GAME THREAD: NBA: SAN ANTONIO (1-0) at MEMPHIS (0-0)

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA SAN ANTONIO 93
MEMPHIS 90 5:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA SAN ANTONIO 93
MEMPHIS 91 2:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA SAN ANTONIO 95
MEMPHIS 95 1:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA SAN ANTONIO 104
MEMPHIS 101 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SAN ANTONIO 23 29 27 25 104
MEMPHIS 26 26 30 19 101 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: SAS - MANU GINOBILI 30, TIM DUNCAN 17, TONY
PARKER 17
MEM - PAU GASOL 22, DAMON STOUDAMIRE 18, RUDY
GAY 16</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
SAN ANTONIO 104
MEMPHIS 101 FINAL</div>

 

By Jason Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Tony Parker and Tim Duncan carriedthe San Antonio Spurs early, and Manu Ginobili buried MemphisGrizzlies late.


Ginobili scored his team's final nine en route to 30 points offthe bench as the Spurs held on for a 104-101 victory over theGrizzlies at FedEx Forum in the second game of a season-openingback-to-back for the defending champions on Wednesday.

Tim Duncan and Tony Parker added 17 points apiece for SanAntonio, which was coming off a 106-97 season-opening victory athome over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.


The duo scored 14 of their team's first 16 points to set thetone early, helping drop the Grizzlies to 0-7 in season openerssince the club moved from Vancouver.


But Ginobili provided the final margin with three seconds lefton a pair of free throws.


Led by forward Pau Gasol's 22 points, Memphis had a chance totie the game in the closing seconds, but second-year forwardRudy Gay's desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer failed to findthe rim.


Gay added 16 points and point guard Damon Stoudamire scored 18for the Grizzlies.


Matt Bonner netted 11 points for San Antonio, which - aftertrailing by three points to start the fourth - outscored theGrizzlies, 11-2, over the first 3:57 of the quarter to regainthe lead.


Memphis led by six points at the 1:11 mark of the third quarterafter Gay drained a jumper from the left corner to cap a 13-4scoring run.


Duncan, who added nine rebounds, didn't score a fourth-quarterpoint until his bank shot with 1:42 left to play tied the scoreat 95-95. Ginobili followed with a layup over Gasol on theSpurs' next possession to make it 97-95.


Ginobili then connected on 7-of-8 free-throw attempts over thefinal 19.7 seconds to hold off Memphis.


San Antonio led by as many as seven points in the first half,but Memphis responded midway through the second quarter with a10-0 scoring run sparked by Gay. Gay scored six of his 16points during the spurt, which helped give Memphis a 48-43advantage with less than three minutes left in the half.

But Parker and Ginobili combined to nail three straight3-pointers on consecutive trips down the floor, giving SanAntonio the lead again at 52-48. The Spurs finished 7-of-11from 3-point range in the first half and 12-of-23 overall.

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">SAN ANTONIO (104) AT MEMPHIS (101)

SAN ANTONIO

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

B BOWEN F 27:01 3-3 0-2 0 3 3 1 1 2 2 7
T DUNCAN F 36:05 7-15 3-6 4 5 9 0 2 1 1 17
F OBERTO C 15:54 2-3 0-0 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 4
M FINLEY G 24:43 3-10 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
T PARKER G 37:12 8-20 0-0 0 4 4 7 0 0 2 17
E GINOBILI 30:48 6-14 13-14 2 3 5 7 3 2 1 30
F ELSON 21:56 2-5 0-0 1 10 11 0 3 0 0 4
D WASHINGTON JR 10:48 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 4
B BARRY 16:16 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3
M BONNER 19:17 4-9 0-0 0 5 5 1 3 0 0 11
I UDOKA DNP - COACH'S DECISION
I MAHINMI DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-87 16-22 7 35 42 23 17 8 9 104
(.437) (.727) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 9 (13 PTS)

