2008 NBA Playoffs - Day Thirty-Six - May 25

Here at About.com, we'll be following each day of the 2008 NBA Playoffs - nothing too in-depth with these posts, but a bit of a recap that gives a couple of brief sentences or so, the final results, as well as links to the boxscore.

Western Conference Final - Game Three

Los Angeles Lakers 84, San Antonio Spurs 103 @ San Antonio / Box Score

Tim Duncan has been consistently good this series and that didn't change last night (22 points, 21 rebounds), but the real factor in both of the Spurs' losses this series has been bad performances from Manu Ginobili, and to a lesser degree, Tony Parker. In the first two games, Manu shot 5-for-21 from the floor for only 17 points combined! But in Game Three, different story as Manu hit 9-for-15 from the floor, including hitting five three-pointers to finish with 30 points.

Kobe Bryant is still getting his 30 points, but it doesn't help when the two main guys after Kobe, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom, combine to shoot 9-for-29. Game Four stays in San Antonio. Lakers lead series 2-1.

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