Spurs-Nets Preview

By JEFF BARTL
Posted Feb 14 2011 12:00PM

The San Antonio Spurs were able to rest their starters as they capped a stretch of four games in five nights with a much-needed rout. That probably doesn't bode well for the New Jersey Nets.

San Antonio faces New Jersey on Monday night looking for its sixth victory in seven games as it nears the end of its nine-game rodeo road trip.

Spurs coach Greg Popovich made his first change to the starting five this season in a 118-94 victory over Washington on Saturday, inserting George Hill in place of Manu Ginobili. Hill scored 18 points and went 4 of 4 from 3-point range, while Ginobili played only eight-plus minutes and had six points.

Tim Duncan played 12 minutes - his fewest since Dec. 2, 2007 - and also scored six.

"It's huge for us," Ginobili said. "We earned ourselves the possibility to rest a little bit, and it's well-needed."

The victory came after San Antonio (46-9) had its worst offensive output in nearly three seasons in a 77-71 loss to Philadelphia on Friday. The Spurs shot a season-low 33.3 percent from the field.

San Antonio made 58.4 percent of its shots Saturday, with Tony Parker scoring 18 points.

"It's just one of those games," Parker said. "Coming back from a tough game (Friday), we didn't shoot the ball well, (Saturday) everything was going in."

The turnaround helped the Spurs move to 5-2 on their longest trip of the season and improve to an NBA-best 20-7 away from home.

A better-rested San Antonio team will face a New Jersey club that lost for the sixth time in nine games Saturday, 105-95 to New York.

The Knicks, playing without star Amare Stoudemire, shot 47.1 percent from 3-point range as the New Jersey (17-38) missed out on its first three-game winning streak since a four-game run Jan. 31-Feb. 7, 2009.

"With a team like that, with the way they shoot the ball, you've got to hold their percentage on 3-pointers down," said guard Devin Harris, who scored a game-high 22 points but had five turnovers. "We didn't do a good job of rotating. We gave them wide-open shots in their sweet spots."

New Jersey may need to improve quickly when it comes to defending the arc. San Antonio went 13 of 25 on 3s on Saturday and is near the top of the league in 3-point shooting at 39.5 percent.

Harris scored 16 points in a win over Charlotte on Friday, and has back-to-back double-digit scoring efforts for the first time since Jan. 24 and 26. He's averaged 19.8 points in his last five games against San Antonio.

Rookie Derrick Favors had nine points and a season-high 14 rebounds versus the Knicks.

Center Brook Lopez scored 22 points and grabbed 12 boards as the Nets ended a 14-game losing streak against the Spurs with a 90-84 home victory March 29, the teams' last meeting.

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Ginobili scores 22 as NBA-best Spurs roll

By TOM CANAVAN
Posted Feb 15 2011 12:31AM

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The annual rodeo road trip is turning into a laugher for the San Antonio Spurs, and leaving no doubt who's the NBA's best team heading into the All-Star break.

Manu Ginobili scored 10 of his 22 points in a game-breaking, second-half run and the Spurs put in another dominant performance with a 102-85 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Monday night.

The victory in the penultimate game of the nine-game road trip (6-2) was the second straight rout for the Spurs and gave them nine wins in 11 games and 17 in 20.

"They're feeling a few bumps and bruises, but they're character guys," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of the lengthy trip that started in Portland and which will end in Chicago on Thursday. "They're professionals, and they know what's expected of them. They know where they want to be at the end of the year and they're working towards that. So no game can be left without trying to get better."

That's been the story for Spurs since the start of the season. Their 46-9 record is tops in the NBA and the best 55-game mark since the Avery Johnson-coached Dallas Mavericks had the same mark in 2006-07 en route to a franchise-best, 67-win season.

"We just have to stay focused, that's going to be the main thing for us," said point guard Tony Parker, who had 13 points, six rebounds and seven assists. "Focus on defense, we have a lot of room for improvement. Even if I think we're on the right track, I think we can do a lot of stuff better and we just have to stay motivated because we have to get all those wins and make sure we take advantage of our good start."

