Ginobili suffers broken nose

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04/24/2010 - San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili broke his nose in the third quarter of Friday's 94-90 win over Dallas in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series.

He scored 11 of his 15 points in the last quarter, helping the Spurs to a 2-1 series lead.

Ginobili was injured after being elbowed by Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki, but he returned and played with a bandage over his nose. He sank 7-of-8 foul shots and also had seven assists as the Spurs won despite missing all seven of their three-point shots. Ginobili is expected to have a CT scan on Saturday.

"I had no doubts he'd be back. He's got a very strong nose on him," Spurs forward Tim Duncan said. "I think it'd take him a second and he'd be right back."

In the three games, Ginobili is averaging 21.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists. Game 4 of the series is Sunday in San Antonio.

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Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.

Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.

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''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''

Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.

He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.

''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''

Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.

Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.

With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.

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