He made both free throws, stretching the lead to five points. But Jon Barry missed a 3-pointer and the rebound bounced out of bounds, giving the ball back to the Spurs with 2.9 seconds left. That happens sometimes when you have a lot of different guys on the court. The Spurs remained unbeaten at home, improving to 8-0. They have have not lost at the Alamodome since a 93-77 defeat to Portland on April 13, and have won six of their last eight games overall.
Teams know it's a tough place to play.
We have to take that same intensity on the road now. The game was close all the way, with the Spurs taking the only double-digit lead of the night midway through the third quarter. Their biggest lead was 56-46 on Malik Rose's fastbreak layup.