Parker leads Spurs past Mavs in Game 7

Sunday, May 4, 2014

photo San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili (20), of Argentina, drive around Dallas Mavericks' Monta Ellis (11) during their Game 7 of the opening-round NBA basketball playoff series today in San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO - Tony Parker scored 32 points and the San Antonio Spurs led by as many as 31 on their way to 119-96 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, closing out a tense first-round series Sunday in seven games.

Manu Ginobili scored 20 points, Danny Green added 16 points and Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard had 15 points apiece for San Antonio. The Spurs advance to face the fifth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers, who upset the Houston Rockets in a six-game series.

Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points and nine rebounds to lead Dallas.

Last season ended for the Spurs with a Game 7 loss in the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. Facing a much earlier end, San Antonio road a raucous home crowd and overwhelmed Dallas in this deciding game.