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| All Games | 18-12 | -14 | 14-16 | 16-14 | 103.0 | 49.1 | 46.6% | 52.0 | 98.8 | 45.9 | 44.3% | 50.1 | | Road Games | 9-7 | -3.2 | 9-7 | 6-10 | 98.2 | 45.9 | 44.1% | 51.7 | 94.9 | 43.2 | 43.8% | 51.2 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -6.2 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 111.8 | 51.4 | 47.0% | 54.6 | 115.4 | 49.6 | 46.2% | 56.6 | | Division Games | 2-4 | -4.6 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 99.5 | 46.2 | 43.3% | 55.0 | 102.5 | 48.8 | 46.1% | 48.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 103.0 | 49.1 | 38-83 | 46.6% | 8-22 | 38.2% | 18-23 | 76.7% | 52 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101.3 | 50.6 | 38-83 | 45.3% | 8-22 | 35.1% | 18-24 | 75.5% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 98.2 | 45.9 | 37-83 | 44.1% | 7-21 | 34.8% | 18-22 | 79.4% | 52 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 98.8 | 45.9 | 38-85 | 44.3% | 7-20 | 35.9% | 16-21 | 75.5% | 50 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 101 | 50.1 | 38-83 | 45.2% | 8-22 | 34.7% | 18-24 | 75.4% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 94.9 | 43.2 | 36-83 | 43.8% | 6-18 | 33.0% | 16-22 | 74.4% | 51 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
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| All Games | 14-14 | 0 | 14-13 | 15-11 | 101.8 | 50.1 | 45.8% | 50.8 | 102.2 | 49.4 | 47.0% | 50.4 | | Home Games | 8-4 | +1.1 | 6-5 | 9-3 | 108.8 | 55.2 | 48.4% | 51.4 | 103.3 | 53.1 | 47.0% | 49.1 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +1.2 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 98.2 | 47.2 | 45.6% | 49.2 | 102.0 | 49.8 | 47.5% | 49.2 | | Division Games | 2-3 | +0.8 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 98.2 | 47.4 | 43.0% | 51.6 | 100.6 | 49.0 | 45.9% | 54.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 101.8 | 50.1 | 39-85 | 45.8% | 7-20 | 33.5% | 17-23 | 74.8% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100.4 | 50.2 | 38-83 | 45.1% | 8-22 | 34.8% | 17-23 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 108.8 | 55.2 | 41-86 | 48.4% | 7-19 | 36.0% | 19-26 | 74.0% | 51 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 8 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 102.2 | 49.4 | 39-82 | 47.0% | 7-19 | 36.0% | 18-23 | 76.2% | 50 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 6 | | vs opponents averaging | 101.3 | 50.6 | 38-83 | 45.5% | 8-22 | 35.4% | 18-24 | 75.6% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 103.3 | 53.1 | 39-84 | 47.0% | 7-20 | 34.0% | 18-23 | 77.3% | 49 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: SAN ANTONIO 95.3, NEW ORLEANS 96.1 |
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| 11/17/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 100-75 | W | -16.5 | W | 195 | U | 36-81 | 44.4% | 64 | 17 | 27-83 | 32.5% | 47 | 13 | | 11/19/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 92-90 | W | 1.5 | W | 201 | U | 35-74 | 47.3% | 51 | 15 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 46 | 16 | | 11/21/2014 | @ MINNESOTA | 121-92 | W | -11.5 | W | 202 | O | 46-84 | 54.8% | 55 | 20 | 37-90 | 41.1% | 46 | 11 | | 11/22/2014 | BROOKLYN | 99-87 | W | -10 | W | 194 | U | 41-79 | 51.9% | 49 | 14 | 34-91 | 37.4% | 48 | 11 | | 11/26/2014 | INDIANA | 106-100 | W | -13 | L | 187 | O | 41-74 | 55.4% | 53 | 15 | 40-87 | 46.0% | 45 | 12 | | 11/28/2014 | SACRAMENTO | 112-104 | W | -10.5 | L | 194.5 | O | 42-82 | 51.2% | 36 | 6 | 38-75 | 50.7% | 49 | 14 | | 11/30/2014 | @ BOSTON | 111-89 | W | -7.5 | W | 204.5 | U | 41-85 | 48.2% | 53 | 14 | 36-87 | 41.4% | 48 | 15 | | 12/1/2014 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 109-103 | W | -11 | L | 194 | O | 36-83 | 43.4% | 63 | 14 | 38-89 | 42.7% | 52 | 10 | | 12/3/2014 | @ BROOKLYN | 93-95 | L | -8.5 | L | 198 | U | 36-101 | 35.6% | 63 | 8 | 37-90 | 41.1% | 64 | 10 | | 12/5/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | 107-101 | W | 1 | W | 191 | O | 40-84 | 47.6% | 51 | 14 | 37-80 | 46.2% | 43 | 10 | | 12/6/2014 | MINNESOTA | 