Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant dribbles the basketball against San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills during the first quarter in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena.  Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Box Score 5/17: Spurs don't click against Warriors

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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while we wait for Pens-Sens to go down to the wire for the third time in three games. 

Happy birthday today to Matt Ryan, Channing Frye, Tony Parker, Carlos Pena and Sugar Ray Leonard. On this date New York Yankee David Wells threw a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins. 

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  • The Marlins need to tear down, even under a new owner. [Fox Sports]

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Oh hey, NBA Eastern Conference Finals finally start tonight. That's nice of them to finally show up. Have a good Wednesday, everyone.



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