Spurs-Celtics Preview

By MIKE LIPKA
Posted Mar 27 2010 7:48PM

The Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs boast recent championships and 33-year-old future Hall of Fame power forwards, but each team has also struggled through injuries to maintain its status as a title contender.

Thanks to late-season surges, both may be accomplishing that goal.

The veteran clubs meet Sunday night in Boston, where the Atlantic Division champion Celtics have won five straight to move back among the Eastern Conference's top three.

After the Spurs won their fourth title in the Tim Duncan era in 2007, Boston ended a 22-year championship drought in 2008 in its first season after adding Kevin Garnett.

Both power forwards have topped 20,000 career points and 11,000 rebounds, but they've seen their numbers decline. After missing 10 games with a knee injury Dec. 30-Jan. 20, Garnett is hoping he has found a way to elevate his game heading into the playoffs.

He had 18 points and 13 rebounds for his second straight double-double, helping Boston beat Sacramento 94-86 on Friday night to lock up its third straight division title.

"I guess that's good," coach Doc Rivers said. "When you have a team with your goals so high, you don't really focus on it."

Combined with Atlanta's loss at Philadelphia on Friday, the Celtics (47-25) also took sole possession of third place in the East.

They still trail Cleveland and Orlando thanks largely to a 6-11 stretch Dec. 27-Jan. 31, but the Celtics have won six of seven and gone 15-7 since the All-Star break.

Paul Pierce has bounced back from injuries to average 24.0 points in his last six games, scoring a team-high 22 against the Kings, but point guard Rajon Rondo drew the bulk of the praise Friday for totaling a career-high 18 assists.

"He affects the game in so many different ways," Garnett said. "You want your point guard setting the tone every night. You want your point guard leading us."

San Antonio (43-28) has been forced to make do lately without starting point guard Tony Parker, who has missed 11 straight games with a broken hand and may not return until the playoffs.

The Spurs are 7-4 since the injury, with their losses coming to the West-leading Los Angeles Lakers and East powers Cleveland, Orlando and Atlanta.

They beat the NBA-leading Cavaliers 102-97 on Friday night, led by Manu Ginobili's 30 points.

"It means we're not that far from the best," Ginobili said. "Of course, it's just a game, and at home. But it makes us feel better."

Since entering the starting lineup in place of Parker, Ginobili has averaged 23.8 points - 8.0 above his season average.

"With Tony down, he's got the ball in his hands a little more, He's a playmaker," Duncan said. "If you can put the ball in his hands and let him get comfortable, these are the results you get."

The Spurs have won 11 of 15 but still find themselves near the bottom of the West. They are one loss away from tying their most in a season since drafting Duncan in 1997, going 53-29 in 1999-2000.

This will be Michael Finley's first time facing San Antonio since the Spurs waived him March 1. The Celtics signed Finley five days later. The veteran swingman and former All-Star, who had averaged 3.7 points in 25 games this season with San Antonio, has fared slightly better since joining Boston, averaging 5.8 points on 55.1 percent shooting.

The Celtics have won four of five against the Spurs since acquiring Garnett and Ray Allen in 2007, posting a 90-83 victory at San Antonio on Dec. 3. The Spurs won their last visit to Boston, 105-99 on Feb. 8, 2009.

That was one of six home losses for the Celtics last season. They have doubled that total in 2009-10, but are on their longest home win streak of the season.

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Manu too much as Spurs top Celtics in Boston

By Couper Moorhead, for NBA.com
Posted Monday March 29, 2010 12:11AM

BOSTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- Just when the Boston Celtics have you thinking they've turned the corner, they pull a wall out of their bag, gently place it out front and walk directly into it.

Having won five of their last six coming into Sunday's game, the Celtics appeared to be gathering steam for a playoff run. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett were scoring as efficiently as they had all year, and at times the team was defending so well you almost thought of their 2008 roster.

And then the San Antonio Spurs, another veteran team trying to overcome injuries and put things together in the waning weeks of the regular season, come into TD Garden and absolutely destroys the Celtics, 94-73.

