NBA
Regular Season Round 31: Orlando M. - San Antonio S. 91-109
Date: November 29, 2013
With big contributions from Tim Duncan and Marco Belinelli, the Spurs defeated the Magic in Orlando. The story coming into tonight's game was the absence of Tony Parker who was out with a "sprained ankle." The Spurs had not rested anyone on a BABA yet, but with Parker leading the team in minutes and the Magic missing their own starting point guard, it made sense for Pop to give his star the night off. Cory Joseph got the nod to start and not Mills, as Popovich probably wanted to keep the bench rotation intact. My biggest concern with Joseph filling in for Parker was how big the drop off in offensive efficiency was going to be. To my surprise, there was virtually none, at least when it came to putting up points on the board. The Spurs struggled with turnovers, but Tim Duncan started out on fire hitting all the shots that were rimming out earlier in the season while Kawhi Leonard contributed six first quarter points of his own. The defense, on the other hand, was not up to par. The Spurs allowed a team that was ranked 18th in offensive rating coming into the game to score 22 points in the first 7:30 of the first quarter. Fortunately, the bench came to the rescue as it has consistently this season, going on a 13-2 run to close the first quarter up, 29-24. It seemed the onslaught was bound to continue in the second quarter but the Magic subs, with Andrew Nicholson leading the way, found enough scoring to keep the game close and they hoped to finish the half with a manageable deficit. That all changed around the six minute mark, when a couple of Marco Belinelli triples seemed to energize the up until that point apathetic Spurs. Duncan continued to dominate on offense while Kawhi Leonard wreaked havoc on defense, creating points off turnovers. After sleep-walking through the start of the game, the whole team looked engaged and that new found focus resulted on another big run, this time 22-5. By halftime, the score was 63-45 and it seemed the Spurs were on their way to crush another over-matched opponent early, like we've seen them do countless times over the past few seasons. But The JV has his guys competing. They refused to go away quietly and took advantage of the Spurs' starting lineup beginning the second half as sluggishly as they did the game. The great start from Duncan had the negative side effect of turning the offense too post-centric, which slowed down the pace and curbed the ball movement. Without doing anything particularly well, the Magic started to chip away at the lead, until the Spurs' bench once again stopped the bleeding. Ginobili turned back the clock all the way to 2010 and carved up the Magic's interior defense out of spread pick-and-rolls sets, finishing at the rim or finding Jeff Ayres rolling to the basket. It seemed that was going to be the game's breaking point, but the same turnover problems that plagued the Spurs in the first half reappeared and the Magic, with Oladipo carrying their offense, kept it within reach going into the final quarter only down 11, 81-70. There's always inherent danger in allowing an inferior team to stay in the game, as a couple of timely buckets could turn a potentially easy win into a costly loss. Fortunately, the Spurs remembered they are playing a SEGABABA tomorrow against the Rockets and came out determined to end the game once and for all. After withstanding two big runs, the over matched Magic finally succumbed to the Spurs' third assault and the 12-0 run to start the quarter was the last nail in the coffin. Despite not playing particularly well, the Spurs escaped with the W and didn't have to play anyone more than 25 minutes to do it. That's all that matters in November. Courtesy of: 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 31: Orlando M. - San Antonio S. 91-109
Date: November 29, 2013
With big contributions from Tim Duncan and Marco Belinelli, the Spurs defeated the Magic in Orlando. The story coming into tonight's game was the absence of Tony Parker who was out with a "sprained ankle." The Spurs had not rested anyone on a BABA yet, but with Parker leading the team in minutes and the Magic missing their own starting point guard, it made sense for Pop to give his star the night off. Cory Joseph got the nod to start and not Mills, as Popovich probably wanted to keep the bench rotation intact. My biggest concern with Joseph filling in for Parker was how big the drop off in offensive efficiency was going to be. To my surprise, there was virtually none, at least when it came to putting up points on the board. The Spurs struggled with turnovers, but Tim Duncan started out on fire hitting all the shots that were rimming out earlier in the season while Kawhi Leonard contributed six first quarter points of his own. The defense, on the other hand, was not up to par. The Spurs allowed a team that was ranked 18th in offensive rating coming into the game to score 22 points in the first 7:30 of the first quarter. Fortunately, the bench came to the rescue as it has consistently this season, going on a 13-2 run to close the first quarter up, 29-24. It seemed the onslaught was bound to continue in the second quarter but the Magic subs, with Andrew Nicholson leading the