2006–07 San Antonio Spurs season

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2006–07 San Antonio Spurs season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Head coachGregg Popovich
General managerR.C. Buford
OwnersPeter Holt
ArenaAT&T Center
Results
Record58–24 (.707)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Cavaliers 4–0)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFSN Southwest, KENS, KMYS
RadioWOAI
< 2005–06 2007–08 >

The 2006–07 NBA season was the Spurs' 40th season as a franchise, the 34th in San Antonio, and the 31st season in the NBA[1] The Spurs had the second best team defensive rating and the fifth best offensive rating in the NBA.[2][3]

In the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Denver Nuggets in five games in the first round, then defeated the Phoenix Suns in six games in the Semifinals, and defeated the Utah Jazz in five games in the Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals for the fourth time in franchise history.

There, the Spurs faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by a young LeBron James, who were making their first ever NBA Finals appearance. The Spurs swept the Cavaliers in four games, winning their fourth NBA championship, with Tony Parker named Finals MVP, making him the first European-born player to win the award.

Draft picks[]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 59 Damir Markota F  Croatia

Roster[]

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 17 United States Barry, Brent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oregon State
F/C 15 United States Bonner, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Florida
F 12 United States Bowen, Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton
C 45 United States Butler, Jackie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
F/C 21 United States Virgin Islands Duncan, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Wake Forest
C 16 Netherlands Elson, Francisco 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) California
C 2 United States Ely, Melvin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fresno State
G 4 United States Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wisconsin
G 20 Argentina Ginobili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Argentina
F 5 United States Horry, Robert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Alabama
C 7 Argentina Oberto, Fabricio 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Argentina
G 9 France Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) France
G 14 Slovenia Udrih, Beno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Slovenia
G 11 United States Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
G/F 33 United States White, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Cincinnati
Head coach
  • Gregg Popovich (Air Force)
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Dallas Mavericks 67 15 .817 - 36–5 31–10 14–2
x-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 9 31–10 27–14 10–6
x-Houston Rockets 52 30 .634 15 28–13 24–17 8–8
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 39 43 .476 28 24–17 15–26 6–10
Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 45 14–27 8–33 2–14
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Dallas Mavericks 67 15 .817 -
2 y-Phoenix Suns 61 21 .744 6
3 x-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 9
4 y-Utah Jazz 51 31 .634 16
5 x-Houston Rockets 52 30 .634 15
6 x-Denver Nuggets 45 37 .549 22
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers 42 40 .512 25
8 x-Golden State Warriors 42 40 .512 25
9 Los Angeles Clippers 40 42 .488 27
10 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 39 43 .476 28
11 Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 34
12 Portland Trail Blazers 32 50 .390 35
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 32 50 .390 35
14 Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 36
15 Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 45


Game log[]