Putting the Wizards and Nets away early in the past two games has allowed Popovich to rest Tim Duncan, Parker and Ginobili. Duncan, who had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Parker did not play in the fourth quarter, and Ginobili iced the game in his brief four-minute stint.

"I was kind of shocked, not that we won or we played well, but that at the kind of effort and hustle in the third and fourth quarter," Ginobili said. "We played hard and rotated very well, went hard to the rebounds so it was a very complete second half for us."

Brook Lopez had 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Nets, who never led in the final roughly 30 minutes.

Travis Outlaw also had 11 points and Devin Harris and Jordan Farmar added 10 apiece for the Nets, who were held to 35 percent shooting from the field.

If the game did anything for the Nets, it certainly gave them a glimpse of how a good team should play.

"They've been doing it for years," Harris said. "They've been playing together for years. They know one another extremely well. They are battle tested. What makes them so impressive is they don't really care who scores. They move the ball and whoever gets the open shot, so be it. That's what makes them so good."

The Spurs never trailed after Duncan returned to the court early in the second period with the Nets ahead 34-31. A basket by Quinton Ross pushed the New Jersey lead to 36-31 with 9:08 to play in the half.

After that Duncan, Parker and Ginobili took over, helping San Antonio close the half with a 28-12 spurt that gave it a 59-48 lead.

Duncan hit two baskets inside early in the run, with the second on a pick and roll with Parker putting the Spurs ahead for good at 37-36.

Parker had six points in the quarter, the last three coming on a back-breaking three-point play after he drove through the Nets' defense seconds after Sasha Vujacic hit a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left in the quarter. George Hill also had six points in the spurt.

"It's kind of deflating at halftime, knowing you have up a play that really changed the complexion of the half," Harris said.

New Jersey made a run late in the third quarter, drawing within 72-66 on a rebound follow by Lopez with 1:47 to play.

Former Net Richard Jefferson then set up 3-pointers by Gary Neal and Hill around two free throws by Ginobili for an 80-66 lead after three quarters.

Ginobili scored the first eight points of the final quarter for the Spurs, hitting two long 3-pointers to help open a 88-68 lead that had the coaches clearing the benches.

"This is a terrific team we played," said Johnson, who is trying to rebuild the Nets, who had the NBA's worst record last season. "They have the best record in the league for a reason. They don't beat themselves. They're pros. They go about their business and they're very methodical in their approach."

NOTES: The Spurs are 34-3 when scoring 100 or more points and 38-0 when outshooting their opponents from the field this season. ...Nets rookie Derrick Favors picked up four fouls in eight minutes in the first half. ...Outlaw showed what kind of night it was for the Nets, missing a wide open dunk attempt in the third quarter. ...San Antonio outrebounded New Jersey 50-39 and outscored them 40-28 in the paint.

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Spurs-Nets notebook

By Jake Appleman, for NBA.com
Posted Monday February 14, 2011 10:48PM

THE FACTS: Playing smart and coming through at the end of quarters, the Spurs clobbered the Nets 102-85 at Prudential Center. Tim Duncan (15 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks) and Manu Ginobili (22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists) led the Spurs while Brook Lopez (11 points, 10 rebounds) managed a rare -- for him -- double-double in defeat.

QUOTABLE: "On the road you play those teams, you know you're supposed to win. It's very important to jump on them and start aggressive and make sure you get an early lead."
-- Spurs point guard Tony Parker

THE STAT: No Net with more than five field goal attempts shot over 50 percent for the game.

TURNING POINT: Gary Neal squashed any potential Nets comeback with a wing 3-pointer to put the Spurs up 75-66 late in the third quarter.

QUOTABLE II: "We can't shoot 34 percent and expect to win a game like this against this team."
-- Nets coach Avery Johnson

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: George Hill (13 points, 4 rebounds) was effective off the bench for the Spurs.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Derrick Favors greeted the crowd before the game, wishing them a Happy Valentine's day and urging them to check him out in the Rookie/Sophomore challenge during All-Star Weekend...Jim Cramer of "Mad Money" sat courtside.

ROOKIE WATCH: Favors (four points, four rebounds) struggled with early foul trouble while Neal (11 points) buried clutch jumpers and fit in well for the Spurs.