"The team that you saw, San Antonio, the way they played is usually the way we play and we just got an old fashioned butt whooping," Paul Pierce said.

With the Spurs fighting to stay above the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference, the Celtics were lucky to have San Antonio play a dreadful first half. But even as the Spurs shot 36.8 percent heading into the break -- carried by Manu Ginobili's 16 points -- the Celtics still trailed by one.

In the third -- a quarter that has haunted the Celtics all season and, strangely, at home -- the rest of the Spurs caught up with Ginobili. With Manu facilitating, the Spurs passed Boston to death, taking advantage of remarkably slow defensive rotations to get a number of open looks and shoot 50 percent in the half. If the Celtics doubled Ginobili off a screen-roll, there was no help to stop the roller. If they didn't double, there was no speed to cut off the ballhandler. It was lose-lose.

"When they move the ball like that, it's one of those things that we didn't anticipate what they were going to do," Ray Allen said.

But beyond the 28 points and seven assists, Ginobili's tour-de-force was fleshed out by a number of loose balls that he kept alive. While he wasn't credited with any of San Antonio's 10 second-half offensive rebounds, he still made many of them possible.

"Manu's been playing great for the last month," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "He's basically taken over the team. He's been the same Manu we've had when we won championships, so you know without Tony [Parker] it's really important for somebody to step up like that and he's done it."

"He definitely imposed his will on the game," Garnett said.

What's scary for Boston's playoff hopes -- before considering how many times they've been thoroughly pounded on their home court -- is that Ginobili is the only player the Spurs needed to put forth an exceptional performance. Though George Hill couldn't be kept out of the paint in the second half, the Spurs were without Parker and didn't get double-digits points, or shot attempts, out of Tim Duncan.

"I can look at the box score and say before the game, 'I would take [eight points from Duncan] on their end," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "It's amazing. They're doing this right now and getting not a lot out of Tim."

While the Celtics eventually collapsed as San Antonio continued to gain extra possessions -- no surprise given the Spurs had 20 offensive boards against them back in December -- their own offense had them in trouble long before Ginobili was hitting a ridiculous buzzer-beating three to put the Spurs up 17 to close the third.

Though one of the best assist-per-field goal teams in the league (second only to Utah), the Celtics came out in the second with the ball stopping on its first or second destination and players trying to score off the dribble. Though this philosophy failed them, the Celtics kept plugging away with isolations. The result: a season-low 14 assists.

"You're not going to beat them off the bounce," Rivers said. "You're just not. And it seemed like we were hell bent on trying to do that."

After the game, Pierce said this was the type of game the Celtics could describe as one to get out of their system. The question now is, how many games like this were in their system to begin with?

• Spurs: Jerrells, Parker
• Celtics: Landry, Perkins

• Spurs: --
• Celtics: --

• Lead Changes: 1
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #18 Mark Wunderlich, #46 Matt Boland, #77 Kane Fitzgerald
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:27

