Intro:

Tim Duncan had 26 points and nine rebounds, and Tony Parker had 20 points and seven assists in a largely silent Staples Center as San Antonio pushed the Lakers to the brink of first-round playoff elimination for the first time since 2007.

Script:

Tim Duncan, Spurs forward/centre:

"Yeah I'm feeling healthy, and feeling good and got a rhythym early I've not played that well coming into third quarters and really tried to concentrate coming into third quarters and try to get some shots to fall early on there and I got a rhythym going there so the whole night turned out well for me."

Pau Gasol, Lakers forward/centre:

"It's gonna take a collective effort three consecutive losses against a team that's feeling more confident more comfortable and gonna try to put us away on Sunday to close the series and move on. I mean that's just the way it works so again we're our back are against the wall."

(English) Gregg Popovich, Spurs head coach:

"I think we're playing fairly well, I mean every coach thinks their team can play better. that's what we do, we're always looking for ways to improve but whether the team you're playing is whole, or banged up like the Lakers obviously are the team that's on the court still wants to win and we have to bring the energy and the professionalism to play. You don't assume you're gonna win a basketball game because Kobe's not there or this guy's hurt or that guy's hurt. That's what gets you into trouble and I think our guys have been around long enough to understand that can happen, we've all been in situations we've lost games when the other side is missing a player or these players."