2006–07 San Antonio Spurs season

NBA season
team = San Antonio Spurs
misc = Fourth NBA title
end_year = 2007
wins = 58
losses = 24
division = Southwest
division_place = 2
conf_place = 3
coach = Gregg Popovich
arena = AT&T Center
owners = Peter Holt
television =
radio =
playoffs = NBA Champions
bbr_team = SAS

Offseason

NBA Draft

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 Ginobili, the Spurs won the series opener in convincing fashion, limiting LeBron James to 14 points on 4-16 shooting.basketballbox
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date = June 7
time = 9:00 p.m. ET
report = [http://www.nba.com/games/20070607/CLESAS/recap.html 1]
team1 = Cleveland Cavaliers
score1 = 76
score2 = 85
team2 = San Antonio Spurs
Q1 = 15-20 | Q2 = 20-20 | Q3 = 14-24 | Q4 = 27-21
points1 = Gibson 16, James 14
points2 = Parker 27, Duncan 24
rebounds1 = James 7, Ilgauskas 6
rebounds2 = Duncan 13, Ginobili 8
assist1 = James, Gibson 4 each
assist2 = Tony Parker 7
otherstat1 = TOs: LeBron James 6 | otherstat2 = Blks: Tim Duncan 5
place = AT&T Center, San Antonio
attendance = 18,797
referee = Ken Mauer, Mike Callahan, Steve Javie
TV = ABC, ABCHD, TSN, Canal 7, Canal+, ESPN Brasil

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.

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date = June 10
time = 9:00 p.m. ET
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team1 = Cleveland Cavaliers
score1 = 92
score2 = 103
team2 = San Antonio Spurs
Q1 = 17-28 | Q2 = 16-30 | Q3 = 29-31 | Q4 = 30-14
points1 = LeBron James 25 | points2 = Tony Parker 30
rebounds1 = Anderson Varejao 10 | rebounds2 = Duncan, Horry 9 each
assist1 = LeBron James 6 | assist2 = Tim Duncan 8
otherstat1 = TOs: LeBron James 6 | otherstat2 = Blks: Robert Horry 5
place = AT&T Center, San Antonio
attendance = 18,797
referee = Dick Bavetta , Jim Clark , Joe Derosa
TV = ABC, ABCHD, TSN, Canal 7, Canal+, ESPN Brasil

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.basketballbox
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date = June 12
time = 9:00 p.m. ET
report = [http://www.nba.com/games/20070612/SASCLE/recap.html 3]
team1 = San Antonio Spurs
score1 = 75
team2 = Cleveland Cavaliers
score2 = 72
Q1 = 16-18 | Q2 = 24-20 | Q3 = 15-12 | Q4 = 20-22
points1 = Tony Parker 17 | points2 = LeBron James 25
rebounds1 = Duncan, Bowen 9 each | rebounds2 = Ilgauskas 18, Gooden 12
assist1 = Manu Ginobili 5 | assist2 = LeBron James 7
otherstat1 = Stls: Michael Finley 4 | otherstat2 = TOs: LeBron James 5
place = Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
attendance = 20,562
referee = Bernie Fryer, Bob Delaney, Dan Crawford
TV = ABC, ABCHD, TSN, Canal 7, Canal+, ESPN Brasil

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.basketballbox
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date = June 14
time = 9:00 p.m. ET
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team1 = San Antonio Spurs
score1 = 83
score2 = 82
team2 = Cleveland Cavaliers
Q1 = 19-20 | Q2 = 20-14 | Q3 = 21-18 | Q4 = 22-27
points1 = Manu Ginobili 27 | points2 = LeBron James 24
rebounds1 = Tim Duncan 15 | rebounds2 = Ilgauskas 13, Gooden 11
assist1 = Manu Ginobili 5 | assist2 = LeBron James 10
otherstat1 = TOs: Tim Duncan 6 | otherstat2 = TOs: LeBron James 6
place = Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
attendance = 20,562
referee = Bennett Salvatore, Joe Forte, Eddie F. Rush
series = San Antonio wins series 4–0
TV = ABC, ABCHD, TSN, Canal 7, Canal+, ESPN Brasil, Sport 1

Award Winners

* Tony Parker, Guard, NBA Finals MVP

References

* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?yr=2006&tm=SAS&lg=N San Antonio Spurs on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/2007.html San Antonio Spurs on Basketball Reference]