MEMPHIS

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

R GAY F 28:05 7-15 2-3 0 6 6 2 5 0 3 16
P GASOL F 41:09 8-16 5-5 0 3 3 1 3 0 1 22
D MILICIC C 27:49 4-6 0-0 2 5 7 2 2 0 1 8
M MILLER G 36:23 4-8 1-2 0 10 10 5 3 1 1 11
D STOUDAMIRE G 30:42 7-14 0-0 1 3 4 4 1 2 0 18
C JACOBSEN 14:56 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2
S SWIFT 13:03 1-3 2-4 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 4
K LOWRY 21:15 2-6 4-4 0 5 5 4 1 0 1 8
J NAVARRO 16:51 3-6 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 9
H WARRICK 9:47 1-4 1-2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 3
A BROWN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M CONLEY JR. DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-80 15-20 6 36 42 21 19 5 14 101
(.475) (.750) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 14 (17 PTS)

SAN ANTONIO 23 29 27 25 - 104
MEMPHIS 26 26 30 19 - 101

BLOCKED SHOTS: SAN ANTONIO - T DUNCAN 3, E GINOBILI, F ELSON. MEMPHIS -
P GASOL 2, D MILICIC 2, S SWIFT, K LOWRY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SAN ANTONIO 12-23 (.522), B BOWEN 1-1, M FINLEY 1-
4, T PARKER 1-3, E GINOBILI 5-9, B BARRY 1-2, M BONNER 3-4. MEMPHIS 10-
23 (.435), R GAY 0-5, P GASOL 1-1, M MILLER 2-3, D STOUDAMIRE 4-8,
C JACOBSEN 0-1, K LOWRY 0-1, J NAVARRO 3-4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL SPOONER, DAVID GUTHRIE, TOM WASHINGTON.
A - 17,538. T - 2:23.</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">SAN ANTONIO (104)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Bowen 27:01 3-3 0-2 0-3 1 1 7
T Duncan 36:05 7-15 3-6 4-9 0 2 17
F Oberto 15:54 2-3 0-0 0-3 2 1 4
M Finley 24:43 3-10 0-0 0-0 1 0 7
T Parker 37:12 8-20 0-0 0-4 7 0 17
E Ginobili 30:48 6-14 13-14 2-5 7 3 30
F Elson 21:56 2-5 0-0 1-11 0 3 4
D Washington Jr 10:48 2-5 0-0 0-1 2 3 4
B Barry 16:16 1-3 0-0 0-1 2 1 3
M Bonner 19:17 4-9 0-0 0-5 1 3 11
I Udoka DNP - COACH'S DECISION
I Mahinmi DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-87 16-22 7-42 23 17 104
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.437, FT-.727. 3-Point Goals:
12-23, .522 (B Bowen 1-1, M Finley 1-4, T
Parker 1-3, E Ginobili 5-9, B Barry 1-2, M
Bonner 3-4). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked
Shots:5 (T Duncan 3, E Ginobili, F Elson).
Turnovers:9 (B Bowen 2, T Parker 2, D
Washington Jr 2, B Barry, E Ginobili, T
Duncan). Steals: 8 (B Bowen 2, E Ginobili 2,
T Duncan, M Finley, F Oberto, D Washington
Jr).


MEMPHIS (101)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Gay 28:05 7-15 2-3 0-6 2 5 16
P Gasol 41:09 8-16 5-5 0-3 1 3 22
D Milicic 27:49 4-6 0-0 2-7 2 2 8
M Miller 36:23 4-8 1-2 0-10 5 3 11
D Stoudamire 30:42 7-14 0-0 1-4 4 1 18
C Jacobsen 14:56 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 0 2
S Swift 13:03 1-3 2-4 2-3 0 2 4
K Lowry 21:15 2-6 4-4 0-5 4 1 8
J Navarro 16:51 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 1 9
H Warrick 9:47 1-4 1-2 1-2 1 1 3
A Brown DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Conley Jr. DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-80 15-20 6-42 21 19 101
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.475, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
10-23, .435 (R Gay 0-5, P Gasol 1-1, M Miller
2-3, D Stoudamire 4-8, C Jacobsen 0-1, K
Lowry 0-1, J Navarro 3-4). Team Rebounds: 9.
Blocked Shots:6 (P Gasol 2, D Milicic 2, S
Swift, K Lowry). Turnovers:14 (J Navarro 4, R
Gay 3, S Swift, M Miller, P Gasol, K Lowry, C
Jacobsen, H Warrick, D Milicic). Steals: 5 (D
Stoudamire 2, M Miller, C Jacobsen, J
Navarro).

