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NBA FINALS
PRO BASEBALL
Hunter, Tigers top Twins in series finale
Associated Press
San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili reacts against
the Miami Heat during the second half at Game 5 of the NBA Finals
basketball series on Sunday in San Antonio. The Spurs now lead
the series 3-2 heading back to Miami.
‘Old’ Manu sparks
Spurs in Game 5 win
Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO — With the
old Manu Ginobili back, the
San Antonio Spurs looked like
champs again.
One more victory and their
Big Three, not Miami’s, will be
the one that rules the NBA.
Ginobili broke out of a
slump in a big way with 24
points and 10 assists in his
first start of the season, and
the Spurs beat the Heat 114-104
on Sunday night to take a 3-2
lead.
Tony Parker scored 26
points, Tim Duncan had 17
points and 12 rebounds, and
Ginobili had his highest-scoring game of the season as the
Spurs became the first team
to shoot 60 percent in a finals
game in four years.
Danny Green smashed the
NBA Finals record for 3-pointers with six more and scored
24 points. Kawhi Leonard
finished with 16, but the stage
was set when Ginobili trotted
out with Duncan, Parker and
the rest of starters in what
could have been the last finals
home game for a trio that’s
meant so much to San Antonio.
The AT&T Center crowd
roared when Ginobili was the
last Spurs player announced
and chanted his name in the
second half, a familiar sight
and sound in San Antonio but
not during what had been a
miserable series for the former Sixth Man of the Year.
“He’s obviously very popular. He’s been here a long time.
He’s helped us have a lot of
success over the years,” Spurs
coach Gregg Popovich said.
LeBron James and Dwyane
Wade each scored 25 points for
the Heat, who host Game 6 on
Tuesday.
They need a victory to force
the first Game 7 in the finals
since the Lakers beat the Celtics in 2010.
Miami’s Big Three formed
a few weeks after that game,
with predictions of multiple
titles to follow. Now they’re
a loss away from going just
1 for 3 in finals to start their
partnership, while the Spurs
could run their perfect record
to 5 for 5.
Duncan won his first title in
1999, and Parker and Ginobili
were with him for three championships since. They have
been the perfect partnership,
keeping the Spurs in the hunt
virtually every year while
teams like the Lakers, Mavericks and Suns have all risen
and fallen in the Western Conference during that time.
They remained unbeaten in
Game 5s, including two previous victories when the series
was tied at 2-2. Of the 27 times
the finals have been tied at 2-2,
the Game 5 winner has won 20
of them.
NBA Finals
Best-of-seven series
Spurs lead 3-2
Game 1: Spurs 92, Heat 88
Game 2: Heat 103,
Spurs 84
Game 3: Spurs 113,
Heat 77
Game 4: Heat 109,
Spurs 93
Game 5: Spurs 114,
Heat 104
Game 6: 8 p.m., Tuesday,
at Miami, ABC
*Game 7: 8 p.m., Thursday,
at Miami, ABC
* If necessary
Miami was the most recent
loser, falling to Dallas in Game
5 in 2011 before being eliminated at home the next game.
San Antonio shot 42 of 70,
right at 60 percent. The last
team to make 60 percent of its
shots in the finals was Orlando, which hit 62.5 in Game
3 against the Lakers in 2009,
according to STATS.
“They just absolutely outplayed us,” Heat coach Erik
Spoelstra said. “At times they
were just picking one guy
out at a time and going at us
mano-a-mano. That’s got to
change.”
Ray Allen scored 21 points
on the night for the Heat as
Green shattered his finals
3-point record.
The Heat were within one
with 3:05 left in the third
before Green hit yet another
3-pointer and Ginobili followed with the stretch that
turned the game into the
fourth straight blowout of the
finals.
The crafty lefty plays with a
flair developed on the courts
of Argentina and perfected
in Europe before coming to
the NBA. He sees angles other
players can’t and takes risks
few others would, but his style
has been the perfect fit alongside Duncan and Parker.
Associated
AssociatedPress
Press
MINNEAPOLIS
MINNEAPOLIS —
— Torii
Torii
Hunter’s
rst career
Hunter’s fifirst
career home
home
run
run came
came with
with the
the Minnesota
MinneTwins,
against
Detroit
at
sota Twins,
against
Detroit
Tiger
Stadium.
OnOn
Sunday
, ,
at Tiger
Stadium.
Sunday
he
he reached
reached another
another career
career
milestone
milestone with
with home
home run
run
No.
No. 300,
300, this
this time
time at
at Target
Target
Field
Field against
against the
the Twins
Twins as
as aa
member
member of
of the
the Tigers.
Tigers.
Hunter
Hunter added
added aa double
double and
and
drove
drove in
in three
three runs
runs for
for the
the
Tigers,
Tigers, who
who beat
beat Minnesota
Minnesota
5-2.
