Overtime win gives Spurs No. 3 seeding
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SAN ANTONIO — Michael Finley made a three-point shot as time expired to force overtime, and Tim Duncan put on a dominating show from there, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a Southwest Division-clinching 105-98 win Wednesday over the New Orleans Hornets.
Coupled with a Houston loss to Dallas, the Spurs clinched the No. 3 seeding in the Western Conference and will play Dallas in the first round of the playoffs. The Hornets fell to the seventh spot and will play Denver.
New Orleans led by five with 47.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter but missed free throws gave the Spurs a chance. Duncan scored six of his 20 points in overtime.
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