SPURS 129, WARRIORS 127 2OT
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013
2013 PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND GAME #1, SPURS LEAD SERIES 1-0
LEADING SCORER: Tony Parker - 28
LEADING REBOUNDER: Tim Duncan - 11
ASSIST LEADER: Manu Ginobili - 11
POSTGAME NOTES
**Down by one, 127-126, with 3.4 seconds remaining in double-overtime, Manu Ginobili connected on a game-winning three-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to give the Spurs a 129-127 victory. It was just the third double-overtime game in Spurs playoff franchise history, the last being a 117-115 victory over Phoenix in Game 1 of the first round on 4/19/08.
**Trailing 104-88 with 4:31 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Spurs went on an 18-2 run to tie the game and force overtime. Tony Parker scored eight of his team-high 28 points during the run while Danny Green connected on one of his six-three pointers with 20.8 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 106-106.
**Tony Parker finished with a team-high 28 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. He scored 18 in the second half, including 6 points in the second overtime period. Parker has scored 20-or-more in four-straight postseason games dating back to Game 2 vs. L.A. Lakers on 4/24. It was his 73rd playoff game scoring 20-plus.
**Danny Green finished with a postseason career-high 22 points (8-14 FG, 6-9 3FG) to go along with 3 steals and 2 blocks. Green’s six three-pointers were also a playoff career-high. This postseason Green is shooting 47.6 percent (10-21) from beyond the arc.
** Tim Duncan posted a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. It was Duncan’s 140th career postseason double-double, which ranks fourth all-time. For his career Duncan has scored in double-figures in 189 of 195 playoff games.
**Kawhi Leonard scored 16 of his 18 points (7-11 FG, 1-1 3FG, 3-5 FT) in the second half while adding 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. His 18 points tied a playoff-career high and it was fourth straight postseason game scoring in double figures.
**San Antonio tied a franchise playoff record connecting on 13 three-pointers. The last time the Spurs made 13 treys in a playoff game came against the L.A. Clippers on 5/5/12. For the game the Silver and Black shot 50.0 percent (13-26) from beyond the arc.
POSTGAME QUOTES
Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich:
(Can you talk about the final four minutes of regulation and what your message was to the guys and how they executed…)
“Well, we just wanted to keep playing and keep competing. Try to make stops and try to make some adjustments both personnel wise and defensively to try to get more stops and then stay in attack mode on offense. It worked out. It was anybody’s game that’s for sure.”
Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich:
(Boris Diaw hasn’t played since April 6th…can you talk about the job he did…)
“He was special. He played good defense, but offensively he has such a high IQ that it helped us. He made shots. He spaced the floor correctly and he ran the pick-and-roll well. He was just really special after all that time off. We didn’t think he’d be able to come back and, if anything else play that long. We didn’t expect he’d have that many minutes.”
Spurs guard Manu Ginobili:
(On his game winning three-pointer …)
“The last play wasn’t for me they just left me open. I set a screen for TP (Tony Parker) and both went with him and they left me open on the weak side. When I caught it I just saw (Kent) Bazemore flying. So I just gave it a lot of air and it went in. I wasn’t my best shooting night, but it really helps when you hit the last one.”
Spurs forward Boris Diaw:
(On getting back into rhythm after being injured for so long…)
“My teammates have been in the playoffs for about two and a half weeks now, so they have their rhythm. They were ready. I was just trying to come back and not disrupt the momentum they had after winning the first four games.”
(On the comeback in the fourth quarter…)
“Just staying with it. Never giving up. We were down and there weren’t that many minutes left, but we knew we could do it. We knew we could come back. We knew it would just take some stops, which we were actually trying to get the whole game. We knew that was the problem, giving them too many open shots. We just did a better job and worked harder at it.”
Spurs guard Danny Green:
(On his game-tying shot at the end of regulation…)
“We made a good play. Pop drew up a good play. We executed pretty well. Boris set a good screen on my man and his own man. I got free and luckily it dropped.”
Spurs guard Tony Parker:
(On the comeback in the fourth quarter…)
“It was a crazy game. We just had to keep fighting and we got to give a lot of credit to Golden State. They were playing great. (Stephen) Curry was making crazy shots. We just tried to hang on. We had a great run at the end.”
(On Manu Ginobili’s game-winning shot…)
“It looked good when it left his hand. I was happy he was out wide open. They both came to me, and Manu was wide open. I was surprised they both came out to me. Manu knocked down a big shot.”
Warriors Head Coach Mark Jackson:
(On taking from tonight’s game…)
“It was a great game for us. It was a hard-fought game. We knew coming in that it was going to be a heck of a series. To give them credit, they made plays and fought back. We were careless at times, but I thought it was a great game. We’re a young basketball team that will be better at the end of the day for playing against the San Antonio Spurs. We’re excited about this series. I saw a lot of good things during the course of the game tonight. Unfortunately, we didn’t close it.”
Warriors guard Stephen Curry:
(On scoring 44 points tonight and still coming out with the loss...)
"It was a fun game with a lot of action down the stretch. We were just on the wrong side of a couple big shots with Danny Green at the end of regulation and Manu (Ginobili) in double overtime.”
Warriors guard Stephen Curry:
(On losing tonight on a last second shot...)
"We went through the same thing during Game 1 with our series with Denver with Andre Miller hitting a late shot. We know how to come back because we have been a resilient team all year. We just have to turn it back on and be ready to go for Game 2."
