SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs didnt dwell on nearly blowing a 24-point lead in the second half.
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San Antonio overcame a fourth-quarter collapse to beat the Denver Nuggets
108-103 Wednesday night for its 15th straight victory. Tiago Splitter,
Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili had 10 points apiece for the Spurs (55-16), who
have the leagues best record. "They made it competitive," Parker said. "They
played with a lot of energy. We missed a lot of little stuff; easy layups that
we always make and they got back in the game. It happens sometimes. Were not
going to beat everybody by 20." It just seemed like they were after overwhelming
the Nuggets in the first half. Danny Greens 3-pointer at the buzzer was his
fifth of the half, giving San Antonio its largest lead of opening 24 minutes at
63-43. Green scored 16 points, all in the first half, before leaving with a foot
injury early in the second. His status is unknown, but he wore a walking boot as
a precaution after the game and will have an MRI on Thursday morning. "All of a
sudden he couldnt walk," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "The bottom of
the foot, there is something. They are going to X-ray it. I am just guessing it
is plantar fasciitis or something like that." San Antonio had 19 assists while
going 24 for 42 from the field and forcing nine turnovers in the first half. "We
were getting embarrassed in the first half," Denver forward Darrell Arthur said.
"I was upset. I had words with some of the guys in the locker room."
Aaron Brooks scored 25 points and Kenneth Faried had 24 points, including 15
points in a frenzied final quarter for the Nuggets. Denver went on a 34-20 run
in the final 11 minutes. "We played a good half, we played a bad half," Popovich
said. "The NBA is a 48-minute game and youve got to keep playing." After leading
by as many as 24 points and by 20 midway through the third quarter, San Antonio
needed Duncans late heroics to preserve its win streak. Duncan scored all but
one of the Spurs final 11 points, capping his performance with an off-balance
jumper off the glass for a 107-99 lead with 30 seconds remaining. The heavily
contested shot sealed the win and led Nuggets coach Brian Shaw to turn and smile
at Popovich, who shook his head as well. "(Duncan) played a great all-around
game," Popovich said. "Probably nobody noticed, but it was assists, boards,
scoring — he was the guy that kept it together." Duncan finished the game 12 for
20, including going 4 for 5 in the final five minutes on a series of layups and
jumpers. It seemed like it was going to be an early night for Duncan and San
Antonios veterans after the team rolled to a sizeable early lead. The Nuggets
opened at a frenetic pace and the Spurs were more than willing to play along.
The teams combined for 24 shots in the opening six minutes. Green and
Kawhi Leonard benefited the most from the fast start, going a combined 4 for 5
on 3-pointers. Leonard got the Spurs started by swatting Farieds jumper from
behind off the opening tip and then hitting a 3-pointer and 19-footer to give
San Antonio a 7-4 lead. Green then hit three consecutive 3-pointers to extend
the advantage to 16-10 with 8 minutes remaining in the first quarter. Green
ended the run by draining a closely contested 3 on Randy Foye after screaming
for the ball as Duncan brought it up court off a rebound. "We fell asleep,"
Brooks said. "They got a lot of backdoors in the first half. We fell asleep on a
lot of plays and allowed them to run their offence, and I think in the second
half we pressured a little bit more." NOTES: Spurs F Austin Daye has become an
overnight fan favourite, receiving an ovation second only to Ginobilis upon
entering with 29.5 seconds remaining in the first quarter. After averaging just
2.3 minutes in four games since being acquired from Toronto, Daye scored a
game-high 22 points in 29 minutes in a 113-91 victory over Philadelphia on
Monday. ... Spurs F Matt Bonner (right calf strain) missed his second straight
game and his ninth due to injury this season.
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winners.SEATTLE -- Sonny Grays tuneup for his first stint in the post-season
went as Oakland manager Bob Melvin hoped. But it came with no guarantees that
Gray will be in the Athletics rotation for the AL Division Series against
Detroit, at least until its officially announced. "You can make your own
assumptions," Melvin said. "I really dont want to say anything right now until
we have it all decided and that probably happens at some point in time
tomorrow." Grey threw five shutout innings, Oakland had a pair of four-run
innings and the Athletics closed out the regular season with a 9-0 win over
Seattle in Eric Wedges final game as Mariners manager. The As now turn their
attention to the ALDS against Detroit that will begin Friday in Oakland, while
Seattle enters the off-season with another managerial search on the docket.
Oakland is likely to start 18-game winner Bartolo Colon in Game 1 and from there
they have a multitude of options. Theres Jarrod Parker (12-8), Gray (5-3),
Tommy Milone (12-9), Dan Straily (10-8) and A.J. Griffin (14-10) all serving as
options that Melvin can use to fill out his rotation for the remainder of the
series. "It would be nice. Hopefully Im fortunate enough to be able to do that,"
Gray said. "If my name gets called Ill definitely be ready." Oakland gave a few
of its starters the finale off, while some others made cameos before getting a
rest before beginning the post-season. Jed Lowrie, Coco Crisp and
Yoenis Cespedes all sat Sunday, while Josh Donaldson, Brandon Moss and
Chris Young were lifted early. "We have a bigger goal right now and that is to
go deep in the playoffs and probably didnt want anything freak to happen on a
day like today," Donaldson said. It didnt matter who was hitting against the
Mariners. The As scored four times in the second inning, all charged to Seattle
starter Erasmo Ramirez, and four more times in the fifth. Young got Oakland
started with a two-run single in the second, followed by RBI doubles by
Seth Smith and Moss. Alberto Callaspo had an RBI single in the fifth, followed
by an RBI double from Josh Reddick and a two-run single by Daric Barton. Gray
(5-3) gave up a pair of singles in the first inning and walked a pair of batters
inn the third, but otherwise got through his final regular-season outing without
any trouble.
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It was the 16th time in the final 19 games of the regular season that Oaklands
starter allowed two earned runs of less. Oakland finished with 96 wins, the most
since reaching that total in 2003. "He doesnt like to give up runs," Melvin said
of Gray. "Thats a good attribute in a pitcher. He goes out there and hes
grinding on it whether its 8-0 or 1-0. That kind of attitude really plays
anywhere and to be able to continually motivate yourself for perfection and
youre not always going to get it." Seattle finished 71-91 and went a 12th
straight season without the making the playoffs. More important, theyll now be
seeking another manager with Wedges decision to walk away from the Mariners
messy situation. Wedge announced on Friday he would not return to the club in
2014. With Ramirez (5-3) and the Mariners bullpen struggling, most of the
attention for Seattle turned to Raul Ibanez and his attempt to become the first
player 40 or older to hit 30 homers in a season. Ibanez had been stuck on 29
since homering on Sept. 21, tied with Ted Williams. He grounded out to end the
first inning and struck out with the bases loaded in the third -- the only time
Seattle threatened against Gray. Ibanez struck out looking in the sixth inning
off reliever Jesse Chavez and popped out to left in the eighth. Ibanez was
replaced after going out to the field for the top of the ninth and received a
standing ovation from the crowd. "It was a really special moment and one that I
will always remember," Ibanez said. "Im always going to appreciate the fans here
in Seattle for that and obviously for all the years I was here and Im always
going to appreciate Eric Wedge for letting that moment happen." NOTES: Cespedes
didnt play the final two games of the regular season to give his right shoulder
extra rest. Oakland believes hell be ready for the ALDS. ... Wedge said he and
his family intend on staying in the Seattle area for now, but that he would like
to manage again. ... Jemile Weeks got his first hit of the season with a single
in the fifth inning. ... Seattle drew 17,081 for the finale. The Mariners had
one sellout in 81 home games.
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