Nuggets-Spurs Preview

By ELI KABERON
Posted Mar 25 2014 1:27PM

Tim Duncan has accomplished quite a bit with the San Antonio Spurs since he was drafted first overall in 1997. The 37-year-old is the franchise's all-time leader in minutes, points and rebounds, and has been the centerpiece of four NBA championships.

What he'd never enjoyed until now is an unbeaten stretch as lengthy as this one.

The Spurs will try to extend their longest regular-season win streak of the Duncan era to 15 when they host the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.

San Antonio (54-16) had won 13 straight games three previous times since Duncan entered the league before the Spurs finally got over that hump Monday with their 14th straight victory, 113-91 over Philadelphia.

Duncan was well-rested after sitting out the previous game and had 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting in just over 23 minutes, helping the Spurs send the 76ers to their 25th loss in a row - one shy of tying the NBA record.

A victory over the Nuggets will tie for the second-longest streak in team history. San Antonio set a franchise record with a 17-game run from Feb. 29-March 31, 1996.

"It is what it is," Duncan said. "We are playing well through this stretch and winning some games. Pop (Coach Gregg Popovich) is still not satisfied with what we are doing. We want to stay healthy, we want to stay moving in the right direction and hopefully we can ride this into the playoffs and feel good going into the playoffs."

With Tony Parker and Danny Green getting the night off, the Spurs got an unexpected boost against the Sixers from reserve forward Austin Daye, who had 22 points. Daye had been averaging 2.3 minutes while playing in only four games since being acquired Feb. 20 from Toronto, but he was 6 for 10 from 3-point range and had six rebounds in 29 minutes.

"He's a skilled guy," Popovich said of Daye, who came in having scored 14 combined points this season. "Obviously he can shoot it. But he's also a good passer. He knows how to play the game. It was good to be able to get him some time tonight."

This upcoming contest will open a home-and-home set between the Spurs and Nuggets, who have won five of their last eight. The series concludes Friday in Denver.

"(We expect) high energy, real high energy. We know the play hard and they play quick," Duncan said of the Nuggets. "They get the ball up the floor, they run, they crash, so we are going to have to bring a lot of our focus and a lot of energy. We need to get back in transition on them."

Denver (32-39) has dropped its last three road games after a 117-96 loss at Oklahoma City on Monday. The Nuggets struggled on the defensive end against the Thunder, who shot 50.0 percent from 3-point range - among the highest for a Denver opponent this season.

"We didn't get into the ball defensively," Nuggets forward Darrell Arthur said. "Our communication was off."

Ty Lawson had 25 points for Denver, which failed to get out on the break. In their six games prior to the loss, the Nuggets averaged 18.2 fast-break points, which ranked in the NBA's top five from March 14-23. They scored only 10 on the break against the Thunder.

The Spurs have recently dominated the series with the Nuggets, who have lost 10 of the last 14 meetings overall and five of their last six in San Antonio.

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Duncan leads Spurs over Nuggets 108-103

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ
Posted Mar 27 2014 12:35AM

SAN ANTONIO (AP) The San Antonio Spurs didn't dwell on nearly blowing a 24-point lead in the second half. They won, and that's all that mattered to the veteran club.

Tim Duncan had 29 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, and San Antonio overcame a fourth-quarter collapse to beat the Denver Nuggets 108-103 Wednesday night for its 15th straight victory.

Tiago Splitter, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili had 10 points apiece for the Spurs (55-16), who have the league's best record.

"They made it competitive," Parker said. "They played with a lot of energy. We missed a lot of little stuff; easy layups that we always make and they got back in the game. It happens sometimes. We're not going to beat everybody by 20."

It just seemed like they were after overwhelming the Nuggets in the first half.

Danny Green's 3-pointer at the buzzer was his fifth of the half, giving San Antonio its largest lead of opening 24 minutes at 63-43.

Green scored 16 points, all in the first half, before leaving with a foot injury early in the second. His status is unknown, but he wore a walking boot as a precaution after the game and will have an MRI on Thursday morning.

