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| 723 | SAN ANTONIO | -110 | | 724 | PORTLAND | -110 |
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| All Games | 68-23 | +10.6 | 48-43 | 52-39 | 105.4 | 52.1 | 48.8% | 49.8 | 97.8 | 46.7 | 44.4% | 49.6 | | Road Games | 31-13 | +15.8 | 25-19 | 25-19 | 104.3 | 50.2 | 47.7% | 49.8 | 98.2 | 47.0 | 44.6% | 50.5 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +2.4 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 113.8 | 62.6 | 51.9% | 49.4 | 100.2 | 48.6 | 43.5% | 50.0 | | Playoff Games | 6-3 | -0.5 | 3-6 | 7-2 | 105.8 | 56.8 | 50.3% | 50.3 | 99.7 | 48.7 | 44.1% | 48.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 105.4 | 52.1 | 41-83 | 48.8% | 8-21 | 39.9% | 16-20 | 77.9% | 50 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101.7 | 50.9 | 38-83 | 45.6% | 8-22 | 35.9% | 18-24 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 104.3 | 50.2 | 40-84 | 47.7% | 8-21 | 37.3% | 16-21 | 79.3% | 50 | 10 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 97.8 | 46.7 | 38-85 | 44.4% | 7-19 | 35.4% | 16-20 | 76.3% | 50 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 101.8 | 51 | 38-83 | 45.6% | 8-22 | 36.2% | 18-24 | 76.1% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 98.2 | 47.0 | 37-84 | 44.6% | 6-18 | 33.8% | 17-23 | 75.3% | 50 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 5 |
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| All Games | 58-32 | +4.4 | 46-44 | 52-38 | 106.8 | 52.6 | 44.9% | 54.0 | 103.6 | 52.3 | 45.2% | 52.0 | | Home Games | 33-11 | -0.4 | 19-25 | 24-20 | 108.0 | 53.4 | 45.9% | 54.3 | 102.1 | 50.8 | 44.7% | 50.7 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -1 | 0-5 | 3-2 | 101.8 | 49.0 | 43.4% | 48.4 | 111.2 | 62.0 | 49.2% | 55.0 | | Playoff Games | 4-4 | +1.6 | 2-6 | 6-2 | 107.4 | 50.1 | 44.2% | 51.5 | 112.7 | 58.2 | 46.4% | 58.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 106.8 | 52.6 | 39-87 | 44.9% | 9-25 | 37.1% | 19-24 | 81.5% | 54 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101.4 | 50.6 | 38-83 | 45.4% | 8-22 | 35.8% | 18-24 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 108.0 | 53.4 | 40-87 | 45.9% | 9-25 | 36.7% | 19-23 | 82.3% | 54 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 103.6 | 52.3 | 40-88 | 45.2% | 7-19 | 35.5% | 17-23 | 76.3% | 52 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 102 | 51.1 | 38-83 | 45.7% | 8-22 | 36.0% | 18-24 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 102.1 | 50.8 | 39-88 | 44.7% | 7-20 | 35.8% | 16-21 | 77.0% | 51 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
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| 3/31/2014 | @ INDIANA | 103-77 | W | -4.5 | W | 188.5 | U | 37-80 | 46.2% | 49 | 8 | 26-69 | 37.7% | 46 | 15 | | 4/2/2014 | GOLDEN STATE | 111-90 | W | -10 | W | 200 | O | 44-83 | 53.0% | 55 | 13 | 36-85 | 42.4% | 36 | 13 | | 4/3/2014 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 94-106 | L | 3.5 | L | 206 | U | 38-88 | 43.2% | 49 | 18 | 40-81 | 49.4% | 48 | 13 | | 4/6/2014 | MEMPHIS | 112-92 | W | -7 | W | 191 | O | 43-77 | 55.8% | 45 | 15 | 38-86 | 44.2% | 44 | 14 | | 4/8/2014 | @ MINNESOTA | 91-110 | L | -7 | L | 206.5 | U | 36-81 | 44.4% | 46 | 16 | 42-91 | 46.2% | 63 | 15 | | 4/10/2014 | @ DALLAS | 109-100 | W | 1.5 | W | 201 | O | 38-88 | 43.2% | 57 | 12 | 39-83 | 47.0% | 46 | 10 | | 4/11/2014 | PHOENIX | 112-104 | W | -3.5 | W | 206 | O | 43-96 | 44.8% | 46 | 7 | 39-82 | 47.6% | 55 | 18 | | 4/14/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 98-104 | L | 5.5 | L | 212 | U | 39-89 | 43.8% | 50 | 6 | 38-85 | 44.7% | 54 | 6 | | 4/16/2014 | LA LAKERS | 100-113 | L | -9 | L | 216 | U | 41-99 | 41.4% | 55 | 9 | 45-91 | 49.5% | 56 | 9 | | 4/20/2014 | DALLAS | 90-85 | W | -9 | L | 202.5 | U | 35-81 | 43.2% | 61 | 10 | 35-85 | 41.2% | 44 | 8 | | 4/23/2014 | DALLAS | 92-113 | L | -7.5 | L | 201.5 | O | 32-64 | 50.0% | 49 | 22 | 45-92 | 48.9% | 42 | 7 | | 4/26/2014 | @ DALLAS | 108-109 | L | -3.5 | L | 200 | O | 44-81 | 54.3% | 39 | 14 | 42-82 | 51.2% | 44 | 16 | | 4/28/2014 | @ DALLAS | 93-89 | W | -4.5 | L | 200 | U | 36-79 | 45.6% | 57 | 14 | 32-84 | 38.1% | 54 | 9 | | 4/30/2014 | DALLAS | 109-103 | W | -6.5 | L | 196.5 | O | 41-88 | 46.6% | 55 | 5 | 39-89 | 43.8% | 52 | 8 | | 5/2/2014 | @ DALLAS | 111-113 | L | -3 | L | 197 | O | 40-75 | 53.3% | 45 | 14 | 45-87 | 51.7% | 45 | 15 | | 5/4/2014 | DALLAS | 119-96 | W | -7 | W | 198 | O | 42-74 | 56.8% | 48 | 11 | 36-88 | 40.9% | 46 | 13 | | 5/6/2014 | PORTLAND | 116-92 | W | -6.5 | W | 206.5 | O | 44-87 | 50.6% | 50 | 12 | 31-82 | 37.8% | 53 | 20 | | 5/8/2014 | PORTLAND | 114-97 | W | -6.5 | W | 207.5 | O | 48-90 | 53.3% | 49 | 8 | 40-93 | 43.0% | 54 | 13 | | 5/10/2014 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/12/2014 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 4/1/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | 124-112 | W | -8.5 | W | 218 | O | 46-99 | 46.5% | 60 | 10 | 41-92 | 44.6% | 49 | 11 | | 4/4/2014 | PHOENIX | 93-109 | L | -4.5 | L | 212 | U | 35-81 | 43.2% | 54 | 15 | 39-97 | 40.2% | 66 | 12 | | 4/6/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | 100-94 | W | -9.5 | L | 205.5 | U | 41-87 | 47.1% | 57 | 14 | 38-90 | 42.2% | 47 | 10 | | 4/9/2014 | SACRAMENTO | 100-99 | W | -13.5 | L | 200 | U | 38-75 | 50.7% | 51 | 18 | 39-91 | 42.9% | 49 | 11 | | 4/11/2014 | @ UTAH | 111-99 | W | -8 | W | 198 | O | 40-87 | 46.0% | 48 | 8 | 40-86 | 46.5% | 52 | 13 | | 4/13/2014 | GOLDEN STATE | 119-117 | W | -4 | L | 207.5 | O | 43-86 | 50.0% | 57 | 14 | 44-91 | 48.4% | 46 | 14 | | 4/16/2014 | LA CLIPPERS | 110-104 | W | -4 | W | 207 | O | 42-101 | 41.6% | 72 | 10 | 34-84 | 40.5% | 48 | 8 | | 4/20/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 122-120 | W | 5 | W | 216 | O | 42-97 | 43.3% | 66 | 12 | 43-105 | 41.0% | 75 | 12 | | 4/23/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 112-105 | W | 7 | W | 215.5 | O | 40-84 | 47.6% | 50 | 14 | 39-90 | 43.3% | 54 | 14 | | 4/25/2014 | HOUSTON | 116-121 | L | -2.5 | L | 214.5 | O | 41-90 | 45.6% | 54 | 10 | 45-105 | 42.9% | 62 | 8 | | 4/27/2014 | HOUSTON | 123-120 | W | -4 | L | 214.5 | O | 45-91 | 49.5% | 52 | 11 | 41-84 | 48.8% | 56 | 16 | | 4/30/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 98-108 | L | 4.5 | L | 214.5 | U | 36-83 | 43.4% | 43 | 10 | 43-91 | 47.3% | 62 | 12 | | 5/2/2014 | HOUSTON | 99-98 | W | -4 | L | 212 | U | 35-82 | 42.7% | 40 | 12 | 34-75 | 45.3% | 58 | 15 | | 5/6/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 92-116 | L | 6.5 | L | 206.5 | O | 31-82 | 37.8% | 53 | 20 | 44-87 | 50.6% | 50 | 12 | | 5/8/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 97-114 | L | 6.5 | L | 207.5 | O | 40-93 | 43.0% | 54 | 13 | 48-90 | 53.3% | 49 | 8 | | 5/10/2014 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/12/2014 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | SAN ANTONIO: GUARDS:Considering how exhausted he looked by the end of the Finals, don't be surprised if TONY PARKER gets more rest during the regular season . . . DANNY GREEN had a coming-out party this past June. A three-point specialist who can defend, the Spurs will lean on him more heavily during the first 82 . . . MANU GINOBILI looks oh-so-close to being done. His minutes will