NBA
Regular Season Round 48: San Antonio S. - Portland TB 95-78
Date: December 12, 2010
Tim Duncan left the bench and headed toward the scorer's table midway through the fourth quarter. Surely, the San Antonio Spurs were in trouble and calling on their All-Star bedrock to once again save them. Not really. Duncan had eight points and 13 rebounds in his 1,000th career regular-season game, but the Spurs hardly needed him while cruising to a fifth straight win with a 95-78 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. George Hill scored 22 in the fourth straight blowout for the Spurs, who improved the NBA's best record to 20-3. They were well in control when Duncan re-entered the game with six minutes left to log his fist fourth-quarter appearance in four games. So what was the deal, anyway? "I think (coach Gregg Popovich's) philosophy this year is to try not to play me in the fourth quarter at all, whether we're winning or losing," Duncan said. "I think he thinks our team is better without me out there. I've been trying to disprove him at some point." Wesley Matthews scored 17 points for the Trail Blazers, whose winning streak was halted at four games. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 16 and Marcus Camby added 11 points and 13 rebounds. The Trail Blazers lost for the first time since ending a demoralizing six-game skid that included a players-only meeting, coach Nate McMillan saying his team wasn't "responding to him" and Aldridge and others publicly supporting their head coach. Portland, while disappointed, took this loss much easier. "I thought we, as a unit, were staggered," McMillan said. "We didn't have the movement and they were physical and trying to disrupt the timing." Brandon Roy had just nine points on 4-of-16 shooting, and Portland had just three scorers in double figures. The Blazers matched their season low for points while shooting just 38 percent. Portland's Nicolas Batum scored just five points on 2 of 9 shooting after going 0 for 7 in a win Friday night at Phoenix. Roy, who was held to nine points for the second time in three games, said he tweaked his knee early in the game and that it was "a little sore going" the rest of the way. Roy missed three games last month with an injury to his left knee. *Courtesy of www.statesman.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 48: San Antonio S. - Portland TB 95-78
Date: December 12, 2010
Tim Duncan left the bench and headed toward the scorer's table midway through the fourth quarter. Surely, the San Antonio Spurs were in trouble and calling on their All-Star bedrock to once again save them. Not really. Duncan had eight points and 13 rebounds in his 1,000th career regular-season game, but the Spurs hardly needed him while cruising to a fifth straight win with a 95-78 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. George Hill scored 22 in the fourth straight blowout for the Spurs, who improved the NBA's best record to 20-3. They were well in control when Duncan re-entered the game with six minutes left to log his fist fourth-quarter appearance in four games. So what was the deal, anyway? "I think (coach Gregg Popovich's) philosophy this year is to try not to play me in the fourth quarter at all, whether we're winning or losing," Duncan said. "I think he thinks our team is better without me out there. I've been trying to disprove him at some point." Wesley Matthews scored 17 points for the Trail Blazers, whose winning streak was halted at four games. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 16 and Marcus Camby added 11 points and 13 rebounds. The Trail Blazers lost for the first time since ending a demoralizing six-game skid that included a players-only meeting, coach Nate McMillan saying his team wasn't "responding to him" and Aldridge and others publicly supporting their head coach. Portland, while disappointed, took this loss much easier. "I thought we, as a unit, were staggered," McMillan said. "We didn't have the movement and they were physical and trying to disrupt the timing." Brandon Roy had just nine points on 4-of-16 shooting, and Portland had just three scorers in double figures. The Blazers matched their season low for points while shooting just 38 percent. Portland's Nicolas Batum scored just five points on 2 of 9 shooting after going 0 for 7 in a win Friday night at Phoenix. Roy, who was held to nine points for the second time in three games, said he tweaked his knee early in the game and that it was "a little sore going" the rest of the way. Roy missed three games last month with an injury to his left knee. *Courtesy of www.statesman.com
 PORTLAND TB (coach: Chauncey Billups)78 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 68 | SldQadDR, vibiQZus | 42 | 2-63 (09.6%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 62 | 5 |
| 8 | biUUhRTs, WRslRF | 44 | 0-64 (42.0%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 69 | 7 | 5 |
| 83 | ballRQ, SjdQR | 46 | 8-2 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | eIF, mQijdIj | 45 | 4-68 (80%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 86 | CiBMF, biQZus | 80 | 0-9 (96.3%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-3 (80%) | 4 | 65 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 85 | 5 |
| 22 | miUuB, XaZIlis | 80 | 6-0 (85%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -8 | 5 |
| 65 | OQJFMalli, zIRl | 63 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 0 | yRQjijdRJ, eudF | 64 | 5-6 (5%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -8 | 5 |
| 44 | CujjajDhiB, gijUR | 68 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 2 | balls, OiUQaZV | 2 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 6 | zIhjsIj, SQBIj | 4 | 4-2 (49.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | biQVs, ARij | 4 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| wIUil | 82-98 (42.7%) | 0-60 (44.4%) | 9-66 (14.1%) | 85 | 89 | 39 | 67 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 63 | 92 | 07 | |||
 SAN ANTONIO S. (coach: Mitch Johnson)95 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 7 | OiQVRQ, wIjF | 46 | 1-61 (49.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 68 | 5 |
| 85 | GajIMala, biju | 87 | 3-0 (25%) | 8-9 (82.1%) | 3-0 (25%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 63 | 5 |
| 83 | zRffRQsIj, eaZhiQd | 87 | 5-8 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 86 | gujZij, waB | 82 | 3-65 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 0 | 2 | 64 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 5 |
| 30 | mliaQ, gRzuij | 86 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Hall, GRIQDR | 82 | 8-0 (35%) | 4-3 (90%) | 7-7 (655%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 88 | 88 | 5 |
| 43 | bZgFRss, SjUIjaI | 84 | 4-2 (49.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 63 | XRil, GiQF | 62 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8-3 (05%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 2 | 5 |
| 60 | mIjjRQ, biUU | 62 | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 88 | AplaUURQ, waiDI | 4 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| tdIVi, oBR | 4 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| 66 | ruajj, ChQas | 4 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| wIUil | 84-09 (35.3%) | 7-69 (08.7%) | 88-81 (23.1%) | 60 | 48 | 39 | 85 | 68 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 70 | 72 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
