Suns-Spurs Preview

By PAUL J. WEBER
Posted May 08 2010 6:37PM

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Hungry after taking a 3-0 lead on the San Antonio Spurs with a fifth straight playoff win, the Phoenix Suns ate dinner early Saturday at one of the few places they could find open.

``Hard Rock,'' Grant Hill said. ``We didn't have many options that late.''

At least they firmly control what really matters.

The Suns returned to the AT&T Center for practice Saturday every bit as relaxed as the night before, when general manager Steve Kerr was comparing Goran Dragic with Michael Jordan and Phoenix left with its most commanding playoff series lead in five years.

Steve Nash lounged courtside. Amare Stoudemire shot jumpers in fashionably geek, Elvis Costello-like glasses. Hill revealed that he spoke with NBA commissioner David Stern about writing a book, something along the lines of Bill Bradley's ``Life on the Run.''

He's now got a better read in mind: these Suns, so close to dealing Stoudemire at midseason and starting over, now sitting a victory from ousting their longtime playoff nemesis and reaching the Western Conference finals.

``What's happened this season, and the things that we've gone through, and how special and unique this team is?'' Hill said. ``It should have been documented. I'm still kicking myself.''

And the Spurs?

They were across town, sullen and frustrated and mulling what history says will be the final chapter written about them this season.

No team in the NBA playoffs has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit. Tim Duncan has been in this position only once before heading into a Game 4, in the 2001 West finals. The Los Angeles Lakers wound up womping San Antonio by 29 points.

Only a week ago were the Spurs being hailed as perhaps the best No. 7 seed in NBA history after impressively dumping Dallas in six games. Now they are looking like, well, like just about every other seventh seed in NBA history.

On the eve of Sunday night's Game 4 in San Antonio, coach Gregg Popovich still had a sense of humor after the Spurs emerged Saturday from their film session - which likely starred a backup, unheralded Suns guard shredding them for 23 points in the fourth quarter.

``Didn't you see the guys come out of there cheering?'' Popovich joked. ``Some were crying, some were cheering. It was very emotional.''

Tony Parker came out OK, albeit sore. He had X-rays taken on his lower back after several hard falls in a rough return to the starting lineup Friday night. He'll play in Game 4.

``Everybody's surprised,'' said Parker, who scored just 10 points in Game 3 after averaging 23 in the first two games. ``We played very good against Dallas. Now we're in a bad situation.''

Hill remembers the Suns having that feeling just three months ago.

It was during the All-Star break, when Stoudemire put his chances of being traded at 50-50 and the Suns started pulling out of a two-month tailspin. Going into the break having won five of six, Hill retreated to Cabo San Lucas with his wife and kept his fingers crossed.

``It was almost like, 'I hope they don't blow this team up,''' Hill said. ``Because I feel like whatever it is, we discovered it. We figured out that formula.''

Kerr said that feeling was universal.

``We had a pretty good thing going,'' Kerr said. ``We weren't playing great at the time, but that's why I maintained all along it was going to take something really good for us to break up the team.''

Had that happened, Stoudemire wouldn't be on the brink of beating the Spurs in the playoffs for the first time in five tries since 2003.

Not that the Suns are getting ahead of themselves.

``Somebody said it's 88-0 when you're 3-0,'' Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. ``You know what, there's also a situation where a man didn't walk on the moon until 1969.''

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Suns sweep Spurs, advance to conference finals

By Tim Price, for NBA.com
Posted Monday May 10, 2010 12:16AM

SAN ANTONIO (NBA.com exclusive) -- Perhaps it's been proven plenty of times this season, but it took a rare off night by Jason Richardson to show why the Suns will advance to the Western Conference Final. Richardson missed the 20-point mark that has served the Suns so well, but someone else wearing purple and orange stepped up Sunday in Game 4 against the Spurs.

