Spurs-Trail Blazers Preview

By KATE HEDLIN
Posted Jan 31 2011 11:02PM

The San Antonio Spurs begin a nine-game road trip with the league's best record and a comfortable lead atop the Southwest Division, but they aren't taking anything for granted.

The Spurs look to snap a four-game losing streak in Portland on Tuesday night when they visit the Trail Blazers, who will be trying to avoid their first three-game home skid in nearly three years.

While San Antonio (40-7) typically uses this annual road trip, which occurs when the rodeo takes over the AT&T Center, to work out problems, there aren't many visible weaknesses with the Spurs. They have won three straight and 11 of 12 while reaching 40 victories in the fewest games in franchise history.

"You keep competing, executing and trying to improve," coach Gregg Popovich said. "It doesn't matter if you have the best record or the worst record."

The road trip, which lasts until Feb. 17, begins in Portland, where the Spurs have dropped four straight. However, they beat the Trail Blazers 95-78 at home Dec. 12, snapping a five-game overall losing streak in the series.

San Antonio also begins the stretch after an impressive 108-95 win over Houston on Saturday. Manu Ginobili scored 22 points while DeJuan Blair added 14 points and 12 rebounds. Every Spurs starter scored in double figures.

"It's just such an honor to be on this team, on this quest for greatness, and we've just got to keep it going," Blair said.

The Spurs are looking to improve on a 15-5 road record. Tim Duncan said defense will be the team's biggest focus during this trip.

San Antonio is allowing opponents to average 99.9 points on the road compared to 94.7 at home. In its last two road games - both wins - it gave up more than 100 points.

"It's goal No. 1 all the time," Duncan said. "We've been a little lacking on that. Obviously we've been winning games and that's great in that respect but it comes down to the end of the season, the playoffs, we want to be as best defensively as possible."

The recent meetings between San Antonio and Portland have been defensive battles with neither team cracking 100 points in the last five contests. The Spurs haven't reached the century mark against the Blazers since a 100-79 victory Dec. 2, 2007, a span of nine games.

However, it's Portland (25-22) that has struggled offensively its last two games, losing 96-81 to Sacramento on Jan. 24 and falling 88-78 to Boston on Thursday. The Blazers have shot 38.1 percent in those games.

Portland made only two of its first 12 shots in the fourth quarter Thursday to fall behind 78-63 before a late rally fell short. LaMarcus Aldridge, who suffered a bruised hip against the Kings, finished with 17 points and 16 rebounds while Wesley Matthews had 12 points, although he shot just 4 of 15.

"We were in the game this whole time, but it felt like we were down by 40," Matthews told the Blazers' official website.

The injury-riddled Blazers received another scare when forward Nicolas Batum left the game with a sore hip in the second quarter. However, an MRI revealed no damage except for a contusion. Batum, who is averaging 11.8 points and 4.8 rebounds, is day-to-day.

Tuesday ends a five-game homestand for Portland, which hasn't lost three in a row at the Rose Garden since March 29-April 6, 2008.

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Aldridge has 40 in Blazers' 99-86 win over Spurs

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Posted Feb 02 2011 1:39AM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) As Portland forward LaMarcus Aldridge was leaving the court following the Trail Blazers' 99-86 victory over the NBA-leading Spurs, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich reached out to shake his hand.

Aldridge had a career-high 40 points along with 11 rebounds to hand the Spurs just their eighth loss of the season.

"He never shook my hand before, so I'll take that as a good sign," Aldridge said.

Aldridge is among several players, including Minnesota's Kevin Love and Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers, who are awaiting word whether they will be going to the All-Star game on Feb. 20. Reserves for both teams, based on a vote by the league's coaches, will be announced on Thursday.

Aldridge is averaging 25.7 rebounds and 10.3 point per game since Dec. 15. On Tuesday night against the Spurs he was unstoppable.

