NBA
Regular Season Round 117: San Antonio S. - Portland TB 124-89
Date: April 23, 2012
The San Antonio Spurs have locked up another No. 1 seed. Now comes trying not to blow it again. Tim Duncan scored 18 points in what might have been his last game before the playoffs start this weekend, now that the Spurs have clinched the top spot in the Western Conference after beating the Portland Trail Blazers 124-89 on Monday night. The Spurs won their eighth straight but won't care about the streak or little else with two now-meaningless regular season games left. All that will matter is their Big Three reaching the postseason fully healthy for the first time since 2008, and that likely means an easy week ahead for Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. "It's great to be in that situation, but as we showed last year, someone can sneak up and take you out easily," Duncan said. "Hopefully we get a much better effort this year and do a much better job this year, and we stay away from those injuries." After cruising to the No. 1 spot last season against all expectations, the Spurs bowed out as just the fourth top seed to lose in the first round. This latest one -- their sixth top seed in the Duncan era -- is somehow even more surprising. Two days before Duncan turns 36, the NBA's standard-bearers beat out the young Oklahoma City Thunder for ultimate home-court advantage. Wesley Matthews had 24 points for the Trail Blazers, who lost their sixth straight and have one game left in a tumultuous season in which the franchise effectively hit the reset button. J.J. Hickson had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Portland. Raymond Felton scored 13 points and Jonny Flynn had 10 on a night when the injury-depleted Trail Blazers again only used nine players. "If we knew we were going into the playoffs, of course we're going to keep playing," Matthews said. "But now, short-handed, nine players - I'm never going to say I'm looking forward to not playing basketball. But the season's winding down for us and we got one more left." San Antonio could also know its first-round opponent as early as Tuesday. That's when Phoenix plays at Utah in a game that could decide the No. 8 seed. Danny Green also had 18 points for the Spurs, while Parker scored 13 and Stephen Jackson and Gary Neal both added 12. *Courtesy of www.cbssports.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 117: San Antonio S. - Portland TB 124-89
Date: April 23, 2012
The San Antonio Spurs have locked up another No. 1 seed. Now comes trying not to blow it again. Tim Duncan scored 18 points in what might have been his last game before the playoffs start this weekend, now that the Spurs have clinched the top spot in the Western Conference after beating the Portland Trail Blazers 124-89 on Monday night. The Spurs won their eighth straight but won't care about the streak or little else with two now-meaningless regular season games left. All that will matter is their Big Three reaching the postseason fully healthy for the first time since 2008, and that likely means an easy week ahead for Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. "It's great to be in that situation, but as we showed last year, someone can sneak up and take you out easily," Duncan said. "Hopefully we get a much better effort this year and do a much better job this year, and we stay away from those injuries." After cruising to the No. 1 spot last season against all expectations, the Spurs bowed out as just the fourth top seed to lose in the first round. This latest one -- their sixth top seed in the Duncan era -- is somehow even more surprising. Two days before Duncan turns 36, the NBA's standard-bearers beat out the young Oklahoma City Thunder for ultimate home-court advantage. Wesley Matthews had 24 points for the Trail Blazers, who lost their sixth straight and have one game left in a tumultuous season in which the franchise effectively hit the reset button. J.J. Hickson had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Portland. Raymond Felton scored 13 points and Jonny Flynn had 10 on a night when the injury-depleted Trail Blazers again only used nine players. "If we knew we were going into the playoffs, of course we're going to keep playing," Matthews said. "But now, short-handed, nine players - I'm never going to say I'm looking forward to not playing basketball. But the season's winding down for us and we got one more left." San Antonio could also know its first-round opponent as early as Tuesday. That's when Phoenix plays at Utah in a game that could decide the No. 8 seed. Danny Green also had 18 points for the Spurs, while Parker scored 13 and Stephen Jackson and Gary Neal both added 12. *Courtesy of www.cbssports.com
 PORTLAND TB (coach: Chauncey Billups)89 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 8 | biUUhRTs, WRslRF | 30 | 1-62 (44.4%) | 4-1 (05%) | 4-4 (655%) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 67 | 5 |
| 0 | yRlUIj, eiFBIjd | 43 | 3-63 (82.1%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | ABaUh, XIlij | 43 | 0-7 (00.1%) | 5-4 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 64 | 5 |
| HaZVsIj, z.z. | 48 | 0-60 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 4 | 9 | 65 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 65 | 5 | |
| miMMaUU, vuVR | 46 | 6-3 (80%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
| 35 | whIBis, KuQU | 85 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| ylFjj, zIjjF | 62 | 4-1 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
| 24 | ABaUh, CQiaD | 61 | 4-9 (38.7%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| whiMRRU, HishRRB | 65 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| 66 | CQiTfIQd, ziBil | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 68 | SldQadDR, vibiQZus | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | miUuB, XaZIlis | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| OQJFMalli, zIRl | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 46-25 (42.2%) | 1-61 (49.0%) | 7-66 (26.2%) | 63 | 83 | 42 | 67 | 62 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 27 | 12 | |||
 SAN ANTONIO S. (coach: Mitch Johnson)124 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 86 | gujZij, waB | 81 | 2-64 (16.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 83 | 5 |
| gaiT, mIQas | 80 | 4-0 (15%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 5 | |
| ziZVsIj, AURphRj | 84 | 1-7 (11.9%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 85 | 5 | |
| 7 | OiQVRQ, wIjF | 88 | 1-65 (15%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 67 | 5 |
| 80 | SjdRQsIj, ziBRs | 86 | 4-0 (15%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 7 | 5 |
| XRil, GiQF | 85 | 5-4 (5%) | 4-0 (15%) | 4-4 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 9 | 5 | |
| 8 | vRIjiQd, KiTha | 67 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 60 | mIjjRQ, biUU | 62 | 5-6 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 85 | GajIMala, qBijuRl | 69 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-8 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| GQRRj, gijjF | 60 | 8-8 (655%) | 3-3 (655%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 67 | 5 | |
| 30 | mliaQ, gRzuij | 64 | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| balls, OiUQaZV | 68 | 5-5 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 5 | |
| 88 | AplaUURQ, waiDI | 7 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| wIUil | 41-07 (16.5%) | 68-88 (03.1%) | 61-86 (91.8%) | 2 | 47 | 39 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 66 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 683 | 616 | |||
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)
