Kobe Can’t Close Against OKC; Pierce Leads A Rampage In PhillyDime Magazine, dimemag.com So much has been made about age in this year’s NBA playoffs that everybody is overthinking the obvious. Here’s all you need to know: Young teams (Clippers, Thunder, Sixers) don’t win championships without experience, while old teams (Spurs, Lakers, … |
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Shaving a picture of Matt Bonner in his head could net a young Spurs fan an in-school suspension15 hours ago
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com A young San Antonio Spurs fan faces an in-school suspension on Thursday if he doesn't somehow find a way to alter the image of Matt Bonner that was shaved into the back of his head. You read the previous sentence correctly. The Spurs forward, who is ave… |
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Tim Duncan Hates Kevin Garnett21 hours ago
Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com The Spurs were supposed to be dead two years ago. Tim Duncan was too. But in just a few months, they’ve gone from an afterthought to a probable champion, an undefeated playoff team led by one player who may turn out to be one of the three greatest ones … |
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Are the Spurs Invincible?22 hours ago
Jim Cavan, nytimes.com The Spurs aren't high wattage, but their excellence seems eternal. |
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Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com Along the same lines as that bro who wanted to express himself as the only living member of Spurs Nation by getting Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili etched into his haircut as well as the girl who felt the need to cover herself in Gary Payton g… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com One night after the Oklahoma City Thunder convinced a lot of people that they were the team to beat in the Western Conference by walloping the Los Angeles Lakers, the San Antonio Spurs offered their retort: A measured, professional destruction of the Lo… |
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Spurs roll past Clips in West semi opener23 hours ago
SAN ANTONIO (AP) The San Antonio Spurs had just taken Game 1, and Manu Ginobili didn't want to hear another word about winning 15 in a row or not losing in more than a month. |
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Paul musters just 6 pointsMay 16 (yesterday)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) So much for getting rusty: The San Antonio Spurs didn't miss a beat after a weeklong break, extending a winning streak that few NBA teams have ever sustained in the playoffs. |
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Fresh Spurs wear down Clippers, win Game 1May 16 (yesterday)
Associated Press, ESPN.com Tim Duncan had 26 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs, recharged after a weeklong layoff, wore down the busy Los Angeles Clippers to win Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series, 108-92 on Tuesday night. |
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One For The Ages: The Spurs gave the Clippers a rough welcome to th…May 16 (yesterday)
The Spurs gave the Clippers a rough welcome to the second round of the playoffs. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were in vintage form and got plenty of help in a 108-92 win in Game 1. |
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LeBron & Wade Can’t Deliver; The Spurs Have Won 15 Straight GamesMay 16 (yesterday)
Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Indiana gave the Heat enough chances, missing more freebies than a Ben Wallace practice session, and yet the two best players in the world (supposedly) couldn’t finish the job. At home. With mismatches all over the court. The Pacers worked off a terribl… |
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How San Antonio Contained Chris PaulMay 16 (yesterday)
Despite having the best regular-season record, the San Antonio Spurs had some problems on defense — particularly containing ball handlers in pic... |
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About Last Night: Spurs Run on DuncanMay 16 (yesterday)
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Tim Duncan scored 26 points and grabbed 10 boards as the... |
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One For The Ages: The Spurs have been here before, plenty of times.…May 15 (yesterday)
The Spurs have been here before, plenty of times. The Clippers? Not really. Follow here as a series full of attractive matchups (Tim Duncan-Blake Griffin, Tony Parker-Chris Paul) gets started. |
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Former NBA Coach Plagiarizes Spurs Message Board For ESPN.com ColumnMay 15 (yesterday)
Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com John Carroll was the head coach at Duquesne for six years, and an assistant coach in the NBA for nine—including a 36-game stint as interim head coach for the Celtics in 2004. He's now sharing his expertise for Scouts Inc., which was purchased by ESPN in… |
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Carlisle signs new four-year deal with MavsMay 15 (yesterday)
Jeff Caplan, ESPN.com Rick Carlisle has signed a new contract with the Mavericks that will keep him in charge for a fifth season and beyond. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com For every postseason matchup, Ball Don't Lie's resident dummy will offer a topically appropriate entry from the best-selling series of "Deep Thoughts" books written by legendary humorist Jack Handey, plus some of his own original thoughts on t… |
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Report: O.J. Mayo Wants To Play Point GuardMay 15 (2 days ago)
Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com Even with the Clippers moving on to eventually be shredded by San Antonio in the second round of the playoffs, I still don’t believe they had a better team than the Grizzlies. The best player yes, but not the best team. Alas, in a series where two teams… |
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NBA Playoffs Fan Fiction: San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles ClippersMay 15 (2 days ago)
Eric Freeman, yahoo.com In which Tim Duncan solves a mystery in Lob City. It was about eleven o'clock in the morning, mid May, with the sun brightly shining and a look of dry heat in the clearness of the foothills. I was wearing my dark black suit, with gray shirt, tie and dis… |
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Where Do the Nuggets and the Grizzlies Go From Here?May 15 (3 days ago)
Coming into this past weekend, the first round of these NBA playoffs had been an exercise in defining the league's classes. The Bulls and their injuri... |
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The Memphis Grizzlies? Gone till NovemberMay 14 (3 days ago)
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com If it sounds like excuse-making, it's because we're actually making excuses. The Memphis Grizzlies' were hit by two body blows early in the season when it lost Darrell Arthur for the season, and Zach Randolph for the bulk of the campaign soon after. Ran… |
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The Clippers celebrate with a giant Chris Paul head, dressed like a baby, following their Game 7 winMay 14 (3 days ago)
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Throughout the team's opening round series with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Los Angeles Clippers were introduced to the sporting nation via national airwaves as a team that likes to, ahem, enhance the foul-taking experience. The team gets hit a lot, but … |
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Rested Spurs relieved to finally know next foe: ClippersMay 13 (4 days ago)
Six days later, the San Antonio Spurs finally know who they're playing next. |
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Clippers trump Grizzlies in Game 7May 13 (4 days ago)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Los Angeles Clippers refused to let a third chance to knock the Memphis Grizzlies out of the playoffs slip away. |
