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Manu Ginóbili wills San Antonio Spurs to Game 5 Win over Grizzlies

With Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Garnett, and Dwight Howard, the NBA doesn’t lack for superstars in this year’s playoffs, but there’s one player that consistently gets no respect (or not enough) – Manu Ginóbili.


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The Argentine superstar willed his San Antonio Spurs to a 110-103 overtime win over the Memphis Grizzles with 33 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals.

With the Spurs down three, Manu hit what looked like a game-tying three on a broken play (it was ruled a two).

The Spurs would eventually tie the game on a Gary Neal three, and ultimately pull out the win.

The win allowed the Spurs to extend their season another game against the upstart Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies are up 3-2.

Hidden behind a reputation as a flopper, is an extremely talented and unique player with little to no weaknesses and who thrives in end-game scenarios.

Ginobili’s plus/minus was +10 in game five vs. the Grizzlies. Not a surprise as Ginobili ranked sixth in the NBA- behind only James, Chris Bosh, Paul Pierce, Wade, and Garnett – in the plus/minus category with a net +537 during the NBA regular season.

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