Spurs Run Past Heat In NBA Finals Game 1
The Spurs closed the game on a 16-3 run, beating the two-time defending champion Heat by a score of 110-95 on Thursday night in a rather bizarre opener to the title series.
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The Spurs closed the game on a 16-3 run, beating the two-time defending champion Heat by a score of 110-95 on Thursday night in a rather bizarre opener to the title series.
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Tim Duncan had 22 points, Manu Ginobili scored 19 points, and San Antonio rolled to a 117-89 win over Oklahoma City in Game 5 on Thursday night, taking a 3-2 series lead.
Russell Westbrook had 40 points, 10 assists and five steals in the Thunder's 105-92 victory over the Spurs on Tuesday night that tied the series at two games apiece.
Serge Ibaka started the game and scored 15 points to help the Thunder defeat the Spurs 106-97 and cut San Antonio's lead in the Western Conference finals series to 2-1.
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The San Antonio Spurs are rolling toward a return to the NBA Finals, and Oklahoma City looks powerless to slow them down without Serge Ibaka.
Tim Duncan had 27 points and the Spurs took advantage of Serge Ibaka's absence to score more than half their points in the paint, beating the Thunder 122-105 Monday night
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Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
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