"I think we held him to 40," Popovich said chuckling. "I stopped counting after a while.

Gary Neal's 3-pointer for San Antonio tied it at 78, but Aldridge's layup and Wesley Matthew's scoop gave Portland its biggest lead of the game so far at 82-78 with 7:03 left.

Aldridge added a 21-foot jumper and Andre Miller had a layup to make it 86-78 before Tim Duncan broke the 8-0 Portland run with a turnaround jumper.

Aldridge's bank shot with 3:33 left made it 90-80 and the Rose Garden crowd was on its feet. Portland led the rest of the way and Aldridge was treated to a standing ovation when he left the game with just over a minute to go.

"Tonight it just felt good," he said afterward.

Matthews added 21 points for the Blazers, who snapped a two-game losing streak.

Manu Ginobili had 14 points for the Spurs, who were opening their annual "Rodeo Road Trip" while the AT&T Center hosts the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. The next stop on the nine-game trip is the highly anticipated matchup with the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.

The Blazers were coming off a lengthy break after losing 88-78 to the Boston Celtics at home last Thursday.

Portland started Nicolas Batum, who hurt his left knee in the first half of the loss to Boston. An MRI on the knee was clear, bringing a sigh of relief from the Blazers, who have been besieged with knee injuries this season.

Center Greg Oden, the No. 1 draft pick in 2007, who had microfracture surgery on his left knee in November and will miss the rest of the season. All-Star guard Brandon Roy had arthroscopic surgery on both knees on Jan. 17 and is out indefinitely, and center Marcus Camby had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee on Jan. 20.

Roy and Camby were both at Tuesday night's game. A Rose Garden fan held a sign proclaiming "Depleted Not Defeated."

"Real good win for this team to beat the best team in the league," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said. "Those days off I thought really seemed like they helped our guys."

San Antonio jumped to an early 11-4 lead after Portland was unable to score for the game's opening 4 minutes. The Blazers tied it at 18 before the end of the quarter on Aldridge's dunk, then took a 22-20 lead on his jumper.

The Blazers kept up the pressure but San Antonio kept the edge with 13 points off rebounds compared to Portland's two. Rookie center DeJuan Blair had 14 points and 11 rebounds in the first half as the Spurs led 52-47 at the break.

The teams weren't able to build a lead of more than a handful of points in a tight third quarter. Portland went up 71-88 late but the Spurs answered with Ginobili's 3-pointer that tied it for the start of the fourth.

"To go toe-to-toe with most teams, we can't do that," McMillan said. "We've got to outwork you, we've got to be smarter, execute. And if we do that, we play hard, we're going to give ourselves a chance to win. Tonight, we beat the best team in the league."

Earlier Tuesday, Matthews was picked for the sophomore squad for the All-Star weekend's rookie-sophomore game. San Antonio's Neal and Blair were both named to the rookie squad.

Notes: A helicopter that was readying to pick up Blazers' owner Paul Allen and take him to his yacht went down in the water off Argentina this week. The two pilots were rescued from the water by Allen's crew and treated for minor injuries. ... Rookie center Chris Johnson was signed by Portland as a free agent on Jan. 24

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Spurs-Blazers notebook

By Kerry Eggers, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday February 2, 2011 1:29AM

THE FACTS: LaMarcus Aldridge scored a career-high 40 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lift the Trail Blazers past San Antonio 99-86 Tuesday night at the Rose Garden. Portland (26-22) outscored the Spurs 28-15 in the fourth quarter.

QUOTABLE: "It has to be. This is the best team in the league. This is big for us, coming off two losses."
-- LaMarcus Aldridge, asked if it was the biggest victory of the season.

THE STAT: Portland held San Antonio's big three ? Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Tim Duncan ? to a combined 38 points.

TURNING POINT: The game was tied 78-78 with eight minutes to play. The Blazers outscored the Spurs 21-8 the rest of the way, with Aldridge, Wesley Matthews and Andre Miller accounting for all of the points.

