GAME THREAD: NBA: DALLAS (12-6) at SAN ANTONIO (15-3)

NBA: DALLAS at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 85
SAN ANTONIO 89 2:41 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 89
SAN ANTONIO 97 1:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 95
SAN ANTONIO 97 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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DALLAS 24 25 17 29 95
SAN ANTONIO 18 24 31 24 97 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: DAL - JOSH HOWARD 22, JASON TERRY 20, BRANDON
BASS 18
SAS - MANU GINOBILI 37, TONY PARKER 23,
MICHAEL FINLEY 14</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">DALLAS (95) AT SAN ANTONIO (97)

DALLAS

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

D HARRIS G 26:53 2-11 0-0 0 2 2 4 4 4 2 4
J TERRY G 40:10 7-11 4-5 0 3 3 2 4 2 0 20
D NOWITZKI F 38:58 4-11 6-7 0 9 9 2 3 0 4 15
J HOWARD F 38:18 7-12 7-9 1 8 9 3 4 0 3 22
E DAMPIER C 12:01 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 2
J STACKHOUSE 32:10 2-9 4-4 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 8
B BASS 25:40 7-12 4-6 3 3 6 0 1 0 0 18
D DIOP 21:53 1-2 2-2 0 5 5 1 3 0 1 4
J BAREA 3:40 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
T HASSELL 0:17 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 31-69 29-35 4 34 38 15 24 7 14 95
(.449) (.829) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 15 (0 PTS)

SAN ANTONIO

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

T PARKER G 32:28 9-22 5-6 0 2 2 3 4 1 4 23
E GINOBILI G 39:01 12-24 11-12 0 4 4 6 3 2 4 37
F ELSON F 25:10 2-6 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 4
B BOWEN F 42:23 0-7 0-0 0 8 8 1 4 3 2 0
F OBERTO C 25:13 3-3 2-2 2 3 5 1 6 0 0 8
M FINLEY 31:41 5-9 0-0 1 7 8 1 3 0 1 14
B BARRY 18:28 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 4
J VAUGHN 13:42 2-2 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5
R HORRY 6:05 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M BONNER 5:49 1-1 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 36-79 19-22 6 27 33 14 27 6 12 97
(.456) (.864) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 12 (0 PTS)

DALLAS 24 25 17 29 - 95
SAN ANTONIO 18 24 31 24 - 97

BLOCKED SHOTS: DALLAS - D DIOP, B BASS. SAN ANTONIO - R HORRY, E GINOBILI,
F ELSON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DALLAS 4-12 (.333), D HARRIS 0-1, J TERRY 2-4, D NOWITZKI 1-
3, J HOWARD 1-2, J STACKHOUSE 0-2. SAN ANTONIO 6-19 (.316), T PARKER 0-
2, E GINOBILI 2-5, B BOWEN 0-5, M FINLEY 4-5, B BARRY 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DALLAS - J TERRY. SAN ANTONIO - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNETT SALVATORE, LEON WOOD, LEROY RICHARDSON.
A - 18,797. T - 2:30.</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">DALLAS (95)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Harris 26:53 2-11 0-0 0-2 4 4 4
J Terry 40:10 7-11 4-5 0-3 2 4 20
D Nowitzki 38:58 4-11 6-7 0-9 2 3 15
J Howard 38:18 7-12 7-9 1-9 3 4 22
E Dampier 12:01 1-1 0-0 0-2 1 3 2
J Stackhouse 32:10 2-9 4-4 0-2 2 2 8
B Bass 25:40 7-12 4-6 3-6 0 1 18
D Diop 21:53 1-2 2-2 0-5 1 3 4
J Barea 3:40 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0 2
T Hassell 0:17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 31-69 29-35 4-38 15 24 95
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.449, FT-.829. 3-Point Goals:
4-12, .333 (D Harris 0-1, J Terry 2-4, D
Nowitzki 1-3, J Howard 1-2, J Stackhouse
0-2). Team Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:2 (D
Diop, B Bass). Turnovers:14 (D Nowitzki 4, J
Stackhouse 3, J Howard 3, D Harris 2, D Diop,
J Barea). Steals: 7 (D Harris 4, J Terry 2, J
Stackhouse).


SAN ANTONIO (97)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
T Parker 32:28 9-22 5-6 0-2 3 4 23
E Ginobili 39:01 12-24 11-12 0-4 6 3 37
F Elson 25:10 2-6 0-0 1-2 0 3 4
B Bowen 42:23 0-7 0-0 0-8 1 4 0
F Oberto 25:13 3-3 2-2 2-5 1 6 8
M Finley 31:41 5-9 0-0 1-8 1 3 14
B Barry 18:28 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 3 4
J Vaughn 13:42 2-2 1-2 0-1 1 1 5
R Horry 6:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
M Bonner 5:49 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-79 19-22 6-33 14 27 97
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.456, FT-.864. 3-Point Goals:
6-19, .316 (T Parker 0-2, E Ginobili 2-5, B
Bowen 0-5, M Finley 4-5, B Barry 0-2). Team
Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:3 (R Horry, E
Ginobili, F Elson). Turnovers:12 (T Parker 4,
E Ginobili 4, B Bowen 2, M Finley, F Elson).
Steals: 6 (B Bowen 3, E Ginobili 2, T
Parker).