And, now that Phoenix has beaten San Antonio -- swept them, no less -- after four-straight playoff series losses to the Spurs, maybe it's a new sort of team coming from the desert. But the same old names from Phoenix closed this one out.

Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire combined for 22 points off 9-for-15 shooting in the fourth quarter, and the Suns held off a furious rally from the four-time champion Spurs to prevail 107-101 at AT&T Center . Nash, whose right eye was swollen shut after getting knocked from an inadvertent elbow from Tim Duncan, contributed five assists in the final quarter in the closeout game.

"I can't really see out of it," Nash said. "I don't want to glorify it, but it's been a long time since we beat this team and advanced in the playoffs, and I tried to do what I could to close it out."

The defending champ Los Angeles Lakers, the presumptive opponent in the Western final if the Lakers can close out their current 3-0 advantage over the Jazz, could be the only barrier in the Suns' way of appearing in their first NBA Final since their 1993 faceoff with the Celtics that brings back memories of the triple-overtime thriller in Boston Garden .

This one got thrilling late with the on-the-ropes Spurs throwing desperate punches nearing the bell of the final round. San Antonio trailed by 10 points when Richardson, who scored a series-low 11 points and missed the 20-point mark that has built the Suns a 31-4 record, hit a 3-pointer at the two-minute mark.

The Spurs scored 12 of the next 16 points and trailed by two when George Hill hit a 3-pointer and the foul shot after he was bumped on the shot by Stoudemire with 26 seconds to go.

San Antonio steered clear of Nash and instead fouled Grant Hill, an 82 percent free-throw shooter. He hit both, and Ginobili missed a 3-pointer that Richardson rebounded, and Richardson hit two free throws after he was fouled immediately.

And that was it. The Suns set their misery against Tim Duncan and company.

But it was the Spurs who sank slowly past the horizon this time. The only time they won a fourth quarter was in Game 1 when they eked out a 27-26 advantage but still lost after falling behind by as much as 14 points.

Otherwise, they were outscored 132-107 in the fourth this series. Three of the four games the Suns finished the game with a 30-point quarter, most memorably the 39-pointer in Game 3 when Goran Dragic scored 23 points and blew open a game where the Spurs took a one-point lead into the fourth.

"We'd going into the fourth quarter, and someone for them would step up," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.

The old Spurs just couldn't keep pace. Duncan scored 17 points, but he was 2-for-8 from the floor in Game 4 and lacked energy at the foul line by going 16-for-34 for the series.

In one glaring example of not finishing inside, Duncan pumped past Stoudemire and missed at the rim and fouled after the miss with 5:56 to go.

And Ginobili, playing with a bandage over his broken nose, was 2-for-11 from the floor on Sunday.

Dragic had his opportunity to step up again in Game 4 when Nash left the game with blood trickling from above his right eye. He got six stitches, and in that time San Antonio continued a run that saw the Spurs erase an 11-point lead. San Antonio led with 1 ½ minutes left in the third quarter and had a tie game with 9 ½ left in the game.

"The great thing about our team is we have a closeout instinct," Stoudemire said.

And that's what Nash and Stoudemire did. They scored 20 of the next 28 Phoenix points.

"I can't really see out of it," Nash said afterward, sporting the Rocky-like swollen eye. "I don't know how it didn't keep me on the sidelines. I wanted to give it a try, and luckily it worked out."