123-101 | W | -14 | W | 201.5 | O | 47-82 | 57.3% | 52 | 16 | 35-83 | 42.2% | 41 | 8 | | 12/9/2014 | @ UTAH | 96-100 | L | -9 | L | 194 | O | 39-84 | 46.4% | 44 | 13 | 40-80 | 50.0% | 56 | 18 | | 12/10/2014 | NEW YORK | 109-95 | W | -9.5 | W | 190.5 | O | 37-73 | 50.7% | 40 | 9 | 37-76 | 48.7% | 42 | 17 | | 12/12/2014 | LA LAKERS | 110-112 | L | -12 | L | 206 | O | 42-90 | 46.7% | 56 | 19 | 44-96 | 45.8% | 54 | 14 | | 12/14/2014 | @ DENVER | 99-91 | W | -5 | W | 203 | U | 34-74 | 45.9% | 52 | 13 | 34-83 | 41.0% | 52 | 21 | | 12/15/2014 | @ PORTLAND | 95-108 | L | 9 | L | 195 | O | 38-78 | 48.7% | 45 | 15 | 41-89 | 46.1% | 53 | 11 | | 12/17/2014 | MEMPHIS | 116-117 | L | -3 | L | 191 | O | 43-105 | 41.0% | 70 | 14 | 48-107 | 44.9% | 68 | 12 | | 12/19/2014 | PORTLAND | 119-129 | L | -4.5 | L | 197 | O | 45-109 | 41.3% | 68 | 16 | 47-110 | 42.7% | 65 | 14 | | 12/20/2014 | @ DALLAS | 93-99 | L | 10.5 | W | 206 | U | 32-77 | 41.6% | 53 | 19 | 37-86 | 43.0% | 45 | 12 | | 12/22/2014 | LA CLIPPERS | 125-118 | W | -1 | W | 204 | O | 49-77 | 63.6% | 40 | 11 | 43-86 | 50.0% | 46 | 10 | | 12/25/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 106-114 | L | -6.5 | L | 196.5 | O | 42-81 | 51.9% | 42 | 16 | 42-81 | 51.9% | 59 | 14 | | 12/26/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/28/2014 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/30/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/31/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/3/2015 | WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/6/2015 | DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/9/2015 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/10/2015 | @ MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/17/2014 | @ PORTLAND | 93-102 | L | 3.5 | L | 205 | U | 38-85 | 44.7% | 49 | 11 | 38-76 | 50.0% | 47 | 18 | | 11/18/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | 106-100 | W | 3 | W | 204.5 | O | 39-79 | 49.4% | 39 | 6 | 38-86 | 44.2% | 63 | 15 | | 11/21/2014 | @ DENVER | 97-117 | L | -2.5 | L | 214 | P | 31-78 | 39.7% | 49 | 12 | 43-82 | 52.4% | 46 | 10 | | 11/22/2014 | @ UTAH | 106-94 | W | -2.5 | W | 199 | O | 42-93 | 45.2% | 50 | 9 | 33-71 | 46.5% | 49 | 18 | | 11/25/2014 | SACRAMENTO | 89-99 | L | -6.5 | L | 200 | U | 33-79 | 41.8% | 50 | 10 | 37-77 | 48.1% | 49 | 9 | | 11/28/2014 | @ ATLANTA | 91-100 | L | 2.5 | L | 205 | U | 36-89 | 40.4% | 47 | 12 | 38-76 | 50.0% | 51 | 18 | | 11/29/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | 80-83 | L | 4 | W | 199 | U | 30-81 | 37.0% | 51 | 12 | 35-76 | 46.1% | 52 | 14 | | 12/2/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 112-104 | W | 3.5 | W | 197 | O | 39-88 | 44.3% | 62 | 13 | 37-84 | 44.0% | 54 | 17 | | 12/4/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 85-112 | L | 9 | L | 207 | U | 37-89 | 41.6% | 57 | 17 | 47-100 | 47.0% | 62 | 9 | | 12/6/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 100-120 | L | 9 | L | 207.5 | O | 38-80 | 47.5% | 52 | 11 | 43-78 | 55.1% | 41 | 7 | | 12/7/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | 104-87 | W | -2.5 | W | 207 | U | 43-83 | 51.8% | 61 | 15 | 36-90 | 40.0% | 43 | 7 | | 12/9/2014 | NEW YORK | 104-93 | W | -6.5 | W | 194.5 | O | 40-80 | 50.0% | 51 | 11 | 37-78 | 47.4% | 39 | 13 | | 12/10/2014 | @ DALLAS | 107-112 | L | 7 | W | 209 | O | 40-88 | 45.5% | 53 | 11 | 44-83 | 53.0% | 40 | 8 | | 12/12/2014 | CLEVELAND | 119-114 | W | -1.5 | W | 200.5 | O | 44-79 | 55.7% | 44 | 7 | 44-89 | 49.4% | 47 | 6 | | 12/14/2014 | GOLDEN STATE | 122-128 | L | 6 | T | 205.5 | O | 47-101 | 46.5% | 52 | 13 | 44-86 | 51.2% | 55 | 19 | | 12/16/2014 | UTAH | 119-111 | W | -10 | L | 197 | O | 47-79 | 59.5% | 36 | 16 | 45-90 | 50.0% | 45 | 15 | | 12/18/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 99-90 | W | 4.5 | W | 200 | U | 38-82 | 46.3% | 54 | 12 | 33-86 | 38.4% | 52 | 11 | | 12/20/2014 | PORTLAND | 88-114 | L | -6 | L | 205 | U | 30-85 | 35.3% | 55 | 16 | 48-90 | 53.3% | 51 | 13 | | 12/21/2014 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 101-99 | W | 7 | W | 200 | P | 43-90 | 47.8% | 47 | 9 