GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: SAN ANTONIO (11-2) at SEATTLE (2-11)

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA SAN ANTONIO 105
SEATTLE 97 2:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA SAN ANTONIO 116
SEATTLE 101 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SAN ANTONIO 32 32 27 25 116
SEATTLE 30 34 20 17 101 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: SAS - TIM DUNCAN 26, TONY PARKER 22, MANU
GINOBILI 22
SEA - WALLY SZCZERBIAK 27, KEVIN DURANT 25,
CHRIS WILCOX 16</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
SAN ANTONIO 116
SEATTLE 101 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">SAN ANTONIO (116) AT SEATTLE (101)

SAN ANTONIO

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

T PARKER G 35:59 8-20 6-6 2 3 5 7 1 0 2 22
M FINLEY G 18:30 3-4 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11
T DUNCAN F 34:34 11-18 4-4 3 2 5 3 0 1 1 26
B BOWEN F 34:18 2-5 0-0 2 4 6 1 4 1 1 4
F OBERTO C 28:20 3-5 0-0 3 6 9 1 2 0 0 6
E GINOBILI 28:27 8-13 2-2 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 22
M BONNER 22:53 3-5 4-4 2 4 6 3 5 1 2 12
B BARRY 15:37 3-7 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 8
J VAUGHN 12:01 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 1
F ELSON 5:08 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 2
I UDOKA 3:21 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
D WASHINGTON JR 0:52 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 41-80 23-24 12 27 39 23 18 3 9 116
(.513) (.958) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 9 (0 PTS)

SEATTLE

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

E WATSON G 20:01 3-10 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 6
K DURANT G 35:48 11-17 2-2 1 5 6 4 2 0 3 25
C WILCOX F 35:39 6-11 4-5 1 5 6 2 2 0 0 16
D WILKINS F 25:18 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2
K THOMAS C 25:12 2-3 0-0 1 6 7 1 4 0 1 4
W SZCZERBIAK 28:07 10-13 5-5 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 27
D WEST 27:59 4-9 0-2 1 2 3 5 5 0 2 9
J GREEN 19:58 2-6 2-2 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 6
N COLLISON 15:11 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 4 2 0 6
M GELABALE 6:47 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
J PETRO DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M SENE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 41-78 15-18 5 24 29 20 22 5 8 101
(.526) (.833) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 9 (0 PTS)

SAN ANTONIO 32 32 27 25 - 116
SEATTLE 30 34 20 17 - 101

BLOCKED SHOTS: SAN ANTONIO - T DUNCAN 2, M BONNER. SEATTLE - K THOMAS,
D WEST, C WILCOX, N COLLISON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SAN ANTONIO 11-19 (.579), T PARKER 0-1, M FINLEY 3-
3, B BOWEN 0-2, E GINOBILI 4-6, M BONNER 2-3, B BARRY 2-4. SEATTLE 4-
10 (.400), E WATSON 0-2, K DURANT 1-3, D WILKINS 0-1, W SZCZERBIAK 2-
2, D WEST 1-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, LEON WOOD, LEROY RICHARDSON.
A - 14,186. T - 2:10.</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">SAN ANTONIO (116)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
T Parker 35:59 8-20 6-6 2-5 7 1 22
M Finley 18:30 3-4 2-2 0-1 0 0 11
T Duncan 34:34 11-18 4-4 3-5 3 0 26
B Bowen 34:18 2-5 0-0 2-6 1 4 4
F Oberto 28:20 3-5 0-0 3-9 1 2 6
E Ginobili 28:27 8-13 2-2 0-1 2 3 22
M Bonner 22:53 3-5 4-4 2-6 3 5 12
B Barry 15:37 3-7 0-0 0-2 2 0 8
J Vaughn 12:01 0-1 1-2 0-2 3 0 1
F Elson 5:08 0-1 2-2 0-2 1 2 2
I Udoka 3:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
D Washington Jr 0:52 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 41-80 23-24 12-39 23 18 116
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.513, FT-.958. 3-Point Goals:
11-19, .579 (T Parker 0-1, M Finley 3-3, B
Bowen 0-2, E Ginobili 4-6, M Bonner 2-3, B
Barry 2-4). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:3
(T Duncan 2, M Bonner). Turnovers:9 (T Parker
2, M Bonner 2, B Bowen, E Ginobili, I Udoka,
J Vaughn, T Duncan). Steals: 3 (B Bowen, T
Duncan, M Bonner).


