GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: SAN ANTONIO (4-1) at NEW ORLEANS (4-1)

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NBA SAN ANTONIO 94
NEW ORLEANS 79 2:17 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NBA SAN ANTONIO 97
NEW ORLEANS 85 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SAN ANTONIO 23 29 29 16 97
NEW ORLEANS 24 21 18 22 85 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: SAS - TONY PARKER 27, TIM DUNCAN 24, MANU
GINOBILI 14
NOR - CHRIS PAUL 18, DAVID WEST 15, BOBBY
JACKSON 12</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
SAN ANTONIO 97
NEW ORLEANS 85 FINAL</div>

 

NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) -- The New Orleans Hornets are a prettygood team, but they are not the San Antonio Spurs.

Tony Parker scored 21 of his 27 points in the first half andadded eight assists as the defending champion Spurs posted a97-85 victory over the Hornets on Friday.


Tim Duncan added points 24 points and 12 rebounds for SanAntonio, which has won eight straight over New Orleans.

Chris Paul scored 18 points to go with seven assists for theHornets, who have lost two straight after going 4-1 to matchtheir best start in franchise history.


Parker, who shot 11-of-19 from the floor, helped the Spurs to52-45 lead at the break. San Antonio then pulled away,outscoring New Orleans, 29-18, in the third quarter.

The Spurs used a 11-3 third-quarter run to take a 75-56 leadwith 3:18 left and led by 18 points after three periods. ManuGinobili led the way with 10 points in the third while Duncanadded eight.


Ginobili finished the game with 14 points and 10 rebounds offthe bench.


The Hornets cut their deficit to 10 points at 89-79 with 6:03left but never seriously threatened.


The Spurs played without veteran forward Robert Horry, who wasinactive for personal reasons, and Brent Barry, who was not withthe team after spraining an ankle in the Spurs' win over MiamiWednesday night.


David West scored 15 points for the Hornets, who shot 43 percent(34-for-78) from the floor.

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">SAN ANTONIO (97) AT NEW ORLEANS (85)

SAN ANTONIO

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

B BOWEN F 32:14 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 3
T DUNCAN F 35:47 11-14 2-4 2 10 12 2 3 0 2 24
F OBERTO C 27:13 6-8 1-1 2 2 4 1 4 0 0 13
M FINLEY G 16:44 1-6 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
T PARKER G 39:26 11-20 4-7 0 4 4 8 1 2 3 27
I UDOKA 9:29 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
F ELSON 18:52 0-4 0-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 1 0
E GINOBILI 32:21 4-11 5-5 1 9 10 3 0 2 2 14
D WASHINGTON JR 13:46 3-4 1-1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7
M BONNER 13:31 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 5
I MAHINMI 0:37 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 40-77 13-18 7 35 42 19 17 6 10 97
(.519) (.722) TEAM REBS: 3 TOTAL TO: 10 (0 PTS)

NEW ORLEANS

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

P STOJAKOVIC F 25:14 1-6 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 2
D WEST F 31:50 7-17 1-2 1 3 4 0 2 3 2 15
T CHANDLER C 34:33 3-9 3-6 3 8 11 1 3 0 1 9
M PETERSON G 21:13 2-8 0-0 1 3 4 1 1 1 0 4
C PAUL G 34:14 8-15 1-1 0 1 1 7 2 2 2 18
M ELY 15:05 2-4 0-0 1 5 6 2 1 0 2 4
B JACKSON 24:40 3-6 4-6 0 4 4 5 1 0 0 12
R BUTLER 22:46 1-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 2
J PARGO 13:46 3-6 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7
H ARMSTRONG 14:32 4-4 2-2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 10
R BOWEN 2:07 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 35-81 11-17 9 28 37 18 15 8 9 85
(.432) (.647) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 9 (0 PTS)

SAN ANTONIO 23 29 29 16 - 97
NEW ORLEANS 24 21 18 22 - 85

BLOCKED SHOTS: SAN ANTONIO - T DUNCAN 4, B BOWEN, E GINOBILI. NEW ORLEANS -
M ELY 2, D WEST.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SAN ANTONIO 4-15 (.267), B BOWEN 1-2, M FINLEY 0-
1, T PARKER 1-2, E GINOBILI 1-6, D WASHINGTON JR 0-1, M BONNER 1-3.
NEW ORLEANS 4-15 (.267), P STOJAKOVIC 0-2, T CHANDLER 0-1, M PETERSON 0-
5, C PAUL 1-1, B JACKSON 2-3, R BUTLER 0-2, J PARGO 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: KEN MAUER, SCOTT WALL, SEAN WRIGHT.
A - 15,297. T - 2:06.</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">SAN ANTONIO (97)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Bowen 32:14 1-3 0-0 1-4 1 2 3
T Duncan 35:47 11-14 2-4 2-12 2 3 24
F Oberto 27:13 6-8 1-1 2-4 1 4 13
M Finley 16:44 1-6 0-0 0-2 0 0 2
T Parker 39:26 11-20 4-7 0-4 8 1 27
I Udoka 9:29 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
F Elson 18:52 0-4 0-0 1-4 0 3 0
E Ginobili 32:21 4-11 5-5 1-10 3 0 14
D Washington Jr 13:46 3-4 1-1 0-1 2 1 7
M Bonner 13:31 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 3 5
I Mahinmi 0:37 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 40-77 13-18 7-42 19 17 97
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.519, FT-.722. 3-Point Goals:
4-15, .267 (B Bowen 1-2, M Finley 0-1, T
Parker 1-2, E Ginobili 1-6, D Washington Jr
0-1, M Bonner 1-3). Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked
Shots:6 (T Duncan 4, B Bowen, E Ginobili).
Turnovers:10 (T Parker 3, T Duncan 2, E
Ginobili 2, B Bowen, M Bonner, F Elson).
Steals: 6 (T Parker 2, E Ginobili 2, B Bowen,
M Bonner).


NEW ORLEANS (85)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
P Stojakovic 25:14 1-6 0-0 1-3 1 2 2
D West 31:50 7-17 1-2 1-4 0 2 15
T Chandler 34:33 3-9 3-6 3-11 1 3 9
M Peterson 21:13 2-8 0-0 1-4 1 1 4
C Paul 34:14 8-15 1-1 0-1 7 2 18
M Ely 15:05 2-4 0-0 1-6 2 1 4
B Jackson 24:40 3-6 4-6 0-4 5 1 12
R Butler 22:46 1-5 0-0 0-2 0 2 2
J Pargo 13:46 3-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 7
H Armstrong 14:32 4-4 2-2 2-2 0 0 10
R Bowen 2:07 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-81 11-17 9-37 18 15 85
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.432, FT-.647. 3-Point Goals:
4-15, .267 (P Stojakovic 0-2, T Chandler 0-1,
M Peterson 0-5, C Paul 1-1, B Jackson 2-3, R
Butler 0-2, J Pargo 1-1). Team Rebounds: 12.
Blocked Shots:3 (M Ely 2, D West).
Turnovers:9 (D West 2, M Ely 2, C Paul 2, P
Stojakovic, H Armstrong, T Chandler). Steals:
8 (D West 3, C Paul 2, P Stojakovic, R
Butler, M Peterson).

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SAN ANTONIO 23 29 29 16 - 97
NEW ORLEANS 24 21 18 22 - 85
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 15,297. T: 2:06.
Officials: Ken Mauer, Scott Wall, Sean Wright.</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">SAN ANTONIO (97) AT NEW ORLEANS (85)

SAN ANTONIO

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

B BOWEN F 32:14 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 3
T DUNCAN F 35:47 11-14 2-4 2 10 12 2 3 0 2 24
F OBERTO C 27:13 6-8 1-1 2 2 4 1 4 0 0 13
M FINLEY G 16:44 1-6 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
T PARKER G 39:26 11-20 4-7 0 4 4 8 1 2 3 27
I UDOKA 9:29 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
F ELSON 18:52 0-4 0-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 1 0
E GINOBILI 32:21 4-11 5-5 1 9 10 3 0 2 2 14
D WASHINGTON JR 13:46 3-4 1-1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7
M BONNER 13:31 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 5
I MAHINMI 0:37 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B BARRY DNP - SPRAINED ANKLE

