GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: SAN ANTONIO (10-4) at UTAH (9-6)

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at UTAH

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NBA PLAYOFFS
SAN ANTONIO 82
UTAH 73 3:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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NBA SAN ANTONIO AT UTAH
NOTE: UTAH JAZZ COACH JERRY SLOAN EJECTED WITH 2:34
REMAINING IN THE 4TH QUARTER.</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
SAN ANTONIO 91
UTAH 77 0:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
SAN ANTONIO 91
UTAH 79 FINAL</div>

 

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NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SAN ANTONIO 21 29 13 28 91
UTAH 20 22 20 17 79 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: SAS - MANU GINOBILI 22, TIM DUNCAN 19, TONY
PARKER 17
UTH - DERON WILLIAMS 27, CARLOS BOOZER 18, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 9</div>

 

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** CONFIRMED **
NBA
SAN ANTONIO 91
UTAH 79 FINAL</div>

 

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SAN ANTONIO (91) AT UTAH (79)

SAN ANTONIO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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B BOWEN F 31:52 3-7 0-0 2 3 5 1 2 2 0 7
T DUNCAN F 37:58 6-13 7-12 2 7 9 1 2 0 5 19
F OBERTO C 37:09 4-8 3-4 6 5 11 0 3 0 0 11
M FINLEY G 29:16 4-10 3-3 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 13
T PARKER G 36:52 6-19 5-7 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 17
E GINOBILI 34:56 4-10 12-15 1 5 6 1 3 3 1 22
R HORRY 20:22 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 2
J VAUGHN 11:08 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 0
F ELSON 0:27 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 28-69 30-41 12 27 39 11 17 8 11 91
(.406) (.732) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 13 (13 PTS)

UTAH

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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A KIRILENKO F 36:16 3-7 3-4 3 5 8 1 2 1 3 9
C BOOZER F 38:34 9-16 0-0 1 8 9 1 4 0 3 18
M OKUR C 35:50 3-7 0-0 2 3 5 1 6 1 1 7
D FISHER G 38:21 2-5 5-5 0 2 2 2 6 4 2 9
D WILLIAMS G 38:17 11-21 5-7 0 3 3 10 0 3 5 27
J COLLINS 4:14 0-0 1-4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
M HARPRING 18:43 1-3 0-0 0 4 4 0 3 1 2 2
G GIRICEK 10:25 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4
P MILLSAP 17:18 1-4 0-0 2 4 6 1 2 0 1 2
D BROWN 1:58 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
R BREWER 0:04 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 32-68 14-20 8 30 38 18 27 10 17 79
(.471) (.700) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 17 (9 PTS)

SAN ANTONIO 21 29 13 28 - 91
UTAH 20 22 20 17 - 79

BLOCKED SHOTS: SAN ANTONIO - T DUNCAN 5, M FINLEY. UTAH - A KIRILENKO 4,
P MILLSAP 2, C BOOZER, D WILLIAMS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SAN ANTONIO 5-15 (.333), B BOWEN 1-4, F OBERTO 0-
1, M FINLEY 2-6, E GINOBILI 2-4. UTAH 1-7 (.143), A KIRILENKO 0-1,
M OKUR 1-2, D WILLIAMS 0-3, D BROWN 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: UTAH - G GIRICEK, D FISHER 2, TEAM TECHNICAL FOUL.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE DEROSA, KEN MAUER, STEVE JAVIE.
A - 19,911. T - 2:28.</div>

 

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SAN ANTONIO (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Bowen 31:52 3-7 0-0 2-5 1 2 7
T Duncan 37:58 6-13 7-12 2-9 1 2 19
F Oberto 37:09 4-8 3-4 6-11 0 3 11
M Finley 29:16 4-10 3-3 0-1 2 2 13
T Parker 36:52 6-19 5-7 1-3 2 2 17
E Ginobili 34:56 4-10 12-15 1-6 1 3 22
R Horry 20:22 1-1 0-0 0-3 0 1 2
J Vaughn 11:08 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 2 0
F Elson 0:27 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0

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TOTALS 240:00 28-69 30-41 12-39 11 17 91
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Percentages: FG-.406, FT-.732. 3-Point Goals:
5-15, .333 (B Bowen 1-4, F Oberto 0-1, M
Finley 2-6, E Ginobili 2-4). Team Rebounds:
12. Blocked Shots:6 (T Duncan 5, M Finley).
Turnovers:11 (T Duncan 5, T Parker 3, R
Horry, E Ginobili, J Vaughn). Steals: 8 (E
Ginobili 3, B Bowen 2, T Parker 2, J Vaughn).


