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作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-21 10:41 AM     標題: Duncan severly sprains ankle shortly after opening tip

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- The San Antonio Spurs insisted they weren't thinking about Sunday's matchup with the Detroit Pistons being a possible NBA Finals preview.

Too many things can happen over the next three months, they said.

Seeing Tim Duncan turn his ankle in gruesome fashion and crumple to the court in pain could've only pushed postseason thoughts further from their minds.

Despite losing Duncan moments after the tip, San Antonio put together a gritty performance.

But Chauncey Billups scored 25 points, including five straight to blunt a late Spurs' rally, and the Pistons went on to beat San Antonio 110-101 on Sunday.

Detroit has won 12 straight at home, its longest streak since the 1990-91 season.

"You want to establish home dominance and we've done that," Billups said.

Tayshaun Price scored 22, Rasheed Wallace had 15 and Richard Hamilton, limited by a sprained left ankle, added 11 points for the defending NBA champions. Reserves Carlos Arroyo had 13 and Antonio McDyess added 12.

The Western Conference-leading Spurs, who won the 2003 NBA title, had won three consecutive games and eight of 10.

They are hoping Duncan's injury is not as bad as it looked.

His right ankle turned sharply after he scored and landed on Wallace's foot under the basket in the opening minutes.

He immediately grabbed his right foot as he fell to the floor, where he stayed for a few minutes before being helped off without putting weight on his right foot. Duncan missed two games earlier this month with a sprained right ankle.

The Spurs said X-rays were negative and Duncan is day to day. Before he left the arena, Duncan said he didn't know how serious the injury was.

"It's the same ankle that he sprained a couple weeks ago, but this was much worse," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "It's going to be a while."

The two-time MVP and NBA Finals MVP began the game averaging 21.2 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.7 blocks this season.

His teammates did their best to make up for the huge void.

Six Spurs scored in double figures: Devin Brown (18), Beno Udrih (15), Manu Ginobili (14), Rasho Nesterovic (13), Nazr Mohammed (13) and Tony Parker (12). Ginobili played 16 minutes after missing five straight games with a strained right groin.

"I think teams have the tendency to let down a little when Tim is not on the court and I think maybe we did that initially," said Pistons coach Gar Heard, filling in for Larry Brown.

Robert Horry's 3-pointer with 3½ minutes left pulled San Antonio within two, then Billups ended its comeback hopes.

Billups made a three-point play and a shot under the basket to give the Pistons a 104-97 lead with just under a minute left. Detroit scored 11 of the last 15 points.

"Every time we got close, down three or down four, they made a big basket," Parker said.

Parker said the Spurs have to prepare to play without Duncan.

"We've played without him before, and we just have to keep going," he said. "It's not like we have a choice. Our other big guys will have to do more and the rest of us will have to step up."

The Pistons had dropped 10 of their last 12 meetings with the Spurs, including an 80-77 setback on Dec. 3 at San Antonio.

Brown missed his fourth straight game and is out indefinitely after having surgery related to a November hip operation.

The game was tied at 31 in the first, surprising point totals for the NBA's top two defensive teams.

"Well, it killed both teams' defensive average," Heard said.

Detroit led 62-52 at halftime after 10 lead changes and nine ties, and 81-76 after three quarters.



Man... missing Duncan.. remember.. everything can be changed in Season or in playoffs..!!!
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-21 12:28 PM

o...
that's bad news for spurs....
but may be even worse for Dallas, Kings and Rockets....
coz if the Spurs lost a couple of games during Duncan's injury.. then they might have to face the Spurs in playoff.........
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-21 02:51 PM

yes... maybe that's a good news for Suns and Heats in this case
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-21 03:34 PM

right...
it's very hard to predict what's goin' to happen this year........
maybe Shaq can win again...
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-21 03:44 PM

yes, if Heats will not have injury, they may have the biggest chances!
作者: catbert    時間: 2005-3-21 09:45 PM

Originally posted by brightlee at 2005-3-21 03:44 PM:
yes, if Heats will not have injury, they may have the biggest chances!
However, Heats are 1-7 vs Spurs, Suns, SuperSonics and Mavericks (the current top four seeds in the West) in regular season.  Do you guys think Heats can beat any of these four teams, say, if they match up in the Finals?
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-21 09:48 PM

Originally posted by catbert at 2005-3-21 09:45 PM:


However, Heats ar ...
if Duncan's injured, i think Heat can beat Spurs and Dallas

for Suns and supersonics, their main players hvn't got much playoff experience, that may cost them
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-21 09:51 PM

No one knows what's happened in Playoffs
I watched NBA for many years, normally, the champion team.. will be coming.. as near at the end of the season, they could play really strong and crazy......