San Antonio Spurs (45-29)		Boston Celtics (47-27)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Wallace vs Duncan (Pierce gains possession)
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:56
	11:56 [BOS 1-0]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:56 [BOS 2-0]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
McDyess Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)	11:42 [SAS 2-2]
Jefferson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:28
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Bogans	11:28
	11:21 [BOS 4-2]	Pierce Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (4 PTS)
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	11:00
	10:59	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:50	Garnett Layup Shot: Missed
	10:49	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:48 [BOS 6-2]	Wallace Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	10:36
	10:36	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:27	Allen Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO) Steal:Hill (1 ST)
Duncan Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	10:06
	09:59	Garnett Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)	09:43 [SAS 5-6]
	09:27 [BOS 8-5]	Garnett Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed	09:12
	09:11	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:06 [BOS 10-5]	Garnett Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
Hill 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: McDyess (1 AST)	08:49 [SAS 8-10]
	08:37	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:36
	08:29	Wallace Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:29 [SAS 9-10]
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:29 [SAS 10-10]
	08:15	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:14
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:02	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:55 [BOS 12-10]	Garnett Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	07:38
Bogans Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:36
Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	07:27
	07:26	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:18	Rondo Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Ginobili Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)	07:04 [SAS 12-12]
	06:50	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:49
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	06:38
	06:38	Team Rebound
	06:21	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:19
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	06:08
	06:07	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:03	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:03
McDyess Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	05:53
	05:39 [BOS 14-12]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)
Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	05:21
	05:01	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:00
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	04:46
	04:44	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:37	Allen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	04:36
McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner	04:36
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Mason	04:36
Hill Layup Shot: Missed	04:24
	04:23	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Mason Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	04:11
	04:11 [BOS 15-12]	Allen Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	04:10	Wallace Substitution replaced by Davis
	04:10	Allen Substitution replaced by Finley
	04:00 [BOS 17-12]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)
	03:45	Garnett Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Mason Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	03:45 [SAS 13-17]
Duncan Layup Shot: Missed	03:37
	03:35	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:28	Davis Layup Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:27
Bogans Reverse Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	03:15 [SAS 15-17]
	02:55	Pierce Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:53
Bogans Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)	02:31
	02:24	Rondo Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:23
Hill Step Back Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	02:13 [SAS 17-17]
	01:58 [BOS 19-17]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Duncan Layup Shot: Missed	01:39
	01:38	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Bogans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:31
	01:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:31	Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams
Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair	01:31
	01:23	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Mason Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:21
Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed	01:07
	01:06	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Bonner Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:02
	01:02	Rondo Substitution replaced by Robinson
	01:02 [BOS 20-17]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Hill Substitution replaced by Ginobili	01:02
	01:02 [BOS 21-17]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
	00:43.0	Finley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bogans Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:43.0 [SAS 18-21]
Bogans Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:43.0
	00:42.9	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:24.2 [BOS 23-18]	Pierce Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	00:03.5	Davis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:03.5
Team Rebound	00:03.5
	00:03.5	Williams Substitution replaced by Rondo
Bonner Substitution replaced by Hairston	00:03.5
Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:03.5 [SAS 19-23]
	00:00.0	Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (45-29)		Boston Celtics (47-27)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:57	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)	11:53 [SAS 21-23]
	11:53	Davis Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	11:53 [SAS 22-23]
	11:31	Davis Layup Shot: Missed
	11:30	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:28	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed	11:12
	11:11	Finley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:01 [BOS 25-22]	Williams Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	10:41
	10:40	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:32	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:31
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	10:23
	10:22	Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:15	Finley Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:15
	10:15	Williams Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:06 [SAS 24-25]
	09:44 [BOS 27-24]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)
Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed	09:23
	09:23	Team Rebound
	09:08	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:07
Jefferson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:58 [SAS 26-27]
	08:37	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:36
Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed	08:29
Ginobili Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:28
Jefferson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Mason (1 AST)	08:14 [SAS 28-27]
	08:14	Finley Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:14
	08:14	Finley Substitution replaced by Allen
	08:14	Davis Substitution replaced by Wallace
Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	08:14 [SAS 29-27]
	07:56	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Mason Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:54
