Box Score

 

MEMPHIS (84)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
S Battier           27   2-7   1-2   1-6   0   5    5
B Cardinal          38  3-14   3-4   2-7   3   2   10
L Wright            41  9-18   1-2   1-6   2   5   19
J Williams          23  3-10   0-0   1-1   3   0    7
M Miller            32   4-7   4-4   1-7   2   3   12
E Watson            25  5-10   1-1   0-4   5   3   11
B Wells             19   3-9   2-2   0-1   1   2    9
J Posey             21   2-5   5-7   1-3   1   3    9
R Humphrey          10   0-0   0-0   0-2   0   2    0
J Tsakalidis         4   0-2   2-2   1-1   0   0    2
S Swift            DNP  - SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE                            
A Burks            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
D Jones            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 31-82 19-24  8-38  17  25   84
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Percentages: FG-.378, FT-.792. 3-Point Goals:
3-16, .188 (S Battier 0-1, B Cardinal 1-5, J 
Williams 1-4, M Miller 0-1, E Watson 0-1, B 
Wells 1-3, J Posey 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. 
Blocked Shots:2 (B Wells, R Humphrey). 
Turnovers:13 (J Posey 4, B Cardinal 3, L 
Wright 2, E Watson 2, M Miller, S Battier). 
Steals: 15 (B Wells 3, B Cardinal 3, L Wright
2, E Watson 2, R Humphrey 2, J Posey 2, S 
Battier).


SAN ANTONIO (82)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
B Bowen             37   3-9   1-2   0-4   0   3    7
T Duncan            42  8-16 11-17  5-19   1   4   27
R Nesterovic        24   2-3   0-0   1-4   1   3    4
T Parker            40  6-13   4-4   2-7   5   2   16
E Ginobili          27   4-9   6-6   0-4   3   5   16
B Barry             23   1-3   1-1   0-1   3   2    4
R Horry             18   0-5   0-0   0-2   2   2    0
T Massenburg         4   0-0   0-0   0-2   0   1    0
D Brown             19   3-6   0-0   1-3   0   2    8
B Udrih              6   0-1   0-0   0-0   4   1    0
  
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TOTALS             240 27-65 23-30  9-46  19  25   82
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Percentages: FG-.415, FT-.767. 3-Point Goals:
5-20, .250 (B Bowen 0-3, T Parker 0-3, E 
Ginobili 2-4, B Barry 1-3, R Horry 0-2, D 
Brown 2-4, B Udrih 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. 
Blocked Shots:11 (T Duncan 4, R Nesterovic 3,
D Brown 2, B Barry, B Bowen). Turnovers:23 (E
Ginobili 7, T Duncan 5, T Parker 4, R Horry 
2, D Brown 2, B Bowen 2, B Barry). Steals: 7 
(R Horry 3, B Barry, B Bowen, T Parker, E 
Ginobili).

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MEMPHIS               25  22  10  27  -   84
SAN ANTONIO           21  19  18  24  -   82
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Technical fouls: Memphis - 1 (Defensive 
Three, 4:11 1st).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,797. T: 2:27. 
Officials: Bennie Adams, Dan Crawford, Kevin 
Fehr.

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MEMPHIS (84) AT SAN ANTONIO (82)

MEMPHIS

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
S BATTIER         F    27    2-7      1-2      1   5   6    0   5   1   1    5
B CARDINAL        F    38    3-14     3-4      2   5   7    3   2   3   3   10
L WRIGHT          C    41    9-18     1-2      1   5   6    2   5   2   2   19
J WILLIAMS        G    23    3-10     0-0      1   0   1    3   0   0   0    7
M MILLER          G    32    4-7      4-4      1   6   7    2   3   0   1   12
E WATSON               25    5-10     1-1      0   4   4    5   3   2   2   11
B WELLS                19    3-9      2-2      0   1   1    1   2   3   0    9
J POSEY                21    2-5      5-7      1   2   3    1   3   2   4    9
R HUMPHREY             10    0-0      0-0      0   2   2    0   2   2   0    0
J TSAKALIDIS            4    0-2      2-2      1   0   1    0   0   0   0    2
S SWIFT               DNP  - SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE                                      
A BURKS               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
D JONES               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   31-82    19-24     8  30  38   17  25  15  13   84
                            (.378)  (.792)  TEAM REBS:  8 TOTAL TO: 13 (11 PTS)    

