NBA 2013 Playoffs

Oakland, CA

Tony Parker scored a game-high 32 points on top of five assists and five rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs regained home-court advantage with a 102-92 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series at Oracle Arena.

Tim Duncan added 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, who shot 50.6 percent from the field to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Kawhi Leonard had 15 points and nine boards while Manu Ginobili had 12 points off the bench as the Spurs limited the Warriors to just 39.3 percent from the floor.

"It's a huge win. It was a must-win situation, on the road, in one of the best arenas in the NBA. I thought our team was very focused. By far our best game in the series," said Parker, who now has 14 career 30-point postseason performances.

"Tonight, we played a lot more physical, a lot better defense. On offense, we moved the ball. Hopefully, we can do it again," he added.

The Spurs limited Warriors star Stephen Curry to 16 points on 5-for-17 shooting before he re-sprained his left ankle midway through the fourth quarter, putting his status for Game 4 Sunday in question.

Klay Thompson, who scored 34 points in Golden State's Game 2 victory, tallied 17 points and eight boards and Carl Landry had 14 points for the Warriors, who suffered their first home loss this postseason.

Harrison Barnes had 12 points and eight boards while Andrew Bogut and Jarrett Jack added 11 points each for the Warriors.

Golden State opened the fourth quarter with nine consecutive points to cut San Antonio's lead to one but the Spurs responded with an 11-1 spurt of their own, sparked by back-to-back 3-pointers from Danny Green and Parker to pad their lead to 90-79.

After that, the Warriors never got closer than five points.

San Antonio Spurs star, Tony Parker, described his team's 102-92 NBA playoff victory over the Golden State Warriors as 'huge'

 

 

 

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Tony Parker shines as Spurs take 2-1 lead over Warriors