SEATTLE (101)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
E Watson 20:01 3-10 0-0 0-0 2 1 6
K Durant 35:48 11-17 2-2 1-6 4 2 25
C Wilcox 35:39 6-11 4-5 1-6 2 2 16
D Wilkins 25:18 0-3 2-2 0-0 1 1 2
K Thomas 25:12 2-3 0-0 1-7 1 4 4
W Szczerbiak 28:07 10-13 5-5 0-2 1 0 27
D West 27:59 4-9 0-2 1-3 5 5 9
J Green 19:58 2-6 2-2 1-2 2 2 6
N Collison 15:11 3-6 0-0 0-2 2 4 6
M Gelabale 6:47 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0
J Petro DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Sene DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 41-78 15-18 5-29 20 22 101
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.526, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
4-10, .400 (E Watson 0-2, K Durant 1-3, D
Wilkins 0-1, W Szczerbiak 2-2, D West 1-2).
Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:4 (K Thomas,
D West, C Wilcox, N Collison). Turnovers:8 (K
Durant 3, D West 2, K Thomas, D Wilkins, E
Watson). Steals: 5 (N Collison 2, W
Szczerbiak, D Wilkins, E Watson).

--------------------------------------------
SAN ANTONIO 32 32 27 25 - 116
SEATTLE 30 34 20 17 - 101
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 14,186. T: 2:10.
Officials: Dick Bavetta, Leon Wood, Leroy
Richardson.</div>

 

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The San Antonio Spurs continued its beststart in franchise history at the expense of one of its formerassistant coaches.


Tim Duncan scored 26 points and Tony Parker added 22 and sevenassists as the Spurs held off the Seattle SuperSonics, 116-101,on Sunday.


With the game tied at the break, San Antonio scored the first 12points of the third quarter and never trailed during the secondhalf.


The Sonics closed the deficit to as little as four points at101-97 with 5:11 left on a jump shot by Nick Collison, butParker scored six straight points to boost the lead back up to10 with under three minutes to play.


Manu Ginobili netted 22 points off the bench for the Spurs, whohave won five games in a row and are 12-2 for the first time intheir 34-year history.


The Sonics dropped to 2-12 on the season under first-year coachP.J. Carlesimo - an assistant for the Spurs during the previousfive seasons. It is also the worst start for Seattle since the1967-68 season when the club began 2-14.


Wally Szczerbiak scored 27 points to lead the Seattle, which iswinless at Key Arena this season and has lost six straight athome for the first time since 1985.


Rookie Kevin Durant enjoyed one of his best games of the seasonfor the Sonics, making his first seven shots en route to scoring25 for the game on 11-of-17 shooting.


Seattle scored the game's first eight points before San Antoniorallied back to take a 32-30 lead after the first.

The Spurs led by as many as eight in the second quarter, but theSonics came back behind Szczerbiak's 20 second-quarter points,tying the game at 64-64 at the break.

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">SAN ANTONIO (116) AT SEATTLE (101)

SAN ANTONIO

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

T PARKER G 35:59 8-20 6-6 2 3 5 7 1 0 2 22
M FINLEY G 18:30 3-4 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11
T DUNCAN F 34:34 11-18 4-4 3 2 5 3 0 1 1 26
B BOWEN F 34:18 2-5 0-0 2 4 6 1 4 1 1 4
F OBERTO C 28:20 3-5 0-0 3 6 9 1 2 0 0 6
E GINOBILI 28:27 8-13 2-2 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 22
M BONNER 22:53 3-5 4-4 2 4 6 3 5 1 2 12
B BARRY 15:37 3-7 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 8
J VAUGHN 12:01 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 1
F ELSON 5:08 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 2
I UDOKA 3:21 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
D WASHINGTON JR 0:52 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 41-80 23-24 12 27 39 23 18 3 9 116
(.513) (.958) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 9 (10 PTS)

SEATTLE

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

E WATSON G 20:01 3-10 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 6
K DURANT G 35:48 11-17 2-2 1 5 6 4 2 0 3 25
C WILCOX F 35:39 6-11 4-5 1 5 6 2 2 0 0 16
D WILKINS F 25:18 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2
K THOMAS C 25:12 2-3 0-0 1 6 7 1 4 0 1 4
W SZCZERBIAK 28:07 10-13 5-5 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 27
D WEST 27:59 4-9 0-2 1 2 3 5 5 0 2 9
J GREEN 19:58 2-6 2-2 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 6
N COLLISON 15:11 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 4 2 0 6
M GELABALE 6:47 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
J PETRO DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M SENE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 41-78 15-18 5 24 29 20 22 5 8 101
(.526) (.833) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 9 (10 PTS)

