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SPURS HISTORY

The San Antonio Spurs have been a model of consistency since their move in 1973 but the franchise didn't met with immediate success. Arriving in San Antonio after stints as the Dallas Chaparrals and the Texas Chaparrals, the Spurs were an ABA team that reached the playoffs with a 45-39 record only to be ousted by the Pacers after 7 games. That pattern repeated itself in their second year as the Pacers once again ended the Spurs playoff hopes. Year 3, and the last year of the Spurs life in the struggling ABA, gave San Antonio fans a 3 rd place finish but another quick exit from the post-season by the New York Nets.

Joining the NBA in the 1975-76 campaign, the Spurs championed the ABA's high scoring style. Averaging 115 points a game the Spurs took on new life in the NBA, finishing at 44-38 but continuing their pattern of leaving the dance early as the Boston Celtics knocked them out in a sweep.

The Spurs began to really jell in 1978. Continuing a frenetic scoring pace, San Antonio ran up a league high 119.3 points a game behind George Gervin's NBA scoring title. The playoff jinx was broken as the Spurs won a 7 game series against the Philadelphia 76ers to reach the Easter Conference Finals. The Washington Bullets however, rallied from an almost impossible 3-1 deficit to send the Spurs home as losers. San Antonio continued a run of playoff years from there, reaching the Conference Finals four times before finally breaking through with an NBA Finals appearance and an NBA Championship in 1999.

The seeds for that first NBA Championship were planted the previous season when San Antonio drafted Tim Duncan from Wake Forrest. Along with David Robinson, the 6' 11” Duncan gave the Spurs a powerful 1-2 punch. After a slow start, San Antonio roared through the season by winning 31 games in the stretch and posting a 37-13 season in the strike shortened year. After sending the Timberwolves packing in the first round, San Antonio swept Shaquille O'Neal and the Lakers to reach the Conference Finals. With the series tied at 1-1 and the Spurs trailing the Blazers in Game 3, San Antonio's scoring machine kicked on and the team rallied to win on a last second 3-pointer by Sean Elliot. The momentum propelled the Spurs into a sweep of the remaining games and into the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. Five games later the Spurs won their first NBA Championship with a 78-77 win in Game 5. The Spurs repeated as NBA Champions in both 2003, with a six game series against the New Jersey Nets, and 2005 in a seven game series with the Detroit Pistons.

There was major movement within the NBA in 07/08 but the Spurs pretty much stayed pat as teams in the East and the West geared up to take on the World Champs. The biggest moves were in the East as the Boston Celtics acquired both Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. In the West, the Lakers took a step by picking up Pau Gasol as the former Laker Shaquille O’Neal moved to the land of the Sun and played ball for Phoenix. The Spurs ended the season at 55-26, third in the Western Conference and took out the Phoenix Suns in 5-games in the first round of the Playoffs. In the second round, the Spurs met a much tougher New Orleans Hornets team featuring standout PG Chris Paul who took his team to game 7 against the Spurs but fell to the experienced Spurs. The Spurs were then eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers after 5-games. The Lakers went on to win the championship.

The Spurs entered the 2008/09 season with a great amount of optimism. Looking to rebuild and revamp their team in an effort to get closer towards NBA the Finals. When Manu Ginobili went down with an ankle injury the team had to depend on Tony Parker and Tim Duncan to get them to the championships. Even with some consistent and effective play from some of the role players (Mason, Hill, Bonner) the team was knocked out by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round.