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200708: Named to the All-NBA Second Team and the All-Defensive First
Team
the only player in NBA history to earn both All-NBA and All-Defensive
honors in each of his fi rst 11 seasons
averaged 19.3 points, 11.3 rebounds,
2.8 assists and 1.95 blocks in 34.0 minutes in 78 games
shot .497
(585-1,178) from the fi eld and .730 (338-463) from the line
ranked fourth in
rebounds and eighth in blocks
led the team in scoring 30 times, rebounds
59 times, assists 10 times, steals 18 times and blocks 63 times
posted 53
double-doubles (fourth in the NBA)
scored in double-fi gures 71 times with 20-ormore
39 times and 30-plus fi ve times
had a season-high 36 points (15-25 FG, 6-8 FT) along with 17 rebounds
vs. Phoenix on 12/17
fi nished with 34 points and a season-best 18 rebounds vs. the Clippers on 12/22
had
32 points and 13 rebounds at Golden State on 1/7
tallied 31 points and 15 boards vs. Dallas on 2/28
scored
30 points (14-19 FG, 2-2 FT) at Miami on 1/24
voted a starter in the 2008 All-Star Game
his ninth start and
10th All-Star appearance
teamed with David Robinson and Becky Hammon to win the 2008 Shooting Stars
challenge
missed four games (12/512/13) due to a sprained right ankle
in the 2008 Playoffs averaged 20.2
points, 14.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.06 blocks in 39.2 minutes
in the postseason ranked 15th in scoring,
second in rebounds and sixth in blocks
scored in double-fi gures in 16 of 17 games
had 20-or-more eight times
and 30-plus two times
posted 15 double-doubles
had 40 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in a
playoff-career-high 50:41 minutes in Game 1 vs. Phoenix on 4/19 (in the game hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to
force a second OT as the Spurs posted a 117-115 win)
fi nished with 30 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks in
Game 1 at Los Angeles on 5/21
recorded his 10th 20-20 playoff game fi nishing with 22 points and 21 rebounds
in Game 3 vs. Los Angeles on 5/25
posted his fourth postseason triple-double with 19 points, 15 rebounds and
10 assists in 44:45 minutes in Game 5 at Los Angeles on 5/29
grabbed 23 rebounds in Game 7 at New Orleans
on 5/13 (the fourth time he has had 23-or-more rebounds in a playoff game). 200607: Named to both the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive
First Team (the seventh time in his 10 NBA seasons that he has earned
first team honors on both teams)
appeared in 80 games
averaged
20.0 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.38 blocks in 34.1 minutes
shot .546 (618-1,131) from the field, .111 (1-9) from three-point land
and .637 (362-568) from the line
ranked 20th in scoring, seventh in
rebounds, fifth in blocks and ninth in FG percentage
led the team in
scoring 30 times, in rebounds 62 times, in assists 16 times and in blocks
63 times
scored in double-figures 78 times with 20-or-more 38 times
and 30-or-more four times
posted 45 double-doubles
scored his
15,000th career point at Seattle on 11/26 (had 18 points and 16 rebounds
in the game)
scored a season-high 37 points in 39:31 minutes vs. Houston on 1/24
had 35 points
(13-17 FG, 9-11 FT) and 14 rebounds in 30:47 minutes at Sacramento on 11/19
recorded a career-high
9 blocks to go along with 26 points and 13 rebounds in 35:07 minutes vs. Memphis on 1/26
named
the Western Conference Player of the Week for the period on 4/9 (for the 18th time in his career)
elected a starter in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game (for the eighth consecutive season)
in the game had
4 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 14:38 minutes
on the inactive list for the final two games of the
regular season
in the 2007 postseason averaged 22.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.10
blocks in 36.8 minutes
shot .521 (174-334) from the field and .644 (96-149) from the line
scored in
double-figures in all 20 playoff games
posted 14 double-doubles
in the 2007 playoffs ranked 13th in
scoring, sixth in rebounds, second in blocks and 11th in FG percentage
in the Conference Semifinals vs.
