Facing elimination after a heartbreaking loss, the Phoenix Suns are conceding nothing. They believe they can win Game 6 on Friday night and bring the tense, taut series back to the desert for Game 7. Phoenix nearly won Game 5 despite playing without All-Star center Amare Stoudemire and key reserve Boris Diaw, leading most of the way before losing 88-85 Wednesday night.
The Phoenix Suns' chances of advancing to the Western Conference finals have taken a hit as nasty as the one Robert Horry gave Steve Nash. The NBA suspended Suns All-Star center Amare Stoudemire and his teammate Boris Diaw on Tuesday for Wednesday night's Game 5 of Phoenix's conference semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs.
Phoenix All-Star Amare Stoudemire says the San Antonio Spurs are a "dirty team" and that Bruce Bowen tried to hurt him, nasty accusations sure to intensify the playoff series between two of the best teams in the NBA.
With Kurt Thomas assigned to guard Tim Duncan one-on-one and Shawn Marion shutting down Tony Parker, the Suns squared the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series at a game apiece with a 101-81 victory.
Paul Pierce led Boston with 30 points as the Celtics beat the Spurs 91-85 on Saturday night for their first victory in San Antonio in more than 17 years.
San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich warned the Spurs that facing a downtrodden team in its first game with a new coach can be dangerous. Then they saw it for themselves. The Milwaukee Bucks made a winner of Larry Krystkowiak in his NBA debut, ending San Antonio's 13-game winning streak with a 101-90 victory on Thursday night.
If the San Antonio Spurs were the forgotten team in the Western Conference race earlier this season, there is no overlooking them now. The Spurs won their 13th straight Tuesday night, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 93-84. They haven't lost since Feb. 11.
Manu Ginobili can't explain the reason for the Spurs' 12-game winning streak. He just wants it to keep going.
The San Antonio Spurs are playing the type of defense they were noted for in their championship seasons. It's one prime reason they own an 11-game winning streak.
For 44 minutes, the San Antonio Spurs had big trouble making 3-pointers. In the final 4 minutes, they couldn't miss. Tim Duncan had 24 points and Spurs hit five 3-pointers in a row to overtake the Portland Trail Blazers for their 10th straight victory, 99-94 Tuesday night.
The San Antonio Spurs are doing it with defense. For the third consecutive game, the Spurs held their opponents to 74 points, this time in an 88-74 victory Monday night over the Los Angeles Clippers to extend their season-high winning streak to nine games.
Tim Duncan knew right away it was going to be a good night. Duncan scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Houston Rockets 97-74 on Saturday night for their season-high eighth straight victory.
Manu Ginobili wasn't about to let the Orlando Magic put together another memorable victory against the Spurs. Ginobili made six 3-pointers and finished with 31 points to help San Antonio beat Orlando 98-74 Friday night.
The San Antonio Spurs are starting to show their postseason form. Tony Parker scored 27 points and Tim Duncan had 24 points and 16 rebounds as San Antonio extended its winning streak to a season-high six games with an easy 107-91 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.
The San Antonio Spurs believe they have solved their problems with inconsistency. Tony Parker scored 21 points and Robert Horry added 17 to lead the Spurs to their fifth straight win, 102-71 over the Seattle SuperSonics on Saturday night.
Manu Ginobili is thriving as the San Antonio Spurs' sixth man. Ginobili scored a season-high 40 points, including 24 straight for San Antonio in the first half, and Tim Duncan had 30 to help the Spurs beat the Atlanta Hawks 103-96 on Wednesday night.
The San Antonio Spurs were happy to finally play at home again. The Spurs returned home for the first time in more than three weeks on Tuesday night in a 95-80 win over Denver.
The San Antonio Spurs had every excuse to put forth a lackluster performance Wednesday night — and didn't need to use any of them.
Amare Stoudemire earned a spot on the All-Star team Thursday afternoon and validated the decision hours later. Stoudemire had 24 points and a career-high 23 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-87 Thursday night.
The Spurs did just enough to snap their mini-losing streak. Tony Parker scored 23 points and Tim Duncan had 12 points and 16 rebounds for San Antonio in a 99-86 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.
Just two days after watching the Spurs give up more points than they had all season, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich saw something he was more accustomed to Thursday night.
The New Orleans Hornets had the misfortune of playing San Antonio one night after the Spurs' worst loss of the season. Almost everything the Spurs did poorly Friday night in a 19-point loss to Houston, they did well in a 112-77 romp over the Hornets on Saturday night.
Tim Duncan, Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs woke up Tuesday facing a new identity: They're no longer the best team in the NBA, the Western Conference or even their division.
Michael Finley heard cries of traitor and whiner. Every time he touched the ball, people who used to adore him were booing as loudly as possible. Things should be a lot more pleasant during Game 7 in San Antonio.
The Dallas Mavericks took a 3-1 lead in their second round NBA series with the San Antonio Spurs with a 123-118 overtime win on Monday night. Jason Terry made a crucial basket with 23 seconds left in regulation, opened overtime with a go-ahead layup, then protected the lead with a pair of rainbow jumpers.