	07:38	Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	07:38 [SAS 30-27]
Mason Substitution replaced by Hill	07:38
	07:38	Robinson Substitution replaced by Rondo
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:38 [SAS 31-27]
	07:20	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed
	07:19	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:18 [BOS 29-31]	Williams Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	07:08	Williams Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	07:08	Allen Substitution replaced by Pierce
	07:08	Williams Substitution replaced by Garnett
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	07:08 [SAS 32-29]
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	07:08 [SAS 33-29]
	06:51	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:50
Jefferson Running Bank shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:37 [SAS 35-29]
Blair Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:24
	06:24 [BOS 30-35]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Blair Substitution replaced by Duncan	06:24
	06:24	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:23
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	06:11 [SAS 37-30]
	06:11	Wallace Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)	06:11 [SAS 38-30]
	05:53	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:52
Jefferson 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Pierce (1 BLK)	05:42
	05:41	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	05:34	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Hill (2 ST)
	05:29	Rondo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	05:29	Team Timeout : Regular
Bonner Substitution replaced by Bogans	05:29
Ginobili Substitution replaced by McDyess	05:29
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:29 [SAS 39-30]
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:29 [SAS 40-30]
	05:10 [BOS 32-40]	Garnett Jump Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Hill Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)	04:43
Duncan Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:28
	04:28 [BOS 33-40]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
	04:28 [BOS 34-40]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	04:14
	04:12	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:03 [BOS 37-40]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:02
Bogans Substitution replaced by Ginobili	04:02
Hill Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	03:47
	03:34	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:33	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:29	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:28
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	03:17
Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:16
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)	03:03 [SAS 42-37]
	02:46	Garnett Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ginobili (1 BLK)
	02:46	Team Rebound
	02:45	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:McDyess (1 ST)
Hill Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	02:28
	02:12 [BOS 39-42]	Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Jefferson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wallace (1 ST)	01:48
Ginobili Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:44
	01:37	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	01:36
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (3 AST)	01:22 [SAS 44-39]
	01:03 [BOS 41-44]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	00:35.9
	00:34.9	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:27.8 [BOS 43-44]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed	00:05.9
Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:04.7
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.9
	00:00.1	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
End of 2nd Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (45-29)		Boston Celtics (47-27)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
McDyess Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (4 AST)	11:43 [SAS 46-43]
	11:21	Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (1 ST)
Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (5 AST)	11:15 [SAS 48-43]
	11:15	Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	11:15 [SAS 49-43]
	10:51	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:50
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: McDyess (2 AST)	10:38 [SAS 52-43]
McDyess Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:26
	10:09	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	10:09
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	09:48
Jefferson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	09:46
Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	09:43 [SAS 54-43]
	09:27	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	09:26
McDyess Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (2 AST)	09:14 [SAS 56-43]
Hill Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:52
	08:42 [BOS 45-56]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:24	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	08:17	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	08:16
Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)	08:07
Team Rebound	08:07
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	08:01
	07:58	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	07:51	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:50
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	07:33
McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:32
	07:31	Wallace Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	07:27	Wallace Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	07:27	Wallace Substitution replaced by Davis
Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)	07:20
	07:11 [BOS 47-56]	Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
McDyess Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:11
	07:11 [BOS 48-56]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Garnett Violation:Defensive Goaltending	06:51
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)	06:51 [SAS 58-48]
	06:30	Garnett Layup Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	06:29
Team Timeout : Regular	06:18
McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner	06:18
Jefferson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:09
	06:08	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Ginobili Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:59
	05:59	Team Timeout : Short
	05:59	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:59	Team Rebound
	05:59 [BOS 49-58]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Bonner Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:40 [SAS 60-49]
	05:19	Hill Violation:Kicked Ball
	05:19	Pierce Substitution replaced by Daniels
	05:04	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	05:03
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (3 AST)	04:49 [SAS 62-49]
	04:22	Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bonner (1 BLK)
	04:22	Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:22	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	04:00
Jefferson Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	03:59
Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	03:57 [SAS 64-49]
	03:40 [BOS 51-64]	Daniels Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)
	03:16	Allen Substitution replaced by Pierce
	03:16	Rondo Substitution replaced by Robinson
Hill Substitution replaced by Bogans	03:16
Duncan Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bonner (1 AST)	03:13 [SAS 66-51]
	02:51	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:49	Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:40	Daniels 3pt Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	02:39
