Mar 13 2009
Spurs Deflate The Suns Once Again
In there final meeting on the season, the San Antonio Spurs win again against the visiting Phoenix Suns. The first quarter was very competitive then in the second quarter the Spurs went on a run leading by 13 points at one time. The third quarter was dominated by Phoenix going on runs of their own. In came down to the fourth quarter, where at one time the Suns took the lead by one point, but from then on San Antonio showed their tenacity and true defensive grit by winning down the stretch with the final score ending at 103-98.
The top three scorers for the Spurs were Tony Parker with 30 points, Roger Mason with 18 points and Tim Duncan with 17 points. The high man off the bench was Ime Udoka who contributed 11 points to the tally. As a whole, the San Antonio team shot a even 50% committing only 10 turnovers. The second place Spurs improved their record on the year to 42 wins and 20 losses.
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Phoenix Suns |
30 |
15 |
29 |
24 |
98 |
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San Antonio Spurs |
30 |
28 |
20 |
25 |
103 |