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The San Antonio Spurs fought off a valiant effort from the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal and will go for a 2-0 series lead Wednesday night when the two long-time rivals clash at AT&T Center. On Sunday afternoon, the Spurs trailed 81-71 with 7:45 to play, but closed the game on a 19-4 run. They finished with a 90-85 victory and a 10-game winning streak against their Texas neighbors. "Made some stops, that generates offense. We needed it," San Antonios All- Star guard Tony Parker said of the run. San Antonio couldnt buy a 3-pointer as Manu Ginobili was the only Spur to convert one in Game 1. He went 3-of-6 from 3-point range, but the Spurs went just 3-of-17 (17.6 percent) as a team. It shot a blistering 43.3 percent (42- of-97) from downtown in four games against Dallas this season. The difference on Sunday was Tim Duncan. The future Hall of Famer finished with 27 points and seven rebounds. "We got killed on threes in the first four outings this year," Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki said. "We stayed home a little more on 3-point shooters, but youve got to give them something, and Duncan in there is obviously still solid." Parker posted 21 points, six assists and four rebounds for the top-seeded Spurs, who finished with the NBAs best record at 62-20. Ginobili finished with 17 points and six rebounds, while Kawhi Leonard registered a double- double with 11 points and 10 boards. Devin Harris led Dallas with 19 points, followed by 11 apiece from Nowitzki, Monta Ellis and Brandan Wright. Vince Carter chipped in 10 off the bench. The late-game run was sparked by, of course, Duncan. He banked in a turnaround and then put in a runner to begin the surge before Tiago Splitter tied the game at 81-81 with a layup with 4:54 remaining. Consecutive Parker baskets gave the Spurs their first lead since it was 50-49 when there was 8:14 left in the third. Wright split a pair of foul shots to pull Dallas within 86-82 with 2:05 on the clock, but it never got any closer. Splitter sunk two foul shots at the other end and the Mavericks missed three of their final four shots from the field. "Its obvious that we did a lot of great things," Dallas head coach Rick Carlisle told the teams website. "We built a lead, but 7 1/2 minutes is a long time in an NBA game and youve got to be able to sustain. Weve got to work on getting another lead in Game 2 and then closing." The Spurs received some good news on Tuesday when Gregg Popovich was named Coach of the Year. He became the third coach to earn the honor three times, joining Pat Riley and Don Nelson. "I feel very honored for a whole lot of reasons," said Popovich. "First, there were so many coaches that did such a great job this year. To be singled out is pretty humbling. "When you win an award, it comes down to the players. Theyve been unbelievable for me. 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Al Horford said all he had to do was make the catch near the basket and then shoot a soft jumper.Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Nick Foligno had three assists while Kevin Connauton, James Wisniewski and Mark Letestu all scored for the Blue Jackets, who have won four of five. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 shots in the win. It was a real good win for all the guys out there, said Columbus head coach Todd Richards. We probably could have managed the puck a little better, but I thought that was a really complete game we played. Antoine Roussel and Ales Hemsky each scored a goal for the Stars, who have dropped their past two. Anders Lindback allowed four goals on 20 shots. Columbus struck 5:21 into the game as Wisniewski cranked a blast from the high slot that hit off a stick in front and got past Lindback for a 1-0 lead. Just over two minutes later, the Blue Jackets made it a 2-0 game on the power play thanks to Scott Hartnell blowing down the left wing to set up a 2-on-1 and passing it to the right where Johansen snapped it high for his 13th of the season. Columbus took a 3-0 lead 3:57 into the second period on a one-timer from the high slot by Connauton, but the Stars were able to rally.dddddddddddd I thought we got off to a real poor start, said Stars coach Lindy Ruff. We werent ready to play. Taking three penalties in the first, that hurt us. Hemsky got his team on the board at 5:28 of the second when his big blast from the right circle found the back of the net, and Roussels snapper from the slot beat Bobrovsky to make it a 3-2 game with 6:46 to play in the second. Dallas had a power play early in the third period but was unable to capitalize, and held off a Columbus man advantage a bit later to keep it a one-goal game. The Blue Jackets, though, put the game away on a 2-on-1 break that Letestu finished off on a redirect of a Alexander Wennberg pass with 2:58 showing on the clock. Game Notes Hartnell finished the game with two assists ... Columbus plays in Toronto on Friday ... Dallas plays at Nashville on Thursday ... Columbus went 1-for-5 on the power play, while Dallas was 0-for-5. ' ' '