Posts Tagged ‘Manu Ginobili’

Spurs SG Manu Ginobili To Return Saturday at Nets

Two-time NBA All-Star shooting guard Manu Ginobili will return to the hardwood for the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday in New Jersey after missing more than a month with a broken left hand. Ginobili practiced Friday and will play against the Nets, though coach Gregg Popovich wasn’t sure if he would start and said his minutes [...]

Spurs SG Manu Ginobili Out Indefinitely With Broken Left Hand

San Antonio Spurs (3-2) shooting guard Manu Ginboli broke his shooting hand during the second quarter of last night’s 106-96 loss in Minnesota. Ginobili was taken for X-rays, which revealed a broken fifth metacarpal, below his pinkie. The Argentine sensation had eight points on 3-for-6 shooting in 12 minutes against the Timberwolves. The Spurs say [...]

Rockets Rout Rival Spurs; 105-85

Kevin McHale notched his first win as a head coach with the Houston Rockets, who thoroughly outplayed a sluggish San Antonio Spurs squad that played the night before. Ahead 53-35 at half, the Rockets led the entire game, allowing coach McHale to rest the starters for the final quarter. Kevin Martin overcame a four-point performance opening [...]

Bosh, Wade Combine For 59; Heat Burns Spurs 110-80

Ten days ago (March 4, to be exact), the Miami Heat got rocked by the San Antonio Spurs 125-95 – easily the worst loss Miami had suffered this NBA season. Here we are at March 14, and both teams met again – this time at American Airlines Arena, with the bitter loss still fresh on [...]

Spurs “Bat” Down Kings 108-103

It was last season on Halloween when the Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs faced each other – and a bat almost stole the show, except that Manu Ginobili got rid of the rabid creature. Fast-forwarding to Friday, March 11. 2011, both teams got together at AT&T Center for a game that by all rights [...]

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 [...]

LaMarcus Aldridge Explodes for 40 As Blazers Knock Off Spurs

LaMarcus Aldridge had a huge game for the Portland Trail Blazers, as he exploded for 40 points and eleven rebounds to lead his team to a 99-86 victory over the league’s best, San Antonio Spurs. The Blazers improve to 26-22 and keeping the playoff hopes alive, even without several key players. The Spurs meanwhile drop [...]

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 [...]