Ginobili breaks Laker spell over Spurs

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Wire Reports - Comtex AP
Sunday, May 25, 2008

Manu Ginobili struggled for two games and it seemed he might not have anything left. A sore ankle, a ripped fingernail and plenty of missed shots. All the while, he insisted he would step up for the San Antonio Spurs.

He kept his promise on Sunday night. And nobody on either team was surprised.

``He is such a competitor,'' Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said after Ginobili scored 30 points to lead the Spurs to a 103-84 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. ``He puts so much on his shoulders, he fights through a lot of things. ... He's got a lot of confidence in what he can do.

``And so when he has these games, it is really not a surprise anymore.''

Ginobili hit five of the Spurs' 10 3-pointers and got to the rim a few times to keep the defending champions from falling into an 0-3 hole, which no NBA team has ever overcome.

``I was too stagnant in the first two games,'' said Ginobili, the league's top sixth man who came off the bench on Sunday. ``I didn't feel like I was being me. ... I made the first shots. I felt good. And then it was easier for me.''

The Lakers lead the series 2-1. Game 4 is Tuesday in San Antonio.

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