way, found enough scoring to keep the game close and they hoped to finish the half with a manageable deficit. That all changed around the six minute mark, when a couple of Marco Belinelli triples seemed to energize the up until that point apathetic Spurs. Duncan continued to dominate on offense while Kawhi Leonard wreaked havoc on defense, creating points off turnovers. After sleep-walking through the start of the game, the whole team looked engaged and that new found focus resulted on another big run, this time 22-5. By halftime, the score was 63-45 and it seemed the Spurs were on their way to crush another over-matched opponent early, like we've seen them do countless times over the past few seasons. But The JV has his guys competing. They refused to go away quietly and took advantage of the Spurs' starting lineup beginning the second half as sluggishly as they did the game. The great start from Duncan had the negative side effect of turning the offense too post-centric, which slowed down the pace and curbed the ball movement. Without doing anything particularly well, the Magic started to chip away at the lead, until the Spurs' bench once again stopped the bleeding. Ginobili turned back the clock all the way to 2010 and carved up the Magic's interior defense out of spread pick-and-rolls sets, finishing at the rim or finding Jeff Ayres rolling to the basket. It seemed that was going to be the game's breaking point, but the same turnover problems that plagued the Spurs in the first half reappeared and the Magic, with Oladipo carrying their offense, kept it within reach going into the final quarter only down 11, 81-70. There's always inherent danger in allowing an inferior team to stay in the game, as a couple of timely buckets could turn a potentially easy win into a costly loss. Fortunately, the Spurs remembered they are playing a SEGABABA tomorrow against the Rockets and came out determined to end the game once and for all. After withstanding two big runs, the over matched Magic finally succumbed to the Spurs' third assault and the 12-0 run to start the quarter was the last nail in the coffin. Despite not playing particularly well, the Spurs escaped with the W and didn't have to play anyone more than 25 minutes to do it. That's all that matters in November. Courtesy of: statesman.com
 ORLANDO M. (coach: Jamahl Mosley)91 |
| 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 | kuZRLaZ, XaVIli | 43 | 3-68 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3-3 (655%) | 8 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | SfflilI, SQQIj | 44 | 1-66 (03.0%) | 5-4 (5%) | 0-0 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 65 | 5 |
| 66 | giLas, GlRj | 44 | 0-65 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 63 | 5 |
| 0 | PlidapI, kaZUIQ | 48 | 0-66 (30.0%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 68 | 5 |
| 00 | bIIQR, q'wTiuj | 48 | 5-4 (5%) | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | XaZhIlsIj, SjdQRT | 62 | 6-3 (80%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 65 | OQaZR, eIjjaR | 62 | 6-6 (655%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 5 |
| 86 | HiQVlRss, biuQaZR | 61 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 65 | 5 |
| 6 | viBM, gIQIj | 68 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 88 | zIjRs, AIlIBIj | 1 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 8 | P'ruajj, KFlR | 1 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 63 | XRlsIj, ziBRRQ | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 03 | bixaRll, zisIj | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 80-07 (38.3%) | 7-67 (39.3%) | 63-60 (74.4%) | 3 | 83 | 82 | 85 | 64 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 76 | 97 | |||
 SAN ANTONIO S. (coach: Mitch Johnson)109 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 4 | mRlajRlla, biQZI | 89 | 8-3 (05%) | 3-3 (655%) | 4-4 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 67 | 67 | 5 |
| 0 | zIsRph, CIQF | 80 | 8-0 (35%) | 6-6 (655%) | 1-1 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 69 | 5 |
| 86 | gujZij, waB | 84 | 2-64 (16.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 67 | 84 | 5 |
| 8 | vRIjiQd, KiTha | 84 | 0-1 (24.4%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 63 | 5 |
| 2 | balls, OiUQaZV | 84 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 88 | AplaUURQ, waiDI | 88 | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 3 | GQRRj, gijjF | 86 | 5-8 (5%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 5 |
| 85 | GajIMala, qBijuRl | 85 | 4-1 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 5 |
| 60 | mIjjRQ, biUU | 62 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-4 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 44 | gaiT, mIQas | 61 | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 66 | SFQRs, zRff | 66 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 61 | miFjRs, SQIj | 1 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 80 | gR CIlI, XijdI | 1 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| wIUil | 43-07 (09.1%) | 2-69 (39.6%) | 69-69 (655.5%) | 9 | 41 | 34 | 83 | 68 | 5 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 657 | 680 | |||
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)
