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| 731 | SAN ANTONIO | -2 | | 732 | PORTLAND | 106 |
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| All Games | 69-23 | +11.6 | 49-43 | 53-39 | 105.5 | 52.2 | 48.8% | 49.7 | 97.9 | 46.7 | 44.3% | 49.7 | | Road Games | 32-13 | +16.8 | 26-19 | 26-19 | 104.6 | 50.4 | 47.7% | 49.8 | 98.3 | 46.9 | 44.6% | 50.6 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +2.4 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 115.6 | 63.0 | 52.3% | 47.6 | 100.2 | 46.8 | 43.3% | 50.8 | | Playoff Games | 7-3 | +0.5 | 4-6 | 8-2 | 107.0 | 57.1 | 50.1% | 49.9 | 100.0 | 47.8 | 44.0% | 49.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 105.5 | 52.2 | 41-83 | 48.8% | 8-21 | 39.8% | 16-20 | 78.2% | 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) | 104.6 | 50.4 | 40-84 | 47.7% | 8-21 | 37.2% | 17-21 | 79.8% | 50 | 10 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 97.9 | 46.7 | 38-85 | 44.3% | 7-19 | 35.4% | 16-21 | 76.3% | 50 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 101.9 | 51 | 38-83 | 45.6% | 8-22 | 36.2% | 18-24 | 76.1% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 98.3 | 46.9 | 37-84 | 44.6% | 6-19 | 33.8% | 17-23 | 75.3% | 51 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 5 |
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| All Games | 58-33 | +3.3 | 46-45 | 53-38 | 106.8 | 52.5 | 44.9% | 54.0 | 103.8 | 52.4 | 45.3% | 52.0 | | Home Games | 33-12 | -1.6 | 19-26 | 25-20 | 107.9 | 53.1 | 45.8% | 54.3 | 102.5 | 51.0 | 44.8% | 50.6 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -3.2 | 0-5 | 3-2 | 97.8 | 46.8 | 42.0% | 49.2 | 110.8 | 61.8 | 49.1% | 53.0 | | Playoff Games | 4-5 | +0.4 | 2-7 | 7-2 | 106.9 | 49.0 | 44.0% | 52.0 | 113.3 | 58.4 | 46.6% | 56.9 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 106.8 | 52.5 | 39-87 | 44.9% | 9-25 | 37.0% | 19-24 | 81.4% | 54 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101.4 | 50.5 | 38-83 | 45.4% | 8-22 | 35.8% | 18-24 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 107.9 | 53.1 | 40-87 | 45.8% | 9-25 | 36.7% | 19-23 | 82.1% | 54 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 103.8 | 52.4 | 40-88 | 45.3% | 7-19 | 35.5% | 17-23 | 76.6% | 52 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 102.1 | 51.1 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 8-22 | 36.1% | 18-24 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 102.5 | 51.0 | 40-88 | 44.8% | 7-20 | 35.7% | 16-21 | 77.6% | 51 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: SAN ANTONIO 95.5, PORTLAND 96.9 |
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| 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 | 118-103 | W | 1 | W | 208 | O | 43-89 | 48.3% | 46 | 7 | 36-84 | 42.9% | 56 | 14 | | 5/12/2014 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 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 | 103-118 | L | -1 | L | 208 | O | 36-84 | 42.9% | 56 | 14 | 43-89 | 48.3% | 46 | 7 | | 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 Four, 10:30 p.m. EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The intensity and focus that has the Spurs rolling 3-0 over Portland in the Western Conference semifinals can be traced to their Game 3 loss to Dallas in the first round.
Vince Carter hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Mavericks went up 2-1. But San Antonio simply was not going to concede the opening round after last season's disappointing Game 7 loss to the Miami Heat for the NBA title.
"Down 2-1, Dallas really made it a series. They played great basketball - everybody was playing very well on that team and they made it hard on us," Spurs guard Tony Parker said. "In Game 7 you have to show up because if you don't the season's over. I think we learned from it and so far, we're playing good."
Boris Diaw also pointed to the Dallas series, which San Antonio won with a 119-96 victory in the deciding Game 7.
"We had our back against the wall and we had to play good," he said. "We've been playing the same way since then - so probably a turning point for us."
On Monday night the Spurs will try to dispatch the Trail Blazers in four games - and hopefully get some rest before the conference finals against the winner of the other semifinal between Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Clippers.
"This is as well as I've seen them play all season," Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts said. "By Game 7 against Dallas, they came out of the gate and they haven't stopped since then."
No team has ever lost a seven-game NBA playoff series after going up 3-0.
The Blazers were the last team to take a series to seven games after dropping the first three. Portland rebounded in the first round against Dallas in 2003 but ultimately lost the first-round series' deciding game.
Parker scored 29 points in San Antonio's 118-103 Game 3 victory on Saturday night. The Spurs had routed the Blazers 116-92 in the series opener after their grueling series against the Mavericks, then built a 20-point lead and won Game 2, 114-97.
Parker has scored 29 or more points in three of his last four playoff games. He had 20 points in the first half alone in Game 3 against Portland. In the 119-96 Game 7 victory over the Mavericks, he poured in 32.
The Spurs have managed to slow down Portland All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge, who averaged 29.8 points in the first round against the Houston Rockets.
The Blazers have been hurt by the loss of backup point guard Mo Williams to a groin injury. Williams has provided both energy and points off the bench all season in relief of Damian Lillard.
His absence was noticeable in Saturday night's loss, with Portland getting just six points from its bench.
"Monday is a new game, and we are confident we are capable of winning," Lillard said. "It is also about our pride. We do not want to come out here and get swept. We still believe we can win a game - we have to come out here and play like it."
Portland advanced to the second round for the first time in 14 years 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.
The Spurs have a 3-2 series advantage over Portland in the playoffs, sweeping the previous meeting in the 1999 conference finals. The teams split the regular-season series 2-2.
"We'd love to close this thing out," San Antonio's Tim Duncan said. "We've had pretty decent control of it throughout and we want to finish it the right way and get some rest."
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