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Ryan Newman started on pole after setting a new track-record in the process. This was Newman's 50th career pole. Newman led the first 29 laps, but Jimmie Johnson took over after a round of green-flag pit stops. Johnson led 74 laps, more than anyone else, swapping the lead several times with Newman and other drivers due to pit strategy. Three caution periods slowed the race, two for Timmy Hill's car slowing due to fuel pump problems and the other for Jeff Burton's slowing car.


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After a slow last green flag pit stop, Johnson fell 10 seconds behind Newman, who took only two tires during his last green flag pit stop. With 16 laps remaining the 1–2 leaders of Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick had to pit, giving the lead back to Newman who was now 7 seconds ahead of Johnson. Newman led the last 16 laps to win his first race since the 2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500. Newman became the 2nd driver in NASCAR  history to win from his 50th career pole. Jeff Gordon accomplished this feat in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in 2004. Johnson finished second, followed by Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, and Matt Kenseth.


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Jimmie Johnson started on pole and led 43 laps early, with Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, and others exchanging spots in the top five. The first caution was displayed in turn one on lap one after Juan Pablo Montoya got loose and slid up the track, collecting, most notably, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Matt Kenseth. Denny Hamlin's day was ended early, after he hit the wall on lap 14 and went out of the race, finishing in the 43rd position. Just before halfway, Johnson blew a tire and hit the wall, bringing out the caution.


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He spent much of the remaining race around 25th, and rallied in the late stages to finish 13th. Kasey Kahne dominated the race after that, and swapped the lead with Jeff Gordon twice on the last two restarts to take his second win of the year. Gordon, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top five.


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Marcos Ambrose won the pole position and led 51 of the first 62 laps. After a caution during green flag pit stops shuffled the field, Ambrose and others frontrunners were cycled outside the top 12 and Kyle Busch took over as the leader. Busch led the majority of the rest of the race and hold off Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. to win his second career race at Watkins Glen and his third of the season.


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Many contenders were caught up in numerous crashes during the race, including Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers, Ron Fellows, Jeff Burton, Paul Menard, David Ragan, Landon Cassill, Tomy Drissi, and others. One crash involving five cars brought out a several-minute red flag to clean up oil dropped on the track.


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Joey Logano took the pole position with a new track record and traded the lead with Kurt Busch early as three cautions waved in the first 15 laps. After crashing his primary car in practice, points-leader Jimmie Johnson started 41st and quickly came to the front to lead three laps during a round of pit stops. However, while running in 7th on lap 53, Johnson's engine failed and he was relegated to a 40th-place finish.


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Meanwhile, several different drivers took turns at the front, with Kurt Busch leading 43 laps, Greg Biffle leading 28, Dale Earnhardt Jr. taking over for 20 circuits, and Brad Keselowski leading 17 laps. Earnhardt blew a right-front tire while in 6th place midway through the race and spent several laps in the garage under repairs. Late in the race, Mark Martin stayed out to try to win the race on fuel mileage. He led 23 laps before running out of gas with four to go, dropping him to 27th. This allowed pole-sitter Logano, who led a race-high 51 laps, to take his and Penske Racing's first win of the year.


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Denny Hamlin took the pole and led the first 22 laps. After being passed by Kurt Busch, Hamlin fell back to mid-field. Busch led most of the laps until lap 81, when he came down pit road for a loose wheel and was given a pass-thru penalty for speeding. Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared the lead during the next two stints, before Clint Bowyer passed Earnhardt for the lead on lap 126. Bowyer led until getting spun on lap 176, causing the fourth caution.


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Edwards retook the lead, showing the way until being passed by Matt Kenseth on lap 236. After a lap 259 debris caution, Kenseth was caught speeding on pit road and relegated to the back, while Paul Menard stayed out to take the lead. Edwards once again claimed the lead on lap 322.


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Kevin Harvick took the lead after the seventh caution on lap 335, but he was quickly passed by Edwards on lap 344. Edwards held the lead through two more cautions, but dropped a cylinder on lap 380 and blew his engine on lap 389. Kenseth held the lead through most of the final 120 laps and held off a final 10-lap charge by Kasey Kahne to score his fifth victory of the season. Juan Pablo Montoya finished third, and Brian Vickers and Joey Logano rounded out the top five.


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Eleven caution flags waved during the race, three of which were for debris. Drivers involved in seven, mostly minor, crashes included Ryan Truex, Josh Wise, Clint Bowyer, Tony Raines, Jimmie Johnson, David Reutimann, Aric Almirola, and Jeff Burton. The eleventh caution on lap 448, as Hamlin blew a tire and ran into Ryan Newman, causing a large crash also involving Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Terry Labonte, and Kevin Harvick. Truex Jr. suffered a broken wrist after the accident.


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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won his first pole, but quickly fell back at the start. Juan Pablo Montoya led the first 25 laps, before dropping the position to Joey Logano one lap before a scheduled competition caution. On the restart, Jeff Gordon was bumped by Matt Kenseth, causing an accordion effect that involved Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Burton, and Mark Martin. Some cars suffered major damage. Carl Edwards took the lead from Montoya on the restart and led until pit stops under the third caution at lap 60.


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Gordon took over here, holding the lead until pit stops on lap 78 (the caution having been for Paul Menard's wheel coming off and being hit by Johnson). Edwards reclaimed the lead and held it until green-flag pit stops on lap 123. Logano (who was off-sequence) took over until Clint Bowyer went by on lap 139. He pitted on lap 166, and reclaimed the position from Logano on lap 173, before blowing his engine on lap 192.


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Edwards took the lead on pit road, but lost it to Logano on the restart, just before a crash involving Paul Menard and Denny Hamlin. Brad Keselowski passed Logano on lap 214 (just after the restart) and stayed in front until his engine dropped a cylinder on lap 244. After another cycle of green-flag pit stops, Logano held the lead until Jimmie Johnson spun on lap 286. Kyle Busch won the race off pit road and held the lead through two more cautions to pick up his fourth win of the season. Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch, and Ryan Newman rounded out the top five.


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The final race of the regular season was held at Richmond International Raceway. Jeff Gordon led the initial run, with Chase contenders Brad Keselowski and Kurt Busch following behind. Chase hopeful Jamie McMurray joined the battle for the lead during the early stages. When Gordon dropped back significantly, Keselowski and Busch swapped the lead in traffic. Keselowski ended up leading 142 laps on the night, but ended up 17th. Through the final 100 laps, Carl Edwards surged into the top 10 and took the lead from Busch after a round of pit stops on lap 349.


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Wild Card contender Ryan Newman took the lead from Edwards with 10 laps to go, needing a win to break a tie with Martin Truex Jr. A spin by Clint Bowyer with 8 laps to go forced the field onto pit road. Paul Menard and others gambled on two tires in a repeat of the April race. On the final restart, Edwards beat Menard to the line and held off Busch and Newman for his second win.


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The Wild Card race ome down to the wire. The final spots came down to Joey Logano, Keselowski, Gordon, Truex Jr. and Newman. On the final round of stops, Logano took the wave-around, finishing 22nd and beating Gordon for 10th place in the Chase by a single point. Despite finishing 3rd, Newman was bounced out of the second Wild Card spot by Truex based on a tiebreak owing to the latter's 2nd-place finish at Texas.


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The spin by Bowyer led to controversy as to whether or not Bowyer spun himself out intentionally to allow Truex to win the tiebreaker with Newman. While Bowyer claimed that the spin was unintentional, audio from Brian Vickers' car was uncovered, revealing that Ty Norris had Vickers unnecessarily pit on the final restart in order to help Truex into the Chase. As it turned out, this forced Newman to the back of the cycle on pit stops, ensuring he would not finish high enough to break the tie with Truex.


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On September 9, 2013, NASCAR docked 50 owner/driver points from all three MWR teams. As the penalty was applied before points were reset for the Chase, this had the effect of ejecting Truex from the Chase and putting Newman in his place. Bowyer's totals were not affected, as he was locked into the Chase at Bristol. While NASCAR determined Bowyer's spin was not intentional, it found that MWR had manipulated the Chase standings by having Vickers pit improperly. Norris was also suspended indefinitely.


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At the same time, evidence surfaced that Logano may have gotten a spot in the Chase due to illicit help from Front Row Motorsports, which is considered a partner with Logano's team at Penske Racing; both are Ford teams with Roush Fenway powertrains. Front Row's spotter was heard asking David Gilliland to let Logano pass him on the restart following the caution triggered by Bowyer's spin. Logano finished 22nd, enough to give him the final Chase spot. Four days after the race, NASCAR placed Penske and Front Row on probation for the remainder of the season.


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At the same time, Chairman Brian France announced that Gordon was added to the Chase as part of an "unprecedented" step of expanding the Chase to 13 cars. According to France, NASCAR had determined that Gordon would have qualified for the Chase if not for the "unfair disadvantage" he had suffered from the actions of MWR and Penske/Front Row.


