Kings-Spurs Preview

By CHRIS ALTRUDA
Posted Apr 06 2011 1:12AM

It's hard to imagine a team with the NBA's best record facing a crisis in confidence.

The San Antonio Spurs appear to have avoided such a fate as they host Sacramento on Wednesday night looking for their 12th straight victory over the Kings.

Early last month, the Spurs (59-19) seemed on cruise control en route to home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. Injuries then caught up to San Antonio during a six-game losing streak - its longest since drafting Tim Duncan with the No. 1 overall pick in 1997 - as its lead over the two-time reigning champion Los Angeles Lakers shrunk to 1 1/2 games by April 1.

The negative vibes from that skid appear to have dissipated with a pair of wins. The Spurs defeated Phoenix on Sunday and emerged with a 97-90 victory Wednesday at Atlanta to snap a four-game road losing streak.

"Finally!" said Tony Parker, who contrasted the Spurs' strong finish with the team's problems in closing out games.

"If we don't learn from those, something's wrong with us," he said.

Parker finished with 26 points and Manu Ginobili added 18 as the Spurs extended their lead over the Lakers to 3 1/2 games with four to play.

"We were a little shaky the last couple weeks," Ginobili said. "But we are still out there and we are optimistic, but yet I don't feel that we are playing our best basketball right now."

Parker has been a key reason San Antonio has extended its mastery of Sacramento this season, averaging 26.0 points on 62.9 percent shooting in a pair of victories. The Spurs also have an eight-game home winning streak versus the Kings since a 97-87 defeat April 5, 2006.

The Kings have not beaten the Spurs anywhere since a 112-99 home victory Nov. 26, 2007.

Another victory would give the Spurs the fourth 60-win season in franchise history, and their first since 2005-06.

While Sacramento (23-54) will miss the playoffs for a fifth straight season, it has been playing its best basketball the past two weeks. The Kings shot 53 percent in a 104-101 victory at Houston on Tuesday, their seventh win in 10 games.

"We are playing hard and together as a team," Kings coach Paul Westphal said. "We finally have our team together, and we like what we see. I give our players credit for their continued improvement. The players are making a statement that they care about things."

Samuel Dalembert and DeMarcus Cousins each had double-doubles while pulling down 15 rebounds apiece Tuesday, and Marcus Thornton had 21 points. He has averaged 21.5 points in 21 games since being acquired from New Orleans on Feb. 23, cracking Sacramento's starting five almost immediately after the deal.

Dalembert has been a big part of Sacramento's improved play, averaging 11.0 points and 11.1 rebounds with six double-doubles in the last 10 games. He has averaged 10.6 points and 9.8 rebounds in 15 lifetime games versus the Spurs, shooting 63.7 percent.

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Spurs beat Kings, earn No. 1 seed in West

Posted Apr 07 2011 1:26AM

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Manu Ginobili knows fortunes can change quickly in the NBA.

Last week, the Spurs were in jeopardy of losing the top seed in the Western Conference to the Los Angeles Lakers after dropping six straight games.

Now, San Antonio has home-court advantage throughout the West playoffs after Ginobili scored 25 points in a 124-92 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.

The Spurs improved their NBA-best record to 60-19 and clinched home-court advantage throughout the West playoffs later Wednesday when the Lakers lost at Golden State.

"We knew we weren't going to lose every single game (the rest of the way)," Ginobili said. "We had a few good games we just couldn't win. We had a better schedule over the last three games. We won an important game in Atlanta and we got lucky that the Lakers lost to the Jazz."

George Hill scored 12 of his 19 points during the third quarter, when the Spurs outscored the Kings by 20 in their best offensive quarter of the season.

"(After the first half), I knew we needed some fire coming off the bench," Hill said. "I just tried to be aggressive and give a spark. I think it helped and got other people involved, too."

Tyreke Evans led the Kings with 16 points and rookie DeMarcus Cousins added 15 points and 10 rebounds.

San Antonio held Sacramento to 36 percent shooting in the third (9 of 25) and 40 percent for the game.