NOTABLE: The Spurs wore home white jerseys and the Nets wore alternate road red jerseys...The Spurs are now 34-3 when scoring 100+ points and 38-0 when shooting a higher field goal percentage than their opponent...No Net scored more than 11 points.

UP NEXT: For the Spurs, Thursday @ Chicago, Wednesday 23rd vs. Oklahoma City, Friday 25th vs. New Jersey. For the Nets, Wednesday @ Boston, Friday 25th @ San Antonio, Saturday 26th @ Houston.

• Spurs: Anderson
• Nets: James, Murphy

• Spurs: --
• Nets: --

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
• Officials: #14 Ed Malloy, #71 Rodney Mott, #66 Haywoode Workman
• Attendance: 13433
• Duration: 2:13

San Antonio Spurs (46-9)		New Jersey Nets (17-39)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Lopez vs Duncan (Parker gains possession)
Blair Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)	11:48 [SAS 2-0]
	11:35	Morrow Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ginobili (1 BLK)
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:33
	11:27	Morrow Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Duncan Floating Jump shot: Missed	11:21
	11:20	Outlaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:00 [NJN 2-2]	Favors Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harris (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	10:51
Duncan Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)	10:38 [SAS 4-2]
	10:19 [NJN 5-4]	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lopez (1 AST)
Parker Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:04 [SAS 6-5]
	09:46	Outlaw Jump Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:45
	09:42	Harris Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:42
Team Rebound	09:42
Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:42 [SAS 7-5]
	09:26	Lopez Driving Hook Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:25
Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)	09:08 [SAS 9-5]
	08:56	Outlaw Jump Shot: Missed
	08:55	Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:53 [NJN 7-9]	Morrow Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lopez (2 AST)
Jefferson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	08:40
Jefferson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:40
	08:24	Lopez Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:23
Parker Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:17 [SAS 11-7]
	08:07	Harris Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	08:06	Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	08:05	Lopez Tip Shot: Missed
	08:04	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	08:03	Lopez Tip Shot: Missed
	08:02	Team Rebound
Duncan Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:53
	07:53 [NJN 8-11]	Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:53	Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:52
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed	07:38
	07:37	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	07:31 [NJN 11-11]	Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Harris (2 AST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	07:14
	07:13	Outlaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:06	Harris Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	07:05	Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:59	Favors Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	06:59	Favors Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:47 [SAS 13-11]
	06:30	Harris Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Duncan Fade Away Bank shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:15 [SAS 15-11]
	06:07	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:58	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:56
	05:48	Favors Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:48 [SAS 16-11]
	05:48	Outlaw Substitution replaced by Vujacic
	05:48	Favors Substitution replaced by Humphries
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:48
	05:47	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	05:31	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:30
Blair Jump Shot: Missed	05:16
Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:15
Duncan Floating Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:02 [SAS 18-11]
	04:46	Humphries Layup Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:45
Parker Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (1 BLK)	04:39
Team Rebound	04:38
Blair Substitution replaced by Bonner	04:38
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill	04:38
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	04:33
	04:31	Humphries Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:20 [NJN 13-18]	Lopez Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Duncan Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)	04:01 [SAS 20-13]
	03:45	Lopez Hook Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:44
Parker Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Lopez (1 ST)	03:34
	03:29	Vujacic Jump Shot: Missed
	03:28	Team Rebound
Bonner Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	03:28
	03:28	Lopez Substitution replaced by Petro
Bonner Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:24
	03:24 [NJN 14-20]	Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair	03:24
	03:24 [NJN 15-20]	Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Parker Floating Jump shot: Missed	03:04
Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:03
Parker Tip Shot: Missed	03:02
	03:01	Vujacic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:55	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:54
Team Timeout : Regular	02:48
Parker Substitution replaced by Ginobili	02:48
Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed	02:40
	02:37	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:22	Humphries Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:20
Blair Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Petro (1 ST)	02:06
	01:46	Petro Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:45
Ginobili Running Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:36 [SAS 22-15]
	01:36	Morrow Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Neal	01:36
	01:36	Morrow Substitution replaced by Farmar
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	01:36 [SAS 23-15]
Hill Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:23
	01:23 [NJN 16-23]	Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:23 [NJN 17-23]	Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Blair Layup Shot: Missed	01:12
	01:10	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:55.8 [NJN 19-23]	Farmar Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Neal Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	00:42.5 [SAS 25-19]
