June 20, 2013

2013 NBA Finals: Ginobili scores 24 points in surprise start, Spurs beat Heat to take series lead

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — SAN ANTONIO – Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. He went to the bench, and they chanted his name. The sights and sounds of so many San Antonio spring nights were back Sunday — and the real party might be just a few days away. Ginobili [...]

2013 NBA Finals: LeBron James scores 33 points, Heat beat Spurs 109-93 in Game 4 to tie NBA Finals

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) Miami Heat owner Micky Arison had a message as he walked to the winning locker room. “The death of the Big Three was overrated,” he said. Sure was. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, his three prized players, are just fine. So are the Heat’s championship hopes. Riding big performances from [...]

2013 NBA Finals: ‘Something has to give’ in Game 4 as Heat try to bounce back and tie NBA Finals

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(Eric Gay/ Associated Press ) – San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan, left, and guard Tony Parker, right, of France, talk during a practice on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in San Antonio. San Antonio will face the Miami Heat in game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball game on Thursday; San Antonio leads the series 2-1. [...]

2013 NBA Finals: Spurs respond to drubbing with blowout of their own in Game 3, routing Miami 113-77

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(Eric Gay/ Associated Press ) – San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker (9) passes the ball against Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh (1) and Mario Chalmers (15) during the first half at Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in San Antonio. (PhatzRadio / AP) — SAN ANTONIO – Danny Green and [...]

2013 NBA Finals: Spurs up against a ‘smarter’ LeBron in Finals rematch

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(Reuters) – A more confident LeBron James heads into his fourth NBA Finals on Thursday against a familiar San Antonio Spurs team that eased by his former Cleveland squad in his first title series in 2007. The core of the San Antonio team that swept that best-of-seven championship, and celebrated on James’s former home court, [...]

NBA Playoff Roundup: Tim Duncan scores 1st 5 in OT as Spurs rally from 18 down, beat Grizzlies 104-93 for 3-0 lead

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(Tim Duncan led the San Antonio Spurs to victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Picture: Getty Images Source: Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tim Duncan is doing his very best to get the San Antonio Spurs back to the NBA Finals one more time. The 37-year-old centre took control in overtime for [...]

NBA Playoff Roundup: Spurs hold off Warriors 94-82 in Game 6, advance to Western Conference finals against Memphis

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(Golden State Warriors shooting guard Stephen Curry (30) walks on the court during the fourth quarter of Game 6 of a Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, May 16, 2013. The Spurs won 94-82. AP/Jeff Chiu) (PhatzRadio / AP) — OAKLAND, Calif. – Slow at [...]

NBA Playoffs Roundup: Spurs and Pacers take 2-0 leads in their series

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs kept insisting the playoffs were a new season and that their woeful finish to the regular season was not as grave as it appeared. After 16 straight post-season appearances, San Antonio should know what it’s talking about. Tony Parker had 28 points and seven [...]

NBA Roundup: Spurs win 8 straight, beat Suns 108-99

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Tony Parker #9 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts after getting hit in the eye against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center on January 25, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. (January 24, 2013 – Source: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images North America) SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Parker had 31 points and the San Antonio Spurs earned [...]

NBA Roundup: San Antonio Spurs held off the short-handed Atlanta Hawks 98-93 on Saturday night

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Tony Parker #9 celebrates with Kawhi Leonard #2 of the San Antonio Spurs and Danny Green #4 after a basket in the final seconds against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on January 19, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (January 18, 2013 – Source: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images North America) ATLANTA (AP) — Tony Parker had [...]