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| Final - 2.6.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Spurs | 26 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 89 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 18 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 84 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 26 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 89 |
| Memphis | 18 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 84 |
| San Antonio | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Jefferson | 19 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Tim Duncan | 32 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 17-3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3-0 | 19 |
| DeJuan Blair | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-0 | 5 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 27 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Tony Parker | 36 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 1-0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 21 |
| Gary Neal | 22 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-0 | 8 |
| Matt Bonner | 28 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Danny Green | 30 | 0-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Tiago Splitter | 19 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 14 |
| James Anderson | 7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Manu Ginobili | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| T.J. Ford | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Cory Joseph | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Malcolm Thomas | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 34-73 | 7-16 | 14-21 | 46-9 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 19-2 | 89 | |
| .466 | .438 | .667 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 1 (16 pts) | |||||||
| Memphis | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gay | 44 | 9-26 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 8-3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 18 |
| Marreese Speights | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Marc Gasol | 42 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 9-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-0 | 22 |
| Quincy Pondexter | 20 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mike Conley | 40 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 8-10 | 6-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 19 |
| O.J. Mayo | 27 | 3-15 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 6-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-0 | 9 |
| Dante Cunningham | 24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 2 |
| Jeremy Pargo | 9 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 5 |
| Josh Davis | 13 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Zach Randolph | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Tony Allen | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Darrell Arthur | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Hamed Haddadi | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Sam Young | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Josh Selby | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 31-83 | 4-13 | 18-21 | 40-8 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 17-0 | 84 | |
| .373 | .308 | .857 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 0 (22 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Marc Davis, Kevin Cutler, Michael Smith
Duration:2:20
Officials: - Marc Davis, Kevin Cutler, Michael Smith
Duration:2:20