"All of a sudden he couldn't walk," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "The bottom of the foot, there is something. They are going to X-ray it. I am just guessing it is plantar fasciitis or something like that."

San Antonio had 19 assists while going 24 for 42 from the field and forcing nine turnovers in the first half.

"We were getting embarrassed in the first half," Denver forward Darrell Arthur said. "I was upset. I had words with some of the guys in the locker room."

Aaron Brooks scored 25 points and Kenneth Faried had 24 points, including 15 points in a frenzied final quarter for the Nuggets.

Denver went on a 34-20 run in the final 11 minutes.

"We played a good half, we played a bad half," Popovich said. "The NBA is a 48-minute game and you've got to keep playing."

After leading by as many as 24 points and by 20 midway through the third quarter, San Antonio needed Duncan's late heroics to preserve its win streak.

Duncan scored all but one of the Spurs' final 11 points, capping his performance with an off-balance jumper off the glass for a 107-99 lead with 30 seconds remaining. The heavily contested shot sealed the win and led Nuggets coach Brian Shaw to turn and smile at Popovich, who shook his head as well.

"(Duncan) played a great all-around game," Popovich said. "Probably nobody noticed, but it was assists, boards, scoring - he was the guy that kept it together."

Duncan finished the game 12 for 20, including going 4 for 5 in the final five minutes on a series of layups and jumpers.

It seemed like it was going to be an early night for Duncan and San Antonio's veterans after the team rolled to a sizeable early lead.

The Nuggets opened at a frenetic pace and the Spurs were more than willing to play along. The teams combined for 24 shots in the opening six minutes.

Green and Kawhi Leonard benefited the most from the fast start, going a combined 4 for 5 on 3-pointers.

Leonard got the Spurs started by swatting Faried's jumper from behind off the opening tip and then hitting a 3-pointer and 19-footer to give San Antonio a 7-4 lead.

Green then hit three consecutive 3-pointers to extend the advantage to 16-10 with 8 minutes remaining in the first quarter. Green ended the run by draining a closely contested 3 on Randy Foye after screaming for the ball as Duncan brought it up court off a rebound.

"We fell asleep," Brooks said. "They got a lot of backdoors in the first half. We fell asleep on a lot of plays and allowed them to run their offense, and I think in the second half we pressured a little bit more."

NOTES: Spurs F Austin Daye has become an overnight fan favorite, receiving an ovation second only to Ginobili's upon entering with 29.5 seconds remaining in the first quarter. After averaging just 2.3 minutes in four games since being acquired from Toronto, Daye scored a game-high 22 points in 29 minutes in a 113-91 victory over Philadelphia on Monday. ... Spurs F Matt Bonner (right calf strain) missed his second straight game and his ninth due to injury this season.

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Notebook: Spurs 108, Nuggets 103

Tim Price, for NBA.com
Posted Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:12 AM - Updated Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:12 AM

THE FACT: The Denver Nuggets worked hard to avoid the inevitable, coming back from a 24-point deficit to make it a four-point game against the Spurs in the fourth quarter, yet their 108-103 loss at San Antonio on Wednesday officially eliminated them from the playoffs for the first time in 10 seasons.

THE LEAD: Tim Duncan was just a basket short of scoring his season high, but his 29 points and 13 rebounds were enough to lead the Spurs to their 15th straight win in a 108-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets at AT&T Center.

But the Spurs (55-16) allowed a 24-point lead to fall to four midway through the fourth quarter before hanging on against the short-handed Nuggets (32-40).

Denver got 25 points off the bench from Aaron Brooks, 24 points and 10 rebounds from Kenneth Faried and another double-double from Timofey Mozgov (14 points, 11 rebounds).

