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Miami (4-6) at San Antonio (9-2)
Miami (4-6) at San Antonio (9-2)
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Game Info: 7:30 pm EST Wed Nov 22, 2006
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By JEFF MEZYDLO, STATS Writer
The Miami Heat may be the defending NBA champions, but the San Antonio Spurs are playing more like champs.
San Antonio looks to win its ninth straight home meeting against a Miami team missing Shaquille O'Neal when the Spurs and Heat face each other Wednesday night at the AT&T Center.
The Spurs (9-2) have won 18 of 19 meetings with the Heat in San Antonio all-time. The lone exception was a 90-79 Miami victory on Dec. 23, 1996.
San Antonio is currently playing well against all opponents as it looks for its fourth straight win. The Spurs will try to improve to 4-2 at home.
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San Antonio improved to 6-0 on the road with Monday's 107-98 win over Portland. Tim Duncan scored 13 of his 25 points in the third quarter and Manu Ginobili had 18 of his 25 in the fourth as the Spurs rallied from a 10-point, second-half deficit to win.
"We are really playing better on the road than at home," Ginobili said. "We have a better mentality. We grind games out for 48 minutes."
Ginobili, whose shooting has been inconsistent to start the season, had his best offensive night of the season, shooting 9-for-14 from the field, including 6-for-6 in the fourth quarter.
"I needed a game like this," Ginobili said. "I don't know if it's going to be a turnaround for the whole season, but it's good for my confidence."
Ginobili is averaging 15.9 points and shooting 14-for-27 from 3-point range in eight career games versus Miami.
With O'Neal out of the lineup for up to six weeks after left knee surgery, the 6-foot-11 Duncan has a good chance to improve his career numbers against Miami. Duncan is averaging 20.7 points and 13.2 rebounds in 14 career games against the Heat.
All-Star guard Dwyane Wade continues to try to keep the Heat (4-6) afloat until O'Neal is healthy enough to return.
Wade had 29 points Tuesday, but Miami lost 101-86 to the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday -- the fourth defeat in five games for the Heat. The rest of Miami's starters scored 24 points combined.
Miami scored only 15 points and shot 19 percent from the field in the fourth quarter. The Heat are shooting 41.4 percent as a team this season.
"We know we've got to stick together, that's the main thing," said Wade, who fell one shy of his third 30-point game in the last four. "We've been going through the ups, we've been through the downs. The one thing we didn't do last year is we never pointed the finger at each other. We know how it works, but we've got to get it going. ... We're a couple men down, but we've got to always stick together."
Wade enjoyed great success against San Antonio last season, averaging 33.5 points in two games. The Spurs won both meetings.
Updated on Wednesday, Nov 22, 2006 12:19 am EST
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Team Comparison
Team Record Standings PF PA Road/Home Streak L10
Miami 4-6 4th Southeast / 9th East 89.0 98.8 Road 2-2 Lost 1 4-6
San Antonio 9-2 1st Southwest / 2nd West 99.6 93.0 Home 3-2 Won 3 8-2
Miami Notes
Nov 22 F Antoine Walker tied Vernon Maxwell for 13th place all time in NBA history for 3-point field goals. ... The Heat bench contributed 33 points, a season high. ... G Dwyane Wade's 29 points marked the 210th time in 223 career games he has scored in double figures and the 140th time in his last 142 games. ... This loss makes the Heat 1-4 this season on Tuesdays. ... G Dorell Wright recorded a career-high 12 rebounds.
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San Antonio Notes
Nov 20 With the win, San Antonio has won their last three visits to Sacramento. ... G Bruce Bowen entered the game with his lowest scoring average (5.8) since joining the Spurs in the 2001 season. ... F Tim Duncan is still finding things difficult from the free throw line, converting just 60 percent coming into the game. But he was a solid 9-of-11 vs. Sacramento. ... G Tony Parker is the only player in league averaging 20-plus points, 5-plus assists, and shooting better than 50 percent. ... The Spurs are first in league in field goal percentage against but gave up 54 percent vs. Sacramento in first half before clamping down to hold the Kings to 38 percent (13-of-34) in the second half.
