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Daily Dime: Defending champions move on

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

Monday, May 19, 2008

Chris Graythen/Getty Images/NBAE Manu Ginobili and the Spurs relied on experience to wrap up their Western Conference semifinal. 1 The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same NEW ORLEANS -- They watched Tim Duncan miss his last 10 shots. They squandered almost all of a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter. They struggled to cope with Jannero Pargo and didn't even shoot 40 percent from the field. You hear all that and you are bound to wonder how the ...

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