UTAH (79)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Kirilenko 36:16 3-7 3-4 3-8 1 2 9
C Boozer 38:34 9-16 0-0 1-9 1 4 18
M Okur 35:50 3-7 0-0 2-5 1 6 7
D Fisher 38:21 2-5 5-5 0-2 2 6 9
D Williams 38:17 11-21 5-7 0-3 10 0 27
J Collins 4:14 0-0 1-4 0-1 0 1 1
M Harpring 18:43 1-3 0-0 0-4 0 3 2
G Giricek 10:25 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4
P Millsap 17:18 1-4 0-0 2-6 1 2 2
D Brown 1:58 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
R Brewer 0:04 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

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TOTALS 240:00 32-68 14-20 8-38 18 27 79
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Percentages: FG-.471, FT-.700. 3-Point Goals:
1-7, .143 (A Kirilenko 0-1, M Okur 1-2, D
Williams 0-3, D Brown 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5.
Blocked Shots:8 (A Kirilenko 4, P Millsap 2,
C Boozer, D Williams). Turnovers:17 (D
Williams 5, A Kirilenko 3, C Boozer 3, D
Fisher 2, M Harpring 2, M Okur, P Millsap).
Steals: 10 (D Fisher 4, D Williams 3, M
Harpring, A Kirilenko, M Okur).

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SAN ANTONIO 21 29 13 28 - 91
UTAH 20 22 20 17 - 79
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Technical fouls: Utah - 4 (G Giricek, 11:18
2nd; D Fisher, 0:52 4th; D Fisher, 2:33 4th;
Technical Foul, 2:33 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,911. T: 2:28.
Officials: Joe Derosa, Ken Mauer, Steve Javie.</div>

 

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SAN ANTONIO (91) AT UTAH (79)

SAN ANTONIO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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B BOWEN F 31:53 3-7 0-0 2 3 5 1 2 2 0 7
T DUNCAN F 37:56 6-13 7-12 2 7 9 1 2 0 5 19
F OBERTO C 37:09 4-8 3-4 6 5 11 0 3 0 0 11
M FINLEY G 29:15 4-10 3-3 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 13
T PARKER G 36:52 6-19 5-7 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 17
E GINOBILI 34:57 4-10 12-15 1 5 6 1 3 3 1 22
R HORRY 20:23 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 2
J VAUGHN 11:08 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 0
F ELSON 0:27 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
B BARRY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M BONNER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
B UDRIH DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 28-69 30-41 12 27 39 11 17 8 11 91
(.406) (.732) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 13 (15 PTS)

UTAH

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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A KIRILENKO F 36:15 3-7 3-4 3 5 8 1 2 1 3 9
C BOOZER F 38:34 9-16 0-0 1 8 9 1 4 0 3 18
M OKUR C 35:49 3-7 0-0 2 3 5 1 6 1 1 7
D FISHER G 38:20 2-5 5-5 0 2 2 2 6 4 2 9
D WILLIAMS G 38:17 11-21 5-7 0 3 3 10 0 3 5 27
J COLLINS 4:14 0-0 1-4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
M HARPRING 18:44 1-3 0-0 0 4 4 0 3 1 2 2
G GIRICEK 10:24 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4
P MILLSAP 17:19 1-4 0-0 2 4 6 1 2 0 1 2
D BROWN 2:00 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
R BREWER 0:04 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R ARAUJO DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 32-68 14-20 8 30 38 18 27 10 17 79
(.471) (.700) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 17 (10 PTS)

SAN ANTONIO 21 29 13 28 - 91
UTAH 20 22 20 17 - 79

BLOCKED SHOTS: SAN ANTONIO - T DUNCAN 5, M FINLEY. UTAH - A KIRILENKO 4,
P MILLSAP 2, C BOOZER, D WILLIAMS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SAN ANTONIO 5-15 (.333), B BOWEN 1-4, F OBERTO 0-
1, M FINLEY 2-6, E GINOBILI 2-4. UTAH 1-7 (.143), A KIRILENKO 0-1,
M OKUR 1-2, D WILLIAMS 0-3, D BROWN 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: UTAH - G GIRICEK, D FISHER (EJECTED), COACH SLOAN
(EJECTED), D FISHER, COACH SLOAN.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE DEROSA, KEN MAUER, STEVE JAVIE.
A - 19,911. T - 2:34.</div>

