GAME THREAD: NBA: PANATHINAI at SAN ANTONIO

SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Tim Duncan scored 20 points in 21minutes as the reigning NBA champion San Antonio Spurs beatEuroleague champion Panathinaikos, 113-91, in a preseason gameon Saturday.


Manu Ginobili scored 15 points and Brent Barry scored 12 for SanAntonio, which outscored Panathinaikos 15-0 on fast breakpoints.


Panathinaikos, from Greece, has won four Euroleague titles inthe past eight years, but had no answer for Duncan.

The nine-time All-Star, who did not play in the final quarter,connected on 6-of-9 from the floor and took advantage of anundersized Panathinaikos team, whose tallest player is 6-foot-10Kostas Tsartsaris. Duncan also made 8-of-10 from the freethrow line for the Spurs, who are 1-1 in preseason action.

With 2007 Finals MVP Tony Parker missing his second straightgame, the Spurs started Manu Ginobili in his place, and rotateda handful of young players at the point guard position. Parkerhas not seen any preseason minutes, in an attempt by head coachGregg Popovich to keep his quarterback fresh for the regularseason.


Robert Horry, Jacque Vaughn and Beno Udrih also did not suit upfor San Antonio, which shot 49 percent (39-of-79).

Sarunas Jasikevicius, who played in the NBA last season with theIndiana Pacers and Golden State Warriors, led Panathinaikoswith 18 points.


Sani Becirovic and American Michael Batiste each added 10 pointsfor the Greek team, which had 25 turnovers and never led in thecontest.

 

NBA: PANATHINAI at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">PANATHINAIKOS (91) AT SAN ANTONIO (113)

PANATHINAIKOS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

E PERPEROGLOU F 12:19 2-4 0-2 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 4
M BATISTE F 28:23 7-12 4-4 3 3 6 0 4 2 3 18
K TSARTSARIS C 14:42 2-8 0-0 1 2 3 0 5 0 0 4
D DIAMANTIDIS G 19:29 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 5 1 0 3 0
S JASIKEVICIUS G 31:44 7-8 0-1 0 2 2 3 3 1 1 18
D DIKOUDIS 21:48 2-4 1-2 1 7 8 1 4 0 2 5
S BECIROVIC 28:09 5-8 3-4 0 0 0 4 2 0 4 13
N HATZIVRETTAS 19:02 3-5 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 7
M VUJANIC 21:36 3-6 4-4 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 12
D TOMASEVIC 11:19 0-1 2-4 0 3 3 0 4 0 2 2
K WINSTON 31:29 3-7 2-4 1 2 3 1 0 2 5 8

TOTALS 240:00 34-66 16-25 7 23 30 20 28 6 25 91
(.515) (.640) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 26 (29 PTS)

SAN ANTONIO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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B BOWEN F 16:19 3-3 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
T DUNCAN F 21:09 6-9 8-10 0 4 4 2 4 0 2 20
F OBERTO C 16:05 1-4 1-1 4 4 8 0 0 0 0 3
M FINLEY G 19:19 2-7 2-2 0 2 2 5 1 2 0 7
E GINOBILI G 22:17 5-9 3-3 1 1 2 3 3 1 0 15
B BARRY 21:59 4-9 1-3 0 3 3 1 2 2 0 12
A LEVER 12:21 3-4 3-4 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 9
F ELSON 17:22 3-6 1-2 3 4 7 2 1 2 1 7
M BONNER 18:30 2-5 1-3 2 1 3 0 3 1 0 5
D WASHINGTON JR 12:48 3-5 3-4 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 10
I UDOKA 19:06 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 4
M WILLIAMS 12:33 2-7 1-2 3 1 4 1 1 0 1 5
K LANGFORD 11:25 0-2 2-2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2
I MAHINMI 10:20 2-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 4
K LANG 8:27 1-2 1-4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3
R HORRY DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 39-79 28-42 16 24 40 20 26 13 12 113
(.494) (.667) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 12 (8 PTS)

PANATHINAIKOS 25 19 20 27 - 91
SAN ANTONIO 32 28 32 21 - 113

BLOCKED SHOTS: PANATHINAIKOS - D TOMASEVIC, D DIAMANTIDIS, D DIKOUDIS.
SAN ANTONIO - F ELSON 2, M FINLEY, F OBERTO, M WILLIAMS, I MAHINMI,
I UDOKA.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PANATHINAIKOS 7-12 (.583), E PERPEROGLOU 0-1, D DIAMANTIDIS 0-
1, S JASIKEVICIUS 4-4, D DIKOUDIS 0-1, S BECIROVIC 0-1, N HATZIVRETTAS 1-
1, M VUJANIC 2-3. SAN ANTONIO 7-15 (.467), M FINLEY 1-1, E GINOBILI 2-
4, B BARRY 3-6, M BONNER 0-1, D WASHINGTON JR 1-1, I UDOKA 0-1, K LANGFORD 0-
1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: PANATHINAIKOS - D DIKOUDIS. SAN ANTONIO - M FINLEY, D
WASHINGTON JR.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BRIAN FORTE, ED MALLOY, MICHAEL SMITH.
A - 17,144. T - 2:23.</div>

