Spurs take commanding lead
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The San Antonio Spurs moved to within one victory of the NBA finals with a 91-79 road victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday, pulling away from the hosts with an aggressive fourth-quarter run.
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Tony Parker scores 24 points, grabs seven rebounds and nabs the finals MVP award as the Spurs sweep Cleveland with a 83-82 victory to win the NBA championship on Thursdsay.
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Spurs (4-4-2):- Robinson; Pamarot, King (Capt.), Gardner, Edman; Ricketts (sub Mendes, 46), Carrick, Brown, Ziegler; Kanoute (sub Keane, 82), Defoe.
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San Antonio Spurs&#39; Tim Duncan (21) shoots over Portland Trail Blazers&#39; Darius Miles (23) and Shareef Abdur-Rahim, left, during the first half in Portland, Ore.
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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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Foul after foul, free throw after free throw, the San Antonio Spurs won Game 4 of the Western Conference finals the hard way. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili took the brunt of the blows and made enough foul shots in the fourth quarter to lift San Antonio past a valiant Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz 91-79 Monday night, giving the Spurs a 3-1 series lead.
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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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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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Tim Duncan scores a season-high 34 points and grabs 13 rebounds to lead the Spurs to their fifth straight victory, 88-80, over the 76ers.
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The San Antonio Spurs were happy to finally play at home again. The Spurs returned home for the first time in more than three weeks on Tuesday night in a 95-80 win over Denver.
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In January, the San Antonio Spurs looked old and tired. Three months later, they emerged as the power that was sending other teams home early. And they havenât looked back.
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The San Antonio Spurs beat the Utah Jazz 91-79 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference 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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Holding a 3-0 lead, the Spurs are victory away from clinching their fourth N.B.A. title in nine years and solidifying their dynasty status.
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Manu Ginobili scores 25 points and Tim Duncan adds 20 to lift the Spurs to a 90-80 win over Sacramento on Thursday.
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Tottenham climbed to fifth place on 10 points, six behind Arsenal and two short of Chelsea, who have been held goalless in their last two league games.
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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.