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Gary Neal Helps Spurs Advance
The former Aberdeen High star is playing a key role in the NBA playoffs.
is good under pressure.
Just ask those who saw him help lead to the 2000 Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association state basketball championship.
Neal scored 11 points Monday night to help the San Antonio Spurs to a 87-81 win, sweeping the Utah Jazz in four games in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs.
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See Neal's post-game interview with the media from Monday.
Neal appeared in all four games off the bench, averaging 8.3 points in an average of 13 minutes per contest.
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The sharp-shooter has hit 5-of-9 three-point shots in the postseason.
The Spurs will face the winner of the Clippers-Grizzlies series, which may not be over until Sunday.
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