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 53 | 16 | | 12/23/2014 | @ INDIANA | 84-96 | L | -1.5 | L | 194 | U | 33-83 | 39.8% | 54 | 15 | 39-78 | 50.0% | 45 | 9 | | 12/26/2014 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/27/2014 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/30/2014 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/31/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2/2015 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/5/2015 | WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/7/2015 | @ CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/9/2015 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | SAN ANTONIO: GUARDS: TONY PARKER may not be ageless, as he'll sit a handful of games during the regular season. But when the 32-year-old is on the court, he still gets into the lane whenever he wants . . . He can't do anything off the dribble, but DANNY GREEN is one of the league's elite spot-up shooters . . . MANU GINOBILI will need some regular-season maintenance as far as playing time goes, especially coming off a stress fracture in his leg. He's essential for the postseason . . . MARCO BELINELLI will have a significant role off the bench due to his ability to defend, shoot and do some ball-handling . . . It might be a lost regular season for NBA Finals star PATTY MILLS as he works his way back from shoulder surgery. He hopes to make his season debut in mid-January . . . CORY JOSEPH will pick up a few more minutes while Mills is out. FORWARDS: There's plenty of buzz surrounding KAWHI LEONARD after his Finals MVP performance, though it seems unlikely they'll make him the centerpiece of this offense as long as their vets are still going strong . . . Thirty-eight-year-old TIM DUNCAN is still one of the better power forwards in the league. Just like Parker and Ginobili, he'll take the occasional DNP-CD. His rebounding and shot-blocking rates continue to surge. The only real disappointment last season was that his FT shooting slid back towards his sub-70% career mark . . . JEFF AYRES is one of the new anonymous big men at the end of the San Antonio bench. He'll see a handful of starts when Gregg Popovich rests his star players . . . KYLE ANDERSON is too much of a defensive liability to see major minutes as a rookie, but his versatile skill set suggests he could be Boris Diaw's heir apparent . . . MATT BONNER will hoist some threes during the regular season. CENTERS: Popovich rotates his centers depending on the situation. TIAGO SPLITTER, the more traditional 5, will likely take the bulk of the minutes again . . . BORIS DIAW will play when the offense gets stagnant, especially when opponents go small. | | NEW ORLEANS: GUARDS: He's set to return from shin surgery, and the Pelicans need JRUE HOLIDAY to rescue this backcourt. He'll play as many minutes as he can handle . . . ERIC GORDON seems to be playing at half-speed. While his defense is atrocious, he's still an efficient scorer . . . Sixth man TYREKE EVANS will play solid minutes. He has the aggressiveness of an alpha, but he never developed a complete offensive game . . . The Pels seem just about done with AUSTIN RIVERS. He's still overmatched . . . RUSS SMITH could have a future as a scoring sixth man. He'll need injuries in front of him to crack this rotation . . . JIMMER FREDETTE can shoot, but can't stay on the court as arguably the league's biggest defensive liability. FORWARDS: The lone bright spot on this team, ANTHONY DAVIS is a bona fide star. He has improved defensively in space and as a rim protector, and his offensive game is coming along nicely . . . RYAN ANDERSON returns after missing most of last season with a back injury, which could potentially linger. If healthy, he'll play big minutes as a much-needed floor spacer . . . JOHN SALMONS will look to earn a rotation spot after being scooped up off waivers . . . After a few decent moments late last season, LUKE BABBITT will try to reinvent himself as a stretch-4. Unfortunately, he still can't guard anyone . . . DARIUS MILLER is still hanging around as a practice player. CENTERS: OMER ASIK provides a bodyguard for Anthony Davis. He'll also help clean up the many mistakes of this horrendous perimeter defense . . . ALEXIS AJINCA did enough late last season to warrant a look as the Pelicans No. 2 center . . . JEFF WITHEY can protect the rim, and might be able to carve out a role in his second season in head coach Monty Williams' system. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (SAN ANTONIO-NEW ORLEANS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Spurs-Pelicans Preview* ========================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
