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Spurs hand Lakers 5th loss in a row

Look to disarm 23-10 Grizzlies

The San Antonio Spurs put the Los Angeles Lakers in a place they haven’t been in since April 10, 2011 – the last time they lost five consecutive games. This time though, the righting of the ship is nowhere in sight.

But for the Spurs, their focus is now on the team that is trailing them by only 2.5 games.  The San Antonio Spurs come visiting a Memphis Grizzlies team that is riding a three game winning streak and, even though the Spurs have won the last five games between them, they are not taking them lightly especially after they eliminated the veteran Spurs from the 2010-11 Playoffs.

“You never forget those kinds of series,” Spurs guard Tony Parker said. “Memphis is playing well so it’s going to be a tough game.”

The Grizzlies also come into the game with a league leading 89.1 scoring defense while the Spurs have struggled from the 3-point line over their last two road games shooting 15 of 55 (27.3 percent). In comparison, against the Lakers, they shot 12 of 25 (48.0 percent).

“We’re just going to have to play a little bit better,” Parker said. “That’s the NBA season, you’re going to have ups and downs.”

The game kicks off at 7:30 at the FedEx Forum.

Spurs drop game to Hornets

Spurs 9-game streak began and ended with Hornets

The San Antonio Spurs said all the right things before Monday nights game at the New Orleans Arena; IE that this is a dangerous team and you must play a complete game against them. Well, the Spurs seemed to have forgotten that as the 4th quarter rolled around.

Head Coach Monty Williams praised his team and especially their defense after the game.

“To hold this team to 88 points is a great sign for our defense,” coach Williams said. “Confidence, to me, comes when you defend the right way, and I thought we did that tonight.”

Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich  could do nothing but agree with his former player turned head coach.

“We played a well-coached aggressive, well-executing team,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. “They did a great job at both ends of the court. They just whipped us.”

The Spurs next face the slumping LA Lakers Wednesday at 8 pm.

 

Parker rises up over Rockets with first triple-double

The San Antonio Spurs are riding high and withstood a 38-point barrage from the newest Rocket sensation guard Jeremy Lin while PG Tony Parker secured the first triple double of his career with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists.

”I’m thankful that I was able to get comfortable out there,” Lin said.  “But that’s definitely secondary to the fact that we blew another close game.  I had the ball to win it and didn’t even get a shot up. That one hurt.”

Gary Neal also had a productive night finishing with 29-points shooting 11-18 and 7-10 from the 3-point line.

”Gary was unbelievable,” Parker said. ”He made some big shots for us. He was the one who kept us in the game with timely 3s, very timely 3s in the fourth quarter and in overtime.”

The Spurs next face the streaking Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.  The Jazz have won three of their last five games while the Spurs have not lost in December.

The next home game for the Spurs will be against the Boston Celtics Saturday December 15th.  Be sure to get your tickets soon!