	00:30.7 [NJN 21-25]	Harris Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	00:10.9
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:09.9
Blair Dunk Shot: Missed	00:07.3
	00:06.7	Vujacic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:04.6 [NJN 23-25]	Petro Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Farmar (2 AST)
Neal Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:00.0 [SAS 27-23]
End of 1st Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (46-9)		New Jersey Nets (17-39)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:48 [NJN 25-27]	Vujacic Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Farmar (3 AST)
Blair Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Petro (2 ST)	11:36
McDyess Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:28
	11:28 [NJN 26-27]	Vujacic Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
	11:28 [NJN 27-27]	Vujacic Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
	11:28 [NJN 28-27]	Vujacic Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
Neal Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	11:16 [SAS 29-28]
	10:59 [NJN 30-29]	Humphries Hook Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Ginobili Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	10:44
Team Rebound	10:44
	10:44	Humphries Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Neal 3pt Shot: Missed	10:31
	10:30	Team Rebound
Blair Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:18
	10:18 [NJN 31-29]	Humphries Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:18	Humphries Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	10:17
Neal Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Farmar (1 ST)	10:00
	09:52	Farmar Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:51
	09:44	Petro Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:44 [SAS 30-31]
Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:44 [SAS 31-31]
	09:30 [NJN 34-31]	Farmar 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Ginobili Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	09:22
Team Rebound	09:21
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Jefferson	09:21
Hill Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ross (1 BLK)	09:18
	09:16	Humphries Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Blair Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:14
Blair Substitution replaced by Duncan	09:14
	09:07 [NJN 36-31]	Ross Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Farmar (4 AST)
	08:47	Petro Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Hill Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:47 [SAS 33-36]
	08:34	Humphries Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	08:34	Humphries Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	08:34
	08:34	Petro Substitution replaced by Lopez
	08:34	Humphries Substitution replaced by Favors
Neal Jump Shot: Missed	08:23
McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:22
	08:12	Favors Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Neal Floating Jump shot: Missed Block: Lopez (2 BLK)	07:59
	07:58	Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:34	Farmar Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:33
Hill Substitution replaced by Parker	07:33
Duncan Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: McDyess (1 AST)	07:14 [SAS 35-36]
	06:54	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:53
Duncan Hook Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)	06:33 [SAS 37-36]
	06:33	Ross Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	06:33	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Morrow
	06:33	Farmar Substitution replaced by Harris
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	06:33
Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:32
Jefferson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:28
Team Rebound	06:27
	06:27	Favors Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
	06:27	Favors Substitution replaced by Humphries
	06:27	Ross Substitution replaced by Outlaw
McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:27 [SAS 38-36]
McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:27 [SAS 39-36]
	06:12	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:11
Duncan Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	06:06
Duncan Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	06:06
Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:54
	05:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:54 [NJN 37-39]	Humphries Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	05:54	Humphries Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	05:53
Parker Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:36 [SAS 41-37]
	05:36	Lopez Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Parker Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	05:36
	05:35	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	05:17	Morrow Running Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:16
McDyess Jump Shot: Missed	05:07
	05:06	Humphries Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:52 [NJN 39-41]	Outlaw Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	04:42	Harris Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:42
Team Rebound	04:42
Neal Substitution replaced by Ginobili	04:42
Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	04:42 [SAS 42-39]
	04:25	Harris Jump Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:24
Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Humphries (1 ST)	04:16
Jefferson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:13
	04:13 [NJN 40-42]	Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner	04:13
	04:13 [NJN 41-42]	Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
	04:03	Morrow Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:03 [SAS 43-41]
	04:03	Morrow Substitution replaced by Ross
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:03 [SAS 44-41]
	03:44	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:43
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed	03:34
	03:33	Humphries Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:24	Outlaw Running Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:23
Ginobili Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Parker (4 AST)	03:20 [SAS 46-41]
	03:20	Ross Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	03:20	Lopez Substitution replaced by Petro
	03:20	Outlaw Substitution replaced by Vujacic
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hill	03:20
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)	03:20 [SAS 47-41]
