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Spurs shoot down Hawks

It looks like the San Antonio Spurs are beginning to come into championship form at about the right time.  The Spurs, after falling to the lowly Knicks last Tuesday, the Spurs have reeled off three straight victories and none so impressive as yesterdays 114-95 victory over the  playoff bound Atlanta Hawks.  The road has not been kind to the Spurs this year and Point Guard Tony Parker is at a loss to explain just why.

“For whatever reason, we haven’t had the same rhythm like in years past,” said Parker. “It felt good to get one against a very good team.  We had a good start, shot the ball well and ball movement was great again tonight,” Parker said. “It was one of those games where we played very well.”

The Spurs were led by Tiago Splitter (who hit 8 of his first 9 shots) who had a season high 23 points on 10-14 shooting.

The Spurs next face I-35 rival Dallas Mavericks tomorrow night.  Plenty of great seats and affordable tickets are still available so be sure to get yours today!

Spurs roll Bulls on National television

The San Antonio Spurs have not been great on national television this season, but yesterday, against a game Chicago Bulls club, glimpses of the Championship squad of a year ago surfaced, Tony Parker had his best game of the season and Tim Duncan didn’t score a bucket in a 105-116  home victory.

“Tony is playing at a high level again, that makes a big difference for them,” Chicago center Pau Gasol said. “It’s tough to beat them that way.”

Parker, who has been battling back from injury the past few weeks, looked stellar in his performance Sunday.

“He’s been in that mode for the last two or three games and feeling pretty confident about his health,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “He was very explosive today and played a decent number of minutes, too. I think he’s where we would like him to be.”

Tim Duncan

Up on the Spurs schedule this week are a meeting with the Raptors tomorrow night and a match up against the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday night.  after meeting the Dallas Mavericks tomorrow night.

Be sure to get your tickets now and help cheer on and support your Defending NBA Champion Spurs.

Parker shines as bright as new Championship Rings

Tony Parker hit the go ahead three pointer with a minute seven remaining in the game, but Parker was hitting from all over the floor on this night.   Parker was 9-15 from the field and 4-4 from the three point line and led the Spurs in scoring with 23 points in nearly 35 minutes of playing time.  The Mavericks Monta Ellis led all scorers with 26 points in a 101-100 Spurs thriller.

“It was a great basketball game, you can’t kick off the season with a better game than this for the fans — there’s no way,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. “Unfortunately, the slim margins of winning and losing are all that anybody remembers. If we get one more stop one more basket than we’re all him here singing a different tune. That’s the world we live in the Western Conference.”

The Spurs began the night with the unveiling of the 2014 Championship Banner and Rings and ended with their 5th opening season victory in a row following a championship.

“It’s special,” Ginobili said. “I think it helps you actually. Sometimes you don’t play that sharp because it’s the first game of the season. You have to move from the success of the previous season to the new beginning. But it all gets your emotions up so you want to get out on the court and do a lot of things, hustle, jump, run and win.”

With the victory, Head Coach Gregg Popovich is now 17-1 in season opening games and leads all coaches in NBA history with that mark.

The Spurs hit the road and face the Phoenix Suns on Friday.  Plenty of great seats and cheap tickets still remain so be sure to get yours now!