Spurs comes back to beat Warriors in 2OT

SAN ANTONIO, TX- Jarrett Jack was too many steps to late when Manu Ginobili sunk his game-winning three-pointer to complete their comeback against the young Golden State Warriors team in double overtime, 129-127.

This marks the first double-overtime playoff game for the Warriors since 1976.

The Spurs used an 18-2 run late in the fourth quarter to force the first OT, which was capped off by a three-pointer by Danny Green from the right wing.

With that being said, they survived the 3rd quarter a.k.a. "The Steph Curry Show", as the son of former NBA player Dell Curry scored 22 of his 44 point total in that quarter alone.

San Antonio shot just 38 percent from the field in the first half, but didn't lose the step due to their 13/14 shooting from the charity stripe, as compared to just 5/10 from the Warriors.

Tim Duncan, regarded by some as the best power forward in the game, tallied another double-double, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds in just 35 minutes of action due to a bad stomach.

Five other players from the Spurs scored in double digits, led by Frenchman Tony Parker with 28 points.
Danny Green had 22, Kawhi Leonard had 18, Ginobili with 16 and Gary Neal with 10.

Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson scored 19 points each for the Warriors, with the latter fouling out in regulation.

Interesting fact is the Barnes is just 5 years old when the Warriors last won against the Spurs in the playoffs, way back in 1994.

Game 2 will be on Thursday, 9:30 AM Manila time.

Bulls steal one in the "Triple A"

MIAMI, FL- The Bulls knew for a fact that they will play sans 2011 MVP Derrick Rose, Rip Hamilton, Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng. Four guys who are capable of scoring points when they wanted to. And because they knew that, and facing the defending champions Miami Heat, that just adding more fire to the flame which they already bring forth.

Rookie Jimmy Butler played the entire game, providing a 21 point-14 rebound performance. 5-foot-9 spitfire Nate Robinson led the way with 27 points, outscoring each of the Heat's "Big Three". Joakim Noah finished with 13 points, Taj Gibson had 12 while Marco Bellinelli added 10.

The end result? A win in Miami, 93-86.

This group of players were responsible for ending Miami's 27-game winning streak during the regular season. And now, they snapped the 13-game winning streak of the Heat starting from the tail-end of the regular season. Simply put, Chicago is now being dubbed as Rob City.

Not just because of robbing winning streaks, but because of Robinson, who is playing inspired basketball whenever the Bulls need him. Down 86-83 with 2 minutes remaining in regulation, he led the Bulls with 7 points out of the final 10 points scored by the team, capped off by the isolation play which he asked when he was covered by Ray Allen in the dying seconds of the game.

LeBron James, who recently just won his 4th MVP award in 5 years, led the Heat with 24 points. Dwyane Wade tallied with 14 of his own.

Game 2 will be played on Thursday morning Manila time, still from the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.