• Suns: Griffin, Lopez
• Spurs: Gee, Hairston, Jerrells

• Suns: Stoudemire
• Spurs: Popovich

• Lead Changes: 3
• Times Tied: 11

• Arena: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
• Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #26 Bob Delaney, #23 Jason Phillips
• Attendance: 18581
• Duration: 2:40

Phoenix Suns (55-28)		San Antonio Spurs (50-33)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Duncan vs Stoudemire (Collins gains possession)
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	11:34
	11:34	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Stoudemire Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:34
	11:19 [SAS 2-0]	McDyess Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)
Richardson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:03 [PHX 2-2]
	10:50 [SAS 4-2]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: McDyess (1 AST)
Collins Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (1 BLK)	10:31
Nash Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:30
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	10:24
	10:23	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Collins Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:16
	10:08 [SAS 6-2]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)
Collins Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (1 AST)	09:53 [PHX 4-6]
	09:44 [SAS 8-4]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hill Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (1 ST)	09:30
	09:19	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Collins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:18
Collins Layup Shot: Missed	09:06
	09:05	McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:50	Jefferson Layup Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:48
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	08:41
	08:24	Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:23
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:10 [PHX 6-8]
	08:03 [SAS 10-6]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:56
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	07:43
	07:42	McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:35	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Richardson (1 BLK)
Nash Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:33
Richardson Layup Shot: Missed	07:29
	07:28	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:21 [SAS 12-6]	Parker Driving Bank shot: Made (6 PTS)
	07:12	Duncan Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:12 [PHX 7-12]
Collins Substitution replaced by Frye	07:12
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:12
	07:11	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:53	Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nash (1 ST)
Richardson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:36
	06:14	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:13
Nash Running Jump Shot: Missed	06:02
	05:59	McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:51	Duncan Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	05:51	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill
Richardson Layup Shot: Missed	05:41
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:40
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	05:33
	05:32	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Richardson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:10
	05:10 [SAS 13-7]	Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Hill Substitution replaced by Dudley	05:10
	05:10	Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:10
Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Richardson (1 AST)	04:58 [PHX 10-13]
	04:43 [SAS 15-10]	Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)
Frye Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:43
	04:43 [SAS 16-10]	Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
Dudley Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (2 BLK)	04:25
Team Rebound	04:25
	04:25	McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner
Frye Jump Shot: Missed	04:22
Team Rebound	04:21
Team Timeout : Short	04:09
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Duncan (1 ST)	04:00
	03:54 [SAS 18-10]	Hill Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)
	03:42	Duncan Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:42 [PHX 11-18]
	03:42	Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:42 [PHX 12-18]
	03:21	Hill Layup Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:20
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	03:13
	03:11	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:02 [SAS 21-12]	Bonner 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	02:40
	02:39	Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:35	Team Timeout : Regular
Richardson Substitution replaced by Barbosa	02:35
	02:35	Parker Substitution replaced by Ginobili
	02:25	Blair Layup Shot: Missed
	02:24	Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:24	Blair Tip Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:24
	02:08	Blair Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:08 [PHX 13-21]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:08 [PHX 14-21]
	01:42 [SAS 23-14]	Bonner Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
Nash Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:30 [PHX 16-23]
	01:10	Ginobili Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	01:10	Ginobili Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Dudley (1 AST)	00:57.1 [PHX 19-23]
	00:41.9	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
	00:40.8	Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:35.8 [SAS 25-19]	Bonner Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (2 AST)
Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed	00:11.8
	00:10.8	Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:00.0	Hill Running Jump Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Phoenix Suns (55-28)		San Antonio Spurs (50-33)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Blair Layup Shot: Missed Block: Amundson (1 BLK)
	11:43	Team Rebound
Frye Substitution replaced by Hill	11:43
	11:43	Jump Ball Blair vs Amundson (Hill gains possession)
	11:37	Hill Jump Shot: Missed
Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:36
Barbosa Jump Bank Shot: Missed	11:20
	11:17	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:11	Bonner Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hill (1 ST)
Barbosa Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	11:06
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:03
Dudley Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	11:03 [PHX 21-25]
