NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SAN ANTONIO 28 24 22 34 108
SEATTLE 24 31 26 33 114 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: SAS - TIM DUNCAN 22, ANTONIO DANIELS 21, DAVID ROBINSON 17
SEA - GARY PAYTON 25, BRENT BARRY 24, RASHARD LEWIS 22
HIGH REBOUND: SAS - TIM DUNCAN 13, DAVID ROBINSON 8
SEA - VIN BAKER 8, TWO PLAYERS WITH 7
HIGH ASSISTS: SAS - TIM DUNCAN 4, STEVE SMITH 4
SEA - GARY PAYTON 10, BRENT BARRY 6
ATT: 15,491
Extended Box
SAN ANTONIO (108) AT SEATTLE (114)
SAN ANTONIO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BOWEN F 28 2-6 0-0 1 3 4 2 3 0 2 5
DUNCAN F 45 6-18 10-14 5 8 13 4 1 0 4 22
ROBINSON C 28 5-8 7-9 3 5 8 0 2 3 0 17
DANIELS G 41 6-14 7-7 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 21
S SMITH G 34 2-9 6-6 1 1 2 4 3 0 2 11
ROSE 21 5-7 4-6 1 2 3 1 5 2 2 14
PORTER 22 3-7 2-3 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 9
FERRY 14 2-2 1-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7
T PARKER 7 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2
S JACKSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
MCCASKILL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C PARKS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 32-73 37-46 12 25 37 17 21 5 11 108
(.438) (.804) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 11(17 PTS)
SEATTLE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BAKER F 33 4-10 1-4 4 4 8 1 5 1 0 9
LEWIS F 43 7-15 4-4 1 6 7 4 2 1 2 22
BOOTH C 15 2-5 0-0 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 4
B BARRY G 40 6-7 9-12 3 4 7 6 3 3 2 24
PAYTON G 42 9-19 6-8 0 4 4 10 3 2 4 25
JAMES 10 2-4 0-2 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 4
KENDRICK 18 3-7 2-2 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 9
MASON 27 6-7 1-1 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 15
WATSON 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
LONG 8 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2
HARVEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
OYEDEJI DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 40-76 23-33 12 26 38 26 29 8 10 114
(.526) (.697) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 11(11 PTS)
SAN ANTONIO 28 24 22 34 - 108
SEATTLE 24 31 26 33 - 114
BLOCKED SHOTS: SAN ANTONIO - DUNCAN, S SMITH, BOWEN. SEATTLE - BAKER 2,
B BARRY, LEWIS, PAYTON, JAMES.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SAN ANTONIO 7-15 (.467), BOWEN 1-3, DANIELS 2-4, S
SMITH 1-3, PORTER 1-3, FERRY 2-2. SEATTLE 11-20 (.550), LEWIS 4-9, B BARRY
3-3, PAYTON 1-3, KENDRICK 1-3, MASON 2-2.
TECHNICALS: SAN ANTONIO - DEFENSIVE THREE, HEAD COACH POPOVICH, SEATTLE -
DEFENSIVE THREE 3.
OFFICIALS: RONNIE NUNN, TONY BROTHERS, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 15,491. T - 2:23.
Box Score
SAN ANTONIO (108)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Bowen 28 2-6 0-0 1-4 2 3 5
Duncan 45 6-18 10-14 5-13 4 1 22
Robinson 28 5-8 7-9 3-8 0 2 17
Daniels 41 6-14 7-7 0-3 3 3 21
S Smith 34 2-9 6-6 1-2 4 3 11
Rose 21 5-7 4-6 1-3 1 5 14
Porter 22 3-7 2-3 0-2 3 1 9
Ferry 14 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 2 7
T Parker 7 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 2
S Jackson DNP - coach's decision
Mccaskill DNP - coach's decision
C Parks DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 32-73 37-46 12-37 17 21 108
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Percentages: FG-.438, FT-.804. 3-Point Goals:
7-15, .467 (Bowen 1-3, Daniels 2-4, S Smith 1-3,
Porter 1-3, Ferry 2-2). Team rebounds: 10.
Blocked shots: 3 (Duncan, S Smith, Bowen).
Turnovers: 11 (Duncan 4, Bowen 2, Rose 2, S Smith
2, T Parker). Steals: 5 (Robinson 3, Rose 2).
