National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules
San Antonio, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Tony Parker had 23 points on a bum ankle and Tiago Splitter scored nine of his 17 during a key fourth-quarter stretch, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 109-103 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday in Game 5 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series. The Spurs have won two in a row to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series heading into Friday’s Game 6 in Dallas. They never trailed in their return to AT&T Center but were rarely comfortably ahead. Manu Ginobili added 19 points off the bench, Tim Duncan scored 16 with 12 rebounds and Kawhi Leonard had 15 points. Vince Carter, whose buzzer-beater won Game 3 for Dallas, scored a game-high 28 points and was 7-for-9 on 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points and 15 rebounds for Dallas and Monta Ellis scored 21. Nowitzki got 14 of his points in the fourth quarter.
Final Score: Toronto 115, Brooklyn 113
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The noise in Air Canada Centre went from deafening to silent to a collective sigh of relief during Wednesday’s dramatic fourth quarter. The Toronto Raptors saw a 26-point lead evaporate in front of their eyes before eventually holding off the veteran Brooklyn Nets, 115-113, in a tiebreaking Game 5 showdown. The Raptors showed they are more than a stepping stone in a potential Heat-Nets second-round matchup, as they held off Brooklyn’s furious comeback to earn a 3-2 lead in this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Kyle Lowry led the way with 36 points behind six 3- pointers, including a go-ahead make from behind the arc with 1:04 remaining. DeMar DeRozan added 23 points and Jonas Valanciunas chipped in with 16 for Toronto, which is one win away from winning their second-ever playoff series. Joe Johnson paced Brooklyn with 30 points, Mirza Teletovic added 17 off the bench while Deron Williams and Alan Anderson each netted 13 in the setback. Toronto took Game 4 in Brooklyn and can capture its first postseason series win since 2001 with a win there in Game 6 on Friday.
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