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Posted: Wed 0:47, 04 Sep 2013 Post subject: Spurs start ranks as one of NBA biggest early stun |
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Spurs start ranks as one of NBA biggest early stunners,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Ford for 24,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Spurs first-half start is even more remarkable. They have been the biggest surprisein the Western Conference,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], even if the rest of the country doesn seem to have noticed.
One who does is TNT analyst Charles Barkley who boldly proclaimed Thursday night that he considered the Spurs as the best team in the Western Conference.
The Rodeo Road Trip only built on that start. The Spurs matched the best RRT record in franchise history,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], capping their run Thursday with a strong 114-99 victory at Denver to wrap up the trip.
All five San Antonio starters scored at least 16 points Thursday night asthe Spurs jumped to a 28-point lead in the first half and toyed with the tired Nuggets,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. It was the most balanced performance of the season for the Spurs,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
It might have been theirmost complete first-half effort as they immediately rebounded from their worst loss of the season Tuesday night with a complete and stunning role reversal.
Maybe there was something in that night of rest that Tony Parker and Tim Duncan received Tuesday in Portland,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]?
Here are a few other takes from a strong finish that promises much heading into the second half of the season next week,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Denver was late in arriving back in town early Thursday morning after a game with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Spurs were resting in Denver. I not going to say that was the overriding factor in the game, but it sure helped. The Spurs hit 10 of their first 14 shots and the lethargic Nuggets started 1 of 6. Just sayin an indication how well that Parker played on the Rodeo Road Trip? At the start of the trip,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], most observers didn think he would make the All-Star Game. At the end,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he was getting some serious run as a potential Most Valuable Player candidate. What a difference nine games can make.
Even after their best 30 minutes of the season to start the game,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Spurs made enough mistakes over the final 18 minutes to keep Gregg Popovich head buzzing over the break. It might have been my imagination,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but Popovich looked as animated as I seen him in the last several weeks when his team frittered their big lead and allowed Denver to climb back in the game in the fourth quarter.
Duncan is going to undergoing a new experience for the first time in many years for the next few days as he spends the All-Star break with his family back home in San Antonio. But if I know anything about the Spurs captain,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he will probably love every minute of it.
Tim Griffin has been a journalist for more than 30 years working at a variety of newspapers and websites,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], including more than 25 years at the San Antonio Express-News. He has covered all four Spurs NBA championship series victories,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], along with 12 national championship football games and five Final Fours. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis and is married with one son.
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