Spurs Run Over Mavericks 107-89
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Devin Brown sparked a fourth-quarter spurt with two three-point plays and two dunks, helping the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 Monday night to spoil the pseudo-coaching debut of Avery Johnson.
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Shaquille O'Neal's last basket cut San Antonio's lead to one point with nearly five minutes left, but the Spurs' defense held their longtime nemesis scoreless down the stretch en route to a 93-84 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night. Manu Ginobili scored 29 points for San Antonio and hit a big shot to help the Spurs pull away.
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The Dallas Mavericks made a franchise-best 74.3 percent of their shots in the first half, then cruised to a 121-101 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Dirk Nowitzki led the way with 34 points and 13 rebounds and Michael Finley added a season-high 33.
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The Dallas Mavericks had procrastinated long enough against their in-state rivals. A 3-1 series lead over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, squandered. A 20-point lead in Game 7, dried up. Then, in overtime, it was finally time for Dirk Nowitzki and his new collection of Dallas teammates to get over the San Antonio hurdle.
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Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter and the Dallas Mavericks shut down Dwight Howard the final three quarters, giving them just enough to hold off the Orlando Magic 111-108 Monday night.
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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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The San Antonio Spurs advanced to the NBA finals with a crushing 109-84 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.
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Dirk Nowitzki pours in 25 points to stave off a late Golden State charge and move the Mavericks to 4-0 with a 101-98 overtime win on Monday.
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Dirk Nowitzki had 33 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 107-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings on the NBA&#39;s opening night.
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SEATTLE - Rashard Lewis scored 27 points and Ray Allen added 24, leading the Seattle SuperSonics to a 113-94 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night.
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Jason Terry and Josh Howard teamed to carry the Dallas on a big second-quarter run and give the Mavericks a 51-43 lead over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA finals Sunday night.
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Manu Ginobili scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead the San Antonio Spurs to an 89-82 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.
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The San Antonio Spurs crushed the Utah  Jazz 109-84 to win the Western Conference and advance to the  NBA finals for the third time in five seasons on Wednesday.
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Foul after foul, free throw after free throw, the San Antonio Spurs won Game 4 of the Western Conference finals the hard way.
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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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The San Antonio Spurs held LeBron James without a field goal in the first half and led the Cleveland Cavaliers 40-35 in Game 1 of the NBA finals on Thursday night. Tim Duncan scored 14 points and Tony Parker had 12 for the Spurs, who mostly relied on their defense while occasionally struggling offensively in their first game in more than a week.
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Jason Terry hit a go-ahead jumper with 1:09 remaining and made two free throws in the final seconds to give the Dallas Mavericks an 80-77 win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, extending their winning streak to nine games.