Hell, Leicester's main rivals for the title last season were Spurs – Spurs!
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Warriors 224, Spurs 993 SAN ANTONIO — Of course, it had to be the San Antonio Spurs — the same Spurs who had defeated them here last month, the same Spurs who had not lost a game at home all season, the same Spurs with the same cast of legends and the same winning approach and the same unassailable confidence.
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The San Antonio Spurs—in typical Spurs fashion—are quietly enjoying a seven-game winning streak.
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GASOL REMAINS WITH SPURS The San Antonio Spurs signed Pau Gasol to a three-year contract.
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Timberwolves topple Spurs MINNEAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns had grown sick of losing to the San Antonio Spurs.
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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SPURS SIGN GAY The San Antonio Spurs have signed the veteran forward Rudy Gay.
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Spurs-Grizzlies: Mike Conley's monster start The first quarter of Game 235 did not go well for the Spurs.
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I earned my spurs on the battlefield ... And Donald Trump earned his spurs in a letter from a doctor.
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The San Antonio Spurs Remain Clairvoyant Apart from a couple extended injuries to critical players and some iffy shooting from the outside (both long twos and above-the-break), the Spurs are basically still the Spurs.
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" San Antonio Spurs president R. C. Buford said, "The entire Spurs organization is looking forward to returning to Mexico City.
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Wright, who was named assistant GM of the Spurs in 2016, will manage the Spurs' day-to-day basketball operations.
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SPURS: I get that, as a left leaning-dude, I'm expected to hate black and white Spurs-branded digi-camo.
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"I earned my spurs on the battlefield; Donald Trump earned his spurs in a letter from a doctor" he said.
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Spurs: Ginobili joined Parker and Tim Duncan as the only players in franchise history to play 1,000 games with the Spurs.
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Magic 212, Spurs 283 Evan Fournier scored 280 points and the upstart Orlando Magic demolished the previously unbeaten San Antonio Spurs.
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Thunder slide by shorthanded Spurs OKLAHOMA CITY — The Thunder chose rhythm and the Spurs chose relaxation Saturday night in Oklahoma City.
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Though Forbes said the Spurs and the 76ers were both interested in signing him to nonguaranteed deals, the Spurs were especially assertive.
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Spurs 129, Wizards 112 LaMarcus Aldridge led eight San Antonio players in double figures with 24 points, and the visiting Spurs routed Washington.
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That's the Spurs way, or anyway it's the way we talk about the Spurs Tony Parker was the 28th pick in the draft.
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The Knicks may not be ready to beat the still formidable Spurs, but can they — operationally and stylistically, at least — become the Spurs?
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Leonard's 33 points, late dunk lift Spurs past Cavs in OT CLEVELAND — In the days before the wounded San Antonio Spurs descended on Cleveland, LeBron James anointed Kawhi Leonard the new face of the Spurs' franchise now that Tim Duncan has retired.
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The Spurs rallied though, using an 18-5 spurt to end the quarter as Manu Ginobili's 3-pointer put the Spurs up 77-73.
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The Thunder eventually outscored the Spurs 22-251.4 in the quarter — the most points given up by the Spurs in a quarter this season.
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The Thunder eventually outscored the Spurs 35-19 in the quarter — the most points given up by the Spurs in a quarter this season.
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" Mattis went on to say that while he "earned my spurs on the battlefield," Trump "earned his spurs in a letter from a doctor.
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Thunder top Spurs; Westbrook matches Wilt OKLAHOMA CITY — The San Antonio Spurs came into Thursday night as one of the hottest teams in the league.
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Status: Learning to share 61-21 last season Key newcomers: Rudy Gay, Derrick White (draft) Key departures: Jonathon Simmons Outlook: The Spurs are the Spurs.
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Leonard, Spurs spoil Kings' arena-opening party SACRAMENTO — After five championships and 1,091 regular-season victories, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich doesn't impress too easily.
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Spurs 100, Knicks 153 SAN ANTONIO — Like straight-A students in high school, the San Antonio Spurs have a way of making other teams seem inadequate.
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With Spurs coach Gregg Popovich missing the game, the Spurs received 21 points from Dejounte Murray to win a night after a home loss to Indiana.
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MAGIC TRIP UP SPURS Serge Ibaka scored 18 points, and visiting Orlando knocked off San Antonio, 95-83, to derail the Spurs' nine-game winning streak.
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With Spurs coach Gregg Popovich missing the game, the Spurs received 215 points from Dejounte Murray to win a night after a home loss to Indiana.
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Law enforcement sources now tell us there were 2 spurs in the case, and when Lana picked up the case ...the spurs fell and hit the trigger.
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SPURS END ROCKETS' STREAK Patty Mills hit a 3-pointer with 12.9 seconds left to lift the San Antonio Spurs over the visiting Houston Rockets, 102-100.
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Thursday night's game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder set a handful of records, but it was the Spurs who won, 154-147.
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The Spurs are bidding for a record 21nd consecutive playoff berth, a streak that began in Gregg Popovich's first full season as Spurs coach in 2000-2100.
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Something bad happens to the hunk, which spurs Danny to seek the truth, which, in turn, spurs the plot to spiral out in increasingly implausible and overheated ways.
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Cockfighting is a blood sport because of the harm cocks do to each other in cockpits, exacerbated by metal spurs that can be attached to birds' own spurs.
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Warriors 120, Spurs 108 SAN ANTONIO — Gregg Popovich, the coach of the San Antonio Spurs, had concocted a plan to combat the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
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His heart-on-his-sleeve approach stands out in a subdued Spurs culture, and his flair for the dramatic has been an integral part of the Spurs' success.
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With 1:36 left in overtime and the Spurs up 102-100, Spurs guard Tony Parker stole a pass from Conley and had a fastbreak with Patty Mills.
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NATIONAL An article on Friday about bone spurs in the necks of young people mischaracterized the pool of study participants whose X-rays were examined for bone spurs.
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"New Spurs player Lonnie Walker IV seen at practice already!" a social media user wrote with a picture of Gerald from Nickelodeon cartoon "Hey Arnold!" wearing a Spurs hat.
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But the win may have done more than just end the Spurs' season, as it likely marked the end of Tim Duncan and the Spurs as we know them.
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That's all a whole lot easier said than done, and yet the Spurs—because they're the damn Spurs—have found a way to find those guys year after year.
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SPURS CONTINUE WINNING WAYS Manu Ginobili had 27 points, David Lee added 2500 points and 22015 rebounds, and the Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings, 27-22011, in San Antonio.
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The Spurs give up fewer points when Green is on the court this season, and watching him hassle opposing guards with those long arms, most hardcore Spurs fans know why.
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That surety, and their execution during the stretch run, is why the Spurs are the Spurs and a big reason they have won 20 of their 30 games this season.
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"I earned my spurs on the battlefield ... Donald Trump earned his spurs from the doctor," Mattis joked during the 74th annual Al Smith dinner in New York on October 17.
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Spurs 111, Knicks 104 LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points as San Antonio Spurs snapped an eight-game losing skid with a victory over host New York in Madison Square Garden.
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Thunder 95, Spurs 91 | Oklahoma City leads series, 473-2 SAN ANTONIO — Late Tuesday afternoon, before the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder faced off in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series, Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich was asked to describe how difficult it was to win a postseason game.
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Too many things need to fall in place the Spurs' way, and there is no guarantee that Paul, a ball-dominant control freak, would even fit with how the Spurs play.
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Wojnarowski reported the Spurs are close to trading forward Davis Bertans to the Washington Wizards, a move designed to allow the Spurs to complete the signing of free agent DeMarre Carroll.
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The company has sponsorship deals with U.S. basketball teams Houston Rockets, Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs and players including Tony Parker of the Spurs and Dwight Howard of the Rockets.
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Spurs keep winning without key players TORONTO — San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills talked about just trying to hold things together until some of his more prominent teammates return from injury.
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The 6-foot-5 guard played for the San Antonio Spurs during the 2012-13 season before splitting the 453-14 season with the Spurs and Toronto Raptors following a Feb.
