April 3rd, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in As long as San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan has been in the National Basketball Association (14 years), he has not been through a losing streak like the one that his team has experienced; the Spurs, prior to their game against the Phoenix Suns Sunday, were going through a season-worst five-game skid. Naturally, the Spurs wanted [...]
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Spurs End 6-Game Skid, Cool Off Suns 114-97
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Rookies Rally To Beat Sophomores 148-140, Wall Grabs MVP Award
Anyone who follows the happenings during the NBA All-Star Weekend knows that the games between both the Rookies and Sophomores plus the NBA All-Star Game are lighthearted, by nature. In other words, playground hoops, but with NBA rules attached. The 2011 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge was certainly no different in that regard. The game, as was [...]
Rose Explodes For 42, Bulls Trample Spurs 109-99
Derrick Rose is an NBA All-Star, that is something that we can all agree on. But perhaps he put an exclamation point on his excellent pre-All Star season and make a League MVP bid thus far as Chicago hosted the San Antonio Spurs Thursday night at the United Center. Rose’s long three-pointer as the shot [...]
76ers Take a Holiday, Get Past Spurs 77-71
The Philadelphia 76ers played a competitive game Wednesday against the Orlando Magic, although it was a four-point loss. But to be fair, Dwight Howard played a large part in that win for Orlando. Just when a loss would possibly be the opportunity to dust themselves off, the Sixers on Friday night had to face the [...]
Magic Make Spurs 10-Game Win Streak Vanish 123-101
Although the San Antonio Spurs were 25-3 coming into their game Thursday night against the Orlando Magic, they have playing an inordinately high number of games recently, having played seven games in just 12 days. And with that usually comes the fatigue that goes with playing that many games. Orlando on the other hand, finally [...]
Big Fourth Quarter Helps Spurs Down Nuggets 109-103
The Denver Nuggets went into Wednesday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs without the services of Carmelo Anthony as the star forward missed the game due to the death of his sister. He is expected to return around this weekend. The Nuggets certainly could’ve used his presence as the Spurs shot nearly 53 percent [...]
Spurs Win 9th Straight, Cool Off Suns 118-110
These days, there seems nothing that can stop the juggernaut known as the San Antonio Spurs. Winners of eight stright games prior to their contest Monday against the Phoenix Suns at AT&T Center, the Spurs would get the opportunity to face a team that was short-handed. But to be fair, the Suns are undermanned until [...]
