April 10th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The San Antonio Spurs have already locked the top seed in the Western Conference while the Utah Jazz have the upcoming NBA lottery and subsequent draft to look forward to. Both teams got together Saturday night at the AT&T Center in a matchup in which coach Gregg Popovich used his players on a smaller scale (read: [...]
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Spurs Win 4th Straight, Beat Downtrodden Jazz 111-102
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Spurs Shoot 57 Percent, Overwhelm Kings 113-100
With the San Antonio Spurs, I think we all know what you get: a team that is pretty much blue-collar, without all the pretense that other NBA teams seem to have in terms of star players with their attitudes. And no doubt, coach Gregg Popovich has something to do with that. That perhaps may explain [...]
Spurs Rise To League-Best 27-4, Rout Lakers 97-82
The San Antonio Spurs and their opponent on Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers, provide some interesting contrasts. First, the Spurs. They do not have that one player that stirs the drink, so to speak. In fact, their roster composition can be compared to a fine wine, as they have several players who contribute in [...]
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 [...]
Bonner’s 7 Treys Help Spurs Bomb Thunder 117-104
“Durant’s a great player, so we tried to make him work his fanny off for everything he got (Sunday). I’ll take 23 points on 23 shots.” – San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich I would venture to say that a lot of NBA fans have at least a passing knowledgeable as to who San Antonio [...]
Pacers Give San Antonio a Contest; Spurs Finish Off, Win 122-109
The San Antonio Spurs showed signs of their old selves in the Indiana Pacers’ season-opener against them. The Spurs showed a similar showing that we are accustomed to, consisted of players like Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker. “I think we’re going to see that a lot this year,” said Spurs guard Tony Parker, [...]
Suns Dial Long Distance Late, Burn Spurs 110-102
There were some statistical oddities that were part of Wednesday’s game between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns. Things such as: San Antonio outshot Phoenix 51 percent to 42 percent The Spurs had more assists than the Suns (28-19) San Antonio turned the ball over less (12 to Phoenix’s 14) San Antonio had more [...]
