The Washington Post, May 14th, 2006
Mavericks 104, Spurs 103 Tim Duncan got the San Antonio Spurs in position to pull out a victory. Manu Ginobili nearly took them the rest of the way -- until he fumbled a handoff from Robert Horry in the closing seconds. The ball rolled across midcourt, then out of bounds, and the Spurs couldn't make anything out of a last-gasp chance, letting Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks cling to a thrilling 104-103 victory Saturday night for a 2-1 lead in their second-round series. "I don't know what happened," Ginobili said of the squandered chance. "Someone tipped the pass from Robert. It was an u...
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