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2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coachGregg Popovich
General managerR.C. Buford
ArenaAT&T Center
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishEliminated 4-1 in 1st round by Dallas Mavericks
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Southwest, KENS, KMYS
RadioWOAI
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

The 2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season was the 42nd season of the franchise and the 33rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 26 George Hill Point Guard  United States IUPUI
2 45 Goran Dragić Point Guard  Slovenia Union Olimpija
2 57 James Gist Power forward  United States Maryland

Roster

San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
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) 200 lb (91 kg) Cal State Fullerton
F/C 21 United States Duncan, Tim (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Wake Forest
G/F 4 United States Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wisconsin
G 20 Argentina Ginóbili, Manu Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Argentina
F/C 90 United States Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
G 3 United States Hill, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) IUPUI
F 28 France Mahinmi, Ian Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) France
G 8 United States Mason, Roger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia
C 7 Argentina Oberto, Fabricio 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Argentina
G 9 France Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) France
F/C 40 United States Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) TCU
F 5 United States Udoka, Ime 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Portland State
G 11 United States Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 54 28 .659 — 28–13 26–15 10–6
x-Houston Rockets 53 29 .646 1 33–8 20–21 9–7
x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 4 32–9 18–23 7–9
x-New Orleans Hornets 49 33 .598 5 28–13 21–20 9–7
Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 .284 30 16–25 8–33 5–11
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793 —
2 y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 11
3 y-San Antonio Spurs 54 28 .659 11
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 54 28 .659 11
5 x-Houston Rockets 53 29 .646 12
6 x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 15
7 x-New Orleans Hornets 49 33 .598 16
8 x-Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 17
9 Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 19
10 Golden State Warriors 29 53 .354 36
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 24 58 .293 41
12 Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 .293 41
13 Oklahoma City Thunder 23 59 .280 42
14 Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 .232 46
15 Sacramento Kings 17 65 .207 48

