Bruised and bloodied, but far from broken-well, except for his nose which is, in fact, broken-San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili returned from the locker room part Rocky Balboa, part Michael Jordan. The combination of both was all “El Contusion”. Late in the third quarter of the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 win over the Dallas [...]

For much of the series the Dallas Mavericks have been able to do very little defensively to stop Manu Ginobili. Hedging screens. Trapping. Denying passes. Changing matchups. Scratch broken noses off the list of things that could possibly deter Manu Ginobili, who will start in Game 4 for the San Antonio Spurs despite suffering the [...]

AT&T CENTER - Of all the positives to glean from the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Friday’s Game 3, one aspect in particular might give Spurs fans the most hope for the playoffs. The Spurs turned in a vintage defensive performance, reminiscent of so many title years, in taking a [...]

AT&T CENTER-For all the weapons the Dallas Mavericks acquired over this year, through the majority of the second half it was the same lineup that ousted the San Antonio Spurs in last season’s playoffs unexpectedly staring down the same point guard they still have no answer for. The difference? This season Tony Parker brought some [...]

Perception and reality are two vastly different and constantly changing things, especially in an NBA playoff series where momentum shifts freely from one game to the next. A superficial glance at the box scores will tell you that the San Antonio Spurs did a much better job guarding Dirk Nowitzki than in his blitzkrieg Game [...]

For the San Antonio Spurs, defending Dirk Nowitzki in Game 1 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal Series was damn-near a lost cause. The Dallas Mavericks forward torched the Spurs for 36 points on 12-14 shooting from the field. How the Spurs choose to defend Nowitzki in Game 2 will go a long way in determining [...]

The San Antonio Spurs hung tough with the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their Western Conference Playoff series on Sunday night. Unfortunately for the Spurs, hanging tough isn’t enough for a team boasting four NBA Titles with Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich. For everything the Spurs did right against the Mavs, they did something [...]