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| 739 | PORTLAND | 208 | 208.5 | | 740 | SAN ANTONIO | -7.5 | -8 |
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| All Games | 59-33 | +5 | 47-45 | 53-39 | 106.7 | 52.4 | 44.9% | 54.1 | 103.7 | 52.3 | 45.2% | 52.0 | | Road Games | 25-21 | +4.9 | 27-19 | 28-18 | 105.7 | 51.8 | 44.0% | 53.7 | 105.1 | 53.7 | 45.7% | 53.3 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -0.4 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 98.8 | 47.2 | 42.1% | 52.8 | 107.6 | 60.2 | 48.5% | 51.4 | | Playoff Games | 5-5 | +2.1 | 3-7 | 7-3 | 106.5 | 49.1 | 44.0% | 52.9 | 111.2 | 57.4 | 46.3% | 56.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 106.7 | 52.4 | 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 | 38-84 | 45.3% | 8-22 | 35.8% | 18-24 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 105.7 | 51.8 | 38-87 | 44.0% | 9-25 | 37.4% | 20-24 | 80.8% | 54 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 103.7 | 52.3 | 40-88 | 45.2% | 7-19 | 35.3% | 17-23 | 76.4% | 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 (Road Games) | 105.1 | 53.7 | 40-88 | 45.7% | 6-18 | 35.3% | 18-24 | 75.7% | 53 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
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| All Games | 69-24 | +9.6 | 49-44 | 53-40 | 105.4 | 52.2 | 48.7% | 49.8 | 97.9 | 46.7 | 44.3% | 49.8 | | Home Games | 37-10 | -5.1 | 23-24 | 27-20 | 106.4 | 53.9 | 49.8% | 49.7 | 97.5 | 46.5 | 44.1% | 48.8 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +2 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 111.8 | 62.2 | 50.5% | 49.4 | 98.2 | 45.2 | 41.8% | 54.0 | | Playoff Games | 7-4 | -1.5 | 4-7 | 8-3 | 105.6 | 56.3 | 49.6% | 50.3 | 100.3 | 48.0 | 44.0% | 50.1 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 105.4 | 52.2 | 41-83 | 48.7% | 8-21 | 39.6% | 16-20 | 78.0% | 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 (Home Games) | 106.4 | 53.9 | 41-82 | 49.8% | 9-21 | 42.2% | 15-20 | 76.7% | 50 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | 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 | 45.5% | 8-22 | 36.2% | 18-24 | 76.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 97.5 | 46.5 | 38-87 | 44.1% | 7-19 | 36.9% | 14-18 | 77.4% | 49 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
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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 | 103-92 | W | 4.5 | W | 210.5 | U | 43-98 | 43.9% | 61 | 13 | 39-88 | 44.3% | 54 | 10 | | 5/14/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 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 | 92-103 | L | -4.5 | L | 210.5 | U | 39-88 | 44.3% | 54 | 10 | 43-98 | 43.9% | 61 | 13 | | 5/14/2014 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | 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. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NBA PLAYOFF PREVIEW (PORTLAND-SAN ANTONIO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Updates with details. With AP Photos.)
*Trail Blazers-Spurs Preview* =============================
Portland At San Antonio, Game Five, 9:30 p.m. EDT
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Tony Parker has long been Nicolas Batum's friend and mentor, both on the French national team and in their NBA careers.
So it was understandable after Batum's dominance in Game 4 of the playoff series between the Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers that San Antonio's veteran point guard cracked a smile when asked if he had a part in his pal's success.
"I'm happy for him. He's doing great," Parker said. "He's doing everything he can to help his team out there. You have to give him credit."
Batum had 14 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists in the Trail Blazers' 103-92 victory Monday night. Portland avoided elimination and narrowed the series to 3-1, sending it back to San Antonio for Game 5 on Wednesday.
No NBA team has ever rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series.
Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts, well aware that he had to do something, switched things up heading into Game 4 and gave Batum the task of stopping his countryman.
The combination seemed to work: Parker scored 14 points in Game 4 after averaging 26 points and more than eight assists in the first three games of the series.
"I just did my job," Batum said. "My job was to slow him down. He's had a great series so far. He's a great champion. So I just tried to do my job and slow him down."
Parker, who had just one assist and three turnovers, was the top scorer for the Spurs, who as a whole scored far fewer than the 116 points they averaged in the first three.
"You have to give a lot of credit to Portland," Parker said. "They played great, they came out of the gates. Batum was great, he gave them a big boost. He got on the boards and was everywhere."
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 seven-game first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks, then built a 20-point lead and handily won Game 2 114-97.
The Spurs are looking to advance to the Western Conference finals for the third straight season. The winner of their series with the Blazers will face the winner of the other semifinal between the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
San Antonio, which has won four NBA titles, has reached the playoffs 17 straight seasons.
Portland made it to the second round for the first time in 14 years by defeating the Houston Rockets in six games, clinching the series with Damian Lillard's amazing 3-pointer at the buzzer for a 99-98 victory at home in the deciding game.
Monday night's victory over the Spurs was their first in a second round since beating Utah in the 2000 conference semifinals.
"We had nothing to lose," Batum said. "We had no pressure. If we lose, we're on vacation. So we just went out there and played our game the way we're used to playing."
No matter how hopeful the win made the Blazers, the fact remains that they are one loss from elimination. Batum tried to spur his teammate along by asking "Why not us?"
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.
"We are confident," Blazers guard Wesley Matthews said. "Someone has to make history at some time. Might as well be us."
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