SAN ANTONIO

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
B BOWEN           F    37    3-9      1-2      0   4   4    0   3   1   2    7
T DUNCAN          F    42    8-16    11-17     5  14  19    1   4   0   5   27
R NESTEROVIC      C    24    2-3      0-0      1   3   4    1   3   0   0    4
T PARKER          G    40    6-13     4-4      2   5   7    5   2   1   4   16
E GINOBILI        G    27    4-9      6-6      0   4   4    3   5   1   7   16
B BARRY                23    1-3      1-1      0   1   1    3   2   1   1    4
R HORRY                18    0-5      0-0      0   2   2    2   2   3   2    0
T MASSENBURG            4    0-0      0-0      0   2   2    0   1   0   0    0
D BROWN                19    3-6      0-0      1   2   3    0   2   0   2    8
B UDRIH                 6    0-1      0-0      0   0   0    4   1   0   0    0
  
TOTALS                240   27-65    23-30     9  37  46   19  25   7  23   82
                            (.415)  (.767)  TEAM REBS:  9 TOTAL TO: 24 (18 PTS)    
  
   MEMPHIS            25   22   10   27   -   84
   SAN ANTONIO        21   19   18   24   -   82
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: MEMPHIS - B WELLS, R HUMPHREY.  SAN ANTONIO - T DUNCAN 4,
R NESTEROVIC 3, D BROWN 2, B BARRY, B BOWEN.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MEMPHIS 3-16 (.188), S BATTIER 0-1, B CARDINAL 1-
5, J WILLIAMS 1-4, M MILLER 0-1, E WATSON 0-1, B WELLS 1-3, J POSEY 0-
1. SAN ANTONIO 5-20 (.250), B BOWEN 0-3, T PARKER 0-3, E GINOBILI 2-
4, B BARRY 1-3, R HORRY 0-2, D BROWN 2-4, B UDRIH 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MEMPHIS - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNIE ADAMS, DAN CRAWFORD, KEVIN FEHR.
A - 18,797. T - 2:27.

Game Story

SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Something about playing in San Antonio 
brings the best out of Lorenzen Wright and the Memphis
Grizzlies.

Wright scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as the
Grizzlies ended the Spurs' 16-game home winning streak with an
84-82 victory.

Last season, Wright hit the go-ahead basket here as Memphis
posted an 81-80 victory on March 1.  Since that defeat, San
Antonio had lost just two contests at the SBC Center - to the
Los Angeles Lakers in Game Five of the Western Conference
semifinals and to the Seattle SuperSonics on December 8.

"They are an aggressive team," Spurs All-Star guard Manu
Ginobili said.  "We have the best record in the league, so we
have to come out aggressive every night because people are going
to be coming for us every night."

In this one, Wright combined with Earl Watson to score 	all the
points in an 8-0 run that gave the Grizzlies a 75-69 lead with
just under three minutes remaining.

"Lorenzen was huge tonight," Watson said.  "He was really
playing (Spurs All-Star forward) Tim Duncan hard, so we had to
reward him and get the ball on the offensive end."

The Spurs rallied, drawing within 77-75 with just under a minute
to go on a pair of free throws by Ginobili before Watson set up
Wright with a behind-the-back pass for an easy dunk 15 seconds
later to push Memphis' edge back to four points.

Duncan, who had 27 points and 19 rebounds, added two more free
throws to halve the deficit, but Watson preserved the lead with
a jumper over Tony Parker, making it 81-77 with 16.3 seconds
left.

"Earl's step-back jumper at the end was big," Grizzlies coach
Mike Fratello said.

"That shot was not set up for me," Watson said.  "They just
wanted me to create.  I lost the ball somewhat and was fortunate
to hit the shot over Tony Parker, who was playing good defense
on me."

Ginobili nearly brought San Antonio back, hitting a layup and a
3-pointer around to free throws by James Posey to cut the
deficit to 83-82 with 6.5 seconds to play.

After Brian Cardinal made 1-of-2 free throws on the other end,
Shane Battier sealed the victory by stealing the ball from
Ginobili in the waning seconds.

"I was just trying to make something happen and I couldn't shake
him," said Ginobili, who scored 16 points but committed seven
of the Spurs' season-high 24 turnovers.

"As soon as I saw him pause, I knew someone was coming off a
screen," Battier said.  "I did my best to get my hand in the
passing lane and disrupt the timing of the play."

San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich blamed the loss on his team's
inability to hold on to the ball.

"We were sloppy with the basketball," Popovich said.  "That was
too many to hand it over 24 times.  It was our demise."

Duncan echoed his coach's sentiments.

"We shot ourselves in the foot tonight with turnovers," Duncan
said.  "We could have won this game.  We gave them every
opportunity we could to let them win the game because of
turnovers.  They played us aggressive tonight and that is why we
lost."

Miller scored 12 points and Watson added 11 for the Grizzlies,
who snapped a four-game losing streak.

"San Antonio is one of the better teams in the league and darn
near invincible at home," Battier said.  "(Coming) in here on a
four-game losing streak, it seemed like we didn't have a prayer
to win this game.  To get one feels pretty good for us right
now."