"We didn't make shots and they did and they got a lot of points off the fast break," Evans said. "They're a veteran team and they know how to finish. They make a lot of high percentage shots. They cut hard and swing the ball side to side. They set picks and make the defense move side to side. It's hard."

The 32-point victory is the largest for the Spurs this season, surpassing the 30-point win over Miami in March.

San Antonio has won three straight after losing six in a row. San Antonio also has a two-game lead over the Chicago Bulls for the NBA's top seed.

The Spurs had their best-shooting quarter of the season in the third to push past the visiting Kings, scoring a season-high 41 points and shooting a season-best 82 percent (14 of 17) to outscore the Kings by 20 and take a 92-70 lead.

San Antonio, which made just one 3-pointer against Atlanta on Tuesday, shot 63 percent (12 of 19), with Ginobili going 4 of 6 from beyond the arc.

The Spurs were aggressive, attacking the basket more against the Kings, and used good ball movement to find the open man for high-percentage shots.

"In the first half, everything was working," Sacramento center Samuel Dalembert said. "That's how the game goes. The Spurs weren't missing anything and they pulled away from us."

Dalembert finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Rookie Gary Neal added 14 points off the bench for the Spurs.

With the Spurs clinging to a two-point lead after Dalembert's jumper early in the third, Ginobili's 3-pointer ignited a 20-6 run that was the turning point in the game.

The Kings held a four-point lead late in the second, but Ginobili scored on consecutive dunks off turnovers by the Kings and fed a wide-open Hill under the basket that helped the Spurs regain a 51-49 lead at halftime and fueled the third quarter surge.

Ginobili said Saturday's game against the Jazz is huge to keep the momentum going and keep the confidence level high in the locker room.

"We know we have a big chance on Saturday against the Jazz," he said. "We were a little worried (during our losing streak). We knew it wasn't the end of the world to finish second, but at the same time after the kind of season we had, we wanted it. We got a great opportunity, it's not over yet, and we definitely want to get the next one."

Tony Parker scored 15 points and Tim Duncan had 12 points for the Spurs.

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Kings-Spurs notebook

By Tim Price, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday April 7, 2011 12:08AM

THE FACTS: For the fourth time in team history the Spurs have a 60-win season, and San Antonio now needs one more win or a Lakers loss to earn the top seed in the West after beating the Sacramento Kings 124-92 on Wednesday at AT&T Center. The Spurs (60-19) were led by Manu Ginobili's 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting (4-of-6 from the 3-point line) in 28 and 1/2 minutes. Sacramento (23-55) had won six of eight coming into the game, and double-doubles from DeMarcus Cousins (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Samuel Dalembert (12 and 10) were not enough to keep the run going.

QUOTABLE: "I thought we had great focus tonight after a back-to-back, when one might think we would be a tired team. We have been concentrating on defense. We played very good defense and it fueled the offense you saw. That's where it all starts for us."
-- Spurs coach Gregg Popovich

THE STAT: The Spurs scored a season-high 41 points to blow the game open in the third quarter. San Antonio shot 82 percent (14-of-17) in the quarter and had a 13-0 advantage in free throws (the Spurs made 10).

TURNING POINT: The game was tied two minutes into the second half, but the Spurs went on a 13-6 run to lead by seven points with 6:30 left in the third quarter. Big deal. The Spurs twice led by seven points before that and allowed the Kings to erase every bit of those leads on both occasions. There were 11 lead changes, in fact, and eight ties early in the third quarter. But with the Spurs starters still on the court, San Antonio came out of a timeout with a 68-61 lead and made six of their next seven shots plus 10 of 13 free throws (they had taken six up to that point) and finished off the third quarter with a 92-70 lead.

QUOTABLE II: "The Spurs are very good. When they got out and ran we didn't have too much defense for that. In the second half our defense wasn't very good, our offense wasn't very efficient, and they hit every shot. They just blew us out in the third quarter."
-- Kings coach Paul Westphal

HOT: The Spurs pulled off wins on consecutive nights because of their starting backcourt. Last night in Atlanta, Tony Parker went 10-of-16 for 26 points. Ginobili finished it off tonight with the identical 10-of-16 effort.