Phoenix averaged 26.8 points, 13.7 rebounds and 4.17 blocks
had 33 points and 16 rebounds in Game 1
at Phoenix on 5/6
finished with 33 points and 19 rebounds in Game 3 vs. Phoenix on 5/12
had 24
points, 13 rebounds and a playoff-career-high 9 blocks in Game 6 vs. Phoenix on 5/18.
200506: Named to the All-NBA Second Team and the All-Defensive Second Team
averaged 18.6
points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.03 blocks in 34.8 minutes in 80 games
shot .484 (574-1,185)
from the field and .629 (335-533) from the line
hit 2-of-5 (.400) from three-point land
led the team in
scoring 30 times, in rebounds 62 times, in assists 11 times and in blocks 44 times
scored in doublefigures
78 times
finished with 20-or-more 30 times and 30-or-more twice
posted 44 double-doubles
among NBA leaders ranked 31st in scoring, fifth in rebounds, 12th in blocks and fourth in double-doubles
scored a season-high 34 points to go along with 13 rebounds at Milwaukee on 12/20
had 31 points
(12-19 FG, 7-10 FT), 13 rebounds and 6 assists in 37:35 minutes vs. Orlando on 4/13
recorded the 19th
20-20 game of his career finishing with 27 points and a season-best 22 rebounds vs. the Clippers on 12/13
(in the game hit a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left that tied the score at 84-84 and sent the game
into OT as the Spurs ended up posting a 95-87 win)
scored the game-winning basket with 7.2 seconds
left (on an inbounds alley-oop from Manu Ginobili) to give the Spurs an 80-79 win vs. Memphis on 1/14
recorded his 1,500th block at Chicago on 11/7
voted a starter for the 2006 All-Star Game (his seventh
straight All-Star start)
finished with 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds
did not play in Toronto on
2/8 due to the flu
registered a DNP-CD in the season finale at Houston on 4/19
in the 2006 playoffs
averaged 25.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.92 blocks in 37.9 minutes in 13 games
shot .573
(121-211) from the field
in the 2006 postseason ranked eighth in scoring, sixth in rebounds and fifth in
blocks
in the Spurs-Mavericks Conference Semifinals series averaged 32.3 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.7
assists and 2.57 blocks in 41.6 minutes
scored 30-or-more five times in the series
had 35 points and
12 rebounds in 41:12 minutes in Game 3
finished with 36 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks in
44:28 minutes in Game 5 (in the game set a Spurs playoff record for the most points scored in a quarter
finishing with 21 in the second period)
in Game 7 had a playoff-career-high 41 points (12-24 FG, 17-23
FT), 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks in 49:33 minutes.
2004-05:
The only player in the league to be named to both the All-NBA
First Team and the All-Defensive First Team
appeared in 66 games, averaging
20.3 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.64 blocks in 33.4 minutes
shot
.496 (517-1042) from the field, .333 (3-9) from three-point land and .670 (305-
455) from the line
led the team in scoring 31 times, in rebounds 46 times and
in minutes 27 times
posted 44 double-doubles
scored in double-figures 64
times with 20-or-more 34 times and 30-or-more seven times
scored a seasonhigh
39 points vs. Seattle on 12/8
had 34 points two times: at Philadelphia
on 11/18 and vs. Cleveland (13-15 FG, 8-10 FT) on 12/11
twice grabbed a
season-high 19 rebounds: had 30 points and 19 boards at Phoenix on 1/21 and
finished with 27 points and 19 rebounds vs. Memphis on 2/26
hit a gamewinning
19-foot jumper at the buzzer to give the Spurs a 94-92 victory at Cleveland on 2/28
that night scored his
13,000th career point (the third fastest among active players to reach the milestone behind only Shaquille O'Neal and
