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Duncan is on fire tonight! 10 pts already.
26: 22
15: 14
no manu?
Duncan is on fire tonight! 10 pts already.
26: 22
Rockets are getting too many offensive rebounds.
lol
its preseason. Settle the down.
Not worried about the rebounding, just making an observation.
Mahinmi had a nice minute stretch to finish the 1st quarter. 17 foot jumper at the top of the key. *edit* Yahoo changed the layup to Elson.
31: 24 end of 1st
Tonight: Spurs vs. Houston Rockets
FIRST QUARTER: MORE LINEUP SHUFFLES
The Spurs are starting Tony Parker and Brent Barry at guard, Michael Finley and Tim Duncan at forward and Matt Bonner at center. Duncan had 10 points in the first quarter to lead the Spurs to a 31-24 lead.
I know everybody entered the AT&T Center tonight looking forward to that Matt Bonner vs. Yao MIng matchup. As you might expect, it was actually Duncan and Yao playing defense on each other to start the game. Even though the Spurs always refer to Duncan as a forward, there's no question he's the best center on the team when he plays near the basket.
Duncan and the Rockets' Tracy McGrady were piling up the points early. Both were already up to double figures with a little less then two minutes left in the first quarter. McGrady had 11 of the Rockets' first 22 points.
PREGAME
Manu Ginobili, Bruce Bowen and Fabricio Oberto will not suit up. Earlier we got word that Tim Duncan was not expected to play, but he is in uniform.
An hour before the game, Ginobili is out on the court wearing jeans and a polo shot. He is standing near center court talking to fellow Argentinians Oberto and Luis Scola.
It's that time of year when you need to look who runs out there and check the names off the roster. Once the regular season starts, the teams will turn in their active roster an hour before the game.
Duncan walked out to shoot about 50 minutes before game time. He started by shooting six free throws -- and made all six. He is hitting 76.2 percent of his free-throw attempts (16 of 21) in the preseason.
The Spurs have three days off before they open the season at home Tuesday against the Portland Trail Blazers. Tuesday's game is scheduled for 7 p.m. -- most of the home games the rest of the season will be at 7:30.
Between now and Tuesday, the Spurs will have to trim their roster to 15 players from the current 16.
- posted by Joe Alexander, MySanAntonio.com
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblog...ton_rocke.html
Finley playing decent.
Mahinmi sounds good as well.
Elson again, looks good. Unreal with this guy.
All in all sounds decent so far.
Guys like Finley have to hate preseason games like this.
Scola with 12 points 8 rebounds with 8 minutes left in the 1st half
Finley
4-7 2-4 threes 10 points pickin up where he left off in the playoffs
Too bad this game doesn't count.
Finley on fire!
12pts
\Of what game?
Somebody light a fire under Finley? He had no rebounds or anything and was 1-3 when he went to the bench. He's come in and grabbed a couple rebounds, dished an assist and went crazy on offense.
Bonzi is always good when he plays against spurs!
whoopdie doo.Bonzi is always good when he plays against spurs!
Halftime
Spurs up 54-48
Good to hear. Let's keep up that boring basketball!
So no Bowen and TMac only has 13 points on 15 shots?
Its early in the morning here, so dont take my word, but i think i read in espn play by play that Matt Bonner blocked a 4 foot jumper from Yao.
Duncan and Yao going one on one, Duncan's forcing Yao out hes hit 4 17 foot jumpers..... 6 boards 4 assists and a couple blocks.
Bonner needs to keep Scola off the O glass, but Scola hasnt done anything else.
Ian looks good, he likes that 17 foot jumper, a block and a couple boards.
DW needs a big second half for us
Who's been guarding TMac: Barry or Finley? They started and I imagine Udoka saw some time on him as well.
SECOND QUARTER: FINLEY TAKES OVER
Michael Finley scored 12 points in the second quarter to carry the Spurs to a 54-48 halftime lead over the Houston Rockets on Friday at he AT&T Center.
Francisco Elson made a basket at buzzer at the end of the first quarter and Darius Washington opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer to put the Spurs up 34-24.
Finley got hot after that:
- 9:27: made a 3-pointer
- 7:33: hit a jump shot
- 6:42: his second 3-pointer
- 6:07: driving basket
- 4:45: another jump shot that gave him 14 points and put the Spurs in front 50-36.
Scola is getting hot!
Udoka 3333333
Spurs up 70-58
Ian drew a foul on Yao
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