Mavs-Spurs a True Budding Rivalry
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Dallas and San Antonio already were playing a memorable series. Then Jason Terry&#039;s fist landed below Michael Finley&#039;s belt.
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Arsenal vs. Spurs is a match that divides North London by street, but in Hong Kong, as in Tokyo or Mumbai or Mogadishu, the passion is shared in real time by hundreds of millions
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In January, the San Antonio Spurs looked old and tired. Three months later, they emerged as the power that was sending other teams home early. And they havenât looked back.
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Tim Duncan scored 25 points to inspire  the San Antonio Spurs to their 11th straight home victory, a  98-95 win over the Dallas Mavericks Friday.
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As much as the individual talents of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have frustrated the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference finals, the San Antonio Spurs have benefited from something else: their collective experience.
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The comebacks come too late for many of their young fans to see, and certainly too late to do much good against the San Antonio Spurs. Once the fourth quarter rolls around, the Cleveland Cavaliers begin playing NBA finals-worthy basketball.
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San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich knew that after the Detroit Pistons' loss to Dallas the previous night, they would come out focused for their next contest.
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The most successful US pro sports franchise during the past decade, the Spurs have adhered to old-school humility and attention to detail.
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Beating the tough Spurs, with or without superstar Tim Duncan, shows just how far the Wizards have risen.
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It shapes up as a late-November treat: San Antonio at Utah, coming next week. The Spurs haven't lost on the road. The Jazz are nearly perfect no matter where they play.
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Tony Parker scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and the San Antonio Spurs improved upon the best road start in franchise history with a 98-78 win over the Seattle SuperSonics last night.
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SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Ray Allen and the Seattle SuperSonics played as if they had something to prove. Allen scored 29 points as the SuperSonics sent a serious message to the San Antonio Spurs and the rest
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The defending champion San Antonio Spurs will try to accomplish a franchise first - back-to-back National Basketball Association titles - in the 2007-08 season that starts on Tuesday.
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Can&#39;t we all just get along? I mean this is getting ridiculously way out of hand. For those who haven&#39;t watched any TV in the last five days, a fight broke out in an NBA
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(Sports Network) - The San Antonio Spurs begin a stretch of five road contests in six games this evening, when they tangle with the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena.
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San Antonio may be heavy favorites in the NBA Finals, but Cleveland has a shot because of LeBron James -- and because Coach Mike Brown and his staff are so familiar with the inner workings of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and the Spurs.
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By dominating the Cleveland Cavaliers through two games of the N.B.A. finals, the San Antonio Spurs are again setting the standard for precision, dedication and teamwork.