GAME THREAD: NBA: MILWAUKEE at SAN ANTONIO

NBA: MILWAUKEE at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">NBA MILWAUKEE 88
SAN ANTONIO 113 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MILWAUKEE 24 14 23 27 88
SAN ANTONIO 36 29 26 22 113 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: MIL - MAURICE WILLIAMS 17, MICHAEL REDD 14, YI
JIANLIAN 13
SAS - MANU GINOBILI 21, MICHAEL FINLEY 17, TIM
DUNCAN 16</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
MILWAUKEE 88
SAN ANTONIO 113 FINAL</div>

 

By Brian Guerra
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Manu Ginobili scored 21 points off thebench as the San Antonio Spurs never gave the Milwaukee Bucksa chance in their 113-88 rout on Sunday night at the AT&T Center.

Though the game was tied at 10-10 early in the first quarter,Michael Finley - who finished with 17 points - hit two straight3-pointers as the Spurs went on a 9-0 run. Milwaukee neverchallenged San Antonio the rest of the way.


Tim Duncan did not play in the fourth quarter, but he hadanother efficient night with 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 10rebounds. He even made all six of his free throws.

But the night belonged to Ginobili, who made the most out of his19 minutes. He shot 6-of-8 from the field and continued topace the Spurs offensively.


He came off the bench for just the final two minutes of thefirst quarter but managed to score seven points, including abuzzer-beater.


With time running down in the first, Ginobili - off-balance andstepping between Bucks defenders Michael Redd and Michael Ruffin- hit a last-second 3-pointer that gave the Spurs a 36-24 lead.

The Bucks struggled mightily in the second quarter thanks to SanAntonio's defense, which limited Milwaukee to 14 points on 27percent shooting in the period.


Francisco Elson's 16-foot jump shot with 4:39 left in thequarter capped an 11-0 run and gave the Spurs a 56-31 lead.

The Spurs shot 67 percent from the field in the first half totake a 65-38 lead into the break. In the second half, SanAntonio led by as many as 40 points but eventually took its footoff the gas and cruised to the win.


With 3:31 left in the third and the Spurs up 89-51, Duncan wasable to enjoy the rest of the win from the bench.


Mo Williams scored 17 points for the Bucks, who are 0-4 on theroad under first-year coach Larry Krystkowiak. Redd added 14points but was not sharp from the field - needing 10 foul shotsto accumulate his point total.

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (88) AT SAN ANTONIO (113)

MILWAUKEE

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

D MASON F 24:40 2-8 0-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4
Y JIANLIAN F 27:35 6-13 1-2 2 5 7 0 5 1 2 13
A BOGUT C 20:50 5-9 0-0 1 2 3 2 5 0 1 10
M REDD G 28:27 2-5 10-11 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 14
M WILLIAMS G 32:26 8-14 1-3 2 2 4 6 2 0 2 17
M RUFFIN 12:05 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
C VILLANUEVA 18:09 4-11 0-0 2 2 4 1 1 0 2 8
B SIMMONS 27:42 3-7 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 2 0 8
C BELL 21:13 2-5 3-3 1 2 3 3 0 0 2 7
R IVEY 16:55 0-6 2-2 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 2
J VOSKUHL 9:58 2-4 1-2 2 5 7 0 2 0 0 5

TOTALS 240:00 34-82 18-27 15 24 39 17 23 6 14 88
(.415) (.667) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 14 (18 PTS)

SAN ANTONIO

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

B BOWEN F 25:42 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 3
T DUNCAN F 26:40 5-7 6-6 1 9 10 3 0 1 1 16
F OBERTO C 12:10 3-3 0-1 1 3 4 1 4 1 0 6
M FINLEY G 19:48 7-12 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 17
T PARKER G 24:35 4-9 4-6 0 1 1 5 2 1 2 12
M BONNER 24:50 0-2 0-0 2 7 9 2 0 0 1 0
D WASHINGTON JR 23:25 4-6 2-2 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 11
E GINOBILI 18:42 6-9 6-6 0 3 3 1 3 2 1 21
F ELSON 26:01 4-8 4-4 1 3 4 0 3 0 1 12
I UDOKA 27:41 1-5 1-2 0 3 3 2 3 2 2 3
I MAHINMI 10:26 4-7 4-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 12

