28 Seconds

That is how far the San Antonio Spurs were away from a fifth NBA title. Not last night. A couple of nights ago in Game 6, the "one that got away." They were up five points with 28 seconds left in the game. A quick two and then Ray Allen hits the three that saved Miami. It will "haunt" these Spurs, as Manu Ginobili said last night at the podium (that for some reason they also make the losers sit at and answer questions; did you see how devastated the usually stoic Tim Duncan was when the reporters kept throwing him the inane "what if" questions?)

All of that aside, The Spurs legacy is still secure as one of the greatest franchises in all of sports, with four championships and playoff appearances every year since 1999. The Heat had more at stake, frankly, if they had come up short of the championship I am not sure this whole experiment would have lasted. And in this truly epic seven game Finals, The Heat were the better team. Lebron proved why he is the greatest player on the planet. I congratulate the Miami Heat (except for Chris Bosh).