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After a rain delay of over one hour, Joey Logano started on pole and led the first 32 laps. Jimmie Johnson took the lead on lap 32 pit stops by taking only two tires after a lap 30 competition caution. Johnson led 40 laps, then came to pit road for green-flag pit stops. Johnson would have a slow pit stop, relegating him to fifth place. This gave the lead to Matt Kenseth, who led the race until a caution waved on lap 108 for rain and a spin by Cole Whitt. The rain caused a lengthy delay of just over five hours and ten minutes while the track was dried.


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The race resumed at night, and Kenseth held the lead until pit stops on lap 150. During the time Kenseth was out front, Juan Pablo Montoya blew a tire (causing the third caution) and Justin Allgaier spun in his first career Sprint Cup start (bringing out the fourth caution). Joey Logano's engine lost two cylinders as well. Jeff Gordon took the lead after the lap 150 pit stops and remained out front through the fifth caution until the next cycle of pit stops during the sixth caution on lap 170.


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Meanwhile, Cole Whitt's car exploded in a ball of fire, and Brian Vickers' engine blew up. Greg Biffle won the race off pit road, but was passed by Kyle Busch on the lap 173 restart. Jeff Gordon pitted with a flat left-rear tire one lap later. On lap 177, Joey Logano's engine blew up, bringing out the seventh caution. Kyle Busch continued to lead, now in front of Martin Truex Jr. and Matt Kenseth, as Jimmie Johnson (who restarted 20th on lap 182) raced his way to the top three by lap 210.


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Dale Earnhardt Jr. brought out the eighth caution on lap 226 by blowing his engine during a cycle of green-flag pit stops. Kyle Busch, Kenseth, and Johnson restarted as the top three, and Busch and Kenseth remained the top two until the end of the race. Justin Allgaier once again spun on lap 239, and Kenseth passed Busch on the restart. He held off Busch to win his sixth race of the year. Kevin Harvick finished third, Kurt Busch fourth, and Jimmie Johnson fifth.


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Ryan Newman took the pole with a new track record and led the first two laps, after which he fell back quickly. Kasey Kahne took over and led until the lap 36 restart, having retained the lead through pit stops during the first caution as a result of a spin by Josh Wise. The second caution immediately waved on lap 37 for a crash involving Jamie McMurray and Kevin Swindell. Martin Truex Jr., who took the lead from Kahne, continued to lead on the restart and led until green-flag pit stops on lap 110.


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Meanwhile, Bobby Labonte blew a tire on lap 53, causing the third caution. Matt Kenseth and Brad Keselowski led during the pit cycle before handing the lead to Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was off-sequence with the others and led until lap 130. Truex took over again and stayed up front until Kenseth went by on lap 153.


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The fourth caution flew for a crash on lap 165, and Jeff Gordon became the leader after pit stops. Debris caused the fifth caution on lap 201, and Jimmie Johnson came off pit road first; however, Clint Bowyer and Marcos Ambrose did not pit. By lap 210, Matt Kenseth had passed everyone to take the lead once more. David Gilliland blew his engine on lap 245, and Kenseth held the lead after the lap 250 restart as well as the lap 257 restart (following a spin by Kasey Kahne to bring out the seventh caution). Kenseth held the lead over Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, and Jimmie Johnson over the last 40 laps to win his second consecutive race, and his seventh of the year.


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Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his second pole of the year and led the first 25 laps. Matt Kenseth, who started second, took over on lap 26 as a result of Earnhardt getting hung up in lap traffic. Earnhardt then retook the lead five laps later after more problems with lap traffic. The first caution waved on lap 37 for debris, and Kyle Busch came off pit road first. Busch led until Ryan Newman passed him lap 72. Earnhardt then went by Newman on lap 76 and led until missing pit road on lap 117 during green-flag pit stops.


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Earnhardt came out in eighth, giving the lead to Jimmie Johnson. Johnson led until pit stops under the second caution, which came out on lap 165 for debris. Matt Kenseth retook the lead from Johnson and held it until Johnson went back by on lap 198. The third caution, for fluid from Brad Keselowski's car, came out on lap 227, but Johnson held the lead off pit road. Johnson and Earnhardt pulled away on the restart as Kenseth lost a position to Kyle Busch.


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By lap 298, Earnhardt had caught Johnson, but struggled to get by, finally taking the lead as Johnson made a pit stop on lap 310. After the round of stops cycled through, Johnson retained the lead, with Kenseth, Gordon, and Earnhardt (who got stuck behind a slower car) following behind. The fourth caution flag waved on lap 370 for debris in turn three, and Johnson, Gordon, and Kenseth took two tires. Earnhardt came out fourth with four fresh tires, but could only get to second on the restart. Johnson held him off to take his fifth victory of the season and his record eighth win at Dover, surpassing Richard Petty and Bobby Allison with seven wins apiece. Joey Logano finished third, followed by Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch.


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Kevin Harvick won his first pole since 2006 in a race plagued with 15 cautions for debris, crashes, and spins involving several drivers, including Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, and Danica Patrick. While points leader Matt Kenseth struggled with a loose racecar to finish eleventh, Harvick dominated the race, leading 138 laps en route to his third win of the season. Jimmie Johnson developed an engine problem with two laps to go and limped home to finish sixth.


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Jeff Gordon started on pole and led the first 26 laps, losing the lead during pit stops to Kasey Kahne after Dave Blaney hit the wall to cause the first caution. All four Hendrick Motorsports cars dominated the race, leading all but 21 laps. Kahne led early, leading 138 laps in total, and Jimmie Johnson led 130 circuits himself. Dale Earnhardt Jr. led 19 laps after passing Kahne on a couple of restarts, and Jeff Gordon led the first 26 laps after starting first. Most of the laps led by other drivers, such as Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, and David Gilliland, occurred during green-flag pit stops and totaled no more than Busch's total of four laps.


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After the first caution at lap 25, three more caution flags waved during the race: first for Mark Martin's blown engine on lap 84, second for debris on lap 173, and last, once again for debris, on lap 308. Jimmie Johnson had taken the lead from Kahne on the lap 178 restart after the third caution and held the top point until pit stops during the last caution on lap 309, minus a few laps during a round of green-flag pit stops.


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Kasey Kahne and Jeff Gordon took two tires and beat Kenseth and Johnson, who took four tires, off of pit road. On the restart, Johnson got loose in turn two and dropped to seventh as Kahne tried to pull away from Kenseth and Brad Keselowski, who had quickly passed Gordon on the restart. Keselowski got by Kenseth and ran down and passed Kahne after a fierce battle with less than ten laps to go.


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Keselowski led the final eight laps (to total eleven led in the race) to win his first race of the year and become the first non-Chase driver to win in the Chase since, ironically, Kahne in the 2011 Kobalt Tools 500. Kahne barely held on to second, Kenseth finished third, and Johnson recovered to finish fourth. Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top seven.


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Qualifying was cancelled due to rain, causing the starting positions to be set by the fastest times during the first practice. Thus, Aric Almirola started from the pole. The first caution quickly waved on lap three as Tony Raines' engine expired. After the restart, numerous drivers took turns leading as Kasey Kahne lost the draft just after lap 20 and quickly fell behind. Matt Kenseth, who first took the lead on lap 12 and led six laps, retook the lead on lap 27 and led the field until pitting on lap 42.


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On lap 43, Kyle Busch was blocked on pit road by Jamie McMurray during green-flag pit stops and missed his pit stall, causing him to have to come down pit road again. Meanwhile, Brad Keselowski and Bobby Labonte received pass-through penalties for speeding on pit road. After pit stops, Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. traded the lead several times until the caution came out on lap 80 for a crash involving Marcos Ambrose and Juan Pablo Montoya. Montoya's car would be retired from the race. Johnson, Earnhardt, and Kenseth continued to do most of the leading until Kenseth's car fell back because of handling problems. Clint Bowyer and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. also took turns up front.


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Kasey Kahne was caught speeding on pit road during the next round of green-flag pit stops and was given a penalty. Earnhardt cycled out into the lead and Johnson dropped to 17th. However, five laps later (lap 132), Johnson retook the lead. Earnhardt and Kyle Busch shared the lead with Johnson, as Kenseth once again dropped due to handling. After another round of green-flag pit stops just after lap 160, many drivers took turns leading until Jamie McMurray took over on lap 175.


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Earnhardt moved into second as the field quickly went from three-wide to single file in the top lane, causing drivers such as Johnson, Kenseth, and Jeff Gordon to fall to the back. On the last lap, the field remained single-file and off of turn two, third place Austin Dillon got sideways and was then turned around backwards by fourth place Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Dillon backed around into the wall directly in the path of Casey Mears, whose hit to Dillon caused him to go airborne and almost flip.


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Meanwhile, the caution waved and Jamie McMurray scored his seventh career win, his first since the 2010 Bank of America 500. Earnhardt finished second, followed by Stenhouse, Paul Menard, Kyle Busch, David Ragan, and David Gilliland. Johnson finished 13th and Kenseth came home 20th, allowing Johnson to take the points lead.


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Denny Hamlin took the pole with a new track record, but was quickly passed by Jimmie Johnson on lap three. The caution first waved on lap eight as Carl Edwards spun Jeff Burton, causing minor damage to both. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, and Travis Kvapil received minor damage as well. The restart came on lap 20, and Kyle Busch passed for the lead on lap 26. Matt Kenseth then took the lead on lap 38. The second caution came out on lap 89 as Carl Edwards this time spun Travis Kvapil.


