San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
Western Conference No. 3 Seed
56-26, 2nd Southwest
Spurs' repeat hopes in danger
Spurs' repeat hopes in danger
ELIZABETH WHITE,
May 14, 2008
Just as Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs appeared to be hitting their stride and gaining momentum for a berth in the Western Conference finals, they are down again, their march toward consecutive NBA titles very much in doubt. The defending champions face elimination at the hands of the upstart New Orleans Hornets, who have a 3-2 lead in the conference semifinals, when they play Game 6 on... ...More |
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Spurs Team Report
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Spurs Team Report May 15, 2008
Asked Monday to compare Gregg Popovich with Phil Jackson, Robert Horry said, "Phil wouldn't yell at his top dogs. Pop will yell at the top dogs, just like he yells at the bottom dogs."
With 2:19 to go in what wasn't a totally lost cause Tuesday night, Popovich sent his stars a loud message without saying a word.
Popovich yanked Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili from Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals with his team down just 12 points, clearly disgusted in their effort and the performance of the Spurs in general.
We'll see how the defending champs respond when they face elimination at home Thursday night in Game 6.
The Spurs haven't played an elimination game since they faced Dallas in the 2006 playoffs. ...More |
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Pts | Reb | Ast |
| San Antonio | 95.4 | 41.3 | 21.0 |
| Opponents | 90.6 | 40.3 | 18.2 |
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