 

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SAN ANTONIO (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Bowen 31:53 3-7 0-0 2-5 1 2 7
T Duncan 37:56 6-13 7-12 2-9 1 2 19
F Oberto 37:09 4-8 3-4 6-11 0 3 11
M Finley 29:15 4-10 3-3 0-1 2 2 13
T Parker 36:52 6-19 5-7 1-3 2 2 17
E Ginobili 34:57 4-10 12-15 1-6 1 3 22
R Horry 20:23 1-1 0-0 0-3 0 1 2
J Vaughn 11:08 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 2 0
F Elson 0:27 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
B Barry DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Bonner DNP - COACH'S DECISION
B Udrih DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 28-69 30-41 12-39 11 17 91
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Percentages: FG-.406, FT-.732. 3-Point Goals:
5-15, .333 (B Bowen 1-4, F Oberto 0-1, M
Finley 2-6, E Ginobili 2-4). Team Rebounds:
12. Blocked Shots:6 (T Duncan 5, M Finley).
Turnovers:11 (T Duncan 5, T Parker 3, R
Horry, E Ginobili, J Vaughn). Steals: 8 (E
Ginobili 3, B Bowen 2, T Parker 2, J Vaughn).


UTAH (79)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Kirilenko 36:15 3-7 3-4 3-8 1 2 9
C Boozer 38:34 9-16 0-0 1-9 1 4 18
M Okur 35:49 3-7 0-0 2-5 1 6 7
D Fisher 38:20 2-5 5-5 0-2 2 6 9
D Williams 38:17 11-21 5-7 0-3 10 0 27
J Collins 4:14 0-0 1-4 0-1 0 1 1
M Harpring 18:44 1-3 0-0 0-4 0 3 2
G Giricek 10:24 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4
P Millsap 17:19 1-4 0-0 2-6 1 2 2
D Brown 2:00 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
R Brewer 0:04 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
R Araujo DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 32-68 14-20 8-38 18 27 79
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Percentages: FG-.471, FT-.700. 3-Point Goals:
1-7, .143 (A Kirilenko 0-1, M Okur 1-2, D
Williams 0-3, D Brown 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5.
Blocked Shots:8 (A Kirilenko 4, P Millsap 2,
C Boozer, D Williams). Turnovers:17 (D
Williams 5, A Kirilenko 3, C Boozer 3, D
Fisher 2, M Harpring 2, M Okur, P Millsap).
Steals: 10 (D Fisher 4, D Williams 3, M
Harpring, A Kirilenko, M Okur).

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SAN ANTONIO 21 29 13 28 - 91
UTAH 20 22 20 17 - 79
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Technical fouls: Utah - 5 (G Giricek, 11:19
2nd; D Fisher (ejected), 0:52 4th; COACH
Sloan (ejected), 2:34 4th; D Fisher, 2:34
4th; COACH Sloan, 11:15 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,911. T: 2:34.
Officials: Joe Derosa, Ken Mauer, Steve Javie.</div>

 

SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) -- The San Antonio Spurs finally brokethrough at the right time.

Manu Ginobili scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarterand Tim Duncan collected 19 and nine rebounds as the Spursposted a 91-79 victory over the Utah Jazz in Game Four of theWestern Conference finals on Monday.

Tony Parker scored 17 points and Fabricio Oberto had his firstcareer playoff double-double with 11 and 11 boards for SanAntonio, which had been 0-9 all-time at Utah in the playoffs.

With a win in Wednesday's Game Five, the Spurs will be headedback to the NBA Finals for the fourth time in eight seasonsunder coach Gregg Popovich.

San Antonio bounced back after getting thrashed by 26 pointshere in Game Three. The Spurs improved to 6-4 in gamesfollowing a defeat by at least 12 points in the postseason sincethe 2002-03 campaign.

In the fourth quarter, Carlos Boozer's 14-footer kept the scorea one-point contest, 67-66, with 9:41 left, but Utah did not getany closer thereafter.

Duncan drained two free throws and Parker scored on a fast-breaklayup, capping a 9-2 burst as the Spurs took a 76-68 edge with6:37 remaining in the fourth quarter.

The Jazz cut the deficit to 76-72 on Mehmet Okur's jumper oneminute later, but San Antonio created a double-figure lead whenGinobili sank all three free throws after being fouled by DerekFisher.

After missing practice and Monday's shootout due to the stomachflu, Deron Williams was once again impressive finishing with 27points and 10 assists for the Jazz.