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Kenseth held the lead off of pit road and on the lap 95 restart, before being passed by Johnson on lap 111. The third caution was thrown for Bobby Labonte spinning David Reutimann in turn three on lap 141. Johnson held the lead after pit stops and on the restart on lap 147. On lap 167, Kyle Larson's engine blew to bring out the fourth caution. Jeff Burton stayed out but was quickly passed by Johnson after the lap 181 restart.


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Two laps later, as Burton and Earnhardt checked up near the front, a large stack of caused numerous cars to get damage, including polesitter Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr., Ken Schrader, and Aric Almirola. Kahne would get stuck in the turn one grass and would have to be towed back onto the track. Johnson continued to lead on the restart, but the sixth caution flew on lap 205 as Jamie McMurray and Kurt Busch got together. Busch spun and then collected Mark Martin. The race restarted on lap 210, and Kenseth retook the lead on lap 217, two laps before Travis Kvapil spun to bring out the seventh caution.


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Kenseth held the lead on the restart as Johnson started to fall back. The eighth caution came out on lap 230 for another spin by David Reutimann and Johnson led Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr., among others, down pit road as Kenseth and many others stayed out. Kenseth led on the lap 235 restart but was passed by Clint Bowyer on lap 239 and quickly fell back, falling all the way to 17th by the ninth caution on lap 285.


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Meanwhile, Johnson recovered to third by the caution as Jeff Gordon took the lead from Bowyer a lap earlier (lap 283). The caution came out for Reed Sorenson's stalled car on the track. Gordon and Johnson were the first two off of pit road and they held those positions on the lap 291 restart. On lap 298, the tenth caution fell over the track for debris off of Earnhardt's car. Landon Cassill was spun by Kasey Kahne on lap 309 to bring out the eleventh caution.


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Johnson fell to fourth on the lap 315 restart, and Kevin Harvick and Ryan Newman got together on lap 319 in turn one, causing Newman to spin and bring out the twelfth caution. On lap 328, Juan Pablo Montoya made it three-wide with Marcos Ambrose and Truex, causing Truex to get spun and cause the 13th caution. Jimmie Johnson pitted from sixth and fell to 20th for the lap 333 restart. Debris on the frontstretch caused the 14th caution on lap 338, and Gordon and Kyle Busch made pit stops, giving the lead to Denny Hamlin.


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Clint Bowyer then took the lead from Hamlin on lap 351 and led until Cole Whitt spun and hit the wall in turn three on lap 366 to cause to 15th caution. Hamlin was the first off of pit road, but Elliott Sadler stayed out to take the lead. Matt Kenseth took the lead on lap 374 and J.J. Yeley spun on lap 380 to bring out the 16th caution. Kenseth continued to lead through the 17th caution on lap 416 for debris in turn one and the following pit stops and held the lead on the lap 424 restart.


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Kenseth was passed for the lead by Jeff Gordon on lap 479 and Gordon scored his first win of the season ahead of Kenseth, Clint Bowyer, Brad Keselowski, and Jimmie Johnson. The win awarded the 2013 Manufacturer Championship to Chevrolet and the finishes by Kenseth and Johnson caused a tie in the championship points, with the tiebreaker going to Kenseth with more race victories.


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Carl Edwards took the pole and led 38 laps in the early going, but engine trouble relegated him to a 37th-place finish. Jimmie Johnson took over and dominated, leading 255 laps on the day, being interrupted only by Brad Keselowski, who led 30 laps as a result to pit strategy. Johnson won his sixth race of the season as Matt Kenseth, who had a pit road speeding penalty, battled an ill-handling racecar to finish fourth.


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Jimmie Johnson started the race with his fourth pole of the year, but in a lap one turn one scramble with Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano, he was bumped to the outside and fell back to sixth. Hamlin would then lead the first 18 laps, but relinquished the top spot to Jeff Gordon. Hamlin then fell all the way back to 23rd with a loose car before spinning out in turn two on lap 50 to bring out the first caution. Johnson had recovered to third by the caution, and followed Gordon and Kevin Harvick off of pit road.


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Harvick then took the lead from Gordon on the lap 56 restart. Lap 101 saw the second caution, and Kasey Kahne took two tires on pit road to take the lead, while Johnson fell to fifth, Gordon sixth, and Harvick seventh. Timmy Hill crashed in turn one to bring out the third caution on lap 117, and many drivers outside the top ten, including Clint Bowyer and Matt Kenseth, came in to pit. Brad Keselowski then took the lead from Kahne on the ensuing restart.


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The fourth caution came out on lap 132, as Travis Kvapil's engine blew up in front of Dave Blaney, causing Blaney to take evasive action and spin. Several drivers outside the top ten pitted, bumping Matt Kenseth up to 15th. However, as Keselowski continued to lead on the restart, Kenseth (battling an extremely tight racecar) dropped to 23rd before the field was slowed for the fifth time because of a crash involving Danica Patrick, Justin Allgaier, David Reutimann, and Cole Whitt. Many of the leaders pitted, but Jeff Gordon stayed out to take the lead, with Jamie McMurray and Ryan Newman just behind.


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After heavy battling on the restart, Johnson and Carl Edwards got together in turn one on lap 163, causing them to fall to 26th and 27th, respectively, as J. J. Yeley spun behind them. Ryan Newman took the lead by not pitting, as Matt Kenseth had a 25-second stop to fall from seventh to 29th. Johnson restarted 25th and worked his way back into the top 15, as Newman continued to lead over Joey Logano.


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Lap 191 saw a hard crash for David Reutimann in turn one to cause to seventh caution, and all of the frontrunners came down pit road, leaving Joey Logano and Kasey Kahne out front. As Logano led after the restart, Johnson came from fifth to third, and Kenseth dropped from 12th place to 20th as his car continued to have handling problems. By lap 224, Kahne had run down and taken the lead from Logano, and Kenseth had further fallen to 25th. Kahne pitted on lap 247, allowing Johnson to lead his first lap of the race.


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Johnson pitted on lap later, giving the lead to Edwards, who then gave the lead to Kevin Harvick on lap 250. Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, and others stayed out several laps longer. Harvick ran out of fuel on lap 268, giving the lead to Earnhardt, who pitted on lap 271. Ryan Newman took the lead for four laps, then gave the top spot to Greg Biffle for a lap, before Carl Edwards cycled into a four-second lead over Kahne.


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The eighth caution waved on lap 282 for debris from Danica Patrick's car, and eleven lead lap cars stayed out, including Edwards, Kahne, Johnson, and Harvick. Edwards continued leading on the lap 289 restart over Kahne, but Harvick passed Johnson to move into third. Harvick passed Kahne on lap 295 and began trying to run down Edwards. However, Harvick could not close and Edwards appeared to be on his way to sweeping the 2013 Phoenix races.


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But with a lap and a half to go, Edwards ran out of fuel and Harvick took home the victory in his penultimate race with Richard Childress Racing. Kahne came in second and Johnson finished third, having led only one lap despite starting on pole. Edwards finished 21st, and Kenseth limped home in 23rd, losing 21 points to Johnson in the Championship standings to fall to 28 points behind.


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Matt Kenseth won his third pole of the year, with third-place in points Kevin Harvick starting sixth and points-leader Jimmie Johnson starting seventh. Kenseth had the dominate car for most of the race, leading a race high 144 laps. Later, after a restart with 74 laps remaining, Kenseth restarted in sixth and Johnson lines up behind him in eighth. Jeff Gordon restarted in fourth and spun his tires, causing an accordion effect that involved Johnson, Kenseth, Mark Martin, and others.


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Most of the damage was minimal, and Kenseth made his way up to finish second behind his teammate Denny Hamlin, who won his first race of the year. Harvick led eight laps to finished tenth and claim third in the points. Johnson, although he led no laps, finished in ninth place to win his sixth career championship by 19 points over Kenseth.


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(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led.


2013 NASCAR Toyota Series
The 2013 NASCAR Toyota Series was the seventh season of the NASCAR Toyota Series, and the tenth organized by NASCAR Mexico. The season was composed by fifteen races. For first time, the series raced outside of Mexico, with a race in the Phoenix International Raceway. Jorge Goeters returned as reigning champion, and took part in the 2013 UNOH Battle at the Beach. Rodrigo Peralta was the champion of 2013 season and Santiago Tovar was declared the Rookie of the Year.


2013 NASCAR Toyota Series, Changes, Desafio
After ten races the Top-8 championship drivers and 2 wild card drivers were selected for a five-race "Chase system".


2013 NASCAR Toyota Series, Schedule
In 2013, Phoenix International Raceway was added to the schedule, marking the first event in Toyota Series history to be held in the United States. All the Mexican venues of 2012 season returned, and three races were held at night (Phoenix, Mexico City and Chihuahua). A 2nd race at El Dorado Speedway (Chihuahua) was supposed to be run at September 29 but was later cancelled and replaced by Autódromo Chiapas.


