Past collapses haunt Spurs despite NBA Finals edge
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Memories of past collapses haunt the San Antonio Spurs despite their home-court domination of Cleveland and a 2-0 lead in the National Basketball Association Finals that continue here Tuesday.
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SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- The Boston Celtics were hoping to end a long slide against the San Antonio Spurs, but Tony Parker ended those aspirations.
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The San Antonio Spurs didn&#39;t give LeBron James a chance to match Tracy McGrady. The Spurs, coming off a loss in Houston after McGrady scored 13 points in the final 35 seconds, shot a season
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Manu Ginobili scored 22 points and San Antonio defeated Utah 91-79 here Monday, putting the Spurs on the brink of advancing to the National Basketball Association Finals.
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With the Rockets seemingly headed to another tough home loss, Tracy McGrady puts them on his back by scoring 13 points in the final 35 seconds as Houston stuns the Spurs, 81-80.
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The Spurs led by as many as 21 points in the third quarter, but the Pistons stayed aggressive and San Antonio got sloppy. In the end, despite Detroit&#39;s valiant comeback, the Spurs hung on for a 80-77 victory.
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San Antonio Spurs guard Manu  Ginobili concedes his frenetic style of play has its problems.
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San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich knew that after the Detroit Pistons' loss to Dallas the previous night, they would come out focused for their next contest.
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There are only a handful of teams in the NBA that have won 30 or more games this season, and the San Antonio Spurs are among them. Yet even San Antonio has acknowledged in recent weeks it is undergoing some struggles, inconsistent play foremost among them.
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The San Antonio Spurs, led by Manu GinÃ³biliâs chaotic style and unique acting ability, drove the Utah Jazz into fits of frustration, and then to the edge of playoff elimination.
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The San Antonio Spurs are halfway to a fourth NBA title. In their two victories over the Cleveland Cavaliers, they've looked dominant and composed. They haven't, however, forgotten 2005 &#151; that's when they led the Detroit Pistons 2-0 and looked well on their way to the title, but wound up needing seven games to win.
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The San Antonio Spurs withstood a furious late charge by the Cleveland Cavaliers to claim a 103-92 victory on Sunday and take a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals.
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The education of LeBron James, rising N.B.A. star, took on a decidedly rougher look Thursday night, right around the time that he encountered the San Antonio Spurs.
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Tony Parker scored 16 points, and the San Antonio Spurs led struggling LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 58-33 in Game 2 on Sunday night after one of the most lopsided first halves in NBA finals history.
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San Antonio withstand a late charge by Cleveland for a 103-92 victory on Sunday and a 2-0 NBA finals lead.
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You'll be hard pressed to find anyone down here who thinks the NBA Finals is anything more than a preordained coronation for the Spurs. There already are Spurs championship T-shirts for sale in a shop on Commerce Street. Las Vegas has made the three-time champions 5-1 to make it four. The Cavaliers, who were 2-0 against the ...
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Kobe Bryant knew there were going to be games like this. No longer surrounded by fellow future Hall of Famers Shaquille O'Neal, Karl Malone and Gary Payton, Bryant and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers couldn't rally. Tim Duncan had a double-double, and San Antonio won 105-96 Friday night in the teams' first meeting since the Lakers eliminated the Spurs from the Western Conference semifinals last season.