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  • November 2007
    • Spurs Ride Parker, Ginobili Past Magic

      Spurs Ride Parker, Ginobili Past Magic

      Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of his team's 128-110 defeat of the Orlando Magic that "to win the game we were going to have to score." And scoring is what he got: 32 points from Tony Parker, 27 from Manu Ginobili, and 20 from Tim Duncan, reports the San Antonio Express-News . Elsewhere in the paint: More »

    • Parker, Spurs Push Past Hawks

      Parker, Spurs Push Past Hawks

      Tony Parker had a mammoth 17-point second quarter as the Spurs beat the Atlanta Hawks 95-83, the AP reports. Parker would finish with 31 points. The Spurs have won six of their last seven, and were not threatened last night, as the Hawks never managed to shrink San Antonio's lead to single digits, despite two late rallies. More »

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      basketball   NBA   San Antonio Spurs   Atlanta Hawks   Tony Parker   Manu Ginobili

    • Mavericks Handle Spurs

      Mavericks Handle Spurs

      Anchored by superb point guard play from Devin Harris the Mavericks beat the Spurs 105-92 last night. Harris had 18 points and 5 assists and held All-Star Tony Parker to 1-11 shooting. More »

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      basketball   NBA   San Antonio Spurs   Dallas Mavericks   Devin Harris   Avery Johnson

    • San Antonio Wins Fourth Straight

      San Antonio Wins Fourth Straight

      The Spurs' defense held Kobe to 18 points, and the offense shone, outscoring the Lakers 107-92 for their fourth consecutive victory, AP reports. Tony Parker led the team with 26 points to go along with his nine assists, and Bruce Bowen put on a clinic, hitting 6-of-6 from three-point territory en route to a 23-point finish. In other action: More »

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      basketball   NBA   Los Angeles Lakers   San Antonio Spurs   Kobe Bryant   Dallas Mavericks   Houston Rockets   Philadelphia 76ers   Memphis Grizzlies   Tracy McGrady   Tony Parker

    • Parker Shines as Spurs Cruise Past Hornets

      Parker Shines as Spurs Cruise Past Hornets

      Tony Parker's 27 points and eight assists helped San Antonio triumph over the Hornets last night, 97-85. Parker, who scored 11 of San Antonio's opening 21, was helped by Tim Duncan's 24 points and twelve rebounds, and Manu Ginobili's 14, including eight in a decisive third quarter surge. Elsewhere in the NBA last night: More »

    • Spurs Overcome Heat 88-78

      Spurs Overcome Heat 88-78

      Despite the lack of impact the struggling Tim Duncan had on the proceedings, the Spurs nonetheless handed Miami their 20th loss in 21 trips to San Antonio last night, the Express-News reports. The defeat perpetuates the Heat's winless season, as Dwyane Wade continues his recovery from off-season surgery on knee and shoulder. Miami has not won since last April. More »

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      basketball   NBA   San Antonio Spurs   Miami Heat   Tim Duncan   Shaquille O'Neal   Dwyane Wade

    • Yao's Rockets Spoil Spurs' Streak 89-81

      Yao's Rockets Spoil Spurs' Streak 89-81

      Yao Ming had 28 points and 13 rebounds and stayed in for nearly 43 minutes to lock down Houston's defeat of the champion San Antonio Spurs last night, reports the Houston Chronicle. The day after a late collapse against Dallas, the Rockets stayed strong down the stretch to overcome Manu Ginobili's 23 points and Tim Duncan's double-double. More »

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      basketball   NBA   San Antonio Spurs   Houston Rockets   Yao Ming

    • Grizzlies Fall Just Short of Spurs, 104-101

      Grizzlies Fall Just Short of Spurs, 104-101

      The San Antonio Spurs handed the Memphis Grizzlies an opening night loss yesterday as they improved to 2-0 on the sharpshooting of sixth man Manu Ginobili, reports the San Antonio Express-News. The Grizzlies stayed neck-and-neck with the defending champs until the end, when Ginobili hit seven of his last eight free throws to lock up the victory. More »

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      basketball   NBA   San Antonio Spurs   Memphis Grizzlies   Manu Ginobili

  • October 2007
    • Spurs Ring In New Season With Win

      Spurs Ring In New Season With Win

      "It's to be appreciated to the very last minute," said San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, speaking about last season's title before the start of last night's game. "So if we lose, blame it on my bad prep." Popovich will earn no reproaches after the Spurs' 106-97 season-opening victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, the first step toward consecutive championships. More »

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      basketball   NBA   San Antonio Spurs   Portland Trail Blazers   Tim Duncan   Tony Parker   NBA finals

