The Houston Rockets were essentially a 3 man team last night.  However, those 3 were good enough to beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-104 last night at Toyota Center.

Looking at the standings yesterday, you could almost make a case that it was time to panic in San Antonio.  However, the response from the Spurs was something entirely different.  Shutting down the Thunder in the 4th quarter, the Spurs beat Oklahoma City 95-87.

The San Antonio Spurs (31-23) return to the AT&T Center after a long road trip to take on the red hot Oklahoma City Thunder (33-22). The game is at 8:30 EST/7:30 Central time and can be seen on FSN Southwest and listened to on 1200 WOAI-AM.

Starting with the ABA in the 1970’s, the San Antonio Spurs have a long history of success in basketball.  While it took until 1999 for them to make the NBA Finals, the team was a success long before then.  This included being one of a few teams to play in both the Eastern Conference (1978-79) and Western Conference (1981-82, 1982-83, 1994-95) Finals.  For trivia purposes, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Washington, Houston and Golden State (the made the East Division Finals as the Philadelphia Warriors) are the only other teams to have done this.  The Spurs also won 9 division titles in [...]

There are two things that San Antonians can usually count on at this time every year: the rodeo coming to town and the Spurs coming together as a team because of a long road trip.  This year, however, is different than most as San Antonio finished 4-4 on the trip, dropping the final two games against Detroit and Philadelphia.  While there were certainly some highlights along the way like the big win in Denver, there were many frustrating moments.  Whether it be in Detroit, Portland or Philadelphia, one common theme stood out: an inability to close out tough games.

The San Antonio Spurs (31-22) finish up their annual “rodeo road trip” tonight at the Palace of Auburn Hills against the Detroit Pistons (19-35).  The game starts at 6 p.m. EST/5 CST and can be seen on FSN Southwest and heard on 1200 WOAI-AM.
Season series:  San Antonio 112, Detroit 92 Jan. 6 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.  This will be the final team these teams meet this season.

In the 4th quarter of last night’s game I was starting to put ideas together for how I was going to recap the action.  Then Louis Williams stole those ideas and ran off with them, scoring 2 idea points and getting fouled in the process.  I know, it’s a terrible lead in but for 1:55 of the 4th quarter, Louis Williams stole a game from the Spurs.

The San Antonio Spurs (31-21, 12-11 away) continue their current road trip tonight in Philadelphia against the 76ers (20-33, 9-17 home).  The game starts at 7 est/6 cst and can be seen on FSN Southwest and heard on 1200 WOAI-AM.
Season Series: San Antonio 97, Philadelphia 89, Nov. 29 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.  Tonight’s game is the last time these two teams will play this season.

The San Antonio Spurs started the 2nd half off on the right foot by defeating the Indiana Pacers 90-87 at the Conseco Fieldhouse last night.
Tony Parker returned from a hip injury and scored 28 points, Manu Ginobli added 18 and Richard Jefferson 13 for the victorious Spurs.  Tim Duncan grabbed 26 rebounds as San Antonio won for the 2nd consecutive game.

The San Antonio Spurs (31-20) return to the hardwood tonight, to take on the Indiana Pacers (18-34) at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.  The game starts at 7/6 Central and can be seen on Fox Sports Southwest.
Season Series:  Dec. 19, San Antonio 100, Indiana 99 at the AT&T Center.  This is the last time these teams will meet this season.