	10:52	Blair Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Dudley (1 ST)
Dudley Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	10:48 [PHX 23-25]
	10:39	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:39	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Parker
Hill Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:35
	10:25	Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	10:25	Blair Substitution replaced by Duncan
Barbosa Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	10:13 [PHX 25-25]
	10:01 [SAS 27-25]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed	09:42
	09:42	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:36	Parker Layup Shot: Missed Block: Barbosa (1 BLK)
Amundson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:33
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Missed	09:28
Amundson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:27
Amundson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Barbosa (1 AST)	09:20 [PHX 27-27]
	09:01 [SAS 29-27]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Dragic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:01
	09:01 [SAS 30-27]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed	08:45
Dragic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:44
Dragic Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:40 [PHX 29-30]
	08:16	Duncan Layup Shot: Missed
	08:15	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:15 [SAS 32-29]	Duncan Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	07:52	Bonner Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (2 ST)	07:47
	07:43 [SAS 34-29]	Hill Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (3 AST)
	07:28	Hill Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:28
Team Rebound	07:28
Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:28 [PHX 30-34]
	07:14	Duncan Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
	07:14	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Jefferson
Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed	06:56
	06:55	Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:53	Bonner Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Amundson (1 ST)
	06:44	Bonner Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Amundson Substitution replaced by Stoudemire	06:44
Dragic Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:39 [PHX 32-34]
	06:39	Hill Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	06:39	Bonner Substitution replaced by Mason
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	06:39 [PHX 33-34]
Dragic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:32
	06:32	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:32	Team Rebound
Dragic Substitution replaced by Nash	06:32
Dudley Substitution replaced by Richardson	06:32
	06:32 [SAS 35-33]	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed	06:19
	06:18	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:11	Mason Jump Shot: Missed
	06:10	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	06:04	Parker Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
	05:57	Parker Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:57
	05:57	Parker Substitution replaced by Ginobili
Barbosa Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:57 [PHX 34-35]
Barbosa Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:57 [PHX 35-35]
	05:44 [SAS 37-35]	Jefferson Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (4 AST)
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:30 [PHX 37-37]
	05:09 [SAS 39-37]	Duncan Turnaround Bank shot: Made (8 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:47
	04:46	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:37	Jefferson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Stoudemire (1 ST)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Nash (2 AST)	04:22 [PHX 39-39]
Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:04
	04:04	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:04	Team Rebound
Barbosa Substitution replaced by Dudley	04:04
	04:04 [SAS 40-39]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Nash 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	03:50 [PHX 42-40]
	03:31	Hill Layup Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:30
Richardson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ginobili (3 ST)	03:25
Hill Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:17
	03:17 [SAS 41-42]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
	03:17	Mason Substitution replaced by Parker
Hill Substitution replaced by Barbosa	03:17
	03:17	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:16
Nash Running Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:02 [PHX 44-41]
	02:41	Hill Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:41
Team Timeout : Regular	02:41
Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Frye	02:41
	02:41	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Bonner
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	02:21
	02:20	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:16 [SAS 43-44]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (5 AST)
Barbosa Layup Shot: Missed	01:59
	01:58	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Dudley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:50
	01:50	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:50	Team Rebound
	01:50 [SAS 44-44]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Nash (3 AST)	01:25 [PHX 47-44]
	01:15	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Nash 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Dudley (2 AST)	01:04 [PHX 50-44]
	00:46.8 [SAS 47-50]	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (3 BLK)	00:30.9
Richardson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:29.5
Barbosa 3pt Shot: Missed	00:25.9
	00:23.9	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:00.9	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Phoenix Suns (55-28)		San Antonio Spurs (50-33)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hill (1 BLK)
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:39
Frye 3pt Shot: Missed	11:25
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:24
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed	11:21
	11:20	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	11:10	McDyess Jump Shot: Missed
	11:09	Team Rebound
	10:56	Duncan Turnaround Bank shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:54
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jefferson (1 BLK)	10:33
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	10:32
	10:32	McDyess Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Stoudemire Technical	10:32
