NBA

Regular Season Round 27: Washington W. - San Antonio S. 92-118

Date: November 26, 2012
About 15 minutes after his San Antonio Spurs handed the Washington Wizards their 12th straight defeat, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich bumped into his Wizards counterpart, Randy Wittman in the hall. Popovich put his hand on Wittman's shoulder and wished him luck. Wittman will need more than consoling. The Wizards are the 12th team in NBA history to start the season 0-12 according to STATS and are six away from equaling the New Jersey Nets' record 0-18 start in 2009-10. San Antonio easily polished off Washington 118-92 on Monday night. In the Wizards' first 11 games, they lost by 72 points, and never by more than 16. Washington was completely outclassed by the Spurs, who played their usual precise offensive game with pinpoint passes and lots of open shots. "I'd like someday for us to play like that," a wistful Wittman said after the game. San Antonio took the lead with eight minutes to go in the first half and ended it on a 20-10 run for a 60-48 lead. "It kind of took our will away," Wittman said. The Spurs steadily increased their advantage in the third quarter and led 92-70 after three. San Antonio's largest lead was 29 in the fourth quarter. San Antonio had seven players in double figures. as they continued their successful road trip. Boris Diaw scored 16 points, Tiago Splitter had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Tony Parker added 15. Tim Duncan had 14, Gary Neal 13, Manu Ginobili 12 and Matt Bonner had 11. After winning the first four games of the six-game trip, they're now 8-1 on the road and 12-3 overall. "They carved us up pretty good tonight," Wittman said. Popovich had some compassion for his counterpart, who had to play without John Wall and Nene. Wall has missed all season with a left knee injury, but Nene had to sit this game out after playing 29 minutes in a double-overtime loss to Charlotte on Saturday. It was just his second game back after he missed the first nine with a left foot injury. "You know, you take Tony and Tim off the floor, Manu and Tony off the floor for us, and we'll have a tough time. In the NBA, having your best players is really important," Popovich said. After Sunday's double-overtime win in Toronto, Popovich's team really needed an easy night. None of his players was on the floor for more than 26 minutes. "It was huge for us to have a good start and make sure we play well right away. Don't mess with them, because we knew they were 0-11. You don't want to mess with that kind of team. You just want to from the get-go pound them and that's what we did," Parker said. The Wizards were led by Jordan Crawford's 19 and Kevin Seraphin with 18. San Antonio had 32 assists to Washington's 14. "We're all embarrassed—plain and simple," Wizards swingman Martel Webster said. While Washington was embarrassed, the Spurs were efficient, in playing and leaving. Within a half-hour, their locker room was empty. "We knew we were going to play a lot of guys and kind of keep our minutes down especially after the tough one last night. We came in here and we gave them (the bench) a little lead and guys stepped up and started making shots and we extended that lead. And it's just great to sit there in the fourth quarter, especially after the game we had last night," Duncan said. Courtesy of: mercurynews.com
  SAN ANTONIO S. (coach: Mitch Johnson)118
  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 +/-
63 XRil, GiQF 81 8-9 (82.1%) 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 64 7 5
44 gaiT, mIQas 84 0-1 (24.4%) 6-6 (655%) 4-3 (90%) 5 6 6 8 3 5 5 5 5 6 61 68 5
88 AplaUURQ, waiDI 84 3-0 (25%) 5-5 (5%) 9-2 (29.0%) 4 7 68 9 5 5 8 8 5 6 60 40 5
86 gujZij, waB 84 9-66 (14.1%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 3 6 5 5 8 5 5 63 85 5
7 OiQVRQ, wIjF 88 1-65 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 60 64 5
2 balls, OiUQaZV 86 6-6 (655%) 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 2 65 5
85 GajIMala, qBijuRl 85 4-0 (15%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 0 6 5 6 5 5 6 68 62 5
3 GQRRj, gijjF 69 6-6 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 5 5
60 mIjjRQ, biUU 61 6-8 (05%) 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 66 7 5
30 mliaQ, gRzuij 61 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 3 4 9 5 8 5 6 5 5 4 0 4 5
80 gR CIlI, XijdI 61 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 3 4 5
  zIsRph, CIQF 7 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5
  SjdRQsIj, ziBRs 9 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 4 -6 5
wIUil   48-09 (01.6%) 64-84 (01.0%) 60-85 (90.5%) 65 44 34 48 60 5 3 0 5 60 662 648  


  WASHINGTON W. (coach: Brian Keefe)92
  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 OQaZR, S.z. 44 4-1 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6 3 0 9 5 5 6 5 5 8 66 69 5
64 ARQiphaj, KRLaj 48 7-67 (39.3%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 3 4 9 5 3 5 3 8 5 4 62 63 5
4 mRil, mQidlRF 45 3-68 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5 4 4 6 5 5 8 5 5 5 66 9 5
7 WRMsURQ, biQURll 80 4-3 (90%) 8-4 (11.9%) 3-0 (25%) 5 3 3 5 8 5 5 5 5 4 61 68 5
05 PVifIQ, qBRVi 84 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 1 5
60 CQiTfIQd, zIQdij 86 2-63 (09.6%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8 8 3 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 67 69 5
85 biQUaj, CiQUaRQ 62 6-3 (80%) 5-3 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 8 5
46 AajDlRUIj, ChQas 62 6-0 (85%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 8 3 5 0 5 6 5 5 5 8 -4 5
6 SQaJi, wQRLIQ 69 8-3 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 4 6 3 6 5 5 6 5 5 8 0 1 5
45 miQQIj, qiQl 61 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
83 kRsRlF, zij 2 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 -4 5
  vaLajDsUIj, Ahiuj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
38 XRjR, HaliQaI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   44-91 (34.3%) 3-63 (82.1%) 63-69 (28.3%) 60 80 35 63 62 5 65 8 5 65 78 93  



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)