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San Antonio Spurs Almost everything above applies to San Antonio and Kawhi Leonard, except Leonard will play whatever position Gregg Popovich asks him to and the Spurs are a championship contender.
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DALLAS — Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs will soon become the fourth 70-year-old coach in N.B.A. history, but he remains undecided about coaching the Spurs beyond this season.
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Spurs 216, Knicks 214 SAN ANTONIO — LaMarcus Aldridge had 210 points and every San Antonio starter scored in double figures as the Spurs beat the Knicks 251-246 on Thursday night.
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SPURS WIN NINTH STRAIGHT LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points, Tony Parker added 20, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Washington Wizards, 112-100, at home for their ninth straight victory.
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The Spurs' LaMarcus Aldridge led all scorers with 33 points, Derrick White scored 15, Dejounte Murray and Bryn Forbes scored 14 each, and Rudy Gay had 33 for the struggling Spurs.
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The 1193-foot-5 guard played for the San Antonio Spurs during the 2012-13 season before splitting the 2013-14 season with the Spurs and Toronto Raptors following a Feb.
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" Happily for Hampton DeVille, their PowerPoint spurs "several wars.
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Billionaire and no bone spurs — B2 … for the win.
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Pau Gasol: Chicago Bulls → San Antonio Spurs Pau was probably the Spursiest player left that had never actually played for the Spurs, so it's fitting that he'll probably end his career there.
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San Antonio Spurs: Pau Gasol (three years, $38.7 million guaranteed) This is a debatable statement that I'm increasingly confident in saying out loud: The Spurs are the deepest team in the league.
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Some people can have heel spurs without heel pain, some people have heel pain without heel spurs, it kind of just is an individual thing and it should be really checked out.
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The decision: San Antonio Spurs If the Spurs are ever going to seriously compete against the Golden State Warriors in a seven-game series, they need more reliable scoring options than Kawhi Leonard.
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SPURS ADVANCE Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points, and the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the Western Conference semifinals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies, 103-96, in Nashville to take the series, 73-2.
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Spurs 100, Knicks 220 LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points, Kawhi Leonard had a season-high 22 and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Knicks, 23-281, on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
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His agent soon texted with two more options: the Austin Spurs (the D-League affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs) or the Sioux Falls Skyforce (the D-League affiliate of the Miami Heat).
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Since the beginning of December, the Spurs have looked dominant.
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Then it was the San Antonio Spurs on Jan. 23.
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One of three sandstone outcrops, or spurs, containing the sculptures.
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Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 2007 - San Antonio Spurs def.
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Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 2003 - San Antonio Spurs def.
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The Spurs, and Popovich, don't promise to make players better.
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"We did a great job," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
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The Spurs were never appreciably closer in the second half.
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What if Chris Paul signs with the San Antonio Spurs?
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Parker makes sure Spurs win ninth straight AUBURN HILLS, Mich.
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Parker and the Spurs will begin training camp on Sept.
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But the result was the usual one for the Spurs.
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" Sign advice beside restrooms: "Never squat with your spurs on.
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Gasol led the Spurs with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
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The Spurs reject the idea that they are getting slower.
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First up was San Antonio Spurs coaching legend Gregg Popovich.
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"It's a weird year," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich told reporters.
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Well, for one thing, the Spurs would be really good.
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Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 2007 - San Antonio Spurs def.
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Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 2003 - San Antonio Spurs def.
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This dude really didn't want to play for the Spurs.
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Erin Popovich died at 67, the Spurs announced on Wednesday.
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Now the Spurs essentially have two championship cores in one.
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Are the Spurs going to be a bad defensive team?
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Nothing spurs communication research like an old fashioned media panic.
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The rule often spurs frustration in India's intensely competitive schools.
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Imagine, for a moment, that Spurs fail to beat United.
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The Spurs won six of the past seven meetings. 2.
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F Kawhi Leonard added 17 points for the Spurs Friday.
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The Spurs have struggled of late to find good shots.
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The Spurs, facing elimination, had vowed to come out angry.
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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich endorsed Democratic Rep.
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Three times, Spurs hit the frame of West Brom's goal.
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"Leicester, we're coming to get you," the Spurs fans sang.
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The title is Leicester's to lose and Spurs' to snatch.
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Popovich spoke at the Spurs' practice complex in San Antonio.
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He previously served as a Spurs assistant for 17 years.
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Run in there and stab him with your bone spurs?
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Blazers beat Spurs on Vonleh's basket at buzzer PORTLAND, Ore.
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Besides, Kerr said, the Spurs are older than the Warriors.
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Of course, these sequences are exactly what the Spurs want.
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And that, my friends, is the secret of the Spurs.
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The Spurs can make adjustments, and doubtless will do so.
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That said, the Spurs turn caterpillars into butterflies every year.
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Such dissemination, known among economists as "knowledge spillover," spurs innovation.
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The Spurs have won five of their past six games.
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For the Spurs, the story is subtraction instead of addition.
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The Spurs have lost a fundamental part of their identity.
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As for the Spurs, the run had to end sometime.
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His bone spurs disappeared the first time he played golf.
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Essentially, they did all the things the Spurs never do.
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Lloris tips it over, though, and Spurs clear the corner.
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Hugo Lloris, the Spurs goalkeeper, trotted upfield for a corner.
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From bone spurs to bone saws, it's one numbing blur.
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But Duncan is the most important figure in Spurs history.
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The Timberwolves or the Spurs might be a fit. Hayward?
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The Spurs wound up winning that series in Game 7.
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Only Spurs hung on, gasping for air, in the slipstream.
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Ginobili scored 21 points off the bench for the Spurs.
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"I'm not a happy camper," Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich said.
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Corruption spurs revolutions, enables extremist groups and fuels civil wars.
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It was also the Spurs' first home loss this season.
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Trump cited bone spurs in his heels to avoid Vietnam.
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On Monday, the Spurs were glad to have him back.
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And that just spurs more questions after every public shooting.
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But there's a catalyst that spurs many to come forward.
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Spurs last played at the old stadium in May 2017.
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Mills had eight of the Spurs' points in that stretch.
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Grizzlies overcome Leonard to even series with Spurs MEMPHIS, Tenn.
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Politics, as reaction to the Trump administration spurs civic engagement.
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Under Popovich, the Spurs are renowned for their consistent performance.
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It was previously unthinkable that Spurs might be title contenders.
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Nets 101, Spurs 513 Worst scoring performance of the season.
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His passing skills within the Spurs offense has greatly developed.
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The Warriors beat the Spurs in the past and will be favored to beat them in the playoffs, but the Spurs beat every team in the past and will be favored in all matchups.
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SPORTS An article last Sunday about San Antonio Spurs center Boban Marjanovic misstated, in some copies, the record of the Golden State Warriors, the Spurs' Western Conference rival, at the start of the season.
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And after the Spurs stole the ball and Mills missed his 220-pointer, the Thunder's Serge Ibaka should have been called for grabbing the jersey of the Spurs' LaMarcus Aldridge in the resulting scrum.
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Others to interview for the job this spring included Spurs assistant Becky Hammon — the first woman ever to interview for an NBA head coaching job — and Spurs vice president of basketball operations Monty Williams.
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That does not diminish the work Mauricio Pochettino has done at Spurs, of course: the fact that Spurs was here at all ranks as one of the most remarkable managerial feats of recent years.
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Spurs 183, Warriors 92 LaMarcus Aldridge poured in 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, and DeMar DeRozan added 20 points, including five in the final three minutes, as San Antonio Spurs defeated visiting Golden State.
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Hence Manchester United had beaten Ipswich 7-2 earlier in the season, Blackburn had beaten an excellent Spurs side by the same scoreline, Spurs had gone on to beat Blackpool 6-1, and so on.
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Just all the drama, and the Spurs aren't used to drama.
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Human activity around the three rocky spurs haven't helped things, either.
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The sixth-place Spurs are a season-best 12 games over .
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Golden State took the season series from the Spurs, 3-1.
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Some betting sites now favor the Spurs to win the title.
