Spurs-Hawks Preview

By MATT BEARDMORE
Posted Mar 20 2010 2:14PM

The San Antonio Spurs' last victory was impressive. A strong effort over the next five games would be even more so.

San Antonio opens a critical stretch Sunday night at Philips Arena, where it will go for its eighth straight victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

Coming off Wednesday's 26-point loss at Orlando, the Spurs (41-26) routed Golden State 147-116 on Friday in their highest-scoring game since a 161-153 victory over Denver on Nov. 7, 1990.

"The win is more important than the points," guard George Hill said.

San Antonio, which has won nine of 11, is seventh in the Western Conference. Upcoming games against Atlanta (44-24), Oklahoma City, the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland and Boston could make it difficult for the Spurs to improve their position.

"The last 15 (games) are going to be really rough, so it's good to get a good win," guard Manu Ginobili said after scoring 23 points with a season-high 11 assists in 22 minutes Friday. "We have a really rough back-to-back now with Atlanta and Oklahoma City. Good teams, strong at home."

A last-second shot by Joe Johnson helped the Hawks defeat Charlotte 93-92 in overtime Friday for their fifth straight home win. Atlanta, though, has dropped three in a row at Philips Arena against San Antonio.

Tony Parker had 42 points and 10 assists in the Spurs' last visit to Atlanta - a 102-92 win March 25 - but the three-time All-Star could be out the rest of the season with a broken right hand.

Parker sprained his left ankle in a 105-90 home win over Atlanta on Jan. 27, when Tim Duncan carried San Antonio with 21 points, a career-high 27 rebounds and six assists.

Duncan should be well rested for this matchup after scoring 17 points in 14 minutes Friday.

"It's always good to see (the bench) play and get them more experience, and of course it's good to get Manu and Timmy some rest," coach Gregg Popovich said.

Ginobili and Duncan might need to play more against a Hawks team trying to make a push up the East standings.

The continued strong play from Johnson could help Atlanta make that move. After missing two games with Achilles' tendinitis, the four-time All-Star scored 16 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter and overtime Friday, hitting the winner with 0.1 seconds left.

"Joe is a pro," said coach Mike Woodson, whose team has won four of five and is four games behind Southeast Division-leading Orlando. "He's an All-Star. He's capable of making shots when he needs to."

Johnson had 31 points Jan. 27 and is averaging 30.0 in the last three games in this series.

Hawks forward Josh Smith had 14 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists in the last meeting with the Spurs.

Atlanta's last victory over San Antonio was 94-84 at home Dec. 10, 2005.

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Horford the hero as Hawks top Spurs in OT

By Matt Winkeljohn, for NBA.com
Posted Monday March 22, 2010 12:36AM

ATLANTA (NBA.com exclusive) -- Joe Johnson had his shot -- two in fact -- to be the Hawks' hero for the second game in a row, but he missed twice from his sweet spot in the final eight seconds of regulation only to have ball the ball in his hands at crunch time again in overtime.

Trapped by a San Antonio double team and caught off balance in the left corner with the shot clock winding down in the final minute, he passed.

Atlanta center Al Horford then calmly drilled an 18-foot jumper with 35 seconds left in overtime to clinch a 119-114 win over the visiting Spurs. "Everybody kind of just backed off me, and I just made 'em pay," Horford said after scoring 22 points and grabbing 18 rebounds.

The Spurs weren't backing off Johnson so he played facilitator, finishing with a season-high 13 assists.

"He's capable of doing that," said Atlanta coach Mike Woodson, who is on pace to take the Hawks to the postseason for the third consecutive season after an eight-year franchise drought. "I just thought offensively it was a team effort coming down the stretch."

That's what it took for Atlanta to snap a seven-game losing streak to the Spurs, who still sport a snazzy 19-5 mark against the Hawks in San Antonio center Tim Duncan's 12-year career.

Atlanta forward Marvin Williams had one of his best games with 26 points and nine rebounds, Johnson finished with 20 and Jamal Crawford added 19 off the bench. The Hawks needed all of that and more to offset the ever-steady Duncan, who had 29 points and 13 rebounds, and Manu Ginobili.

He was a nightmare matchup problem, especially in the first quarter when he scored 13 of his game-high 38 points to take the visitors to a 33-22 lead.

The Hawks took a 53-51 halftime lead when Williams intercepted a long inbound pass from Duncan to Ginobili and popped in a 21-foot jumper at the buzzer.