QUOTABLE II: "He had a decent game, didn't he? We held him to 40 or 35. I stopped counting. He was great."
-- San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich on Aldridge.

HOT: After scoring four points on 1-for-4 shooting in the first half, Matthews scored 17 points in the second half, making 7-for-12 shots.

NOT: Parker never got it going, going 3-for-11 from the field while scoring six points.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Aldridge had the huge numbers, making 16-for-23 shots from the field, and even had three steals and two assists in his 44 minutes.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Calling the game on the Spurs' Spanish radio network was Portland native and Oregon State graduate Paul Castro, the club's Spanish broadcaster for 18 seasons.

GOOD MOVE: The Blazers kept getting Aldridge open off pick-and-rolls, and he knocked down a number of perimeter jumpers. San Antonio's defense never adjusted.

BAD MOVE: Portland's 7-1 Joel Przybilla matched up well with Duncan, but coach Nate McMillan took Przybilla out early, and Aldridge wound up defending Duncan much of the time. Duncan made only one basket while Przybilla was on the floor.

ROOKIE WATCH: Blazer forward Chris Johnson, on a 10-day contract, saw his first action, going 2-for-2 at the line and scoring two points in four minutes.

NOTABLE: In the first half, San Antonio had 13 offensive rebounds, 20 second-chance points and 28 points in the paint. In the second half, the Spurs had three offensive rebounds, five second-chance points and 10 points in the paint.

UP NEXT: For the Blazers, at Denver Wednesday, at Indiana Friday, at Cleveland Saturday. For the Spurs, at L.A. Lakers Thursday, at Sacramento Friday, at Detroit Monday.

• Spurs: Bonner
• Trail Blazers: Camby, Roy, Williams

• Spurs: --
• Trail Blazers: --

• Lead Changes: 19
• Times Tied: 9

• Arena: Rose Garden, Portland, OR
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #63 Derek Richardson, #50 Olandis Poole
• Attendance: 20364
• Duration: 2:11