QUOTABLE: "In the second half it kind of changed. I think we were a little too unselfish. We moved the ball too much, which caused some turnovers that turned into points."
-- Tim Duncan

THE STAT: The Spurs were shooting 62 percent from the floor when they had their biggest lead of 24 points (74-50 with 7 ½ minutes left in the third quarter). But they went 14-for-41 the rest of the way (34 percent). San Antonio missed Danny Green, who hit five of his first seven 3-pointers until he left the game in the final minute of the third quarter with what was initially diagnosed as a right mid-foot sprain. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich: "All of a sudden, he couldn't walk. The bottom of the foot, there's something. They're going to X-ray it."

TURNING POINT: The Spurs led by as much as 24 points midway through the third quarter until Denver trimmed it to 90-86 with 3 1/2 minutes to go. Still in a two-possession game with 1 ½ minutes to go, Randy Foye got past Spurs defender Kawhi Leonard and was driving the lane. Leonard reached back and blocked Foye's layup, and the Spurs went up by eight with 30 seconds left on Duncan's layup.

QUOTABLE II: "Ten more games. Training camp started for us now. It's about playing hard and developing chemistry like the Spurs."
-- Aaron Brooks

HOT: Faried keyed the Denver comeback. He was 4-for-6 from the floor and 7-for-8 from the foul line in the fourth quarter.

NOT: Duncan was 4-for-6 from the floor in the final quarter; the rest of the Spurs went 5-for-15.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Duncan is closing in on 800 career double-doubles (796). It's his first in four games.

INSIDE THE ARENA: The PGA Tour tees off at the Valero Texas Open on Thursday at nearby TPC San Antonio. Some of the players in the field attended the game, including defending champ Martin Laird.

GOOD MOVE: The Nuggets were short-handed (nine on active roster), and they decided not to put Mozgov on defense against Duncan. They kept him on the bench in crunch time -- he did not play in the fourth quarter -- and the Spurs worked the ball inside to Duncan and Tiago Splitter. Those two went a combined 6-for-8 with Faried doing his best to defend inside.

BAD MOVE: The Nuggets had all the momentum when Faried scored on a 3-point play to cut it to the four-point game with 6:18 left in the game. Yet the Nuggets were unable to match Tony Parker, who hit a 14-footer while being fouled by Ty Lawson. Nuggets coach Brian Shaw picked up a technical foul, and Parker hit his and-one foul shot and the free throw on the technical for a four-point play that doubled the Spurs' lead at a critical stage.

NOTABLE: San Antonio is two wins short of a team-record 17 consecutive wins (1995-96). ... The Nuggets went another game without Wilson Chandler (past four games missed with a hip injury) and Jan Vesely (two games with bruised ribs); they're status is day-to-day. ... The Spurs' Matt Bonner missed his third straight game with a right calf strain, and the team announced prior to the game that Bonner will miss an additional two weeks after viewing results of an MRI.

UP NEXT: For the Nuggets, Friday vs. San Antonio, Monday vs. Memphis, Wednesday vs. New Orleans. For the Spurs, Friday @ Denver, Saturday vs. New Orleans, Monday @ Indiana.

• Nuggets: Gallinari, McGee
• Spurs: Bonner

• Nuggets: Shaw
• Spurs: --

• Lead Changes: 3
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
• Officials: #23 Jason Phillips, #37 Eric Dalen, #31 Scott Wall
• Attendance: 17949
• Duration: 2:11