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Forbes and Marco Belinelli both hit for 276 for the Spurs.
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If the credit spurs anyone to work, it should be them.
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The Spurs have the top defense and the third-ranked offense.
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He still has never had a triple-double against the Spurs.
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In 2005, Grimsby Town knocked out Spurs in the second round.
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Orlando shot 57.1 percent while limiting the Spurs to 33.7 percent.
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The Spurs swept the season series from the Grizzlies 4-0.
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Dejounte Murray led the Spurs with 212 points and 220 rebounds.
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Clippers : Travel to San Antonio to play the Spurs on Tuesday.
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Kawhi Leonard scored 24 and LaMarcus Aldridge 15 for the Spurs.
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Gentry was more understanding about blowing the lead to the Spurs.
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The Spurs have won 17 of the past 21 meetings. 2.
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And the Spurs coach wasn't about to stand for any criticism.
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The Spurs led throughout except for an 23-258.8 Wolves lead.
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LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs with 23 points and 294 rebounds.
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The Spurs have won 10 of the last 11 meetings. 2.
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It's not the most promising question if you're a Spurs fan.
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The Spurs have a sort of dialectical relationship with the NBA.
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Afterwards, there's a decent chance he leaves the Spurs for good.
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If the Spurs think they can get Paul, Green is gone.
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Even the Spurs have tacked away from this strategy this year.
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Warriors rally to win opener after Spurs lose Leonard OAKLAND, Calif.
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If Spurs fail to win tonight at Chelsea, Leicester are champions.
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The Spurs opened the third quarter with a 27-203 burst.
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The Spurs took a 94-86 edge into the final quarter.
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"We are just hoping this study spurs some interest," he said.
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LaMarcus Aldridge paced the Spurs with 27 points and 18 rebounds.
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"The Spurs coaching staff is doing a great job," Leonard said.
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The Spurs can't rely on his greatness on both ends forever.
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Until then, the Spurs as we knew them no longer exist.
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We'll have to see if competition spurs a scooter price war.
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The Spurs play smart, and James is the smartest player alive.
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Aldridge had 14 points as well by halftime for the Spurs.
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Spurs midfielder Erik Lamela stomped on a fallen Chelsea player's hand.
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Tammy Duckworth bestowed on him a new nickname: Cadet Bone Spurs.
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"It's not over by any means," the Spurs' Danny Green said.
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After Game 5, the Spurs were ruing their inability to rebound.
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His rebounding was cited by several Spurs players after the game.
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For a short time before they crumbled, the Spurs looked purposeful.
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The Spurs struggled as a team from the free-throw line.
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The Spurs shot 24 for 34 from the line over all.
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Will Thousand Oaks be the mass shooting that finally spurs change?
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It is not just computer rankers who rate the Spurs highly.
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But it is, as it happens, the philosophy of the Spurs.
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Along with Leonard, Gasol carried the Spurs in the second half.
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Nine Portland turnovers resulted in 13 Spurs points in the half.
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Many splitting couples will sell their house, which spurs transaction costs.
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Aldridge led the Spurs with 219 points in the first half.
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Parker practiced with the Spurs G-League affiliate earlier this week.
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The sky was deep black and the stars were silver spurs.
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One player the Spurs may not be interested in: Lonzo Ball.
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It spurs economic activity and enhances education at the state level.
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The 2014 Spurs weren't the only forefathers of the Warriors offense.
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"The Spurs played great, and they deserved to win," Kerr said.
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As it stands, Arsenal would pull level with Spurs' 54 points.
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It gives you more reason to fight, it spurs people on.
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After all, the Spurs have been doing this for decades—literally.
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Whether it be on the Lakers, Cavaliers, Rockets, Spurs, or Jupiter.
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As in the nickname of the Spurs' coach, Gregg (Pop) Popovich?
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"Today, I bid farewell to (the Spurs)," Gasol said on Twitter.
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DeMar DeRozan totaled 28 points and nine assists for the Spurs.
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Essentially, Leonard was the driving force behind the massive Spurs lead.
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The second Leonard went to the locker room, the Spurs collapsed.
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When Tarkanian took over the San Antonio Spurs, Adams joined him.
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The Spurs, found themselves tormented by Kawhi Leonard of all people.
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Against ordinary opposition, Spurs and Arsenal would be considered championship contenders.
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Last Wednesday Popovich and R.C. Buford, the Spurs' president, reluctantly complied.
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Rudy Gay led the Spurs with 15 points off the bench.
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Like most economists, Mr. Hassett believes that immigration spurs economic growth.
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DeRozan and Derrick White paced the Spurs with 219 points each.
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Q: More likely to happen: The Spurs extend DeMar DeRozan's contract?
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"We came out kind of flat," the Spurs' LaMarcus Aldridge said.
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The Heat and Spurs will play again Sunday at San Antonio.
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Donald Trump earned his spurs in a letter from a doctor.
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"That was a great game," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich told reporters.
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What was left of the Spurs put up a valiant fight.
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The Spurs' lead reached as high as 23 down the stretch.
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"I wouldn't think it was impossible," the Spurs' Danny Green said.
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The Spurs, on the other hand, lost Tim Duncan to retirement.
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CNBC could not immediately reach the Warriors and Spurs for comment.
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"This thing is far from over," the Spurs' Patty Mills said.
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"He hadn't played in three months," the Spurs' DeMar DeRozan said.
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That's when Danny Green and the Spurs' supporting cast stepped up.
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Aldridge scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Spurs.
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Spurs fans last saw their club lift a trophy in 231.
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The Warriors outscored the Spurs 93-65 after the first quarter.
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The Hawks are looking to steal another game from the Spurs.
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Despite losing their opener to the San Antonio Spurs, by Nov.
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The Spurs were just 10 of 31 from behind the arc.
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Memphis outrebounded the Spurs, 48-39, but shot only 41.5 percent.
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LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs with 23 points and 225.6 rebounds.
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LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs with 33 points and 13 rebounds.
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The Spurs carried a 81-77 edge into the final period.
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But Spurs' domestic form had been in a tailspin for months.
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Pau Gasol added a season-high 25 points for the Spurs.
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The win was the Nets' first over the Spurs since Dec.
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Spurs have done all they can to help that process along.
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The place is everything Spurs hoped, and promised, it would be.
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The Spurs were able to regroup beyond the 3-point line.
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They didn't have to play us or the [San Antonio] Spurs.
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He knew about the Spurs, but he didn't WATCH them really.
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Spurs defeat Lakers for 13th straight win LOS ANGELES — With the Los Angeles Lakers out of their way, the San Antonio Spurs pointed their compasses north for Monday's showdown with the defending champion Golden State Warriors.
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The Spurs are Spursing The Spurs have logged six minutes of crunch time so far this season (defined as when the scoring margin is five or below, with five or fewer minutes left in the game).
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Spurs 113, Trail Blazers 110 DeMar DeRozan poured in 27 points and led a huge midgame charge for San Antonio Spurs, which beat visiting Portland to complete a sweep of its season-opening, three-game homestand.
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Spurs 219, Thunder 216 SAN ANTONIO — LaMarcus Aldridge had 214 points Saturday night as the San Antonio Spurs dismantled the Oklahoma City Thunder, 211-234, never trailing in Game 282 of the teams' second-round series.
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DUNCAN VISITS SPURS There was a mad scramble at a Spurs practice in San Antonio during the Western Conference finals, a flurry of activity to position cameras and get recording devices ready for a rare appearance.
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Los Angeles shot 44.9 percent in the half, while the Spurs shot 45.7 percent; the Clippers had 26 rebounds to 21 for San Antonio, and the Clippers had seven turnovers to just five for the Spurs.
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Raptors 211, Spurs 221 TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard had the go-ahead dunk with 15 seconds left as the Toronto Raptors beat his former San Antonio Spurs teammates, 120-117, on Friday night, spoiling DeMar DeRozan's return.
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Mattis riffed that he "earned my spurs at the battlefield" while Trump "earned his spurs from a letter from the doctor" in a pointed jab at his former boss' cited reason for avoiding the Vietnam War draft.
