Spurs Win Crucial Game Four 91-79

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Foul after foul, free throw after free throw, the San Antonio Spurs won Game 4 of the Western Conference finals the hard way.

Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili took the brunt of the blows and made enough foul shots in the fourth quarter to lift San Antonio past a valiant Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz 91-79 Monday night, giving the Spurs a 3-1 series lead.

“I’m very proud of what we did in the fourth quarter because it was looking ugly for us,” said Ginobili, who scored 22 points, 15 in the fourth quarter, after having only 14 the previous game. “We stepped up and did a really good job.”

This was the first game of the series still in doubt in the fourth quarter, causing tempers to flare and bodies to fly. The Jazz got four technical fouls down the stretch, including the ejection of coach Jerry Sloan and usually mild-mannered Derek Fisher. Utah fans - seeing their team lose at home for the first time in eight games this postseason - showed their disgust by hurling things toward the court, appearing to hit San Antonio’s Bruce Bowen with something small.

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