Allen Iverson)
had 15 points (hitting 7-of-10 FG) and 9 rebounds in 16 minutes in the 2005 All-Star Game
missed a total of 16 games due to a sprained right ankle
missed two games (2/8 and 2/9) after spraining the ankle
in practice on 2/7
did not dress on 3/9 and 3/12 after spraining the ankle in Utah on 3/6
sprained his ankle for
the third time at Detroit on 3/20 and missed 12 straight games (returned on 4/13 at Utah and averaged 12.0 points
in 23.5 minutes in the final four games of the regular season)
in the 2005 postseason averaged 23.6 points,
12.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.26 blocks in 37.8 minutes
scored in double-figures in all 23 playoff games
in the playoffs ranked 10th in points, second in rebounds and fifth in blocks
his 542 points and 286 rebounds
were both tops in the 2005 postseason
led all players with 18 double-doubles (Shawn Marion and Steve Nash
were tied for second with 11)
his 33-point, 15-rebound effort in Game 3 vs. Phoenix on 5/28 started a string
of 10 straight double-doubles
scored 20-or-more 16 times with 30-or-more five times
had 39 points (13-23
FG, 13-14 FT) in the Spurs 126-115 Game 4 win at Denver on 5/2
named Finals MVP for the third time in his
career
in the Finals averaged 20.6 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.14 blocks in 40.7 minutes
played big in the
last three games of the Finals: in Game 5 had 26 points and 19 rebounds, in Game 6 finished with 21 points and
15 boards and in Game 7 had 25 points and 11 rebounds.
2003-04:
Earned All-NBA First Team honors for the seventh straight season
appeared in 69 games, averaging 22.3 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.68 blocks in 36.6 minutes
shot .501 (592-1181) from the field, .167 (1-12) from three pointl and and .599 (352-588) from the line
finished second in MVP voting (behindKevin Garnett)
named to the All-Defensive Second Team
joined former teammate David Robinson as just the second player in NBA history to be named to an All-NBA and an All-Defensive Team in each of his first seven seasons
the only player in the NBA ranked in the top 10 in scoring (eighth), rebounds (second), blocks (fourth) andFG percentage (10th)
named to his sixth straight All-Star Game (had 14 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists in 26 minutes)
named the Western Conference Player ofthe Week on 2/9
had 56 double-doubles (second in the NBA behind Garnett)
scored in double-figures 67 times with 20-or-more 43 times and 30-plus 13 times
posted three 20-20 games (27 points and 20 rebounds at Seattle on 12/19, 36 points, 20 boards and 7 assists vs. Minnesota on 1/14 and 26 points and 21 rebounds at Toronto on 2/18)
scored a season high 47 points along with 12 rebounds in 40 minutes at Orlando on 12/5
missed three games after suffering a sprained left ankle vs. Memphis on 11/3
served a one-game NBA-issued suspension on12/1 at the Clippers
missed six games after being placed on the injured list on 2/28 with irritation ofthe left patellofemoral joint
activated on 3/10
had 9 points and 2 rebounds in 15 minutes vs. the Clippers that night
then missed the next three games before returning to the lineup on 3/18 (posted 22 points and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench vs. Minnesota on 3/18)
averaged 22.1 points,11.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.00 blocks in 40.5 minutes in the Spurs 10 playoff games
in the postseason ranked fourth in scoring, seventh in rebounds, tied for sixth in blocks and fifth in FG percentage (with a .522 mark)
posted 30 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in Game 1 vs. the Lakers on 5/2
had 21 points, 21 rebounds and 4 blocks in Game 5 vs. the Lakers on 5/13.