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Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich does not often talk about officiating after the fact, but he said Tuesday that it was "obvious" that Leonard had fouled Westbrook in a late noncall situation, when the Spurs needed to foul.
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Westbrook, Thunder top Spurs' B team OKLAHOMA CITY — Gregg Popovich threw out a virtual B-team on Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, yet the San Antonio Spurs were in the game until the final buzzer.
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They are the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, and Cleveland Cavaliers.
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It also gave the Spurs their first 2-0 start since 2013.
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"It is true our supporters can dream," Spurs Manager Mauricio Pochettino said.
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He won a championship as a player with the Spurs in 2005.
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The Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs each have six.
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"He took over the game," Spurs forward David Lee said of Leonard.
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"We're thinking about the next game," Spurs guard Danny Green told reporters.
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James played 44 minutes after going for 45 minutes against the Spurs.
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After that fight, Cain was sidelined with bone spurs in his back.
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The Spurs return to the floor on Saturday when they host Memphis.
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The Spurs (245-21) are now a season-best 241 games over .
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An injured Leonard exited for good, followed soon enough by the Spurs.
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He now starts for the Spurs and averages 14.8 points a game.
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He posted 11 first quarter points as the Spurs led 27-20.
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"We hope that this spurs more Black-generated movies, too," she says.
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In 220 City finished 280th, Spurs 22016th and Liverpool a distant fourth.
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Go deeper: Business "freak out" spurs plans to tame Trump on trade
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In 2004 Spurs finished 14th in the table and Man City 16th.
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Li just hopes that his study spurs more research on this question.
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As always, the Spurs have done it by choosing a divergent path.
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"Bone spurs?" he tweeted, referencing Trump's deferment from the Vietnam War draft.
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Patty Mills added 15 points and Rudy Gay 14 for the Spurs.
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Despite the result, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich fumed about his team's play.
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The Spurs are pushing the boundaries, too, just in a different way.
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Is there any reason to doubt the model's enthusiasm for the Spurs?
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During that span, only the San Antonio Spurs have done it more.
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The paper quoted Trump as saying the bones spurs had been "temporary".
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He glibly whisked us past the bouncers in their Stetsons and spurs.
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It's this communal bond and American spirit that spurs us to greatness.
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Capitalism spurs economic growth; government protection for favored industries slows it down.
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Trump has claimed he was unfit to serve due to bone spurs.
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A lot of people probably don't, but, whatever, that spurs me on.
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The San Antonio Spurs are a well-oiled machine on both ends.
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Hammon coached a Spurs' summer league team to a title in 2015.
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On January 272, they took down the San Antonio Spurs 120-90.
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The Spurs' 216 field goals and 14 assists were both season lows.
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The Spurs already trail the Rockets by a game in this series.
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Well, you can watch the San Antonio Spurs or the Dallas Mavericks.
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Murray led the Spurs (28-236) with 271 points and 33 rebounds.
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Boston had lost 25.33 of its last 15 to the Spurs overall.
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The Spurs inched within 12, ultimately entering the fourth trailing 104-91.
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The next year, Odom attended a Spurs playoff game in San Antonio.
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Boston had lost 14 of its last 15 to the Spurs overall.
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For the Spurs, the defeat may mark the end of an era.
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The Spurs' Manu Ginobili said the referees' decisions were beside the point.
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LaMarcus Aldridge scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Spurs.
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The Spurs had trailed the entire second half before Aldridge's free throws.
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Leonard requested a trade after a meeting with Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.
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Competition is a powerful tool that spurs lower prices and higher quality.
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He joins a Spurs frontcourt that features LaMarcus Aldridge and Kawhi Leonard.
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The Spurs also signed Dejounte Murray, their top draft pick this year.
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"He's more of a traditional center," said Budenholzer, a former Spurs assistant.
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But, with Leonard out, it has been especially important for the Spurs.
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He returned to a more typical number with the Spurs last season.
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The Spurs made just four of 213 (216 percent) from long range.
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Forbes and Belinelli led the Spurs with 10 each in the half.
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But the Spurs had a strategy especially designed to beat the Heat.
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Watching the Spurs feels like watching a team that can never lose.
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Former San Antonio Spurs forward Matt Bonner is a lovably weird dude.
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The Spurs Need a Nickname Five-man unit nicknames are the greatest.
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The particulars have changed, but the Spurs are where they've always been.
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Indeed, it is competition that spurs innovation, new products and lower prices.
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Kyle Anderson pulled down 252 rebounds for the Spurs in the loss.
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When he went down, the Spurs supporters' first reaction was to jeer.
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The San Antonio Spurs were dead last in transition efficiency in 273.
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In celebrating Spurs' failure together, the Emirates faithful have been spiritually redeemed.
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The Lakers played very hard against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday.
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Los Angeles's effort led the Spurs coach, Gregg Popovich, to commend Walton.
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Who knows what the future now brings for him and the Spurs?
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It spurs economic development, helping to create jobs and attract relocating companies.
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He also won the award with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014.
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The San Antonio Spurs entered free agency hoping to make a splash.
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Liverpool was careless, disjointed; Spurs, slowly and surely, started to assert themselves.
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Partly, though, it is because Spurs is not expected to be here.
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Spurs only needs a little luck, a little belief, a little something.
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The males typically have sharp spurs on the heels of their feet.
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Spurs will play Bundesliga leaders Dortmund, and Manchester City will face Schalke.
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The effects of the stadium, though, will resonate beyond Spurs' balance sheet.
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The San Antonio Spurs sent Kawhi Leonard east to the Toronto Raptors.
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Second of all, your body is used to having those bone spurs.
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In each case, the sudden arrival spurs a season-long hunting expedition.
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He referred to the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs.
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The Spurs had Tim Duncan, one of the all-time great centers.
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"It's a long series," the Spurs' Patty Mills said on Tuesday night.
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Patty Mills, Ginobili's teammate on the San Antonio Spurs, turned to him.
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Bryn Forbes scored 24 points, all on 3-pointers, for the Spurs.
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Tony Parker, the Spurs' longtime point guard, has seen it all before.
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Finally, in 2015, the Spurs had seen enough promise to sign him.
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The Spurs, meanwhile, missed seven of their first eight field-goal attempts.
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The Spurs needed magic for Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.
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Aldridge paced the Spurs with 11 points over the first two quarters.
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She has painful bone spurs and still needs a pelvic bone graft.
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Spurs was then and is now the sixth-richest team in England.
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The Spurs' increasingly uneasy future, rather than Duncan, is the real show.
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But Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had nothing but praise for the Grizzlies.
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He received deferments for college education and bone spurs in his feet.
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It'll be closer to Cleveland's 2007 matchup against the San Antonio Spurs.
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The game was the first at home for the Spurs since Feb.
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Bone spurs were cited as the reason why Trump couldn't be drafted.
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Against the Spurs, the Warriors trailed by as many as 25 points.
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He scored 29 in the Spurs' win at Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
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The Bucks and Spurs will also meet on Monday in San Antonio.
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Something about dinosaurs spurs on many children to some rather advanced learning.
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Since then, the Spurs have been outscored 143-241 by the Warriors.
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The Spurs went on to finish that regular season with 61 wins.
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The Spurs went on to finish that regular season with 241 wins.
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And did that letter really use the phrase "best bone spurs ever"?
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As it stands, the Spurs are only two games behind the Warriors.
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The Spurs had a five-game winning streak halted in inglorious fashion.
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The Spurs host the league-leading Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
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The Spurs then started the fourth quarter with a 26-212 run.
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Toronto fans should almost hope that the Spurs embarrass the Raps again.
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An apolitical profit motive spurs innovation and a drive for constant improvement.
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Waiters contacted Spurs guard Manu Ginobili before passing the ball to Durant.
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"I give them a lot of credit," said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.
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The Spurs made 12 of 26 3-pointers, including six from Leonard.
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Brooklyn outshot the Spurs 53 percent to 43 percent in the half.
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Its absence thus spurs the reader to fashion fantasies of possible lyrics.