San Antonio Spurs (40-7)		Portland Trail Blazers (25-22)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Aldridge vs Duncan (Parker gains possession)
Blair Jump Shot: Missed	11:47
Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:44
Ginobili Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	11:37
Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	11:36
Duncan Hook Shot: Missed	11:27
Team Rebound	11:26
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	11:20
Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:20
Blair Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)	11:08 [SAS 2-0]
	10:45	Aldridge Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (1 ST)
Ginobili Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Aldridge (1 ST)	10:40
	10:25	Matthews Jump Shot: Missed
	10:25	Team Rebound
	10:14	Aldridge Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:13
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed	10:03
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:01
Blair Tip Shot: Missed	10:01
	10:00	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:52	Batum Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:51
Blair Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	09:33
	09:33	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:21	Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Blair (1 ST)
Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)	09:08 [SAS 4-0]
	09:08	Aldridge Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	09:08 [SAS 5-0]
	08:49	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:47	Team Rebound
	08:30	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:28
Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:17 [SAS 7-0]
	07:59 [POR 2-7]	Miller Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Duncan Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:39 [SAS 9-2]
	07:19 [POR 4-9]	Aldridge Driving Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	07:02
	07:02	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:51	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (2 ST)
	06:51	Miller Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Blair Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)	06:40 [SAS 11-4]
	06:34	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:20	Matthews Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	06:20	Team Rebound
Jefferson Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	06:20
	06:09 [POR 6-11]	Aldridge Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Blair Jump Shot: Missed	05:49
	05:48	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:41	Aldridge Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Blair Jump Shot: Missed	05:26
Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	05:24
Duncan Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:24 [SAS 13-6]
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill	05:10
Blair Substitution replaced by McDyess	05:10
	05:04	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:03
Parker Pullup Jump shot: Missed	04:47
	04:47	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Parker Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:36
	04:36	Przybilla Substitution replaced by Cunningham
	04:36 [POR 7-13]	Batum Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	04:36 [POR 8-13]	Batum Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Hill Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)	04:12 [SAS 15-8]
	04:01 [POR 10-15]	Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Parker Step Back Jump shot: Missed Block: Aldridge (1 BLK)	03:35
	03:34	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:28	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	03:27	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:27 [POR 12-15]	Aldridge Putback Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:25
	03:25	Batum Substitution replaced by Fernandez
Jefferson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	03:04
McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:02
McDyess Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:01 [SAS 17-12]
	02:42 [POR 14-17]	Aldridge Driving Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Jefferson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Aldridge (2 ST)	02:25
Duncan Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:10
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Neal	02:10
	02:10	Miller Substitution replaced by Mills
	02:10 [POR 15-17]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	02:10 [POR 16-17]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
	01:50	Mills Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:50
Team Rebound	01:50
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:50 [SAS 18-16]
	01:41 [POR 18-18]	Aldridge Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (1 AST)
	01:15	Matthews Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Parker Substitution replaced by Ginobili	01:15
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:15
Team Rebound	01:15
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:15
	01:14	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:00 [POR 20-18]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Mills (1 AST)
	00:47.7	Cunningham Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:47.7 [SAS 19-20]
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:47.7 [SAS 20-20]
	00:35.9 [POR 22-20]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Mills (2 AST)
Hill Driving Bank shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:28.9 [SAS 22-22]
	00:17.9 [POR 24-22]	Mills Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.9
	00:01.7	Mills Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.3	Mills 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (40-7)		Portland Trail Blazers (25-22)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:39	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:37
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	11:33
McDyess Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	11:32
	11:32	Cunningham Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:32
Team Rebound	11:32
McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:32 [SAS 23-24]
	11:16 [POR 26-23]	Mills Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Ginobili Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:59 [SAS 25-26]
	10:45	Fernandez Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:43
Blair Driving Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:32 [SAS 27-26]
	10:11 [POR 28-27]	Batum Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	09:55
Ginobili Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:53
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:49 [SAS 30-28]
	09:28	Mills Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	09:27	Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:27	Cunningham Tip Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:25
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	09:09
	09:09	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Blair Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:00
	09:00	Cunningham Substitution replaced by Przybilla
	09:00 [POR 29-30]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:00 [POR 30-30]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	08:44
	08:44	Johnson Substitution replaced by Aldridge
Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed	08:39
Blair Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	08:28
Blair Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:28 [SAS 32-30]
	08:20	Mills 3pt Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:20
