Ballad Of An Aging Champion
In the tradition of Rudyard Kipling and David Robinson, it's the Ballad of an Aging Champion, by quincyscott
Phoenix
Suns
106
| Final - 4.25.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Spurs | 26 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 110 |
| Phoenix Suns | 29 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 106 |
106
Phoenix
Suns
Stories
Preview: San Antonio Spurs @ Golden State Warriors
Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors
Phoenix Suns Finish With A Thud, Squander Winning Record Against D-League Team
Is this the last of Steve Nash in a Suns uniform?
QuickCap #65 - San Antonio Spurs @ Phoenix Suns
QuickCap #65 - San Antonio Spurs @ Phoenix Suns
Spurs Succeed In Lockout Seasons, Thirteen Years Apart
Comparing the lockout years: 1999 and 2012 have more in common than you'd think.
Phoenix Suns Final Game Of 2012: Play To Win Or Lose To Spurs?
Now that the Suns have been eliminated from the 2012 NBA playoff race - amazingly not until the second-to-last game for a team with no stars - the Suns have to at least consider making tomorrow more important than today.
Flying Under The Radar Is No Longer An Option For The Spurs
After a season's worth of being largely ignored, the Spurs' recent play (and double dose of Laker blowouts) has brought the spotlight on the team who prefers to be left alone.
Spurs rout Blazers, clinch the West's first seed
The Spurs clinched the first seed in the West in a blowout win against the Blazers.
GameThreads
Suns Fans GameThread on Bright Side Of The Sun
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Spurs Fans GameThread on Pounding The Rock
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 26 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 110 |
| Phoenix | 29 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 106 |
| San Antonio | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 16 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Boris Diaw | 21 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 4-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 | 3 |
| DeJuan Blair | 28 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 10 |
| Danny Green | 16 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Patrick Mills | 34 | 9-23 | 3-8 | 6-6 | 2-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 | 27 |
| Matt Bonner | 19 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Stephen Jackson | 25 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Tiago Splitter | 19 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-0 | 26 |
| James Anderson | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Cory Joseph | 24 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 3-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Derrick Byars | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Manu Ginobili | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Tony Parker | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Tim Duncan | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Gary Neal | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 41-88 | 8-22 | 20-23 | 45-12 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 19-0 | 110 | |
| .466 | .364 | .870 | Team Reb: 5 | Total TO: 0 (21 pts) | |||||||
| Phoenix | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Dudley | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 |
| Markieff Morris | 23 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4-0 | 6 |
| Marcin Gortat | 23 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Shannon Brown | 29 | 8-16 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 21 |
| Steve Nash | 17 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 |
| Hakim Warrick | 24 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Sebastian Telfair | 21 | 8-13 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 20 |
| Michael Redd | 21 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 14 |
| Josh Childress | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Robin Lopez | 24 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-0 | 10 |
| Ronnie Price | 11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-0 | 2 |
| Grant Hill | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Channing Frye | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 45-94 | 5-13 | 11-13 | 43-12 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 16-1 | 106 | |
| .479 | .385 | .846 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 2 (10 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Ed Malloy, Derek Richardson, Gary Zielinski
Duration:2:13
Officials: - Ed Malloy, Derek Richardson, Gary Zielinski
Duration:2:13