2006–07 game log
Total: 58–24 (Home: 31–10; Road: 27–14)
November: 11–5 (Home: 4–3; Road: 7–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 2 @ Dallas W 97–91 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan (10) Manu Ginóbili (7) American Airlines Center
20,416
1–0
2 November 3 Cleveland L 81–88 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker, Tim Duncan(5) AT&T Center
18,797
1–1
3 November 5 @ Toronto W 103–94 Tim Duncan (26) Fabricio Oberto (9) Tim Duncan (4) Air Canada Centre
18,098
2–1
4 November 6 @ New York W 105–93 Tony Parker (24) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker (10) Madison Square Garden
18,333
3–1
5 November 8 Phoenix W 111–106 (OT) Tony Parker (29) Tim Duncan (14) Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797
4-1
6 November 11 New York W 100–92 Tony Parker (33) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797
5-1
7 November 14 @ Houston W 92–84 Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili (19) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (5) Toyota Center
18,289
6-1
8 November 15 Charlotte L 92–95 (OT) Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (13) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,797
6-2
9 November 17 Chicago W 100–83 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (11) Beno Udrih (9) AT&T Center
18,797
7-2
10 November 19 @ Sacramento W 108–99 Tim Duncan (35) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (4) ARCO Arena
17,317
8-2
11 November 20 @ Portland W 107–98 Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (25) Tim Duncan (6) Tim Duncan (5) Rose Garden Arena
14,163
9-2
12 November 22 Miami W 106–86 Tim Duncan (19) Tim Duncan, Brent Barry (6) Tony Parker (4) AT&T Center
18,797
10-2
13 November 24 Dallas L 92–95 Tim Duncan (29) Fabricio Oberto (11) Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan (3) AT&T Center
18,797
10-3
14 November 26 @ Seattle W 98–78 Tony Parker (20) Tim Duncan (16) Tim Duncan (6) KeyArena
15,483
11-3
15 November 27 @ Golden State L 102–111 Tony Parker (28) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (7) Oracle Arena
17,078
11-4
16 November 29 @ Utah L 75–83 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (10) Brent Barry, Tony Parker (5) EnergySolutions Arena
19,089
11-5
December: 12–3 (Home: 8–2; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
17 December 2 Sacramento W 100–98 Bruce Bowen (23) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797
12-5
18 December 4 Golden State W 129–89 Brent Barry (18) Francisco Elson (9) Manu Ginóbili (9) AT&T Center
18,797
13-5
19 December 6 @ Charlotte W 96–76 Tim Duncan (25) Michael Finley, Francisco Elson (6) Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker (5) Charlotte Bobcats Arena
14,066
14-5
20 December 8 L. A. Clippers W 111–82 Manu Ginóbili (22) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (15) AT&T Center
18,797
15-5
21 December 10 @ L. A. Lakers L 99–106 Manu Ginóbili (23) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (9) STAPLES Center
18,997
15-6
22 December 11 @ L. A. Clippers W 103–81 Brent Barry (24) Tim Duncan, Beno Udrih (5) Beno Udrih (7) STAPLES Center
18,147
16-6
23 December 13 Minnesota W 95–82 Tim Duncan (24) Francisco Elson (7) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,362
17-6
24 December 14 @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 103–77 Manu Ginóbili (24) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (8) New Orleans Arena
15,140
18-6
25 December 16 Philadelphia W 103–98 Tony Parker (24) Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (9) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797
19-6
26 December 20 Memphis W 105–98 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,797
20-6
27 December 22 Houston L 78–97 Manu Ginóbili (23) Tim Duncan (11) Brent Barry, Tim Duncan (4) AT&T Center
18,797
20-7
28 December 23 New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 112–77 Tony Parker (19) Tony Parker (5) Jacque Vaughn (11) Ford Center
19,164
21-7
29 December 26 Milwaukee L 107–114 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,797
21-8
30 December 28 Utah W 106–83 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (9) Manu Ginóbili, Jacque Vaughn, Tony Parker (3) AT&T Center
18,797
22-8
31 December 31 Atlanta W 95–81 Tony Parker (27) Matt Bonner, Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,797
23-8
January: 9–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
32 January 2 @ Cleveland L 78–82 Tony Parker (26) Tim Duncan (15) Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker, Brent Barry (3) Quicken Loans Arena
20,214
23–9
33 January 3 @ Minnesota L 101–103 (OT) Manu Ginóbili (26) Tim Duncan (13) Tim Duncan (5) Target Center
14,185
23–10
34 January 5 Dallas L 85–90 Manu Ginóbili (25) Tim Duncan (7) Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (4) AT&T Center
18,797
23–11
35 January 7 @ Memphis W 110–96 Manu Ginóbili (34) Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan, Beno Udrih (6) FedEx Forum
15,227
24–11
36 January 9 Portland W 98–84 Tim Duncan (16) Tim Duncan (9) Beno Udrih (7) AT&T Center
18,240
25–11
37 January 10 @ Denver W 92–83 Tony Parker (26) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (7) Pepsi Center
16,486
26–11
38 January 13 Washington W 93–80 Manu Ginóbili (19) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797
27–11
39 January 15 @ Chicago L 87–99 Manu Ginóbili (22) Tim Duncan (16) Tim Duncan (4) United Center
22,218
27–12
40 January 17 L. A. Lakers L 96–100 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,797