2002-03:
Named both the 2003 regular season MVP and the 2003 Finals MVP (the ninth player to win both MVP awards in the same season)
the first back-to-back regular season MVP since Michael Jordan in 1991 and 1992 (the eighth player to win back-to-back NBA MVP honors)
appeared in 81 regular season games, averaging 23.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.93 blocks in 39.3 minutes
shot .513 (714-1392) from the field, .273 (6-22) from three-point land and .710 (450-634) from the line
named to the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team
earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors four times (12/23, 12/30, 1/22, 3/31)
ranked seventh in scoring, third in rebounds, third in blocks and seventh in FG percentage (the only player to rank in the top 10 in all four categories)
scored in double-figures 80 times (a season-low 6 points at Cleveland on 11/16 was only game in single digits)
scored 20-or-more 56 times and had 30-plus 16 times
grabbed 20-or-more rebounds seven times with an NBA-high six 20-20 games (29 points and 23 rebounds vs. New Orleans on 12/23, 30 points and 21 rebounds vs. Memphis on 1/22, 28 points and 20 rebounds at the Lakers on 2/14, 35 points and 21 rebounds vs. Phoenix on 3/4, 21 points and 21 rebounds vs. New Jersey on 3/6 and 25 points and 21 rebounds at Detroit on 4/6)
posted the Spurs lone triple-double of the season finishing with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists vs. the Clippers on 3/14
scored a season-high 38 points vs. Phoenix on 1/14
grabbed a career-best 25 rebounds at Miami on 2/1 (in the game tied a Spurs franchise record for most defensive rebounds in a game with 23)
tied a career-best with 8 blocks vs. Philadelphia on 12/6
won three games with buzzer-beaters: hit a fall-away jumper for a 103-101 win at Memphis on 11/4, connected on a base-line jumper over Karl Malone for a 91-90 victory at Utah on 1/24 and followed his own miss to steal a 108-107 win in Orlando on 1/31
had 19 points and a game-high 15 rebounds as a starter in the 2003 All-Star Game
missed the final game of the season (vs. Dallas on 4/16) due to left knee effusion, snapping a streak of 245 consecutive games played
had an amazing run in the 2003 playoffs
scored in double-figures in all 24 games, averaging 24.7 points, 15.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.29 blocks in 42.5 minutes
among NBA playoff leaders ranked eighth in scoring, fourth in rebounds, twelfth in assists, first in blocks and fourth in FG percentage
had two triple-doubles: 15 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 blocks in the Spurs Game 6 series-clinching win at Phoenix on 5/1 and 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 blocks in the Spurs Game 6 championship-clinching win vs. New Jersey on 6/15 (his 8 blocks tied an NBA Finals record)
had three 20-20 games: 34 points, 24 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks at Dallas on 5/23, 21 points, 20 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks at Dallas on 5/25 and 32 points, 20 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 blocks vs. New Jersey on 6/4 (all three produced Spurs victories)
tied his playoff career-high with 40 points to go along with 15 boards and 7 assists vs. Dallas on 5/19.
2001-02:
Named the NBAs Most Valuable Player
averaged 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.48 blocks in 40.6 minutes while starting all 82 games
shot .508 (764-1504) from the field and .799 (560-701) from the line
hit 1-of-10 (.100) from three-point land
won the 2002 IBM Award
named to the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team
named the Western Conference Player of the month three times (December, March and April) and earned Player of the Week honors a league-high six times (11/11, 11/25, 12/30, 3/17, 3/24, 4/7)
had 14 points and 14 rebounds in 29 minutes as a starter in the 2002 All-Star Game
ranked fifth in scoring, second in rebounds, fourth in blocks, ninth in field goal percentage and sixth in minutes
just the fifth player in NBA history to rank among the top five in scoring, rebounding and blocks (joining Abdul-Jabbar, Ewing, Olajuwon and ONeal) and is the first forward to accomplish the feat
became the 14th player in league history to finish with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a season (2,089 and 1,042)
the first forward to do so since Bob McAdoo in 1977-78
led the NBA in double-doubles with 67 for the fourth time in his five NBA seasons
scored in double-figures 81 times (lone single-digit game was 9 points vs. Sacramento on 2/21)
finished with 20 or more 71 times and had 30-plus 20 times
scored a career-best 53 points (19-28 FG, 15-15 FT) vs. Dallas on 12/26
had two 20-20 games (to give him nine in his career): finished with 29 points and 21 boards vs. Charlotte on 1/29 and had 24 points and 21 rebounds at Sacramento on 2/12
played big in the post-season
averaged 27.6 points, 14.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.33 blocks in 42.2 minutes
posted double-doubles in eight of his nine playoff appearances (missed Game 4 at Seattle on 5/1 for personal reasons)
had a triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 blocks in Game 1 vs. Seattle on 4/20
posted two 20-20 games in the playoffs: had 26 points, 21 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks in Game 1 at Los Angeles on 5/5 and finished with 34 points and a Spurs playoff record 25 boards in Game 5 at Los Angeles on 5/14.