decline . . . MARCO BELINELLI adds quality depth behind Green. He'll take many of the minutes that used to go to Ginobili and Gary Neal, who left for Milwaukee . . . CORY JOSEPH enters the season as the favorite to back up Parker, but it's a fluid situation . . . NANDO DE COLO fell out of the rotation last season, but has enough talent that he should bounce back . . . PATTY MILLS is more of a cheerleader than a useful bench piece. FORWARDS: TIM DUNCAN just keeps going. The 2012-13 regular season was his best in years. The Spurs will keep his minutes in check, but he likely has another great season in him . . . KAWHI LEONARD is one of the league's elite role players, and he seems to keep getting better. He can shoot, score off the dribble and defend . . . JEFF AYRES is a skilled big man who will back up Duncan and can play alongside him for stretches. Like all of their frontcourt players besides Duncan, the player formerly known as Jeff Pendergraph, will see his playing time will fluctuate greatly depending on matchups. CENTERS: TIAGO SPLITTER continues to improve rapidly, and he'll now take the bulk of the minutes alongside Duncan. But as we saw in last year's Finals, head coach Gregg Popovich will keep him on the bench if the matchup isn't right . . . BORIS DIAW's versatility gives Pop options off the bench . . . MATT BONNER is pretty much just around to participate in the Three-Point Shootout at this point in his career. | | PORTLAND: GUARDS: DAMIAN LILLARD is for real, an elite shooter and a natural running the pick-and-roll. Though we're a little worried about what will happen if pick-and-pop partner LaMarcus Aldridge is dealt sometime this season . . . WESLEY MATTHEWS will be battling for playing time with Portland loading up on wings . . . C.J. MCCOLLUM can play either guard spot, but primarily he's a scorer and a potentially elite shooter. He is, however, out a few months with a foot fracture. . . MO WILLIAMS will provide the Blazers with a veteran guard presence who is more than capable of lighting it up on any given night. He is, however, a major defensive liability'If he straightens out his jumper, WILL BARTON could end up being a solid second-unit player . . . EARL WATSON gives them a much more reliable back-up point guard than Ronnie Price was . . . Sharpshooter ALLEN CRABBE will likely find himself in the D-League early on. FORWARDS: LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE's name will be in trade rumors all season, but it won't affect his role as this team's No. 1 option . . . NICOLAS BATUM will continue to do a little bit of everything, playing point forward to allow Lillard to play off the ball at times, and serving as a dangerous three-point shooter . . . DORELL WRIGHT can lock opponents down when he wants to. He'll push Wesley Matthews for minutes . . . Portland will be the next team to try to squeeze production out of 2012 No. 5 pick THOMAS ROBINSON. After Sacramento and Houston both gave up on him almost immediately, Robinson in danger of falling off the NBA map . . . VICTOR CLAVER provides some energy as a second-unit bit player . . . JOEL FREELAND has six fouls to give. CENTERS: ROBIN LOPEZ will be a better fit alongside Aldridge than J.J. Hickson was. Lopez isn't skilled, but he can take some defensive responsibilities away from Aldridge . . . MEYERS LEONARD is, as expected, still a work in progress. He's enormous and there's some raw talent, but he too often looks lost. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NBA PLAYOFF PREVIEW (SAN ANTONIO-PORTLAND) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Updates. With AP Photos.)