27–13
41 January 19 New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 99–86 Tony Parker (23) Tim Duncan (16) Manu Ginóbili (6) AT&T Center
17,153
28–13
42 January 21 @ Philadelphia W 99–85 Brent Barry (23) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (8) Wachovia Center
14,883
29–13
43 January 22 @ Boston W 93–89 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (5) TD Banknorth Garden
15,928
30–13
44 January 24 Houston L 85–90 Tim Duncan (37) Tim Duncan (10) Brent Barry, Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,328
30–14
45 January 26 Memphis W 112–96 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,332
31–14
46 January 28 @ L. A. Lakers W 96–94 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (14) Tim Duncan (9) AT&T Center
18,997
32–14
47 January 31 @ Utah L 93–97 Tony Parker (27) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (6) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
32–15
February: 7–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
48 February 1 @ Phoenix L 87–103 Manu Ginóbili (32) Tim Duncan (18) Tim Duncan (4) US Airways Center
18,422
32–16
49 February 7 @ Washington W 110–86 Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (20) Francisco Elson (8) Tony Parker (6) Verizon Center
20,173
33–16
50 February 9 @ Orlando L 104–106 Tim Duncan (24) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (7) Amway Arena
17,451
33–17
51 February 11 @ Miami L 85–100 Manu Ginóbili (26) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (5) AmericanAirlines Arena
20,210
33–18
52 February 13 @ New Jersey W 107–82 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (8) Jacque Vaughn (5) Continental Airlines Arena
14,936
34–18
53 February 14 @ Detroit W 90–81 Tim Duncan (23) Francisco Elson (18) Tony Parker (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
35–18
All-Star Break
54 February 20 Denver W 95–80 Tony Parker (17) Francisco Elson (8) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,586
36–18
55 February 21 @ Atlanta W 103–96 Manu Ginóbili (40) Tim Duncan (9) Jacque Vaughn (6) Philips Arena
15,565
37–18
56 February 24 Seattle W 102–71 Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (15) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,797
38–18
57 February 26 Seattle W 107–91 Tony Parker (27) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,563
39–18
March: 13–2 (Home: 7–1; Road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
58 March 2 Orlando W 98–74 Manu Ginóbili (31) Tim Duncan (10) Manu Ginóbili (5) AT&T Center
18,797
40–18
59 March 3 @ Houston W 97–74 Tim Duncan (26) Francisco Elson (8) Manu Ginóbili, Jacque Vaughn (6) Toyota Center
18,364
41–18
60 March 5 @ L. A. Clippers W 88–74 Manu Ginóbili (16) Tim Duncan (12) Jacque Vaughn (6) STAPLES Center
18,655
42–18
61 March 6 @ Portland W 99–94 Tim Duncan (24) Tim Duncan (8) Michael Finley (5) Rose Garden Arena
15,911
43–18
62 March 8 @ Sacramento W 100–93 Manu Ginóbili (31) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (5) ARCO Arena
17,317
44–18
63 March 10 New Jersey W 93–77 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797
45–18
64 March 13 L. A. Clippers W 93–84 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (9) Jacque Vaughn (5) AT&T Center
18,797
46–18
65 March 15 @ Milwaukee L 90–101 Brent Barry (20) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (8) Bradley Center
13,917
46–19
66 March 17 @ Boston L 85–91 Tony Parker (30) Tim Duncan (16) Manu Ginóbili (6) AT&T Center
18,797
46–20
67 March 21 Indiana W 90–72 Tim Duncan (27) Matt Bonner (9) Manu Ginóbili (5) AT&T Center
18,580
47–20
68 March 23 Detroit W 90–89 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,797
48–20
69 March 25 @ Seattle W 120–79 Manu Ginóbili (19) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (7) KeyArena
16,409
49–20
70 March 26 @ Golden State W 126–89 Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, Michael Finley (20) Francisco Elson (9) Tony Parker (9) Oracle Arena
18,207
50–20
71 March 28 New Orleans W 92–88 Tim Duncan (31) Bruce Bowen (9) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,334
51–20
72 March 30 Utah W 102–93 Manu Ginóbili (25) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (11) AT&T Center
18,797
52–20
April: 6–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
73 April 1 @ Indiana L 99–100 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,447
52–21
74 April 3 Seattle W 110–91 Bruce Bowen (18) Fabricio Oberto (10) Tim Duncan (7) AT&T Center
18,583
53–21
75 April 5 Phoenix W 92–85 Tony Parker (35) Tim Duncan, Michael Finley, Francisco Elson (10) Tim Duncan (5) AT&T Center
18,797
54–21
76 April 7 Golden State W 112–99 Tim Duncan (28) Tim Duncan (15) Manu Ginóbili Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,797
55–21
77 April 9 Portland W 112–96 Tony Parker (30) Tony Parker, Matt Bonner, Fabricio Oberto (5) Jacque Vaughn (5) AT&T Center
17,852
56–21
78 April 11 Sacramento W 109–100 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797
57–21
79 April 13 @ Minnesota W 110–91 Manu Ginóbili (21) Tim Duncan (10) Brent Barry, Jacque Vaughn (4) Target Center
19,356
58–21
80 April 15 @ Dallas L 86–91 Tony Parker (23) Tim Duncan, Francisco Elson (7) Tim Duncan (6) American Airlines Center
20,444
58–22
81 April 16 @ Memphis L 91–101 James White, Michael Finley (17) Jackie Butler, Matt Bonner (10) Beno Udrih (9) FedEx Forum
13,345
58–23
82 April 18 Denver L 77–100 Beno Udrih (13) Jackie Butler (9) Brent Barry, Beno Udrih (3) AT&T Center
18,797
58–24
2006–07 season schedule