	10:32 [SAS 48-50]	Ginobili Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	10:32 [PHX 51-48]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	10:32 [PHX 52-48]
	10:19	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Stoudemire Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:17
	10:08	McDyess Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Frye Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:08 [PHX 53-48]
Frye Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:08 [PHX 54-48]
Frye Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:57
	09:57	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:57	Team Rebound
	09:57 [SAS 49-54]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Richardson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (1 AST)	09:45 [PHX 56-49]
	09:32	Duncan Layup Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:31
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	09:17 [PHX 58-49]
	09:15	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:58	Duncan Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (1 BLK)
Nash Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:56
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	08:35
	08:33	McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:23	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:21
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	08:06
	08:04	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:53 [SAS 51-58]	Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)
Frye 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hill (2 AST)	07:32 [PHX 61-51]
	07:08 [SAS 53-61]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Frye 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nash (4 AST)	06:42 [PHX 64-53]
	06:19	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
	06:17	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Hill Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:16
	06:16 [SAS 54-64]	McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:16	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill
	06:16 [SAS 55-64]	McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Stoudemire Driving Jump shot: Missed	06:04
	06:03	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	05:52 [SAS 57-64]	Duncan Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
	05:47	McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner
Nash Substitution replaced by Dragic	05:47
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed	05:32
	05:31	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:23 [SAS 60-64]	Bonner 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Parker (4 AST)
Hill Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Jefferson (1 ST)	04:59
	04:53 [SAS 62-64]	Hill Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Duncan (2 ST)	04:40
Stoudemire Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	04:40
Hill Substitution replaced by Dudley	04:40
	04:31 [SAS 64-64]	Parker Floating Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:25
Stoudemire Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Dragic (1 AST)	04:13 [PHX 66-64]
	03:58	Parker Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Dudley (2 ST)
	03:44	Jefferson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	03:38
Team Rebound	03:37
	03:37	Duncan Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Dragic Jump Shot: Missed	03:28
	03:27	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	03:20	Parker Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:18
	03:18	Popovich Technical
Richardson Free Throw Technical Missed	03:18
Team Rebound	03:18
	03:18	Duncan Substitution replaced by McDyess
Richardson Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dragic (2 AST)	03:00 [PHX 68-64]
	02:35 [SAS 66-68]	Jefferson Driving Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Parker (5 AST)
Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed	02:17
	02:15	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	02:10	Parker Floating Jump shot: Missed
	02:07	Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:07	Parker Layup Shot: Missed Block: Frye (1 BLK)
	02:07	Team Rebound
Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Amundson	02:07
	02:07	Parker Substitution replaced by Ginobili
Dragic Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	02:00
	02:00 [SAS 67-68]	Ginobili Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
Richardson Substitution replaced by Barbosa	02:00
	01:52	Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:50
	01:46	Jefferson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Amundson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:46
Team Rebound	01:46
Frye Substitution replaced by Hill	01:46
	01:46	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Mason
Amundson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:46
	01:45	McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Barbosa Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:45
Dragic Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:29
	01:29 [SAS 68-68]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	01:29 [SAS 69-68]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:25	Mason Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Amundson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:25 [PHX 69-69]
Amundson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:25 [PHX 70-69]
	01:08	Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:06
Hill Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dragic (3 AST)	00:44.9 [PHX 72-69]
	00:34.9	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Barbosa Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:32.8
Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed	00:16.9
	00:14.9	McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	00:00.9 [SAS 71-72]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
End of 3rd Quarter
Phoenix Suns (55-28)		San Antonio Spurs (50-33)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Barbosa (2 AST)	11:36 [PHX 75-71]
	11:14	Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Barbosa (1 ST)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Dudley (3 AST)	10:49 [PHX 77-71]
Dudley Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:34
	10:34 [SAS 72-77]	Bonner Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	10:34 [SAS 73-77]	Bonner Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Hill Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Ginobili (4 ST)	10:23
	10:20 [SAS 75-77]	Ginobili Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:11
	10:11	McDyess Substitution replaced by Duncan