Williams' play on Monday reminded many of Michael Jordan's GameFive performance during the 1997 NBA Finals, when he battled astomach virus to score 38 points in the Chicago Bulls' 90-88victory here.

Williams poured in six points during an impressive 11-4 surge toclose out the third quarter that pulled the Jazz within 63-62.Utah outscored San Antonio, 20-13, in the period.

Jazz coach Jerry Sloan was ejected with 2:34 remaining afterpicking up his second technical foul for arguing Fisher'stechnical on Ginobili.

 

<div class="pre">SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) The San Antonio Spurs finally broke</div>through at the right time.

Manu Ginobili scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarterand Tim Duncan collected 19, nine rebounds and five blocks asthe Spurs posted a 91-79 victory over the Utah Jazz in Game Fourof the Western Conference finals on Monday.

Tony Parker scored 17 points and Fabricio Oberto had his firstcareer playoff double-double with 11 and 11 boards for SanAntonio, which had been 0-9 all-time at Utah in the playoffs.

"It's huge for us, especially in this series as is. It couldhave been a tight series and a whole new ballgame," Duncan said."We've put them in a hole now with a 3-1 lead going back toour house. It's a great position to be in."

With a win in Wednesday's Game Five, the Spurs will be headedback to the NBA Finals for the fourth time in 11 seasons undercoach Gregg Popovich.

San Antonio bounced back after getting thrashed by 26 pointshere in Game Three. The Spurs improved to 6-4 in gamesfollowing a defeat by at least 12 points in the playoffs sincethe 2002-03 campaign.

"We wanted to come out with better energy this game. Last game,we didn't play with any sense of urgency," Spurs forward BruceBowen said. "We understand that we don't want to come back herebecause of the way this team plays here at home. They get upfor each and every game here."

After cutting an 11-point third-quarter deficit to just one, theJazz continued to keep it close in the opening moments of thefourth quarter, but could never get over the hump.

Carlos Boozer's 14-footer kept the score a one-point contest,67-66, with 9:41 remaining, but that was as close as Utah got.

"At that point it was getting really tough for us. They had anice streak, fans were going nuts and they looked inspired,"Ginobili said. "I don't remember what happened exactly to get usgoing, but I'm very proud of what we did in the fourth quarter.It was looking ugly for us and we really stepped up and did agreat job."

Duncan drained two free throws and Parker scored on a fast-breaklayup to cap a 9-2 burst, as the Spurs took a 76-68 edge with6:37 remaining.

The Jazz cut the deficit to 76-72 on Mehmet Okur's jumper oneminute later, but San Antonio created a double-figure lead whenGinobili sank all three free throws after being fouled by DerekFisher on a 3-pointer.

Free throws seemed to be the theme throughout the final period.San Antonio shot an astounding 25 foul shots compared to Utah'stwo. Ginobili made 11 foul shots in the period.

"You know I'm not going to say anything about the officials,"Utah guard Deron Williams said. "We played a pretty solid gameuntil the fourth quarter. Some things didn't go our way. Wedidn't make some plays down the stretch, and they did. That'show it goes sometimes."

The Jazz were clearly frustrated as San Antonio's lead balloonedin the fourth quarter. Coach Jerry Sloan and guard DerekFisher both were ejected in the final minutes. Utah picked upfive technical fouls overall.

"I don't talk about those because all that does is give me moretrouble," Sloan said. "We just couldn't keep them off thefree-throw line."

The loss of composure wasn't just limited to Utah's players andcoaches - it extended into the seats as well. A few fans beganthrowing objects onto the court at one point during the fourthquarter. Bowen said a container of lip balm was thrown at him.

After missing practice and Monday's shootaround due to thestomach flu, Williams was once again impressive, finishing with27 points and 10 assists for the Jazz.

A game-time decision, Williams' play on Monday was reminiscentof Michael Jordan's Game Five performance during the 1997 NBAFinals, when he battled a stomach virus to score 38 points inthe Chicago Bulls' 90-88 victory here.

Williams and Boozer were essentially the only offensive weaponsfor the Jazz, who got an uncharacteristic total of nine pointsfrom their reserves.

Utah All-Star Okur continued to struggle, scoring seven pointsbefore eventually fouling out. He is averaging seven points inthe series.

Williams poured in six points during an impressive 11-4 surge toclose out the third quarter that pulled the Jazz within 63-62.Utah outscored San Antonio, 20-13, in the period.