Tag: Manu Ginobili

  • San Antonio Spurs – Consistency at the Highest Level

    San Antonio Spurs – Consistency at the Highest Level

    Another season, another 50 wins for the San Antonio Spurs, reaching that mark for the 15th consecutive time. They beat the Utah Jazz 122-104, lead by Tony parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, while not really making anyone work too hard for the win.

  • San Antonio Spurs – Painfully Efficient Right From the Start

    San Antonio Spurs – Painfully Efficient Right From the Start

    The 104-96 scoreline doesn’t tell the story of the San Antonio Spurs, led by a scorching Tony Parker, humiliating the Chicago Bulls on their home court, allowing their bench to let go of a huge lead and still not worry for a single second about dropping the win.

  • San Antonio Spurs – Best Basketball in the NBA Right Now

    San Antonio Spurs – Best Basketball in the NBA Right Now

    Winning six consecutive games, getting everyone back from injury and not letting a huge win over the defending NBA champoints go to their heads, following it up with a 121-112 victory against the Orlando Magic as Tony Parker & Manu Ginobili bring out their best, as the San Antonio Spurs make it a three way-tie for the best record in the NBA.

  • Manu Ginobili So Good He Makes Shoes Explode

    Manu Ginobili So Good He Makes Shoes Explode

    Not all the sneakers NBA players put on their feet before a game are made of undestructible material, as Manu Ginobili found out during the game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Pistons, with his foot bursting out of his shoe as he was trying to play some defense.

  • Blazers vs Spurs – Still Impossible to Decide Who the Best in the West is

    Another big game from the Portland Trail Blazers against a potential playoff rival on the road, showing that they’re more than just a passing trend. Beating the San Antonio Spurs 109-100 is something of a declaration of intent, and it shouldn’t be surprising to anyone if we see this bunch still hanging around in late May and early June.

  • Spurs vs Grizzlies – Manu Ginobili Saving the Day

    Spurs vs Grizzlies – Manu Ginobili Saving the Day

    The key word coming out of every Spurs mouth was ‘mentality’. How the Spurs didn’t let the late fourth quarter events get to them, picking themselves up against the Grizzlies and coming away with the overtime win. That should be especially surprising considering where Manu Ginobili was seven months ago.

  • Clippers vs Spurs – An Expected Demolition

    Back to back games? Visiting a fresh San Antonio Spurs team? Not playing with Chris Paul? Even though it did get a little bit embarrassing at times, it wasn’t very surprising to see the Los Angeles Clippers getting decimated by the Spurs.

  • San Antonio Spurs – Manu Ginobili Like he Hasn’t Aged at all

    San Antonio Spurs – Manu Ginobili Like he Hasn’t Aged at all

    After his awful performance in the NBA finals last season, some thought Manu Ginobili wouldn’t want to return, or even be able to. While not being the most consistent of players, he has his days of brilliance, leading the San Antonio Spurs to an impressive victory over one of the hottest teams in the NBA.

  • San Antonio Spurs – Better to Have a Team Than Just Kevin Love

    San Antonio Spurs – Better to Have a Team Than Just Kevin Love

    A monstrous game from Kevin Love wasn’t enough, as the Minnesota Timberwolves fell once again below .500, losing to the San Antonio Spurs 117-110, with the NBA finalists bringing their usual blend of offense that doesn’t only rely on just one guy, even though it was mostly Tony Parker who pulled them away for the win.

  • Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker Prank Tim Duncan

    Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker Prank Tim Duncan

    With the game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers (126-96) all sewn up way before the final quarter, it’s only natural to see players pulling pranks on each other to pass the time, like Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker did to Tim Duncan. It also gives players like Matt Bonner a chance to play point guard.