Published: 4:28PM Friday May 16, 2008
Source: Reuters
The San Antonio Spurs crushed the New Orleans Hornets 99-80 on Thursday to force a deciding Game Seven in their Western Conference semi-final.
Defending NBA champion San Antonio held a 58-51 lead at the half and turned up the defensive pressure in the second, limiting the Hornets to 29 points after the intermission.
The Spurs' home victory set up the series decider on Tuesday in New Orleans. The home team has won every game in the series with double-digit margins of victory.
Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 25 points and Tim Duncan contributed 20 points and hauled in 15 rebounds.
Chris Paul was top scorer for New Orleans with 21 points.
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