An arena danced. A city shook.

Feet left the ground. Tears left the eyes.

As confetti fell and emotions swelled, as the Admiral waved goodbye and the crowd waved back, Tim Duncan lifted a trophy.

The Spurs, they are champions.

They are champions who finished with a poetic flourish.

With Stephen Jackson providing an unexpected spark.

With Speedy Claxton providing fire in the fourth.

With the Spurs surging in the final minutes with a 19-0 run, with Duncan dominating like no one in memory, with David Robinson retiring in a moment of magic.

The Spurs, they are champions.

"It's an incredible feeling," Duncan said.

When the final buzzer sounded, when the scoreboard froze at Spurs 88, Nets 77, players ran and leaped and spun in every direction.

Danny Ferry blew kisses.

Steve Smith lifted his son.

Stephen Jackson cried and cried.

So many story lines, so many subplots came seamlessly together: The Spurs, NBA champions, Volume II: