NBA
Regular Season Round 132: San Antonio S. - Boston C. 101-89
Date: March 20, 2015
Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens knew his young team would have a tough time contending with the ball movement and championship experience of the San Antonio Spurs. But when the 38-year-old coach saw a player 6 months older than him hit the floor to recover a loose ball, he was reminded that San Antonio's success goes beyond corporate knowledge. Tim Duncan set the tone early, Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard cleaned up late and the Spurs never trailed Friday night in holding off the Celtics 101-89 after getting a late scare. The late struggles were a problem, but Duncan made sure the Spurs got off to a good start in their first home game since an embarrassing loss to the New York Knicks on Tuesday. The 18-year veteran hit the floor twice in the first 3 minutes, collecting two steals with his hustle. The second steal led to his running, two-handed dunk off a feed from Tiago Splitter that gave San Antonio a 10-2 lead and led to Boston's first timeout. 'There are times where you wish you weren't on the bench for the other team because you appreciate what just happened from a basketball purist's standpoint,' Stevens said. 'A 38-year-old that is maybe the best power forward to ever play the game dove on the ball in the first 3 minutes of the game. Great tone for his team.' Duncan finished with 10 points in 20 minutes. Leonard scored 22 points, Parker had 15 points and seven assists and Splitter added 18 points for San Antonio, which has won seven straight over Boston. 'It was a good performance,' Parker said. 'We had good ball movement and it led to a lot of assists. That's how we want to play.' After trailing by as many as 25 in the second half, the Celtics went on a 16-0 run late in the fourth quarter to pull to 91-84 on Tyler Zeller's bank shot. The spurt prompted San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich to bring Parker and Leonard back into the game after both sat for more than 10 minutes. 'You just do what you have to do,' Popovich said. 'I thought the Celtics did a great job staying in the game and made a good run. We told the team almost at every timeout in the second half that they're not going to stop.' Parker settled the Spurs, guiding them to a 10-2 run that allowed the point guard and Leonard to exit for good with a minute remaining and a 102-87 lead. The late run was the only sustained success the Celtics had. 'Nobody, no matter when they checked in, was ready for the speed at which they hit us,' Stevens said. 'Moving the ball, especially on that end of the floor, they were terrific.' The Celtics (30-38) remained eighth in the Eastern Conference following Indiana's loss to Cleveland. Evan Turner had 17 points and Avery Bradley added 16 for Boston. Celtics guard Marcus Smart was ejected after being assessed a flagrant foul 2 for delivering an uppercut to Matt Bonner's groin with 9 minutes remaining. Stevens praised San Antonio's ball movement before the game, and the Spurs demonstrated why. San Antonio finished with 31 assists, including 19 on its 21 first-half baskets. 'We've really been talking about that our last couple of games,' Duncan said. 'When we get stagnant, you see our scoring go down. Our shots are tougher, our percentage goes down. When we move the ball like that, we're able to help each other out and get ourselves into those easier baskets. Everything opens up from there.' Courtesy of: yahoo.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 132: San Antonio S. - Boston C. 101-89
Date: March 20, 2015
Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens knew his young team would have a tough time contending with the ball movement and championship experience of the San Antonio Spurs. But when the 38-year-old coach saw a player 6 months older than him hit the floor to recover a loose ball, he was reminded that San Antonio's success goes beyond corporate knowledge. Tim Duncan set the tone early, Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard cleaned up late and the Spurs never trailed Friday night in holding off the Celtics 101-89 after getting a late scare. The late struggles were a problem, but Duncan made sure the Spurs got off to a good start in their first home game since an embarrassing loss to the New York Knicks on Tuesday. The 18-year veteran hit the floor twice in the first 3 minutes, collecting two steals with his hustle. The second steal led to his running, two-handed dunk off a feed from Tiago Splitter that gave San Antonio a 10-2 lead and led to Boston's first timeout. 'There are times where you wish you weren't on the bench for the other team because you appreciate what just happened from a basketball purist's standpoint,' Stevens said. 'A 38-year-old that is maybe the best power forward to ever play the game dove on the ball in the first 3 minutes of the game. Great tone for his team.' Duncan finished with 10 points in 20 minutes. Leonard scored 22 points, Parker had 15 points and seven assists and Splitter added 18 points for San Antonio, which has won seven straight over Boston. 