NBA Wrap: Spurs Beat Nets, Prepare for Heat
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Tony Parker poured in 27 points and Tim  Duncan flirted with a triple-double to spark the San Antonio  Spurs to a 101-91 win over the host New Jersey Nets Friday.
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SAN ANTONIO -- The Spurs are halfway home to their fourth NBA championship, a ride that has been both exhilarating and bumpy. Suffice it to say that after last night's 103-92 victory, coach Gregg Popovich will have some choice words for his lads, who came close to blowing a 27-point lead in the fourth quarter before time ran out on ...
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Tim Duncan scored 30 points and added 11 rebounds, Manu Ginobili's driving layup with 36.5 seconds left was the go-ahead score, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat the Heat, 90-89, last night in Miami.
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With Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs in top form, the Sacramento Kings had no defense &#151; and not much offense, either. Duncan had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the Spurs emphatically snapped the Kings' six-game winning streak with a 103-73 victory Sunday night, Sacramento's worst home loss in more than seven years.
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San Antonio's international backcourt of Argentine Manu Ginobli (22 points) and Frenchman Tony Parker (20) saw the Spurs continue their domination at home on Saturday with a 99-90 win over the slumping Denver Nuggets.
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Portland entered Mondayâs game against the Nets as one of the hottest teams in the N.B.A., a trend it continued with a victory against the Nets.
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Tim Duncan had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and began a key third-quarter burst that helped the San Antonio Spurs beat the New York Knicks 99-81 Tuesday night.
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Manu Ginobli scores a season-high 40 points, including an incredible 24 in a row in the first half, and Tim Duncan adds 30 pointsÃÂ to power the Spurs to a 103-96 victory over the Hawks on Wednesday.
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Manu Ginobili scored 22 points and the San Antonio Spurs posted a 96-82 victory over Minnesota. The Spurs trailed by double digits in the first half, but they made 11 of their 18 shots in the 4th quarter to break open a tie game.
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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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Manu Ginobili poured in 23 points and Tim Duncan contributed 21 points and 10 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs eased to a 103-84 win over the Seattle SuperSonics on Monday, reclaiming the league's best record.
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Dwyane Wade scored 18 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat held San Antonio without a field goal for more than seven minutes down the stretch on the way to beating the Spurs 100-85 on Sunday.
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Two years ago, the Miami Heat were dubbed "15 Strong" on their way to the NBA championship. These days, it's more like "15 Wrong" Â and counting. Tim Duncan scored 30 points and added 11 rebounds, Manu Ginobili's driving layup with 36.5 seconds left was the go-ahead score, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat the Heat 90-89 Thursday night.
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Tony Parker scored 30 points and the San Antonio Spurs seized a huge lead, squandered most of it, then hung on to beat Cleveland 103-92 Sunday in the National Basketball Association Finals.
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The champion San Antonio Spurs rode the scoring of Michael Finley and Fabricio Oberto to a 102-91 home victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
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San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich is getting the consistency he expects from his veteran stars. Playing against the undermanned Hornets team they easily could have overlooked, the Spurs started fast and never trailed in a dominant 103-77 victory over New Orleans on Thursday night.
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Manu Ginobili scored 23 points and Tim Duncan had 21 points and 10 rebounds, leading the San Antonio Spurs to their first victory of the season in three tries against the Seattle SuperSonics, 103-84 on Monday night.