2013 NASCAR Toyota Series, Results and standings, Drivers
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results. * – Most laps led. * * – All laps led.


2013 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
The 2013 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series was the fifth season and 1st with the new series denomination of stock car racing in Europe. The season started on 31 March at Nogaro, and ended on 13 October at Le Mans after twelve races at six meetings. Ander Vilariño is the defending driver's champion.


2013 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, Schedule
The schedule was announced in November 2012. Dijon and Monza will be added to the series schedule, while the round at Motorland Aragón will be a six-hour, non-points endurance race.


2013 NATC Motorcycle Trials Season
The 2013 NATC trials season was the 40th season. It consisted of ten trials events in three main classes: Pro, Expert and Womens Expert Sportsman. It began on 15 June, with round one in New York and ended with round ten in Minnesota on 25 August.


2013 NATC Motorcycle Trials Season, Season summary
Patrick Smage would claim his fifth NATC Trials Championship in 2013.


2013 NATC Motorcycle Trials Season, 2013 NATC trials season calendar, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top twenty finishers in each class. The best of nine rounds counted for the Pro class, and the best of six in Expert and Women's Expert Sportsman classes were counted.


2013 NBA All-Star Game
The 2013 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 17, 2013, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2012–13 season. It was the 62nd edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was played at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, home of the Houston Rockets. The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 143–138. Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. The Rockets were awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by commissioner David Stern on February 8, 2012. This was the third time that Houston had hosted the All-Star Game; the city had previously hosted the event in 1989 at the Astrodome and 2006 at the Toyota Center.


2013 NBA All-Star Game
Starters for the game were selected by the fans, who could select three frontcourt players and two guards from each conference. Previously, fans selected two forwards and one center instead of generic frontcourt players. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers received the most overall votes at 1,591,437.


2013 NBA All-Star Game
Starting this season, NBA All-Star Saturday Night events became contests between the Eastern and Western Conferences.


2013 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game, Coaches
The coaches for the All-Star game were the head coaches who led the teams with the best winning percentages in their conference through the games of February 3, 2013. Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs clinched the West position after a win on January 30. Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat clinched the East position after a win over the Toronto Raptors on February 3, 2013. The head coaches from the previous year, Tom Thibodeau and Scott Brooks, were not eligible for selection.


2013 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game, Players
The rosters for the All-Star Game were chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot. Two guards and three frontcourt players who received the highest vote were named the All-Star starters. NBA head coaches voted for the reserves for their respective conferences, none of which could be players on their own team. Each coach selected two guards, three frontcourt players and two wild cards, with each selected player ranked in order of preference within each category.


2013 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game, Players
If a multi-position player was to be selected, coaches were encouraged to vote for the player at the position that was "most advantageous for the All-Star team," regardless of where the player was listed on the All-Star ballot or the position he was listed in box scores. If a player is unable to participate due to injury, the commissioner will select a replacement.


2013 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game, Players
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers topped the ballots with 1,591,437 votes, which earned him a starting position as a guard in the Western Conference team. Bryant earned a record 15th consecutive All-Star selection. Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, and Dwight Howard completed the Western Conference starting position. The lone first-time All-Star in the Western Conference is the Houston Rockets' James Harden.


2013 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game, Players
All of the players from the West started in last year's All-Star Game, save for Howard who started for the East, and similar to last year, both Los Angeles teams, the Lakers and the Clippers, are represented by two players each, all of whom are starters. Also sending a pair of players to the All-Star Game were the Oklahoma City Thunder, represented by Durant and Russell Westbrook, and the San Antonio Spurs, represented by Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. The Golden State Warriors had an All-Star representative for the first time since Latrell Sprewell was selected in 1997, with David Lee.


2013 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game, Players
The Eastern Conference's leading vote-getter was LeBron James, who finished with 1,583,646 votes. Rajon Rondo, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Kevin Garnett completed the Eastern Conference starting positions. Anthony, James and Wade were starters for the previous year's Eastern Conference team. The Eastern Conference reserves included six first-time selections:  Tyson Chandler, Paul George, Jrue Holiday, Kyrie Irving, Brook Lopez, and Joakim Noah. The Boston Celtics sent two players to start in the All-Star Game for the first time since 1984, when Larry Bird and Robert Parish started for the East. The New York Knicks sent two players to the All-Star Game for the first time since 2001.


2013 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game, Roster
(C) – Named team captains for All-Star Game by National Basketball Players Association.


2013 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game, Roster
Did not participate due to injury. Brook Lopez was named Rajon Rondo's replacement by NBA commissioner David Stern. Erik Spoelstra chose Chris Bosh to start in place of the injured Rajon Rondo


2013 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game, Game
The West led at the end of each quarter and won 143–138 behind Chris Paul, who won MVP honors scoring 20 points, handing out 15 assists and grabbing 4 steals. The West never led by more than eight points through the first three quarters, but they pushed the lead to double figures early in the fourth. Kobe Bryant blocked two shots by LeBron James late in the game, part of a late run to secure the game for the West.


2013 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game, Game
Kevin Durant led all scorers with 30 points and became the first player in NBA history to score 30+ points in three consecutive All-Star games, while Bryant had nine points and eight assists. Carmelo Anthony led the East with 26 points and 12 rebounds. James, who shot well during the latter part of the season's first half, shot only 7-for-18 while scoring 19 points.


2013 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Weekend, BBVA Rising Stars Challenge
Andre Drummond was unable to participate due to injury. Andrew Nicholson was named Andre Drummond's replacement.


2013 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Weekend, Competition score
Starting in 2013, the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference will compete to see who gets the most points. This score will only be applied to All-Star Saturday Night competitions.


2013 NBA Development League draft
The 2013 NBA Development League Draft was the 13th draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBDL). The draft was held on November 1, 2013, just before the 2013–14 season.


2013 NBA Development League expansion draft
The 2013 NBA Development League expansion draft was the sixth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (D-League). The draft was held on August 29, 2013, so that the newly founded Delaware 87ers could acquire players for the upcoming 2013–14 season. The 16 players were chosen from a pool of unprotected players among the league's teams. Each returning D-League team could protect up to 12 of their players from being selected.


2013 NBA Development League expansion draft
Two of the players that the Legends chose had previously been named NBA D-League All-Stars: Leo Lyons and Sean Williams. A Boston College alumnus, Williams was also one of two players taken who had previously been selected in an NBA Draft (Darington Hobson was the other).


2013 NBA Finals
The 2013 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2012–13 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. In the best-of-seven series, the defending NBA Champion and Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeated the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs in seven games to win their second consecutive title. The Heat were favored to repeat as champions over the Spurs. The finals began with Game 1 on June 6, and ended with Game 7 on June 20.


2013 NBA Finals
This series marked the fifth time the Spurs have made the NBA Finals since 1999, second-most for any franchise in that span behind the Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs had won all of their previous four finals appearances, putting them only behind the six-time champion Chicago Bulls for most titles without ever losing a Finals, making this series the first Finals loss in Spurs history.


2013 NBA Finals
This series was also the first time San Antonio had played in the NBA Finals without home court advantage, as Miami had home-court advantage based on their league-best regular season record of 66–16 compared to the Spurs' 58–24. It was the Heat's third consecutive NBA Finals appearance, the first Eastern Conference team to achieve that since the Chicago Bulls (1996–1998). This marked the first time a team made three consecutive Finals appearances since the Los Angeles Lakers did so in 2008–2010; since then, only the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers have been able to do so, making five and four consecutive Finals appearances, respectively.


2013 NBA Finals
Four former NBA Finals MVPs played in the series (the Spurs' Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, and the Heat's Dwyane Wade and LeBron James), the most since 1987. The 2013 Finals also set a record for most international players on either Finals roster (10). Tim Duncan became the fourth player in NBA history to make a Finals appearance in three different decades.


2013 NBA Finals
This marked the last NBA Finals played during the tenure of NBA commissioner David Stern. It also marked the last time the Finals used the 2–3–2 format, after which it reverted to the 2–2–1–1–1 format.


2013 NBA Finals, Background
LeBron James and Tim Duncan previously faced off in the 2007 NBA Finals, when James was with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which saw the Spurs sweep the Cavaliers in four games, giving San Antonio their fourth NBA title. After the deciding game, Duncan sought out James in the locker room to praise him for a great series and told James that the league would be his someday.


2013 NBA Finals, Background
In 2010, Spurs president of basketball and head coach Gregg Popovich made a congratulatory phone call to Heat president Pat Riley for signing LeBron James and Chris Bosh to play with Dwyane Wade.


2013 NBA Finals, Background, San Antonio Spurs
This was the San Antonio Spurs' fifth appearance in the NBA Finals, attempting to win their fifth NBA championship in team history. The Spurs finished the regular season with 58 wins, finishing in first place in the Southwest Division and the second overall regular season record among Western Conference teams.


2013 NBA Finals, Background, San Antonio Spurs
They recorded only two losses in the first three rounds of the playoffs: they swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round in four games, eliminated the Golden State Warriors in six games in the second round, then swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals in four games.


