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The Spurs were eager to bring Slovenian big man Erazem Lorbek to the team due to the lack of size, which was the main concern for the team with the aging Tim Duncan, but were unable to bring in after his previous club, Barcelona FC offered him the largest contract in team history.
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The franchises added were the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, and New York Nets ( now the Brooklyn Nets ).
The San Antonio Spurs won their first championship, and first by a former ABA team, by beating the New York Knicks, who were the first, and to this date, the only, eighth seed to ever make the NBA Finals.
The Lakers / Spurs dominance continued in 2007 with a four-game sweep by the Spurs over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were led by LeBron James.
Notts County were the first visitors to ' the Lane ' in a friendly watched by 5, 000 people and bringing in £ 115 in receipts, Spurs won 4 – 1.
Ultimately, four ABA teams were absorbed into the older league: the New York Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, and San Antonio Spurs.
The team's first trip to the NBA Finals was a short one, as they were outmatched and outplayed by the very strong San Antonio Spurs, who swept the Cavs 4 – 0.
For the 1976 – 77 season the Pacers were joined in the merged league by the New York Nets, Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs of the ABA.
The Nuggets were one of four ABA teams taken into the NBA, along with the New York Nets, San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers for the 1976 – 77 NBA season.
The Nuggets were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs that season.
However, in an eerie repeat of the 2005 playoffs, the Spurs bounced back to sweep the next four, as the Nuggets were eliminated in the first round in five games for the fourth straight year.
In the playoffs, the Timberwolves were beaten by the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs in four games.
In the playoffs, the Timberwolves were eliminated in the first round again by the San Antonio Spurs in four games in the spring of 2001.
The team's primary colors were changed from the red, white, and blue of the Chaparrals to the now familiar black, silver and white motif of the Spurs.
The early Spurs were led by ABA veteran James Silas, and the team would get stronger as the season went on as they twice took advantage of the Virginia Squires, acquiring Swen Nater, who would go on to win Rookie of the Year, in November, and " The Iceman " George Gervin in January.
While Gervin was lighting up the scoreboard the Spurs were winning the Central Division with a 52 – 30 record.
For the first few seasons of the decade, the Spurs continued their success of the 1970s with records of 52 – 30 in 1980 – 81, 48 – 34 in 1981 – 82, and 53 – 29 in 1982 – 83 ( it was during this period that the Spurs were moved to the Western Conference ).
Despite their regular season success, the Spurs were unable to win any NBA championships, losing in the Western Conference playoffs to the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 1981 and the Los Angeles Lakers in in 4 games 1982 and in 6 games in the 1983 Western Finals despite getting both wins at the Forum in the 1983 series.
The next four seasons were a dark time in Spurs ' history with the team having a combined record of 115 – 213 from 1985 – 86 until 1988 – 89.
Without a healthy David Robinson, the Spurs were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Phoenix Suns.
Without Robinson and Elliott, the Spurs were a rudderless team.
Coming off their first NBA Championship, the Spurs were still among the best teams in the West and battling for first place in the Midwest Division during the 1999 – 2000 season.
Entering the 2002 – 03 season, the team knew it would be memorable for at least two reasons, as David Robinson announced that it would be his last in the NBA and the Spurs would begin play at their new arena, the SBC Center, named after telecommunications giant SBC, whose corporate headquarters were located in San Antonio ( SBC became AT & T after its acquisition of its former parent company ).
The first 2 games in San Antonio were both Spurs victories as Manu Ginóbili led the way with 26 and 27 points, in blow out wins by the Spurs.
Spurs and bring
On 26 February, Adebayor converted a penalty against Arsenal to bring Spurs 2 – 0 up at the Emirates which ended in a 5 – 2 defeat for Tottenham.
Spurs and Slovenian
Embracing the lone team leader role, Duncan led a reformed Spurs team which included Slovenian center Rasho Nesterovič, defensive stalwart Bruce Bowen, Argentinian shooting guard Ginóbili and young French point guard Parker.
Nevertheless, he remained the starting center for the majority of the season, and, along with his colleague from the Slovenian national basketball team, Beno Udrih, he ultimately won an NBA title with the Spurs that year.
