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Duncan Carries Spurs to Game 1 Win Over Suns

Posted Apr 19, 08 7:27 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Tim Duncan saved the San Antonio Spurs with a rare 3-pointer at the end of overtime, and Manu Ginobili hit a layup at the end of the second extra period to send the defending champions past the Phoenix Suns, 117-115 today in Game 1 of their first-round series. The third-seeded Spurs celebrated almost as jubilantly as if they'd won the finals after beating the Suns, their postseason nemesis.

Duncan finished with 40 points and 15 rebounds. Michael Finley sent the Spurs to overtime with a last-second 3 from the wing, tying the game at 93. The Suns had controlled play for the first three quarters, leading by as many as 16 points despite early foul trouble for Shaquille O'Neal. The Suns had a six-point lead with a quarter left in regulation.

Source Associated Press

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San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, left, of Argentina, is defended by Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal, right, during the fourth quarter in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff basketball...   (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan reacts after he made a three-point shot against the Phoenix Suns today. San Antonio won 117-115 in double-overtime; Duncan scored 40 points.   (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, bottom, of Argentina,is defended by Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal (32) during the second half in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff basketball series...   (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan, right, is defended by Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire, left, during the second half in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff basketball series in San Antonio,...   (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal, left, forward Amare Stoudemire (1) and guard Raja Bell (19) wait for play to resume against the San Antonio Spurs during the fourth quarter in Game 1 of their Western...   (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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