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SAN ANTONIO 23 29 27 25 - 104
MEMPHIS 26 26 30 19 - 101
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,538. T: 2:23.
Officials: Bill Spooner, David Guthrie, Tom
Washington.</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SAN ANTONIO 23 29 27 25 104
MEMPHIS 26 26 30 19 101 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: SAS - MANU GINOBILI 30, TIM DUNCAN 17, TONY
PARKER 17
MEM - PAU GASOL 22, DAMON STOUDAMIRE 18, RUDY
GAY 16

HIGH REBOUND: SAS - FRANCISCO ELSON 11, TIM DUNCAN 9, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 5
MEM - MIKE MILLER 10, DARKO MILICIC 7, RUDY
GAY 6

HIGH ASSISTS: SAS - TONY PARKER 7, MANU GINOBILI 7, THREE
PLAYERS WITH 2
MEM - MIKE MILLER 5, DAMON STOUDAMIRE 4, KYLE
LOWRY 4

ATT: 17,538</div>

 

By Jason Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Tony Parker and Tim Duncan carriedthe San Antonio Spurs early, and Manu Ginobili buried the MemphisGrizzlies late.


Ginobili scored his team's final nine en route to 30 points offthe bench as the Spurs held on for a 104-101 victory over theGrizzlies at FedEx Forum in the second game of a season-openingback-to-back for the defending champions on Wednesday.

Duncan and Parker added 17 points apiece for San Antonio, whichwas coming off a 106-97 season-opening victory at home over thePortland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.


The duo scored 14 of their team's first 16 points to set thetone early, helping drop the Grizzlies to 0-7 in season openerssince the club moved from Vancouver.


"It's always tough in a back-to-back, especially after the ringceremony, so it's a great win for us," Parker said. "It'salways hard to focus and get that energy, especially in Memphiswith their first game and Opening Night. We knew they weregoing to come out and play with a lot of energy."


But Ginobili provided the final margin with three seconds lefton a pair of free throws.


"The difference in the game is that Manu Ginobili willed it. Hejust willed it," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "He savedthe day for us."


Ginobili admitted that he's feeling energized this season.

"I feel great," said Ginobili, who finished 13-of-14 from thefree-throw line and 5-of-9 from 3-point range. "This is thebest I've been conditioning-wise in a while. Of course, it's notthe same the second night of a back-to-back, but I thought wedid good."


Led by forward Pau Gasol's 22 points, Memphis had a chance totie the game in the closing seconds, but second-year forwardRudy Gay's desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer failed to findthe rim.


Gay added 16 points and point guard Damon Stoudamire scored 18for the Grizzlies.


Matt Bonner netted 11 points for San Antonio, which - aftertrailing by three points to start the fourth - outscored theGrizzlies, 11-2, over the first 3:57 of the quarter to regainthe lead.


"We played well in spurts," said Memphis guard Mike Miller, whoadded 10 points and team-highs of eight rebounds and fiveassists. "They executed a little better down the stretch thanwe did. We just have to try to get better."


Memphis led by six points at the 1:11 mark of the third quarterafter Gay drained a jumper from the left corner to cap a 13-4scoring run.


Duncan, who added nine rebounds, didn't score a fourth-quarterpoint until his bank shot with 1:42 left to play tied the scoreat 95-95. Ginobili followed with a layup over Gasol on theSpurs' next possession to make it 97-95.


Ginobili then connected on 7-of-8 free-throw attempts over thefinal 19.7 seconds to hold off Memphis.


"If you stop one guy, there are still three more guys that canput up numbers," Gasol said. "We are a team still trying tofigure things out."


San Antonio led by as many as seven points in the first half,but Memphis responded midway through the second quarter with a10-0 scoring run sparked by Gay.


Gay scored six of his 16 points during the spurt, which helpedgive Memphis a 48-43 advantage with less than three minutes leftin the half.


But Parker and Ginobili combined to nail three straight 3-pointerson consecutive trips down the floor, giving San Antonio the leadagain at 52-48. The Spurs finished 7-of-11 from 3-point rangein the first half and 12-of-23 overall.


"I thought we had several chances to win the game, but we justcouldn't keep the momentum going," first-year Memphis coach MarcIavaroni said. "I was proud of the effort we gave tonight. Iwas very pleased with the way we played; just not satisfied withthe outcome."