5-2.
The homer
homer was
was Hunter’s
Hunter’s
The
third this
this season
season and
and his
his fifirst
third
rst
since hitting
hitting No.
No. 299
299 against
against
since
the Twins
Twins on
on May
May 26.
26.
the
“It’s special,”
special,” Hunter
Hunter said.
said.
“It’s
“I just
just wanted
wanted one.
one. To
To get
get
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300 home
home runs
runs in
in the
the major
major
300
leagues. This
This is
is aa tough
tough game
game
leagues.
to play
play.”
.”
to
Hunter provided
provided plenty
plenty of
of
Hunter
support for
for Doug
Doug Fister
Fister (6-4),
(6-4),
support
who held
held Minnesota
Minnesota hitless
hitless
who
until the
the sixth
sixth inning.
inning.
until
The right-hander
right-hander didn’t
didn’t
The
allow aa baserunner
baserunner until
until
allow
walking Ryan
Ryan Doumit
Doumit with
with
walking
two outs
outs in
in the
the fourth
fourth inning,
inning,
two
then lost
lost his
his no-hit
no-hit bid
bid when
when
then
Brian Dozier
Dozier led
led off
off the
the sixth
sixth
Brian
with
a
homer.
with a homer.
Fister allowed two runs
Fister allowed two runs
and two hits - both to Dozier
and two hits — both to Dozier
- in 7 2-3 innings. He struck
— in 7 2/3 innings. He struck
out seven, walked two and
out seven, walked two and
won for the first time in his
won for the first time in his
last six starts.
last six starts.
“They hit a lot of balls
“They
hit a said.
lot of “Luckily
balls
hard,”
Fister
hard,”
Fister
said.
“Luckily
for me it was right at guys.”
for me it was right at guys.”
Joaquin Benoit pitched the
Joaquin
Benoit pitched
final
1 1-3 innings,
earningthe
fihis
nalfourth
1 1/3 innings,
earning
save.
hisP.J.
fourth
save.(2-2) gave up
Walters
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Walters
(2-2) hits
gaveand
up
four
on nine
four
onin
nine
hits
and
threeruns
walks
5 1-3
innings.
three
walks intried
5 1/3toinnings.
Minnesota
rally
Minnesota
tried
to eighth
rally
with two outs in the
with
two outs
in the
eighth
as Dozier
doubled
and
Pedro
as
Dozier doubled
and
Pedro
Florimon
walked to
chase
Florimon
walked
to chase
Fister after
110 pitches.
Clete
Fister
after
110 pitches.
Clete
Thomas
followed
with an
Thomas
followed
with but
an Joe
RBI single
off Benoit,
RBI
single
offout
Benoit,
but aJoe
Mauer
flied
to strand
Mauer
ied out to strand a
pair of flrunners.
pair
of runners.
Benoit
pitched a perfect
Benoit
pitched
a perfect
ninth.
Regular
Tigers
closer
ninth.
Regularwarmed
Tigers closer
Jose Valverde
up
Jose
Valverde
warmed
alongside
Benoit
in theup
alongside
Benoit
the
eighth, though
heinpitched
eighth,
thoughsituation
he pitched
in a non-save
on
in
a non-save
situation
onsave
Friday
and blew
his last
Friday
and blew
his last save
opportunity
Wednesday
at
opportunity
Kansas City.Wednesday at
Kansas
City
. a little better
“Benoit
had
repertoire
for the
hitters
“Benoit had
a little
better
that were coming
up for the
repertoire
for the hitters
Twins,”
that
wereDetroit
comingmanager
up for the
Jim Leyland
said.
“That’sJim
Twins,”
Detroit
manager
why I decided
to stay with
Leyland
said. “That’s
why I
him.” to stay with him.”
decided
Pressed on
on the
the decision,
decision,
Pressed
Leyland said
said he
he wasn’t
wasn’t going
going
Leyland
to discuss
discuss the
the closer
closer role,
role, but
but
to
noted Valverde
Valverde is
is still
still in
in the
the
noted
ninth-inning mix.
mix.
ninth-inning
“I
felt
like
the
best opop“I felt like the best
tion to
to close
close the
the game
game was
was
tion
Benoit,” Leyland
Leyland said.
said. “That
“That
Benoit,”
was today
today.. II can’t
can’t worry
worry about
was
about anything
otherwinning
than
anything
other than
winning games.”
games.”
Detroit jumped
jumped ahead
ahead early
earDetroit
ly
when
Austin
Jackson
when Austin Jackson ledled
off
off with
a single
Hunter
with
a single
and and
Hunter
folfollowed
with
homer.
lowed
with
hishis
homer.
Photos by The Associated Press
Minnesota Twins outfielder Oswaldo Arcia after striking out against Detroit Tigers starting pitcher
Doug Fister as Tigers catcher Alex Avila, left, returns the ball during the fifth inning on Sunday. The
Twins were stifled and only managed two runs in a 5-2 loss.