Record vs. opponents[]

2006-07 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOK NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–3
Boston 1–3 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–3
Charlotte 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–2
Chicago 4–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–1
Detroit 2–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–2
Golden State 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–3 2–0
Indiana 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1
Memphis 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–3 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1
Miami 4–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1
Milwaukee 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–1
New Jersey 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 4–0
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–1
New York 2–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2
Orlando 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–0 2–2
Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–3
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–1
Portland 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–3 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2
San Antonio 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–0
Seattle 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–3 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–2
Toronto 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Utah 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1
Washington 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1

Player stats[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brent Barry 75 28 21.7 .475 .446 .880 2.1 1.8 .75 .16 8.5
Matt Bonner 56 0 11.7 .447 .383 .711 2.8 .4 .30 .20 4.9
Bruce Bowen 82 82 30.0 .405 .384 .589 2.7 1.4 .76 .30 6.2
Jackie Butler 11 2 9.4 .457 .000 .900 2.0 .5 .18 .00 3.7
Tim Duncan 80 80 34.1 .546 .111 .637 10.6 3.4 .83 2.38 20.0
Francisco Elson 70 41 19.0 .511 .000 .775 4.8 .8 .44 .84 5.0
Melvin Ely* 6 0 10.8 .300 .000 .583 2.3 .7 .67 .33 3.2
Michael Finley 82 16 22.2 .412 .364 .918 2.7 1.3 .39 .20 9.0
Manu Ginóbili 75 36 27.5 .464 .396 .860 4.4 3.5 1.45 .36 16.5
Robert Horry 68 8 16.5 .359 .336 .594 3.4 1.1 .66 .60 3.9
Fabricio Oberto 79 33 17.3 .562 .000 .647 4.7 .9 .32 .30 4.4
Tony Parker 77 77 32.5 .520 .395 .783 3.2 5.5 1.06 .08 18.6
Beno Udrih 73 1 13.0 .369 .287 .883 1.1 1.7 .37 .01 4.7
Jacque Vaughn 64 4 11.9 .425 .500 .754 1.1 2.0 .38 .03 3.0
James White 6 2 22.8 .439 .286 .800 3.3 .8 .50 .17 8.3

