The San Antonio Spurs advanced to the Finals for the second straight season and get to face the Miami Heat in a rematch of last year's Finals.

“It’s unbelievable to gain that focus after that devastating loss last year,” said Tim Duncan, referring to last year’s 4-3 loss to the Heat. “But we’re back, and we’re excited. We have four more (games) to win, and we’ll do it this time. We’re happy it’s the Heat again. We’ve got that bad taste in our mouths still.”

Duncan scored seven of his 19 points consecutively in overtime in the Spurs' Game 6 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.