	03:06	Harris Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
	03:05	Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:03	Humphries Tip Shot: Missed
	03:02	Petro Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:50	Vujacic Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (1 BLK)
Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:48
	02:44	Petro Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:44
	02:44	Harris Substitution replaced by Farmar
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:44 [SAS 48-41]
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:44 [SAS 49-41]
	02:34	Humphries Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Bonner 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)	02:22 [SAS 52-41]
	01:58	Petro Jump Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:57
Parker 3pt Shot: Missed	01:49
	01:48	Team Rebound
Ginobili Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	01:48
	01:48	Humphries Substitution replaced by Outlaw
	01:48	Ross Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:48	Team Rebound
	01:48 [NJN 42-52]	Ross Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed	01:31
Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	01:30
Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:25	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:19 [NJN 45-52]	Farmar 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Hill Running Bank shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (3 AST)	00:57.7 [SAS 54-45]
	00:36.9	Farmar Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	00:35.9
Hill Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Parker (5 AST)	00:27.7 [SAS 56-45]
	00:22.0	Team Timeout : Short
Bonner Substitution replaced by Blair	00:22.0
	00:22.0	Ross Substitution replaced by Harris
	00:05.9 [NJN 48-56]	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Farmar (5 AST)
Parker Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:01.5 [SAS 58-48]
	00:01.5	Vujacic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Duncan Substitution replaced by McDyess	00:01.5
Parker Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	00:01.5 [SAS 59-48]
	00:00.4	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (46-9)		New Jersey Nets (17-39)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47 [NJN 50-59]	Lopez Hook Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Harris (3 AST)
Duncan Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	11:31
	11:18	Lopez Hook Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	11:17
Duncan Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	11:12
Duncan Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	11:12
	10:58	Lopez Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (2 BLK)
Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	10:57
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Parker (6 AST)	10:51 [SAS 61-50]
	10:27	Ross Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:26
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed	10:13
	10:12	Team Rebound
	09:47	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lopez (2 ST)	09:32
	09:24 [NJN 52-61]	Harris Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Parker Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	09:08 [SAS 63-52]
	08:57	Morrow Floating Jump shot: Missed
	08:56	Team Rebound
	08:43 [NJN 54-63]	Morrow Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Missed	08:18
	08:17	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:09 [NJN 56-63]	Lopez Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Harris (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:08
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	07:57
Blair Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	07:56
	07:55	Ross Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:55
Team Rebound	07:55
Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:55 [SAS 64-56]
	07:40	Morrow Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	07:39
	07:30	Favors Violation:Kicked Ball
Ginobili Floating Jump shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)	07:27 [SAS 66-56]
Ginobili Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:17
	07:00	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	07:00	Ross Substitution replaced by Vujacic
Jefferson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)	06:45 [SAS 69-56]
	06:38	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:37	Harris Substitution replaced by Farmar
	06:35	Favors Substitution replaced by Outlaw
	06:30	Lopez Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	06:29
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	06:09
	06:07	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	05:59	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:58
Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Farmar (2 ST)	05:45
	05:40	Farmar Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (3 BLK)
	05:39	Team Rebound
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill	05:39
Blair Substitution replaced by Bonner	05:39
	05:29	Outlaw Driving Dunk Shot: Missed
	05:28	Vujacic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:17	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:16
Jefferson Turnover : Kicked Ball Violation (2 TO)	05:15
	05:09	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:07	Farmar Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:01	Farmar Jump Shot: Missed
	04:59	Lopez Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	04:57 [NJN 58-69]	Lopez Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Parker (7 AST)	04:41 [SAS 71-58]
	04:22 [NJN 61-71]	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Farmar (6 AST)
Jefferson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:05
Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:04
	04:03	Lopez Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Duncan Substitution replaced by McDyess	04:03
Parker Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	03:46
	03:43	Lopez Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	03:27 [NJN 63-71]	Outlaw Driving Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Farmar (7 AST)
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:27
Bonner Substitution replaced by Neal	03:27
	03:27 [NJN 64-71]	Outlaw Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Parker Running Jump Shot: Missed	03:04
	03:03	Team Rebound
	02:50	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:49
	02:41	Outlaw Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:41
Team Rebound	02:41
McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:41 [SAS 72-64]
	02:25	Morrow Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:24
