Spurs-Wizards Preview

By MATT BROWN
Posted Jan 01 2010 9:06PM

Both on and off the court, the Washington Wizards appear to be spiraling out of control. Facing a San Antonio Spurs club that appears to be rounding into form likely won't help matters.

With an upset coach, a team in disarray, and a star guard the subject of an increasingly serious federal investigation, the Wizards will take the floor for the first time in the new year Saturday to host San Antonio - an opponent they haven't beaten in more than four years.

Washington (10-20) occupies the Southeast Division cellar after allowing an average of 109.0 points in three consecutive losses. After Tuesday's 110-98 defeat to Oklahoma City, coach Flip Saunders sounded fed up, saying his team needs a "mindset change."

"Spots will be open," Saunders said. "If guys don't like it, that's fine but that's the way it's going to be. I'm not going to sit there, stand there and look at that any more. You evaluate for 30 games where you're at. Right now, where it's going, it ain't getting done.''

Gilbert Arenas, averaging 26.7 points during the three-game skid, likewise didn't mince words.

"Right now, we stink - and we're showing it," he said "You can sit here and talk about it every day, every game, every loss. But until we can turn it around, we stink.''

Arenas was considerably less blunt Friday, posting a series of inarticulate ramblings on his Twitter account in reaction to the ongoing investigation of him and the guns he brought to the Verizon Center. Multiple media reports, citing unidentified sources, reported Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton allegedly drew guns on each other during a locker-room argument over a gambling debt.

The NBA and the Wizards would only confirm that an investigation is taking place - and it's being led by law enforcement, not the league.

"There is an active investigation by D.C. law enforcement authorities, which we are monitoring closely,'' NBA spokesman Tim Frank said in a statement. "We are not taking any independent action at this time.''

A Wizards club in turmoil would appear to be easy pickings for a Spurs team on a roll. San Antonio (19-11) has won four straight and 10 of 12 following a 9-9 start to the season.

The Spurs have also defeated the Wizards eight consecutive times since a 110-95 loss at Washington on Nov. 12, 2005. They routed the Wizards 106-84 at home Nov. 21, when Tony Parker had 17 points to lead five San Antonio players in double figures.

Parker had 15 points and nine assists Thursday night to help the Spurs earn their most lopsided win of the season, 108-78 at home over Miami. Tim Duncan scored a team-high 23 points and added 10 rebounds, but San Antonio's players didn't seem completely satisfied after beating an opponent with a winning record for the only time in December.

"I believe that we got a lot to improve to really become contenders and be respected as one of the best team in the league,'' Manu Ginobili said after scoring 18 points off the bench. "We're not that steady so far this season, but we're on the right track.''

Duncan has been San Antonio's leading scorer in seven of the last 12 games, averaging 20.9 points in that stretch - slightly higher than his 19.9 season mark.

Arenas scored a game-high 18 points in the November loss to the Spurs.

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Spurs take fifth straight with road win over Wizards

By Rich Dubroff, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday January 2, 2010 11:57PM

WASHINGTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- The winningest team of the past decade started out the new one crisply.

The San Antonio Spurs, who won 70 percent of their games in the last ten years, began 2010 with a 97-86 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday.

San Antonio (20-11) has won five in a row and eight of its last nine, and thanks to some old friends - and some newer ones, too - they're looking as if they could challenge the best in the NBA West.

"A lot of things take time with a lot of new people," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "They're steadily becoming comfortable in their roles. We still have a long way to go if we want to play with the big boys."

In the first five weeks of the season, San Antonio was just 9-9, and a month from their season-defining eight-game rodeo road trip, they're settling in nicely.

"That's the way we've played for 13 years. We haven't seen it on a consistent basis this year," Popovich said.

At the half, their coach was peeved. He yelled at his team - told them they were committing stupid fouls - and they listened. In the first half, Washington (10-21) shot 15 free throws. In the second half - just two. They acted as if they were grateful for the prodding.

"That was suggested nicely by coach Popovich," Tim Duncan said. "Very nicely."

Duncan led the Spurs with 23 points, hitting 10 of his 16 shots.

