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Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili took the brunt of the blows and made enough foul shots in the fourth quarter to lift San Antonio past a valiant Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz 91-79 Monday night, giving the Spurs a 3-1 series lead.

The Spurs went into the fourth ahead by one and never gave up the advantage. They protected it by going 19-of-25 from the foul line, with Ginobili making 11-of-13 and Duncan going 5-of-8.

This ugly-but-effective performance - more free throws (30) than field goals (28) - puts the Spurs within a victory of reaching the NBA finals for the third time in five years.

“I'm very proud of what we did in the fourth quarter because it was looking ugly for us. We stepped up and did a really good job.”

- Manu Ginobili

One game after giving up 50 points in the paint to the Jazz, the Spurs established a presence in the lane during Game 4.

San Antonio boasted a 40-30 edge on points in the paint with Tim Duncan scoring 19 and Fabrcio Oberto racking up 11 points and 11 boards.

Spurs.com breaks down the best of Western Conference Finals Game 4 against the Jazz.