  • July 2007
    • Sonics Tap Carlesimo

      Sonics Tap Carlesimo

      The Supersonics turned to the San Antonio bench for their new head coach, hiring P.J. Carlesimo yesterday, 8 years after he last held a top job. Carlesimo, best known for a 1997 altercation with Latrell Sprewell while both were with Golden State, will once again be trusted with fresh talent, this time in draft picks Kevin Durant and Jeff Green. More »

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      basketball   NBA   NCAA   San Antonio Spurs   Golden State Warriors   Seattle SuperSonics   choking

  • June 2007
    • Spurs Win Fourth in Decade

      Spurs Win Fourth in Decade

      The spurs won their fourth NBA title since 1999 with a sweep of the bumblingly outclassed Cavs—spurring talk of a San Antontio dynasty. In Cleveland for game four, the Spurs eeked out an 83-82 victory to clinch. Speedy Frenchman Tony Parker got the series MVP award, which teammate Tim Duncan had won three times. More »

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      basketball   NBA   LeBron James   San Antonio Spurs   Cleveland Cavaliers   Tim Duncan   Tony Parker   NBA finals

    • San Antonio Goes Broom Shopping

      San Antonio Goes Broom Shopping

      The Cavaliers have a great angle on the NBA Finals: courtside seats for an overwhelming performance by the Spurs. San Antonio staked out a historically insurmountable 3-0 series lead with a 75-72 victory last night as LeBron James scored 25 points but couldn't quite make it 28, missing a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer. More »

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      basketball   NBA   LeBron James   San Antonio Spurs   Cleveland Cavaliers   NBA playoffs   NBA finals   Greg Popovich

    • Life's Good for Tony Parker

      Life's Good for Tony Parker

      Tony Parker has come a long way since 2003, when the Spurs were flinging woo at Jason Kidd, whose Nets Parker had just helped beat for his first championship. The Frenchman is now gunning for a third ring, and his scoring has him on pace to beat out three-time winner and teammate Tim Duncan for Finals MVP. More »

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      basketball   NBA   San Antonio Spurs   Tony Parker   Eva Longoria

    • Spurs Take Second Game

      Spurs Take Second Game

      San Antonio is two for two in the NBA finals, after a mind-numbing 103-92 rout over an apparently outmatched Cleveland last night. The Spurs entered the fourth quarter up by 27, a lead pruned but not uprooted by a workmanlike 15 minutes from LeBron James and the Cavs. More »

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      basketball   NBA   LeBron James   San Antonio Spurs   Cleveland Cavaliers   Tim Duncan   Tony Parker   NBA finals

    • Spurs Stifle Cavs in Opener

      Spurs Stifle Cavs in Opener

      LeBron James went just 4-for-16 in the first NBA Finals of his career, while Spurs stars Tony Parker and Tim Duncan dominated, asserting the consistent, unflashy game that has won them two championships in the past four years while underwhelming casual basketball fans the nation over. Parker scored 27 points, largely from cutting into the paint. More »

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      basketball   NBA   LeBron James   San Antonio Spurs   Cleveland Cavaliers   Tim Duncan   Tony Parker   NBA finals

  • May 2007
    • Spurs Punch Finals Ticket

      Spurs Punch Finals Ticket

      In their last game of the season, the upstart Jazz were schooled by the wily veteran Spurs, who led by 23 points early in the second quarter and were able to rest their stars for the duration of the fourth. Three-time Finals MVP Tim Duncan led his team with 21 points, matched by French point guard Tony Parker. More »

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      basketball   NBA   San Antonio Spurs   Utah Jazz   Tim Duncan   Tony Parker   Derek Fisher

    • Understaffed Suns Set Just Short of Victory

      Understaffed Suns Set Just Short of Victory

      The Phoenix Suns, minus their two best big men, squandered their home-court advantage last night, dropping game 5 of a hotly contested playoff to the Spurs, 88-85. Serial gamemakers Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw sat the game out on a controversial suspension for leaving their bench out of turn in game 4. More »

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      basketball   NBA   San Antonio Spurs   Phoenix Suns   Amare Stoudemire   Manu Ginobili   NBA playoffs

    • Nash Gashed; Suns Eclipsed

      Nash Gashed; Suns Eclipsed

      Bleeding copiously, wiry Canadian heartthrob Steve Nash was forced to the sidelines in the final minute of the semifinals opener against San Antonio, and Phoenix wilted without their go-to scorer.  Nash's nose collided with the forehead of rival point guard and Frenchman Tony Parker, who scored 32 points.  Tim Duncan topped with 33 and 16 boards. More »

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      basketball   NBA   San Antonio Spurs   Phoenix Suns   Tim Duncan   Steve Nash   Tony Parker   NBA playoffs   Magic Johnson

  • April 2007

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