gregg Popovich scares media. Watch him be interviewed. The lengthy pause between questions. Eyes darting from one reporter to another, as if daring his interrogators.

AL HAMNIK: Popovich wins his PR battle with King David

NBA Commissioner David Stern doesn't really know Gregg Popovich. And he's a bigger fool because of it.

AL HAMNIK: Is the new Eddy Curry a mirage or not?

Many of Eddy Curry's NBA battles had come at the dinner table, not under the backboards.

AL HAMNIK: OKC Thunder rolling toward a possible dynasty?

This isn't easy to admit, having covered Michael Jordan and his six-time NBA champion Bulls.

AL HAMNIK: Popovich's Spurs contending again -- under the radar

TNT analyst Charles Barkley offers comic relief for much of the NBA season, but occasionally hits one out of the park with his observations.

Kurt Thomas, Bulls, guarding Tim Duncan, Spurs

The Bulls' Kurt Thomas, left, pressures San Antonio's Tim Duncan at the United Center.

AL HAMNIK: Bulls' Thibodeau a runaway winner for coach of the year

This off-the-charts NBA season has made it difficult to leave the couch on weekends when ABC, TNT and ESPN serve up a viewer feast.

Williams has double-double but loses Nets debut

SAN ANTONIO | Deron Williams broke a huddle with "Go Jazz!"

AL HAMNIK: Not all fun and games in La-La Land

Given the chance, Gregg Popovich would've taken his wife out to dinner and some ballroom dancing, which he is quite skilled at, by the way.

Popovich big on final results, not fancy records

CHICAGO | You won't find Gregg Popovich puffing on a fat cigar, doing national commercials, appearing on late night TV or gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated.