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Kevin Martin The Hero As Kings Squeak Past Spurs
"The ball finally bounced our way," said Martin, who claimed he was simply trying to draw a foul on his remarkable drive to the hoop. "I knew once Mike (Bibby) gave me the ball, there were only 4 seconds left. I had to go to the rim. There was no choice. I had to go for it." "Now they know how we felt after that game," added Bonzi Wells, referring to the improbable shot made by Brent Barry at the end of regulation in Game 2. Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Artest Anxious To Return For Game 3
Artest feels that he needs to do a better job guarding the perimeter. "The big guys playing (Tim) Duncan were doing their job for most of (Game 2)," Artest said." Now, we've got to get the perimeters doing their job, me and Bonzi (Wells) hustling a little bit more, which we are going to do in Game3. And I've got to rebound better. I only had two rebounds in Game1. Kevin Martin came in and had eight rebounds. That just proves to me I've got to get in there and rebound." Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Adelman Says Artest Won't Head To Bench
"No," Adelman said, "but tell 'Pop' that if he wants to bench Ginobili again, I think that's a real good idea. And tell him he should probably bench Tony Parker, too." Martin started in place of the suspended Artest in game 2 and the Kings played well. Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Kings Apr 2006 Archive
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Kings shooting guard Kevin Martin tossed in a twisting, three-bounce, wrong-handed layup over Tim Duncan as time expired, giving the Kings a 94-93 victory in Game 3. The Spurs lead the series 2-1.
Ron Artest is eager to return to the floor after serving a one-game suspension in Game 2, but when asked if he could stop Manu Ginobili, he replied, "I'm not sure. He played great (in Game 2). He was real aggressive. He really played like a champ."