The Finals: Spurs handle 76ers, 92-109 (2-1).

"We had 'em shook," Ingram told reporters.
The Spurs won the 1st Quarter 15-24, but Philly would win the next two by a narrow margin (27-26; 26-24) making for a close finish. That is, before the Spurs erupted and closed this game out, a furious run to take a 2-1 lead in the Finals. Brandon Ingram was great with 29 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals. Murray had 22 points, 10 assists & 5 steals of his own. J.R. Smith had 12; Taurean Prince with 11; Mozgov with 10 points, 11 rebounds. Jarrett Allen had 15 rebounds with 3 blocks.

In the loss, Josh Richardson had 22 points. Al Horford had 18 points, 12 rebounds. Joel Embiid dominated the glass with 23 rebounds & 16 points. Ben Simmons had 12 points, 10 assists with 8 rebounds. Tobias Harris, though, shot 2-8.

The flurry started with 2:34 on the clock, in what at the time was a 2 point game after a missed free throw by Al Horford, as Taurean Prince hit the wing 3PTer. On the next play, Allen soared in and swatted Tobias Harris' layup attempt, the ball flying down to a streaking Murray for the jam. Embiid would miss a three, and Prince would hit again from long range to make it a 10-PT lead. It only got worse from there, as Murray poked a steal from Simmons and dished it back to a lagging Prince for the dunk. Philly called timeout, but clearly the game had changed. Philly would miss the final shots, and Simmons would cough the ball up again to Murray for the dagger lay-in on the fast break.

Roster

  • C: Timofey Mozgov/Jarrett Allen/Dragan Bender
  • PF: Brandon Ingram/P.J. Tucker/Luka Somanic/Omri Casspi
  • SF: Taurean Prince/J.R. Smith/Nik Stauskas
  • SG: Avery Bradley/Joe Harris
  • PG: Dejounte Murray/Derrick White/Jeremy Lin