Posts Tagged ‘san antonio spurs’
Friday, May 17th, 2013
Tony Parker (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The San Antonio Spurs will play the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs.
On Thursday, the Spurs defeated the Golden State Warriors 94-82 to win the Western Conference Semi-Final series 4-2.
The game was extremely close with about 3:46 left and the Spurs only leading the Warriors 77-75. Then the Spurs showed their experience by outscoring the Warriors 17-7 down the stretch, headlined by 10 points from Tony Parker, including two baskets from beyond the arc.
The Spurs also went with a smaller lineup down the stretch in the game interestingly enough. Head coach Greg Popovich elected to put Tiago Splitter in the game rather than his star Tim Duncan. The move paid off.
In other action, the New York Knicks have forced a game six Saturday night in their Eastern Conference semi-final against the Indiana Pacers. Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points as the Knicks defeated the Pacers 85-75. Indiana still leads the series 3-2.
Tags: carmelo anthony, golden state warriors, greg popovich, indiana pacers, New York Knicks, san antonio spurs, tiago splitter, tony parker
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
When you think of the San Antonio Spurs, you think of great defense. Well, overtime things change and the San Antonio Spurs are no longer just a great defensive team. Monday night was a great example, as the Spurs defeated the Golden State Warriors 129-127 in game one of the Western Conference semi-final.
Sure the game did go into double overtime, but a decade ago, it was more common to see the Spurs win easily by only posting double digits in total points.
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Tags: chicago bulls, danny green, golden state warriors, indiana pacers, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, san antonio spurs, tony parker
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Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
James Harden (Derral Chen, Wikimedia Commons)
When the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder went up 3-0 in their respective series, it just seemed inevitable before they would close out the Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets respectively.
However times have changed. In the Thunder/Rockets series, Oklahoma City just seems completely out of sync without point guard Russell Westbrook, and it is clear that James Harden is feeling more and more comfortable knocking down three-pointers, as he did last night when he recorded seven shots from beyond the arc in a 107-100 win over Oklahoma City.
All of a sudden, the Rockets are only down 3-2 in the series and have the momentum heading into Houston for game six.
Meanwhile in the New York/Boston series, the Celtics beat the Knicks 92-86 last night to pull within one game in that series (3-2 Knicks). The Celtics are showing great experience at the moment. Kevin Garnett does not seem like a player who is about to retire. Garnett delivered a double double last night (16 points and 18 rebounds).
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Tags: boston celtics, houston rockets, james harden, kevin garnett, memphis grizzlies, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, oklahoma city thunder, san antonio spurs
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Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Matt Bonner (Wikimedia Commons)
The 2013 NBA Playoffs opened on Saturday with the favourites winning all eight matchups.
In fact, many of the games weren’t even close. The best game of the weekend was Saturday in Denver, where the Nuggets got a late basket from veteran guard Andre Miller en route to a 97-95 win over Golden State. However even though the Warriors played the Nuggets tight, it is going to be tough for them to be competitive in the series because one of their key players, David Lee, who led the NBA in double doubles this season, severely injured his hip and will be out for the playoffs.
It was also a great weekend for role players on the favourites. Former Toronto Raptor Matthew Bonner recorded 10 points in San Antonio’s 91-79 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, while tattoo artist Kenyon Martin scored 10 key points for New York in their 85-78 win over Boston.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder won with ease.
Tags: andre miller, brooklyn nets, david lee, denver nuggets, golden state warriors, indiana pacers, kenyon martin, Los ANgeles Clippers, matt bonner, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, oklahoma city thunder, san antonio spurs
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Saturday, April 20th, 2013
It looks more and more like the Edmonton Oilers will not make the postseason in 2013. However, there is a still a mathematical chance after their impressive 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
The Oilers played a complete hockey game Friday night at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Jordan Eberle scored one goal and two assists, while Justin Schultz and Magnus Paajarvi had multi-point games.
The Oilers are now eight points back of the Columbus Blue Jackets with five games to go in the season. The next game on their schedule will be Sunday night against the Anaheim Ducks (Sportsnet, 6:00 p.m.). It is basically simple. Their remaining five games, of which four are at home, are mandatory for the Oilers to win.
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Tags: boston celtics, brad richards, bryce harper, carmelo anthony, Chicago Blackhawks, colorado avalanche, denver nuggets, detroit red wings, dwight howard, Edmonton Oilers, george karl, gio gonzalez, golden state warriors, John Buck, jordan eberle, justin schultz, los angeles lakers, magnus paajarvi, manu ginobili, mark jackson, monte carlo masters, new jersey devils, New York Knicks, new york mets, new york rangers, novak djokovic, phoenix coyotes, RAFAEL NADAL, san antonio spurs, stephen curry, tracy mcgrady, ty lawson, Vancouver Canucks, washington nationals
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Steve Nash (Richard Burdett, Wikimedia Commons)
It is clear that the point guard position is the most important position in basketball.