Plouffe’s 3 RBIs key
for Twins on Saturday
MINNEAPOLIS — Trevor
Plouffe had been pushing for
a while to get back into the
Minnesota Twins lineup. The
timing of his return turned
out to be perfect against the
Detroit Tigers.
Plouffe celebrated his 27th
birthday on Saturday with
three hits, including a two-run
homer, in the Twins’ 6-3 win
over the Tigers.
In his first game after missing 22 because of a concussion
and left calf strain, Plouffe was
a triple shy of the cycle.
“I like swinging up here,”
Plouffe said. “It’s good to be
back. I’ve been itching to come
back and be back with the
boys, especially this series
against the Tigers. It’s a big
series for us whenever we play
them. I’m just happy to be
back.”
With Plouffe providing the
offensive spark, Twins starter
Samuel Deduno (3-1) won his
third straight decision since
being recalled in May. He has
allowed only five earned runs
in his last five starts.
Deduno gave up two runs
and seven hits in seven innings. Glen Perkins added his
16th save in 18 chances.
Plouffe provided some longawaited production from third
base for Minnesota. Jamey
Carroll and Eduardo Escobar
had split time at third during
Plouffe’s absence and went 10
for 89 (.112) with no home runs.
Plouffe had returned from a
concussion on May 30, and was
scheduled to be in the starting
lineup then, but he injured a
calf before the game and went
back on the disabled list.
“He stepped right back in
there, and that’s what they said
down there,” Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said of
reports he received on Plouffe
from his rehab assignment
with Triple-A Rochester.
A first-round pick by the
Twins in 2004, Plouffe has
been plagued by injuries and
inconsistency throughout his
career.
He started to show promise
last year during a mid-summer power surge and finished
with 24 home runs in 422
at-bats.
But the injuries, especially
to his legs, continued to nag
him, which led to changing his
warmup routine before Saturday’s game. Plouffe said he
has started a routine in which
he rides an exercise bike for 10
minutes to warm up his legs.
Plouffe — who homered
twice on his birthday last year
— nearly homered a second
time Saturday, but the ball hit
high off the left-field fence,
and he was thrown out at
second base.
Tigers 5, Twins 2
Twins 6, Tigers 3 (Saturday)
DETROIT
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Minnesota ............ 000
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Arcia lf
Plouffe 3b
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Dozier 2b
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(5). HR — A.Jackson (3), Tor.Hunter (3), Dozier (4).
SB — A.Jackson (6). CS — Jh.Peralta (2).
IP H R ER BB SO
Detroit
Fister W,6-4.......................7 2-3 2 2 2 2 7
Benoit S,4-4......................1 1-3 1 0 0 0 1
Minnesota
Walters L,2-2....................5 1-3 9 4 4 3 4
Swarzak...............................1 2-3 0 0 0 0 2
Duensing............................1 1-3 1 1 1 0 2
Roenicke..................................2-3 1 0 0 0 1
HBP — by Duensing (Avila). WP — Roenicke.
T — 2:42. A — 39,317 (39,021).
AJcksn cf
Dirks lf
MiCarr 3b
Fielder 1b
VMrtnz dh
JhPerlt ss
D.Kelly rf
TrHntr ph
Infante 2b
Avila c
B.Pena ph
Totals
MINNESOTA
ab
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
1
4
3
1
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Minnesota ............ 000
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Mauer dh
Doumit c
Mornea 1b
Arcia lf
Plouffe 3b
Parmel rf
Dozier 2b
Flormn ss
ab
5
4
4
4
3
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— Mi.Cabrera (16), Fielder (18), D.Kelly (3), Arcia
(9), Plouffe (10), Parmelee (7). HR — Plouffe (5).
S — Florimon.
IP H R ER BB SO
Detroit
Ani.Sanchez......................3 2-3 5 2 2 4 3
D.Downs L,0-2................2 1-3 5 3 3 0 4
E.Reed............................................1 3 1 1 0 0
Putkonen ....................................1 1 0 0 0 1
Minnesota
Deduno W,3-1.........................7 7 2 2 1 2
Burton ...........................................1 1 1 0 1 0
Perkins S,16-18 .......................1 0 0 0 0 1
HBP — by Deduno (Mi.Cabrera). WP — Deduno.
T — 2:42. A — 35,071 (39,021).
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MIAMI
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0, Bosh
Bosh
7-11 2-2
2-2 16, Chalmers 2-10 1-2 7, Wade
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7-8 24,
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17, Parker
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...............32 29
29 26
26 27
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Antonio
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with teammate Chris Parmelee after scoring on Joe Mauer’s twoRBI single against Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Darin Downs on
Saturday. The Twins won 6-3.
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