TOTALS 240:00 39-70 27-31 5 37 42 22 21 8 13 113
(.557) (.871) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 14 (13 PTS)

MILWAUKEE 24 14 23 27 - 88
SAN ANTONIO 36 29 26 22 - 113

BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - Y JIANLIAN 3, J VOSKUHL, R IVEY, A BOGUT.
SAN ANTONIO - T DUNCAN 4, I MAHINMI 2, T PARKER, I UDOKA.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 2-12 (.167), Y JIANLIAN 0-1, M REDD 0-
2, M WILLIAMS 0-1, C VILLANUEVA 0-2, B SIMMONS 2-4, C BELL 0-2. SAN ANTONIO 8-
20 (.400), B BOWEN 1-1, M FINLEY 3-7, T PARKER 0-1, M BONNER 0-1, D WASHINGTON JR 1-
2, E GINOBILI 3-5, I UDOKA 0-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: SAN ANTONIO - F OBERTO, F ELSON.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL KENNEDY, EDDIE F. RUSH, KEVIN FEHR.
A - 17,670. T - 2:16.</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at SAN ANTONIO

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (88)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Mason 24:40 2-8 0-2 0-1 0 0 4
Y Jianlian 27:35 6-13 1-2 2-7 0 5 13
A Bogut 20:50 5-9 0-0 1-3 2 5 10
M Redd 28:27 2-5 10-11 1-4 2 1 14
M Williams 32:26 8-14 1-3 2-4 6 2 17
M Ruffin 12:05 0-0 0-2 1-1 0 1 0
C Villanueva 18:09 4-11 0-0 2-4 1 1 8
B Simmons 27:42 3-7 0-0 1-2 0 4 8
C Bell 21:13 2-5 3-3 1-3 3 0 7
R Ivey 16:55 0-6 2-2 2-3 3 2 2
J Voskuhl 9:58 2-4 1-2 2-7 0 2 5

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TOTALS 240:00 34-82 18-27 15-39 17 23 88
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Percentages: FG-.415, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
2-12, .167 (Y Jianlian 0-1, M Redd 0-2, M
Williams 0-1, C Villanueva 0-2, B Simmons
2-4, C Bell 0-2). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked
Shots:6 (Y Jianlian 3, J Voskuhl, R Ivey, A
Bogut). Turnovers:14 (M Redd 3, C Bell 2, C
Villanueva 2, M Williams 2, Y Jianlian 2, D
Mason, R Ivey, A Bogut). Steals: 6 (M Redd 2,
B Simmons 2, R Ivey, Y Jianlian).


SAN ANTONIO (113)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Bowen 25:42 1-2 0-0 0-3 3 2 3
T Duncan 26:40 5-7 6-6 1-10 3 0 16
F Oberto 12:10 3-3 0-1 1-4 1 4 6
M Finley 19:48 7-12 0-0 0-2 2 2 17
T Parker 24:35 4-9 4-6 0-1 5 2 12
M Bonner 24:50 0-2 0-0 2-9 2 0 0
D Washington Jr 23:25 4-6 2-2 0-2 2 2 11
E Ginobili 18:42 6-9 6-6 0-3 1 3 21
F Elson 26:01 4-8 4-4 1-4 0 3 12
I Udoka 27:41 1-5 1-2 0-3 2 3 3
I Mahinmi 10:26 4-7 4-4 0-1 1 0 12

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 39-70 27-31 5-42 22 21 113
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.557, FT-.871. 3-Point Goals:
8-20, .400 (B Bowen 1-1, M Finley 3-7, T
Parker 0-1, M Bonner 0-1, D Washington Jr
1-2, E Ginobili 3-5, I Udoka 0-3). Team
Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots:8 (T Duncan 4, I
Mahinmi 2, T Parker, I Udoka). Turnovers:13
(T Parker 2, I Udoka 2, D Washington Jr 2, I
Mahinmi 2, B Bowen, M Bonner, F Elson, E
Ginobili, T Duncan). Steals: 8 (E Ginobili 2,
I Udoka 2, T Duncan, D Washington Jr, F
Oberto, T Parker).