Game log

2008–09 game log
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 Phoenix L 98–103 Tony Parker, Tim Duncan (32) Matt Bonner, Kurt Thomas (7) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		0–1
2 October 31 @ Portland L 99–100 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (11) Rose Garden
20,516 		0–2
November: 9–5 (home: 5–3; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 4 Dallas L 81–98 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (3) AT&T Center
17,398 		0–3
4 November 5 @ Minnesota W 129–125 (2OT) Tony Parker (55) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (10) Target Center
11,112 		1–3
5 November 7 Miami L 83–99 Tim Duncan (22) Tim Duncan (11) Roger Mason (6) AT&T Center
17,387 		1–4
6 November 11 New York W 92–80 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan, Fabricio Oberto (9) Tim Duncan (7) AT&T Center
16,569 		2–4
7 November 12 @ Milwaukee L 78–82 Tim Duncan (24) Anthony Tolliver (6) Jacque Vaughn (6) Bradley Center
14,036 		2–5
8 November 14 Houston W 77–75 Tim Duncan (22) Roger Mason (9) George Hill (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		3–5
9 November 16 @ Sacramento W 90–88 Michael Finley (21) Tim Duncan (10) Jacque Vaughn (6) ARCO Arena
11,699 		4–5
10 November 17 @ L.A. Clippers W 86–83 Roger Mason (21) Tim Duncan (15) George Hill (8) Staples Center
14,962 		5–5
11 November 19 Denver L 81–91 George Hill (20) Tim Duncan (11) Tim Duncan (6) AT&T Center
16,559 		5–6
12 November 21 Utah W 119–94 Roger Mason (29) Tim Duncan (7) George Hill, Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen (4) AT&T Center
17,354 		6–6
13 November 24 @ Memphis W 94–81 George Hill (20) Tim Duncan (11) George Hill, Roger Mason, Michael Finley, Fabricio Oberto (3) FedExForum
12,053 		7–6
14 November 26 Chicago W 98–88 Tim Duncan (21) George Hill (11) George Hill, Manu Ginóbili (4) AT&T Center
17,837 		8–6
15 November 28 Memphis W 109–98 Roger Mason (20) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker, George Hill (7) AT&T Center
17,074 		9–6
16 November 29 @ Houston L 84–103 Tim Duncan, Matt Bonner (17) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (7) Toyota Center
18,282 		9–7
December: 11–4 (home: 7–2; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 2 Detroit L 77–89 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
17,582 		9–8
18 December 4 @ Denver W 108–91 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (8) Pepsi Center
15,866 		10–8
19 December 6 Golden State W 123–88 Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
17,740 		11–8
20 December 9 @ Dallas W 133–126 (2OT) Tim Duncan (32) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (10) American Airlines Center
19,937 		12–8
21 December 10 Atlanta W 95–89 Manu Ginóbili (27) Matt Bonner (13) George Hill (5) AT&T Center
18,161 		13–8
22 December 12 @ Minnesota W 98–86 Tony Parker, Tim Duncan (17) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (9) Target Center
15,336 		14–8
23 December 14 Oklahoma City W 109–104 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
17,419 		15–8
24 December 17 @ New Orleans L 83–90 Tony Parker (20) Tim Duncan (11) Manu Ginóbili (5) New Orleans Arena
16,593 		15–9
25 December 18 @ Orlando L 78–90 Tim Duncan (19) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (4) Amway Arena
17,461 		15–10
26 December 20 Toronto W 107–97 Tony Parker (24) Kurt Thomas (12) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
17,227 		16–10
27 December 22 Sacramento W 101–85 Tony Parker (18) Kurt Thomas (7) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,372 		17–10
28 December 23 Minnesota W 99–93 Tony Parker (36) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
17,996 		18–10
29 December 25 @ Phoenix W 91–90 Tony Parker (27) Tim Duncan (17) Tony Parker (8) US Airways Center
18,422 		19–10
30 December 27 Memphis W 106–103 (2OT) Tony Parker (32) Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen (6) Tony Parker, Michael Finley (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		20–10
31 December 30 Milwaukee L 98–100 Tim Duncan (22) Tim Duncan (6) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,797 		20–11
January: 12–3 (home: 6–1; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 2 @ Memphis W 91–80 Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (10) Manu Ginóbili (6) FedExForum
12,597 		21–11
33 January 3 Philadelphia W 108–106 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,797 		22–11
34 January 5 @ Miami W 91–84 Tim Duncan (19) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (7) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		23–11
35 January 8 L.A. Clippers W 106–84 Tony Parker (19) Kurt Thomas (9) Tim Duncan (9) AT&T Center
17,873 		24–11
36 January 11 Orlando L 98–105 Tony Parker (31) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,216 		24–12
37 January 14 L.A. Lakers W 112–111 Manu Ginóbili (27) Tim Duncan (10) Tim Duncan (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		25–12
38 January 16 @ Philadelphia L 87–109 Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (6) Wachovia Center
18,739 		25–13
39 January 17 @ Chicago W 92–87 Manu Ginóbili (21) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (8) United Center
22,100 		26–13
40 January 19 @ Charlotte W 86–84 Tim Duncan (17) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (10) Time Warner Cable Arena
16,160 		27–13
41 January 20 Indiana W 99–81 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,181 		28–13
42 January 23 New Jersey W 94–91 Tim Duncan (30) Tim Duncan (15) Tim Duncan (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		29–13
43 January 25 @ L.A. Lakers L 85–99 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (8) Tony Parker (6) Staples Center
18,997 		29–14
44 January 27 @ Utah W 106–100 Tony Parker, Tim Duncan (24) Manu Ginóbili, Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan (8) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		30–14
45 January 29 @ Phoenix W 114–104 Manu Ginóbili (30) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (5) US Airways Center
18,422 		31–14
46 January 31 New Orleans W 106–93 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker, Tim Duncan (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		32–14
February: 7–4 (home: 2–1; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
47 February 2 @ Golden State W 110–105 (OT) Manu Ginóbili, Tim Duncan (32) Kurt Thomas, Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (7) Oracle Arena
18,205 		33–14
48 February 3 @ Denver L 96–104 Roger Mason (26) Matt Bonner (8) Roger Mason (6) Pepsi Center
18,536 		33–15
49 February 8 @ Boston W 105–99 Tim Duncan, Matt Bonner (23) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (7) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		34–15
50 February 10 @ New Jersey W 108–93 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan (8) Izod Center
13,301 		35–15
51 February 11 @ Toronto L 89–91 Manu Ginóbili (32) Tim Duncan (13) Tim Duncan (7) Air Canada Centre
18,909 		35–16
52 February 17 @ New York L 107–112 (OT) Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		35–17
53 February 19 @ Detroit W 83–79 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan (18) Tony Parker (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		36–17
54 February 21 @ Washington W 98–67 Roger Mason (25) Tim Duncan (11) George Hill (6) Verizon Center
20,173 		37–17
55 February 24 Dallas W 93–76 Tony Parker (37) Kurt Thomas (15) Tony Parker (12) AT&T Center
18,797 		38–17
56 February 25 Portland W 99–84 Tony Parker (39) Kurt Thomas (10) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,672 		39–17
57 February 27 Cleveland L 86–97 Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Malik Hairston, Tony Parker, Michael Finley (11) Michael Finley (7) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		39–18
March: 9–8 (home: 6–4; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
58 March 1 @ Portland L 84–102 Tony Parker (15) Fabricio Oberto (6) George Hill, Tony Parker (4) Rose Garden
20,627 		39–19
59 March 2 @ L.A. Clippers W 106–78 Tony Parker (26) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (10) Staples Center
17,649 		40–19
60 March 4 @ Dallas L 102–107 Tony Parker (37) Tim Duncan (12) Tim Duncan (5) American Airlines Center
20,316 		40–20
61 March 6 Washington W 100–78 Tony Parker (19) Kurt Thomas (7) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,440 		41–20
62 March 8 Phoenix W 103–98 Tony Parker (30) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,797 		42–20
63 March 10 Charlotte W 100–86 Roger Mason, Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,254 		43–20
64 March 12 L.A. Lakers L 95–102 Michael Finley, Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,797 		43–21
65 March 14 @ Houston W 88–85 Tony Parker (28) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (8) Toyota Center
18,300 		44–21
66 March 16 @ Oklahoma City L 76–78 Tony Parker (28) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) Ford Center
19,136 		44–22
67 March 17 Minnesota W 93–86 Tony Parker (24) Kurt Thomas (10) Tony Parker, Kurt Thomas (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		45–22
68 March 20 Boston L 77–80 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		45–23
69 March 22 Houston L 85–87 Tim Duncan (23) Kurt Thomas (9) Tony Parker (12) AT&T Center
18,797 		45–24
70 March 24 Golden State W 107–106 Tony Parker (30) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,797 		46–24
71 March 25 @ Atlanta W 102–92 Tony Parker (42) Kurt Thomas (8) Tony Parker (10) Philips Arena
18,529 		47–24
72 March 27 L.A. Clippers W 111–98 Tony Parker (18) Roger Mason (8) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		48–24
73 March 29 @ New Orleans L 86–90 Tony Parker (20) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (7) New Orleans Arena
18,204 		48–25
74 March 31 Oklahoma City L 95–96 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (12) Tim Duncan, Michael Finley, Tony Parker (4) AT&T Center
18,797 		48–26
April: 6–2 (home: 2–1; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 3 @ Indiana W 126–121 Tony Parker (31) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (10) Conseco Fieldhouse
16,414 		49–26
76 April 5 @ Cleveland L 81–101 Tony Parker (24) Kurt Thomas (9) Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili (4) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		49–27
77 April 7 @ Oklahoma City W 99–89 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (10) Ford Center
19,136 		50–27
78 April 8 Portland L 83–95 Roger Mason (18) Tony Parker, Kurt Thomas, Tim Duncan (5) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		50–28
79 April 10 Utah W 105–99 Tony Parker (31) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		51–28
80 April 12 @ Sacramento W 95–92 Tony Parker (25) Kurt Thomas (13) Tony Parker (9) ARCO Arena
13,330 		52–28
81 April 13 @ Golden State W 101–72 Drew Gooden (20) Drew Gooden (15) Tim Duncan, Michael Finley (4) Oracle Arena
19,596 		53–28
82 April 15 New Orleans W 105–98 (OT) Tony Parker (29) Tim Duncan (19) Duncan, Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		54–28
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

