SALT LAKE CITY -- Gregg Popovich will have plenty of time to rest his Big Three again. This time, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili won't even have to miss any games. The San Antonio Spurs fought off a late rally and finished off a four-game sweep of the Utah Jazz with an 87-81 victory Monday at EnergySolutions Arena. That gives the Spurs, looking for their fifth NBA championship, a lengthy break prior to their second-round Western Conference playoff series. The Spurs will take on the winner of the ongoing Memphis Grizzlies-Los Angeles Clippers series. Ginobili took the offensive baton from Duncan and Parker to lead top-seeded San Antonio to its fourth consecutive win over eighth-seeded Utah. The Argentine guard scored a team-high 17 points, including 10 straight during a series-clinching run that spanned the third and fourth quarters. Five San Antonio players scored in double figures, including three reserves. "We are a team that has a lot of scorers on...
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PLAYERS:
Gregg Popovich,
Tim Duncan,
Tony Parker,
Manu Ginobili,
Paul Millsap,
Al Jefferson,
Tyrone Corbin,
Derrick Favors,
Devin Harris,
Gordon Hayward
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Clippers
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Clippers
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