SEATTLE (114)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Baker 33 4-10 1-4 4-8 1 5 9
Lewis 43 7-15 4-4 1-7 4 2 22
Booth 15 2-5 0-0 2-3 0 3 4
B Barry 40 6-7 9-12 3-7 6 3 24
Payton 42 9-19 6-8 0-4 10 3 25
James 10 2-4 0-2 1-3 0 4 4
Kendrick 18 3-7 2-2 1-3 1 3 9
Mason 27 6-7 1-1 0-1 3 3 15
Watson 4 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0
Long 8 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 2
Harvey DNP - coach's decision
Oyedeji DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 40-76 23-33 12-38 26 29 114
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Percentages: FG-.526, FT-.697. 3-Point Goals:
11-20, .550 (Lewis 4-9, B Barry 3-3, Payton 1-3,
Kendrick 1-3, Mason 2-2). Team rebounds: 11.
Blocked shots: 6 (Baker 2, B Barry, Lewis,
Payton, James). Turnovers: 11 (Payton 4, B Barry
2, Lewis 2, Long 2). Steals: 8 (B Barry 3, Payton
2, Baker, Lewis, Long).
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San Antonio 28 24 22 34 - 108
Seattle 24 31 26 33 - 114
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Technical fouls: San Antonio 2 (Defensive Three,
6:04 1st; Head Coach Popovich, 4:43 1st).
Seattle 3 (Defensive Three 3, 8:36 1st, 9:17 3rd,
11:47 4th). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 15,491. T:
2:23. Officials: Ronnie Nunn, Tony Brothers,
Rodney Mott.
Game Story
SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Gary Payton scored 13 of his 25 points in
the fourth quarter as the Seattle SuperSonics held off the San
Antonio Spurs, 114-108, for their first win of the season.
Payton made 9-of-19 shots and handed out 10 assists. His layup
with 6:53 remaining gave the SuperSonics a 93-85 lead and he
made sure the Spurs did not threaten again.
After Rashard Lewis won a jump ball from Tim Duncan, Payton made
another layup for a 100-93 lead with 4:19 remaining. He sank a
3-pointer to widen the advantage to 103-94 with 3:19 to go.
The Spurs closed to 110-106 on Terry Porter's 3-pointer with 42
seconds to play. Payton responded with a 14-footer that sealed
it with 26 seconds left.
"When it's time for us to get big baskets or we need something
special to happen, they want me to have the ball," said Payton,
an All-Star who has been asked to provide leadershipm for a
young team.
"It's funny how down the stretch Gary got the ball a lot," joked
Seattle guard Brent Barry. "That's what we're going to rely on.
You know no matter what happens through three quarters, we're
going to know that Gary is going to have the ball in the fourth
quarter. He's going to make the game-winning plays or he's
going to find someone who can make it happen."
Barry scored 24 points and Lewis added 22 for the Sonics, who
suffered a six-point loss at Sacramento on Tuesday.
"We were more into it tonight," Payton said. "We were playing
our defensive schemes. We were collapsing and making people take
hard shots. We were doubling and making them kick it."
To play that style, Seattle went to a smaller, quicker lineup.
That forced San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich to sit All-Star
center David Robinson for the entire fourth quarter.
"It was just the matchups," Popovich said. "I didn't think he
would be able to guard Rashard Lewis."
"I was very surprised, but Pop sometimes goes with different
matchups," Robinson said. "They had a shooting lineup in there
tonight and maybe that's the decision he wanted to make."
Duncan had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Robinson added 17 and
eight. Antonio Daniels scored 21 points for the Spurs, who
allowed the Sonics to shoot 53 percent (40-of-76).
"Their aggressiveness was higher than ours," Duncan said. "They
pushed the ball up and they shot the ball with confidence. We
just seemed that every shot we took, they were in our face.
Little points like that are what sets the game apart."
Seattle had lost five of its last six meetings with San Antonio.
"I think maybe they were trying to adjust to our smaller lineup
and you know basically trying to match up with us because the
small lineup for us really played well defensively and
offensively," Sonics coach Nate McMillan said.
Seattle took the lead for good at 42-41 on Barry's 3-pointer
with 7:15 left in the second quarter. He scored 13 points in the
first half, which ended with the Sonics holding a 55-52 lead.
Lewis scored 13 points in the third quarter, helping Seattle
open an 81-74 lead entering the final period. San Antonio closed
to 85-83 on two free throws by Duncan, but Lewis and Desmond
Mason hit 3-pointers around a foul shot by Duncan to rebuild the
lead to 91-84 with 8:06 remaining.
"We just tried to get everybody involved," Payton said. "We
want these young guys to get their confidence up and a lot of
them are getting their confidence."