Denver Nuggets (32-40)		San Antonio Spurs (55-16)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Duncan vs Mozgov (Faried gains possession)
Faried Layup Shot: Missed Block: Leonard (1 BLK)	11:57
Team Rebound	11:56
Faried Hook Shot: Missed	11:42
Mozgov Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:41
Mozgov Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:38 [DEN 2-0]
	11:18 [SAS 2-2]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Splitter (1 AST)
Q Miller Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)	11:00 [DEN 4-2]
	10:46 [SAS 5-4]	Leonard 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Splitter (2 AST)
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	10:30
	10:29	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:15 [SAS 7-4]	Leonard Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Q Miller Jump Shot: Missed	09:56
	09:55	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:42	Splitter Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Faried Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Q Miller (1 AST)	09:29 [DEN 6-7]
	09:16	Splitter Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Faried (1 ST)
Q Miller Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)	09:09 [DEN 8-7]
	08:56 [SAS 10-8]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)
Faried Jump Bank Shot: Missed	08:45
	08:43	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:37 [SAS 13-8]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	08:30
Q Miller Step Back Jump shot: Missed	08:17
	08:16	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:09 [SAS 16-8]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Duncan (3 AST)
Q Miller Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)	07:48 [DEN 10-16]
	07:24	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:22
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed	07:10
	07:09	Leonard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:02	Parker Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mozgov (1 BLK)
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:00
Faried Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)	06:59
	06:51	Duncan Layup Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:50
Mozgov Jump Shot: Missed	06:43
	06:42	Leonard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Faried Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	06:28
	06:28 [SAS 17-10]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:28	Green Substitution replaced by Ginobili
	06:28 [SAS 18-10]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	06:16
Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:15
Mozgov Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (1 ST)	06:13
	06:02 [SAS 20-10]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)
	05:40	Team Timeout : Regular
Mozgov 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Q Miller (2 AST)	05:36 [DEN 13-20]
	05:15	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Q Miller (1 ST)
	05:02	Splitter Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Q Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:02 [DEN 14-20]
	05:02	Splitter Substitution replaced by Diaw
Q Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	05:02 [DEN 15-20]
Foye Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:53
	04:53 [SAS 21-15]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Faried Substitution replaced by Arthur	04:53
	04:53 [SAS 22-15]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Q Miller Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:41 [DEN 17-22]
	04:27	Parker Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Foye Substitution replaced by Fournier	04:27
Q Miller Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (1 BLK)	04:14
	04:13	Team Rebound
	03:54 [SAS 24-17]	Duncan Step Back Jump shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)
Q Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	03:39
	03:38	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:29	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed Block: Arthur (1 BLK)
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:28
Lawson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ginobili (1 BLK)	03:25
	03:25	Team Rebound
Mozgov Foul: Personal (1 PF)	03:10
	03:10	Leonard Substitution replaced by Belinelli
Q Miller Substitution replaced by Brooks	03:10
	03:03 [SAS 26-17]	Ginobili Step Back Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Mozgov Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Arthur (1 AST)	02:48 [DEN 19-26]
	02:34 [SAS 28-19]	Duncan Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Diaw (1 AST)
	02:22	Parker Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:22
	02:22	Duncan Substitution replaced by Baynes
Arthur Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:22 [DEN 20-28]
Arthur Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:22 [DEN 21-28]
Fournier Foul: Personal Block (1 PF)	02:07
	02:03 [SAS 30-21]	Belinelli Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (3 AST)
Mozgov 3pt Shot: Missed	01:49
	01:48	Diaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:39	Parker Substitution replaced by Mills
	01:32 [SAS 32-21]	Baynes Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Diaw (2 AST)
Brooks Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:24 [DEN 23-32]
	01:12 [SAS 34-23]	Mills Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (4 AST)
	01:00	Baynes Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	00:45.9
	00:44.8	Baynes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:35.9	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:33.9	Mills Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:30.9	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:29.5
	00:29.5	Diaw Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:29.5 [DEN 24-34]
	00:29.5	Baynes Substitution replaced by Daye
Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:29.5 [DEN 25-34]
	00:06.9	Daye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Arthur (1 ST)
Fournier 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brooks (1 AST)	00:01.3 [DEN 28-34]
	00:00.0	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Denver Nuggets (32-40)		San Antonio Spurs (55-16)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40 [SAS 36-28]	Baynes Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	11:24
	11:23	Baynes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:15 [SAS 39-28]	Mills 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	10:55	Mills Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:55 [DEN 29-39]