Of cos I am not a Heats fans..

in my mind, I hope Suns will win.....

but........ as I say.. no one knows in future.... let's see how;s going for this 3 or 4 weeks......
you will get a clear picture

See Pistons last year.
I guess they could win since R. Wallace was traded to Pistons. (you may not believe in that...)
but see the trend for Pistons last year after they got R. Wallace?!
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-21 10:08 PM

Originally posted by brightlee at 2005-3-21 09:51 PM:
No one knows what's ...
yeah, u r right that the team that run crazy in last month/ whole year always champ,

haha, i believe that u could foreseen Piston would win last year since Rasheed joined
so when i heard Webber joined 76ers, i got great hope....but it's broken now....
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-21 10:12 PM

for 76 ers, team chemistry for Webber/Iverson is not working.
poor them....!!

East, I think Boston would be the East Final...... em.. since when they got A. Walker, the team Chemistry is back.
of cose they would have a really tough game vs Pistons...
but in this year, the backups for Pistons is not as good as last year (losing Mike James, Okur to kill them)
so it wouldbe funny to see in East.
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-21 10:25 PM

wahahhaha
it's actually still '立立亂' in both conferences at this stage......

but i really dun wanna see Boston qualifying ar..
i hate Walker so much..
i hate his dances like hell....
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-21 10:28 PM

but in team chemistry and formation.. and after Walker is back to Boston, they lost 1 game only.
so their team spirit is really high now...
and think deeply,
except they don't get a big man (except Blount)
they get everything,
steals, 3 points, assists, rebounds, blocks, 6th man ... they get everything.....
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-21 10:32 PM

yeah.. they are a good team now...
and that's what i dun wanna see....

haha, anyway, this year will be funny to watch..
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-21 10:35 PM

yes, the top 4 in East would be really funny...

Heats may lost to Wizards if Larry hughes/Gibert Arenas get crazy in playoffs

similar as Boston vs Pistons
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-21 10:44 PM

o right, Wizards got great potential as well, they got some depth in their roster as well
作者: catbert    時間: 2005-3-21 10:48 PM

My hunch is Detroit and Boston will take seven games to decide which team will advance - and I bet it will be Detroit.  Miami can probably finish Washington in 5-6 games.  And it will take Miami seven games to beat Detroit and advance the the NBA Finals.

Again, just my hunch ...
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-21 10:49 PM

yes, but they may not playing good in playoffs this year, nearly No players have experience in playoff,
give them some years to learn the experience in playoffs
they should have a bright future.
作者: catbert    時間: 2005-3-21 10:52 PM

Originally posted by crap at 2005-3-21 10:44 PM:
o right, Wizards got great potential as well, they got some depth in their roster as well
Yes, the Wizards are having a great year.  Nevertheless, they don't really have a decent front-court player with the exception of Antawan Jamison, who is on the IL now.  In that case, it will be tough for them to play against the Heat.
作者: catbert    時間: 2005-3-21 10:54 PM

Originally posted by brightlee at 2005-3-21 10:49 PM:
yes, but they may not playing good in playoffs this year, nearly No players have experience in playoff,
give them some years to learn the experience in playoffs
they should have a bright future.
brightlee, they = ?
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-21 10:54 PM

yes, their big men are injury pluged and really young ah,....
so... that why Heats could have a great adv...
but if the "thevies" may be frustrated Wade, it could be another story
you know, if the PG playing badly, normally that team will be finished straightly
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-21 10:56 PM

Originally posted by catbert at 2005-3-21 10:52 PM:


Yes, the Wizards  ...
u r right, but it's actually tough for any team to play against Heat...... coz they got a crazy guy called Shaq....................
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-21 10:58 PM

and they got some backup called Alanzo Mourning............... *headache*
maybe Mourning play 10 mins, but he could kill you in blk shot and Shaq could rest......
em....
*bad headache*
作者: catbert    時間: 2005-3-21 10:59 PM

Originally posted by brightlee at 2005-3-21 10:54 PM:
yes, their big men  ...
Agreed.  Got a q though.  Is Wade playing PG or SG (or both) now?  It seems that they are now using Damon Jones as a PG and Wade as SG.
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-21 11:04 PM

they are both 2 guards,.
so it's not abnormal for this situation

em...

in 96 Magic, sometimes they have 2 2 guards on field, Penny+Brian Shaw.
this lineup could frustrated so many teams cos they don't know how to guard them.....
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-21 11:12 PM

yeah, that's like what Kings do with Bibby and Bobby..

well...
Heat is really troublesome!!!!!!

maybe it will result as what NBA.com predicted when Shaq got traded, that the team got a former MVP center will champ that year...........
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-21 11:19 PM

no one knows... maybe Suns crashes them in finals?!
作者: timduncan    時間: 2005-3-22 12:14 AM

Spurs without TD =>   a team that can battle for the 8th seed of Western Conference
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-22 12:17 AM

Originally posted by timduncan at 2005-3-22 12:14 AM:
Spurs without TD =>   a team that can battle for the 8th seed of Western Conference
hi tim~
how far do u think the Spurs can go this year then?
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-22 07:35 AM

they may slide down to 3rd seeds in this case, as they get the playoff berth already, they wouldn't be that bad...
see how Gregg will use Nazr Mohammed nowadays
作者: catbert    時間: 2005-3-22 10:00 AM

Originally posted by brightlee at 2005-3-22 07:35 AM:
they may slide down to 3rd seeds in this case, as they get the playoff berth already, they wouldn't be that bad...
see how Gregg will use Nazr Mohammed nowadays
Spurs put TD on the IL earlier today and he's expected to miss at least two weeks.  There's a chance that he might miss the rest of the regular season.  In this case, I agree that Spurs might drop to the 3rd seed and I think that would be the lowest they could get.  Don't think that would be an issue for them for the first round of playoff - assuming that TD is back for the playoff.

