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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Create a Crisis for the Oklahoma City Thunder
Losing for a fourth straight time, the Oklahoma City Thunder, following a crushing 113-88 home defeat against the San Antonio Spurs, are out of the final playoff spot and no longer hold their destiny in their own hands.
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Spurs Beat Warriors – You Have to Beat the Best to be the Best
Maybe as a hint to Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors that perhaps it’s time to shut down their starters, the San Antonio Spurs delivered what can only be described as a warning shot from a defending champion, beating the team with the best record in the league 107-92.
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Spurs Beat Heat – Same Same But Different
The San Antonio Spurs, just like in the NBA Finals, are still a lot better than the Miami Heat as their records and the 95-81 road win suggested. But things are very different compared to the slightly anti climatic series we got 10 months ago.
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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Still Surging, Memphis Grizzlies Keep Slipping
Things are becoming more and more problematic for the Memphis Grizzlies, losing for a third time in a row, this time to the San Antonio Spurs 103-89, costing them the second spot in the West.
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San Antonio Spurs – Still the Masters
The meeting between mentor and disciple, Gregg Popovich and Mike Budenholzer, ended in a massive knockout in favor of the San Antonio Spurs, manhandling the Atlanta Hawks on the road 114-95.
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San Antonio Spurs – Starting to Look Like Champions Again
When Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard are playing like All-Stars, the San Antonio Spurs are very difficult to stop, now up to six consecutive victories following a 117-107 win over the Toronto Raptors that included a scary moment with Tim Duncan getting hurt and heading to the locker room.
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San Antonio Spurs – Getting Hot at the Usual Time
March is usually the time of year the San Antonio Spurs start playing the kind of basketball that led them to an NBA championship last season, and their win over the Chicago Bulls marked a fifth consecutive victory, making them a lot closer to a playoff seeding with some home court advantage involved than fearing for their actual place in the playoffs.
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San Antonio Spurs – Things Starting to Look Better
March comes, and with it the San Antonio Spurs immediately get better, beating the Phoenix Suns 101-74 behind an excellent game from Kawhi Leonard, making it two in a row and signaling to the rest of the Western conference that it might be time to take them seriously once again.
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San Antonio Spurs – The Bad Days Are Over, For Now
After losing four games in a row, the San Antonio Spurs finally get to taste victory, beating the short handed Sacramento Kings 107-96, leaving them just one game before the end of the rodeo road trip and then some well deserved rest.
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Spurs Over Cavaliers – Some Things Take Time to Change
It’s a new/old team for LeBron James, but he still faces the same problems he had recently against the San Antonio Spurs, which includes crucial late turnovers, trouble with being guarded by Kawhi Leonard and more as the Cleveland Cavaliers lose 92-90 to the San Antonio Spurs, riding a very strong game from Tim Duncan and Boris Diaw.