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:55 [DEN 30-39]
	10:37 [SAS 41-30]	Diaw Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (1 AST)
Fournier Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	10:21
Fournier Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:21
Lawson Substitution replaced by Foye	10:21
	10:21	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Green
Arthur Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:08
	09:54	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:53
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	09:44
Brooks Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:43
	09:41	Green Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:41 [DEN 31-41]
Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:41
	09:40	Baynes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:20	Belinelli Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Fournier (1 ST)
Fournier Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Mills (1 ST)	09:13
	09:03 [SAS 44-31]	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Mills (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:56
Fournier Substitution replaced by Q Miller	08:56
Faried Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brooks (2 AST)	08:46 [DEN 33-44]
	08:24 [SAS 46-33]	Mills Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	08:14
Brooks Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:13
Q Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	08:09
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:07
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	08:02
	08:01	Baynes Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:51	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:50	Baynes Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:50	Baynes Tip Shot: Missed
Q Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:48
Q Miller Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	07:42
Q Miller Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:42
	07:42	Diaw Substitution replaced by Splitter
Arthur Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	07:25
	07:25 [SAS 47-33]	Splitter Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:25	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Leonard
	07:25 [SAS 48-33]	Splitter Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Faried Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	07:18
Faried Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	07:18
	07:06	Mills Jump Shot: Missed Block: Arthur (2 BLK)
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:04
Arthur 3pt Shot: Missed	06:42
	06:41	Splitter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Arthur Foul: Personal (3 PF)	06:24
Arthur Substitution replaced by Mozgov	06:24
	06:13	Mills Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:10
Mozgov Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	06:06
	06:06	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:06	Mills Substitution replaced by Parker
	06:06	Baynes Substitution replaced by Duncan
	05:45	Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Q Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:42
Faried Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Foye (2 AST)	05:35 [DEN 35-48]
	05:24 [SAS 50-35]	Duncan Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Splitter (3 AST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:10 [DEN 38-50]
	04:50 [SAS 53-38]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)
Q Miller Jump Shot: Missed Block: Leonard (2 BLK)	04:34
	04:33	Splitter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:20	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:19
Faried Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Brooks (3 AST)	04:05 [DEN 40-53]
Foye Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	03:49
	03:49 [SAS 54-40]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Brooks Substitution replaced by Lawson	03:49
	03:49	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:48
Faried Running Bank shot: Missed	03:34
	03:30	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:21 [SAS 56-40]	Splitter Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Leonard (1 AST)
Lawson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	03:08
	02:49	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:48
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	02:42
Mozgov Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	02:41
Mozgov Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:39 [DEN 42-56]
	02:23 [SAS 58-42]	Parker Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Faried Layup Shot: Missed	01:59
	01:58	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:46 [SAS 60-42]	Splitter Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:39
Faried Substitution replaced by Randolph	01:39
	01:39	Splitter Substitution replaced by Daye
Q Miller Jump Shot: Missed	01:27
	01:25	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:09	Leonard Layup Shot: Missed
Q Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:08
Q Miller Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Parker (1 ST)	01:04
	00:58.8	Daye Jump Shot: Missed
	00:56.5	Leonard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:30.9	Daye 3pt Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:29.9
	00:21.2	Daye Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Q Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:21.2 [DEN 43-60]
Foye Substitution replaced by Fournier	00:21.2
Q Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:21.2
	00:19.9	Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.0 [SAS 63-43]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (32-40)		San Antonio Spurs (55-16)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Mozgov (1 ST)
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed	11:40
	11:39	Team Rebound
	11:24	Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	11:06
	11:05	Leonard Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:53 [SAS 65-43]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (5 AST)
	10:34	Duncan Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Mozgov Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:34
Team Rebound	10:34
Mozgov Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	10:34 [DEN 44-65]
	10:20	Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Q Miller (2 ST)
Mozgov Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)	10:05 [DEN 46-65]
