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The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs are no strangers to the NBA Finals. Diamondbacks Paul Goldschmidt Jersey . The Heat are returning to the championship for a fourth consecutive year while the Spurs are making their sixth trip since 1999, including last years matchup with the Heat. Both clubs are filled with All-Stars and future Hall of Famers. With so much talent and experience on the court, picking a winner isnt an easy thing to do. The question is, which player in the NBA Finals is most important to their teams success? Who needs to be on top of their game for their team to have a shot at the Larry OBrien Trophy? Lets start off with the Miami Heat. The obvious choice is LeBron James. The player widely regarded as the best in the world is a game-changer in every sense of the word. Hes taken home the Finals MVP the past two championship seasons for the Heat and is in the prime of his career. In Game 7 against the Spurs last year, James racked up 37 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Not a bad performance for the biggest stage an NBA player could ever play on. If James is on his game, or close to it, are the Heat a lock to capture their third consecutive championship? Dwyane Wade played the 2013 Finals with a bad left knee and was still able to contribute to the teams success. Now in 2014, the 32-year-old has a clean bill of health (for his standards) and is ready to compete for his fourth title in a Miami uniform. Wade is averaging 18.7 points and close to 20 minutes of play per game throughout these playoffs. The knee doesnt seem to be an issue. Wades leadership and secondary scoring behind James may be integral to Miamis chances. The third wheel when it comes to the Miami Heat is Chris Bosh. The 30-year-old Dallas native doesnt seem to get the same respect as his fellow Heat All-Stars. But, the reality is, Bosh is a good player. The Heat probably wouldnt have been as dominant as theyve been over the past few seasons if Bosh had stayed with the Toronto Raptors. Does Bosh need to continue being effective for the Heat to be at the top of their game as a group? The Spurs have their share of talented players as well. The ageless Tim Duncan will be vying for his fifth championship with San Antonio. Even as a 38-year-old in his 17th season in the NBA, Duncan hasnt missed a step in these playoffs, averaging close to a double-double. Will Duncans leadership and flawless fundamentals on the court be the difference-maker in a Spurs series victory? Last year it was Wade hobbled with an injury in the Finals, now its Spurs point guard Tony Parker stricken with the bug. Parker is dealing with a lingering left ankle problem that forced him to miss the second half of Game 6 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Finals. Hes expected to play in Game 1. Even with the wonky ankle, the 32-year-old is leading the team in points (17.2) and assists (5.7) this post-season. If Parker can stay healthy enough to contribute on the court, San Antonio might be able to figure out Miami. Manu Ginobili is arguably the most reliable bench player in the Association and is a major key to the Spurs success. If San Antonio is going to beat Miami, will Ginobili be a major reason why? And then there is Gregg Popovich. The four-time NBA champion and three-time Coach of the Year (including this season) knows the game like the back of his hand. Will his fiery intensity be enough to help dethrone the Heat? So there you have it, the main characters of the 2014 NBA Finals. It was a great seven-game series last June and theres no reason the same wont happen this time around. With these teams being so evenly matched, its hard to predict a winner and one player could be the difference. 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American superstar runner Mary Decker was shoulder-to-shoulder with her rival, the rising South African challenger Zola Budd representing Great Britain during apartheid.Then they clashed. Decker went down and Budds race was all but over as boos from the home crowd echoed around the stadium. The tangle sparked weeks of debate around the world about who was to blame and the athletes have forever been defined by that moment.Now they have come together, almost 32 years later, for a documentary to tell their stories and set the record straight. Decker is comforted by a track official after falling during the 3000m final in Los Angeles Speaking ahead of their first viewing of the film, they both gave similar reasons for wanting to take part after years of refusing similar requests.To be honest, over the years its like why do I want to?. Its a difficult time of my life I dont want to be reliving, Decker said. New Sky Atlantic film The Fall tells the tale of Budd and Decker at the 1984 Olympic Games But if we do it and its a good enough product, it would put a lot of it to rest.Budd, who was famous for her bare-foot running before the Olympics and later ran for South Africa at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, faced a barrage of criticism after the race.She waas initially accused of tripping Decker and said the documentary was a chance to finally tell her side. Diamondbacks Eduardo Escobar Jersey. think in the past, Ive been labelled many things, she said. Decker and Budd at Wednesdays premiere of new Sky Atlantic documentary The Fall in London People have a certain narrative of me that they want me to live to. The approach of the documentary is not blaming, its telling your view.Both women now live in America. Budd continues to run and coach young athletes but Decker is no longer able to do the thing she loved. Decker, Budd and Maricica Puica (L-R) during the womens 3000m final at the 1984 Olympic Games They both now agree that the clash was an accident, but still blame the sports and mainstream media for building up their rivalry before and after the race.They were making a story out of Zola and myself before the games, Decker said. We were just two competitors trying to compete. I think the media had a lot to do with the frenzy. Budd poses next to her world-record time for the 5000m set at Crystal Palace in 1985 At the time, Budd was disqualified then reinstated, but the official verdict cut no ice with Decker, who refused her young admirers attempt at reconciliation.Dont bother, Budd was told when she approached Decker afterwards.The pair renewed their rivalry in 1985, Decker winning comfortably, while Budd set a world record for the 5,000m the same year.They admit, though, their careers have and always will be defined by that moment.I think a lot of the sports world, when they think of our names, think of that moment, Decker said.But our careers are so much more than that day. We do have quite good achievements but thats whats sticks in peoples minds.The Fall is on Sky Atlantic on Friday 29 July at 9pm and in cinemas nationwide from the same day. 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