Neal 3pt Shot: Missed	08:12
	08:12	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:58	Fernandez Jump Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:57
Neal Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:53
	07:53	Mills Substitution replaced by Miller
	07:34 [POR 33-32]	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Hill 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)	07:16 [SAS 35-33]
Neal Substitution replaced by Parker	06:56
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Jefferson	06:56
	06:56	Fernandez Substitution replaced by Matthews
	06:49 [POR 35-35]	Aldridge Running Hook Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	06:31
	06:30	Przybilla Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:22 [POR 37-35]	Miller Driving Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	06:05
Blair Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	06:03
Blair Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:01 [SAS 37-37]
	05:40	Batum Jump Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	05:39
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	05:24
Blair Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	05:23
McDyess Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Blair (1 AST)	05:18 [SAS 39-37]
	05:11	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:59	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:56
	04:55	Batum Foul : Personal (1 PF)
McDyess Substitution replaced by Duncan	04:55
Hill Substitution replaced by Ginobili	04:55
Blair Jump Shot: Missed	04:50
Blair Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	04:48
Blair Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:48 [SAS 41-37]
	04:25 [POR 39-41]	Miller Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Blair Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Batum (1 ST)	04:09
	04:04	Matthews Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (3 ST)
Parker Layup Shot: Missed	03:59
Blair Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)	03:57
Blair Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	03:56 [SAS 43-39]
	03:37	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:37
Parker Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:31 [SAS 45-39]
	03:14 [POR 41-45]	Matthews Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Jefferson 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)	02:54 [SAS 48-41]
	02:35	Przybilla Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	02:34
Team Timeout : Regular	02:34
	02:34	Przybilla Substitution replaced by Cunningham
Parker Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:10 [SAS 50-41]
Jefferson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:58
	01:50 [POR 43-50]	Batum Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	01:32
	01:31	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:14	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	01:14	Team Rebound
Blair Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	01:14
	01:14 [POR 44-50]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hill	01:14
Blair Substitution replaced by McDyess	01:14
	01:14 [POR 45-50]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Ginobili Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:55.9 [SAS 52-45]
	00:39.9	Matthews Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	00:39.8
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	00:28.8
	00:27.9	Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:21.3	Team Timeout : Short
Duncan Substitution replaced by Anderson	00:21.3
	00:21.3	Cunningham Substitution replaced by Fernandez
	00:04.2 [POR 47-52]	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:02.1
Anderson Substitution replaced by Duncan	00:02.1
Parker 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (40-7)		Portland Trail Blazers (25-22)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:55	Matthews Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ginobili (4 ST)
Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed	11:53
	11:51	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:34 [POR 49-52]	Matthews Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)
Blair Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	11:15
	10:59 [POR 51-52]	Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Miller (6 AST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	10:39
Duncan Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	10:39
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)	10:29 [SAS 55-51]
	10:09	Matthews Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:08
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	09:59
	09:57	Przybilla Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Duncan Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:46
	09:46 [POR 52-55]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	09:46 [POR 53-55]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
	09:35	Miller Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Parker Driving Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:22 [SAS 57-53]
	09:09 [POR 55-57]	Aldridge Hook Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Blair Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:09
Blair Substitution replaced by McDyess	09:09
	09:09 [POR 56-57]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 1 (25 PTS)
Parker Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	08:49
	08:49	Przybilla Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:26 [POR 58-57]	Matthews Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Parker (4 AST)	08:13 [SAS 59-58]
Parker Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:55
	07:49 [POR 60-59]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (1 AST)
	07:28	Przybilla Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill	07:28
Duncan Jump Hook Shot: Missed	07:21
Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:20
Jefferson Putback Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:20 [SAS 61-60]
McDyess Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:07
	06:54	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	06:52	Team Rebound
	06:38 [POR 62-61]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Miller (7 AST)
McDyess Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	06:19 [SAS 63-62]
	06:11	Matthews Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jefferson (1 BLK)
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:08
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	05:57
	05:57	Przybilla Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:48	Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:McDyess (1 ST)
	05:37	Matthews Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	05:37	Team Timeout : Regular
Hill 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)	05:24 [SAS 66-62]
	05:03	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	05:02
McDyess Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	04:49
	04:49	Przybilla Substitution replaced by Cunningham
	04:33 [POR 64-66]	Miller Jump Bank Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Hill Pullup Jump shot: Missed	04:18
	04:18	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:02	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	04:01	Team Rebound
	03:55	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	03:54
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:39 [SAS 68-64]
	03:25 [POR 66-68]	Matthews Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	03:01	Batum Substitution replaced by Fernandez
Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair	03:01
Team Timeout : Regular	03:01
Parker Substitution replaced by Neal	03:01
	03:01	Matthews Substitution replaced by Batum
