Spurs Stun Jazz 91-79, One Win From Finals After getting blown out in Game 3, San Antonio came back focused and physical in Game 4, and managed to get out of Salt Lake City with a 1-1 split with the Jazz, and needing one more...
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Spurs Stun Jazz 91-79, One Win From Finals After getting blown out in Game 3, San Antonio came back focused and physical in Game 4, and managed to get out of Salt Lake City with a 1-1 split with the Jazz, and needing one more victory to advance to the NBA Finals. The game certainly wasnt pretty, with technical fouls being called, trash being thrown on the court and at Spurs' players, and the Spurs shooting more free throws than field goals, but at the end, San Antonio managed to hand the Jazz their first loss on their home court in the playoffs. It was a heated contest, and emotionsespecially on the Jazz sidelinewere high. Utah's coach, Jerry Sloan, was ejected along with Derek Fisher late in the 4th period. The play of Manu Ginobili was, in large part, the reason for the ejections. After three quarters of relatively anonymous play by the Argentine, he began slashing and driving to the basket in the fourth, and was fouled on a number of those. Utah's fans, believing that the referees were calling the game in San Antonio's favor, grew angrier and angrier and so did the Jazz. Utah was called for four technical fouls in the final period, and each time they went to the line, San Antonio's players calmly hit free throw after free throw to seal the game. None of the Spurs' players had particularly great games. Tim Duncan had a quiet night, scoring 19 points and 9 rebounds to go along with a solid defensive performance which saw him rack up 5 blocks. Fabricio Oberto had what was probably his best game of the playoffs, scoring 11 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Manu Ginobili led the team in scoring with 22 points, 12 of which came from the free throw line.
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