	09:43	Ginobili Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:42
Foye Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:36 [DEN 48-65]
	09:23 [SAS 67-48]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (6 AST)
Lawson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Splitter (1 ST)	09:07
	09:04 [SAS 69-48]	Leonard Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Faried Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)	09:04
	09:04 [SAS 70-48]	Leonard Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Leonard (1 ST)	08:54
Mozgov Violation:Defensive Goaltending	08:47
	08:47 [SAS 72-48]	Ginobili Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Parker (4 AST)
Mozgov Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)	08:33 [DEN 50-72]
	08:18	Splitter Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Faried (2 ST)
Faried Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Duncan (1 ST)	08:11
	08:04	Splitter Layup Shot: Missed
Q Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:02
Q Miller Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (2 BLK)	07:57
	07:57	Team Rebound
	07:38 [SAS 74-50]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Splitter (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:38
Lawson Substitution replaced by Fournier	07:38
Faried Substitution replaced by Arthur	07:38
Q Miller Substitution replaced by Brooks	07:38
Fournier Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Leonard (2 ST)	07:24
	07:08	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Arthur (2 ST)
Arthur Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:05
	06:48	Leonard Jump Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	06:48
	06:48	Splitter Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Arthur Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Fournier (1 AST)	06:25 [DEN 52-74]
	06:09	Leonard Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mozgov (2 BLK)
	06:08	Leonard Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	06:04	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:03	Team Rebound
	06:01	Leonard Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Arthur (3 ST)
Foye Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:56 [DEN 54-74]
	05:32	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Fournier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:31
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:22 [DEN 57-74]
	05:22	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:06 [SAS 76-57]	Ginobili Running Bank shot: Made (8 PTS)
Brooks Running Bank shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:52 [DEN 59-76]
	04:52	Parker Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
	04:52	Splitter Substitution replaced by Diaw
	04:52	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Belinelli
Brooks Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	04:52 [DEN 60-76]
	04:33	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	04:32
Mozgov Hook Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:20	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:01	Parker Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	04:00
Brooks Running Jump Shot: Missed	03:52
	03:51	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:44	Parker Floating Jump shot: Missed
	03:43	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:33	Leonard Layup Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:32
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	03:26
	03:25	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	03:09 [SAS 78-60]	Parker Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Duncan (4 AST)
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:54	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	02:39 [SAS 80-60]	Belinelli Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Duncan (5 AST)
Brooks Floating Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:24 [DEN 62-80]
	02:09	Belinelli Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	02:09	Belinelli Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	02:09	Leonard Substitution replaced by Green
Foye Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:58 [DEN 64-80]
	01:43	Diaw Layup Shot: Missed
	01:42	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	01:42 [SAS 82-64]	Duncan Tip Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS)	01:34 [DEN 67-82]
	01:13	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	01:12
Brooks Layup Shot: Missed	01:06
	01:05	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	00:57.9	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:56.9	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:54.9	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:54.3
Mozgov Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Duncan (2 ST)	00:47.9
Brooks Foul: Personal (1 PF)	00:45.8
	00:45.8	Parker Substitution replaced by Mills
	00:45.8	Green Substitution replaced by Ginobili
Foye Substitution replaced by Lawson	00:45.8
	00:26.9	Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:25.3	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	00:21.4 [SAS 84-67]	Diaw Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (7 AST)
Arthur Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)	00:21.4
	00:21.4	Diaw Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	00:20.9
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Arthur Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Diaw (1 ST)	11:47
	11:34	Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Faried Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Lawson (5 AST)	11:25 [DEN 69-84]
	11:10	Diaw Layup Shot: Missed
	11:09	Diaw Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	11:09	Diaw Putback Layup Shot: Missed
	11:08	Diaw Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	11:08 [SAS 86-69]	Diaw Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Faried Jump Shot: Missed	10:54
	10:53	Diaw Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	10:36	Ginobili Jump Bank Shot: Missed
	10:35	Splitter Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:31 [SAS 88-69]	Splitter Jump Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Arthur 3pt Shot: Missed	10:23
Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:21
Fournier Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Lawson (6 AST)	10:17 [DEN 71-88]
	09:57	Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	09:54
Lawson Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brooks (4 AST)	09:48 [DEN 73-88]