'It was a good performance,' Parker said. 'We had good ball movement and it led to a lot of assists. That's how we want to play.' After trailing by as many as 25 in the second half, the Celtics went on a 16-0 run late in the fourth quarter to pull to 91-84 on Tyler Zeller's bank shot. The spurt prompted San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich to bring Parker and Leonard back into the game after both sat for more than 10 minutes. 'You just do what you have to do,' Popovich said. 'I thought the Celtics did a great job staying in the game and made a good run. We told the team almost at every timeout in the second half that they're not going to stop.' Parker settled the Spurs, guiding them to a 10-2 run that allowed the point guard and Leonard to exit for good with a minute remaining and a 102-87 lead. The late run was the only sustained success the Celtics had. 'Nobody, no matter when they checked in, was ready for the speed at which they hit us,' Stevens said. 'Moving the ball, especially on that end of the floor, they were terrific.' The Celtics (30-38) remained eighth in the Eastern Conference following Indiana's loss to Cleveland. Evan Turner had 17 points and Avery Bradley added 16 for Boston. Celtics guard Marcus Smart was ejected after being assessed a flagrant foul 2 for delivering an uppercut to Matt Bonner's groin with 9 minutes remaining. Stevens praised San Antonio's ball movement before the game, and the Spurs demonstrated why. San Antonio finished with 31 assists, including 19 on its 21 first-half baskets. 'We've really been talking about that our last couple of games,' Duncan said. 'When we get stagnant, you see our scoring go down. Our shots are tougher, our percentage goes down. When we move the ball like that, we're able to help each other out and get ourselves into those easier baskets. Everything opens up from there.' Courtesy of: yahoo.com
 BOSTON C. (coach: Joe Mazzulla)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 | +/- |
| 66 | wuQjRQ, qLij | 44 | 1-7 (11.9%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8-3 (05%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 69 | 2 | 5 |
| CQITdRQ, ziR | 48 | 3-7 (33.3%) | 6-0 (85%) | 4-0 (15%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 68 | 5 | |
| 5 | mQidlRF, SLRQF | 87 | 1-66 (03.0%) | 6-3 (80%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 65 | 5 |
| zRQRMVI, zIjis | 89 | 5-3 (5%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 3-3 (655%) | 3 | 2 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 5 | |
| 41 | ABiQU, biQZus | 84 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 4-4 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | cRllRQ, wFlRQ | 84 | 8-9 (82.1%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 45 | miss, mQijdIj | 67 | 0-9 (96.3%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 68 | 5 |
| OQRssRF, Ohal | 62 | 8-3 (05%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 36 | PlFjFV, KRllF | 61 | 5-0 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 30 | WilliZR, GRQild | 60 | 4-0 (15%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| giUIBR, vuaDa | 1 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | -4 | 5 | |
| eijdIlph, AhiLlaV | 6 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| wIUil | 45-12 (33.6%) | 0-85 (80.5%) | 63-85 (95.5%) | 63 | 44 | 39 | 67 | 67 | 5 | 65 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 27 | 93 | |||
 SAN ANTONIO S. (coach: Mitch Johnson)101 |
| 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 | GQRRj, gijjF | 43 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-3 (5%) | 1-1 (655%) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 62 | 5 |
| 8 | vRIjiQd, KiTha | 46 | 1-7 (11.9%) | 8-0 (35%) | 3-3 (655%) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 82 | 5 |
| 7 | OiQVRQ, wIjF | 89 | 0-2 (18.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 65 | 5 |
| 44 | gaiT, mIQas | 81 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 6-3 (80%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 88 | AplaUURQ, waiDI | 80 | 2-65 (25%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 83 | 5 |
| 4 | mRlajRlla, biQZI | 83 | 6-1 (61.9%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | -8 | 5 |
| 86 | gujZij, waB | 85 | 0-0 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 85 | 5 |
| 2 | balls, OiUQaZV | 85 | 6-0 (85%) | 6-0 (85%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 61 | miFjRs, SQIj | 69 | 8-3 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| WallaiBs, eRDDaR | 7 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
| 60 | mIjjRQ, biUU | 0 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 0 | zIsRph, CIQF | 6 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| SjdRQsIj, KFlR | 6 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| wIUil | 44-02 (01.7%) | 0-84 (86.9%) | 85-84 (29.5%) | 9 | 42 | 30 | 46 | 63 | 5 | 66 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 656 | 667 | |||
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)
