Warriors 97, Spurs 87 (OT): Harrison Barnes collected a career-high 26 points to go along with 10 rebounds and Stephen Curry overcame an ankle injury to score 22 as host Golden State came through late and evened the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2. Jarrett Jack added 24 points and Andrew Bogut grabbed 18 rebounds for the Warriors, who outscored San Antonio 13-3 in overtime.

Russian men's and women's basketball clubs have a chance this weekend of sweeping every European trophy for the first time in the country's history, in a throwback to Soviet domination of the sport. With two women's tournaments and the men's second-tier European cup already secure, CSKA Moscow just need to win the Euroleague title to complete an extraordinary clean sweep. Lokomotiv-Kuban from the Russian southern city of Krasnodar clinched their first-ever continental trophy by downing Bilbao Basket 64-75 in the Eurocup final at Charleroi, Belgium.

George Karl of the Denver Nuggets was named the NBA Coach of the Year on Wednesday, the first time in his 25-year career he claimed the award. Karl piloted the Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins, a league-best 38-3 mark at home and the third seed in the Western Conference. Their post-season was disappointing, however, as they were ousted in six games by the Golden State Warriors in the first round.

Manu Ginobili's three-pointer with 1.2 seconds left lifted San Antonio to a 129-127 double overtime win over Golden State as the Spurs rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth to win the series opener. Ginobili's late heroics capped a furious comeback by the Spurs and spoiled a 44-point performance from Warriors' Stephen Curry in Monday's game, one of their National Basketball Association second-round series. "I was wide open so I didn't have any options," Ginobili said. "Good timing though.