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DALLAS 24 25 17 29 - 95
SAN ANTONIO 18 24 31 24 - 97
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Technical fouls: Dallas - 1 (J Terry, 10:58
3rd). San Antonio - 1 (Defensive Three, 10:02
3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,797. T: 2:30.
Officials: Bennett Salvatore, Leon Wood,
Leroy Richardson.</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">DALLAS (95) AT SAN ANTONIO (97)

DALLAS

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

D HARRIS G 26:53 2-11 0-0 0 2 2 4 4 4 2 4
J TERRY G 40:10 7-11 4-5 0 3 3 2 4 2 0 20
D NOWITZKI F 38:58 4-11 6-7 0 9 9 2 3 0 4 15
J HOWARD F 38:18 7-12 7-9 1 8 9 3 4 0 3 22
E DAMPIER C 12:01 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 2
J STACKHOUSE 32:10 2-9 4-4 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 8
B BASS 25:40 7-12 4-6 3 3 6 0 1 0 0 18
D DIOP 21:53 1-2 2-2 0 5 5 1 3 0 1 4
J BAREA 3:40 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
T HASSELL 0:17 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J HOWARD DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M AGER DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 31-69 29-35 4 34 38 15 24 7 14 95
(.449) (.829) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 15 (23 PTS)

SAN ANTONIO

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

T PARKER G 32:28 9-22 5-6 0 2 2 3 4 1 4 23
E GINOBILI G 39:01 12-24 11-12 0 4 4 6 3 2 4 37
F ELSON F 25:10 2-6 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 4
B BOWEN F 42:23 0-7 0-0 0 8 8 1 4 3 2 0
F OBERTO C 25:13 3-3 2-2 2 3 5 1 6 0 0 8
M FINLEY 31:41 5-9 0-0 1 7 8 1 3 0 1 14
B BARRY 18:28 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 4
J VAUGHN 13:42 2-2 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5
R HORRY 6:05 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M BONNER 5:49 1-1 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
T DUNCAN DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
I UDOKA DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-79 19-22 6 27 33 14 27 6 12 97
(.456) (.864) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 12 (11 PTS)

DALLAS 24 25 17 29 - 95
SAN ANTONIO 18 24 31 24 - 97

BLOCKED SHOTS: DALLAS - D DIOP, B BASS. SAN ANTONIO - R HORRY, E GINOBILI,
F ELSON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DALLAS 4-12 (.333), D HARRIS 0-1, J TERRY 2-4, D NOWITZKI 1-
3, J HOWARD 1-2, J STACKHOUSE 0-2. SAN ANTONIO 6-19 (.316), T PARKER 0-
2, E GINOBILI 2-5, B BOWEN 0-5, M FINLEY 4-5, B BARRY 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DALLAS - J TERRY. SAN ANTONIO - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNETT SALVATORE, LEON WOOD, LEROY RICHARDSON.
A - 18,797. T - 2:29.</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">DALLAS (95)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Harris 26:53 2-11 0-0 0-2 4 4 4
J Terry 40:10 7-11 4-5 0-3 2 4 20
D Nowitzki 38:58 4-11 6-7 0-9 2 3 15
J Howard 38:18 7-12 7-9 1-9 3 4 22
E Dampier 12:01 1-1 0-0 0-2 1 3 2
J Stackhouse 32:10 2-9 4-4 0-2 2 2 8
B Bass 25:40 7-12 4-6 3-6 0 1 18
D Diop 21:53 1-2 2-2 0-5 1 3 4
J Barea 3:40 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0 2
T Hassell 0:17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
J Howard DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Ager DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 31-69 29-35 4-38 15 24 95
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.449, FT-.829. 3-Point Goals:
4-12, .333 (D Harris 0-1, J Terry 2-4, D
Nowitzki 1-3, J Howard 1-2, J Stackhouse
0-2). Team Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:2 (D
Diop, B Bass). Turnovers:14 (D Nowitzki 4, J
Stackhouse 3, J Howard 3, D Harris 2, D Diop,
J Barea). Steals: 7 (D Harris 4, J Terry 2, J
Stackhouse).


