Cavaliers&#39; Ilgauskas says Spurs can &quot;smell blood&quot;
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Zydrunas Ilgauskas is offering no  excuses for the Cleveland Cavaliers&#39; disheartening performance  in the NBA finals.
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Tim Duncan headed to the bench for a well-deserved break. Only nine minutes into Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, he already had the San Antonio Spurs well on their way to another NBA Finals berth.
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Kevin Durant scored 26 points, including the go-ahead jump shot with 32.6 seconds remaining and host Seattle stunned the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs, 88-85, last night to end a team-record losing streak at 14 games.
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The slogan for the Cleveland Cavaliers is "Rise Up!" They better know how to rise up from the dead, because after last night's demoralizing 75-72 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, LeBron's team is looking at LeBroom.
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They rang up numbers that would make defensive purists cringe: Allen Iverson, 46 points. Denver Nuggets, 140 points. In San Antonio, the Spurs and Mavericks played something that more resembled playoff basketball &#151; and once again it was Dallas coming out on top.
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The comebacks come too late for many of their young fans to see, and certainly too late to do much good against the San Antonio Spurs. Once the fourth quarter rolls around, the Cleveland Cavaliers begin playing NBA finals-worthy basketball.
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The Philadelphia 76ers got a firsthand demonstration of why Tim Duncan might be the toughest player in the NBA to defend. Duncan scored a season-high 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Spurs to their fifth straight victory, 88-80 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.
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LeBron James is not going to beat a great team like the Spurs single-handedly, and after the Cavs came up short in Game 3 at home, the verdict is in.
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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Tony Parker scored 17 points and had five assists to lead a balanced San Antonio attack that handed the Spurs a 91-75 victory over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.
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LeBron James had 30 points and nine assists and Zydrunas Ilgauskas made two big baskets in the final 1:43 as the Cleveland Cavaliers began an important stretch at home with a 101-92 win over the Orlando Magic last night. Taking over when he had to, James had 18 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds in the second half to help ...
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LeBron James scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers got a measure of revenge with a 90-88 road victory over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs on Thursday in the team's first meeting since last year's NBA finals.
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The San Antonio Spurs are closing in on their fourth title in the past nine years with a surge that has impressed even LeBron James.
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Tim Duncan scored 19 points and Manu  Ginobili added 13 with 10 assists as the San Antonio Spurs  pounded the New Orleans Hornets 101-78 Wednesday to reclaim a  share of the best record in the standings.
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Rude and ruthless, the San Antonio Spurs ruined Cleveland's 37-year wait to host the NBA finals. Unwelcome guests, they defied the young King and may soon take home another crown of their own. Bruce Bowen, the defensive stopper, emerged as an unlikely offensive star as the Spurs moved within one win of their fourth championship in nine years with a 75-72 win over the Cavaliers on Tuesday night to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.
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The San Antonio Spurs took a huge  step toward winning their fourth title in the last nine years  by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 75-72 on Tuesday to take a  3-0 lead in the NBA finals.
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Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 20 of his 28 points after halftime and the Cleveland Cavaliers shut down Atlanta early in the fourth quarter for a 101-85 win over the Hawks on Wednesday night.
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San Antonio, TX -- Tim Duncan netted 25 of his 34 points before halftime as the San Antonio Spurs shot a blistering 84 percent in the opening half on the way to a 116-97 rout of the Cleveland Cavaliers at the SBC Center.