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But this ankle feels a lot better with those bone spurs out.
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He was drafted in the second round by the Spurs in 2009.
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Leonard, who has played in only five of the Spurs' 36 games because of a quad injury, scored a season-high 21 points in a season-most 26 minutes Tuesday in the Spurs' 109-97 victory over Brooklyn.
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Leonard spent the latter part of the season away from the team, rehabbing with his advisors and doctors, despite the Spurs clearing him to play, a development that surprised the NBA world and seemed to annoy the Spurs.
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Duncan looked more or less the same on the court as he always had for the Spurs, but for first time in his career, you could say he wasn't the player that defined the Spurs as a team.
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Grizzlies 28, Spurs 2000 Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a season-high 225 points and Dillon Brooks added 216 as visiting Memphis outlasted San Antonio on the night the Spurs retired the jersey number of longtime standout Tony Parker.
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It's also fair to wonder: In the increasingly glitzy, superstar-driven N.B.A., could the Spurs have even been the Spurs in a market like New York, with its itinerant night life temptations and news-media-induced ego inflations?
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SPURS TROUNCE GRIZZLIES Kawhi Leonard matched his postseason high with 63 points, and the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 111-82 victory at home over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
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From long distance, the Clippers were 11-of-28 (39.3 percent) to 6-of-19 (31.6 percent) The Spurs played without reserve Manu Ginobili after Spurs coach Gregg Popovich decided to rest the 39-year-old before the trip.
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SPURS 103, WARRIORS 90 Manu Ginobili scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter of what could have been his final home game with the Spurs, and San Antonio defeated Golden State to avoid a series sweep.
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The Duncan–Pop Spurs finished inside the league's top three in defensive efficiency every season from 1997-98 until 2010-11, which wound up being the only season of Duncan's career where the Spurs finished outside the top ten.
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Dejounte Murray had 14 points and three assists for the Spurs before leaving with a sprained ankle midway through second quarter, and Tony Parker had 13 points as the Spurs completed a sweep of the four-game season series.
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Heat 110, Spurs 105 Goran Dragic scored 22 points off the bench, and Dwyane Wade had a big basket and a steal in the final minutes as visiting Miami outlasted San Antonio to snap Spurs' nine-game winning streak.
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Steph and the Warriors really went off in the third quarter, outscoring the Spurs 33-19 and making poor LaMarcus Aldridge go through this: Going into the game, the Spurs were holding teams to just 89 points per game.
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The 2015-16 Spurs are great, one of the best teams in years.
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The Spurs were second overall behind the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL.
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"They do things right out there, obviously," Lopez said, referring to the Spurs.
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Kawhi Leonard led the Spurs (23-6) with 26 points and nine rebounds.
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Many roosters had sharpened spurs and there were blood splatters in an area.
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Kawhi Leonard paced the Spurs with 22 points on 9-of-23 shooting.
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The Spurs had 16 assists and just three turnovers in the first half.
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But more importantly, we hope that it spurs innovation in many more areas.
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The Spurs have not lost since Parker returned to the lineup on Nov.
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" Together, the iterative process "spurs and inspires other people to continue and compete.
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The promise of great financial reward spurs risk-taking, market competition, and innovation.
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However, on Wednesday, the Spurs officially listed him as questionable for the game.
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The Spurs never threatened again while falling to 8-18 on the road.
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Oklahoma City advances to face the San Antonio Spurs in the second round.
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In this version today's Japanification spurs a response that leads to its defeat.
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Oh, and congrats to Liverpool for beating the Spurs -- heck of a game.
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While Golden State is the favorite, the San Antonio Spurs aren't far behind.
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The Spurs' lone loss at home was Sunday, which was against the Warriors.
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Whether the movement spurs Iran to change its laws remains to be seen.
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The Spurs outshot Los Angeles 51.2 percent-48.8 percent in the first half.
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But if there's one team that can stop the Warriors, it's the Spurs.
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Not taking away any credit from them, the Spurs are known for that.
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The Jazz have won their past two home games against the Spurs. 2.
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Fourteen of the Spurs' 17 victories have come against teams with losing records.
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The Spurs ruled the paint, outscoring Miami 54-282 on close-range shots.
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Tony Parker paced the Spurs with 22 points on 10-of-16 shooting.
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We've played the Spurs twice, Toronto, Charlotte ... And we're not getting blown out.
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To be clear, it's hard to blame the Spurs for leaning on Leonard.
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The team announced tryout dates for the new "Spurs hype team" on Friday.
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"It was huge," Spurs veteran Manu Ginobili said of the absence of Leonard.
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Or maybe it's a subtle and imperative shift to maximize the Spurs' attack.
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One was a medical deferment for heel spurs, and four were educational deferments.
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For the San Antonio Spurs, it's specific pick-and-roll matchups on defense.
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The Spurs won points in the paint 20-214 and rebounds 20-36.
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"I actually watched a couple games of theirs," Rondo said of the Spurs.
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The record is 12 straight playoff wins -- set by the '98-'99 Spurs.
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That said: holy cow, would a Rockets-Spurs conference semifinal ever be great.
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Sinkhole site spurs septic concerns Authorities have not said what caused this sinkhole.
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Carlisle isn't surprised by the Spurs' continued excellence, even after Tim Duncan's retirement.
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Westbrook said he didn't care what players were suiting up for the Spurs.
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"I'm always amazed by all the love from Spurs fans," Parker told reporters.
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By then, at opposite ends of England, the Spurs and Arsenal situation developed.
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Wherever he looked were men in boot spurs, breastplates, neck ruffs, feathered hats.
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They seemed talented but flawed — exciting, but ultimately inferior to the classy Spurs.
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Dejounte Murray led the Spurs (15-8) with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
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The Spurs failed to score on a wild sequence in the final seconds.
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Derrick White added 28 points on 244-of-213 shooting for the Spurs.
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Of course, the surprising result also reflects on the Spurs' chances this season.
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It spurs me to push for all workplaces to be more family-friendly.
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When the Spurs are at their best, the ball moves fluidly and freely.
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But the Spurs added an 8-0 run, getting five points from Gasol.
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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Leonard would not need any testing or treatment.
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Patty Mills, Marco Belinelli and Aldridge scored 17 points each for the Spurs.
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The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Golden State Warriors, 28-22012, on Saturday.
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Since 2016 began, the Spurs have a better winning percentage than Golden State.
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But the Spurs' code has been easier for the best teams to crack.
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That's pretty miraculous in itself, considering how superior Spurs have been this season.
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LaMelo Ball outscored both the Grizzlies and Spurs, the Mavericks, and the Thunder.
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Sure, we're not on Spurs-level 43-20 first quarter, but pretty close.
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The Spurs and the Warriors simply belong in another league at this point.
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Maybe the Spurs have enough confidence in Bryn Forbes to let Mills walk.
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The Pelicans' 216 points were the most allowed by the Spurs this season.
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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich didn't bother to play Duncan in the fourth quarter.
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"(The Spurs) are the best defense in the last 15 years," Durant said.
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James's missed free throws at the end of the Spurs game drew scrutiny.
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Popovich appeared to give us a window into the Spurs' frustrations on Feb.
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And if anybody can come up with a float celebrating Trump's bone spurs. …
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And then the goal came: for all the Spurs pressure, Liverpool scored it.
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It won't be long, though, before the Spurs are reunited with Leonard again.
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Manageable. Unfortunately, the Spurs didn't mount that victorious comeback and lost 106-101.
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Said Trump: 'I have bone spurs, I can't go to World War III!
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The one exception to the Spurs' magic seems to be forward LaMarcus Aldridge.
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But Mr. Bragg doesn't believe it's mass popularity that necessarily spurs real change.
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Manu Ginobili is returning for his 16th season with the San Antonio Spurs.
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" He added: "Donald Trump earned his spurs in a letter from a doctor.
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But the Spurs still expect to compete and succeed, no matter the obstacles.
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Mattis, for instance, jabbed the president for his draft dodging via bone spurs.
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DeMar DeRozan led the Spurs with 693 points on 10-of-15 shooting.