SAN ANTONIO (97)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
T Parker 32:28 9-22 5-6 0-2 3 4 23
E Ginobili 39:01 12-24 11-12 0-4 6 3 37
F Elson 25:10 2-6 0-0 1-2 0 3 4
B Bowen 42:23 0-7 0-0 0-8 1 4 0
F Oberto 25:13 3-3 2-2 2-5 1 6 8
M Finley 31:41 5-9 0-0 1-8 1 3 14
B Barry 18:28 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 3 4
J Vaughn 13:42 2-2 1-2 0-1 1 1 5
R Horry 6:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
M Bonner 5:49 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 2
T Duncan DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
I Udoka DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-79 19-22 6-33 14 27 97
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.456, FT-.864. 3-Point Goals:
6-19, .316 (T Parker 0-2, E Ginobili 2-5, B
Bowen 0-5, M Finley 4-5, B Barry 0-2). Team
Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:3 (R Horry, E
Ginobili, F Elson). Turnovers:12 (T Parker 4,
E Ginobili 4, B Bowen 2, M Finley, F Elson).
Steals: 6 (B Bowen 3, E Ginobili 2, T
Parker).

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DALLAS 24 25 17 29 - 95
SAN ANTONIO 18 24 31 24 - 97
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Dallas - 1 (J Terry, 10:58
3rd). San Antonio - 1 (Defensive Three, 10:02
3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,797. T: 2:29.
Officials: Bennett Salvatore, Leon Wood,
Leroy Richardson.</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
DALLAS 95
SAN ANTONIO 97 FINAL</div>

 

By Brian Guerra
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) - In his first start of the season, ManuGinobili scored a season-high 37 points to help the San AntonioSpurs survive a late scare from the Dallas Mavericks with a97-95 victory on Wednesday.


With perennial All-Star Tim Duncan in street clothes on thebench due to a leg injury, it looked early like the Maverickscould hand the Spurs their first home loss of the season.

But Ginobili had other plans.


In the fourth quarter, DeSagana Diop made a pair of free throwsand Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 89-85with 2:59 remaining.


But there was Ginobili again, answering with an acrobatic layupthat created a six-point edge on the ensuing possession.

However, Jason Terry converted an easy dunk after intercepting apass intended for Tony Parker to slice it to 97-93 with lessthan a minute left in the game.


Terry then drove to the rim for a layup and was fouled with 33seconds left, but he missed the free throw.


Dallas put the ball - and the game - in Terry's hands again withless than five seconds remaining. He found his way to the rimagain, but Francisco Elson came up with a huge block that wentknocked the ball out of bounds with just two seconds to go.

The Mavericks had one last chance to win it or force overtime,but Nowitzki misfired on a wide-open 3-pointer from the rightcorner.

 

By Brian Guerra
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) - In his first start of the season, ManuGinobili scored a season-high 37 points as the San Antonio Spurssurvived a late scare from the Dallas Mavericks with a 97-95victory on Wednesday.


With perennial All-Star Tim Duncan in street clothes on thebench due to a leg injury, it looked early like the Maverickscould hand the Spurs their first home loss of the season.

"They're still a good team without Duncan," Mavericks guardJason Terry said. "They have good, solid veterans. AndGinobili, give him all the credit. He had a heck of aballgame."


But Ginobili had other plans.


In the fourth quarter, DeSagana Diop made a pair of free throwsand Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 89-85with 2:59 remaining.


But there was Ginobili again, answering with an acrobatic layupthat created a six-point edge on the ensuing possession.

"It was a great team effort against a (heck) of a team," Spurscoach Gregg Popovich said. "Obviously, Manu had a tremendousgame. He was wonderful."


"It's a good to thing to witness it and see (Ginobili) in thezone, but you can't get complacent and watch him do everything,"said Spurs swingman Michael Finley, who scored 14 points. "Wehave to ride him when he's hot, and when he's not, everyone elseneeds to pick it up."


However, Terry converted an easy dunk after intercepting a passintended for Tony Parker to slice it to 97-93 with less than aminute left in the game.


Terry, who finished with 20 points, then drove to the rim for alayup and was fouled with 33 seconds left, but he missed thefree throw.


Dallas put the ball - and the game - in Terry's hands again withless than five seconds remaining. He found his way to the rimagain, but Francisco Elson came up with a huge block that wentout of bounds with just two seconds to go.


The Mavericks had one last chance to win it or force overtime,but Nowitzki misfired on a wide-open 3-pointer from the rightcorner.


"I thought it was good," Terry said. "I was running back to thelocker room. I bet nine times out of 10 he's going to makethat shot."


Ginobili admitted he may have held his breath for just a moment.

"After the big effort we made, the great game we played, losingthe game like that would have been really tough to swallow," hesaid. "So, it's a great thing that (Nowitzki) missed that one."

Josh Howard had 22 points and nine boards and Nowitzki added 15and nine for the Mavericks, who defeated the reigning champions105-92 at home on November 15.