Duncan's short jumper with 6:20 to play gave San Antonio a 81-80 lead, and they finished the game on an 18-6 run.

"It was a lot of the same stuff all night," Duncan said. "We just cleaned it up [in the fourth quarter.]"

The Wizards, who had to play through the distraction of weapons allegations against star guard Gilbert Arenas, scored only 36 points in the second half, and disturbingly, they again came unglued late in the game.

Washington has lost four in a row - the third losing streak of at least four games this season. After a lackluster performance against Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Wizards coach Flip Saunders excoriated his team.

Now Saunders is faced with problems much worse than he had imagined. On Friday, reports surfaced that Arenas and Javaris Crittenton, a reserve guard who's been injured all season, pointed guns at each other in the locker room after practice on Dec. 21.

During the game, the team released a statement denouncing the use of guns, and Arenas, who said he would meet with investigators on Monday, admitted he used bad judgment in bringing weapons into the locker room, but denied threatening Crittenton.

"If you know me, you've been here, I've never done anything (that involves) violence. Anything I do is funny - well, it's funny to me," Arenas said.

Arenas, who received a tepid pre-game response from the fans, had 23 points, missing 15 of his 25 shots.

Caron Butler, who played all but 79 seconds, led Washington with 24.

The Wizards have lost nine straight against San Antonio. On Nov. 21, they lost 106-84.

"You've got to focus against a team like this. Otherwise you'll get slaughtered," Butler said. "We did a really good job. Going down to San Antonio, I think we lost by a thousand."

"Coming here and playing the way we did, that shows a lot of improvement."

Saunders was decidedly more charitable about his team's performance than he was last Tuesday.

"For the first time, we had some guys come over on the defensive end," he said. "We have to have the ability to make shots in the fourth quarter and not rely on jump shots."

The Spurs got a nice contribution off the bench from DC native Roger Mason, who's in his second season with San Antonio after two seasons with Washington.

Mason had a season-high 20 points, including all four from three-point range. Keith Bogans, another DC native, hit both of his.

"It was a good night," Mason said. "It's always fun to play in front of family and friends. More importantly, we've got a good thing going and we need to keep it going."

Duncan has been with the Spurs for their four championships, and now he's looking for a fifth.

"We're coming along. We're a work in progress," Duncan said. "There are still a lot of hiccups during the game."

San Antonio plays at Toronto on Sunday, and then has a four-game homestand.

"We're headed in the right direction, but we're not where we want to be, obviously," Duncan said.

"We need to beat some of the good teams on the road. Once we start doing that, our confidence will build."

• Spurs: Bonner, Finley, Mahinmi
• Wizards: Crittenton, James, Miller

• Spurs: --
• Wizards: --

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: Verizon Center, Washington, DC
• Officials: #32 Eddie F. Rush, #46 Matt Boland, #77 Kane Fitzgerald
• Attendance: 19025
• Duration: 2:13