	02:36	Robinson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:36	Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams
Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	02:36 [SAS 67-51]
Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	02:36 [SAS 68-51]
	02:24	Daniels Layup Shot: Missed
	02:23	Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair	02:22
Bogans Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:19
	02:19 [BOS 52-68]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	02:19 [BOS 53-68]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Blair Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	02:01
	01:46	Daniels Layup Shot: Missed Block: Blair (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	01:45
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill	01:45
Jefferson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Davis (1 ST)	01:32
	01:20 [BOS 55-68]	Davis Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)
Hill Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:56.8 [SAS 70-55]
	00:45.0 [BOS 57-70]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Pierce (5 AST)
Blair Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:45.0
Blair Substitution replaced by Mahinmi	00:45.0
	00:45.0 [BOS 58-70]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
	00:37.1	Robinson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:37.1 [SAS 71-58]
Mahinmi Substitution replaced by Blair	00:37.1
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:37.1
	00:36.5	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Blair Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:36.5
	00:36.5 [BOS 59-71]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
Bogans Substitution replaced by Ginobili	00:36.5
	00:36.5 [BOS 60-71]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Hill 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (6 AST)	00:28.8 [SAS 74-60]
	00:04.9	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:03.5
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS)	00:00.0 [SAS 77-60]
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:45 [BOS 62-77]	Daniels Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	11:31
	11:30	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
Blair Foul : Personal (4 PF)	11:30
	11:20	Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:19
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	11:05
	11:04	Team Rebound
	10:56 [BOS 64-77]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)
Bonner 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (7 AST)	10:38 [SAS 80-64]
	10:24	Garnett Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:23
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS)	10:07 [SAS 82-64]
	09:50 [BOS 66-82]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)
Hill Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Bogans (1 AST)	09:31 [SAS 84-66]
	09:31	Williams Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	09:31	Williams Substitution replaced by Wallace
	09:31	Daniels Substitution replaced by Finley
Hill Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	09:31
Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:29
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	09:15
	09:14	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Ginobili Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:04
	09:04	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:04	Team Rebound
	09:04 [BOS 67-84]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed	08:49
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:48
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	08:29
Team Rebound	08:27
Timeout : Official	08:26
Blair Foul : Offensive (5 PF)	08:16
Blair Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	08:16
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Jefferson	08:16
	08:06	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hill (3 ST)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	07:44
Bonner Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	07:43
Blair Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	07:20
	07:11	Garnett Layup Shot: Missed
	07:10	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	07:03	Finley 3pt Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:02
Hill Layup Shot: Missed	06:38
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:37
	06:15	Pierce Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:15	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
Bonner Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	06:07
	05:59	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:58
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	05:42
Blair Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	05:41
Team Timeout : Regular	05:35
	05:35	Wallace Substitution replaced by Pierce
Bonner Substitution replaced by Ginobili	05:35
Blair Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:21
	05:20	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:19	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bogans (1 ST)
Bogans Layup Shot: Missed	04:57
Blair Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	04:55
Blair Tip Shot: Made (3 PTS)	04:54 [SAS 86-67]
	04:43	Garnett Layup Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	04:42
Blair Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hill (2 AST)	04:23 [SAS 88-67]
Hill Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:04
Bogans Substitution replaced by Mason	04:04
	04:04	Pierce Substitution replaced by Daniels
	04:04	Garnett Substitution replaced by Robinson
	04:04	Allen Substitution replaced by Scalabrine
	04:04	Rondo Substitution replaced by Allen
	04:04	Finley Substitution replaced by Davis
	03:49	Allen Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	03:48
Ginobili Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Hill (3 AST)	03:24 [SAS 90-67]
Hill Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:19
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hairston	03:19
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Temple	03:19
Hill Substitution replaced by Mahinmi	03:19
Hairston Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:08
	03:08 [BOS 68-90]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	03:08 [BOS 69-90]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Blair Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hairston (1 AST)	02:53 [SAS 92-69]
	02:31	Scalabrine 3pt Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	02:31
	02:15	Davis Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	02:15	Team Timeout : Regular
Mahinmi Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:15 [SAS 93-69]
Mahinmi Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:15 [SAS 94-69]
	01:58	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hairston (1 ST)
Temple Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	01:47
Temple Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:47
	01:33 [BOS 71-94]	Allen Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Mahinmi Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	01:24
Mahinmi Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:24
	01:14	Scalabrine Jump Shot: Missed
Hairston Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:12
Temple 3pt Shot: Missed	00:55.9
	00:54.4	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:45.9	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
	00:45.2	Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	00:45.2 [BOS 73-94]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Hairston Layup Shot: Missed	00:28.8
Blair Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	00:27.5
Mason 3pt Shot: Missed	00:07.8
	00:06.9	Scalabrine Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 4th Quarter

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