However, they might not have the homecourt advantage for the second round (if they are no.3 seed) and conference finals (if they are no.2 or no.3 seed) then.  Do you think that would be an issue for them?  Personally, I do.  While they have been playing really well at home, the Spurs have not been playing that well on the road this season.  So TD's injury could potentially cost Spurs' chance of getting championship this year.

Just my humble opinion ...

[ Last edited by catbert on 2005-3-22 at 10:02 AM ]
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-22 10:09 AM

em.. in this case... from theoritcally,
no. 2 seeds maybe going to Sonics
so Spurs may have a chance to beat Sonics in Conference Semi......

but if in theoritcally, when they will meet Suns in the Conference Final, they could be in deep troubles
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-22 02:43 PM

i hope they can hold on to 2nd seed at the end, then the Rockets dun hv to face them......

but then they've started losing already....to Knicks today........
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-22 02:44 PM

yes, a big lost too,.
they may lost their confident after this game
作者: herothree    時間: 2005-3-23 06:37 PM

nah...
they've done it w/o duncan b4 (for a shortwhile)
too many good players on that team to slack
however...maybe 3rd seed...but...nah...too many veterans as well
they'll do just fine
(meeting miami in finals ar)
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-23 06:52 PM

but maybe that's problem when they lost Malik Rose.
Mohammed seems not settle in the new team nowadays
作者: herothree    時間: 2005-3-24 01:50 AM

moham was doing really well back in NYN
i dont' know why they trade him
stupid isiah thomas...again...
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-24 08:32 AM

em.. I get no idea why NY sign a PF, but lost a C...
No point for that....

maybe Mohammed was really upset in NY...?!
作者: herothree    時間: 2005-3-24 11:09 PM

maybe
but...mohammed was a raising star...
now that it's a lose-lose situation
for the player and for NYC
sigh...
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-25 01:39 AM

a little 題外話..
about rising star center..
do u guys think Mohammad or Dalembert is going to be better in the future?
(coz personally i rate Dalembert fairly high...)
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-25 03:13 AM

in my mind, both of them WILL NOT be a great center
a good center, it may be happened, 15 points, 8 rebounds...
but I WON"T expect them too much
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-25 03:38 AM

Originally posted by brightlee at 2005-3-25 03:13 AM:
in my mind, both of them WILL NOT be a great center
a good center, it may be happened, 15 points, 8 rebounds...
but I WON"T expect them too much
really..
haha, i think ur view will be more correct than mine
i actually thought Dalembert can be somehow like Ben Wallance one day...
10 pts 11/2 boards 2-3 blocks
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-25 04:31 AM

Dalembert, depends how he will learn from Marc Jackson on Offense
Mohammed.. depends when will he be traded to be in the right team to add his strength, (absolutely, not Spurs for him in personality)
作者: herothree    時間: 2005-3-25 01:04 PM

they are both quite reliable

just mohammed is not getting minutes
we'll see, we'll see
for the spurs needs someone RIGHT NOW

as for dalembert
i kinda see sometime in him
but being next uncle ben...umm...dont' know
but u never know
coz Ben was undrafted
haha
so anything could happen
Araujo might be the next Shaq
haha
作者: shaqkobe    時間: 2005-3-25 01:23 PM

某程度上我認為係普波既心理戰。鄧肯既傷勢未至於咁嚴重。但佢見都季尾啦，就收埋佢一方面俾佢休息下，另一方面可以令其他球隊難以猜測。
PS.純熟個人猜測……
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-25 10:21 PM

it could be...
em...
if they can keep it in top 2 seeds, they will be getting really high % in conference finals
作者: kakueeken    時間: 2005-3-26 01:54 AM

Originally posted by shaqkobe at 2005-3-25 01:23 PM:
某程度上我認為係普波既心理戰。鄧肯既傷 ...
他之前都因傷停左幾場, 今次好似話 DUNCAN 係同一地方再受傷,
我覺得係真傷。

其實一支 FULL TEAM 0既 SPURS, 做好自己本份根本都唔駛怕任何對手,
唔駛搞小動作0既。
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-26 08:54 AM

maybe they want to rest some players....
sometimes, you don't want to risk any players if they may get injury in this time, especially they would get the 1st or 2nd seeds

so normally, when you see in April, the starting lineup could be really different than earliar of the seasons.........
作者: crap    時間: 2005-3-27 08:11 AM

Originally posted by herothree at 2005-3-25 01:04 PM:
they are both quite ...
haha, u're right..

so who do u think's gonna be Yao Ming's major opponents(centers i mean..)?
作者: brightlee    時間: 2005-3-27 06:59 PM

None of them in this moment.....



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