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05-14-2008, 11:02 PM
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Spurs-Hornets notebook: Horry gets pat on back from Kareem
Mike Monroe
Spurs forward Robert Horry, who played in an NBA-record 238th playoff game Tuesday, received congratulatory words from the Hall of Fame player whose record he surpassed.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, now an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, told reporters in Los Angeles that the record was a testament to the quality of Horry’s 16-year NBA career.
Horry never has failed to advance past the first round of the playoffs in any of his 16 seasons. He has been on seven championship teams.
“It’s a testament to him being involved in good efforts,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “You’ve got to make the playoffs. It’s just a testimony to the quality of his career and that he played in so many playoff games.”
Abdul-Jabbar, who played 20 seasons and still reigns as the NBA’s all-time scoring leader, said he was not surprised that someone broke his mark for playoff games played.
“I played 20 years and there were only a couple of years we didn’t make the playoffs,” he said. “When I started playing, the playoffs were another round shorter. It was fewer games. But that’s just an incredible performance (by Horry), in terms of being on winning teams and helping them to go as far as they go.”
Split decision : The NBA’s basketball operations department on Wednesday reviewed the double delay of game call made by referee Joey Crawford that so incensed Spurs coach Gregg Popovich in Tuesday’s Game 5 of the Spurs-Hornets Western Conference semifinal series at New Orleans Arena.
The result: A split decision.
Popovich received a technical foul from Crawford after arguing the validity of the call, made with 10.5 seconds left in the first quarter of the Hornets’ 101-79 victory.
An NBA spokesperson said executive vice-president for basketball operations Stu Jackson confirmed that Popovich’s interpretation of the rule about foul line access was correct, but that Crawford was within his rights to make a judgment call that players from both teams had contributed to the delay of the game.
Game 6 tipoff : Because the Detroit Pistons closed out their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, tipoff for tonight’s Game 6 between the Spurs and Hornets is at 8.
Spurs officials reported that about 700 tickets remained as of Wednesday afternoon.
Spurs-Hornets notebook: Horry gets pat on back from Kareem
Mike Monroe
Spurs forward Robert Horry, who played in an NBA-record 238th playoff game Tuesday, received congratulatory words from the Hall of Fame player whose record he surpassed.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, now an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, told reporters in Los Angeles that the record was a testament to the quality of Horry’s 16-year NBA career.
Horry never has failed to advance past the first round of the playoffs in any of his 16 seasons. He has been on seven championship teams.
“It’s a testament to him being involved in good efforts,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “You’ve got to make the playoffs. It’s just a testimony to the quality of his career and that he played in so many playoff games.”
Abdul-Jabbar, who played 20 seasons and still reigns as the NBA’s all-time scoring leader, said he was not surprised that someone broke his mark for playoff games played.
“I played 20 years and there were only a couple of years we didn’t make the playoffs,” he said. “When I started playing, the playoffs were another round shorter. It was fewer games. But that’s just an incredible performance (by Horry), in terms of being on winning teams and helping them to go as far as they go.”
Split decision : The NBA’s basketball operations department on Wednesday reviewed the double delay of game call made by referee Joey Crawford that so incensed Spurs coach Gregg Popovich in Tuesday’s Game 5 of the Spurs-Hornets Western Conference semifinal series at New Orleans Arena.
The result: A split decision.
Popovich received a technical foul from Crawford after arguing the validity of the call, made with 10.5 seconds left in the first quarter of the Hornets’ 101-79 victory.
An NBA spokesperson said executive vice-president for basketball operations Stu Jackson confirmed that Popovich’s interpretation of the rule about foul line access was correct, but that Crawford was within his rights to make a judgment call that players from both teams had contributed to the delay of the game.
Game 6 tipoff : Because the Detroit Pistons closed out their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, tipoff for tonight’s Game 6 between the Spurs and Hornets is at 8.
Spurs officials reported that about 700 tickets remained as of Wednesday afternoon.