2 Days San Antonio Spurs Comment

Tim Duncan is the first player in NBA history with 500 playoff blocks.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is second with 476 and Hakeem Olajuwon is third at 472. During Duncan's 16-year NBA career, he has averaged 2.2 blocks a night in the regular season and 2.5 in 202 playoff games. It's a very high number for a player that isn't athletic or a leaper. Duncan's 2.1 blocks per game in just 30.1 minutes during this regular season was eye-opening.

6 Days San Antonio Spurs Comment

Tim Duncan was quiet in the Spurs' 103-85 win over the Grizzlies on Sunday, scoring six points with 10 boards, four assists and two blocks in 27 minutes.

His defense was the story and he was putting a lot of energy into successfully defending Zach Randolph. It's going to be tough sledding for Duncan on offense with Memphis ranking first in the NBA in field goal percentage allowed in the paint. Obviously, if the Spurs are going to shoot 14-of-29 from downtown against an outstanding D like Memphis', it really isn't going to matter how Duncan performs on offense. The Spurs will host Game 2 on Tuesday.

9 Days San Antonio Spurs Comment

Tim Duncan does not expect the Western Conference Finals to be "pretty" with the Spurs going into a best-of-seven slugfest against the Grizzlies.

"It's not going to be pretty," he said. "Sorry. It's just not going to be. It's going to be two teams trying to impose wills on each other. It's going to be a rough one. If you thought this [series] was physical, it's going to turn up about 10 notches." It's a fantastic quote from one of the game's more candid players, but this is also the same guy who famously flipped off an onlooker who was filming him leaving a CVS last season. We can't wait to see Duncan battle Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol.

9 Days San Antonio Spurs Comment

Tim Duncan scored a team-high 19 points with six boards, two assists and three blocks to close out the Warriors in Game 6's 94-82 win on Thursday.

All five Spurs starters were in double figures, but defense was the story for the Spurs. They held the Warriors to just 38.8 percent shooting, including 4-of-16 from downtown. Duncan didn't play too much down the stretch tonight, but Gregg Popovich said after the game that it was his decision to keep TD on the bench. Duncan will be ready to go for Sunday and he'll have his hands full against the formidable Memphis big men.

15 Days San Antonio Spurs Comment

Tim Duncan shot 10-of-21 from the field for 23 points to go with 10 boards, three assists, one steal and two blocks in 38 minutes.

He and Tony Parker took 55.7 percent of the team's shots and scored 53.9 percent of their points. Coach Pop used Danny Green more on defense and it paid off nicely in a much-needed road win. The Spurs lost the rebounding battle tonight, but shooting 50.6 percent from the field was the difference. San Antonio will look to take a commanding 3-1 lead on Sunday.

17 Days San Antonio Spurs Comment

Tim Duncan bounced back from a bout with the flu and had 23 points, nine rebounds and a block as the Spurs fell to the Warriors in San Antonio 100-91 in Wednesday's Game 2 loss.

The series is tied at 1-1 and now heads back to Golden State's home turf for what should be a wild affair on Friday night. Tony Parker had 20 points, six boards, three assists and two steals on 7-of-17 shooting, Manu Ginobili added 12 points, three boards, four assists and two steals, and Kawhi Leonard finished with 11 points, 12 boards, two assists, a steal and two blocks. Danny Green also played well, especially down the stretch, finishing with 10 points, six rebounds, a steal, a block and two 3-pointers in the loss.

19 Days San Antonio Spurs Comment

Tim Duncan (flu) believes he'll be fine by Wednesday's Game 2.

Duncan left Monday's Game 1 thriller early and did return briefly in double overtime -- but ended up playing "just" 34 of a possible 58 minutes. Unlike Luol Deng, he's dealing with a common flu bug. Duncan should be more than well enough to start in Game 2 against the Warriors.

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