Ginobili's starring turn began soon after he went in with 2:14 left.

New Jersey was down by three and Lucious Harris, one of the Nets' top 3-point
shooters, was dribbling behind the arc. Stephen Jackson popped the ball free,
but Harris recovered. One bounce later, Ginobili swiped it for his fourth
steal of the night. He had only one in 57 minutes over the first two games.

Ginobili topped that soon after when Parker drove the baseline and passed
to him on the right wing. Ginobili stepped up and swished a 12-footer with
43.2 seconds left that bumped the lead to five; the Nets never got any
closer.

There's not much time to hesitate," Ginobili said. "I knew that Kenyon was
 coming, so I just tried to get it high. ... I don't think they expected it,
especially from me. Anybody can get lucky once."

Ginobili made one of two foul shots with 16.2 seconds left to make it a
six-point game and with 6.3 to go Jason Kidd went up for a 3-pointer that
could've cut the lead in half. Only Ginobili swatted it from behind for his
second block of the game -- after none in the first two games.

"All season long, he's made some big shots," Parker said of Ginobili, who at
25 is hardly a typical rookie considering he's been playing professionally
in his native Argentina and in Italy since 1996.

"In Europe, he played some big games, won the Euro League and some MVPs, so
the NBA Finals is the same thing for him, a lot of pressure, a lot of
attention ... so I don't think it's going to affect him."

San Antonio matched its fewest points of the postseason and was part of the
lowest-scoring first half and second quarters in Finals history.

The Spurs also had the best second-quarter defense in Finals history, holding
the Nets to nine points. The previous low-mark of 10 was set by the Knicks
against San Antonio in 1999.

The Spurs also won their fifth straight road game this postseason. And two
reserves played a huge part.