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Posted on: Saturday, December 19, 2009

NBA: Spurs beat Pacers to give Popovich 700 career wins


By PAUL J. WEBER
Associated Press Writer

SAN ANTONIO — Tim Duncan dunked over Roy Hibbert with 4.6 seconds left to give San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich his 700th career win with a thrilling 100-99 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.

Duncan let out a roar after throwing down the last of hisacers, who blew a 13-point lead going into the fourth quarter.
Popovich is the 16th coach in NBA history to reach 700 wins and is among seven active coaches to hit the milestone.