The Finals: Spurs hold off 76ers rally, 106-113 (3-1).

The 76ers fell short, going down 1-3.
A close game turned into a comfortable margin as the Spurs won the 3rd Quarter 31-19, but the Sixers desperately tried to pull off a second marvelous stunner as they did in Game 2, but fell short, as J.R. Smith's 3PTer kept the lead at bay, if just only so. Philadelphia won the 4th Quarter 38-28, but it wasn't enough, now facing a 1-3 deficit.

The Spurs shot only 44%, with Ingram only scoring 16 (7-19, 2-7 3PT), a stark contrast to the strong showing he had in the Game 2 defeat. Taurean Prince had 15 points, a welcome spark in this close chiller. Smith had 14, and Dejounte Murray scored 13.

Tobias Harris finally had a strong game, leading Philadelphia with 31 points, splashing 5-10 from long distance. Joel Embiid also had 22 points, 21 rebounds. But Ben Simmons went cold, yet again, finishing with 8 points & 10 assists. He also had six turnovers. Josh Richardson & Mike Scott combined for 20 points, but outside of those two, Philly (like San Antonio in Game 2) just didn't have enough weapons tonight to pull out the victory.

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