Spurs spank Jazz to reach verge of NBA Finals
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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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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 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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Manu Ginobili scores 22 points and Tony Parker has 21 Saturday night to lead the Spurs to a 105-88 victory over the Timberwolves.
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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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SAN ANTONIO -- The Utah Jazz starting backcourt of Deron Williams and Derek Fisher could miss Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.
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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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The San Antonio Spurs held off a  late charge by the Cleveland Cavaliers to record a 103-92  victory on Sunday and take a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals.
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For 44 minutes, the San Antonio Spurs had big trouble making 3-pointers. In the final 4 minutes, they couldn't miss. Tim Duncan had 24 points and Spurs hit five 3-pointers in a row to overtake the Portland Trail Blazers for their 10th straight victory, 99-94 Tuesday 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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Deron Williams has 11 points and 14 assists and the streaking Jazz win their fifth straight, beating the Spurs, 97-91, on Monday night.
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Tim Duncan dominates and San Antonio's stingy defense turns a close game into a rout Tuesday night, leading the Spurs to a 116-89 victory over the Pacers.
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Andrei Kirilenko had 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and the Utah Jazz finally ended Portland's near-perfect December, beating the Trail Blazers 111-101 on Monday night to snap their 13-game winning streak. Portland lost for the first time since a 100-79 defeat at San Antonio on Dec. 2. The Blazers won their next 13, including two over Utah, and were three victories away from tying the franchise record.
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Tim Duncan had 23 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks Friday night to help the San Antonio Spurs snap Denver's four-game winning streak with an 89-75 victory.
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The San Antonio Spurs held off a late charge by the Cleveland Cavaliers to record a 103-92 victory on Sunday and take a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals.
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The San Antonio Spurs beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 83-82 on Thursday to sweep the NBA finals 4-0 and capture their third title in five years.
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The Utah Jazz starting backcourt of Deron Williams and Derek Fisher could miss Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.