Player Notes

Ginobili scored just nine points and turned the ball over eight times in Tuesday's Game 6 loss to the Heat.
Recommendation: Ginobili finally came through for the Spurs in Game 5 with 24 points, but he followed it up with an absolute dud in Game 6. Although he scored six of his nine points in the fourth quarter, Ginobili will be best remembered in this game for turning the ball over in the final seconds of overtime and missing a free throw at the 28-second mark of the fourth quarter. If the Spurs lose Game 7, he will likely go down as the biggest goat from one of the most memorable games in recent NBA history. Of course, he may have some competition there from Kawhi Leonard, though Leonard played reasonably well in overtime after missing a crucial free throw in the final 20 seconds of regulation.

Duncan finished with 30 points (13-21 FG, 4-5 FT) and 17 rebounds in Tuesday's Game 6 loss to the Heat, but he he didn't score a single point in the fourth quarter or overtime.
Recommendation: Duncan scored 25 in the first half and another 5 in the third quarter, before the Heat finally found a way to shut him down when it mattered most. Even with the slow finish this was arguably Duncan's finest game of the postseason, though we suspect that he won't be satisfied with his performance given the end result.

Leonard compiled 22 points (9-14 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 3-4 FT), 11 rebounds, and three steals in Tuesday's Game 6 loss to the Heat.
Recommendation: Leonard broke the 20-point barrier for the first time this postseason and threw down a highlight-reel dunk over Miami's Mike Miller. He scored five points in the fourth quarter and another four in overtime, but also went 1-for-2 from the line with 19 seconds left in a situation where hitting both free throws would have given the Spurs a four-point lead. Leonard's missed free throw came back to haunt San Antonio when Ray Allen hit a game-tying three-pointer with less than six seconds remaining to send the game in to overtime.

James recorded a triple-double in the Heat's overtime win against the Spurs in Game 6 Tuesday. He finished with 32 points (11-26 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 9-12 FT), 10 rebounds, 11 assists, three steals, and a block in 50 minutes.
Recommendation: James picked up his intensity near the end of the game and did so while playing the entire second half and overtime. He lost his headband during the second half and played the rest of the game without it. James' triple-double was his 11th career postseason triple-double.

Hansbrough finished the 2012-13 season, averaging 7.0 points (43.2 FG%, 72 FT%) with 4.6 rebounds in a career-low 16.9 minutes per game.
Recommendation: Hansbrough experienced a further drop in playing time during the 19-game playoff run as the team's weak bench was a non-factor in the postseason. He appears to have become less important to the team's rotation than he had been the past few years, but still, we expect the Pacers to extend a qualifying offer to Hansbrough and retain him for another season.

Andersen will likely be back in the Heat's rotation for Tuesday's Game 6 against the Spurs, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.
Recommendation: During the first three games of the series, Andersen averaged 12.7 minutes nightly, but coach Erik Spoelstra trotted out small-ball lineups in each of the past two contests, which have kept him glued to the bench. Andersen's energy in the frontcourt has been quite valuable during Miami's playoff run, as he has tallied six points, 2.3 boards, and 0.7 blocks per tilt when he has taken the court in the series.

Green may not find as much daylight from three-point range during Tuesday's Game 6 in Miami, ESPN.com reports. The Heat's Chris Bosh said, "...he won't be open tonight. We'll see how he shoots with somebody always on him."
Recommendation: Instead of focusing on Tony Parker, whose crisp passes and deft drives generally spur a series of events that lead to open looks, Miami will now keep a defender on Green, seemingly at all times. The Heat's previous scheme allowed numerous open looks from deep, and Green took advantage, hitting an NBA-record 25 treys in 38 attempts. With more attention paid to Green, time will tell who prospers on the Spurs, but the entire backcourt -- Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Gary Neal -- figures to pick up the slack.

Miller is the logical candidate to be moved to the bench, if Miami changes up its starting lineup, Yahoo! Sports reports. When asked about it, coach Erik Spoelstra said, "We'll find out."
Recommendation: Considering the Spurs were able to counter punch effectively in Game 5 with a small starting five featuring Manu Ginobili, perhaps the Heat are contemplating a more traditional lineup, with Udonis Haslem and Chris Andersen experiencing a modest bump in playing time. After getting blanked, scoring-wise, in his two starts, Miller could move back to the bench, from which he knocked down 10-of-11 three-pointers during the first three contests of the finals.