WCF Preview: Spurs-Grizzlies, then and now
Will Mike Conley outplay Parker over seven games?
Last Game
| Final - 5.16.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 26 | 19 | 28 | 94 |
| Golden State Warriors | 19 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 82 |
Stories
Spur Wars - Round III: JabBo's Palace
It's time for the next round of the Playoffs where our story continues: the 1st round's hope was successful, and the 2nd round's return strike was avoided. Now it's on to the conference finals, where the Empire attacks our heroes with ... Grizzlies?
Blast from past: '93 Suns grab 3-2 lead on Spurs
Since the current iteration of the Phoenix Suns is on vacation during these playoffs, we at Bright Side thought it would be fun to relive the Suns' exciting 1993 playoff run with recaps of each...
How about those Warriors?
The Warriors put up a good fight this past series and have definitely earned this Spurs' fans respect
Southwest Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Antonio
|
58 | 24 | .707 | 0 | Won 2 |
|
Memphis
|
56 | 26 | .682 | 2 | Won 4 |
|
Houston
|
45 | 37 | .548 | 13 | Lost 1 |
|
Dallas
|
41 | 41 | .500 | 17 | Won 1 |
|
New Orleans
|
27 | 56 | .325 | 31.5 | Lost 5 |
(updated 5.18.2013 at 7:10 PM EDT)
Grizzlies vs. Spurs, series begins on Sunday
The Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs will battle for the right to advance to the 2013 NBA Finals. Here's an initial look at the schedule for the Western Conference Finals.
Popovich benches Duncan down the stretch
The Spurs held off a late rally from the Warriors and advanced to the Western Conference Finals. Gregg Popovich made a late-game adjustment by benching Tim Duncan down the stretch. Did it work out?
Barnes passed concussion test at halftime
Harrison Barnes took a big fall in the second quarter of the Warriors' loss to the Spurs and returned to play in the second half. He was taken out of the game after the third quarter, but was he cleared to play by team doctors during halftime?
Quickcap: Spurs outlast Warriors, take series in 6
The Spurs overcame a rough shooting night from Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili to put the Warriors away with solid defense, great performances by the bigs, excellent defense throughout, and timely 3 point shooting late in the fourth.
Spurs eliminate Warriors, advance to West finals
The Spurs have eliminated the Warriors and will advance to the Western Conference Finals. Tony Parker hit two big shots late in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
Stephen Curry hits impossible floater
Stephen Curry's floater just keeps going up and up and up and up and then swishes. Incredible.
Spurs lead Warriors 47-40 going into half
The Spurs hold a seven point lead going into halftime and are two quarters away from eliminating the Warriors.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ New Orleans | Wednesday, October 31 2012 | win 99 - 95 | coverage |
| November | |||
| Oklahoma City | Thursday, November 01 2012 | win 86 - 84 | coverage |
| Utah | Saturday, November 03 2012 | win 110 - 100 | coverage |
| Indiana | Monday, November 05 2012 | win 101 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Wednesday, November 07 2012 | loss 84 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 97 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Saturday, November 10 2012 | win 112 - 109 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 84 - 82 | coverage |
| New York | Thursday, November 15 2012 | loss 100 - 104 | coverage |
| Denver | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 126 - 100 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Monday, November 19 2012 | loss 87 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | win 112 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Friday, November 23 2012 | win 104 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Sunday, November 25 2012 | win 111 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Monday, November 26 2012 | win 118 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | win 110 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Thursday, November 29 2012 | loss 100 - 105 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Memphis | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 99 - 95 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 110 - 99 | coverage |
| Houston | Friday, December 07 2012 | win 114 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 132 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Monday, December 10 2012 | win 134 - 126 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | loss 96 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Thursday, December 13 2012 | loss 90 - 98 | coverage |
| Boston | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 103 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Monday, December 17 2012 | loss 93 - 107 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | loss 106 - 112 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Friday, December 21 2012 | win 99 - 94 | coverage |
| Dallas | Sunday, December 23 2012 | win 129 - 91 | coverage |
| Toronto | Wednesday, December 26 2012 | win 100 - 80 | coverage |
| Houston | Friday, December 28 2012 | win 122 - 116 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Sunday, December 30 2012 | win 111 - 86 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Monday, December 31 2012 | win 104 - 73 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Milwaukee | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 117 - 110 | coverage |
| @ New York | Thursday, January 03 2013 | loss 83 - 100 | coverage |
| Philadelphia | Saturday, January 05 2013 | win 109 - 86 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Monday, January 07 2013 | loss 88 - 95 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 108 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Friday, January 11 2013 | loss 98 - 101 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Sunday, January 13 2013 | win 106 - 88 | coverage |
| Memphis | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 103 - 82 | coverage |
| Golden State | Friday, January 18 2013 | win 95 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Atlanta | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 98 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Monday, January 21 2013 | win 90 - 85 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 106 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Friday, January 25 2013 | win 113 - 107 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 108 - 99 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | win 102 - 78 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Washington | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 96 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 104 - 94 | coverage |
