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 [...]

The NBA playoffs open up with the San Antonio Spurs in their lowest playoff seeding of the Tim Duncan Era. But to understand why the Spurs are not discouraged about opening on the road in Dallas, instead of the friendly confines of the AT&T Center, there must first be an understanding of their philosophy. San [...]

AT&T CENTER-George Hill made his triumphant return to the starting lineup. Tony Parker, starting on the bench, followed shortly after in reaffirming that the Spurs backcourt rotation is more than Manu Ginobili and company. Playing together for the first time since March 6, Parker and Hill managed to sidestep any questions as to who should [...]

AT&T CENTER-Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs thought they had purged the mental collapses that plagued the team through most of the season, only to suffer a letdown last night against the Memphis Grizzlies. Coming off a loss in Phoenix, the Spurs jumped on the Grizzlies early, holding them to 8-for-22 shooting in the [...]

Thanks to Spurs.com for this series of video: Manu Ginobili reacts to the news of his contract extension, and discusses the negotiation process that led to three more years with the San Antonio Spurs.

Momma There Goes That Man has posted an insightful piece on the San Antonio Spurs’ late season resurgence. Spurs basketball is basically tough defense and smart pick and roll offense. Phillip Barnett: Yesterday afternoon the San Antonio Spurs showed that, although old and flabby like Roy Jones Jr., they’re still going to be a tough [...]

AT&T CENTER-In more ways than one, the San Antonio Spurs were able to turn back the clock in order to turn back the Orlando Magic. For one magical evening in the AT&T Center it was almost 2005 again. A loud, boisterous crowd provided the playoff atmosphere and the Spurs eldest trio of Manu Ginobili, Tim [...]

The Devil’s greatest trick was convincing the world that he didn’t exist. Michael Jordan’s greatest feat? Convincing the NBA that greatness is measured in 40-inch verticals wrapped in 6-foot-6 packages. Since Jordan hoisted his NBA Finals clinching shot over Byron Russell, it’s been assumed that the next great player would come replete with game-clinching fadeaway [...]

AT&T CENTER-George Hill has been shuffled through the lineup from bench to starter, from point guard to shooting guard and back. Along the way the second year guard has been asked to be part Tony Parker, part Avery Johnson with a dash of Bruce Bowen. While not quite yet an amalgamation of all these parts, [...]

AT&T Center-For all of Manu Ginobili’s strengths, perhaps no attribute is more significant than his indelible sense of the moment and ability to take full control of it. And with a 102-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers at the AT&T Center, the Argentine guard can sense the Spurs making a better late than never push [...]

The minutes and miles of March are mounting, and they are taking a toll on Tim Duncan. Heading into the month, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich stressed the need to find rest for his star big man amid this hellish time. It was only a few weeks ago that Popovich reiterated his stance on resting [...]

Texas is no stranger to intense debates, having long been the national hotbed for our public education system’s creationism vs. evolution discussion. Over the next few days a different sort of debate will play out in the AT&T Center, one that still challenges longstanding values and beliefs. Kobe Bryant or LeBron James, which one is the [...]

It may be a prevailing theme this week with four games against quality teams, but last night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks had all the intensity of a playoff game. Unfortunately for the San Antonio Spurs, the outcome could be a prevailing theme as well. It may not take the most astute analysis to state [...]

Rarely is a matchup against a 19-48 lottery team at the AT&T Center ever considered a must win, but for a Spurs team clinging to the seventh seed in the playoffs with a hellish schedule ahead that’s exactly what tonight is. And if we’re being honest, success against the Golden State Warriors should not be [...]