Much like Atlanta's 93-92 overtime win over the Bobcats Friday, this game had a postseason intensity.

"This was a good one," said San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, whose team lost for just the third time in the past 12 games despite being without point guard Tony Parker (broken hand) for the eighth straight game. "Both teams competed hard."

It was fitting that Horford hit the clinching shot because he made most of the critical plays as Atlanta (45-24) won for the fifth time in six games and pulled into a third-place tie with Boston in the East.

Just as the first half ended with Atlanta picking off a San Antonio pass and converting it into points, Horford deflected and picked off a Ginobili pass with just under a minute left in regulation. He passed quickly ahead to Crawford, who missed from near point-blank range.

But there was Horford. He rebounded, and stuck the ball back in to tie the game at 105-all with 52.3 seconds left.

Neither team scored again in regulation, Ginobili missing a close shot for the Spurs and Johnson missing a pair in the final 7.9 seconds -- sandwiched around a Horford rebound -- from the left elbow. That's where he nailed the buzzer-beating game winner Friday in overtime against the Bobcats.

Horford's 16-footer broke a 109-all tie in overtime, and after Duncan made a pair of free throws, Horford rebounded a Matt Bonner miss with one minute remaining in the bonus period.

Friday night, Johnson rose up over two Charlotte defenders to nail the game-winner at the overtime buzzer. He's hit a slew of shots like that over the past few years so it wasn't exactly the plan for the ball to go to Horford late in overtime. But Ginobili and George Hill double-teamed Johnson hard into the left corner with the game on the line.

"Joe's made big-time shots when he shoots over people. But you've always got to be ready," Horford said. "Obviously, he didn't think he had an angle so he saw me open, threw me the ball and I was ready to shoot."

That shot, with 35 seconds left in overtime, gave the Hawks a 115-111 lead. The Spurs finished with 114.

"This is what the playoffs are going to be like," Horford said. "We really had to be on point tonight. They really came out at us, but I think our bench was keep, keeping us in it in the second quarter. We really kept fighting back; we were down [105-101] with 1:10 to go and we never quit."

San Antonio (41-27), which will play six of its final eight road games against teams with a .500 record or better, has to play at Oklahoma City (42-26) Monday night, and the Thunder are one game ahead of the Spurs for sixth place in the West. Portland (42-28) is in a virtual tie with the Spurs for now.

"Horford hit a couple jumpers down the stretch, and we had a couple of turnovers," Popovich said. "It was the worst-case scenario going to overtime on the [first night of] a tough back-to-back, and then losing. It would have been better to have won [Sunday night]."

• Spurs: Parker
• Hawks: Morris

• Spurs: Blair
• Hawks: --

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 18

• Arena: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #33 Sean Corbin, #60 David Guthrie
• Attendance: 18729
• Duration: 2:51