SAN ANTONIO 32 32 27 25 - 116
SEATTLE 30 34 20 17 - 101

BLOCKED SHOTS: SAN ANTONIO - T DUNCAN 2, M BONNER. SEATTLE - K THOMAS,
D WEST, C WILCOX, N COLLISON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SAN ANTONIO 11-19 (.579), T PARKER 0-1, M FINLEY 3-
3, B BOWEN 0-2, E GINOBILI 4-6, M BONNER 2-3, B BARRY 2-4. SEATTLE 4-
10 (.400), E WATSON 0-2, K DURANT 1-3, D WILKINS 0-1, W SZCZERBIAK 2-
2, D WEST 1-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, LEON WOOD, LEROY RICHARDSON.
A - 14,186. T - 2:10.</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">SAN ANTONIO (116)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
T Parker 35:59 8-20 6-6 2-5 7 1 22
M Finley 18:30 3-4 2-2 0-1 0 0 11
T Duncan 34:34 11-18 4-4 3-5 3 0 26
B Bowen 34:18 2-5 0-0 2-6 1 4 4
F Oberto 28:20 3-5 0-0 3-9 1 2 6
E Ginobili 28:27 8-13 2-2 0-1 2 3 22
M Bonner 22:53 3-5 4-4 2-6 3 5 12
B Barry 15:37 3-7 0-0 0-2 2 0 8
J Vaughn 12:01 0-1 1-2 0-2 3 0 1
F Elson 5:08 0-1 2-2 0-2 1 2 2
I Udoka 3:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
D Washington Jr 0:52 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 41-80 23-24 12-39 23 18 116
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.513, FT-.958. 3-Point Goals:
11-19, .579 (T Parker 0-1, M Finley 3-3, B
Bowen 0-2, E Ginobili 4-6, M Bonner 2-3, B
Barry 2-4). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:3
(T Duncan 2, M Bonner). Turnovers:9 (T Parker
2, M Bonner 2, B Bowen, E Ginobili, I Udoka,
J Vaughn, T Duncan). Steals: 3 (B Bowen, T
Duncan, M Bonner).


SEATTLE (101)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
E Watson 20:01 3-10 0-0 0-0 2 1 6
K Durant 35:48 11-17 2-2 1-6 4 2 25
C Wilcox 35:39 6-11 4-5 1-6 2 2 16
D Wilkins 25:18 0-3 2-2 0-0 1 1 2
K Thomas 25:12 2-3 0-0 1-7 1 4 4
W Szczerbiak 28:07 10-13 5-5 0-2 1 0 27
D West 27:59 4-9 0-2 1-3 5 5 9
J Green 19:58 2-6 2-2 1-2 2 2 6
N Collison 15:11 3-6 0-0 0-2 2 4 6
M Gelabale 6:47 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0
J Petro DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Sene DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 41-78 15-18 5-29 20 22 101
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.526, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
4-10, .400 (E Watson 0-2, K Durant 1-3, D
Wilkins 0-1, W Szczerbiak 2-2, D West 1-2).
Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:4 (K Thomas,
D West, C Wilcox, N Collison). Turnovers:8 (K
Durant 3, D West 2, K Thomas, D Wilkins, E
Watson). Steals: 5 (N Collison 2, W
Szczerbiak, D Wilkins, E Watson).

--------------------------------------------
SAN ANTONIO 32 32 27 25 - 116
SEATTLE 30 34 20 17 - 101
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 14,186. T: 2:10.
Officials: Dick Bavetta, Leon Wood, Leroy
Richardson.</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA SAN ANTONIO AT SEATTLE
NOTE: RESENDING BOX TO CORRECT POINTS OFF TURNOVERS.</div>

 

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The San Antonio Spurs continued its beststart in franchise history at the expense of one of its formerassistant coaches.


Tim Duncan scored 26 points and Tony Parker added 22 and sevenassists as the Spurs held off the Seattle SuperSonics, 116-101,on Sunday.


With the game tied at the break, San Antonio scored the first 12points of the third quarter and never trailed during the secondhalf.


"I thought that was the game right there - the first fiveminutes of the third quarter when we came out and played some'D,'" San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "That's what weneeded to do as an experienced club. I would expect our team tobe able to do that."


The Sonics closed the deficit to as little as four points at101-97 with 5:11 left on a jump shot by Nick Collison, butParker scored six straight points to boost the lead back up to10 with under three minutes to play.


Manu Ginobili netted 22 points off the bench for the Spurs, whohave won five games in a row and are 12-2 for the first time intheir 34-year history.


"It's not so much about winning every game but trying to makesteps forward," Ginobili said. "Everybody knows we are going tomake the playoffs so the key is to arrive in April in as goodof shape as possible."


The Sonics dropped to 2-12 on the season under first-year coachP.J. Carlesimo - an assistant for the Spurs during the previousfive seasons. It is also the worst start for Seattle since the1967-68 season when the club began 2-14.


"It's a loss," Carlesimo responded when asked about coachingagainst his former team. "Our guys played very well. That'sthe best team in the league. I think it's the best team in theworld.


"We played decently but we just made too many mistakes."

Wally Szczerbiak scored 27 points to lead the Seattle, which iswinless at Key Arena this season and has lost six straight athome for the first time since 1985.


Rookie Kevin Durant enjoyed one of his best games of the seasonfor the Sonics, making his first seven shots en route to scoring25 for the game on 11-of-17 shooting.


"I'm just trying to let the game come to me and be aggressive,"Durant said. "I've got to get better and better each game, Ithink in time, I will be OK."


Seattle scored the game's first eight points before San Antoniorallied back to take a 32-30 lead after the first.

The Spurs led by as many as eight in the second quarter, but theSonics came back behind Szczerbiak's 20 second-quarter points,tying the game at 64-64 at the break.


"In the second half, we did a good job of getting the ball to3-point shooters and in the first half we did not," Carlesimosaid. "There were too many mental mistakes to beat this good ofa team."