San Antonio Spurs (21-12)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Haywood vs Duncan (Parker gains possession)
Jefferson Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bogans (1 AST)	11:40 [SAS 2-0]
Duncan Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:26
	11:26 [WAS 1-2]	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:26	Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:24
Duncan Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)	11:08 [SAS 4-1]
	10:51 [WAS 3-4]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arenas (1 AST)
Jefferson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)	10:31 [SAS 7-3]
	10:20 [WAS 6-7]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (2 AST)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	10:04
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:03
Blair Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Blatche (1 ST)	09:58
	09:51	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:51
Parker Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blair (1 AST)	09:34 [SAS 9-6]
	09:15	Blatche Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:58 [SAS 11-6]
	08:35	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	08:34	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:30	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:29
Duncan Running Bank shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)	08:11 [SAS 13-6]
	08:11	Haywood Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	08:11	Team Timeout : Regular
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	08:11
	08:09	Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:57 [WAS 8-13]	Arenas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	07:40
	07:39	Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:20	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:19
Jefferson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:11
	06:54	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:53
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	06:34
	06:33	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:25	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:24
Bogans Substitution replaced by Ginobili	06:19
Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:05 [SAS 15-8]
Jefferson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:54
Blair Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:47
	05:47 [WAS 9-15]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:47 [WAS 10-15]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)	05:25 [SAS 18-10]
	05:13	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
	05:13	Team Rebound
	05:06 [WAS 12-18]	Jamison Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Arenas (3 AST)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	04:52
	04:51	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:42 [WAS 14-18]	Arenas Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:41
Blair Substitution replaced by McDyess	04:41
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Mason	04:41
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)	04:20 [SAS 20-14]
	04:03	Haywood Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:02
Parker Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:50 [SAS 22-14]
Ginobili Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:35
	03:35	Jamison Substitution replaced by Stevenson
Parker Substitution replaced by Hill	03:35
	03:28	Arenas Layup Shot: Missed
	03:26	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:24 [WAS 16-22]	Haywood Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hill Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Mason (1 AST)	03:03 [SAS 24-16]
	02:52	Haywood Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	02:52	Haywood Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (1 BLK)	02:36
	02:35	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:29 [WAS 18-24]	Butler Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Ginobili Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:29
	02:29	Haywood Substitution replaced by Oberto
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Jefferson	02:29
	02:29	Butler Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Mason Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:28
Mason 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)	02:15 [SAS 27-18]
	01:59	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:58
McDyess Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Mason (2 AST)	01:47 [SAS 29-18]
	01:29	Oberto Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair	01:29
	00:59.3	Oberto Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:59.3
Team Rebound	00:59.3
Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:59.3 [SAS 30-18]
	00:42.4 [WAS 20-30]	Blatche Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	00:29.9
	00:28.5	Team Rebound
Blair Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	00:27.6
	00:27.6	Oberto Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:27.6	Team Rebound
Blair Substitution replaced by Ginobili	00:27.6
	00:27.6	Ginobili Violation:Lane
	00:27.6 [WAS 21-30]	Oberto Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.9
	00:01.1	Oberto Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.2 [WAS 24-30]	Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Oberto (1 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (21-12)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Arenas Layup Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:42
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	11:32
	11:30	Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Hill Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:27
	11:27	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Foye
	11:27 [WAS 25-30]	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	11:27 [WAS 26-30]	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Mason Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	11:12 [SAS 32-26]
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:03
	11:03	Arenas Substitution replaced by Boykins
	11:03	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
	11:03 [WAS 27-32]	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	11:03 [WAS 28-32]	Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
McDyess Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hill (2 AST)	10:41 [SAS 34-28]
	10:23	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:22
Mason Jump Shot: Missed	10:12
	10:12	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
McDyess Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:12
	09:59 [WAS 30-34]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Boykins (1 AST)
Mason 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:32 [SAS 37-30]
Hill Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:22
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Parker	09:22
	09:11 [WAS 32-37]	Oberto Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Jamison (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:04
Hill Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jamison (1 BLK)	08:58
Team Rebound	08:58
	08:58	Oberto Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	08:45
	08:43	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:24	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	08:24	Team Rebound
	08:21	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
	08:21	Team Rebound
Hill Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:21
	08:21	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:21	Team Rebound
Hill Substitution replaced by Ginobili	08:21
McDyess Substitution replaced by Duncan	08:21
	08:21	Oberto Substitution replaced by Haywood
	08:21 [WAS 33-37]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Mason 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Parker (4 AST)	08:06 [SAS 40-33]