*Spurs-Trail Blazers Preview* =============================
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer
San Antonio At Portland, Game Three, 10:30 p.m. EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Turns out a snake in their locker room was the least of the Trail Blazers' problems.
Portland limped home down 2-0 in the Western Conference semifinals with the Spurs, and while their digs may be snake-free, the Blazers still have to figure out how to stop San Antonio when the teams meet again Saturday night at the Moda Center.
Portland coach Terry Stotts summed it up during a timeout in Game 2, when he told the team: "We don't have a chance if we don't rebound and we don't defend."
Only 16 teams have come back from a 2-0 deficit to win a playoff series, most recently the Memphis Grizzlies against the Los Angeles Clippers last season.
The only time Portland has rebounded after a two-loss series start was the in 1977 finals against Philadelphia - which remains the team's lone NBA championship.
The Spurs have a 3-2 advantage over Portland in the playoffs, sweeping the last meeting in the 1999 conference finals. The teams split the regular-season series 2-2.
San Antonio has dominated this one so far. On Thursday night, the Spurs built a 20-point lead and won 114-97. Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points, and Tony Parker had 16 points and 10 assists, leading a total of seven Spurs who scored in double figures.
The Blazers' night got off to a strange start when reserve forward Thomas Robinson spied a snake in the locker room at AT&T Center.
Because the snake hissed, the team at first thought it was a rattlesnake, but it later turned out it was not venomous. Needless to say, the snake sighting set the tone for the night and the Blazers played timidly throughout the loss.
LaMarcus Aldridge, who averaged 29.8 points in Portland's first-round series against the Houston Rockets, scored 16 points, up against unrelenting defense from Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter.
"We know that we haven't played our best basketball, so now we have to," Aldridge said. "Going home, every guy has to play better, starting with me, and I think every guy will."
Nicolas Batum led the Blazers with 21 points and Damian Lillard had 19 in the loss.
The Blazers were hurt when guard Mo Williams was pulled from the game because of a groin injury. Williams has consistently brought spark and leadership off the bench the whole season, and has capably filled in while Damian Lillard rests.
Williams played just 9 minutes in Game 2, and the Spurs' backups outscored Portland's 50-19.
Stotts told reporters on Friday that he anticipates that Williams will miss Game 3, so Earl Watson and Will Barton will help spell Lillard.
The Spurs routed the Blazers 116-92 in the series opener after a hard-fought seven-game series against the Dallas Mavericks.
"We did our part and won both games at home of this series, but the series starts when you win one on the road and we know it is one of the toughest arenas to play in," Parker said. "They play really well at home and they have a great crowd, so it is going to be about how we handle these next two games. We need to play with the same energy, take care of the ball, especially on the road, and play the same defense."
Portland advanced to the second round for the first time since 2000 by defeating the Rockets in six games, clinching the series with Lillard's amazing 3-pointer at the buzzer at home for a 99-98 victory in the deciding game.
"I think we have a bunch of competitors. They want to win. They know we can play better," Stotts said. "The fact that we kept coming back in the second half - I am not worried about that part. Certainly frustrating to lose and to get blown out in Game 1 and not quite have enough in Game 2. I know we will be ready in Game 3."
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