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The San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich turned to his bench during the Game four of the Western Conference Finals after his starters failed to once again muster-up anything significant in Oklahoma City where the Spurs have lost eight straight-games, including regular and playoffs.
Enter Cory Joseph. The third-year guard out of Canada known for his defensive abilities helped spark and 18-5 run late in the third-quarter to get the Spurs within striking distance after being down by 26 points at one-point.
Joseph capped a great night with this vicious one-hander down the lane on shot blocker Serge Ibaka to finish with 11 points in 17 minutes off the bench.