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DeMar DeRozan led the Spurs with 23 points on 237-of-15 shooting.
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With the Spurs' loss, the 76ers are now the only remaining undefeated team.
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Kawhi Leonard led the Spurs with 30 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge added 21.
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LaMarcus Aldridge paced the Spurs with 30 points, with DeMar DeRozan adding 24.
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The Warriors, led by Stephen Curry's 27 points, beat the Spurs, 2500-21999.
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The Spurs led by as many as 25 points in the fourth quarter.
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Mr. Cuomo also did not ask the senator about the president's bone spurs.
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The Thunder outscored the Spurs by 36 points with Dort on the floor.
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The Spurs have lost two straight and seven of their past nine games.
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The Spurs' semifinal series with Houston will start Monday night in San Antonio.
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A strong game against the Spurs on Saturday would be a good start.
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The Grizzlies were swept in the first round by the San Antonio Spurs.
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Without him, the Spurs lost their traction, and the Warriors motored past them.
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Aldridge scored 210 points and grabbed 210 rebounds for the Spurs (242-14).
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Walker subsequently made one foul shot, and the Spurs escaped with the win.
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Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich has a soft spot for players of their ilk.
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But a win over the Spurs was hardly enough to settle the waters.
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The Spurs ended the night at 15 percent, the Nuggets at 49.5 percent.
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The San Antonio Spurs seldom have issues when they host the Brooklyn Nets.
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The Spurs are a staggering 40-4 at home versus the Nets. 2.
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Tony Parker paced the Spurs with 03 points on 10-of-16 shooting.
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The bone spurs and a shoulder injury short-circuited his season in 2016.
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LaMarcus Aldridge paced the Spurs with 286 points, with DeMar DeRozan adding 282.
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LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs with 22 points, and DeMar DeRozan scored 20.
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DeMar DeRozan paced the Spurs with 29 points while Rudy Gay added 22.
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The Spurs team that Pochettino leaves behind is barely recognizable from those days.
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Spurs are now four points behind Liverpool and 15 adrift of leaders City.
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Unable to get a win, the Spurs had to settle for a positive.
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The Spurs can't afford not to play him more minutes than ever before.
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He's also committed, like most of the Spurs, to a challenge every shot.
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For 113 seasons, Bonner was a dependable member of the San Antonio Spurs.
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They could prove to be the force that spurs Maduro's exit from power.
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He left the game with an ankle injury, and the Spurs never recovered.
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What's happening now makes that group look like the 46 San Antonio Spurs.
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What's happening now makes that group look like the 2004 San Antonio Spurs.
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That's the lesson San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker learned on Friday as he and Spurs' head Coach Gregg Popovich visited the U.S. Olympic swim team at the San Antonio, Texas, facility where the group is training for Rio.
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Aldridge helps Spurs hold off Hawks SAN ANTONIO — When San Antonio needed LaMarcus Aldridge to step up on Monday in the final minutes of a close game against the Atlanta Hawks, the Spurs' leader jumped at the chance and took charge.
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When the San Antonio Spurs were in New York last year as the Kansas City Royals beat the Mets at Citi Field to win the World Series, a reporter asked Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich if he had seen the game.
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After an N.B.A. record 254 consecutive playoff appearances by the Spurs, all overseen by Popovich, all of San Antonio now awaits a firm declaration from the coach who is synonymous with the Alamo City's beloved Spurs that he intends to return.
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San Antonio Spurs Just when it seemed safe to finally write off the Spurs, one playoff berth short of a record 23rd in a row, San Antonio turned its season around by persuading LaMarcus Aldridge to embrace the 3-pointer.
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Spurs 103, Cavaliers 74 SAN ANTONIO — Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs dismantled the ailing Cleveland Cavaliers, 103-74, on Monday night in a showdown that turned into a major letdown for the defending N.B.A. champions.
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San Antonio Spurs: Dylan Windler, SF, Belmont With the selection shipped from Toronto via the Kawhi Leonard trade, Windler brings a deep shooter who doesn't shy away from any competition, He could be the perfect fit for the Spurs. 30.
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Whisper it, but there's a nagging feeling that last season was Spurs' big chance.
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The Spurs had as many turnovers — three — as baskets in the opening 10 minutes.
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The lethargy ended for the Spurs after a timeout and the insertion of Simmons.
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He spent five years in total with the Spurs in a variety of roles.
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That understanding of things is unfair to both teams, but especially to the Spurs.
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The Spurs made a late run near the end, but it was not enough.
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He won championships with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003 and again in 2005.
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Caroline Wozniacki has a fan in the crowd: San Antonio Spurs player David Lee.
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Sager was working a San Antonio Spurs-Dallas Mavericks game in Dallas that night.
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When he worked a Spurs game again, Popovich once again showed his softer side.
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The Frenchman, 34, has been part of four NBA title squads with the Spurs.
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"When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
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If you ever have that feeling, hold these spurs, and don't ever give up.
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The Spurs understand that hard reality as well as any team in the league.
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The San Antonio Spurs, too, are a solid choice for performance-adjusted ticket prices.
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DeMar DeRozan poured in 20 points and Davis Bertans added 241 for the Spurs.
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It's all one big virtuous capitalistic circle, the kind of thing that spurs innovation.
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The Spurs took a 63-54 edge into halftime behind 21 points by DeRozan.
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The Spurs watched a 103-point lead late in the third quarter nearly evaporate.
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Johnson was averaging 15.2 points with the Austin Spurs of the NBA Developmental League.
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No. 6 Dallas Mavericks (42-40) No. 2 San Antonio Spurs (67-15) vs.
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Gregg Popovich, the coach of the San Antonio Spurs, watched from the opposing bench.
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Spurs: Host Phoenix on Sunday night in the third of a six-game homestand.
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Only the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs are in the same ballpark.
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"This was his best game, obviously," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich told reporters of Aldridge.
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In his first two seasons with the Spurs, he averaged 215 and 223 points.
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Becky Hammon, 41, of the San Antonio Spurs is one of the most notable.
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Joseph's previous career high was 20 points for the San Antonio Spurs on Dec.
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"Low, flat price of crude worldwide and in the U.S. spurs demand," he said.
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Since December 1, the Spurs have the league's best ORTG and second-best DRTG.
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Last season, Leonard shot over 44 percent from three for the San Antonio Spurs.
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Ginobili finished with 24 for the Spurs, connecting on seven of his 2101 shots.
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Although, Sacha's moved the bone spurs to his "testies" for purpose of this letter.
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Duncan retired at the end of last season after 19 seasons with the Spurs.
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The Spurs are fourth in the West, a half-game up on Oklahoma City.
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This minimises price differentials between regions, spurs on competition and stabilises prices for consumers.
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The Spurs won NBA titles in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 763 during his regime.
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The Spurs are allowing 106.4 points per 43 possessions with Leonard on the floor.
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Yeah, we present these really tough questions so that it spurs debate and whatever.
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Lue was asked about the issue of rest after the loss to the Spurs.
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"At this point, they are better than us," Spurs veteran guard Manu Ginobili said.
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The city of San Antonio has been amazing, all the fans, the Spurs organization.
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Any progress on his outside shot would make the Spurs that much more formidable.
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DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 15 to lead the Spurs.
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All five of the Spurs' starters and one bench player scored in double figures.
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The Spurs and Thunder played four times this season, splitting the series 2-2.
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That record is one game better than the 2010-11 Spurs team (46-823).
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Duncan has been an elite player on an excellent Spurs team for 19 years.
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The Spurs made the playoffs every year, never with a winning percentage lower than .
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The Spurs lost at home for the first time in four games this season.
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And sometimes, spurs can break off and become loose bodies floating around the elbow.
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The 23rd-year Spurs coach trails only Don Nelson (1,335) and Lenny Wilkens (1,332).
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When it was all over, the Spurs mostly declined the opportunity to make excuses.
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The Spurs' offense stalled briefly in the second against a suddenly staunch Thunder defense.
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It was the most points allowed by the Spurs in any quarter this season.
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LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs with 30 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.
