The solution: Tim Duncan served as Spurs' trump card for two decades

Basketball Hall of Fame writer Jack McCallum says NBA fans may never again see a resume like Tim Duncan's.

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Two years before he walked away, but still a good half-decade into the “old man” wisecracks, Tim Duncan and the Spurs looked headed for a second consecutive heartbreak.

The sting of the 2013 Finals had motivated them to a brilliant regular season and a dominant playoff run, and yet problems suddenly appeared from every direction in Game 6 of the West finals. Serge Ibaka had returned to the series, shoring up Oklahoma City’s defense and providing a major emotional…