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NBA: SAN ANTONIO SPURS: We Are The Champions!

/noticias.info/ In his first Game 7, Tim Duncan was second to none and gave the San Antonio Spurs their third NBA title. Reaffirming his status as the best player on the planet, Duncan came up big in the biggest game of his career as the Spurs found the resolve to dethrone the Detroit Pistons, 81-74, and win the championship. As expected with two defensive-minded teams in a winner-take-all game, it was the lowest-scoring first half in Finals Game 7 history.

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Spurs Win! Let The Fiesta Begin!
-- Posted by John Robbins: June 24, 7:16am

The 16th Finals Game 7 saw the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Detroit Pistons 81-74 to capture their second title in three years and third in seven. Finals MVP Tim Duncan -- his third in as many appearances -- led the way with 25 points, including 12 in the third period, 11 rebounds and two blocks. Playing in his seventh Game 7, Robert Horry scored 15 points with two big threes, while MVP runner-up Manu Ginobili added 23 points, five rebounds and a team-high four assists. Horry now has six titles, one of only 12 players with at least six rings.

Here are the particulars of the seven-game series:


Duncan earned six MVP votes while Ginobili earned four in the balloting from nine national media members, plus an additional fan vote conducted via NBA.com.
With three Finals MVP honors, Duncan is one of only four players to win at least three Finals MVP awards, joining Michael Jordan (six times), Shaquille O'Neal (three), Magic Johnson (three).
The Spurs became only the seventh franchise in NBA history to win as many as three titles -- Celtics (16); Lakers (14); Bulls (6); Warriors (3); Nats-76ers (3); and Pistons (3).
Gregg Popovich is one of only five NBA coaches who have won as many as three titles -- Red Auerbach (9); Phil Jackson (9); John Kundla (5); and Pat Riley (4).
With championship rings from the Rockets (1994, 1995), Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002) and Spurs, Horry becomes only the second player in NBA history to win a title with three different franchises. Horry joins John Salley, a member of championship teams with the Pistons (1989, 1990), Bulls (1996) and Lakers (2000)
The Pistons' 69 turnovers were the fewest for any NBA seven-game Playoff series (prior was 76 by Atlanta vs. Boston in 1988).
Neither team had a player foul out during The Finals. That's only the third time that's happened in a seven-game Finals. notas_de_prensa_archivo