| @ Detroit | Friday, February 08 2013 | loss 109 - 119 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Sunday, February 10 2013 | win 111 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Monday, February 11 2013 | win 103 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | win 96 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | win 108 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Thursday, February 21 2013 | win 116 - 90 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Friday, February 22 2013 | loss 101 - 107 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Sunday, February 24 2013 | win 97 - 87 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | loss 101 - 105 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Sacramento | Friday, March 01 2013 | win 130 - 102 | coverage |
| Detroit | Sunday, March 03 2013 | win 114 - 75 | coverage |
| Chicago | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 101 - 83 | coverage |
| Portland | Friday, March 08 2013 | loss 106 - 136 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Monday, March 11 2013 | win 105 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | loss 83 - 107 | coverage |
| Dallas | Thursday, March 14 2013 | win 92 - 91 | coverage |
| Cleveland | Saturday, March 16 2013 | win 119 - 113 | coverage |
| Golden State | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | win 104 - 93 | coverage |
| Utah | Friday, March 22 2013 | win 104 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Sunday, March 24 2013 | loss 95 - 96 | coverage |
| Denver | Wednesday, March 27 2013 | win 100 - 99 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Friday, March 29 2013 | win 104 - 102 | coverage |
| Miami | Sunday, March 31 2013 | loss 86 - 88 | coverage |
| April | |||
| @ Memphis | Monday, April 01 2013 | loss 90 - 92 | coverage |
| Orlando | Wednesday, April 03 2013 | win 98 - 84 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Thursday, April 04 2013 | loss 88 - 100 | coverage |
| Atlanta | Saturday, April 06 2013 | win 99 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Wednesday, April 10 2013 | loss 86 - 96 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Friday, April 12 2013 | win 108 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday, April 14 2013 | loss 86 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Monday, April 15 2013 | loss 106 - 116 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | loss 95 - 108 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday, April 21 2013 | win 91 - 79 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, April 24 2013 | win 102 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Friday, April 26 2013 | win 120 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday, April 28 2013 | win 103 - 82 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Tuesday, April 30 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| May | |||
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Thursday, May 02 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Saturday, May 04 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| Golden State | Monday, May 06 2013 | win 129 - 127 | coverage |
| Golden State | Wednesday, May 08 2013 | loss 91 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Friday, May 10 2013 | win 102 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Sunday, May 12 2013 | loss 87 - 97 | coverage |
| Golden State | Tuesday, May 14 2013 | win 109 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Thursday, May 16 2013 | win 94 - 82 | coverage |
| Memphis | Sunday, May 19 2013 | 3:30 PM EDT | coverage |
| Golden State | Sunday, May 19 2013 | 3:30 PM EDT | coverage |
| Memphis | Sunday, May 19 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| Memphis | Tuesday, May 21 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Saturday, May 25 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Monday, May 27 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| Memphis | Wednesday, May 29 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Friday, May 31 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| June | |||
| Memphis | Sunday, June 02 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
Roster
San Antonio Spurs Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
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Stats
San Antonio Spurs Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Tony Parker | 66 | 32.9 | 7.9 | 15.1 | 52.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 35.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 84.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 20.3 |
| Tim Duncan | 69 | 30.1 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 28.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 81.7 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 58 | 31.2 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 49.4 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 37.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 82.5 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 11.9 |
| Manu Ginobili | 60 | 23.2 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 42.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 79.6 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 11.8 |
| Danny Green | 80 | 27.5 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 44.8 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 42.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 84.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 10.5 |
| Tiago Splitter | 81 | 24.7 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 56.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 73.0 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| Gary Neal | 68 | 21.8 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 41.2 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 35.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 86.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| Boris Diaw | 75 | 22.8 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 53.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 38.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 72.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| DeJuan Blair | 61 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 52.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 62.9 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 5.4 |
| Patty Mills | 58 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 46.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 40.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 84.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| Cory Joseph | 28 | 13.9 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 46.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 28.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 85.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| Matt Bonner | 68 | 13.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 48.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 44.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 73.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| Nando De Colo | 72 | 12.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 43.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 37.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 79.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Aron Baynes | 16 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 58.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