	09:30	Mills 3pt Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:29
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	09:21
	09:20	Team Rebound
Faried Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF)	09:20
	09:08	Diaw Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Faried (3 ST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Faried (1 AST)	09:00 [DEN 76-88]
	08:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:59	Mills Substitution replaced by Parker
	08:59	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Leonard
	08:59	Diaw Substitution replaced by Duncan
	08:44	Ginobili Layup Shot: Missed Block: Arthur (3 BLK)
	08:43	Ginobili Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Faried Foul: Personal (5 PF)	08:42
	08:36	Ginobili Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Lawson Layup Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:28	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	08:24	Parker Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
	08:09	Ginobili Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Arthur 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Brooks (5 AST)	08:05 [DEN 79-88]
	07:47	Parker Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:46
Lawson Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Leonard (3 ST)	07:40
Brooks Foul: Personal (2 PF)	07:35
	07:24	Duncan Layup Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:23
Brooks Floating Jump shot: Made (23 PTS)	07:14 [DEN 81-88]
	07:02 [SAS 90-81]	Ginobili Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Parker (5 AST)
	06:55	Duncan Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	06:55 [DEN 82-90]
	06:55	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Belinelli
Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	06:55 [DEN 83-90]
	06:36	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:35
Faried Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	06:31 [DEN 85-90]
	06:31	Belinelli Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
	06:31	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Mills
Faried Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)	06:31 [DEN 86-90]
	06:18 [SAS 92-86]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Lawson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	06:18
	06:18 [SAS 93-86]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Shaw Technical	06:18
	06:18 [SAS 94-86]	Parker Free Throw Technical (10 PTS)
Arthur 3pt Shot: Missed	06:07
	06:06	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)
	05:49	Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
	05:49
Faried Jump Shot: Missed	05:30
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	05:29
Faried Putback Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	05:29 [DEN 88-94]
	05:29	Leonard Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Fournier Substitution replaced by Foye	05:29
Faried Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)	05:29 [DEN 89-94]
	05:14	Leonard 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:13	Splitter Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:12 [SAS 96-89]	Splitter Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Lawson (7 AST)	05:02 [DEN 91-96]
	04:45 [SAS 98-91]	Duncan Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Parker (6 AST)
Foye Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brooks (6 AST)	04:31 [DEN 93-98]
	04:16 [SAS 100-93]	Duncan Reverse Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Splitter (5 AST)
Arthur Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Brooks (7 AST)	03:57 [DEN 95-100]
	03:31	Parker Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Faried (4 ST)
	03:30	Splitter Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	03:30 [DEN 96-100]
Team Timeout : Regular	03:30
	03:30	Mills Substitution replaced by Ginobili
	03:30	Splitter Substitution replaced by Diaw
Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:30
	03:29	Leonard Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	03:10 [SAS 102-96]	Duncan Turnaround Bank shot: Made (24 PTS)
Arthur 3pt Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:52	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:40	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Lawson (1 ST)
Lawson Turnover : Traveling (5 TO)	02:33
	02:15	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Arthur (4 ST)
Brooks Layup Shot: Missed	02:10
	02:09	Team Rebound
Brooks Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:09
	02:09 [SAS 103-96]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	02:09 [SAS 104-96]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Faried Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Brooks (8 AST)	01:56 [DEN 98-104]
	01:40	Duncan Running Jump Shot: Missed
	01:38	Team Rebound
	01:25	Parker Layup Shot: Missed Block: Faried (1 BLK)
Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:24
Foye Layup Shot: Missed Block: Leonard (3 BLK)	01:18
	01:17	Diaw Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Brooks Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:58.9
	00:58.9 [SAS 105-98]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
	00:58.9	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:57.9
Team Timeout : Short	00:57.0
	00:51.2	Leonard Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:51.2
Team Rebound	00:51.2
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:51.2 [DEN 99-105]
	00:30.0 [SAS 107-99]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Diaw (3 AST)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:24.3 [DEN 101-107]
Lawson Foul: Personal Take (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:16.6
	00:16.6 [SAS 108-101]	Diaw Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	00:16.6	Diaw Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:16.3
Team Timeout : Regular	00:16.3
	00:16.3	Duncan Substitution replaced by Belinelli
Lawson Layup Shot: Missed	00:12.9
Faried Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	00:11.7
	00:11.7	Ginobili Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:11.7 [DEN 102-108]
Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:11.7 [DEN 103-108]
Foye Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:07.3
	00:07.3	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:07.3	Team Rebound
	00:07.3	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	00:06.6
	00:02.1	Jump Ball Leonard vs Foye (Brooks gains possession)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter