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Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

Up 20, San Antonio is just a few minutes away from forcing a Game 7. This would be the sixth 2-versus-7 series to go the distance. All five previous series to do so were won by the second seed according to ESPN Stats and Info.

Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

With the Spurs fighting for their season and up 107-87, the AT&T Center is as loud as it has been this playoff series. If the young inexperienced Denver Nuggets thought closing out Game 6 in hostile territory would be the hardest thing they've ever had to do, now they're staring at the pressure of what will be a first-ever Game 7 for many of them.

Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

San Antonio opened the fourth with what looks like a season-preserving 15-2 run. The Spurs are getting second looks and have knocked down three 3-pointers early in the fourth to open up a 105-87 lead with 7:27 left. A frustrated Michael Malone called for timeout after the Nuggets gave up an offensive rebound and 3 as the AT&T Center erupted.

Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

Nikola Jokic enters the fourth quarter with the possibility of collecting a 40-point triple-double. The Nuggets All-Star has been unstoppable, draining 3-pointers and scoring at will inside. He already had a playoff career-high 33 points to go with nine rebounds and eight assists in 31 minutes. Denver, though, will have to play much better defense in the fourth. San Antonio is shooting a scorching 59% from the field. DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge have combined to make 18-of-28 shots in the first three quarters.

Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

If the Spurs are going to go down in six, they're going to go down with their stars playing perhaps their best together at the same time in this series. DeMar DeRozan is having a terrific all-around game with 17 points, seven assists and six rebounds and is cooking with his mid-range game. Meanwhile, LaMarcus Aldridge already has a double-double in the third with 22 points and 10 rebounds. A major problem for San Antonio is Nikola Jokic, who is having his most aggressive scoring game with 31 points, nine rebounds and seven assists with 2:25 remaining in the third.

Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

DeMar DeRozan has his bread and butter mid-range game going here in the third quarter. He has scored three baskets early in the third and might be starting to warm up for the Spurs.

Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

After the timeout, Jamal Murray remains on the court having shaken off the thigh issue. Murray then promptly hit a runner in the lane.

Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

With 10:28 remaining in the third, Jamal Murray went down after running into a screen. The Nuggets called timeout and Murray got up shortly after holding his left thigh and tried walking off the injury to the bench.

Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

Nikola Jokic continued to do what he does best and flirted with a triple-double in the first half. He had 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in his first 20 minutes. The Nuggets' starters carried Denver in the first half. Gary Harris and Jamal Murray both scored 11 points each and Paul Millsap added 10 points as the Nuggets got just nine points from their usually energetic and active bench. The Spurs' second unit has shown up in this do-or-die game. Rudy Gay had 14 points and Patty Mills and Marco Belinelli had six points each. Gregg Popovich opted to play just three Spurs off the bench in the half.

Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

Jamal Murray came to life and scored all 11-of-his-first-half points in the last six minutes of the second quarter. But DeMar DeRozan closed the half hitting a jumper while being fouled. He missed the free throw but rebounded his own miss and put it back at the buzzer to push the Spurs to a 64-60 lead at the half.

Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

Derrick White picked up his second and third personal fouls in a 15-second span, the latter coming when he needlessly pressured Jamal Murray and bumped him at halfcourt off an inbounds pass. As a frustrated White went back to the bench, Gregg Popovich pulled him to the side, put his arm around White's waist and talked to his young and still growing point guard. White had two points and three fouls when he went to the bench.

Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

For the fifth time in six games, the Spurs won the first quarter. They took a 34-24 lead into the second quarter thanks to the strong play from LaMarcus Aldridge. The Spurs went to their big man early and often and he delivered, making six-of-nine shots and scoring 13 points in the quarter. Bryn Forbes also knocked down his first three shots, anpositive sign for the Spurs. Forbes scored 15 points in San Antonio's Game 1 win. Denver's defense struggled early, allowing the Spurs to make 16-of-24 shots.

Ian Begley ESPN Staff Writer 

At his NBA Store appearance Thursday, Mitchell Robinson was asked if there is a former center who he models his game after. He said he didn't watch a ton of basketball when he was younger, so there is no center from a past era that he tries to emulate. There is, however, a current center that he looks to. "If I was to (reference a current player), I'd say I model my game after Joel Embiid a little bit," Robinson said. When asked what part of Embiid's game he emulates, Robinson said, "He's a competitor. He just likes to go at it. He goes at everybody. He doesn't care who you are. He's going to go at you. And I really like that about him."

Baxter Holmes ESPN Senior Writer 

An awkward exchange unfolded at Warriors practice Friday. Head coach Steve Kerr began addressing reporters near the court in the team's downtown Oakland practice facility, but Kerr quickly asked a Warriors PR official if the music thumping in the facility could be turned down so he could hear reporters' questions better and so reporters could hear his answers better. The Warriors PR official replied that the music was loud because forward Draymond Green, who was shooting on a nearby court, wanted it that way. (The Warriors PR official moved toward the volume switch and Green shouted to keep the music at the same level.) In the end, the music stayed at the same volume. A reporter then jokingly asked Kerr who was in charge. "Not me, obviously," he said. After the media session ended, Kerr told reporters, "Enjoy the music."

Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 

Gregg Popovich was comfortable and relaxed at his pregame session with reporters before Game 6. He gave long answers to several questions and even cracked that he had something up his sleeve for tonight when asked about if he had done research on who Bobby Fischer is.

Ian Begley ESPN Staff Writer 

At his meet-and-greet event at the NBA Store today, Mitchell Robinson said he'll be playing a few games in Summer League this July. There was a healthy line of fans at the store to meet the Knicks rookie.