Danny Green surpassed Ray Allen’s record for most 3-pointers made in an NBA Finals with his 23rd three of the series midway through the third quarter of Game 5.

Green was 6 for 10 in Game 5, and is 25 for 38 in the series.

Allen needed six games in the 2008 Finals to reach 22 3-pointers.

The Spurs got off to a great start in Sunday night’s Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Heat, finishing the first quarter with a 13-point lead (32-19). Tim Duncan was a big part of their strong start, contributing 7 points, 5 rebounds and this monster one-handed slam over Miami’s Mario Chalmers.

Talks between the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics have stalled as the Clippers refuse to include point guard Eric Bledsoe in any potential deals.  However, that doesn’t mean they don’t want to trade him as L.A. has already reportedly reached out to Orlando and Indiana regarding deals with Bledsoe in return for either Arron Afflalo or Danny Granger.

According to ESPN:

Sources say that the Clippers, meanwhile, have already engaged the Orlando Magic and Indiana Pacers in separate trade discussions headlined by Bledsoe, with Orlando’s Arron Afflalo and Indiana’s Danny Granger as the respective trade targets. Indiana, according to sources, is leaning at present toward keeping Granger for the final season of his contract in hopes that the former All-Star swingman’s return from knee surgery can help the Pacers close the gap on Miami in the East, but L.A. has been operating for months under the premise that Bledsoe, once Paul re-signs, will be dealt before becoming a restricted free agent in July 2014.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the Celtics are in ‘deep in discussions’ on a blockbuster trade that would send Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett to the Clippers in exchange for center DeAndre Jordan, two first-round draft picks, and possibly point guard Eric Bledsoe.

The Boston Celtics are deep in discussions with the Los Angeles Clippers on a blockbuster deal to send coach Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett to Los Angeles, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

The final hurdle of a deal centers on the Clippers’ willingness to include guard Eric Bledsoe into a trade package with Boston, sources said.

Boston and Los Angeles are discussing a package that will send DeAndre Jordan and two first-round picks to the Celtics for Garnett and the right to hire Rivers as coach, sources said.

Garnett will waive his no-trade clause to go to the Clippers, where he’ll be reunited with Rivers. Celtics assistant Ty Lue also will likely join them in Los Angeles, sources told Yahoo! Sports.

According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN Los Angeles, despite titling his comeback ‘The Last Chapter’ via Twitter Friday, Kobe Bryant wants to return next season ‘with a vengeance’ and reportedly hopes for ‘two more cracks’ at a title.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant set off a mild panic among Laker fans on Friday afternoon when he selected “The Last Chapter” as the slogan that best represents his comeback from a ruptured Achilles tendon.

“The Last Chapter” sounds a lot like “The Last Stand,” the quote Phil Jackson gave when he decided to return for his final season with the Lakers in 2010-11, and seemed to imply Bryant was thinking of retiring after next season.

Far from it, a source told ESPNLosAngeles.com on Friday.

Bryant wants to be “back next season with a vengeance,” the source said. And he wants “two more cracks at it to win seven NBA titles at least.”

The Heat’s Chris Bosh has been fined $5,000 for violating the league’s anti-flopping rules during Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

During the first half of Game 4, Tim Duncan sealed Bosh on a Gary Neal dribble-drive to the basket and was called for the offensive foul as the Miami Heat forward FLAILED to the floor.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, forward Andre Iguodala, who averaged 13 points, 5.4 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game for the Nuggets this season, has decided to opt out of the final year of his contract worth $15.9 million and become a free agent.

Denver Nuggets forward Andre Iguodala has decided to opt out of the final year of his contract and enter free agency, Yahoo! Sports has learned.

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Iguodala will bypass the $15.9 million owed him next season and will be eligible to sign a new four-year deal elsewhere or sign an extension up to five years with the Nuggets.

Iguodala has until June 25 to exercise the early termination clause on his contract, and virtually all players wait until the deadline to file the necessary paperwork. Without triggering the opt-out cause, Iguodala could only sign a three-year extension with Denver.

After superstars Dwight Howard and Chris Paul, Iguodala will be a target for several teams, including the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers,Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons and New Orleans Pelicans, league sources said.

Pacers Roy Hibbert co-hosted the 5th annual Caroline Symmes Celebrity Softball Challenge with Colts’ Robert Mathis at Victory Field, home of the Indianapolis Indians, Thursday night. Mathis’ Blue Team pulled out the 5-3 victory over Hibbert’s Black Team and proceeds benefitted the Indiana Children’s Wish Fund.

Attendees included Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, punter Pat McAfee, linebacker Gary Brackett, Pacers point guard George Hill and more.

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The Boston Celtics are thinking of a backup plan, should the unsure Doc Rivers ultimately decide to leave Boston and coach another NBA team.  The Celtics will reportedly seriously consider former Clippers coach, Vinnie Del Negro to fill the potential void.

According to the Boston Herald:

Two league sources with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed yesterday that if Rivers does indeed leave, former Clippers coach Vinnie Del Negro will receive serious consideration as his replacement.

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“As a stopgap for that situation, sure,” said one source. “Vinnie would be the perfect person for what they need. All of the all-star coaches, or whatever you want to call them, are going, and knowing how Danny feels about him, (Del Negro) would be a good fit.”