Led by Tim Duncan's 19 points, the second-seeded Spurs claimed victory on the road in Oakland to seal a 4-2 triumph in the best-of-seven series and set up a showdown against the fifth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies.

Miami attorney Yale Galanter contradicted much of Simpson's earlier testimony while under questioning at a hearing in which his former client is seeking a new trial on grounds of ineffective legal representation.

The deal by an investor group led by tech titan Vivek Ranadive follows months of bitter wrangling between Seattle investors who wanted the team to replace a beloved Pacific Northwest franchise lost in 2008