NOT: It looked like Marcus Thornton had pulled himself out of a shooting slump last night in Houston when he went 9-of-16 for 21 points. But tonight he was 3-of-11, which fits right along with the 10-of-30 slate he produced in the two games prior to Houston. He did make a 3-pointer tonight, which snapped a three-game skid of going 0-of-10.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Both Cousins and Dalembert have double-doubles on consecutive nights. Cousins has a combined 30 points and 26 rebounds the past two nights and Dalembert had 33 points and 25 rebounds.

GOOD MOVE: It might have been tempting for Popovich to play the starters sparingly against the Kings on the second night of a back-to-back. But after the Kings took a timeout midway through the third quarter to regroup after falling behind by seven, Popovich kept the starters out there and got immediate results when Ginobili scored on a layup on a dish from Duncan, plus made the free throw after being fouled. Within the next two minutes Duncan had another assists and a blocked shot to keep the spurt going.

ROOKIE WATCH: Cousins was 7-of-11 and had three offensive rebounds, three assists, two blocked shots and no turnovers.

NOTABLE: The last time the Spurs won 60 games in a season was 2005-06. The 32-point margin of victory is the largest for the Spurs this season (they beat Miami by 30 on March 4 before being beaten by 30 in Miami 10 days later). The Spurs have won 12 in a row over Sacramento dating back to November 2007. Matt Bonner has a shiner under his left eye after bumping with his own teammate (Parker) while going for a rebound in the third quarter.

UP NEXT: For the Kings, Friday @ Memphis, Sunday @ Golden State, Monday vs. Oklahoma City. For the Spurs, Saturday vs. Utah, Tuesday @ Lakers, Wednesday @ Phoenix.

• Kings: Daniels, Whiteside
• Spurs: Anderson, Butler, Quinn

• Kings: --
• Spurs: --

• Lead Changes: 11
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
• Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #42 Eric Lewis, #74 Curtis Blair
• Attendance: 18590
• Duration: 2:01