San Antonio Spurs (41-27)		Atlanta Hawks (45-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Smith vs Duncan (Johnson gains possession)
	11:44 [ATL 2-0]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)
Ginobili Running Hook Shot: Missed	11:27
	11:26	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Ginobili Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:26
	11:12 [ATL 4-0]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
McDyess Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)	10:56 [SAS 2-4]
	10:37	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:35
Duncan Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)	10:24 [SAS 4-4]
	10:06	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:04
Jefferson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:46
McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:45
Jefferson Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: McDyess (2 AST)	09:42 [SAS 6-4]
	09:29	Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jefferson (1 BLK)
	09:26	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:26 [ATL 6-6]	Williams Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hill Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:12 [SAS 8-6]
	08:56	Smith Driving Jump shot: Missed
	08:54	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:54	Smith Tip Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:52
Duncan Running Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (2 AST)	08:42 [SAS 10-6]
	08:25	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:24
Ginobili Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)	08:19 [SAS 12-6]
	07:59	Smith Hook Shot: Missed Block: McDyess (1 BLK)
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:57
Hill Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:53 [SAS 14-6]
	07:43	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:28 [ATL 8-14]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:09 [SAS 16-8]
	06:57	Horford Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:41 [SAS 19-8]
	06:24	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:23
Jefferson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:12 [SAS 21-8]
	05:50	Williams Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:47
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:40	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:37 [ATL 10-21]	Williams Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Hill Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:37
Hill Substitution replaced by Bogans	05:37
	05:37 [ATL 11-21]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
	05:18	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:18
Team Rebound	05:18
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:18
	05:17	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:01 [ATL 13-21]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:44 [SAS 24-13]
	04:28 [ATL 15-24]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:21
	04:21	Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford
Duncan Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)	04:13 [SAS 26-15]
	03:47	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:45
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:40 [SAS 29-15]
	03:21	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:20
Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	03:06
	03:03 [ATL 17-29]	Williams Running Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)
Jefferson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	02:52
McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner	02:52
	02:52	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
	02:37	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:34
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	02:23
	02:21	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:08	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:04
Duncan Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	02:03
	02:03	Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill	02:03
	01:54	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	01:52	Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:52 [ATL 19-29]	Pachulia Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:32	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:30	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hill (1 ST)
Jefferson Running Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	01:27 [SAS 31-19]
Bonner Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	01:10
	01:10	Williams Substitution replaced by Evans
Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair	01:10
	01:10 [ATL 20-31]	Crawford Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	01:03	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:02
Bonner Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (2 ST)	00:46.9
	00:43.5 [ATL 22-31]	Johnson Running Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	00:30.9
Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:28.8
Bonner Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:28.4 [SAS 33-22]
	00:01.9	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:00.9
End of 1st Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (41-27)		Atlanta Hawks (45-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:46 [SAS 34-22]
Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:46
	11:44	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:34	Pachulia Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	11:34	Pachulia Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Bogans Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hill (2 AST)	11:20 [SAS 36-22]
	11:00 [ATL 24-36]	Teague Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Blair Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	10:38
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Mason	10:38
	10:25	Smith Hook Shot: Missed
	10:23	Crawford Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:23	Crawford Tip Shot: Missed
	10:22	Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Hill Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	10:22
	10:16 [ATL 26-36]	Smith Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)
Hill Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:01 [SAS 38-26]
Bogans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:53
Blair Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:51
	09:41 [ATL 28-38]	Crawford Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Hill Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	09:21
	09:04	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:01
Mason Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blair (1 AST)	08:50 [SAS 40-28]
	08:35	Evans Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Mason (1 ST)
Blair Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	08:17
	08:17	Timeout : Official
	08:17	Smith Substitution replaced by Johnson
	08:17	Teague Substitution replaced by Smith
Hill Substitution replaced by Ginobili	08:17
	07:59 [ATL 30-40]	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	07:43
	07:42	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:28	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Mason Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:27
Mason Jump Shot: Missed	07:12
	07:11	Crawford Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:03	Johnson Running Jump Shot: Missed
	07:00	Team Rebound
	07:00	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford
Bogans Substitution replaced by Jefferson	07:00
	07:00	Crawford Substitution replaced by Bibby
	06:51	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:49
Ginobili Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	06:41 [SAS 42-30]
Mason Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:21
	06:21	Evans Substitution replaced by Williams
	06:21 [ATL 31-42]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Bonner Substitution replaced by Duncan	06:21
Blair Substitution replaced by McDyess	06:21
	06:21	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	06:17	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:14	Horford Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (2 TO)
	06:06	Smith Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	05:54
	05:53	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:44	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	05:42	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	05:42	Smith Tip Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:40
	05:38	Team Timeout : Regular
Mason Substitution replaced by Hill	05:38
	05:38	Bibby Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	05:30
	05:29	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:17 [ATL 33-42]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)
