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Curry struggles as Warriors drop Game 5 to Spurs

Realizing there would be no late comeback even in a series that's already had two of them, Mark Jackson turned his attention to Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.Jackson pulled Stephen Curry and Andrew Bogut with 4 minutes left in Game 5 and his Golden State Warriors trailing San Antonio by 18 points.Curry was hurting, and the Warriors will need him at his best in the next game."It got to a point where they had made plays and I had to look towards Game 6," Jackson said. "It was just being smart, that's all. I didn't want to see him get hurt. Obviously, he wasn't 100 percent. I just felt if we were going to make a run, let's make a run and then maybe get him back in, but it was just a long night for us."Tony Parker finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead San Antonio to a 102-91 victory and a 3-2 lead in their playoff series.Curry and Bogut played limited minutes in the fourth quarter and neither was doing much before exiting.The Spurs held the Warriors' starting backco...

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