TOTALS 240:00 40-77 13-18 7 35 42 19 17 6 10 97
(.519) (.722) TEAM REBS: 3 TOTAL TO: 10 (11 PTS)

NEW ORLEANS

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

P STOJAKOVIC F 25:14 1-6 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 2
D WEST F 31:50 7-17 1-2 1 3 4 0 2 3 2 15
T CHANDLER C 34:33 3-9 3-6 3 8 11 1 3 0 1 9
M PETERSON G 21:13 2-8 0-0 1 3 4 1 1 1 0 4
C PAUL G 34:14 8-15 1-1 0 1 1 7 2 2 2 18
M ELY 15:05 2-4 0-0 1 5 6 2 1 0 2 4
B JACKSON 24:40 3-6 4-6 0 4 4 5 1 0 0 12
R BUTLER 22:46 1-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 2
J PARGO 13:46 3-6 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7
H ARMSTRONG 14:32 4-4 2-2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 10
R BOWEN 2:07 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
J WRIGHT DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-81 11-17 9 28 37 18 15 8 9 85
(.432) (.647) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 9 (10 PTS)

SAN ANTONIO 23 29 29 16 - 97
NEW ORLEANS 24 21 18 22 - 85

BLOCKED SHOTS: SAN ANTONIO - T DUNCAN 4, B BOWEN, E GINOBILI. NEW ORLEANS -
M ELY 2, D WEST.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SAN ANTONIO 4-15 (.267), B BOWEN 1-2, M FINLEY 0-
1, T PARKER 1-2, E GINOBILI 1-6, D WASHINGTON JR 0-1, M BONNER 1-3.
NEW ORLEANS 4-15 (.267), P STOJAKOVIC 0-2, T CHANDLER 0-1, M PETERSON 0-
5, C PAUL 1-1, B JACKSON 2-3, R BUTLER 0-2, J PARGO 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: KEN MAUER, SCOTT WALL, SEAN WRIGHT.
A - 15,297. T - 2:05.</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">SAN ANTONIO (97)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Bowen 32:14 1-3 0-0 1-4 1 2 3
T Duncan 35:47 11-14 2-4 2-12 2 3 24
F Oberto 27:13 6-8 1-1 2-4 1 4 13
M Finley 16:44 1-6 0-0 0-2 0 0 2
T Parker 39:26 11-20 4-7 0-4 8 1 27
I Udoka 9:29 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
F Elson 18:52 0-4 0-0 1-4 0 3 0
E Ginobili 32:21 4-11 5-5 1-10 3 0 14
D Washington Jr 13:46 3-4 1-1 0-1 2 1 7
M Bonner 13:31 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 3 5
I Mahinmi 0:37 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
B Barry DNP - SPRAINED ANKLE

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 40-77 13-18 7-42 19 17 97
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.519, FT-.722. 3-Point Goals:
4-15, .267 (B Bowen 1-2, M Finley 0-1, T
Parker 1-2, E Ginobili 1-6, D Washington Jr
0-1, M Bonner 1-3). Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked
Shots:6 (T Duncan 4, B Bowen, E Ginobili).
Turnovers:10 (T Parker 3, T Duncan 2, E
Ginobili 2, B Bowen, M Bonner, F Elson).
Steals: 6 (T Parker 2, E Ginobili 2, B Bowen,
M Bonner).


NEW ORLEANS (85)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
P Stojakovic 25:14 1-6 0-0 1-3 1 2 2
D West 31:50 7-17 1-2 1-4 0 2 15
T Chandler 34:33 3-9 3-6 3-11 1 3 9
M Peterson 21:13 2-8 0-0 1-4 1 1 4
C Paul 34:14 8-15 1-1 0-1 7 2 18
M Ely 15:05 2-4 0-0 1-6 2 1 4
B Jackson 24:40 3-6 4-6 0-4 5 1 12
R Butler 22:46 1-5 0-0 0-2 0 2 2
J Pargo 13:46 3-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 7
H Armstrong 14:32 4-4 2-2 2-2 0 0 10
R Bowen 2:07 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
J Wright DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-81 11-17 9-37 18 15 85
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.432, FT-.647. 3-Point Goals:
4-15, .267 (P Stojakovic 0-2, T Chandler 0-1,
M Peterson 0-5, C Paul 1-1, B Jackson 2-3, R
Butler 0-2, J Pargo 1-1). Team Rebounds: 12.
Blocked Shots:3 (M Ely 2, D West).
Turnovers:9 (D West 2, M Ely 2, C Paul 2, P
Stojakovic, H Armstrong, T Chandler). Steals:
8 (D West 3, C Paul 2, P Stojakovic, R
Butler, M Peterson).

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SAN ANTONIO 23 29 29 16 - 97
NEW ORLEANS 24 21 18 22 - 85
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 15,297. T: 2:05.
Officials: Ken Mauer, Scott Wall, Sean Wright.</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SAN ANTONIO 23 29 29 16 97
NEW ORLEANS 24 21 18 22 85 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: SAS - TONY PARKER 27, TIM DUNCAN 24, MANU
GINOBILI 14
NOR - CHRIS PAUL 18, DAVID WEST 15, BOBBY
JACKSON 12

HIGH REBOUND: SAS - TIM DUNCAN 12, MANU GINOBILI 10, FOUR
PLAYERS WITH 4
NOR - TYSON CHANDLER 11, MELVIN ELY 6, THREE
PLAYERS WITH 4

HIGH ASSISTS: SAS - TONY PARKER 8, MANU GINOBILI 3, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 2
NOR - CHRIS PAUL 7, BOBBY JACKSON 5, MELVIN
ELY 2

ATT: 15,297</div>

 

NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) -- The New Orleans Hornets are a prettygood team, but they are not the San Antonio Spurs.

Tony Parker scored 21 of his 27 points in the first half andadded eight assists as the defending champion Spurs posted a97-85 victory over the Hornets on Friday.


Tim Duncan added points 24 points and 12 rebounds for SanAntonio, which has won eight straight over New Orleans.

"They just don't take a night off," New Orleans coach ByronScott said. "They come to play every single night. If you beatthem, it's because you were better than them that night. It'snot because they gave it to you."


Chris Paul scored 18 points to go with seven assists for theHornets, who have lost two straight after going 4-1 to matchtheir best start in franchise history.


"It was a good effort tonight," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. "Ithought our guys focused really well. They knew the Hornetshave been playing well."


Parker, who shot 11-of-19 from the floor, helped the Spurs to52-45 lead at the break. San Antonio then pulled away,outscoring New Orleans, 29-18, in the third quarter.

"Tony is starting to get his rhythm back," Popovich said. "Ididn't play him in the preseason to let him rest from his summerstuff, so he doesn't have all of his conditioning and fitnessback yet, but he is starting to feel pretty good, and he madesome great moves to the basket tonight."


San Antonio pulled away in the third period, using an 11-3 runto take a 75-56 lead with 3:18 left and lead by 18 points afterthree quarters. Manu Ginobili led the way with 10 points in thethird while Duncan added eight.


Ginobili finished the game with 14 points and 10 rebounds offthe bench.


"We are a veteran team, so there was no panic," Parker said."They played good, they made a run, and so we tried to play gooddefense and made a few stops in a row. We came back, and itwas good to get the lead by halftime. In the third quarter, wehad a better approach and we played better."


The Hornets cut the deficit to 10 points at 89-79 with 6:03 leftin the fourth period, but never seriously threatened.

A big reason New Orleans could not manage a comeback was becausethe Spurs limited Hornets' sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic to justtwo points on 1-of-6 shooting. Stojakovic set a team recordwith 10 3-pointers in Tuesday's 118-104 win over Los Angeles."Bruce Bowen was just tremendous," Popovich said. "People onlynotice offensive guys, but he held Peja down, and that was veryimportant tonight because Peja has been doing some great thingsfrom 3-point range."


David West scored 15 points for the Hornets, who shot 43 percent(34-for-78) from the floor.


"We've taken a couple of steps back here with these two losses,"West said. "We didn't approach the Portland game with theright mindset. In the Spurs, you are dealing with a team thathas got really, really good players who understand their roles.

"You almost have to play a perfect game to beat them or evengive yourself a chance to win."