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Spurs let this one slip away
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June 22, 2013, Saturday
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IN a span of just two days, the San Antonio Spurs went from being seconds away from winning their fifth National Basketball Association title to losing a heartbreaking Game 7 to the Miami Heat.
"The obvious word is disappointing," said Tim Duncan of the Spurs' 88-95 loss late on Thursday to the Heat, who won the NBA finals four games to three.
"Tough end to the game. I made some bad decisions, missed some shots. I don't know what to say.
"We gave ourselves opportunities to win the game, we just couldn't turn that corner. They made more plays down the stretch, that's the bottom line."
Losing Game 7 was bad enough, but knowing they let the NBA title slip through their fingers in Game 6 makes it even worse.
San Antonio was up by five points and appeared to have its fifth championship in hand when it allowed the Heat to tie the game in the final seconds and force overtime. Miami then went on to win 103-100 in the extra session, setting the stage for Thursday's game.
"We're really disappointed," said guard Tony Parker. "We had a great opportunity in Game 6. Tonight we did a great fight, but just couldn't get over the hump."
The Spurs lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in last year's NBA semifinals, but came back this season to earn the No. 2 seed behind Duncan's best play in three years.
Try as he might, Duncan's 37-year-old legs couldn't carry the Spurs over the No. 1 Heat.
"The obvious word is disappointing," said Tim Duncan of the Spurs' 88-95 loss late on Thursday to the Heat, who won the NBA finals four games to three.
"Tough end to the game. I made some bad decisions, missed some shots. I don't know what to say.
"We gave ourselves opportunities to win the game, we just couldn't turn that corner. They made more plays down the stretch, that's the bottom line."
Losing Game 7 was bad enough, but knowing they let the NBA title slip through their fingers in Game 6 makes it even worse.
San Antonio was up by five points and appeared to have its fifth championship in hand when it allowed the Heat to tie the game in the final seconds and force overtime. Miami then went on to win 103-100 in the extra session, setting the stage for Thursday's game.
"We're really disappointed," said guard Tony Parker. "We had a great opportunity in Game 6. Tonight we did a great fight, but just couldn't get over the hump."
The Spurs lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in last year's NBA semifinals, but came back this season to earn the No. 2 seed behind Duncan's best play in three years.
Try as he might, Duncan's 37-year-old legs couldn't carry the Spurs over the No. 1 Heat.
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