2013 NBA Finals, Background, Miami Heat
This was the Miami Heat's fourth appearance in the NBA Finals and the third appearance for three straight years, attempting to win their third NBA championship. The Heat finished with the best regular season record, recording a league leading 66 wins, and first place in the Southeast Division. They swept the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs in four games before eliminating the Chicago Bulls in five games in the second round, winning four straight games in the series. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers in seven games.


2013 NBA Finals, Background, Regular season series
The Heat won both games they played against the Spurs during the regular season: 105–100 on November 29, 2012, and 88–86 on March 31, 2013. For the November 29 game at Miami which was nationally televised, Popovich sat out starters Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili, and Danny Green, at the end of a long road trip in order to ensure they had enough rest for the playoffs, as the Spurs had some of the oldest players in the league.


2013 NBA Finals, Background, Regular season series
NBA commissioner David Stern was outraged when he learned of this and fined the Spurs $250,000 for not informing the Heat, the league or the media in a suitable time-frame that the four players were not making the trip to Miami. Despite the absence of their four starters, the Spurs led the game until the final minute when the Heat came back to win 105–100.


2013 NBA Finals, Background, Regular season series
The Heat responded somewhat in kind for their trip to San Antonio, as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Mario Chalmers sat out with minor injuries, though those moves were understandable in light of Miami's dominant position for clinching the home-court advantage for the playoffs as well as the end two games earlier of the Heat's record 27-game winning streak. Miami ended up winning anyway thanks to a last-second 3-pointer from the top player they left active for the game, Chris Bosh.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 1
San Antonio won the opener as Tony Parker scored on a bank shot with 5.2 seconds in regulation with the shot clock about to expire. San Antonio scored 23 points in the fourth quarter, while limiting Miami to just 16. Parker led the Spurs with 21 points and 6 assists. The Heat held a 52–49 halftime lead, and LeBron James recorded a triple-double in the game with 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists. However, Miami's Dwyane Wade, who scored 17 points, was shut out in the final period. Chris Bosh, who recorded 13 points, only scored 2 in the fourth quarter.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 2
Miami evened the series, using a 33–5 run in the final two quarters after the two teams were neck-and-neck late in the third. During that run, LeBron James made a highlight-reel block on a dunk attempt by Tiago Splitter early in the fourth quarter. The Heat also made 10 out of 19 three-point shots, and five players had double-digit scoring games: James (17), Mario Chalmers (19), Ray Allen (13), Chris Bosh (12) and Dwyane Wade (10).


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 3
San Antonio bounced back in Game 3, setting the Finals record for most three-pointers in a game (16), and giving the Heat their worst loss in franchise playoff history. The Spurs ensured the game was a blowout by outscoring Miami 35–14 in the fourth quarter after leading 78–63 at the end of the third. Gary Neal had one of the best games of his career, making 6-of-10 three-point shot attempts and finishing with 24 points, and Danny Green led all Spurs players with 27 points while hitting 7-of-9 from behind the arc.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 3
The Spurs shined despite a lackluster game from Tony Parker who scored only 6 points before he had to leave the game due to a hamstring injury. For the Heat, Mike Miller made all five of his three-point shots and finished with 15 points on the night, while Wade led the Heat with 16 points. However, LeBron James was held to just 7 of 21 shooting from the field, finished with only 15 points, and did not shoot a free throw for the first time in his Miami playoff career. After a strong showing in Game 2, Mario Chalmers was held scoreless with one assist.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 4
The Heat evened the series again, pulling away from San Antonio in the second half after an even contest at halftime, 49–49. The Heat continued their streak of not losing consecutive games that the team started in January. The Big Three (the trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh) for Miami finally came together in a big way. James led the Heat with 33 points, while Wade had 32 and Bosh added 20. Tim Duncan led the Spurs with 20 points. Tony Parker started strong with 15 points in the first half, but could not provide the Spurs with any offensive production in the second half.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 5
San Antonio used a marquee shooting performance to down the Heat and take a 3–2 series lead. The Heat trailed the Spurs by double digits for most of the game. Although they finally closed to within one point, 75–74, with 3:05 left in the third quarter, they could not overtake and San Antonio started to pull away after that. Making 42 of 70 shots, San Antonio became the first team to shoot at least 60 percent in an NBA Finals game since the Orlando Magic in Game 3 of the 2009 Finals.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 5
Tony Parker led the Spurs with 26 points, while Danny Green scored 24 points, with 6 three-pointers, breaking the all-time record for three-pointers in a Finals series, set by Ray Allen in 2008. Manu Ginóbili, making his first start of the season, had a strong performance with 24 points and 10 assists. Tim Duncan also contributed a double-double (17 points, 12 rebounds), and provided strong defensive support. At one point in the game, Spurs went on a 19–1 run, with Green and Ginóbili scoring most of those points. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade turned in strong performances, leading the Heat with 25 points each, while Ray Allen had five three-pointers (including two four-point plays) and scored 21 points total.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 6
The Heat rode a triple-double performance from James (32 points along with 11 assists and 10 rebounds)—becoming the first player since Magic Johnson in 1991 to have two triple doubles in the same NBA Finals series—and 20 points from Mario Chalmers, while Tim Duncan led the Spurs with 30 points and 17 rebounds; however, Duncan was held scoreless after the third quarter.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 6
Fans and media outlets alike have begun dubbing it "The Headband Game" in reference to the signature accessory LeBron James lost on a dunk with just under nine minutes left in the 4th quarter and did not wear the rest of the way. The game is considered by players and commentators to be one of the greatest games in NBA history. LeBron James regards it as one of the best games in which he has ever taken part. NBA legend Magic Johnson called it "one of the best two or three games" he had ever seen. On July 17, 2013, Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals received the 2013 ESPY award for Best Game.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 6
The Spurs were leading 75–65 at the end of the third quarter, but LeBron James sparked a 20–7 run for the Heat to start the fourth quarter, personally scoring 11 of those points. With 10:30 remaining, the Spurs still up 77–70, Mike Miller's shoe came loose but he did not have time to put it back on so he tossed it off court; with one sock and one shoe he received a pass from LeBron James and sunk a three-pointer to pull the Heat within four.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 6
With 2:09 remaining, the Heat pulled ahead 89–86 but the Spurs went on a run of their own spearheaded by Tony Parker, who shot a stepback three and a reverse layup in consecutive possessions to put his team ahead 91–89. On the next possession, James lost the ball in the post; this eventually led to a pair of Manu Ginóbili free throws after an intentional foul (by Ray Allen) on the other end, pushing the score to 93–89. James committed a second crucial turnover forcing it into the hands of Ginóbili, who was fouled by Allen. Ginóbili missed one of two free throws, setting the stage for the comeback.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 6
With 28.2 remaining, the Spurs were up 94–89, and league officials began bringing out the yellow tape to cordon off the floor for the Larry O'Brien Trophy presentation. LeBron James missed a three-pointer, but the ball was kept in Heat possession by Wade and Allen both tipping the ball until Mike Miller got the rebound and passed to James, who made the three-pointer to pull within two points with 20 seconds left.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 6
After failing to steal the inbound pass, the Heat immediately fouled Kawhi Leonard, who also missed one of two free throws, keeping it a one possession game at 95–92. James was entrusted with the final shot but missed a 26-foot jumper from beyond the arc. Chris Bosh was able to collect a key offensive rebound before passing to Ray Allen, who stepped backward and made a three-point basket from the right corner with 5.2 left to send the game into overtime.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 6
Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich had opted for a small lineup to defend the perimeter in the closing moments of the fourth quarter, resulting in the Spurs' Tim Duncan being on the bench as both Heat's three-pointers came off of rebounds. The Spurs had no timeouts left after Allen's shot, but received a de facto extra timeout due to the video review that confirmed that Allen had both feet behind the 3-point line when he released the ball. Tony Parker was able to drive the length of the court and launch a short off-balance jumper over LeBron James, but it became an airball as the buzzer sounded to end the 4th quarter.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 6
In overtime, James hit a floater with 1:43 remaining to give Miami a 101–100 lead. That score would hold all the way down to final moments, where Dwyane Wade missed a jumper trying to extend the lead, and San Antonio getting the rebound with 12 seconds left. The Spurs opted not to call timeout and let Manu Ginóbili get a full head of steam heading towards the basket. However, Ray Allen stripped the ball away from Ginobili on his way up for a shot and Allen recovered the ball, forcing the Spurs to foul him with 1.9 left. Allen made both free throws to put Miami up 103–100. San Antonio still had a chance but Bosh, who had a key block earlier in OT, came through with another key block in the final seconds to prevent a three-point game-tying shot from Danny Green.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 7
James scored 37 points, including five 3-pointers, and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Miami to a 95–88 victory in Game 7. With the win, the Heat captured their second consecutive NBA championship. After a 3-point shot by Kawhi Leonard, the Spurs trailed by just two with 50 seconds remaining in the game. They had a chance to tie the game, but Duncan, guarded by Shane Battier, missed a shot under the basket and a follow-up tip-in attempt. James went on to hit a 17-foot jumper that secured the victory.


