smith: .from the lee duncan perspective, did lee duncan get out of this everything lee duncan -anted? orlean: lee. lee's ultimate dream.he had two dreams. one was that the dog would remain alive forever in some fashion. >> smitt: right. >> orlean: and he would say constantly, "there will always be a rin-tin-tin". >> smith: right. >> orlean: he was devoted too3 the idea that this dog symbolized something that would live forever.3 >> smith: yeah. >> smith: yeeh, sure. well, here we are, right? >> orlean: .i would say, exactly. i mean we're talking about this nearly a hundred yearsú since he found the puppy, and if i'd taken any more time working on the book it would have been a hundred years [chuckles]. >> smith: you could haae hit the anniversary, that's right. >> orlean: so in that sense he did create and nurturee3 something. he also, though, ad this persistent desire toohave his story of finding the puppy and the remarkable change that it wrought in his life captured as a film. he wasn't a vain man. it waan't a arcissistic desire to be a star. in fact, everybody remembers rin-tin-tin

but, tim duncan had other idea. david lee by the way. issing the last game with flu like symptoms. tim duncan the jumper. spurs an early two point lead. san antonio. looking for more. the block. curry the other way for the jumper. can tell you right now. golden state leads by five. eight minutes and change in the third quarter. of course, full highlights late tire night on comcast sports net on sportsnet central. that does out from the sports dex. let's got it back to nbc bay area studios. guys. >> have fun with your parents. >> absolutely. >> are they watching tonight? >> no, they're landing late night tonight. maybe i will take them down to half moon bay. can't take them to the beach. >> thank you a lot. for a full half-hour of sports coverage watch sportsnet central on comcast sportsnet bay area. >>> passenger flights to space on sale in the bay area. tonight we introduce you to one of the three people approved to start selling you your ticket to the stars. see how much it will cost you. we talk to a passenger who has the bought a tick

david lee back from a one game illness and playing well towards first points of the game. l is a jumper, knocks it down. and tim duncan a from seth curry. and there is a a streak for two of his 21 at the half. curry had 17 at half time. there is a big fundamental. that is warriors leading 53-45. and it can generate a lot of money for schools. big game played this year in october and there is san jose state on september 1. usc is in town. and look at the big game. no longer around thanksgiving. it's october 20th at cal. too early. there is cal opening september 1. back to back road games. there is a big game in berkeley. and cal will end their season early. and quarterback alex smith dealt with more criticism than perhaps any player in 49ers history. but smith shrubbed it off and is now taking niners to the playoffs. >> there is a good example with decision making. >> alex smith lived up to its number one draft status. there is only five interceptions. and there is only 10 turnovers. >> he's been mentally tough the entire year he has completed 65% of the passes and throwing for 17 touchdowns and he started all 16 games