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(Sports Network) - The San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors head back to Alamo City for a crucial Game 5 tonight with the Western Conference semifinal series knotted 2-2. Watch all the action unfold live on TSN2 at 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt The Warriors tied the series on Sunday evening with a 97-87 overtime victory at a raucous Oracle Arena. Golden State finished regulation on a 10-2 run and tied it with a Klay Thompson runner with under a minute to go. The Warriors thumped the Spurs in the extra session. They won that 13-3 as San Antonio missed eight consecutive shots over the end of regulation and overtime. "This is the greatest group of guys Ive been around, a bunch of warriors, no pun intended," said Golden State coach Mark Jackson. "We won this game the last 17 minutes by not turning the basketball over. With four minutes to go, they had 82 points. We are a defensive-minded team." The Warriors truly did overcome a lot to win Game 4. Steph Curry, the blossoming star, was hobbled with a sprained ankle, but still managed 22 points. Golden State had 18 turnovers, which led to 18 Spurs points. But the Warriors clamped down defensively late and were led by a rookie and a bench leader. Harrison Barnes shot 26 points and attempted a career-high 26 shots. And Jarrett Jack, who finished third in Sixth Man of the Year voting, scored 24 off the bench. "Im not surprised by anything," Jackson. One thing that is somewhat surprising is how poorly the Spurs are shooting the ball. They shot 35.5 percent from the field in Game 4, and other than a 50 percent night in Game 3, San Antonio has been below average. They are shooting just 42 percent for the series. "Weve never shot this poorly for this many games in a stretch," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said after practice on Monday. "Hopefully, its an aberration to be that bad in that regard, but you cant count on that. You have to count on your defense, aggressiveness and physicality." Manu Ginobili led the Spurs on Sunday with 21 points, followed by 19 and 15 rebounds from Tim Duncan. He was named to his record 14th All-Defensive team on Monday, finishing as a second-team forward. "Its pretty impressive," Popovich said. "It just shows great professionalism." Tony Parker, Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard also scored in double figures for San Antonio in Game 4. The Spurs would seem to have an advantage both being at home, where they finished 35-6 during the regular season, and in pedigree. Theyve won four NBA titles under Popovich, but this Warriors team is relentless. They snapped a 30-game losing streak in San Antonio, which dated back to Valentines Day, 1997, in Game 2. "What were realizing is, the foundation was laid even last year, in the middle of a 23-win season," Jackson said. "Nobody let go of the rope, when it seemed crazy that this day could really happen. "And were not done." Game 6 will be Thursday night in Oakland. Team USA Hockey Shop . The most common types of dementia afflicting Canadians are: Alzheimers disease: is a progressive, degenerative disorder that destroys brain cells and is eventually fatal. James van Riemsdyk Olympic Jersey . Atletico Madrid made it three wins from three thanks to a double from in-form striker Diego Costa in a 3-0 victory at Austria Vienna, leaving the Spanish side on the brink of the last 16 already to continue its brilliant start to the season. www.usateamhockeyjersey.com/joe-pavelski-usa-jersey/ .C. United is parting ways with Canadian international Dwayne De Rosario after declining to pick up its option on the 2011 Major League Soccer player of the year. Jamie Langenbrunner USA Jersey . The updates include adding piping on the home whites, road greys and blue alternate jerseys. The team will use block numbers and letters on the back of the jerseys, including their Sunday camouflage uniform, much like their jerseys from the old Pacific Coast League days. Paul Martin USA Jersey . That it came down to Cardiff defender Anthony Gerrards penalty miss was less predictable. After Liverpool captain Steven Gerrards spot kick in the penalty shootout was saved following the teams 2-2 draw after extra time, cousin Anthony came to his rescue by also failing to score.DUESSELDORF, Germany -- Juan Monaco reached the final of the Power Horse Cup by beating Guido Pella 6-4, 7-6 (8) Friday. Monaco is seeded third and the highest-ranked player left in the field. But he needed nearly two hours to overcome his left-handed, 101th-ranked opponent, who was playing in his first semifinal match on the tour after going through qualiifying.dddddddddddd Pella saved two match points -- and wasted one set point -- before whipping a backhand into the net to end the grueling battle from the baseline. Monaco finished with eight aces, while Pella had only one. The 19th-ranked Monaco next plays either sixth-seed Jarkko Nieminen of Finland or Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands. ' ' '