McDyess Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (3 BLK)	02:17
McDyess Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:15
Hill 3pt Shot: Missed	02:02
	02:01	Morrow Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
McDyess Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:01
Parker Substitution replaced by Ginobili	02:01
	01:50	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:49	Lopez Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	01:47 [NJN 66-72]	Lopez Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
	01:35	Vujacic Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Neal 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (2 AST)	01:25 [SAS 75-66]
	01:08	Farmar Jump Shot: Missed
McDyess Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:07
	00:57.5	Lopez Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:57.5 [SAS 76-66]
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:57.5 [SAS 77-66]
	00:38.1	Lopez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Hill 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (3 AST)	00:28.4 [SAS 80-66]
	00:05.9	Outlaw Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	00:04.9	Outlaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed	11:44
	11:43	Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Ginobili Foul : Personal Block (3 PF)	11:27
	11:19	Favors Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	11:19	Favors Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	11:19	Favors Substitution replaced by Lopez
	11:08	Lopez Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	11:08 [SAS 81-66]
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	11:08 [SAS 82-66]
	10:48	Humphries Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:47
Bonner Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Humphries (1 BLK)	10:28
	10:27	Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Bonner Foul : Personal (3 PF)	10:26
	10:01	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed	09:51
McDyess Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	09:50
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Hill (2 AST)	09:34 [SAS 85-66]
	09:18 [NJN 68-85]	Farmar Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Ginobili Floating Jump shot: Missed	09:04
Team Rebound	09:04
	09:04	Farmar Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
	09:04	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Morrow
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Bonner (1 AST)	08:55 [SAS 88-68]
	08:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:49	Humphries Substitution replaced by Outlaw
	08:31	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:29
	08:22	Farmar Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Jefferson	08:22
	08:22	Farmar Substitution replaced by Graham
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	08:06
	08:05	Morrow Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:49 [NJN 70-88]	Graham Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
McDyess Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bonner (2 AST)	07:21 [SAS 90-70]
	07:01	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:00
	07:00	Graham Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
	07:00	Lopez Substitution replaced by Petro
McDyess Substitution replaced by Blair	07:00
	06:45	Graham Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:45
Team Rebound	06:45
Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:45 [SAS 91-70]
	06:32	Outlaw Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:30
	06:20	Petro Violation:Kicked Ball
	06:20	Outlaw Substitution replaced by Favors
Hill Floating Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)	06:15 [SAS 93-70]
	06:03 [NJN 72-93]	Graham Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	05:43	Petro Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	05:43
	05:43	Morrow Substitution replaced by Ross
	05:43	Harris Substitution replaced by Uzoh
Hill Substitution replaced by Quinn	05:43
Bonner Substitution replaced by Novak	05:43
Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:43 [SAS 94-72]
Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	05:43 [SAS 95-72]
	05:22 [NJN 74-95]	Ross Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Petro (1 AST)
Blair Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Ross (1 ST)	05:03
	04:56	Graham 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:55	Favors Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:54	Favors Tip Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:53
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Bonner	04:53
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	04:28
Bonner Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	04:15
	04:15 [NJN 75-95]	Favors Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:15 [NJN 76-95]	Favors Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Neal Floating Jump shot: Missed	04:01
Blair Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	04:00
Blair Putback Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:57 [SAS 97-76]
	03:42 [NJN 78-97]	Graham Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Quinn Jump Shot: Missed	03:18
Blair Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	03:17
Bonner Jump Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:54	Uzoh Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:44	Graham Jump Shot: Missed
Quinn Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:42
Blair Jump Shot: Missed	02:27
	02:26	Favors Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:15 [NJN 80-97]	Petro Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Graham (1 AST)
Novak Jump Shot: Missed	01:58
	01:56	Uzoh Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:51 [NJN 82-97]	Uzoh Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Quinn Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:51
Team Timeout : Regular	01:51
	01:51 [NJN 83-97]	Uzoh Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Novak 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Quinn (1 AST)	01:38 [SAS 100-83]
	01:22	Petro Jump Shot: Missed
Novak Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:21
Neal Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	01:08 [SAS 102-83]
	00:55.9	Favors Jump Shot: Missed
Quinn Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:54.9
Neal Floating Jump shot: Missed	00:32.9
	00:31.9	Graham Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:25.9	Uzoh Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	00:24.9	Uzoh Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:23.1 [NJN 85-102]	Uzoh Putback Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter

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