Over the next while the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers will be without their players at the 1 position.
In Los Angeles, it appears Steve Nash of Victoria, British Columbia (the greatest Canadian basketball player ever) will be out of the Lakers lineup for a longer period of time than expected. In last week 116-106 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, Nash injured his leg and was expected to be out a week. Now, according to lakernation.com, Nash has a fracture in his fibula and could be out a month.
While in Toronto, the news got just as dim for Raptors’ point guard Kyle Lowry last night with an ankle injury. That will mean Jose Calderon will be counted on big time for the Raptors in Lowry’s absence.
Early in the NBA season, there are three teams undefeated– the 4-0 San Antonio Spurs, the 3-0 New York Knicks and 2-0 Milwaukee Bucks.
Tags: kyle lowry, los angeles lakers, milwaukee bucks, New York Knicks, san antonio spurs, Steve Nash, Toronto Raptors
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Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
Kevin Durant (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The Oklahoma City Thunder are advancing to the NBA Finals after defeating the San Antonio Spurs 107-99 in game six of the Western Conference Finals.
Kevin Durant scored 34 points and recorded 14 rebounds.
The Thunder, like the Boston Celtics were once down 2-0 in the conference finals, but have roared back since. The Celtics can close out the Miami Heat on Thursday night.
The Spurs dominated the first half and the Thunder dominated the second half, outscoring the Spurs 59-36. The Thunder had four different players recording a key second half three point shot. Durant, Derek Fisher, Thabo Sefolosha and James Harden all scored key baskets from beyond the arc.
The Spurs meanwhile lost four consecutive games after winning twenty consecutive games. The Thunder meanwhile were 2-0 against the Celtics this year and 1-1 against the Heat.
This will be the fourth time in the history of the Seattle Supersonics/Oklahoma City Thunder that the franchise has advanced to the NBA Finals. Their only championship came in 1979 when they beat the Washington Bullets.
Tags: boston celtics, derek fisher, james harden, kevin durant, oklahoma city thunder, san antonio spurs, seattle supersonics, thabo sefolosha
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Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
James Harden (Justin Smith, Wikimedia Commons)
A team playing away from home has finally won in the third round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs.
Last night in San Antonio, Kevin Durant scored 27 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 108-103 to take a 3-2 series lead in the Western Conference Finals.
Even though Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 50 points, I felt the best player on the Thunder in game five was James Harden. Playing with his hockey beard, Harden scored 20 points and was a +24 on the court.
So far in the conference finals, the home team had won the first eight games. In the Eastern Conference Final, the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics have each won their first two home games heading into game five in south Florida tonight.
Sunday night in Boston, the Celtics beat the Heat 93-91 in overtime as point guard Rajon Rondo scored 15 points and 15 assists for a double double. As Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen are all getting up in age, this is becoming more and more Rondo’s team. Still for the Heat to win the series, they will need to do a better job defending Allen who had four three pointers in game four.
Tags: boston celtics, james harden, kevin durant, Miami Heat, oklahoma city thunder, rajon rondo, ray allen, russell westbrook, san antonio spurs
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Friday, June 1st, 2012
The San Antonio Spurs have lost a basketball game. This news is significant because it was the first time April 11 that the Spurs filed to score more points than their opponent.
Let’s put this into perspective. The Spurs won twenty straight basketball games (ten regular season games and ten playoff games) prior to their 102-82 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night.
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Tags: kareem abdul-jabbar, kevin durant, oklahoma city thunder, san antonio spurs, thabo sefolosha, tim duncan
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
Tony Parker (Wikimedia Commons)
In watching the Stanley Cup and NBA Playoffs so far, one thing has become perfectly obvious. The New Jersey Devils and San Antonio Spurs are winning through a solid offense, and not just by their exceptional defense, something that they have been known for the last fifteen years.
Last night in Texas, the Spurs took a commanding 2-0 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Final, but won despite the fact they gave up a gawdy 111 points. Tony Parker scored 34 points and was a +15, while Emmanuel Ginoibli scored 30 points in a 120-111 victory.
Parker is averaging 20.5 points in thee postseason, while veteran Tim Duncan is averaging 16.8 points per game.
Meanwhile, the Devils have scored 51 postseason goals and have received points from 21 different players. Ilya Kovalchuk leads the team with 18 points, while Kovalchuk, Zach Parise, and Travis Zajac each have scored seven goals.
