National Basketball Association

Finley's late three pushes Spurs past Kings

Published Apr. 13, 2009 6:06 a.m. ET

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Michael Finley might have been the only person in Arco Arena who didn't realize his winning 3-pointer almost certainly didn't leave his hands before the 24-second clock expired. He was too busy catching Tony Parker's pass and launching it to pay attention to the red 00 above the hoop.

Kings guard Bobby Jackson certainly saw it. He also couldn't help noticing that the team with four championships and 12 straight playoff berths got the break, and the franchise with the NBA's worst record got one more reason to hate this season.