Sacramento Kings (23-55)		San Antonio Spurs (60-19)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Duncan vs Dalembert (Garcia gains possession)
Garcia Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:53 [SAC 2-0]
Evans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:36
	11:35	Parker Layup Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:34
Garcia 3pt Shot: Missed	11:09
	11:08	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:05 [SAS 2-2]	Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)
Garcia Jump Shot: Missed	10:45
	10:44	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:41 [SAS 4-2]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Evans Layup Shot: Missed Block: McDyess (1 BLK)	10:20
	10:18	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:12 [SAS 6-2]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	09:56
	09:54	McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:45 [SAS 9-2]	Jefferson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)
Garcia Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jefferson (1 BLK)	09:28
Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:24
Thornton Layup Shot: Missed	09:24
	09:22	McDyess Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:20	McDyess Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Evans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	08:51 [SAC 5-9]
	08:35 [SAS 11-5]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: McDyess (1 AST)
	08:29	McDyess Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Cousins Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:16 [SAC 7-11]
	08:03	Parker Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:02
Garcia 3pt Shot: Missed	07:56
	07:55	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:48	Parker Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garcia (1 BLK)
Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:46
Dalembert Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:35	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:22	Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dalembert (1 BLK)
	07:18	Team Rebound
	07:16 [SAS 13-7]	Ginobili Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)
Thornton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:51 [SAC 9-13]
	06:37	Parker Layup Shot: Missed Block: Cousins (1 BLK)
	06:36	Team Rebound
	06:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:27	Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed
	06:26	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:16	Jefferson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	05:55
	05:54	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:48	Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed Block: Cousins (2 BLK)
	05:46	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:38	Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)
Garcia Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Evans (1 AST)	05:34 [SAC 11-13]
	05:14 [SAS 15-11]	Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Garcia 3pt Shot: Missed	04:51
	04:50	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:45 [SAS 17-11]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Cousins Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:15 [SAC 13-17]
	03:53 [SAS 19-13]	Ginobili Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)
	03:33	Ginobili Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	03:33	McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner
	03:33	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Neal
	03:33	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Hill
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	03:29
	03:28	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:22	Hill Driving Jump shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:21
Evans Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:15 [SAC 15-19]
	03:15	Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	03:15	Neal Substitution replaced by Green
Evans Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:15
	03:15	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:59	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:58
Dalembert Hook Shot: Missed	02:43
	02:40	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Regular	02:40
Cousins Substitution replaced by Greene	02:40
Garcia Substitution replaced by Thompson	02:40
	02:40	Parker Substitution replaced by Neal
	02:26 [SAS 21-15]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Neal (1 AST)
Dalembert Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	02:12
	02:12	Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair
	02:05	Neal 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:03
Evans Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	01:56
Dalembert Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:55
Dalembert Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:55 [SAC 17-21]
	01:25	Hill Floating Jump shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:24
Greene Jump Shot: Missed	01:17
Dalembert Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:16
Dalembert Jump Shot: Missed	01:10
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:07
Thompson Tip Shot: Missed	01:07
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:06
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:49.6 [SAC 19-21]
	00:49.6	Blair Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Evans Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)	00:49.6 [SAC 20-21]
	00:43.6 [SAS 23-20]	Green Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	00:30.0	Green Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:30.0 [SAC 21-23]
Evans Substitution replaced by Udrih	00:30.0
Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:30.0 [SAC 22-23]
	00:10.5	Hill Driving Jump shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:08.8
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.3
	00:00.7	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 1st Quarter
Sacramento Kings (23-55)		San Antonio Spurs (60-19)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Hill Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thornton (1 ST)
Dalembert Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Udrih (1 AST)	11:27 [SAC 24-23]
	11:10	Hill 3pt Shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	11:08
Greene Jump Bank Shot: Missed	10:57
Greene Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:55
Greene Jump Shot: Missed	10:55
	10:54	Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:39 [SAS 26-24]	Neal 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Greene (1 AST)	10:19 [SAC 27-26]
	09:53 [SAS 29-27]	Bonner 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Blair (1 AST)
Thompson Jump Bank Shot: Missed	09:27
	09:26	Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Greene Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:09
	09:09	Green Substitution replaced by Jefferson
	09:09	Neal Jump Shot: Missed
Udrih Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:08
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	09:02
	09:00	Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Udrih Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:41
	08:41
Dalembert Substitution replaced by Cousins	08:41
Thornton Substitution replaced by Evans	08:41
	08:41 [SAS 30-27]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	08:41 [SAS 31-27]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	08:26
	08:25	Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:12 [SAS 34-27]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Udrih (2 AST)	07:46 [SAC 29-34]
	07:29	Hill Floating Jump shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:27
Greene 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Udrih (3 AST)	07:22 [SAC 32-34]
	07:09	Blair Jump Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:08
Greene 3pt Shot: Missed	06:56
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	06:55
Evans Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Cousins (1 AST)	06:50 [SAC 34-34]
	06:31	Blair Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Udrih 3pt Shot: Missed	06:31
