jack daniel 999 27 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 Friday...March 2,2007...8:00 P.M. - Away ...1st of Back - Back SunSports NBA League Pass Tonights Opponent; San Antonio Spurs - For more Info http://www.nba.com/spurs/ Injury report ; Tony Battie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jack daniel 999 27 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 Friday...March 2,2007...8:00 P.M. - Away ...1st of Back - Back SunSports NBA League Pass Tonights Opponent; San Antonio Spurs - For more Info http://www.nba.com/spurs/ Injury report ; Tony Battie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bhnole 153 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 We always seem to play the Spurs tough, hopefully we can steal a win and come home with a .500 road trip (don't see us winning at Dallas, we match up horribly against them). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jack daniel 999 27 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 Game Preview; By AMY JO WALKER, STATS Writer San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich thinks his team is peaking at just the right time with the postseason approaching. Orlando's Brian Hill better start seeing some improvement from his own squad or it won't even be in the playoffs. The Spurs look to extend their best stretch of the season on Friday when they host a slumping Magic squad trying to remain in the postseason picture. San Antonio (39-18) has rattled off a season-high six straight wins and owns the third-best record in the Western Conference. The Spurs are averaging 100.7 points during their winning streak while holding opponents to 83.5. They have shot over 50 percent in four of those victories, including Monday, when they hit 53.2 percent (42-of-79) to beat the Toronto Raptors 107-91. Popovich has been more impressed with the play at the other end of the floor, though, as his team is holding opponents to 40.4 percent shooting during the run. "I was really pleased with our team defense. It set us up for a win tonight," Popovich said. "We're beginning to turn the corner and get that focus we need come playoff time." San Antonio leading scorer Tim Duncan certainly regained his focus, recording 24 points and 16 rebounds after being held to a season-low six points two nights earlier against Seattle. The All-Star forward is averaging 25.1 points on 55.8 percent shooting in 18 career games versus the Magic -- both his best marks against any opponent. Spurs point guard Tony Parker added 27 points -- eight more than this season average -- to go with his nine assists and five rebounds Monday. Parker will try for another strong performance as San Antonio concludes a three-game homestand. The Spurs have won four straight home games after splitting their previous 10. "We've lost some really bad ones here," Duncan said. "And we just want to re-establish the fact that we need to be a good home team and this needs to be somewhere where people come in here and know they are going to lose games." The Spurs have won 15 of 18 all-time home meetings with the Magic (28-31), but have dropped three of the last four overall matchups. Orlando shot 54.5 percent from the floor and got 30-point performances from Jameer Nelson (31) and Dwight Howard (30) in a 106-104 win over San Antonio on Feb. 9. Howard hit 11 of 14 shots, including the game-winner with 0.2 seconds left when he leaped high over Duncan to grab a long inbounds pass from Hedo Turkoglu with one hand and dunk it. However, that is one of only six victories for the Magic in their past 23 games. They lost for the fifth time in six games on Wednesday, falling 111-101 to the Denver Nuggets despite another strong showing from Howard. The All-Star forward had 23 points and 12 rebounds for his career high-tying eighth straight double-double and 42nd of the season. The Magic hit 9-of-15 from 3-point range, but couldn't overcome their 25 turnovers, which led to 32 Denver points. "Almost a third of their points came off our turnovers," Hill. "You can't do it and win. We had no gas in the tank. We were a step behind on everything." The Magic are a half-game behind the New Jersey Nets, who hold the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Orlando is playing the third in a tough four-game road trip, which concludes in Dallas on Saturday, and has dropped 15 of its last 18 away from home. The Magic may be without Grant Hill, who didn't play the second half Wednesday due to a sore left foot and limped to the bus after the game. They could get forward Tony Battie back as early as this weekend, though, after he missed the last 10 contests with a fractured right thumb. Team Comparison Team Record Standings PF PA Road/Home Streak L10 Orlando 28-31 3rd Southeast / 9th East 94.2 94.0 Road 10-19 Lost 1 3-7 San Antonio 39-18 2nd Southwest / 3rd West 98.6 90.6 Home 19-8 Won 6 7-3 Orlando Notes Mar 1 F-C Dwight Howard had 23 points and 12 rebounds in Wednesday's loss. Howard now has 42 double-doubles on the year, which ranks as the the second most in the NBA. With the double-double, Howard now has recorded at least 10 points and 10 boards in eight straight games. ... The Magic had 25 turnovers on Wednesday. ... Orlando now has lost four-straight games in Denver. st 03-01-07 1:46 et San Antonio Notes Feb 27 The Spurs shot 58.1 percent from the field in the first half, including 4-of-10 3-pointers in bolting out to a 24-point lead. ... San Antonio has now won six straight at home vs. Toronto with their last loss coming on January 17, 2001. ... San Antonio leads the NBA in opponents points per game at 90.6 and gave up 91 points. ... San Antonio is now 9-0 when shooting above 50.0 percent at home this season. Spurs F Robert Horry had an impressive performance off the bench with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including three 3-pointers. st 02-27-07 1:18 et http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/preview?gid=2007030224 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Budweiser5587 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 San Antonio must be raging over that last loss. Doubt this would be a win if the guards don't step up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Ryerson 94 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 Projected Matchup: Orlando Magic PG Jameer Nelson / 13.3 ppg., 4.2 apg., 3.0 rpg. SG Keith Bogans / 5.2 ppg., 1.5 rpg., 1.1 apg. SF Hedo Turkaglu / 12.0 ppg., 3.6 rpg., 3.1 apg. PF Darko Milicic / 8.3 ppg., 5.5 rpg., 1.1 apg. C Dwight Howard / 18.0 ppg., 12.2 rpg., 1.7 apg. San Antonio Spurs PG Tony Parker / 18.9 ppg., 5.5 apg., 3.2 rpg. GF Brent Barry / 8.7 ppg., 1.7 apg., 2.1 rpg. SF Bruce Bowen / 6.4 ppg., 1.5 apg., 2.6 rpg. PF Tim Duncan / 20.3 ppg., 10.8 rpg., 3.4 apg. C Francisco Elson / 3.2 ppg., 4.8 rpg., .9 apg. ---------- Coaching Matchup: Brian Hill Regular Season: 286-304 Postseason: 18-18 Experience: 9 years Gregg Popovich Regular Season: 557-270 Postseason: 76-47 Experience: 11 years --------- Location: AT&T Center San Antonio, Tx. Capacity: 18,797 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richnba 3 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 I think u messed up there sg, last I checked Brent was white........Unless he did a reverse Michal on us....lol......... I think that is that Nuggest starting sg..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Ryerson 94 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 Haha.. you're right Rich. Also, who's starting for Grant? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richnba 3 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 I would probally say Bogans, but maybe Dooling.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jack daniel 999 27 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 Don.t know yet about Grant ...having trouble with Adobe Reader...Good job WP...Thanks...JD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Ryerson 94 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 What else can I add to this that JD doesn't already have on his? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jack daniel 999 27 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 A WIN!!!!!!!!! LOL... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
