GAME THREAD: NBA: UTAH (8-5) at SAN ANTONIO (9-3)

NBA: UTAH (8-5) at SAN ANTONIO (9-3)

<h3>Duncan, Spurs aim to increase their advantage against Jazz</h3>

<div class="pre">Utah at San Antonio 9:00 pm EDT</div><div class="pre">Western Conference Finals Game Three</div>

SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs justwant to hold serve. The Utah Jazz look to join the battle.

Duncan and the Spurs aim to go up 2-0 in the Western Conferencefinals vs. the Jazz on Tuesday.

San Antonio defeated Utah, 108-100, on Sunday to take Game Oneof the series, beating the Jazz for the 17th straight time athome. Duncan had 27 points, 10 rebounds and five assists forthe Spurs, who just finished an emotional seven-game series withthe Phoenix Suns.

Manu Ginobili added 23 points and a playoff career-high 10assists while Tony Parker chipped in with 21 and six. The SanAntonio defense clamped down on All-Stars Carlos Boozer andMehmet Okur, holding the frontcourt duo to 30 points on 10-of-32shooting.

The Spurs could not hold down budding All-Star Deron Williams,who torched them for 34 points, including 18 in the fourthperiod to help cut the Utah deficit to under double digits.

Since Duncan entered the NBA in 1997-98, San Antonio is 11-1 inplayoff situations when it wins the first two games. The onlynegative is a Western semifinal loss in six games to the LosAngeles Lakers after winning the first two at home.

Before this season, history was also not on the side of Utah aswell. The Jazz were down two games and all 10 times Utah waseliminated in that series. However, the Jazz dropped the firsttwo to the Houston Rockets in the first round this year, only torebound and win in seven games.

 

NBA: UTAH at SAN ANTONIO

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UTAH VS SAN ANTONIO - INACTIVES

UTAH SAN ANTONIO

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
C MILES COACH'S DECISION Q WHITE COACH'S DECISION
M ELY COACH'S DECISION
J BUTLER COACH'S DECISION</div>

 

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UTAH AT SAN ANTONIO - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


UTAH SAN ANTONIO

F Andrei Kirilenko F Bruce Bowen
F Carlos Boozer F Tim Duncan
C Mehmet Okur C Fabricio Oberto
G Derek Fisher G Tony Parker
G Deron Williams G Michael Finley

OFFICIALS: Bennett Salvatore
Jack Nies
Sean Corbin</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 8
SAN ANTONIO 11 8:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 17
SAN ANTONIO 17 5:48 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 21
SAN ANTONIO 24 2:48 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 24
SAN ANTONIO 26 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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UTAH 24 24
SAN ANTONIO 26 26 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 8, THREE PLAYERS WITH 5
SAS - TONY PARKER 8, TIM DUNCAN 6, MANU
GINOBILI 5</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 27
SAN ANTONIO 33 8:53 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 31
SAN ANTONIO 40 5:46 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 36
SAN ANTONIO 50 3:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 41
SAN ANTONIO 58 HALFTIME</div>

 

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NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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UTAH 24 17 41
SAN ANTONIO 26 32 58 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 18, MEHMET OKUR 8, DERON
WILLIAMS 7
SAS - TONY PARKER 13, TIM DUNCAN 10, MANU
GINOBILI 10</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 45
SAN ANTONIO 66 9:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 51
SAN ANTONIO 71 5:54 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 60
SAN ANTONIO 74 3:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 65
SAN ANTONIO 81 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 24 17 24 65
SAN ANTONIO 26 32 23 81 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 22, DERON WILLIAMS 16,
ANDREI KIRILENKO 13
SAS - TIM DUNCAN 20, MANU GINOBILI 15, TONY
PARKER 14</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 74
SAN ANTONIO 83 8:48 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS
UTAH 79
SAN ANTONIO 93 5:43 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>