2013 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 7
Wade scored 23 points and had 10 rebounds, and Battier scored 18 points on six 3-pointers to offset scoreless nights by Bosh and Allen. James tied Tommy Heinsohn's record set in 1957 for most points in an NBA Finals Game 7 win, and won his second straight NBA Finals MVP.


2013 NBA Finals, Broadcast
In the United States, the NBA Finals aired on ABC and Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy served as commentators. ESPN Radio aired it as well and had Mike Tirico and Hubie Brown as commentators. For the first time, ESPN Deportes provided exclusive Spanish-language coverage of The Finals, with a commentary team of Álvaro Martín, Carlos Morales, and Alejandro Montecchia.


2013 NBA Summer League
The 2013 NBA Summer League is a pro basketball league run by the NBA just after the 2013 NBA draft. It gives newly drafted players a chance to test their skills against each other, and to give them a feel for professional basketball. All 30 NBA teams participated, along with the D-League Select. The Miami Heat were the only team to participate in both Summer Leagues. It ran from July 7–12 in Orlando and July 12–22 in Las Vegas. Jeremy Lamb of the Oklahoma City Thunder was named the Most Valuable Player of the Orlando Summer League. Jonas Valančiūnas of the Toronto Raptors went on to be named the Most Valuable Player of the Las Vegas Summer League. Ian Clark of the Golden State Warriors was named the Most Valuable Player of the Las Vegas Summer League Championship Game.


2013 NBA Summer League, Orlando Pro Summer League, Schedule, Championship Day
The seeding is determined by a team's total points after the first five days. Seven points are awarded in each game: three points for winning a game and one point for every quarter a team won. In the event of a tied quarter, each team are awarder half a point. If two or more teams have equal points, then the following tiebreakers apply:


2013 NBA Summer League, Orlando Pro Summer League, Schedule, Championship Day
Each team is paired with the team that is the closest seed to them, for example: the top two seeds will play in the championship game, the third and fourth seeds will play in the third-place game, etc.


2013 NBA Summer League, Orlando Pro Summer League, Honors
The All-Summer League Team is an honor bestowed on the best players in the summer league as voted on by participating Public Relations Directors and members of Orlando Magic official website.


2013 NBA Summer League, Las Vegas NBA Summer League, Championship
The championship will be determined by a single elimination tournament, the top 10 teams receive a bye.


2013 NBA Summer League, Las Vegas NBA Summer League, Championship, Seeding
Teams are seeded first by overall record, then by a tiebreaker system.


2013 NBA Summer League, Las Vegas NBA Summer League, Championship, Seeding
First-round losers play consolation games to determine 17th through 22nd places. These teams either keep their own seeding or inherit that of their first-round opponent, if lower. Based on this, teams are matched against their closest-seeded opponent with #17 playing #18, #19 playing #20, and #21 playing #22.


2013 NBA Summer League, Las Vegas NBA Summer League, Championship, Seeding
Second-round losers play consolation games to determine ninth through 16th places. These teams take the lower seed number of the two teams involved in their second-round games with the built-in assumption that lower-seeded teams that won their first-round games inherited the higher seed from the opponent they defeated. Based on this, teams are matched against their closest-seeded opponent with #9 playing #10, #11 playing #12, #13 playing #14, and #15 playing #16.


2013 NBA Summer League, Las Vegas NBA Summer League, Honors
Being named to the All-Summer League Team is an honor bestowed upon the best players in the Las Vegas summer league as voted on by members of the media in attendance.


2013 NBA draft
The 2013 NBA draft was held on June 27, 2013, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. State Farm was the presenting sponsor. The lottery took place on May 21, 2013. This was the first draft for New Orleans under their new Pelicans name after playing as the New Orleans Hornets previously.


2013 NBA draft
It would also be the last draft for the Charlotte Bobcats under their old name, as they resumed playing under their old Hornets moniker that they last used in 2002 once the 2013–14 NBA season was over. Anthony Bennett, the first pick in the draft, had a very limited amount of media outlets considering him as a potential #1 pick in the draft. He bounced around the league and then was finally released by the Brooklyn Nets in January 2017 after averaging just 5.2 PPG.


2013 NBA draft
Highlights of the draft included the first Canadian number one selection (Anthony Bennett). The draft also included the first Canadian pair of lottery picks (Bennett and Kelly Olynyk), the first Iranian draft choice (Arsalan Kazemi), the first New Zealander first round pick (Steven Adams) and the last first round draft selections announced by then-NBA commissioner David Stern, the last of which included a visit by Hakeem Olajuwon, Stern's first pick he ever announced back in 1984. He was replaced by current commissioner Adam Silver beginning with the 2014 NBA draft.


2013 NBA draft, Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 2013 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.


2013 NBA draft, Eligibility and entrants
The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's new 2011 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players union. The CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but called for a committee of owners and players to discuss future changes. As of 2012, the basic eligibility rules for the draft are listed below.


2013 NBA draft, Eligibility and entrants, Early entrants
Player who are not automatically eligible must declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft. For the 2013 draft, this date fell on April 28. Under NCAA rules, players will only have until April 16 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility.


2013 NBA draft, Eligibility and entrants, Early entrants
A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice, the NCAA mandates that a player who has declared twice loses his college eligibility.


2013 NBA draft, Eligibility and entrants, Early entrants, International players
Fifteen players who did not attend college in the US or Canada between the ages of 18 and 22 declared for the draft.


2013 NBA draft, Eligibility and entrants, Automatically eligible entrants
Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:


2013 NBA draft, Eligibility and entrants, Automatically eligible entrants
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:


2013 NBA draft, Eligibility and entrants, Automatically eligible entrants
In addition to every college players who has completed their college eligibility and every "international" players who was born on or before December 31, 1991, the following player would also be eligible for selection in the 2013 NBA draft:


2013 NBA draft, Draft lottery
The first 14 picks in the draft belong to teams that miss the playoffs; the order was determined through a lottery. The lottery determined the three teams that will obtain the first three picks on the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win-loss record in the previous season.


2013 NBA draft, Draft lottery
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2013 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places.


2013 NBA draft, Draft lottery
^ 1: Toronto Raptors' pick was conveyed to the Oklahoma City Thunder.


2013 NBA draft, Invited attendees
The NBA annually invites around 10–15 players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players plus their families and agents. The following 13 players were invited (listed alphabetically) to the 2013 NBA draft.


2013 NBA draft, Trades involving draft picks, Pre-draft trades
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.


2013 NBA draft, Trades involving draft picks, Draft-day trades
The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.


2013 NBA playoffs
The 2013 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2012–13 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeating the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. LeBron James was named NBA Finals MVP.


2013 NBA playoffs
The Miami Heat headed into the playoffs with a franchise-best  66 wins, topping the league in the regular season. Their 2012 Finals opponents, the Oklahoma City Thunder, topped the Western Conference with 60 wins, making it the first time since 2006 that the two teams who faced off in the previous year's finals topped their respective conferences in the next regular season. However, when the Thunder lost to the Memphis Grizzlies in the Conference Semifinals, home court advantage in the Western Conference Finals went to the San Antonio Spurs, who were two games ahead of the Grizzlies.


2013 NBA playoffs
The New York Knicks entered the playoffs with their best regular-season performance since 1997, finishing atop the Atlantic Division for the first time since 1994. The Indiana Pacers won the Central Division for the first time since 2004, while the Los Angeles Clippers made franchise history by winning their first Pacific Division title and having a 56-win season, tied with the Memphis Grizzlies, whose 56 wins were also a franchise record. The Denver Nuggets earned the West's third seed and headed into the playoffs with a franchise-record 57 wins.


2013 NBA playoffs
The Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors made their first playoff appearances since 2007. This also marked the first time that Barclays Center hosted a playoff game. The Houston Rockets made their first playoff appearance since 2009, while the Milwaukee Bucks appeared for the first time since 2010. The Bucks were the first team since 2011 to make the playoffs despite finishing below .500 in the regular season.


2013 NBA playoffs
The San Antonio Spurs continued the longest active playoff streak at 16 straight appearances. The Dallas Mavericks missed the playoffs for the first time since 2000, ending the second-longest active streak of playoff appearances, which stretched 12 years. The Orlando Magic also missed the playoffs for the first time since 2006, ending the longest active streak in the Eastern Conference.


2013 NBA playoffs
Game 7 between Chicago and Brooklyn marked the 14th straight postseason with at least one Game 7. The 1999 NBA Playoffs was the last time that a Game 7 was not played.


2013 NBA playoffs, Format
The six division winners and 10 other teams with the most wins from each conference qualified for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record; however, a division winner is guaranteed to be ranked at least fourth, regardless of record.


2013 NBA playoffs, Format, Tiebreak procedures
If there were more than two teams tied, the team that wins the tiebreaker gets the highest seed, while the other teams were "re-broken" from the first step until all ties were resolved. Since the three division winners were guaranteed a spot in the top four, ties to determine the division winners had to be broken before any other ties.


