"Louis" <my_balls@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:7d7e9b4d.0411231116.7c519012@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Yeah I bet he's hiding under a rock after 2 pathetic losses of his
> overrated mermaid team.
>
> Face it, loser, your team is just a bunch of "white men can't jump"
> mermaids who are overrated and should not be considered favorites to
> win the west much less the NBA title..
sorry, man, my daughter was being born and my folks are in town. just
didn't
have the time.
where is your freaking prediction of doom and gloom? spurs don't need
it this year, but it's half the fun.
http://www.s****tsline.com/nba/gamecenter/recap/NBA_20041122_SA@[EMAIL
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's big bucket helps hobbled Grizzlies scorn Spurs
Nov. 23, 2004
S****tsLine.com wire re****ts
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Grizzlies refused to let injuries stop
them.
Bonzi Wells scored 26 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with
less than a minute left, and Lorenzen Wright had 10 points and 10 rebounds
to help Memphis beat the San Antonio Spurs 93-90 on Monday night.
"We deserved to win that game," Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown said.
"This is not a soap opera thing, but we did everything we had to do to
win.
Everyone did something good to contribute."
Memphis also got 13 points and seven rebounds from Brian Cardinal.
Tim Duncan led the Spurs with 26 points, and Tony Parker had 18. Brent
Barry added 12.
"We should have won, but they outplayed us," Parker said. "They had
more energy and were getting every rebound and every loose ball."
Playing without two starters and a key reserve, the Grizzlies used a
12-3 spurt to end the third quarter with a 71-68 lead. Less than two
minutes
into the fourth, Memphis held its largest lead at 75-68.
But the Spurs kept the pressure on and tied the game 87-all on two free
throws by Manu Ginobili with just more than a minute left. Seconds later,
Wells hit a 3-pointer to put the Grizzlies up 90-87.
"I said if I got a chance, I was going to keep my elbow tucked and let it
fly," Wells said.
Memphis was without leading scorer and rebounder Pau Gasol, who missed his
second straight game with a sprained ankle, and starting small forward
James
Posey (left foot), who is on the injured list.
Stromile Swift, replacing Gasol in the starting lineup, left with 5:52
remaining in the third period after he was accidentally hit in the left
eye
by Wright.
"It's good for our confidence. We came in short-handed and without our
best
players," Wells said. "We knew we had to step up a level."
The Spurs had a chance to tie on their final possession, but Duncan missed
a
3-pointer with 2 seconds left.
"They were much stronger defensively and had a much stronger desire to
win,
especially with a couple of their best players not there," San Antonio
coach
Gregg Popovich said.
Notes
a.. Brown, the NBA's oldest coach at 71, said players must develop the
discipline to ignore abrasive fans like those at the Pistons-Pacers game
Friday night. "It all comes down to one thing. It sounds simple, but it's
self-discipline," Brown said.
b.. The Grizzlies were unsure how long Gasol will be out. "Do we have a
chance for Wednesday night? A chance. But not much of one," Brown said.
c.. The Grizzlies were 3-1 against the Spurs during the regular season
last season but were swept by San Antonio in the first round of the
playoffs.
AP NEWS
The Associated Press News Service
Copyright 2004, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved
San Antonio Spurs
STARTERS M FG FT TR A PF PTS
T. Parker, PG 37 8-17 2-2 3 3 4 18
T. Duncan, PF 36 11-19 4-8 9 1 0 26
B. Bowen, SF 34 0-6 0-0 3 1 1 0
M. Ginobili, SG 28 1-8 4-4 6 4 3 6
R. Nesterovic, C 26 4-9 0-0 5 0 1 8
BENCH M FG FT TR A PF PTS
B. Barry, SG 28 4-7 1-1 3 4 2 12
M. Rose, PF 17 2-4 3-4 8 0 1 7
R. Horry, PF 15 0-0 2-4 3 0 1 2
B. Udrih, PG 11 3-6 0-0 1 0 0 7
D. Brown, SG 6 2-4 0-0 1 0 0 4
T. Massenburg, C 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
M. Wilks, PG Did Not Play
Totals 35-80 16-23 42 13 13 90
43.8% 69.6%
Complete Box Score
Memphis Grizzlies
STARTERS M FG FT TR A PF PTS
L. Wright, C 33 4-8 2-4 10 1 2 10
B. Wells, SG 31 10-17 4-6 2 1 4 26
J. Williams, PG 29 4-6 0-0 0 4 1 9
S. Battier, SF 22 2-4 2-2 6 0 4 6
S. Swift, PF 14 3-7 0-0 0 1 3 6
BENCH M FG FT TR A PF PTS
B. Cardinal, SF 31 6-14 0-0 7 2 5 13
M. Miller, SG 26 1-6 0-0 4 4 2 2
E. Watson, PG 19 3-8 2-2 0 4 3 8
D. Jones, SG 17 3-4 0-0 2 1 0 7
J. Tsakalidis, C 15 2-4 0-0 4 1 1 4
R. Humphrey, SF 3 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 2
P. Gasol, PF Did Not Play
Totals 39-80 10-14 35 19 26 93
48.8% 71.4%
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