Soft, Boring, Dirty, Old, Floppers - The San Antonio Spurs

[BobbyColtrane]

Nuggets center Nene dunks on the Spurs' Samuel Dalembert and Tim Duncan

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Spurs routed by Nuggets in Game 1

Scoreboard	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
Spurs	29	21	26	27		103
Nuggets	30	29	25	33		117

SAN ANTONIO– The San Antonio Spurs went cold from three point range and were routed by the Denver Nuggets in the first game of the Western Conference Semi-Finals. Carmelo Anthony led the Nuggets with 35 points, and Nene chipped in with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists, matching Tim Duncan's production.

"If Nene is going to play Tim to a draw, this is going to be a short series," Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said after the game.

After taking a 9 point halftime lead, the Nuggets opened the second half with a 13-2 run to take control of the game. The Spurs hit just 8/25 three point attempts (32%) for the game, while Denver shot 46% from 3. Shane Battier went 0-10 from the field including 0-6 from 3 point range.

After the game, Nuggets coach George Karl said, "We came here to get two games, the key will be not to be complacent when we come out for Game 2."


Top Performers

M. Ginobili 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
C. Anthony 35 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST

Around the Playoffs:

Blazers 122 Patty Mills' 22 points leads Blazers to Game 1 victory

Lakers 116

Cavaliers 117 LeBron's 29 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists paces Cleveland in rout
Raptors 94

Magic 95 Magic beat Atlanta in Game 1 behind Rashard Lewis's six 3 pointers
Hawks 77

[blakjak12]

Glad to see a post again after a little break, but sorry to see it was a loss.

[BobbyColtrane]

The Spurs' Maurice Evans contests a shot by Carmelo Anthony during the 2nd Quarter

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Spurs rebound to take down Nuggets, knot series at 1 game apiece

Scoreboard	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
Spurs	26	25	28	25		104
Nuggets	22	30	20	29		101

SAN ANTONIO– The Spurs were able to survive another onslaught from the Nuggets last night at the AT&T Center, tying up the series at 1 game each. Tim Duncan turned in a vintage performance with 22 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocked shots. "This was a must win game for us," Duncan said after the game. "We knew we couldn't afford to go to Denver down 0-2."

After taking a 7 point lead to end the 3rd quarter, the Spurs went on a 9-2 run to open the 4th, only to have the Nuggets respond with a 10-2 run of their own. After J.R. Smith got a backdoor layup to draw to within 1 point, Tony Parker hit 1 of 2 free throws to stretch the lead to 3 with 43 seconds left. Tim Duncan was unable to capitalize however, missing a short hook shot. Chauncey Billups had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but his 3 point shot drew the front iron and SA escaped with the win.

Top Performers

T. Duncan 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
C. Anthony 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Around the Playoffs:

2 Blazers 117 Roy's 28 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists give Portland 2-0 lead

0 Lakers 89

2 Cavaliers 108 LeBron's leads Cleveland to another rout of hapless Raps
0 Raptors 85

1 Magic 105 Johnson's 24 points and 12 rebounds help Hawks tie series
1 Hawks 109

[BobbyColtrane]

Quote: Originally Posted by blakjak12

Glad to see a post again after a little break, but sorry to see it was a loss.

Thanks for reading Blakjak, yeah it's going to be interesting to see what happens in Denver, this Nuggets team is TOUGH TO STOP when they're on offense. Carmelo + JR Smith + Nene + Billups are offensive monsters!