Jefferson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:50
	04:49	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:43	Smith Running Layup Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:39
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	04:33
Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:32
Duncan Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	04:29
	04:15 [ATL 36-42]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:11
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	03:56
	03:54	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:44 [ATL 38-42]	Williams Running Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)
Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	03:27
McDyess Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:26
McDyess Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:24 [SAS 44-38]
	03:10 [ATL 40-44]	Smith Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)
	02:48	Smith Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:48	Smith Substitution replaced by Crawford
McDyess Substitution replaced by Hairston	02:48
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)	02:35 [SAS 47-40]
	02:19	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
	02:16	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:15 [ATL 42-47]	Horford Putback Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	01:54
	01:53	Crawford Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:47 [ATL 45-47]	Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)
Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	01:27
	01:27	Team Timeout : Short
	01:13 [ATL 47-47]	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Johnson (6 AST)
	00:55.2	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:55.2 [SAS 48-47]
Hill Substitution replaced by Bogans	00:55.2
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:55.2 [SAS 49-47]
	00:40.8 [ATL 49-49]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Crawford (3 AST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	00:33.9
Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:33.3
Duncan Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:33.3 [SAS 51-49]
	00:25.9	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:24.9	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:07.9	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:05.9	Crawford Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:03.2 [ATL 51-51]	Crawford Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:03.2
	00:03.2	Bibby Substitution replaced by West
	00:03.2	Crawford Substitution replaced by Evans
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hill	00:03.2
Bogans Substitution replaced by Mason	00:03.2
Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	00:02.9
	00:01.0 [ATL 53-51]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (41-27)		Atlanta Hawks (45-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed	11:45
McDyess Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	11:43
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:37	Team Rebound
	11:21	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	11:20
Jefferson Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (3 AST)	11:12 [SAS 53-53]
	10:52 [ATL 55-53]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Johnson (7 AST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	10:34
McDyess Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	10:32
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	10:10
Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	10:08
Jefferson Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Duncan (3 AST)	09:58 [SAS 55-55]
	09:34	Johnson Driving Jump shot: Missed
	09:32	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:23 [ATL 57-55]	Smith Driving Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Johnson (8 AST)
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	09:04
	09:03	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:57	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Horford (1 ST)	08:44
Ginobili Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:41
	08:41 [ATL 58-55]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	08:41	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	08:40
Hill Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:30
	08:28	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	08:19	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	08:17	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	08:15	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:13	Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	08:10 [ATL 60-55]	Horford Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Johnson (9 AST)
Duncan Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:10
McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner	08:10
	08:10 [ATL 61-55]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
	07:50	Bibby Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	07:50 [SAS 56-61]
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	07:50 [SAS 57-61]
	07:32	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	07:31
	07:26	Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	07:26 [SAS 58-61]
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	07:26 [SAS 59-61]
	07:10	Smith Hook Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	07:08
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	06:51
	06:50	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	06:39	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jefferson (1 ST)
Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:22 [SAS 61-61]
	06:01	Horford Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bonner (1 BLK)
	05:59	Horford Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
Bonner Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:59
	05:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:59	Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Bogans	05:59
	05:59 [ATL 62-61]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	05:59 [ATL 63-61]	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bonner (1 AST)	05:47 [SAS 63-63]
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:26
	05:26 [ATL 64-63]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	05:26 [ATL 65-63]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Bonner Running Jump Shot: Missed	05:07
	05:05	Horford Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	04:54	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	04:52	Horford Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
	04:52 [ATL 67-63]	Horford Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:52
	04:52	Johnson Substitution replaced by Evans
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed	04:33
	04:32	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Bogans Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:16
	04:16	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:16	Team Rebound
	04:16 [ATL 68-63]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
	04:02	Evans Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:02 [SAS 64-68]
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	04:02 [SAS 65-68]
	03:50	Horford Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	03:50	Horford Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed	03:34
Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:32
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	03:28
Duncan Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	03:26
	03:24	Crawford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:24
Team Rebound	03:24
	03:24	Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:24 [SAS 66-68]
Hill Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:17
	03:17 [ATL 69-66]	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	03:17 [ATL 70-66]	Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Hill Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)	03:06
Bogans Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:01
Hill Substitution replaced by Ginobili	03:01
Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair	03:01
	03:01 [ATL 71-66]	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	03:01	Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	02:59
Bonner 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (3 AST)	02:44 [SAS 69-71]
	02:26 [ATL 73-69]	Crawford Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bonner (2 AST)	02:17 [SAS 72-73]
Jefferson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:03
	02:03 [ATL 74-72]	Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:03	Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:02
Blair Running Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (4 AST)	01:50 [SAS 74-74]