2009 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18 Dallas L 97–105 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		0–1
2 April 20 Dallas W 105–84 Tony Parker (38) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		1–1
3 April 23 @ Dallas L 67–88 Tony Parker (12) Kurt Thomas (10) Tony Parker (3) American Airlines Center
20,491 		1–2
4 April 25 @ Dallas L 90–99 Tony Parker (43) Tim Duncan (10) Tim Duncan (7) American Airlines Center
20,829 		1–3
5 April 28 Dallas L 93–106 Tim Duncan (31) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
20,829 		1–4
2009 playoff schedule

Player statistics

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 Source: [1]

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Blake Ahearn 3 0 6.3 0.333 0.500 1.000 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 2.7
Matt Bonner 47 34 22.7 0.522 0.489 0.700 4.7 1.2 0.6 0.4 8.0
Bruce Bowen 48 10 20.1 0.458 0.443 0.471 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.1 3.0
Austin Croshere 3 0 7.7 0.222 0.000 0.000 3.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
Tim Duncan 47 47 35.3 0.520 0.000 0.689 10.4 3.7 0.5 1.8 20.6
Desmon Farmer 3 0 18.0 0.286 0.250 1.000 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 4.3
Michael Finley 47 43 28.0 0.436 0.391 0.824 3.5 1.5 0.4 0.2 9.5
Manu Ginóbili 35 4 26.9 0.453 0.325 0.877 4.6 3.4 1.5 0.4 15.8
Malik Hairston 3 0 7.7 0.750 0.000 0.000 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 4.0
George Hill 46 7 18.1 0.394 0.360 0.783 2.4 2.0 0.6 0.3 6.9
Roger Mason 48 40 30.3 0.431 0.450 .875 3.2 1.9 0.5 0.2 11.9
Fabricio Oberto 33 11 13.7 0.552 0.000 0.591 2.8 1.3 0.2 0.3 2.6
Tony Parker 38 37 33.8 0.500 0.364 0.789 2.8 6.6 0.9 0.1 20.7
Kurt Thomas 45 4 16.1 0.461 0.000 .828 4.3 0.9 0.3 0.7 3.6
Ime Udoka 36 3 13.2 0.365 0.302 0.667 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.1 3.8
Jacque Vaughn 18 0 10.8 0.333 0.000 1.000 0.7 2.3 0.2 0.0 2.6

Playoffs

The Spurs were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks.

Awards and records

Awards

  • Tim Duncan: 2009 second-team All-NBA[2]
  • Tony Parker: 2009 Third-team All-NBA[2]
  • Tim Duncan: 2009 NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Records

Tim Duncan became the first player in NBA history to be an All-NBA selection in his first twelve seasons. Duncan is one of only eight players in the history of the league to be selected twelve times.[2]

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

See also

References

  1. ^ "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
  2. ^ a b c McDonald, Jeff (May 14, 2009). "Spurs' Duncan, Parker grace All-NBA teams". San Antiono Express-News. Hearst Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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