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May 18, 2013, Saturday
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SLOW at the start of the series and strong at the end, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 94-82 on Thursday to clinch a 4-2 victory and progress to the NBA Western Conference finals.
Also, the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 85-75 to stay alive in their Eastern series, cutting the deficit to 3-2.
San Antonio wore out Golden State the same way it has to so many other opponents.
Tim Duncan had 19 points and six rebounds, Kawhi Leonard added 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Spurs held off a furious final rally.
"They've got great character. They're competitive. They know there's not a million chances to do this sort of thing. They wanted it," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of his squad.
Golden State's Stephen Curry shot 10 of 25 from the floor to score 22 points on a nagging left ankle injury, and Jarrett Jack had 15 points as the Warriors finally ran out of legs.
Second-seeded San Antonio will open the conference finals at home against Memphis on Sunday. The fifth-seeded Grizzlies eliminated Oklahoma City in five games.
The Spurs haven't been to the NBA finals since 2007, when they won their fourth title with a sweep of Cleveland.
In New York, Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points to lead the Knicks over Indiana.
Reserves JR Smith and Chris Copeland each had 13 points for the Knicks, who will need a victory in Indiana tomorrow to force a seventh game back at Madison Square Garden on Monday.
Also, the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 85-75 to stay alive in their Eastern series, cutting the deficit to 3-2.
San Antonio wore out Golden State the same way it has to so many other opponents.
Tim Duncan had 19 points and six rebounds, Kawhi Leonard added 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Spurs held off a furious final rally.
"They've got great character. They're competitive. They know there's not a million chances to do this sort of thing. They wanted it," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of his squad.
Golden State's Stephen Curry shot 10 of 25 from the floor to score 22 points on a nagging left ankle injury, and Jarrett Jack had 15 points as the Warriors finally ran out of legs.
Second-seeded San Antonio will open the conference finals at home against Memphis on Sunday. The fifth-seeded Grizzlies eliminated Oklahoma City in five games.
The Spurs haven't been to the NBA finals since 2007, when they won their fourth title with a sweep of Cleveland.
In New York, Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points to lead the Knicks over Indiana.
Reserves JR Smith and Chris Copeland each had 13 points for the Knicks, who will need a victory in Indiana tomorrow to force a seventh game back at Madison Square Garden on Monday.
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