<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Tim Duncan seems to be peaking at the right time. The San Antonio Spurs' star forward posted his lowest numbers as a pro this year, and then missed a dozen late-season games with a sprained ankle. But Duncan's production has steadily increased in each of the three playoff rounds as his health has improved. In the Western Conference finals against Phoenix, he averaged 27.4 points and nearly 14 rebounds. He topped 30 points in three of the five games against the Suns, a telling statistic given that he reached that figure only seven times in 66 regular season games. Duncan will be playing in his third NBA Finals in seven years, and while the Phoenix series showed he still can dominate at both ends of the court, he's just as willing to be a role player. ``The key with Timmy is that he is very unselfish. He doesn't care who's going to take the shot, who's going to be the guy with the basket to win the game,'' point guard Tony Parker said. ``He's willing to share, and he always knows that the ball is going to come back to him. I think that's what makes him great.'' The numbers support Parker's view -- Duncan has averaged three assists per game in the playoffs, also up from his regular-season total. </div> <div align="center">Source</div>