Neal Jump Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:53	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
McDyess Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:53
	02:53	Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:53	Team Rebound
	02:53 [POR 67-68]	Cunningham Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
McDyess Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Cunningham (1 ST)	02:32
Hill Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:20
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Ginobili	02:20
	02:20 [POR 68-68]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	02:20 [POR 69-68]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Ginobili Running Jump Shot: Missed	02:06
	02:05	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Blair Foul : Personal (4 PF)	02:05
	02:05 [POR 70-68]	Batum Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:05 [POR 71-68]	Batum Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Neal Jump Shot: Missed	01:46
	01:44	Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:40	Miller Foul : Offensive Charge (3 PF)
	01:40	Miller Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Blair Substitution replaced by Jefferson	01:40
Hill Pullup Jump shot: Missed	01:20
	01:19	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:01	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:00
	01:00	Batum Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Neal Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:39.9
	00:39.8	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:25.9	Batum Jump Shot: Missed
Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:23.8
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:02.9 [SAS 71-71]
	00:00.2	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (40-7)		Portland Trail Blazers (25-22)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed	11:47
	11:46	Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:28	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	11:27
Jefferson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: McDyess (1 AST)	11:14 [SAS 73-71]
	10:52	Mills Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Ginobili Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	10:38
McDyess Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	10:37
	10:37	Cunningham Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:37
Team Rebound	10:37
McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:37
	10:36	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Ginobili Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:22
	10:22	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:22	Team Rebound
	10:22 [POR 72-73]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
McDyess Foul : Offensive Charge (3 PF)	10:07
McDyess Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	10:07
	09:49 [POR 74-73]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Mills (3 AST)
Ginobili Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	09:27 [SAS 75-74]
	09:06 [POR 77-75]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (2 AST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	08:40
	08:40	Mills Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Ginobili Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:31
	08:31
	08:31	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:31	Team Rebound
	08:31 [POR 78-75]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Neal 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: McDyess (2 AST)	08:15 [SAS 78-78]
	07:55	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:55	Cunningham Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	07:52	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:50	Fernandez Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:35	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:33	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	07:33 [POR 80-78]	Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS)
McDyess Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Aldridge (3 ST)	07:07
	07:03 [POR 82-78]	Matthews Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:01
McDyess Substitution replaced by Blair	07:01
Hill Substitution replaced by Parker	07:01
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Duncan	07:01
	07:01	Mills Substitution replaced by Miller
Neal Pullup Jump shot: Missed	06:47
	06:46	Fernandez Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:23 [POR 84-78]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (34 PTS) Assist: Miller (8 AST)
Neal Substitution replaced by Hill	06:06
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	05:54
	05:54	Fernandez Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:36	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:35	Team Rebound
	05:35	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:19 [POR 86-78]	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	04:59 [SAS 80-86]
Hill Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:43
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Ginobili	04:43
	04:33	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	04:32
	04:28	Matthews Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Ginobili Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	04:20
Ginobili Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	04:20
Hill Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:09
	04:09 [POR 87-80]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (35 PTS)
	04:09 [POR 88-80]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (36 PTS)
Parker Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	03:54
	03:35	Matthews Jump Shot: Missed Block: Blair (1 BLK)
	03:34	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	03:33 [POR 90-80]	Aldridge Jump Bank Shot: Made (38 PTS)
Ginobili Running Jump Shot: Missed	03:16
	03:15	Cunningham Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:55 [POR 92-80]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:54
Blair Substitution replaced by Jefferson	02:54
	02:48	Miller Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	02:48 [SAS 81-92]
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:48 [SAS 82-92]
	02:28 [POR 94-82]	Aldridge Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (40 PTS) Assist: Miller (9 AST)
	02:12	Matthews Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Duncan Substitution replaced by Anderson	02:12
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Splitter	02:12
	02:12	Cunningham Substitution replaced by Batum
Anderson Jump Shot: Missed	02:03
	02:03	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:40 [POR 96-82]	Matthews Running Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
	01:23	Fernandez Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Owens	01:23
Parker Substitution replaced by Quinn	01:23
Splitter Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:23
Team Rebound	01:23
Splitter Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:23 [SAS 83-96]
	01:03 [POR 98-83]	Matthews Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Quinn Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:03
	01:03	Aldridge Substitution replaced by Johnson
	01:03	Miller Substitution replaced by Mills
	01:03 [POR 99-83]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 1 (21 PTS)
Anderson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Quinn (1 AST)	00:54.8 [SAS 86-99]
	00:33.9	Mills Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Owens (1 ST)
Owens Hook Shot: Missed	00:22.9
	00:21.9	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
End of 4th Quarter

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