2013 NBA playoffs, Bracket
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage for the playoffs does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record. Teams with home court advantage are shown in italics. If two teams with the same record meet in a round, standard tiebreaker rules are used. The doodle rule for determining home court advantage in the NBA Finals is head to head record followed by record vs. opposite conference.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (1) Miami Heat vs. (8) Milwaukee Bucks
This was the first playoff meeting between the Heat and the Bucks.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (2) New York Knicks vs. (7) Boston Celtics
This was the 15th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning eight of the first 14 meetings.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (3) Indiana Pacers vs. (6) Atlanta Hawks
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the each team winning two series apiece.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) Brooklyn Nets vs. (5) Chicago Bulls
The Nets led wire-to-wire as they routed the Bulls 106–89 to take a 1–0 series lead. A dominant first half allowed the Nets to put the game away early as they outscored the Bulls 25–14 in the first quarter and 35–21 in the second quarter, building a 60–35 halftime lead.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) Brooklyn Nets vs. (5) Chicago Bulls
Following their embarrassing Game 1 loss, the Bulls bounced back with a 90–82 win, evening the series at 1–1 and stealing homecourt advantage. The Bulls took control of the game in the third quarter, outscoring the Nets 22–11 in the period and building a 12-point 4th quarter lead. The Nets attempted to rally, but the Bulls made enough clutch shots to hold them off. After scoring 89 points through 3 quarters in Game 1 (and 106 for the game), the Nets were held to 82 points for all of Game 2.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) Brooklyn Nets vs. (5) Chicago Bulls
The Bulls took a 2–1 series lead with a 79–76 victory. Despite squandering most of a huge fourth quarter lead, the Bulls hung on to win when Cj Watson airballed a game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) Brooklyn Nets vs. (5) Chicago Bulls
The Bulls stunned the Nets and took a commanding 3–1 series lead with a 142–134 victory in triple overtime. The Nets trailed 58–55 at halftime. However, they outscored the Bulls 29–18 in the third quarter and led by 8 points heading into the fourth quarter. With less than 3 minutes to go, the Nets extended their lead to 14, and the Bulls trailed 109–95. However, the Bulls would go on a 16–2 run to force the first of three overtimes.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) Brooklyn Nets vs. (5) Chicago Bulls
Nate Robinson caught fire, scoring 23 points in the 4th quarter, including 12 unanswered points as the Bulls cut the deficit to 109–107 with just over one minute remaining. Carlos Boozer then scored the game-tying bucket to even the game at 109. On the Nets' next possession, Brook Lopez was fouled. He made both free throws to put the Nets up 111–109. The Bulls drew up a play to give Luol Deng a go-ahead corner three. Deng missed the three, but Joakim Noah grabbed two offensive rebounds and tied the game at 111–111.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) Brooklyn Nets vs. (5) Chicago Bulls
Deron Williams attempted to win the game at the end of regulation, but his shot rimmed out, and the Bulls forced overtime. During the overtimes, several players fouled out. For the Nets, Gerald Wallace and Reggie Evans would foul out while Robinson, Noah, and Gibson would foul out for the Bulls. The Bulls would go on to win the game in triple overtime as they pushed the Nets to the brink of elimination.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) Brooklyn Nets vs. (5) Chicago Bulls
The Bulls entered this game without the services of Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, and Kirk Hinrich, but almost blew a 3–1 series lead to the Nets. However, the Bulls dominated the first half, building a 61–44 halftime lead. In the second half, the Nets fought back as they cut the deficit to 4, but they got no closer as the Bulls prevailed with a 99–93 victory. It was the first time that the Bulls had won a Game 7 on the road in franchise history, becoming the 7th NBA road team to do so after leading series 3–1. They were 0–6 in their last 6 road Game 7's. This was also Gerald Wallace's last game as a Net.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) Brooklyn Nets vs. (5) Chicago Bulls
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first meeting. All previous meetings took place while the Nets were in New Jersey.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (8) Houston Rockets
This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Thunder/SuperSonics franchise winning five of the first six meetings. All previous meetings took place while the Thunder franchise were still known as the Seattle SuperSonics. In game 2, Russell Westbrook was injured.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Los Angeles Lakers
The Spurs dominated the Lakers in Game 1 and took a 1–0 series lead.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Los Angeles Lakers
The Spurs dominated again in Game 2 and took a commanding 2–0 series lead.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Los Angeles Lakers
The Spurs throttled the Lakers 120–89 and took a commanding 3–0 series lead. For the Lakers, the 31-point loss represented the largest home playoff loss in franchise history.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Los Angeles Lakers
The Spurs completed their sweep of the injury-depleted Lakers, routing them 103–82. Dwight Howard picked up two technical fouls and was ejected in the third quarter. It would end up being his final game in a Lakers jersey until his return to the team in 2019.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Los Angeles Lakers
This was the 12th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning eight of the first 11 meetings.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (3) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Golden State Warriors
This was the first playoff meeting between the Nuggets and the Warriors.


2013 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (4) Los Angeles Clippers vs. (5) Memphis Grizzlies
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Clippers winning the first meeting.


2013 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (1) Miami Heat vs. (5) Chicago Bulls
The Bulls stunned the Heat in Game 1 with a 93–86 victory. The game was close throughout, with neither team leading by more than 8 points. The Heat entered the fourth quarter with a 62–58 lead and led 86–83 with just over two minutes to play when the Bulls scored the game's final 10 points. After giving up only 37 points in the first half, the Heat's defense allowed the Bulls to score 35 points in the 4th quarter alone.


2013 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (1) Miami Heat vs. (5) Chicago Bulls
After Marco Bellinelli's game-tying three-pointer knotted the game at 86, Nate Robinson took over, scoring two consecutive shots to put the Bulls up 90–86 with just over 40 seconds left. On the Heat's next two possessions, LeBron James would shoot an airball and miss a long three-pointer, and Nate Robinson made enough free throws to seal the win and help the Bulls steal homecourt advantage.


2013 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (1) Miami Heat vs. (5) Chicago Bulls
This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning four of the first six meetings.


2013 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Indiana Pacers
This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning three series apiece.


2013 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (5) Memphis Grizzlies
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Thunder winning the first meeting.


2013 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Golden State Warriors
Golden State led by 16 with 4 minutes to go, when they miss 8 of their last 9 shots, while San Antonio caught fire. The Spurs would come back without Tim Duncan, who had been bothered by a stomach virus and had to be in the locker room for the final 4:31 of regulation. San Antonio finally tied the game on a Danny Green 3-pointer with 20 seconds left.


2013 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Golden State Warriors
Stephen Curry (who scored 22 points in the 3rd quarter) would have a shot to win the game at the buzzer, but he misses his tightly contested 15-footer so the game heads to OT. Manu Ginobili would have a shot to potentially win the game at the end of the 1st OT but it was off the mark therefore the game goes to a 2nd OT. In the 2nd OT, with the Spurs leading by 3, Ginobili takes an ill-advised 3 with still 12 seconds left on the shot clock and 48 left on the game clock.


2013 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Golden State Warriors
Curry would score to cut the deficit to 1-point with 32 seconds left. The Spurs would drain the shot clock before Tony Parker missed a contested lay-up, which led to a Warriors fast-break, which was finished off with a reverse lay-up from Kent Bazemore with 3.9 left to give Golden State a sudden 1-point lead. However, Ginobili would make up for his previous misses by hitting the game-winning 3 with 1.2 left to take Game 1.


2013 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Golden State Warriors
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the first meeting.


2013 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Finals, (1) Miami Heat vs. (3) Indiana Pacers
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.


2013 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Finals, (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Memphis Grizzlies
This was the first sweep of any NBA conference finals series since 2003, when the New Jersey Nets swept the Detroit Pistons.


2013 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Finals, (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Memphis Grizzlies
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.


2013 NBA playoffs, NBA Finals: (E1) Miami Heat vs. (W2) San Antonio Spurs
This was the first playoff meeting between the Heat and the Spurs.


2013 NBA playoffs, NBA Records
The following records were set or tied during the playoffs:


2013 NBL Canada Finals
The 2013 NBL Canada Finals was the championship series of the 2012–13 National Basketball League of Canada season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Central Division champions London Lightning played against the Atlantic Division champions Summerside Storm, in a best-of-five series. The London Lightning the series 3–1. The Finals began on April 6, and ended on April 12. The Lightning claimed their second title in a row and Marvin Phillips was named Finals MVP.


2013 NBL Canada draft
The 2013 NBL Canada Draft was held on August 19, 2013, at Hilton Suites Conference Centre & Spa in Markham, Ontario. A total of 29 players were selected, in three rounds. Alex Johnson was selected with the first overall pick by the Ottawa SkyHawks, becoming the first Canadian to be the top pick in the NBL Canada Draft. Johnson did not appear for the SkyHawks, as he was traded to the Mississauga Power for Bol Kong.


2013 NBT Cup
The 2013 NBT Cup (National Bank of Tuvalu Cup) was the 8th edition of Tuvalu's national football knockout tournament, known as the NBT Cup. The tournament began on 27 July 2013 and finished on 24 August 2013. Eight clubs participated. Defending champions were FC Tofaga.