San Antonio (18-11) at New Orleans (14-14), 8:00 p.m. EDT
San Antonio recently ended its longest skid since 2010-11, and if the Spurs want to avoid starting another, they need to shore up their perimeter defense and rebounding.
Their first opportunity comes Friday night in New Orleans as the Pelicans try to defeat the Spurs for a second time this season and gain ground in the Southwest Division.
After Thursday's 114-106 home loss to Oklahoma City, San Antonio (18-12) has dropped five of six. The Thunder were 9 of 15 from 3-point range, and opponents have shot 42.0 percent against the Spurs in the last nine games.
Their struggles defending the outside shot have coincided with the absence of one of their top players, Kawhi Leonard, who remains out with a torn ligament in his right hand. The injury has cost him five straight games and seven of the last nine.
"It's a pain thing," coach Gregg Popovich said. "He can't move his hand. He can't catch and dribble and all that kind of stuff with his hand so hopefully something will happen. Medically, they don't think he can hurt it any more than it's hurt now, so that's good. It's just a matter of when he can get use of the hand because it's just too stiff."
The greatest concern against the Thunder was on the glass. The Spurs allowed 16 offensive rebounds and have conceded an average of 13.1 over nine straight double-digit games. Only Philadelphia has allowed more per game (14.0) in that time.
"When somebody retrieves 50 percent of their shots, you can't say you're focused or playing competitive in any way, shape or form," Popovich said.
The Spurs are entering the second game of their sixth back-to-back set since Nov. 30-Dec. 1 and play another over the final two days of the month - a circumstance that appears to be wearing on the aging team. They won the first four of the 14-game stretch but have gone 2-5 since with four straight losses in such contests.
The Pelicans (14-14) are coming off Tuesday's 96-84 loss at Indiana. They've struggled some defensively over a 1-2 stretch that includes a 114-88 loss at Portland on Saturday and a 101-99 win at Oklahoma City on Sunday. Those three combined to shoot 49.8 percent.
Over the past five games, opponents have averaged 51.6 points in the paint and 15.6 second-chance points, which are both higher than any team's season average.
It hasn't gone unnoticed by Anthony Davis.
"We knew coming in they were a physical team and that they were going to push us around," he said. "We have to learn how to be more physical, and be consistent after a good win."
Davis had 21 points and nine rebounds, while Ryan Anderson was 1 of 8 from the floor.
New Orleans shot 39.8 percent, was 4 for 20 from 3-point range and is hitting 25.5 percent over three games, which could bode well for the porous Spurs.
"We have a great game and play incredibly well, and then we have a game that's tough like this," Anderson told the team's official website. "We have to figure out how to play 48 minutes consistently and play both ends consistently.
"One night we'll be great on defense, the next we'll be great offensively. When we can bring that all together, we can be a really great team."
A second straight win against the defending NBA champions would be a good starting point. The Pelicans won 100-99 in San Antonio on Nov. 8, but prior to that had dropped 11 of 12 in the series.
Tony Parker scored 28 last month, while Davis had 27 and 11 rebounds. Jrue Holiday added 15 points and 11 assists for New Orleans.
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