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Last edited by ducks; 11-22-2006 at 07:47 PM.
great post.
The Heat roll...
Antoine Walker indeed has many rolls that prevent him from being the player he thinks he is.
for some reason this game has let down written on it... we have a tendency to play down to our competetion... so it might be closer than anticipated...
mmmm... heat rolls....
Is the game televised locally? We hope to get into SA around halftime, assuming we can get out of Houston on time.
What a great holiday: being back in SA w/ family, Spurs tonight, Cowboys tomorrow and 'Horns on Friday.
My35.
Which means I can expect about four calls tonight asking what channel My35 is on.
Its on ESPN. I will be watching ESPN, because this is the first god damn Spurs game I will get to see in HD.
Damn, prolly won't make it in to see the game now. Took the car in for a balance/rotate and the damn Z-rated tires are bald after 20K. Thought I still had 5K left on them. Now I have to dish out $500 for new tires and have to listen to the game on the radio because we can't leave town on time.
Don't forget the Spurs vs. Mavs on Friday night. Indeed a good weekend for Texas sports' fans.
Hey, let's not forget the UTSA-San Diego game on Sunday. Everything else is just lead in fodder for that classic matchup.Don't forget the Spurs vs. Mavs on Friday night. Indeed a good weekend for Texas sports' fans.
11:18 SA - T. Parker defensive rebound
11:21 MIA - A. Walker missed a 23-foot three-pointer from the right corner
11:42 SA - M. Ginobili hit the second free throw
11:42 SA - M. Ginobili hit the first free throw
11:42 MIA - Shooting foul on A. Walker
12:00 Jump ball - A. Mourning vs. T. Duncan: Tip to T. Parker
10:42 SA - T. Parker defensive rebound
10:42 MIA - U. Haslem missed a 20-foot jumper from the right wing
11:07 SA - M. Ginobili made a 22-foot jumper from the right wing
10:11 MIA - D. Wade missed a layup
10:27 SA - T. Duncan drives to the hoop for a layup. Assist: T. Parker
10:42 MIA - D. Wright enters game for A. Walker
10:42 MIA - Loose ball foul on A. Walker
10:10 MIA - U. Haslem offensive rebound
10:11 MIA - D. Wade missed a layup
9:52 MIA - U. Haslem defensive rebound
9:55 SA - F. Oberto missed shot
10:00 MIA - A. Mourning hit the second free throw
10:00 MIA - A. Mourning missed the first free throw
10:00 SA - Shooting foul on F. Oberto
10:10 MIA - U. Haslem offensive rebound
9:22 MIA - D. Wade missed an 8-foot jumper in the lane
9:33 SA - Defensive rebound
9:33 SA - B. Bowen missed a 23-foot three-pointer from the left corner
9:41 SA - F. Oberto defensive rebound
9:42 MIA - U. Haslem missed a layup
Manu Dunked! and attacked
8:56 MIA - D. Wade missed a layup
9:10 SA - M. Ginobili dunks the ball
9:19 SA - F. Oberto defensive rebound
8:47 MIA - D. Wright defensive rebound
8:49 SA - T. Duncan missed a dunk
8:56 SA - F. Oberto defensive rebound
8:56 MIA - D. Wade missed a layup
8:27 SA - T. Parker made a 19-foot jumper from the left wing
8:41 MIA - Layup by D. Wright
8:47 MIA - D. Wright defensive rebound
manu is attacking
last game he got his confidence going
GO MANU
:00 SA - T. Duncan defensive rebound
8:03 MIA - D. Wade missed a 20-foot jumper from the left wing
8:14 SA - R. Horry enters game for F. Oberto
7:58 MIA - D. Wade steals the ball from T. Duncan
8:00 SA - T. Duncan defensive rebound
8:03 MIA - D. Wade missed a 20-foot jumper from the left wing
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