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed	09:53
	09:51	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Barbosa Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:36
	09:36	Team Timeout : Short
	09:36 [SAS 76-77]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	09:36 [SAS 77-77]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Ginobili (5 ST)	09:24
	09:15	Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed
Barbosa Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:13
Nash 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)	09:07 [PHX 80-77]
Barbosa Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:53
Barbosa Substitution replaced by Richardson	08:53
	08:53	Hill Substitution replaced by Jefferson
	08:53	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:53	Team Rebound
	08:53 [SAS 78-80]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
	08:31	Duncan Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	08:31 [PHX 81-78]
Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	08:31 [PHX 82-78]
	08:17	Bonner Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Nash Running Bank shot: Missed	08:01
	07:59	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Dudley Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:56
	07:56 [SAS 79-82]	Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	07:56	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill
	07:56 [SAS 80-82]	Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Nash Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	07:45 [PHX 84-80]
	07:45	Parker Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Hill Substitution replaced by Frye	07:45
Nash Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)	07:45 [PHX 85-80]
	07:30 [SAS 82-85]	Parker Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)
Nash Running Jump Shot: Missed	07:14
	07:12	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	06:57	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:55
Nash Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	06:36 [PHX 87-82]
	06:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:36	Parker Substitution replaced by Ginobili
	06:22	Hill Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Frye (1 ST)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed	06:06
	06:04	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:56	Duncan Layup Shot: Missed
Frye Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:56
	05:56	Duncan Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Frye Substitution replaced by Hill	05:56
Nash Running Jump Shot: Missed	05:46
	05:45	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Hill Foul : Personal (4 PF)	05:45
	05:45	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:45	Team Rebound
	05:45	Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair
	05:45 [SAS 83-87]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Nash (5 AST)	05:23 [PHX 89-83]
	05:05	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
	05:02	Blair Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	05:00 [SAS 85-89]	Bonner Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Blair (1 AST)
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Nash (6 AST)	04:36 [PHX 91-85]
Hill Foul : Personal (5 PF)	04:25
	04:25	Blair Substitution replaced by Duncan
	04:25 [SAS 86-91]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	04:25 [SAS 87-91]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Dudley Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Nash (7 AST)	04:11 [PHX 93-87]
	04:11	Hill Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Dudley Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)	04:11 [PHX 94-87]
	03:55	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:53
Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Nash (8 AST)	03:37 [PHX 96-87]
	03:26 [SAS 89-96]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (6 AST)
Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:26
	03:26	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Parker
	03:26	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:24
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	03:06
	02:51	Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Stoudemire (2 ST)
Nash Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	02:36
	02:34	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	02:28	Parker Layup Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:26
Team Timeout : Short	02:21
Timeout : Official	02:21
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Dudley (4 AST)	02:03 [PHX 99-89]
Nash Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:53
	01:53 [SAS 90-99]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	01:53 [SAS 91-99]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:31	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:27 [SAS 93-99]	Hill Running Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (7 AST)
Dudley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hill (1 ST)	01:16
	01:14 [SAS 95-99]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (8 AST)
Stoudemire Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Nash (9 AST)	01:07 [PHX 101-95]
	00:56.1	Team Timeout : Short
	00:49.9 [SAS 97-101]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Nash Running Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	00:29.9 [PHX 103-97]
	00:29.8	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:26.5 [SAS 100-103]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (9 AST)
Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:26.5
	00:26.5 [SAS 101-103]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:17.9
	00:17.9	Bonner Substitution replaced by Bogans
	00:17.9	Duncan Substitution replaced by Jefferson
	00:16.4	Jefferson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	00:16.4	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Duncan
	00:16.4	Bogans Substitution replaced by Bonner
	00:16.4	Parker Substitution replaced by Mason
Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Frye	00:16.4
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:16.4 [PHX 104-101]
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:16.4 [PHX 105-101]
	00:11.9	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	00:10.8
	00:10.5	Bonner Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Richardson Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:10.5 [PHX 106-101]
Richardson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:10.5 [PHX 107-101]
	00:04.9	Duncan 3pt Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:02.9
End of 4th Quarter

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