Spurs burn the Suns 128-123 in OT

Spurs 92<br>
Suns 90 <p></p><i></i>

What a game! GINO #1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <p></p><i></i>

Ginobili was crazy man I love the spurs. I love you guys come here let me give you all a hug. <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"> <!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://img146.exs.cx/img146/8899/manusig3cr.gif<br>
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Now that was a f'ing basketball game. The Spurs needed a win like that - GO IN AND TAKE IT FROM THEM!!!!! <br>
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Manu is LOCO en la cabeza! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :bowdown --><img src=http://www.sahoops.net/smilies/bowdown.gif ALT=":bowdown"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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And Barry finally doin' damage in the clutch!! <p></p><i></i>

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WOO-HOO!! MANU GINOBILI!! what a game. way to stick it through. MANU's dunk was unbelievable!! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rock --><img src=http://www.sahoops.net/smilies/rock.gif ALT=":rock"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:xx-large;">Still #1</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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you know it<br>
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Manu is the man<br>
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Barry is a Pimp<br>
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I never had any doubts<br>
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OMG!!!! You guys cannot believe what it was like to be at that game tonight. It was UNBELIEVABLE. Even if Horry didn't play, this has to be one of the most incredible games I've ever been to. Manu is the freakin' man and Brent was clutch (plus Timmy hitting those FT's at the end!). Wow ...<br>
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Game report to come! <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.mistilynn.com/temp/banner.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></div><!--EZCODE CENTER END--><br>
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1 2 3 4 OT Total
San Antonio 24 31 16 40 17 128 Final

Phoenix 24 32 32 23 12 123 OT






San Antonio
Name Min FG 3Pt FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts
B. Bowen 19 0-7 0-6 <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;">2-2</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 2
T. Duncan <!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:blue;">44</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--> 12-20 0-0 6-9 6 <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;">19</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> 3 4 2 3 4 <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;">30</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->
R. Nesterovic 12 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
T. Parker 28 1-9 0-2 0-0 0 1 5 4 2 1 1 2
M. Ginobili <!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:blue;">44</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--> 16-22 5-7 <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;">11-12</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> 1 5 6 3 1 0 4 <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;">48</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->
B. Barry 36 6-10 <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;">4-6</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 0 3 16
M. Rose 20 3-6 0-0 0-0 5 7 0 1 2 0 2 6
B. Udrih 25 3-8 1-5 <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;">2-2</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 9
D. Brown 25 2-6 1-3 <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;">2-2</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> 1 5 4 1 1 0 1 7
T. Massenburg 12 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2
R. Horry DNP - Right Patella Sublu
M. Wilks DNP - Coach's Decision

Totals 265 47-96 11-29 <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;">23-29</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> 13 44 26 15 13 5 20 128
Percentages: .490 .379 <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;">.793</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> Team Rebounds: 8

Phoenix
Name Min FG 3Pt FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts
Q. Richardson <!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:blue;">50</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--> 5-18 1-7 0-1 1 7 4 1 2 1 4 11
S. Marion <!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:blue;">51</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--> 13-21 5-6 6-6 2 15 1 2 3 2 5 37
A. Stoudemire <!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:blue;">46</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--> 15-19 0-0 5-10 1 7 3 3 3 2 3 35
S. Nash <!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:blue;">45</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--> 6-13 2-3 2-2 0 2 13 7 1 0 2 16
J. Johnson <!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:blue;">52</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--> 7-14 3-5 4-5 2 7 8 4 2 1 3 21
J. Voskuhl 8 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 3
S. Hunter 9 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
S. Parker 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
B. Outlaw DNP - Coach's Decision

Totals 265 47-87 11-21 18-28 7 41 30 19 11 7 24 123
Percentages: .540 .524 .643 Team Rebounds: 12

Game Info
Technical Fouls: Phoenix - S. Marion 1
Attendance: 18,422
Officials: Derek Richardson, James Capers, Jim Clark
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Here I sit, barely able to type. I don't remember anything about last night, except that I passed out/blacked out in my bed before the game started and I'm not in the state to drive down to the gate to get the newspaper. I hate myself...<br>
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When is the cutoff date for All-Star voting? It sounds like Manu may be making a push. <p><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall"- Confucius</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p204.ezboard.com/bsanantoniospurs62937.showUserPublicProfile?gid=samr@sanantoniospurs62937>Samr</A> at: 1/22/05 8:52 am<br></i>