* Statistics include only games with the Spurs

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brent Barry 19 0 11.8 .350 .306 1.000 1.3 1.1 .21 .11 3.1
Matt Bonner 9 0 2.8 .286 .250 1.000 .3 .0 .22 .00 .8
Bruce Bowen 20 20 34.5 .395 .446 .500 4.1 1.3 1.40 .20 6.5
Tim Duncan 20 20 36.8 .521 .000 .644 11.5 3.3 .65 3.10 22.2
Francisco Elson 20 8 11.5 .591 .000 .700 3.1 .1 .40 .30 3.3
Michael Finley 20 20 26.9 .410 .419 .897 2.9 1.1 .55 .20 11.3
Manu Ginóbili 20 0 30.1 .401 .384 .836 5.5 3.7 1.65 .20 16.7
Robert Horry 18 0 20.1 .417 .351 .824 3.9 1.6 .61 1.33 4.3
Fabricio Oberto 20 12 20.8 .625 .000 .571 4.9 .7 .30 .20 5.6
Tony Parker 20 20 37.6 .480 .333 .679 3.4 5.8 1.10 .00 20.8
Beno Udrih 8 0 2.5 .000 .000 1.000 .1 .1 .00 .00 .3
Jacque Vaughn 20 0 10.4 .400 .000 .500 .5 1.4 .20 .00 2.2

Playoffs[]

2007 playoff game log
First Round: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 24 Denver L 89–95 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797
0–1
2 April 27 Denver W 97–88 Tim Duncan (22) Fabricio Oberto (10) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797
1–1
3 April 30 @ Denver W 96–91 Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (6) Pepsi Center
19,951
2–1
4 May 2 @ Denver W 96–89 Tim Duncan (22) Tim Duncan (11) Duncan, Ginóbili (6) Pepsi Center
19,644
3–1
5 May 4 Denver W 93–78 Michael Finley (26) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,797
4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 6 @ Phoenix W 111–106 Tim Duncan (33) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (8) US Airways Center
18,422
1–0
2 May 8 @ Phoenix L 81–101 Tim Duncan (29) Tim Duncan (11) Manu Ginóbili (5) US Airways Center
18,422
1–1
3 May 12 Phoenix W 108–101 Tim Duncan (33) Tim Duncan (19) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,797
2–1
4 May 14 Phoenix L 98–104 Tony Parker (23) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,797
2–2
5 May 16 @ Phoenix W 88–85 Manu Ginóbili (26) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (5) US Airways Center
18,422
3–2
6 May 18 Phoenix W 114–106 Manu Ginóbili (33) Tim Duncan (13) Parker, Ginóbili (6) AT&T Center
18,797
4–2
Conference Finals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 20 Utah W 108–100 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (10) Manu Ginóbili (10) AT&T Center
18,300
1–0
2 May 22 Utah W 105–96 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (14) AT&T Center
18,797
2–0
3 May 26 @ Utah L 83–109 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker (7) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
2–1
4 May 28 @ Utah W 91–79 Manu Ginóbili (22) Fabricio Oberto (11) Jacque Vaughn (4) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
3–1
5 May 30 Utah W 109–84 Duncan, Parker (21) Fabricio Oberto (10) Jacque Vaughn (6) AT&T Center
18,797
4–1
NBA Finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 June 7 Cleveland W 85–76 Tony Parker (27) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,797
1–0
2 June 10 Cleveland W 103–92 Tony Parker (30) Duncan, Horry (9) Tim Duncan (8) AT&T Center
18,797
2–0
3 June 12 @ Cleveland W 75–72 Tony Parker (17) Bowen, Duncan (9) Manu Ginóbili (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
3–0
4 June 14 @ Cleveland W 83–82 Manu Ginóbili (27) Tim Duncan (15) three players tied (3) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
4–0
2007 schedule

NBA Finals[]

Game 1[]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2007 Finals as newcomers. Game 1 was the first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history, and the first for each of its players (other than reserve point guard Eric Snow). However, the San Antonio Spurs had been to the Finals in three of the past eight seasons, winning a championship each time. With solid performances by Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginóbili, the Spurs won the series opener in convincing fashion, limiting LeBron James to 14 points on 4–16 shooting.

