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79 | 101 |
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New Orleans Arena (New Orleans, Louisiana)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spurs | 23 | 24 | 11 | 21 | 79 |
| Hornets | 21 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 101 |
Closing Odds: NO -4, o/u 186.5
| Spurs | Hornets | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 29/77 (37.7%) | 34/76 (44.7%) |
| 3PT | 9/23 (39.1%) | 8/15 (53.3%) |
| FT | 12/18 (66.7%) | 25/33 (75.8%) |
| Reb | 36 | 42 |
| Asst | 20 | 24 |
| Stl | 1 | 8 |
| Blk | 2 | 8 |
| TO | 9 | 6 |
| Name | Min | FG | 3Pt | FT | Reb | Ast | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Duncan | 40 | 5-18 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 23 | 2 | 10 |
| M. Ginobili | 38 | 5-15 | 3-7 | 7-8 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| T. Parker | 38 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| B. Bowen | 34 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| I. Udoka | 21 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| F. Oberto | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Finley | 15 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| K. Thomas | 13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Barry | 12 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| R. Horry | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| D. Stoudamire | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Vaughn | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Bonner | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Johnson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Mahinmi | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NBA Game Summary - San Antonio at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - David West had career playoff-highs of 38 points and 14 rebounds, and the New Orleans Hornets continued their success at home with a 101-79 win over San Antonio, pushing ahead after five games of their Western Conference semifinal series.
Chris Paul added 22 points and 14 assists for the Hornets, who hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series with Game 6 scheduled for Thursday in San Antonio.
West, who shot 16-of-25 from the field, also had five assists and five blocked shots.
Morris Peterson tallied 12 points and Jannero Pargo 10 for New Orleans, which had just six turnovers. The Hornets are 6-0 at home in the playoffs this year.
Manu Ginobili scored 20 points and dished out seven assists for the Spurs. Tim Duncan finished with 10 points and 23 rebounds, but was hurt by a 5-for-18 performance from the field. Tony Parker scored 18 and Bruce Bowen 10 in defeat.
The home team has won every game in this series, and Tuesday brought a carbon copy of the first two games, when the Hornets won by 19 and 18 points, respectively.
The Spurs were ahead 47-44 at the half, but fell apart in the third quarter. New Orleans outscored the defending NBA champions 28-11 in the period and maintained a comfortable advantage throughout the fourth. The closest the Spurs got was eight points, at 85-77 with barely under five minutes left on a bucket by Ime Udoka.
However, the Hornets scored the next 13 points with seven coming from Pargo. Paul started the burst with a driving layup, and after Parker missed two free throws, the third-year guard drove in for another layup with 3:24 remaining for an 89-77 difference.