2013 NBT Cup
The winner was Tamanuku A, who won 4–2 against Tofaga A.


2013 NBT Cup (women)
The 2013 NBT Cup (women) (National Bank of Tuvalu Cup) is the first edition of national football knockout tournament, known as the NBT Cup. The tournament began on 27 July 2013 and finished on 24 August 2013. Five clubs participated.


2013 NC State Wolfpack baseball team
The 2013 NC State Wolfpack baseball team represented North Carolina State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolfpack was coached by Elliott Avent, in his seventeenth season, and played their home games at Doak Field.


2013 NC State Wolfpack baseball team
The Wolfpack finished with 50 wins, the most in school history, against 16 losses overall, and 19–10 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, good for second place in the Atlantic Division. They reached the College World Series for just the second time in their history, where they finished 1–2, eliminated by rival North Carolina 7–0.


2013 NC State Wolfpack baseball team, Ranking Movements
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2013 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 2013 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was their first season under head coach Dave Doeren. They finished the season 3–9 overall, and 0–8 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Atlantic Division.


2013 NCAA Bowling Championship
The 2013 NCAA Bowling Championship was the 10th annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played at Freeway Lanes in Canton, Michigan from April 11–13, 2013.


2013 NCAA Bowling Championship
Nebraska defeated Vanderbilt in the championship match, 4½ games to 2½ (211–199, 186–197, 156–169, 190–190, 196–189, 202–182, 246–200), to win their fourth national title. The Cornhuskers were coached by Bill Straub.


2013 NCAA Bowling Championship
Nebraska's Liz Kuhlkin was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Kuhlkin, along with four other bowlers, also comprised the All Tournament Team.


2013 NCAA Bowling Championship, Qualification
Since there is only one national collegiate championship for women's bowling, all NCAA bowling programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were given at-large bids for this championship, which consisted of a modified double-elimination style tournament.


2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, May 31, 2013 as part of the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2013 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which began on June 15 and ended with the final round on June 25. The UCLA Bruins swept the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a best-of-three series to win the NCAA National Championship, the university's first in baseball and the 109th national title in all sports.


2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 64 participating college baseball teams were selected from an eligible pool of 298 NCAA Division I programs. Thirty teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their individual conferences. Additionally, 34 non-automatic qualifying teams were awarded at-large berths by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.


2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 64 teams were divided into sixteen regionals consisting of four teams each. All four teams, in each regional, competed in a double-elimination tournament. Regional champions then faced one another in a best-of-three games series in their individual Super Regional based upon a predetermined bracketed system. This format determined the final eight participants to advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.


2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
Fourteen of the sixteen original Regional hosts advanced to their respective Super Regional; the exceptions were the #8 national seed Oregon Ducks and the Virginia Tech Hokies.


2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
For the first time in television history, ESPN provided live cut-ins and highlights from all 16 Regionals with the new Bases Loaded platform — similar to ESPN Goal Line and Buzzer Beater for college football and basketball.


2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, National seeds
These eight teams automatically host a Super Regional if they advance to that round. Oregon was the only team not to advance to the Super Regional. Bold indicates CWS participant.


2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, College World Series
The College World Series began on June 15, 2013 and was held at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska.


2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, College World Series, All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.


2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, Record by conference
The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series, National Semifinals, Championship Series, and National Champion.


2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, Media coverage, Radio
NRG Media, in conjunction with Westwood One/NCAA Radio Network, provided nationwide radio coverage of the College World Series, which was streamed online at dialglobalsports.com and broadcast across radio stations throughout the US. Kevin Kugler and John Bishop called all games leading up to the Championship Series. The championship series was called by Kugler and Scott Graham with Ted Emrich acting as field reporter for the first time.


2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, Media coverage, Television
For the first time ever ESPN carried every game from the Regionals, Super Regionals, and College World Series across the ESPN Networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3). ESPN also provided Bases Loaded coverage for the Regionals. Bases Loaded was hosted by Dari Nowkhah and Anish Shroff with Kyle Peterson on hand as analysts. Bases Loaded aired the entire time on ESPN3 with select coverage on ESPN2 and ESPNU.


2013 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
The 2013 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 75th NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 33rd NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship held at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana near the campus of Indiana State University on November 23, 2013. Four different cross country running championships were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.


2013 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
On the men's side, the team national championship was won by the Colorado Buffaloes, their fourth title, while the individual championship was won by Edward Cheserek from Oregon. On the women's side, the team championship was won by the Providence Friars, their second title, and the individual championship was won by Abbey D'Agostino of Dartmouth.


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Three human polls and one formula ranking made up the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll.


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Two additional polls were released midway through the season; the Harris Interactive Poll was released after the sixth week of the season, and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings were released after the seventh week. The Harris Poll and Coaches Poll were factors in the BCS standings. At the end of the season, on Sunday, December 1, 2013, the BCS standings determined who played in the BCS bowl games as well as the 2014 BCS National Championship Game on January 6, 2014, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The regular season began on August 29, 2013 and ended on December 14, 2013. The postseason concluded on January 6, 2014 with the final BCS National Championship Game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The Florida State Seminoles beat the Auburn Tigers in the BCS National Championship Game to become the consensus national champion of the 2013 season. This was the final season in which the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was used to determine the national champion of the Football Bowl Subdivision; the BCS was replaced by the College Football Playoff system starting with the 2014 season.


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Rule changes
The following rule changes were made by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the 2013 season:


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Rule changes
A rule that would have required the colors of uniform jerseys and pants to contrast to the field was recommended by the Rules Committee but was denied by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel. This rule was proposed to prevent teams (such as Boise State) from wearing uniforms that matched the color of their field. Another recommended rule would have switched the side of the field on which the line-to-gain and down markers are displayed in each half but was also denied.


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Rule changes
The NCAA Legislative Council also approved a new rule that allows any FBS team with a 6–6 record entering a conference championship game to be bowl-eligible regardless of the result of the title game. Previously, such teams (for example, Georgia Tech last season and UCLA in 2011) had to seek an NCAA waiver if they lost in their conference championship.


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Conference realignment
On April 3, 2013, the schools remaining in the original Big East Conference, which had sold the "Big East" name to the seven Catholic schools that would later leave the league to form the new Big East in July 2013, announced that they would operate as the American Athletic Conference (shortened to AAC or "The American). The AAC filled its membership by adding schools from Conference USA, which replaced its losses with former Sun Belt and Western Athletic Conference (WAC) members.


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Conference realignment
The WAC discontinued football as a sponsored sport after the 2012 season when most of its football-playing members announced their departures for other conferences, primarily the Mountain West, in the preceding years. The WAC became the first FBS (formerly Division I-A) conference to drop football since the Big West Conference did so after the 2000 season. Idaho and New Mexico State, the two WAC football members who remained for 2013 season, temporarily became FBS independents in football.


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Regular season top 10 matchups
Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 9 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Conference champions
Rankings reflect the Week 15 AP Poll before the conference championship games were played.


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Awards and honors, Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player.


2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Coaching changes
This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2013. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2013, see 2012 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes.


2013 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
The following weekly polls comprise the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings which determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2013 season. The Sports Network poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level. Schools in transition to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level of college football (including Old Dominion, Appalachian State, and Georgia Southern) were ineligible for the Coaches' Poll.


2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began on August 29, 2013, and concluded with the 2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on January 4, 2014, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.


2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, Notable changes
For 2013, the FCS playoffs expanded for the first time since 2010. The Pioneer Football League champion now receives an automatic bid into the FCS playoffs, which increased to 24 teams.


2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, Notable changes
Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS programs were allowed to play 12 regular-season games (not counting conference title games) in 2013, and also in 2014. In years when the period starting with the Thursday before Labor Day and ending with the final Saturday in November contains 14 Saturdays, FCS programs may play 12 games instead of the regular 11. After 2014, the next season in which 12-game seasons are allowed will be 2019.


2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, Conference changes and new programs
Several teams changed conferences from the 2012 season, with all moves officially taking effect on July 1, 2013.


2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, Conference changes and new programs
Albany and Stony Brook became football-only members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Previously, they had respectively been football-only members of the Northeast Conference and Big South Conference.


2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, Conference changes and new programs
Georgia State left the FCS ranks to become a member of the Sun Belt Conference. As it began its FBS transition in 2012, it was counted as an FBS member for scheduling purposes in 2013.


2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, Conference changes and new programs
Old Dominion joined Conference USA (C-USA) and started its FBS transition. ODU was technically an FCS independent in 2013 before becoming a provisional FBS member in 2014 and a full FBS member in 2015.


2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, Conference changes and new programs
The Southland Conference added four schools—two with established football programs, one launching a new program, and another (New Orleans) without varsity football. The established programs were Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word, both joining from the Division II Lone Star Conference. While technically considered FCS independents in 2013, they played Division II schedules this season. Both would be counted as FCS members for scheduling purposes in 2014, at which time they began playing full Southland Conference schedules. Houston Baptist, arriving from the Division I Great West Conference, fielded a football team for the first time in 2013, but only played a partial schedule. Houston Baptist also began playing a full Southland schedule in 2014.