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PHOENIX (AP) -- Manu Ginobili's career night ruined Steve Nash's return to the Phoenix Suns' lineup. <br>
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Ginobili scored 48 points and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to hand the Suns their sixth consecutive loss, 128-123 in overtime, on Friday night. <br>
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``He was remarkable,'' San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. ``He's such a competitor.'' <br>
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Tim Duncan had 30 points and 19 rebounds for the Spurs, who became the first team to beat Phoenix twice this season. <br>
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Nash had 16 points and 13 assists in 46 minutes after missing the last 3 1/2 games with injuries. <br>
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Shawn Marion scored 37 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Suns. His 3-pointer at the fourth-quarter buzzer that sent the game into overtime. Amare Stoudemire, coming off a season-low eight-point game on Wednesday, scored 35 in an intense matchup befitting the teams with the two best records in the NBA. <br>
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``I think they're tired and dejected right now,'' Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said of his players, ``but in the back of their mind, they know `Hey, we're pretty good.'' <br>
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Brent Barry sank clutch 3-pointers late in regulation and early in overtime and scored 16 for San Antonio. Ginobili, whose previous career best was 33, made 16-of-22 shots, 5-of-7 3-pointers, and 11 of 12 free throws. His 3-pointer with 56.7 seconds left in overtime sealed the victory. <br>
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``What can I say? This was a game that I probably would never expect to have,'' Ginobili said. ``I'm not the first option on this team. I came in really strong, making shots, so my confidence was built up already. Then I started making tough shots. I was feeling it and they were all falling.'' <br>
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With Nash out, the Suns' energized game had also left. But Phoenix was back in high-gear for this one. <br>
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``Getting Steve back was a huge boost for us, and we played well,'' Quentin Richardson said, ``but we just showed our youth tonight. They're a veteran team, and they've won two championships.'' <br>
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The victory kept the Spurs (33-9) ahead of the Suns (32-10) for the league's best mark. <br>
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Down 88-71 after three quarters, San Antonio came back behind Ginobili and took a 109-108 lead on Barry's 3-pointer from the top of the key with 16.9 seconds left in regulation. After Nash missed a jumper, Duncan was fouled and made two free throws to put the Spurs up 111-108 with 7.3 seconds to go. <br>
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But Marion leaned into a 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie it at 111 and send the game into overtime. <br>
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Ginobili's free throw on a defensive three-second call started a 7-0 San Antonio surge in overtime. Ginobili's driving stuff, Duncan's dunk and another Duncan basket made it 123-115 with 1:55 left. <br>
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Marion scored 14 consecutive points, igniting a 23-6 run over the final six minutes of the third quarter to put the Suns up 88-71 entering the fourth. Nash capped the outburst with a 13-footer with 9.8 seconds left. <br>
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But San Antonio outscored Phoenix 19-6 to start the fourth quarter, cutting the lead to 94-90 on Ginobili's fast-break basket with 7:15 left. <br>
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The Suns responded again. <br>
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Joe Johnson sank a 3-pointer and Marion stuffed it on a breakaway after a San Antonio turnover to boost the lead to 99-90 with 5:51 left in the fourth.<br>
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Phoenix had only nine players in uniform after a trade earlier in the day that sent reserves Casey Jacobsen, Maciej Lampe and Jackson Vroman to the New Orleans Hornets for Jim Jackson. ... Jackson is expected to be in uniform for the Suns' game against New Jersey on Sunday. ... The Spurs snapped Phoenix's 11-game winning streak with a 115-94 victory in San Antonio on Dec. 28. ... The Suns shot 14-for-20 (70 percent) in the third quarter. ... Spurs center Rasho Nesterovic went down with a sprained left ankle with 9:20 left in the second quarter and did not return.<br>
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Damn Spurs!!<br>
They take YEARS off my life when I watch them get mixed up in games like that!<br>
Gino was a s-t-u-d STUD last night!!<br>
That should've been enough to get him onto the All-Star team.<br>
That *@#$%! Marion couldn't MISS in that game!! EVERYTHING that he threw up from behind the 3 point line went in! The lanes that the Spurs let the Suns roll through were big enough to let a Peterbilt go by at times! <br>
Nevertheless, the Good Guys prevailed and reaffirmed the fact that they are the inevitable champs/dynasty, and everyone is just taking up space.<br>
Jules and Misti: you two DEFINATELY got your moneys worth for making that trip!<br>
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I trust that someone has that Marion+Amare poster starring Manu already? MATRIX, GET ON MY DESKTOP!! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.sahoops.net/smilies/lol.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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Tim looked in playoff form, except for a couple of silly turnovers. Every time he went to the FT line, I was saying, "OK, Tim, you're the MVP. Now here's where you have to make these ft's" and he did! <p>--<br>
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Misti I can totally picture you having one hell of a time at the game. How I wish I could be there in person! But it was a good thing I was watching it by myself...lol my poor cats ears must be still ringing.<br>
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How many times can I say I love Manu? It just never gets old, he's just so damn amazing and so talented. I want to just grab him and squeeze him to death LOL <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.nba.com/allstar2005/asb/eng/ballot.html" target="top">VOTE GINOBILI 4 ALL-STAR 2005</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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We knew you'd be going crazy Mandy, we were thinking of you the whole game because Gino was so unbelievable tonight. I got a picture of a couple fans with a sign that I'll post as soon as I get home this evening (I'm on dial up here at the hotel). <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.mistilynn.com/temp/banner.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></div><!--EZCODE CENTER END--><br>
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