	07:45 [WAS 35-40]	Foye Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)	07:26
	07:23	Boykins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:18 [WAS 37-40]	Boykins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	07:04
	07:03	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:49	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	06:48	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	06:45 [WAS 39-40]	Haywood Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed	06:28
	06:27	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:12	Butler Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Mason (1 ST)
	06:03	Foye Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Bogans	06:03
Mason Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Boykins (1 ST)	05:56
	05:47 [WAS 41-40]	Butler Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Boykins (2 AST)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jamison (2 BLK)	05:19
Team Rebound	05:19
Timeout : Official	05:19
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed	05:17
Team Rebound	05:17
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:17
	05:06 [WAS 43-40]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Boykins (3 AST)
Mason 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)	04:48 [SAS 43-43]
	04:23 [WAS 46-43]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Boykins (4 AST)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	03:58
	03:57	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:35	Haywood Jump Shot: Missed
Bogans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:34
Bogans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Mason (3 AST)	03:11 [SAS 46-46]
	03:02	Team Timeout : Regular
Bogans Substitution replaced by McDyess	03:02
	03:02	Foye Substitution replaced by Arenas
	02:50	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:49
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed	02:33
	02:32	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:19 [WAS 48-46]	Jamison Floating Jump shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Boykins (5 AST)
Mason Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	01:59 [SAS 48-48]
	01:41	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:40
	01:25	Haywood Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:25
Team Rebound	01:25
	01:25	Haywood Substitution replaced by Oberto
McDyess Substitution replaced by Blair	01:25
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:25
	01:24	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:01	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:00
Duncan Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:44.5 [SAS 50-48]
	00:35.9	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Mason Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:34.7
Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed	00:24.9
	00:23.9	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:17.0	Team Timeout : Short
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Bogans	00:17.0
Bogans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:02.6
	00:02.6 [WAS 49-50]	Boykins Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Blair Substitution replaced by Jefferson	00:02.6
	00:02.6	Arenas Substitution replaced by Stevenson
Bogans Substitution replaced by Ginobili	00:02.6
	00:02.6	Oberto Substitution replaced by Foye
	00:02.6 [WAS 50-50]	Boykins Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:02.6
	00:02.6	Jamison Substitution replaced by Blatche
Duncan 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.5
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (21-12)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:39	Butler Layup Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:38
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	11:21
	11:20	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Parker Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:14
	11:05 [WAS 52-50]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Blair Jump Shot: Missed	10:50
	10:48	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	10:44	Jamison Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	10:44	Jamison Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	10:23 [SAS 52-52]
	10:06	Butler Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
	10:06	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Parker Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)	10:06 [SAS 53-52]
Blair Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Jamison (1 ST)	09:50
	09:39	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:38
Blair Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	09:34
Blair Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	09:34
	09:19	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:18
Parker Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:08 [SAS 55-52]
	08:51	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	08:47	Team Rebound
	08:41 [WAS 54-55]	Arenas Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
	08:21	Jamison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	08:21 [SAS 56-54]
Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	08:21 [SAS 57-54]
	08:03	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Bogans Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:02
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	07:47
	07:46	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:39	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
	07:37	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:28	Arenas Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Blair (1 ST)
	07:28	Arenas Foul : Clear Path (1 PF)
Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:28
Team Rebound	07:28
Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:28 [SAS 58-54]
Blair Substitution replaced by McDyess	07:28
Parker Layup Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (2 BLK)	07:19
	07:10	Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:07 [WAS 56-58]	Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Made (16 PTS)	06:54 [SAS 60-56]
	06:42 [WAS 58-60]	Jamison Running Bank shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Arenas (4 AST)
McDyess Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Parker (5 AST)	06:23 [SAS 62-58]
	06:16	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:02 [WAS 60-62]	Jamison Running Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Arenas (5 AST)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Parker (6 AST)	05:46 [SAS 64-60]
	05:36 [WAS 62-64]	Arenas Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed	05:16
	05:15	Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:04 [WAS 64-64]	Blatche Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (6 AST)
Jefferson Jump Bank Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Parker (7 AST)	04:45 [SAS 66-64]
	04:34 [WAS 66-66]	Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:29
Bogans Substitution replaced by Ginobili	04:29
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	04:17
	04:16	Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Mason	04:06
	04:01	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:59
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	03:48
	03:47	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	03:40 [WAS 68-66]	Butler Reverse Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Arenas (7 AST)
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	03:22
	03:21	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	03:11	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:10
	03:08	Blatche Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	03:08	Jamison Substitution replaced by Stevenson
Parker Substitution replaced by Hill	03:08
Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed	02:59
