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NBA's Spurs Sink Pistons in Game Five Overtime

By Tom Goldman
Published June 19, 2005 at 9:00 PM MST

The San Antonio Spurs are one victory away from the NBA championship. Sunday night in Auburn Hills, Mich., the Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons 96-95 in overtime to take a 3-to-2 lead in the NBA finals. The series now returns to San Antonio for game six on Tuesday.

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Tom Goldman is NPR's sports correspondent. His reports can be heard throughout NPR's news programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and on NPR.org.
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