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Tags: emmanuel ginobili, ilya kovalchuk, jonathan quick, los angeles kings, new jersey devils, oklahoma city thunder, san antonio spurs, tim duncan, tony parker, travis zajac, zach parise
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Sunday, May 27th, 2012
Rajon Rondo (Lee Kowarski, Wikimedia Commons)
The Boston Celtics are off to the Eastern Conference Final.
In my weekend sports preview, I blogged that Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen needed to be much better than they were in game six for the Celtics to move on.
In Saturday night’s defensive battle, 85-75, won by Boston over Philadelphia, Rondo and Allen came to play. Rondo had a triple double, 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, while Allen had 11 points, but was an impressive +19 when he was on the basketball court.
It is nice to see the for and against statistic being shown more and more in basketball box scores. We have seen it in hockey for years, and the statistic is now being shown in the NBA.
With the win, Boston will now play the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals starting Monday night in south Florida. Meanwhile, the Western Conference Final starts tonight in Texas with the San Antonio Spurs entertaining the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Tags: boston celtics, Miami Heat, oklahoma city thunder, philadelphia 76ers, rajon rondo, ray allen, san antonio spurs
Posted in NBA |
Monday, May 21st, 2012
Tiago Splitter (Wikimedia Commons)
You could call them boring, but at the end of the day, the San Antonio Spurs are simply one of the most successful teams in the NBA, and possibly professional sports over the last decade.
Last night they got a complete team effort in a 102-99 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
The star three players of Tony Parker, Emmanuel Ginobili and Tim Duncan combined for 49 points, but in watching the Spurs last night, I did not realize how strong their supporting cast is.
Danny Green, Gary Neal and Tiago Splitter also scored in double digits. So where did the Spurs brass get this threesome from? Green off waivers from Cleveland in 2010, Neal, an American undrafted free agent who played in Spain, Italy and Turkey before starting his NBA career with the Spurs last season, and Splitter, a Brazilian who was the Spurs first round pick, 28th overall in 2007.
With the top three getting up in age, the Spurs will be a dangerous team in the playoffs if their role players continue to play key roles.
Tags: danny green, emmanuel ginobili, gary neal, Los ANgeles Clippers, san antonio spurs, tiago splitter, tim duncan
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Sunday, May 20th, 2012
Kevin Durant (J. Smith, Wikimedia Commons)
There’s no doubt in my mind that Kevin Durant is the best player in the National Basketball Association.
Saturday night in Los Angeles proved it.
Durant made a game winning three point shot with 13.7 seconds left as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 103-100 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference Final. Durant’s 26-foot shot over Metta World Peace might have just been the most significant shot in his basketball career. The Thunder are now in the driver’s seat as the series shifts back to Oklahoma on Monday.
In other action, the Miami Heat tied the series at 2 with the Indiana Pacers with a 101-93 win today. Sunday, LeBron James had his best game of the playoffs as he knocked down 40 points and 18 rebounds. Another player who played at a high level was Dwyane Wade. The 2006 NBA MVP had 30 points of his own after a silent game three.
Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs can close out the Los Angeles Clippers tonight with a win. Yesterday Tony Parker had a double double (23 points, 10 assists) in a 96-86 San Antonio win. The Spurs completely dominated the second half in this one. The Spurs were once down 53-43 at the half, but outscored the Clippers 26-8 in the third quarter.
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Tags: boston celtics, Dwyane Wade, indiana pacers, kevin durant, LeBron James, Los ANgeles Clippers, los angeles lakers, Miami Heat, oklahoma city thunder, phildelphia 76ers, san antonio spurs, tony parker
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Saturday, May 19th, 2012
For the first time in franchise history, the Edmonton Rush are in championship game. Tonight in New York state, the Rush take on the Rochester Knighthawks for the 2012 Champion’s Cup (Shaw HD, 5:30pm).
Now I’m not a huge supporter of a team with a losing record in the regular season making the playoffs, as the Rush were 6-10 and in fourth place in the Western Division, but you have to give the team credit for getting hot at just the right time.
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Tags: aaron bold, arjen robben, bayern munich, chelsea, david clarkson, didier drogba, dustin brown, Edmonton Oil Kings, edmonton rush, evgeni malkin, franck ribery, griffin reinhart, jonathan huberdeau, Kobe Bryant, Los ANgeles Clippers, los angeles dodgers, los angeles kings, los angeles lakers, mario gomez, new jersey devils, new york rangers, oklahoma city thunder, phoenix coyotes, preakness, rochester knighthawks, saint john sea dogs, san antonio spurs, st. louis cardinals, tony parker, uefa champions league final, world hockey championships
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