	02:57	Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:51 [WAS 70-66]	Arenas Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Jump Ball Butler vs Duncan	02:27
Duncan Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)	02:27
McDyess Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:04
	02:04	Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:04	Team Rebound
	02:04	Haywood Substitution replaced by Oberto
	02:04 [WAS 71-66]	Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	01:52
	01:51	Oberto Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:39	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:38
	01:19	Butler Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Duncan Substitution replaced by Jefferson	01:19
	01:19	Butler Substitution replaced by McGuire
Jefferson Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	01:09
Jefferson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	01:09
	00:46.9	Oberto Layup Shot: Missed Block: McDyess (1 BLK)
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:44.8
	00:33.6	McGuire Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Mason Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:33.6 [SAS 67-71]
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Bogans	00:33.6
Mason Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:33.6 [SAS 68-71]
Bogans Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:24.1
	00:24.1	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Boykins
	00:24.1	McGuire Substitution replaced by Foye
	00:24.1	Oberto Substitution replaced by Jamison
	00:09.9	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
Bogans Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:08.9
Mason Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.8
Bogans Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:01.2
Bogans Putback Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	00:00.6 [SAS 70-71]
End of 3rd Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (21-12)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Ginobili Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (2 AST)	11:43 [SAS 72-71]
	11:18	Jamison Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Jefferson (1 ST)
Mason Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	11:06 [SAS 74-71]
Jefferson Foul : Personal (4 PF)	10:47
	10:32 [WAS 74-74]	Butler 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Hill Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)	10:06 [SAS 76-74]
	10:06	Butler Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	10:06 [SAS 77-74]
	09:44	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:43
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Bogans	09:41
Ginobili Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	09:29
Ginobili Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:29
	09:21 [WAS 76-77]	Foye Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
McDyess Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	09:05
McDyess Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:05
	08:57	Timeout : Official
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Parker	08:57
	08:50	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:49
Parker Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: McDyess (1 AST)	08:24 [SAS 79-76]
	08:12	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
Bogans Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:11
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	07:51
	07:50	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	07:42 [WAS 78-79]	Foye Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Mason Jump Shot: Missed	07:22
McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:20
	07:04	Butler Foul : Personal (3 PF)
McDyess Substitution replaced by Duncan	07:04
	07:04	Boykins Substitution replaced by Arenas
	07:04	Oberto Substitution replaced by Haywood
Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:57
	06:38 [WAS 80-79]	Arenas Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	06:20 [SAS 81-80]
Parker Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:03
Mason Substitution replaced by Jefferson	06:03
	05:55	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:53
	05:43	Arenas Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	05:43	Team Timeout : Regular
Hill Substitution replaced by Ginobili	05:43
	05:34	Haywood Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	05:34 [SAS 82-80]
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	05:34 [SAS 83-80]
	05:20	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	05:20	Team Rebound
Bogans Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	05:20
	05:04	Haywood Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jefferson (1 BLK)
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	05:03
Jump Ball Butler vs Duncan (Bogans gains possession)	05:02
	04:47	Arenas Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	04:47	Foye Substitution replaced by Boykins
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	04:47 [SAS 84-80]
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:47 [SAS 85-80]
	04:32 [WAS 82-85]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Arenas (8 AST)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (3 AST)	04:12 [SAS 88-82]
	03:51	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:50
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed	03:42
	03:41	Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:26	Butler Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
	03:26	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:26	Haywood Substitution replaced by Blatche
Parker Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Duncan (3 AST)	03:18 [SAS 90-82]
	03:18	Boykins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Parker Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	03:18 [SAS 91-82]
	03:02	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (1 BLK)
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:01
Parker Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	02:45
Parker Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:45
	02:31	Boykins 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:30	Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	02:27	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	02:25
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	02:10
	02:09	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:01	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
	02:00	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:54	Butler 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:53	Team Rebound
	01:51	Boykins Substitution replaced by Foye
	01:48 [WAS 84-91]	Butler Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Blatche (1 AST)
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)	01:28 [SAS 93-84]
	01:28	Butler Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 (23 PTS)	01:28 [SAS 94-84]
Ginobili Foul : Personal (4 PF)	01:21
	01:15	Arenas Layup Shot: Missed
Bogans Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:14
Parker Jump Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (3 BLK)	00:51.9
	00:49.8	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:47.0 [WAS 86-94]	Arenas Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Ginobili Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:26.3 [SAS 96-86]
	00:26.3	Jamison Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Parker Substitution replaced by Hill	00:26.3
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hairston	00:26.3
Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair	00:26.3
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	00:26.3 [SAS 97-86]
	00:16.9	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:14.9
End of 4th Quarter

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