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White had 11 points and DeRozan nine in the first half for the Spurs.
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"The public may be overlooking the Spurs, but the gamblers are not," Sagarin said.
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Duncan was an elite player on an excellent Spurs team for his entire career.
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We know what spurs growth both in urban and rural areas - free-market economics.
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The Spurs were on top 54-29 with 3:573 to play until halftime.
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"In general, (the Thunder) were the more aggressive team," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
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LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs with 20053 points while Derrick White hit for 18.
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He's been here before and he knows what Pop (Spurs coach Gregg Popovich) expects.
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The Raptors could not take advantage of a Spurs' turnover with 45 seconds left.
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The Spurs led 29-33 after the first quarter, led by Lee's eight points.
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The Jazz were outclassed 96-1133 by the Spurs to drop one game below .
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The Spurs won the past five meetings and six of the last seven. 2.
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Orlando shot 57.1 percent from the field, while the Spurs managed just 33.7 percent.
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The 36-year-old Pau Gasol of the Spurs led Spain with 23 points.
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Simmons' windmill dunk pushed the Spurs on top 94-91 with 953:30 left.
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Still, every player other than Leandro Barbosa was available to play against the Spurs.
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The Spurs' Gregg Popovich took all of 59 seconds to call his first timeout.
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The Spurs rested Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker.
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He's exactly the kind of guy the Spurs love to bring off the bench.
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The Spurs tip off against the Dallas Mavericks tonight at 8:30 PM EST.
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More than that, LeBronball plays right into what the Spurs and Warriors do best.
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Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan combined for 17 points in the Spurs' Game 5 loss.
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If the Spurs are going to survive, they'll need him to play like it.
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The Spurs, despite having only one All-Star, have the league's second-best record.
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The Spurs are the only team to hold the Timberwolves below 100 this season.
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Trump received four deferments for college and one for bone spurs in his heels.
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The rabbits did not improve when given a drug that spurs production of serotonin.
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Spurs would score, extra time would ensue, and the young would vanquish the old.
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And that's a tough road to travel, particularly against the Spurs' sticky individual defense.
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With the open bullpen layout, the space spurs creativity and collaboration, Ms. Jannenga said.
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The Spurs have several quality players other than Leonard, but everything coalesces around him.
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To acquire him, Ujiri had to ship DeMar DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs.
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But Lloris smothers the trouble, and Spurs break out looking for Kane almost immediately.
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The complicating factor is that, well, Spurs may think it already is in control.
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The good news for Spurs is that Kane doesn't need a lot of chances.
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In 215 playoff games, mostly Thunder-Spurs matchups, that figure goes up to 33.
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But that Spurs team still revolved around Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.
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It's laughable that one bad weekend, month, or season spurs doomsday talk about cinema.
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Horry was part of seven title teams with the Spurs, Lakers and Houston Rockets.
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Imagine that: A remedial execution error sealed the Spurs' second straight first-round ouster.
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It appears that the Spurs are also getting a reluctant star in this trade.
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See related Times coverage: "Audio Clip Spurs Social Media Debate Over Yanny or Laurel"
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The Spurs player Pau Gasol wrote a retort to that for The Players' Tribune.
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Murray added 133 points for the Spurs, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
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D. threatens to order pizza from the hostel kitchen which spurs me into action.
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The Spurs, in that scenario, would be at risk for losing DeRozan without compensation.
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And the San Antonio Spurs made the playoffs, so I was wrong about that.
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The Spurs tallied the final five points of the stanza to move within six.
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"I earned my spurs on the battlefield," Mattis said during a speech last October.
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He even considered abandoning basketball before the Spurs plucked him out of relative obscurity.
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Spurs manager Maurico Pochettino admitted it had been a tough afternoon for his team.
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SNAP spurs investment in the small business-heavy industries of manufacturing, agriculture, and energy.
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Prediction: Spurs go 13-21, finish the season at 246-236, fall to seventh.
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Curry won't return for the Spurs series and perhaps not for several more weeks.
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Gay and DeRozen led the Spurs with nine points each in the first half.
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Under Popovich, the Spurs have been a model of consistent excellence for 20 years.
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In that regard, the Western Conference finals feature another titan: the Spurs' Gregg Popovich.
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Murray added 221 points for the Spurs, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
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"It's always good to have Tim in the facility," Spurs guard Danny Green said.
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"He started to be who everyone thinks he is," Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich said.
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The Spurs tightened up their execution to gain a 39-35 headed into halftime.
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Perhaps Mr Mourinho will finally deliver the trophies that Spurs fans so desperately want.
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It lost the first two games to Spurs, but then beat Wolves, 10-3.
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F Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points Wednesday in the Spurs' win over the Celtics.
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And Shiv making her big announcement at dinner definitely spurs something in the Pierces.
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The Spurs collected 21 offensive rebounds, but shot only 36 percent from the field.
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The government says the debt will fall as the expansionary budget spurs economic growth.
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It was also the Spurs' third straight loss on a 1-3 road trip.
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The Spurs outshot Los Angeles 53.3 percent to 45.8 percent in the first half.
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As a comparison, the Spurs top seven scorers average 31 years and 182 days.
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The females lay eggs and males sport venom-secreting spurs on their hind legs.
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Knicks 130, Spurs 118 This Broadway smash even made news on Hollywood's big night.
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The San Antonio Spurs have rarely looked this shaky so close to the playoffs.
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Spurs reached their first Champions League final this year, losing to Liverpool in Madrid.
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Human consciousness, we are told, spurs from simple phonemes rather than a biblical apple.
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Hammon has been an assistant coach with Gregg Popovich and the Spurs since 2014.
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The Spurs were still too much for Kobe and crew ... they lost 119-113.
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His fellow-citizen will have to avoid missteps even as she earns her spurs.
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Bulls hand Spurs first road loss of season CHICAGO — The San Antonio Spurs had no an answer for why they started 13-0 on the road, and also had no answer for the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night at the United Center.
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The problem – whatever the motivations of the use of the word "Yid" by Spurs supporters – is that it muddies the water, and allows people to say: 'No, we're not anti-semitic, we're just talking about Spurs fans and they use the word themselves.
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The Warriors will face the Portland Trail Blazers (Sunday), the Minnesota Timberwolves (Tuesday) and the San Antonio Spurs (Thursday) at home before going on the road for back-to-back games, against the Memphis Grizzlies (April 9) and the Spurs (April 10).
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After the game, the Spurs retired the jersey and number of Manu Ginobili, who played all 16 of his NBA seasons in San Antonio and won four league titles as one of the Spurs' Big Three along with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker.
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The Spurs Never Shy Away from Teaching Moments With so many new players filtering in and through the Spurs' rotation this season, San Antonio has been a place where hard lessons are learned and mistakes are corrected almost as soon as they're made.
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ROCKETS EVEN SERIES WITH SPURS James Harden scored 28 points, Eric Gordon added 22 and the host Houston Rockets rebounded from consecutive losses to beat the San Antonio Spurs, 125-104, and tie their Western Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.
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EditorsNote: fixes length of Spurs road trip Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 22 points and Chris Paul narrowly missed a triple-double to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 26-23 home victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
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Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich has turned surliness into a shtick that should be beneath him.
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But Lue is not satisfied with his performance so far, even after beating the Spurs.
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Robert Lighthizer, America's lead negotiator against China today, earned his spurs in these earlier battles.
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The only exception was Spurs who, at that time, had a sponsorship deal with Holsten.
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Here's a play from a pretty humdrum Spurs game, a mid-March loss in Charlotte.
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Social media threats from Spurs fans made the Warriors center fear for his family's safety.
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In addition to helming the Spurs, Popovich is the current head coach of USA Basketball.
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Since December 4, the Thunder are second, behind the historically great Spurs, in net rating.
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His fifth and final deferment for military service was for "bone spurs in his heels".
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Critics have called him out on using bone spurs as an excuse to avoid war.
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Led by Westbrook and Durant, Oklahoma City gathered itself and began to attack the Spurs.
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NOTES: Spurs PG Tony Parker did not play Friday night because of right knee soreness.
