Spurs Succeed In Lockout Seasons, Thirteen Years Apart
Comparing the lockout years: 1999 and 2012 have more in common than you'd think.
| Final - 4.23.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 89 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 124 |
Stories
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.
Blazers Vs. Spurs: San Antonio Claims Top Seed By Blasting Portland
The San Antonio Spurs locked in the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs by cleaning the Portland Trail Blazers' clock, 124-89 Monday night, passing for a season high 34 assists and shooting 59 percent from the field.
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.
Spurs Beat Blazers, Clinch No. 1 Seed In West Playoffs
The San Antonio Spurs have clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs for the second straight year.
Game Preview: Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs
Game Preview: Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs
Portland Trail Blazers vs. San Antonio Spurs Preview
Game Time: 5:30 p.m. TV: CSNNW The San Antonio Spurs (47-16) play the Portland Trail Blazers (doesn't matter-who cares) in their final home game of the season tonight. San Antonio has won 7...
Spurs Rest Stars, Still Cruise to 16 Point Victory Over Cavs
San Antonio takes its winning streak to 7 over the Cavs, rests Duncan, and lowers it's magic number to 1 for seizing the West's top seed for the 2nd consecutive year.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | 18 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 89 |
| San Antonio | 31 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 124 |
| Portland | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Babbitt | 30 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 5 |
| J.J. Hickson | 32 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-0 | 14 |
| Hasheem Thabeet | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-0 | 4 |
| Wesley Matthews | 45 | 9-24 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 6-3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 24 |
| Raymond Felton | 33 | 5-16 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 13 |
| Kurt Thomas | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Nolan Smith | 34 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 |
| Jonny Flynn | 18 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Craig Smith | 15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Joel Przybilla | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jamal Crawford | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| LaMarcus Aldridge | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Shawne Williams | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Nicolas Batum | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Elliot Williams | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 37-96 | 6-16 | 9-11 | 38-14 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 18-0 | 89 | |
| .385 | .375 | .818 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 0 (21 pts) | |||||||
| San Antonio | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 19 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Tim Duncan | 26 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1-0 | 18 |
| Boris Diaw | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Danny Green | 14 | 6-6 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-0 | 18 |
| Tony Parker | 22 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 13 |
| Manu Ginobili | 17 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Tiago Splitter | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 |
| Matt Bonner | 17 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 3 |
| Stephen Jackson | 22 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Gary Neal | 19 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 12 |
| James Anderson | 21 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 | 11 |
| DeJuan Blair | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Patrick Mills | 12 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 9 |
| Cory Joseph | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 48-81 | 12-22 | 16-21 | 47-8 | 34 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 9-0 | 124 | |
| .593 | .545 | .762 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 0 (11 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Mike Callahan, Kevin Cutler, Eric Lewis
Duration:1:57
Officials: - Mike Callahan, Kevin Cutler, Eric Lewis
Duration:1:57
