Tim Duncan, left, and Manu Ginobili celebrate after Ginobili hit a 3-point basket in the final minutes against the Oklahoma City Thunder. AP/Press Association Images
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Heroic efforts of MVP Durant not enough as Spurs set up Heat finalé
Tim Duncan delivered a double-double performance right on cue as San Antonio advanced to the NBA finals.
TIM DUNCAN SCORED seven of his 19 points in overtime as San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 112-107 in game six to set up an NBA finals rematch with the Miami Heat.
Duncan also added 15 assists and power forward Boris Diaw came off the bench to score 26 points for the Spurs, who won the Western Conference final series four games to two.
San Antonio will host the first game of the NBA finals on Thursday against the two-time defending champion Heat, who beat them in seven games last season.
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The Spurs won despite playing the second half of game six without star guard Tony Parker, who played just 19 minutes Saturday before leaving the game with a foot injury. Kevin Durant finished with 31 points and 14 rebounds for the Thunder, who had their nine-game home win streak against San Antonio snapped. Here are highlights of Duncan’s crucial contribution:
Spurs’ Manu Ginobli said: “We worked eight months really hard. We had a very successful season and all it did was to get us to this point again for another shot.
“We are going to give everything we got to try and get the trophy again. We know we are facing a very talented and tough team and it is going to be rough.”
Heroic efforts of MVP Durant not enough as Spurs set up Heat finalé
TIM DUNCAN SCORED seven of his 19 points in overtime as San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 112-107 in game six to set up an NBA finals rematch with the Miami Heat.
Duncan also added 15 assists and power forward Boris Diaw came off the bench to score 26 points for the Spurs, who won the Western Conference final series four games to two.
San Antonio will host the first game of the NBA finals on Thursday against the two-time defending champion Heat, who beat them in seven games last season.
The Spurs won despite playing the second half of game six without star guard Tony Parker, who played just 19 minutes Saturday before leaving the game with a foot injury. Kevin Durant finished with 31 points and 14 rebounds for the Thunder, who had their nine-game home win streak against San Antonio snapped. Here are highlights of Duncan’s crucial contribution:
Spurs’ Manu Ginobli said: “We worked eight months really hard. We had a very successful season and all it did was to get us to this point again for another shot.
“We are going to give everything we got to try and get the trophy again. We know we are facing a very talented and tough team and it is going to be rough.”
- © AFP, 2014
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