Balanced Spurs Take A Lead on the Jazz
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Parker, Duncan and Ginobili combined for 78 points, and Ginobili put an end to a spirited Cleveland comeback with a four-point play in the final minutes as the Spurs took a 2-0 series lead. (article 3)
Game 3 is Tuesday night in Cleveland, where the Cavaliers bounced back from an 0-2 deficit in the Eastern Conference finals to win Games 3 and 4 before closing out the Detroit Pistons in six games. (article 3)
SAN ANTONIO, May 22 Freed from their nasty and fairly even confrontation with the Phoenix Suns, somebody its own size and age, the San Antonio Spurs might have found easy pickings in the Utah Jazz. (article 1)
After two games of the Western Conference finals, the Spurs appear to have too many world-class players, too much championship experience, too much discipline and too much basketball intelligence for playoff neophyte Utah to overcome in this series. (article 1)
On each occasion, Tim Duncan or Manu Ginobili or Tony Parker scored a basket or grabbed a rebound or made a clever play to keep Utah at arm's length. (article 1)
As a result, the Spurs won 105-96 to take a two-games-to-none series lead into a three-day hiatus before the series resumes Saturday in Salt Lake City. (article 1)
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Story keywords
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Spurs, Utah, Duncan, Game, Parker |
Source articles
- Balanced Spurs Take A Lead on the Jazz (Washington Post, 07/11/2008, 727 words)
- For Jazz, Presence Is Felt in Game 3 (Washington Post, 07/11/2008, 814 words)
- Spurs Dig In, Win Again (Washington Post, 07/11/2008, 534 words)
- Spurs Put Clamps On James, Cavaliers (Washington Post, 07/11/2008, 730 words)
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