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MILWAUKEE 24 14 23 27 - 88
SAN ANTONIO 36 29 26 22 - 113
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Technical fouls: San Antonio - 2 (F Oberto,
11:43 1st; F Elson, 9:15 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,670. T: 2:16.
Officials: Bill Kennedy, Eddie F. Rush, Kevin
Fehr.</div>

 

By Brian Guerra
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Manu Ginobili scored 21 points off the benchas the San Antonio Spurs never gave the Milwaukee Bucks a chance intheir 113-88 rout on Sunday night at the AT&T Center.

Though the game was tied at 10-10 early in the first quarter,Michael Finley - who finished with 17 points - hit two straight3-pointers as the Spurs went on a 9-0 run. Milwaukee neverchallenged San Antonio the rest of the way.


Ginobili admitted that he and his teammates didn't even pay attentionto their big lead.


"We started hot tonight making all of our shots," Ginobili said."We tried not to look up at the scoreboard, and just wanted tokeep playing our basketball."


Tim Duncan did not play in the fourth quarter, but he hadanother efficient night with 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 10rebounds. He even made all six of his free throws.

But the night belonged to Ginobili, who made the most out of his19 minutes. He shot 6-of-8 from the field and continued topace the Spurs offensively.


"It's very repetitive, isn't it? I just hope we never take itfor granted," Popovich said.


He came off the bench for just the final two minutes of thefirst quarter but managed to score seven points, including abuzzer-beater.


With time running down in the first, Ginobili - off-balance andstepping between Bucks defenders Michael Redd and Michael Ruffin- hit a last-second 3-pointer that gave the Spurs a 36-24 lead.

Redd was outspoken about the team's winless record away fromhome.


"I hate it. I'm not happy at all," Redd said. "This is not good.I'm not going to settle for a 30-point loss against SanAntonio.


"At the same time, I know it's early in the season, andwe have an opportunity to get right, but I'm not going to settlefor losing. I'm not content with losing. My tolerance forlosing is low, and I want to win."


The Bucks struggled mightily in the second quarter thanks to SanAntonio's defense, which limited Milwaukee to 14 points on 27percent shooting in the period.


"They're a tough team. They wouldn't be world champions,numerous world champions, if they weren't a good team," Bucksforward Desmond Mason said. "Those guys have been together a longtime, and they stick to the game plan. To come in here and beatthem is always going to be tough, but we could have brought a bettereffort tonight."


Francisco Elson's 16-foot jump shot with 4:39 left in thequarter capped an 11-0 run and gave the Spurs a 56-31 lead.

The Spurs shot 67 percent from the field in the first half totake a 65-38 lead into the break. In the second half, SanAntonio led by as many as 40 points but eventually took its footoff the gas and cruised to the win.


With 3:31 left in the third and the Spurs up 89-51, Duncan wasable to enjoy the rest of the win from the bench.


"We came out with a lot of energy, and I think we caughtMilwaukee on a bad night for them," Spurs coach Gregg Popovichsaid. "It's a combination that hits all of us each year, whereone teams plays really well, and the other team has a really offnight - and it ends up like it did tonight."


Mo Williams scored 17 points for the Bucks, who are 0-4 on theroad under first-year coach Larry Krystkowiak. Redd added 14points but was not sharp from the field - needing 10 foul shotsto accumulate his point total.