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Duncan focused on winning 5th NBA title now that Spurs' drought ended with trip back to finals

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San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (21) drives to the basket as Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (33) defends, during Game 4 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, May 27, 2013. The Spurs defeated the Grizzlies 93-86 to advance to the NBA finals. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) (The Associated Press)

Manu Ginobili, izquierda, y DeJuan Blair, derecha, observan mientras Patty Mills levanta el trofeo de la Conferencia Oeste que ganaron después de derrotar a los Grizzlies de Memphis en el cuarto juego de la final y pasar a la serie final de la NBA, en Tenesí, el lunes 27 de mayo de 2013. Los Spurs ganaron 93-86. (Foto AP/Pool-Rogelio V. Solis) (The Associated Press)

Tim Duncan is so close to his first NBA championship in six long years that the Spurs star isn't worried about the little issue of being rusty once the finals actually start.

Duncan says his sole focus is trying to get his fifth title and first since 2007.

San Antonio clinched its first trip to the NBA Finals since 2007 by finishing a sweep of the Memphis Grizzlies 93-86 on Monday night for its fifth Western Conference title. The first sweep in a conference final since the Nets beat Detroit in 2003 also earned the Spurs a nine-day break before Game 1 of the finals June 6.

Duncan says the Spurs will be a little rusty no matter how they try to stay sharp.