ABC, ABCHD, TSN, Canal 7, Canal+, ESPN Brasil
June 7
9:00 pm ET
Cleveland Cavaliers 76, San Antonio Spurs 85
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 20–20, 14–24, 27–21
Pts: Gibson 16
Rebs: James 7
Asts: James, Gibson 4 each
TOs: LeBron James 6
Pts: Parker 27
Rebs: Duncan 13
Asts: Tony Parker 7
Blocks: Tim Duncan 5
AT&T Center, San Antonio
Attendance: 18,797
Referees: Ken Mauer, , Steve Javie

Game 2[]

The Spurs took a stranglehold on momentum in Game 2. The Spurs big three overwhelmed the Cavs and the Spurs led by as many as 29 points in the third quarter. They absolutely dominated game during first 3 quarters and played show-time basketball. A furious 25–6 rally by Cleveland in the final quarter wasn't enough as the Spurs took a 2–0 lead in the series.

ABC, ABCHD, TSN, Canal 7, Canal+, ESPN Brasil
June 10
9:00 pm ET
Cleveland Cavaliers 92, San Antonio Spurs 103
Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 16–30, 29–31, 30–14
Pts: LeBron James 25
Rebs: Anderson Varejão 10
Asts: LeBron James 6
TOs: LeBron James 6
Pts: Tony Parker 30
Rebs: Duncan, Horry 9 each
Asts: Tim Duncan 8
Blocks: Robert Horry 5
AT&T Center, San Antonio
Attendance: 18,797
Referees: Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Joe Derosa

Game 3[]

Rookie Daniel Gibson started Game 3 in place of the injured Larry Hughes but scored a series-low 2 points on 1–10 shooting. As a team the Cavs shot only .367 but out-rebounded the Spurs 48–41. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a 2006–07 season high 18 rebounds. On the game's final play, LeBron James missed a potential game-tying 29-foot 3-pointer (which he contested as a foul on Bruce Bowen).

Game 3 was the lowest-scoring Finals game since 1955, with Tim Duncan of the Spurs having his lowest scoring game in his NBA Finals career, with 14 points.

ABC, ABCHD, TSN, Canal 7, Canal+, ESPN Brasil
June 12
9:00 pm ET
San Antonio Spurs 75, Cleveland Cavaliers 72
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 24–20, 15–12, 20–22
Pts: Tony Parker 17
Rebs: Duncan, Bowen 9 each
Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5
Stls: Michael Finley 4
Pts: LeBron James 25
Rebs: Ilgauskas 18
Asts: LeBron James 7
TOs: LeBron James 5
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Bernie Fryer, Bob Delaney, Dan Crawford

Game 4[]

San Antonio started out strong through the first three quarters, leading by as many as 11. Cleveland would stage a rally near the end of the third quarter and the first five minutes of the fourth, scoring 14 consecutive points to take its first second-half lead of the series. However, the Spurs would stage a 12–3 rally of their own to retake the lead and win the series in a 4–0 sweep.

ABC, ABCHD, TSN, Canal 7, Canal+, ESPN Brasil, Sport 1
June 14
9:00 pm ET
San Antonio Spurs 83, Cleveland Cavaliers 82
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 20–14, 21–18, 22–27
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 27
Rebs: Tim Duncan 15
Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5
TOs: Tim Duncan 6
Pts: LeBron James 24
Rebs: Ilgauskas 13
Asts: LeBron James 10
TOs: LeBron James 6
San Antonio wins series 4–0
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Joe Forte, Eddie F. Rush

Award winners[]


References[]

  1. ^ 2006–07 San Antonio Spurs
  2. ^ "Teams Defense". NBA.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Offensive Rating". NBA.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
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