	06:30	Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:09	Neal Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)
	06:09	Bonner Substitution replaced by Parker
	06:09	Neal Substitution replaced by Ginobili
	06:09	Hill Substitution replaced by Duncan
	06:09	Blair Substitution replaced by McDyess
Udrih Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:54 [SAC 36-34]
Greene Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:37
	05:37	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:37 [SAS 35-36]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	05:37 [SAS 36-36]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	05:16
	05:15	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Udrih Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:12
	05:00 [SAS 39-36]	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)	04:40 [SAC 38-39]
	04:40	Parker Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Greene Substitution replaced by Thornton	04:40
Thompson Substitution replaced by Dalembert	04:40
Udrih Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	04:40 [SAC 39-39]
	04:30	McDyess Jump Shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:29
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	04:21
Dalembert Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	04:20
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	04:15
Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:13
Cousins Putback Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:13 [SAC 41-39]
	03:56 [SAS 41-41]	McDyess Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)
Thornton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:McDyess (1 ST)	03:40
	03:36	Jefferson Running Layup Shot: Missed
	03:35	Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:23	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thornton (2 ST)
Evans Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)	03:18 [SAC 43-41]
	02:57	Jefferson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:57
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed	02:57
	02:56	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:41	Ginobili Floating Jump shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:30
Dalembert Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Udrih (4 AST)	02:21 [SAC 45-41]
	02:01 [SAS 43-45]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Udrih 3pt Shot: Missed	01:42
Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	01:40
Cousins Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:38 [SAC 47-43]
Cousins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:29
	01:29 [SAS 44-47]	McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:29	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hill
	01:29 [SAS 45-47]	McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Dalembert Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (1 BLK)	01:19
	01:18	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:15 [SAS 47-47]	Ginobili Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Parker (4 AST)
Evans Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Duncan (2 BLK)	00:47.4
	00:45.0	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:42.8 [SAS 49-47]	Ginobili Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: McDyess (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:38.2
	00:38.2	McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner
Thornton Driving Bank shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:33.9 [SAC 49-49]
	00:26.3	Parker Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Thornton Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ginobili (1 ST)	00:05.2
	00:00.3 [SAS 51-49]	Hill Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (3 AST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (23-55)		San Antonio Spurs (60-19)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:48	McDyess Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Garcia 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Cousins (2 AST)	11:27 [SAC 52-51]
	11:16 [SAS 53-52]	Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	10:53
	10:52	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:45	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:43
Garcia Jump Shot: Missed	10:30
	10:29	Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:12 [SAS 55-52]	Parker Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)
Garcia 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Cousins (3 AST)	09:50 [SAC 55-55]
	09:36 [SAS 57-55]	Parker Driving Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:15	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	09:08 [SAS 59-55]	Ginobili Driving Bank shot: Made (13 PTS)
Cousins Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Evans (2 AST)	08:45 [SAC 57-59]
	08:27 [SAS 61-57]	Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Parker (5 AST)
Dalembert Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:08 [SAC 59-61]
Cousins Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:52
	07:50 [SAS 64-59]	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)
Cousins Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Garcia (1 AST)	07:23 [SAC 61-64]
	07:03	Duncan Turnaround Bank shot: Missed
	07:02	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:00 [SAS 66-61]	Jefferson Jump Bank Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	06:41
	06:40	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:36 [SAS 68-61]	McDyess Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:34
Cousins Substitution replaced by Thompson	06:34
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	06:16
	06:15	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:03 [SAS 70-61]	Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Duncan (3 AST)
Dalembert Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:03
	06:03	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hill
	06:03	McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner
	06:03 [SAS 71-61]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
Dalembert Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Evans (3 AST)	06:03 [SAC 63-71]
	05:36 [SAS 74-63]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Duncan (4 AST)
Evans Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bonner (1 ST)	05:15
	05:11 [SAS 76-63]	Hill Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Parker (6 AST)
Dalembert Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (3 BLK)	04:42
Dalembert Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	04:40
Dalembert Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:40 [SAC 65-76]
	04:29	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	04:28
	04:21	Parker Foul : Personal Take (2 PF)
	04:21	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Jefferson
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	04:12
	04:11	Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Garcia Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:06
	04:06 [SAS 77-65]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Evans Substitution replaced by Udrih	04:06
	04:06 [SAS 78-65]	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed	03:50
	03:48	Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:40	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:40	Bonner Substitution replaced by McDyess
Dalembert Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:29
	03:29 [SAS 79-65]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	03:29 [SAS 80-65]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	03:18
Dalembert Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	03:17
Dalembert Jump Shot: Missed	03:16
	03:15	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Garcia Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:53
Dalembert Substitution replaced by Cousins	02:53
	02:53	Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair
	02:53 [SAS 81-65]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	02:53	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	02:53
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed	02:37
Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:36
Garcia 3pt Shot: Missed	02:32
	02:31	Team Rebound
Cousins Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	02:31
	02:31	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Neal
Garcia Substitution replaced by Greene	02:31
	02:31	Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:31	Team Rebound
	02:31	Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	02:31
Thompson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Thornton (2 AST)	02:21 [SAC 67-81]
	02:06 [SAS 83-67]	Hill Pullup Jump shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Blair (2 AST)
Greene 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Udrih (5 AST)	01:47 [SAC 70-83]
	01:28 [SAS 85-70]	McDyess Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Blair (3 AST)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	01:12
	01:11	Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Udrih Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:53.7
	00:53.7	Parker Substitution replaced by Ginobili
	00:53.7 [SAS 86-70]	Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Thornton Substitution replaced by Evans	00:53.7
	00:53.7 [SAS 87-70]	Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Thompson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:45.2
	00:43.7	Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:36.1 [SAS 90-70]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)
	00:29.5	McDyess Violation:Kicked Ball
Greene 3pt Shot: Missed	00:29.5
	00:28.1	McDyess Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Greene Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:02.5
	00:02.5 [SAS 91-70]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	00:02.5	McDyess Substitution replaced by Bonner
	00:02.5 [SAS 92-70]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (23-55)		San Antonio Spurs (60-19)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
(12:00) [SAC] Cousins Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	11:58	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	11:50	Hill Jump Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	11:49
Evans Jump Bank Shot: Missed	11:29
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	11:28
Thompson Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	11:28 [SAC 72-92]
	11:14 [SAS 95-72]	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)
	10:54	Bonner Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ginobili (1 BLK)	10:54
Team Rebound	10:52
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Evans (4 AST)	10:38 [SAC 74-95]
	10:21	Neal Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	10:21	Neal Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Evans Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	10:08 [SAC 76-95]
	09:26 [SAS 97-76]	Neal Floating Jump shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hill (2 AST)
Cousins Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Greene (2 AST)	09:06 [SAC 78-97]
	09:06	Blair Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Cousins Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)	09:06 [SAC 79-97]
	08:46 [SAS 100-79]	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Greene 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Evans (5 AST)	08:27 [SAC 82-100]
	08:05	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:04	Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:00	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:00 [SAS 102-82]	Blair Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (5 AST)
Udrih Driving Jump shot: Missed	07:41
	07:40	Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:13 [SAS 104-82]	Neal Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Greene Running Jump Shot: Missed	06:56
	06:55	Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	06:44	Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	06:43
	06:32	Ginobili Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	06:32 [SAC 83-104]
	06:32	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Green
Cousins Substitution replaced by Thornton	06:32
Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	06:32 [SAC 84-104]
	06:12 [SAS 106-84]	Neal Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Evans Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Blair (1 ST)	06:01
	05:56 [SAS 108-84]	Green Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	05:39	Bonner Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:39
Evans Substitution replaced by Casspi	05:39
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:39
Team Rebound	05:39
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:39 [SAC 85-108]
	05:39	Blair Jump Bank Shot: Missed
	05:37	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:37	Green Tip Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	05:36
Udrih Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Greene (3 AST)	05:26 [SAC 87-108]
	05:09	Hill 3pt Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:08
Thornton Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Bonner (2 ST)	05:02
Casspi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:29
	04:29 [SAS 109-87]	Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	04:29	Bonner Substitution replaced by Novak
	04:29 [SAS 110-87]	Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Udrih Pullup Jump shot: Missed	04:16
	04:15	Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	03:53	Novak Jump Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:51
Thornton Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Neal (1 ST)	03:45
	03:39 [SAS 112-87]	Neal Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hill (3 AST)
	03:29	Neal Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	03:29	Hill Substitution replaced by Splitter
Thornton Substitution replaced by Taylor	03:29
Udrih Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	03:29 [SAC 88-112]
Udrih Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	03:29 [SAC 89-112]
	03:29 [SAS 114-89]	Splitter Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:58
Thompson Substitution replaced by Jeter	02:58
Udrih Substitution replaced by Jackson	02:58
Casspi 3pt Shot: Missed	02:58
	02:57	Splitter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Jackson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:36
	02:36 [SAS 115-89]	Splitter Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:36	Splitter Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	02:36	Novak Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:20	Green Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Taylor (1 ST)
	02:18	Green Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:18
Team Rebound	02:18
Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:18 [SAC 90-115]
	02:02 [SAS 118-90]	Neal 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Taylor Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	01:52
	01:52	Green Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Greene Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:50
Jackson Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Greene (4 AST)	01:46 [SAC 92-118]
	01:46	Green Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Jackson Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	01:46
	01:45	Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
Jackson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:15
	01:15	Splitter Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:15	Team Rebound
	01:15 [SAS 119-92]	Splitter Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Jeter Jump Shot: Missed	01:15
	01:14	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:55.3 [SAS 121-92]	Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Casspi Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Splitter (1 ST)	00:55.3
	00:31.8 [SAS 124-92]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Neal (2 AST)
Taylor Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	00:25.0
	00:23.9	Splitter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
End of 4th Quarter

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