They’ll lean heavily on Danilo Gallinari again after he scored a season-best 32 points on 12-of-19 shooting – including 5 of 8 from beyond the arc – while adding eight rebounds and eight assists against the Pelicans.
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Parker hit a couple of short jumpers late and both teams finished with 34 in the quarter, giving the Spurs a 65-58 lead at recess. “I think it’s a matter of us learning how to win games”.
In his 15th season, Parker responded to a favorable matchup against Mudiay. It was an opening period where the Nuggets were eerily reminiscent of what San Antonio was like against Portland to start out the game two nights earlier.
BULLS 96, PACERS 95: Jimmy Butler scored 17 points for Chicago and played tough defense on Paul George on Indiana’s final possession, helping the Bulls hold on for a victory over the Pacers.
The speedy 6-foot-2 guard took advantage of rookie Emmanuel Mudiay’s defensive aggression to keep him off-balance with a series of drives for layups and runners.
“The way he attacks and gets everyone involved tonight it was really really pleasing to see”, said Mills. They gave the young Denver guards a few game film to go back and learn from. All we’re doing is catching and shooting. He also became the third-oldest player to ever swat at least six shots in a game. The 20-year-old ended with a massive double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds and even hit the first three of his National Basketball Association career.
“I remember”, confirmed Parker. Still, Mike Malone is a defense-first coach like Popovich and someone who has a reputation for holding players accountable, regardless of pedigree. “We did not do a good job of communicating”. Ginobili will miss the Spurs games on Wednesday night and on Friday night but based on what the team is saying it seems like he could be back for Saturday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
SAN ANTONIO, TX – NOVEMBER 18: LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the San Antonio Spurs grabs the rebound agai … “He didn’t play last night because of matchups with small-ball game, but tonight he was fantastic”.
Noah Vonleh’s first 3-pointer of the season pulled Portland within 81-78. That works out to 124 points over a full game. Leonard (upper respiratory infection) and Ginobili (strained abductor) both sat out San Antonio’s 92-83 victory over Philadelphia on November 14…. The Spurs have 10 double-doubles this season.
“We thought we were going to be a little better offensively”, said Ginobili, who scored 14 of his season-high 17 points in the fourth quarter Monday. “He asked me, ‘Do you shoot 3-pointers?’ ‘I said, so-so”‘.
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Jokic went on to make his second 3-point attempt of the season. That’s what we want. “Nobody does that here in San Antonio”. The Spurs are in New Orleans on Friday.