Spurs and big
He played a big part in another FA Cup triumph the following year, but did not play in the final because it had already been arranged with the Spurs management that he would leave early to join up with Argentina's 1982 World Cup squad.
However, as the series shifted to Detroit, the Spurs were the ones who were blown-out, losing Games 3 and 4 by big margins as the Pistons evened the series.
The Spurs won those games with either tough defense or by hitting big shots down the stretch.
Malik had 28 points and 13 rebounds for the game ; more importantly, in spelling his big stars for the contest, he helped the Spurs eventually win a playoff series they were in jeopardy of losing.
He averaged 10. 3 points in 12 playoff games and hit big three-point shots in game 7 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals vs. the Spurs, causing a stir for the off-season as he would be a free agent.
It was reported that Everton had made a late bid to sign Kranjčar, but the player opted to sign for Spurs, stating that: " Everton is also a big club but, in the end, the tradition and greatness of Tottenham made the difference.
The Spurs ' interest in Mahinmi relates to their need for an athletic big man since David Robinson retired.
* Bruise Brothers ( San Antonio Spurs ), a group of six big men who played for the San Antonio Spurs in the early 1980s
Spurs and man
Maurice Lucas went on to be an all-star for the Portland Trail Blazers and Louie Dampier, who ended up being the all-time leader in points and assists, ended his career as a sixth man for the San Antonio Spurs.
On December 16, 2010, in a game between the San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets, following a monstrous dunk by the Nuggets ' JR Smith, Harlan exclaimed, " We just saw man fly !!
Spurs and Lorbek
During the 2011 NBA Draft, the Pacers traded the rights to Lorbek to the San Antonio Spurs, as part of their trade for George Hill.
Spurs and team
He lives in Islington and drives an Audi, is a supporter of English Premiership football team Tottenham Hotspur and has appeared on fellow comedian Phil Cornwell's Spurs Show podcast.
* San Antonio Spurs, an NBA basketball team
Chelsea eventually reached an FA Cup final in 1967, where they faced Tottenham Hotspur, but the team got outplayed on the day and Bonetti could do little to stop Spurs winning 2 – 1.
Manu Ginobili from the San Antonio Spurs NBA team, has sometimes been referred to as Obi Wan Ginobili, due to his quick movements and play on the court.
It was at this ground that Spurs first played arch rivals Arsenal ( then known as Royal Arsenal ), leading 2 – 1 until the match got called off due to poor light after the away team arrived late.
Derrick Rose was injured for most of the 2011 – 12 NBA season ; however, the team was still able to finish with a 50 – 16 record and clinched the first seed in the Eastern Conference for the second straight year and the best overall record in the NBA ( tied with the San Antonio Spurs ).
The last professional basketball team in Dallas had been the Dallas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association, which moved to San Antonio in 1973 to become the San Antonio Spurs.
Nowitzki emerged as the team's leader, and with Avery Johnson coaching the team, the Mavericks would make their first NBA Finals appearance in 2006 ; along the way exacting revenge against the Spurs and defeating Steve Nash and the Suns.
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas.
The Spurs are one of four former American Basketball Association teams to remain intact in the NBA after the 1976 ABA-NBA merger and is the only former ABA team to have won an NBA championship.
The Spurs are the city's only team in any of the four major U. S. professional sports leagues, and the only major-league team in the city's history to have lasted more than five years.
When the Spurs won the NBA title, the teams ' victory parade has always included the team traveling on the San Antonio River on boats adjacent to the San Antonio River Walk.
He would be replaced by Bob Bass, who stated that the Spurs would have an entirely new playing style: " It is my belief that you cannot throw a set offense at another professional team for 48 minutes.
" George Gervin and James Silas took that style to heart, as the Spurs became an exciting fast breaking team on the way to a solid 51 – 33 record, good enough for 2nd place in the West.
Even though playoff success would elude the team, the Spurs had suddenly found themselves among the top teams in the ABA.
The Alamodome, home to the Spurs from 1993 to 2002. The following season, the Spurs ' first in the newly built Alamodome, Lucas led the Spurs to a 55 – 27 record but the team suffered a loss in the first round of the playoffs to the Utah Jazz, which led to the immediate firing of Lucas as head coach.
The Spurs became the first former ABA team to reach the NBA Finals.
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