2000-01:
Started all 82 games, averaging 22.2 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 3.0 apg and 2.34 bpg....Shot .499 from the field, .259 from three-point land and .618 from the line....Ranked 14th in the NBA in scoring, fourth in rebounds, seventh in blocked shots and 12th in field goal percentage....For the third time in his four year career he led the league in double-doubles (66)....Registered five 20-20 games: 23 points and a career-high 23 boards at Sacramento on 12/5/00, 36 points and 21 rebounds at Sacramento on 1/25/01, 35 points and 21 boards at New Jersey on 2/8/01, 23 points and 20 rebounds vs. Minnesota on 3/14/01 and 20 points and a career-high-tying 23 rebounds vs. Portland on 3/19/01....Scored in double figures 81 times, with 20+ points 52 times and 30+ points 10 times....Finished with a season-best 42 points (17-31 FG, 8-10 FT) vs. Sacramento on 4/12/01....Twice finished with 36 points: at Sacramento on 1/25/01 and at Denver on 4/5/01....Had five or more assists 16 times and had five or more blocks 11 times....Had 29 points and 17 rebounds in a season-high 51 minutes vs. Orlando on 1/20/01....Made his third straight All-Star appearance, finishing with 14 points and 14 boards in 28 minutes....Named NBA Player of the Week on 1/28/01.
1999-2000:
For the second straight season, named to the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team....Appeared in 74 games, averaging 23.2 ppg, 12.4 rpg, 3.2 apg and 2.23 bpg in 38.9 mpg....Shot .490 (628-1281) from the field and a career-best .761 (459-603) from the line....Hit 1-of-11 (.091) from three-point land....Ranked ninth in the NBA in scoring, third in rebounds, 19th in field-goal percentage, seventh in blocks and 10th in minutes....One of two players (along with Shaquille O'Neal) to rank among the top-10 in scoring, rebounds and blocks....Named co-MVP of the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, along with O'Neal, finishing with 24 points and 14 rebounds....Twice named NBA Player of the Week (11/28/99 and 4/2/00)....Finished fifth in MVP voting....Recorded 60 double-doubles (second in the NBA behind O'Neal) and the Spurs were 43-17 (.717) in those games....Posted his first career triple-double - with 17 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists - vs. Cleveland on 3/25/00 (first triple-double by a Spurs player since Robinson on 2/17/94)....Scored in double-figures 72 times....Had 20-or-more points 49 times, scored 30-plus 17 times and scored over 40 twice (his first two games of 40-plus)....Scored a career-high 46 points (16-48 FG, 14-16 FT) and had 14 rebounds in 46 minutes at Utah on 1/10/00....Finished with 42 points and 14 boards in 47 minutes at Vancouver on 12/9/99....Missed a total of eight games due to injury....Missed four games (2/25/00 - 3/2/00) due to a lower abdominal strain....Missed final four games of the season and all of the playoffs after suffering a torn left lateral meniscus on 4/11/00 at Sacramento....Had appeared in 186 consecutive games to start his career before being forced to sit out on 2/25/00 at Chicago due to his abdominal strain....Underwent surgery on his left knee on 5/24/00....Re-signed with the Spurs on 8/2/00.
1998-99:
Named to both the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team ... appeared in all 50 games, averaging 21.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.52 blocks in 39.3 minutes per contest ... shot .495 from the field and .690 from the line ... was 1-for-7 (.143) from three-point land ... the only player in the NBA to rank among the top 10 in scoring (7th), rebounding (5th), blocks (7th) and FG percentage (10th) ... finished third in MVP voting ... led the NBA in double-doubles for the second straight season with 37 ... scored in double-figures 48 times, with 20 or more 31 times ... scored over 30 five times, with a career high 39 points b
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