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Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs clinched a playoff spot for the sixteenth consecutive season on Thursday night at the AT&T Center with a gritty 92-91 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Duncan was dominant with 28 points and 19 rebounds, delivering a performance reminiscent of his classic postseason battles with Dirk Nowitzki and...
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Recent All-Star Weekends in Texas have had a distinct flavor when it comes to proponents of the San Antonio Spurs. Houston in 2006 was an urban-themed coming out party for Tony Parker as a baller and fledgling rhyme-sayer. Dallas in 2010 was dominated by the excess of Cowboys Stadium, aka Jerry World and the...
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With All-Stars Tim Duncan and Tony Parker watching from the sidelines in civilian attire, and Manu Ginobili and Stephen Jackson also unavailable, Spurs swingman Kawhi Leonard rose to the occasion lifting San Antonio to an impressive 103-89 victory over the Bulls in Chicago. The quiet Aztec sparked the Spurs with a career-high 26 points...
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On Saturday night at the AT&T Center, Spurs quarterback Tony Parker displayed the complete game that made him an All-Star reserve selection earlier in the week, pumping in 31 points, 7 dimes, 4 boards, and 2 steals in a 109-99 victory over the Phoenix Suns. After three quarters of plodding basketball, Parker took over...
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In a continuing trend of the San Antonio Spurs 40th anniversary season, Tim Duncan once again turned back the clock to post up quality numbers in a Spurs win. On Sunday night it was Ricky Rubio and the Minnesota Timberwolves that bore witness to vintage Timmy who patrolled the paint with 12 points, 9...
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The San Antonio Spurs finished up their recent four-game home stand with a spirited 122-116 victory over James Harden and the Houston Rockets on Friday evening. Houston’s dynamic duo of Harden and Jeremy Lin did not disappoint, combining for 54 points, 15 assists, and 6 steals, but San Antonio’s big three ultimately sealed the...
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The San Antonio Spurs have already played three overtime games this season, but Monday night’s contest against the Rockets in Houston was easily the most entertaining. With H-town shooting guard James Harden watching from the sidelines with a bum ankle, phenom Jeremy Lin reasserted himself on the hardwood scoring a season-high 38 points, conjuring...
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“Does anybody know we have a game against Memphis tonight,” asked Coach Gregg Popovich facing a scrum of reporters in the bowels of the AT&T Center on Saturday night. After expressing disappointment in the quarter of a million dollar fine handed down by NBA commissioner David Stern to the Spurs organization, Coach Pop was...
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On Monday afternoon Tim Duncan was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the 21st time in his storied, often stone-faced career. Duncan averaged 20 points, 12 boards, and 3 dimes in four contests taking his game back to 2009, which was the most recent year he earned Player of the Week...
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That collective sigh of relief you probably heard on Monday morning was Spurs fans across San Antonio reacting to the news that the Los Angeles Lakers passed on Hall of Fame Coach Phil Jackson in favor of offensive guru Mike D’Antoni to replace former Head Coach Mike Brown. Perhaps more than any figure outside...
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The San Antonio Spurs opened up the first week of their young NBA campaign by making history. After solid wins against the New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah Jazz, and Indiana Pacers, Tim Duncan and company stand atop the Western Conference at 4-0, the first time they have accomplished that feat in the...
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The coronation of LeBron James was on full display during the NBA’s opening night as both Madison Avenue and the league itself took turns celebrating the young champion. King James and his Miami Heat teammates delivered on the hardwood, handing Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics a bitter 120-107 loss on national television. The...
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