 

NBA: PANATHINAI at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">PANATHINAIKOS (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
E Perperoglou 12:19 2-4 0-2 0-3 3 1 4
M Batiste 28:23 7-12 4-4 3-6 0 4 18
K Tsartsaris 14:42 2-8 0-0 1-3 0 5 4
D Diamantidis 19:29 0-3 0-0 1-1 5 1 0
S Jasikevicius 31:44 7-8 0-1 0-2 3 3 18
D Dikoudis 21:48 2-4 1-2 1-8 1 4 5
S Becirovic 28:09 5-8 3-4 0-0 4 2 13
N Hatzivrettas 19:02 3-5 0-0 0-0 2 3 7
M Vujanic 21:36 3-6 4-4 0-1 1 1 12
D Tomasevic 11:19 0-1 2-4 0-3 0 4 2
K Winston 31:29 3-7 2-4 1-3 1 0 8

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TOTALS 240:00 34-66 16-25 7-30 20 28 91
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Percentages: FG-.515, FT-.640. 3-Point Goals:
7-12, .583 (E Perperoglou 0-1, D Diamantidis
0-1, S Jasikevicius 4-4, D Dikoudis 0-1, S
Becirovic 0-1, N Hatzivrettas 1-1, M Vujanic
2-3). Team Rebounds: 13. Blocked Shots:3 (D
Tomasevic, D Diamantidis, D Dikoudis).
Turnovers:25 (K Winston 5, M Vujanic 4, S
Becirovic 4, M Batiste 3, D Diamantidis 3, D
Tomasevic 2, D Dikoudis 2, S Jasikevicius, E
Perperoglou). Steals: 6 (K Winston 2, M
Batiste 2, S Jasikevicius, E Perperoglou).


SAN ANTONIO (113)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Bowen 16:19 3-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 7
T Duncan 21:09 6-9 8-10 0-4 2 4 20
F Oberto 16:05 1-4 1-1 4-8 0 0 3
M Finley 19:19 2-7 2-2 0-2 5 1 7
E Ginobili 22:17 5-9 3-3 1-2 3 3 15
B Barry 21:59 4-9 1-3 0-3 1 2 12
A Lever 12:21 3-4 3-4 1-2 0 2 9
F Elson 17:22 3-6 1-2 3-7 2 1 7
M Bonner 18:30 2-5 1-3 2-3 0 3 5
D Washington Jr 12:48 3-5 3-4 0-0 2 3 10
I Udoka 19:06 2-5 0-0 0-1 2 2 4
M Williams 12:33 2-7 1-2 3-4 1 1 5
K Langford 11:25 0-2 2-2 0-0 1 1 2
I Mahinmi 10:20 2-2 0-0 1-3 0 2 4
K Lang 8:27 1-2 1-4 1-1 0 1 3
R Horry DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 39-79 28-42 16-40 20 26 113
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Percentages: FG-.494, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
7-15, .467 (M Finley 1-1, E Ginobili 2-4, B
Barry 3-6, M Bonner 0-1, D Washington Jr 1-1,
I Udoka 0-1, K Langford 0-1). Team Rebounds:
12. Blocked Shots:7 (F Elson 2, M Finley, F
Oberto, M Williams, I Mahinmi, I Udoka).
Turnovers:12 (D Washington Jr 3, T Duncan 2,
I Udoka 2, K Lang, M Williams, I Mahinmi, F
Elson, K Langford). Steals: 13 (B Barry 2, M
Finley 2, F Elson 2, B Bowen, K Lang, I
Mahinmi, D Washington Jr, I Udoka, M Bonner,
E Ginobili).

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PANATHINAIKOS 25 19 20 27 - 91
SAN ANTONIO 32 28 32 21 - 113
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Technical fouls: Panathinaikos - 1 (D
Dikoudis, 1:48 3rd). San Antonio - 2 (M
Finley, 4:42 2nd; D Washington Jr, 4:49 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,144. T: 2:23.
Officials: Brian Forte, Ed Malloy, Michael
Smith.</div>