	01:42	Pachulia Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	01:42	Pachulia Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	01:42	Williams Substitution replaced by Johnson
	01:31	Evans Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	01:31 [SAS 75-74]
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	01:31 [SAS 76-74]
	01:13 [ATL 76-76]	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	00:50.9
	00:48.9	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:40.6 [ATL 78-76]	Crawford Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Johnson (10 AST)
Ginobili Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (26 PTS)	00:34.0 [SAS 78-78]
Blair Technical	00:34.0
	00:34.0 [ATL 79-78]	Crawford Free Throw Technical (15 PTS)
	00:14.2 [ATL 81-78]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Crawford (4 AST)
Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:01.9	Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
End of 3rd Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (41-27)		Atlanta Hawks (45-24)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:41
Ginobili Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS)	11:21 [SAS 80-81]
	11:01 [ATL 83-80]	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
	10:48	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	10:48 [SAS 81-83]
Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	10:48 [SAS 82-83]
	10:26 [ATL 85-82]	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (11 PTS)
	10:05	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hill	10:05
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)	10:05 [SAS 83-85]
	10:05	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford
Blair Substitution replaced by Duncan	10:05
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:05
	10:03	Horford Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	09:44 [ATL 88-83]	Evans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Johnson (11 AST)
Duncan Running Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Hill (3 AST)	09:19 [SAS 85-88]
	08:55	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:54	Team Rebound
	08:54	Timeout : Official
	08:38	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Ginobili Driving Jump shot: Missed	08:27
Team Rebound	08:27
	08:27	Evans Substitution replaced by Smith
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:10
Duncan Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	08:09
Duncan Putback Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	08:08 [SAS 87-88]
	07:49	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	07:48	Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	07:44 [ATL 91-87]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Crawford (5 AST)
	07:24	Horford Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	07:18
	07:16	Horford Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	07:03 [ATL 93-87]	Smith Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:02
Duncan Running Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (5 AST)	06:39 [SAS 89-93]
Bogans Foul : Personal (4 PF)	06:16
Bonner Substitution replaced by Jefferson	06:16
	06:06	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	06:05
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	05:48
	05:46	Horford Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	05:37	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	05:35
	05:32	Crawford Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	05:32 [SAS 90-93]
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Bonner	05:32
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:32 [SAS 91-93]
	05:17	Horford Running Hook Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:15
Bonner 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (4 AST)	05:01 [SAS 94-93]
	04:54	Team Timeout : Regular
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:36
	04:36 [ATL 94-94]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
Bonner Substitution replaced by Ginobili	04:36
	04:36 [ATL 95-94]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Duncan Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (22 PTS)	04:18 [SAS 96-95]
	04:18	Horford Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Bogans Substitution replaced by Bonner	04:18
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 (23 PTS)	04:18 [SAS 97-95]
	04:03	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	04:01
Ginobili Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (31 PTS)	03:49 [SAS 99-95]
	03:27 [ATL 97-99]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Smith (5 AST)
	03:05	Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	03:05 [SAS 100-97]
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	03:05 [SAS 101-97]
	02:47	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	02:46	Horford Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)
	02:36	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:33	Horford Rebound (Off:7 Def:6)
	02:33 [ATL 99-101]	Horford Tip Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed	02:17
	02:16	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Bonner Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:13
	02:13 [ATL 100-101]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	02:13 [ATL 101-101]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Bonner Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:56 [SAS 103-101]
	01:40	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:39
	01:23	Horford Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)	01:23 [SAS 104-101]
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)	01:23 [SAS 105-101]
	01:23	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:10 [ATL 103-105]	Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Horford (2 ST)	00:58.8
	00:54.9	Crawford Running Layup Shot: Missed
	00:52.8	Horford Rebound (Off:8 Def:6)
	00:52.3 [ATL 105-105]	Horford Putback Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:29.9
	00:27.9	Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	00:07.9	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	00:03.9	Horford Rebound (Off:9 Def:6)
	00:00.9	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (41-27)		Atlanta Hawks (45-24)
Start of 1st OvertimeBack to Top
(05:00) Jump Ball Smith vs Duncan (Horford gains possession)
	04:49	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ginobili (1 ST)
Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:35
	04:34	Horford Rebound (Off:9 Def:7)
	04:25 [ATL 107-105]	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (35 PTS)	04:04 [SAS 107-107]
	03:40	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	03:37
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:18
	03:16	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	03:10	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
	03:07	Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	03:07 [ATL 109-107]	Williams Tip Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	02:44
	02:41	Horford Rebound (Off:9 Def:8)
	02:34	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:32
Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (6 AST)	02:12 [SAS 109-109]
	01:55 [ATL 111-109]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Johnson (12 AST)
	01:37	Smith Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)	01:37 [SAS 110-111]
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)	01:37 [SAS 111-111]
	01:21 [ATL 113-111]	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed	01:00
	00:59.9	Horford Rebound (Off:9 Def:9)
	00:35.9 [ATL 115-111]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Johnson (13 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:35.9
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	00:22.9
	00:20.9	Crawford Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Jefferson Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:18.7
Bonner Substitution replaced by Bogans	00:18.7
	00:18.7	Team Timeout : Short
	00:18.7	Smith Substitution replaced by Bibby
	00:15.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
Duncan Substitution replaced by Hairston	00:15.0
Ginobili Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:13.9
Hairston Substitution replaced by Duncan	00:13.9
	00:13.9	Bibby Substitution replaced by Smith
	00:13.9 [ATL 116-111]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
Bogans Substitution replaced by Bonner	00:13.9
	00:13.9 [ATL 117-111]	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (38 PTS)	00:06.4 [SAS 114-117]
Duncan Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:02.0
	00:02.0 [ATL 118-114]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	00:02.0 [ATL 119-114]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
End of 1st Overtime

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