Spurs' forward Robert Horry has not yet decided whether he is going to retire or play on next season, according to a report by the Associated Press.

"Right now I'm up in the air," Horry said. "That's all I can really tell you, up in the air. I want to play, 80% of me wants to play, and I'm sure as soon as I get in the gym and see people bouncing the ball it would turn into 100%. So we'll just have to wait and see what happens."

Spurs' forward Manu Ginobili expects to be healthy in time for Argentina's run for gold at the Beijing Olympics, the Associated Press is reporting.

Ginobili hurt his left ankle early in the playoffs, and it hampered him in the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. After averaging 18.2 and 21.3 points in the first two series against Phoenix and New Orleans, Ginobili's output fell to 12.6 points.

"Yesterday I got an injection to get the swelling off of the joint, and they told me that in a week, 10 days I'll be totally fine," Ginobili said. "So I trust them, and I think I'm going to be perfectly healed."

The Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the NBA Finals on Thursday night with a 100-92 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals.

Kobe Bryant scored a series-high 39 points, and Pau Gasol added 12 points and 19 rebounds for the Lakers, who made just 44% of their shots but turned the ball over just nine times.

San Antonio took a thirteen-point lead into the second quarter, but the Lakers answered well to trim the advantage to just eight at the half.

The Lakers then stormed out of the gate to post a 27-20 edge in the third quarter, setting themselves up for a huge final period.

Lamar Odom, who blamed himself for the team's Game Three loss, posted 13 points and 8 rebounds in the series-clinching win.

Tim Duncan was nothing less than magical for the Spurs, tallying 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in the loss.

Manu Ginobili struggled, scoring just 9 points on 3-for-9 shooting with five fouls.

Tony Parker added 23 points and 4 assists, and Kurt Thomas contributed 11 points and 7 rebounds for the Spurs, who hit 48% of their shots but couldn't hang with the Lakers in the final minutes of the game.

Los Angeles outscored San Antonio 36-29 in the final twelve minutes, as the crowd at the STAPLES Center rose to its feet and cheered during the final few minutes of the game.

The Lakers will await the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals, with the Celtics leading the Pistons 3-2 in the series, which resumes on Friday night.

It will be the team's first Finals appearance since 2004, when they lost to Detroit.

Spurs' Head Coach Gregg Popovich believes that officials call games differently in the final moments, according to The San Antonio Express-News.

"Officials will tell you no," Popovich said. "But it?s a very strange thing. An official will tell you the game is called at the end of the game exactly like it is during the meat of the game, and that?s their story, and they are going to stand by it."

The controversy has bloomed because of what happened at the end of the team's Game Five loss to Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

Derek Fisher was not called for a foul on Brent Barry during the final seconds, although the league admitted on Wednesday that a foul should have been called.

"In reality, I don?t think that?s true, and I could give a thousand examples that things are called differently down the stretch, where I think most referees feel, and I agree with them, that things need to be more definitive before you are going to make a call. A referee is going to be hesitant to make a call that can decide a game at the end of the game unless it is really either gross or obvious," he added.

"That?s why I said that if I was an official I would not have called that a foul last night."

While it will not change the outcome, the NBA acknowledged that Brent Barry was fouled by Derek Fisher on the last second three point attempt which would have awarded the Spurs three free throws while down two points in Game 4, the San Antonio Express-News is reporting.

With less than two seconds left, Fisher jumped to defend a 3-point shot by Brent Barry, then made contact with Barry on the way down after the Spurs' guard pump-faked and twisted to get rid of the ball. Barry?s shot missed its mark, sealing the Lakers? victory.

?With the benefit of instant replay,? the spokesman from the NBA who reviewed the play said, ?it appears a foul should have been called.?

Gregg Popovich has signed a contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs which will keep him as the team's head coach through the 2011-12 season, the Associated Press is reporting.

Popovich confirmed the extension before the Spurs' Game 4 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

Members of the Spurs' organization have been in Spain attempting to convince Tiago Splitter to join their club for the 2008-09 season.

The Spurs selected Splitter in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft.

Splitter is nearly certain to accept a renewal from Tau Cer?mica.

The Lakers are one win away from returning to the NBA finals.

Kobe Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Lakers beat the Spurs 93-91 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals, as reported by the Associated Press.

The game ended in controversial fashion, with Derek Fisher jumping into Brent Barry on Barry's game-winning attempt as time expired.  The refs did not make the call despite the obvious contact, however, giving the Lakers the game.

It was the Spurs? first home loss of the postseason, and the defending champions face elimination when Game 5 is played in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Lakers' forward Lamar Odom is taking the blame for the team's 103-84 loss to the Spurs in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday night, according to The Los Angeles Times.

"I put this one on myself," Odom announced after the game. "I take the blame, totally, for this game."

Odom was just 2-for-11 from the field and had five turnovers in the loss.

"There is no way I can play like that," he says. "I've got to play better than that."

Derek Fisher disagreed with Odom's assessment but likes the air of accountability.

"There is no way on this good green earth that Lamar Odom cost us that game," Fisher says, smiling. "But you know something? That is why we keep growing as a team because everybody in here makes themselves accountable. Nobody points fingers; everybody looks at themselves."

The San Antonio Spurs avoided falling into the dreaded 0-3 hole against the Los Angeles Lakers with a huge 103-84 win in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday night.

The defending champions used a 28-15 edge in the second quarter to grab control of the game.

Tim Duncan gave San Antonio a historic performance, posting 22 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists in the victory.

Manu Ginobili added 30 points and Tony Parker added 20 points and 5 assists in the win for the Spurs, who made 51% of their shots and attempted seven more free throws than the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 30 points and 5 rebounds, while Pau Gasol tallied 15 points and 6 boards in the loss.

Lamar Odom struggling offensively, posting 7 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists for the Lakers, who hit just 42% of their shots and outrebounded San Antonio by four.

Odom was just 2-for-11 from the field, and 3-for-8 from the foul line. Gasol had difficulties as well, shooting 7-for-18 in San Antonio.

Ginobili was red hot, making 5-for-7 from behind the three-point line, and going 9-for-15 overall.

The Lakers bench quartet - Sasha Vujacic, Luke Walton, Jordan Farmar and Ronny Turiaf - scored 19 points in the loss on 7-for-13 shooting.

Brent Barry posted 6 points and 4 assists in a reserve role for San Antonio, as he saw extended minutes in the second half.

The defeat was the worst the Lakers have suffered in the 2008 NBA Playoffs.

Game Four will be Tuesday night, as the Spurs look to even up the Western Conference Finals against Los Angeles.