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====Fifth championship (2013β2014)==== On December 2, 2013, Duncan became the oldest player to record a 20β20 game in NBA history, finishing with 23 points, 21 rebounds, and the game-winning jump shot against the [[2013β14 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta Hawks]].<ref name="m950">{{cite web | last=DelVecchio | first=Steve | title=Tim Duncan hits game-winner, becomes oldest player to record 20-20 game | website=Larry Brown Sports | date=2013-12-03 | url=https://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/tim-duncan-game-winner-oldest-player-20-20/212642 | access-date=2024-07-29}}</ref> The Spurs went on to conclude the [[2013β14 NBA season|2013β14 regular season]] with a league-best 62 wins.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013-14 NBA Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2014.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The Spurs defeated Dallas in seven games in the first round of the [[2014 NBA Playoffs|playoffs]], Portland in five games in the conference semifinals, and Oklahoma City in six games, where game 6 went into overtime, as the Spurs won, 112β107.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 NBA Western Conference First Round - Mavericks vs. Spurs |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2014-nba-western-conference-first-round-mavericks-vs-spurs.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 NBA Western Conference Semifinals - Trail Blazers vs. Spurs |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2014-nba-western-conference-semifinals-trail-blazers-vs-spurs.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 NBA Western Conference Finals - Thunder vs. Spurs |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2014-nba-western-conference-finals-thunder-vs-spurs.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> They set up a Finals rematch against the Miami Heat, which they won, 4β1, setting a record margin for a win in the NBA Finals, for games 3 and 4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 NBA Finals - Heat vs. Spurs |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2014-nba-finals-heat-vs-spurs.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Along the way, the Duncan-GinΓ³bili-Parker trio broke the record for most wins in NBA playoffs history.<ref name="a551">{{cite web | last=Patt | first=Jason | title=Spurs' Big 3 sets NBA playoff record | website=SBNation.com | date=2014-05-22 | url=https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/5/22/5741036/tim-duncan-tony-parker-manu-ginobili-nba-playoff-record-wins | access-date=2024-07-29}}</ref> After winning the Finals in five games, Duncan joined [[John Salley]] as the only players to win a championship in three different decades.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 15, 2014 |title=Spurs shake early deficit to snuff out Heat and win 5th NBA title |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400559378 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617112010/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400559378 |archive-date=June 17, 2014 |access-date=June 30, 2020 |work=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
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