{"id":5138,"date":"2013-06-18T07:25:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T07:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/nba-spurs-to-go-for-broke-in-game-six\/"},"modified":"2013-06-18T07:25:55","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T07:25:55","slug":"nba-spurs-to-go-for-broke-in-game-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/nba-spurs-to-go-for-broke-in-game-six\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA: Spurs to go for broke in Game Six"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MIAMI(AFP) – The San Antonio Spurs are making a habit of winning bounce back games in the 2013 National Basketball Association playoffs.<\/p>\n

The Spurs have lost four games in the post-season and each time they have rebounded with an impressive victory.<\/p>\n

In the NBA finals, they were blown out 103-84 by the Heat in game two, but bounced back to win by 36 in game three, 113-77. They lost 109-93 in game four, then jumped out to an early lead and never trailed in a 114-104 win Sunday in game five.<\/p>\n

The series now shifts to Miami, where the Spurs can clinch their fifth title in franchise history with a win Tuesday at American Airlines arena.<\/p>\n

“It is going to take everything we’ve got,” said Spurs game four hero Danny Green.<\/p>\n

All five Spurs starters finished in double figures Sunday, including Manu Ginobili and Green, who had six three pointers to break Ray Allen’s all-time record for the most three pointers in the NBA finals.<\/p>\n

“I hope he doesn’t wake up and keeps playing this way,” said Spurs Tim Duncan of Green, who scored 24 points and now has 25 three pointers in the 2013 finals.<\/p>\n

“We are asking him to defend LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and all these guys. He has got a lot on his shoulders and he has stepped up and answered the bell.”<\/p>\n

Ginobili, who was starting his first game of the post-season, had a season-best 24 points and 10 assists.<\/p>\n

“He has confidence in himself and he should just continue to compete,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of Ginobili. “That’s what he has done his whole career.”<\/p>\n

Ginobili finished with 20 points and 10 assists just once previously in the playoffs and that came in 2007 in the semi-finals against Utah.<\/p>\n

The Heat’s marquee trio of James (25 points), Wade (25) and Chris Bosh (16) were effective but not enough to allow Miami to ever take the lead in game five.<\/p>\n

Miami is at home and on the brink of elimination for the second time in three NBA finals.<\/p>\n

“We are going to see if we are a better ballclub and if we are prepared for the moment,” Wade said.<\/p>\n

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