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The Spurs were led by 11 points each in the half from Aldridge and Forbes.
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Davis Bertans hit 5 of 243 221-pointers and added 211 points for the Spurs.
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Danny Green and Tony Parker hit for 15 and 14 points, respectively, for the Spurs.
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The Warriors were the more lauded team, but the Spurs had a better point differential.
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The loss assured the Spurs of the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
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Aldridge scored 16 first-half points, and the Spurs led 60-59 at the break.
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All five starters scored in double figures for the Spurs, who won their straight game.
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Asked about current social injustices, here is some of Popovich's answer (Part 1) #Spurs pic.twitter.
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Asked about current social injustices, here is some of Popovich's answer (Part 2) #Spurs … pic.twitter.
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The Spurs had an emotional start, but could not sustain it against the talented Warriors.
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This past summer, the San Antonio Spurs signed Fredette before waiving him during the preseason.
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Longoria, 43, was previously married to Spurs point guard Tony Parker from 2007 to 2010.
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DeRozan connected on the next two Spurs' possessions to give San Antonio some breathing room.
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The generals in the Philippine campaign had nearly all earned their spurs fighting native Americans.
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Q: Spurs fans never expect to get any sort of meaningful national coverage or recognition.
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Even if it only involved gathering and organizing the information, information alone often spurs policy.
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Yet another Thunder turnover led to a Leonard layup and a Spurs 94-89 lead.
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The Spurs played without Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker, who are out with quadriceps injuries.
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Trump himself did not serve, receiving five deferments - one for bone spurs in his heel.
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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is believed to make around $11 million annually.
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There has always been a certain iconoclasm about the Spurs that is difficult to ignore.
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The Spurs led by five after the first quarter and heated up in the second.
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On Wednesday, Parker was recalled from his rehab stint with the G League Austin Spurs.
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The Spurs missed their final five shots and got no second chances down the stretch.
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Much of the postgame chatter centered on the Spurs' visit to Oakland against the Warriors.
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A new generation of prosecutors and judges won its spurs through trials of the miscreants.
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The bone spurs identified in the study ranged in size from 10 to 31 millimeters.
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The Spurs outshot Minnesota 52.9 percent to 39.8 percent and outrebounded the Timberwolves 463-39.
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Memphis outscored the San Antonio Spurs by five points when he was on the floor.
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It's very clear from watching the Spurs that they value the three-point shot immensely.
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The Spurs as a team use that elbow gravity better than anyone in the NBA.
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The Spurs have three players who can occupy the corner spot and must be guarded.
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In point guard Lindsay Whalen, the Lynx have their version of the Spurs' Tony Parker.
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Duncan played 19 seasons with the Spurs, winning five NBA titles and two MVP awards.
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Rajan's corruption does some good, though: It spurs Capheus to run for office in Nairobi!
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But the game had to go on and the Spurs made the most of it.
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The important thing to me is that it spurs me on to keep taking photographs.
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The Spurs have the league's second-best record, at 45-8 heading into the break, .
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Davis Bertans hit 5 of 8 3-pointers and added 21 points for the Spurs.
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" He added: "Best of luck to Pop everybody in San Antonio, the whole Spurs family.
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The labor market remains tight, wages are rising and that spurs the growth of consumption.
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Us, Golden State, and the Spurs have the best indicators to be champions this year.
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"We tried to pick up where we left of in the Spurs game," Roberson said.
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Here's hoping we get a Spurs legends reunion with Manu, TP and Tim Duncan soon!!
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By contrast, the Spurs are matching their historically elite defense with a top-five offense.
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There's a reason why people thought the Spurs would take Josh Hart in the draft.
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A few teams do this, but none are more committed than the San Antonio Spurs.
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This season, Arsenal got one measly point from their four matches against Spurs and Liverpool.
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In baseball, bone spurs are a prevalent consequence of the sheer force of repeated throwing.
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Trump received several draft deferments during the war, one for bone spurs in his heels.
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Even sites that have the Warriors in first show the Spurs nipping at their heels.
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Los Angeles outshot the Spurs 51.1 percent to 33.3 percent over the first 24 minutes.
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The Spurs released a statement highlighting his achievements, but without a quotation from the player.
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However, on draft night, the Spurs traded for Leonard, sending George Hill to the Pacers.
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However, waiting on the Spurs in Oklahoma City was a squad thirsty for a victory.
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Sports Briefing The San Antonio Spurs have signed the two-time All-Star David Lee.
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"You have to feel good about beating the Spurs," Indiana coach Frank Vogel told reporters.
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Now she charts the Spurs' passes in order to see which ones lead to scoring.
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They moved 4 1/2 games ahead of the idle San Antonio Spurs (64-12).
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The Spurs scored the first three points of the second half to lead by 225.
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Murray's floating jumper put the Spurs ahead by two points with 1:29 to play.
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DeRozan led the Spurs in the first half with 14 points while Forbes added 13.
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Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points for the Spurs (61-20), who lost their third straight.
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After his team defeated the Spurs, Kerr expressed even more caution about the days ahead.
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Buying of the U.S. currency often spurs selling in emerging markets, including in eastern Europe.
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Though the Spurs and Warriors will play Monday, they still won't have met, not really.
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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich donned a hat in support of Texas Rep.
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His doctor said it was bone spurs, or perhaps just the woes of middle age.
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Paying special attention to Curry, the Spurs extended their defense beyond the 3-point line.
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The Spurs have won 1323 consecutive regular-season games at home, dating to March 2015.
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That was before Spurs fans found it online and voted their man over the top.
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Apparently nothing spurs bipartisanship more than the thought of having to work till 11 p.m.
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Barring injuries, the Spurs and the Warriors are now what they will be in May.
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Aldridge led the Spurs with 14 points and six rebounds over the first two quarters.
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The "Spurs Steals" deal includes six food and beverage options that cost less than $5.
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For me, it was this guy who played on the Spurs named Vinny Del Negro.
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When you think of the deal that way, it's hard for the Spurs to fail.
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She unblocks me and spurs me into motion—even if I'm sitting at my desk.
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That first 25 seconds aside, Spurs has looked by far the more accomplished in possession.
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Since 2014, Becky Hammon has been an assistant to San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich.
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Will it be Liverpool, from England's Premier League, or Spurs, from, er, England's Premier League?
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Neither team is the reigning English champion, either: Spurs finished third last season, Liverpool fourth.
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It is unclear whether those spurs ever bothered Trump after the end of the war.
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In the end, it is Princess Tilda's agency and ingenuity that spurs the story forward.
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At the time, Mike was an assistant to Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs.
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Supporters of public transit say it reduces traffic, spurs economic development and fights global warming.
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What are you gonna do, run in there and stab 'em with your bone spurs?
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"The first quarter we looked like deer in the headlights," Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich said.
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The combination of lobbyist pressure and increasingly aggressive trolling eventually spurs Congress to crack down.
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It was 2014, and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat for the championship.
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The Spurs re-signed Ginobili, a 40-year-old Argentine guard; terms were not disclosed.
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That will be playoff game No. 12 for the Spurs, who are rapidly shedding parts.
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They beat the Spurs in the Western finals, not the Celtics in the Eastern finals.
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Aldridge led the Spurs with 883 points in the first half, with DeRozan contributing 10.
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Since then, the Spurs have made six appearances in the finals and won five championships.
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The Spurs were playing without two stars, Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker, who were injured.
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Or, he cares in the sense that it likely spurs him to do the opposite.
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The start was as frenetic as Game 1, but the Spurs kept pace this time.
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In the first timeout after Pop's ouster, it was indeed Duncan who addressed the Spurs.
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In the Warriors' 30-point win against the Spurs in January, Tim Duncan was missing.
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And this is a President who received several deferments during Vietnam, including for bone spurs.
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He also served as GM of the Austin Spurs, the team's NBA G League affiliate.
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The Spurs defend Davis relatively well, and are a more disciplined team than New Orleans.
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But the Spurs were no match for the Warriors, who slowly and inexorably pulled away.
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