Sports | NBA San Antonio Fights Back; Gets Needed Win By Jamie Buss Posted May 9, 2008 12:37 AM CDT Copied New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul (3) talks with San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker, of France, during the third quarter of Game 3 in an NBA Western Conference semifinal basketball series last night. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) There was no third-quarter breakdown for the San Antonio Spurs last night, just the desperate play of a team whose quest for a second straight NBA title was on the line. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili both scored 31 points to lead the Spurs to a 110-99 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals. With the win, the Spurs avoided falling into an ominous 0-3 hole from which no NBA team has never returned. Chris Paul led the Hornets, who still hold a 2-1 series lead, with 35 points and nine assists. David West had 23 points and 12 rebounds for New Orleans. Game 4 is Sunday night in San Antonio. Read These Next Doctor left her Alaskan cruise and never returned. Trump "never heard" that "shylocks" is offensive. At least 13 people are dead in Texas flooding. Extremely rare bat-borne virus claims a human life. Report an error