This Week in San Antonio Spurs Basketball: Monday Bat Attack

Here we'll provide information, links and summaries for all the games the Spurs played during the week, so that no one has to miss Pop sneering at a reporter.

Last week:

Upcoming games:

Date	Opponent	Time	Local TV	Nat TV	Radio
Thu 05	@ Utah	9:30pm			WOAI-AM 1200
Fri 06	@ Portland	9:30pm	KENS HD		WOAI-AM 1200

Game #1: New Orleans Hornets 96 @ San Antonio Spurs 113

Boxscore

Official recap

Highlights

Quotes

Manu Ginobili - Postgame
Coach Pop - Postgame
Richard Jefferson - Postgame
DeJuan Blair - Postgame

Pounding The Rock: Game Preview #1: New Orleans Hornets at San Antonio Spurs - The Quest Begins
Where Tim C. does a must-see Bonner 'chop.

NBA Live 10 Regular Season Simulation #1: New Orleans Hornets at San Antonio Spurs - Pounding The Rock
mike comes through and takes Paul downs a notch.

Pounding The Rock: New Orleans @ San Antonio GameThread
Finally. Part 2

Pounding The Rock: PtR Quick Cap: Spurs bench mauls Hornets in 113-96 scrappy doo-ing
First impressions are everything.

Pounding The Rock: Game 1 Spurs vs Hornets: Stat of the Game
Our BAM squad says hi. Part 2

Pounding The Rock: Unbounded Enthusiasm Is What I Have After The Spurs First Game
Unbounded and short-lived.

Pounding The Rock: That Was Like Watching A Spurs Game, But More So
Where Michael Erler gets excited about our team, ignoring that the Bulls game was ahead.

At The Hive: Yeah, Let's Not Remember the Alamo
"The Spurs blow out the Hornets to open the 2009-2010 NBA season."

Spurs Dynasty: And Like That *POOF* The Beard is Gone
The Spurs beat the Hornets, and no facial hair was needed.

SpursTalk.com: Game Thoughts: Spurs vs. Hornets - Oct. 28
timvp is once again writing his game thoughts, a good player-by-player breakdown of the game. Go take a look.

Game #2: San Antonio Spurs 85 @ Chicago Bulls 92

Boxscore

Official recap

Highlights

Pounding The Rock: Game Preview #2: San Antonio Spurs @ Chicago Bulls - Here we go again
Game 1 was great. Game 2? Eeehrm.

Pounding The Rock: San Antonio @ Chicago GameThread
Where the Magic happened - again. Part 2

Pounding the Rock: PtR Quick Cap: Spurs vs Bulls - The Ground Hurts When You Fall From Such A High Place
Wayne should've packed a parachute.

Pounding The Rock: Spurs @ Bulls: Stat of the Game: 5
5 stats point to why the Spurs screwed the pooch.

Pounding The Rock: I Really Should Stop Reverse Jinxing A Team I Supposedly "Root For" and want to "Do Well"
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Blog a Bull: Bulls 92, Spurs 85: Improved defense, balanced scoring, dominating rebounding?
"Bulls win impressively in season opener over the Spurs."

48 Minutes of Hell: San Antonio Spurs 85, Chicago Bulls 92: the Late Edition
Graydon Gordian recaps our first bumble of the season.

Project Spurs: Spurs vs. Bulls Recap
Jeff García recaps our second game of the season, quarter by quarter.

SpursTalk.com: Game Thoughts: Spurs @ Bulls - Oct. 29
Yet another recap by timvp.

Spurs Dynasty: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
A review of the team's, errr... "performace" against the Bulls.

MySA: Duncan not enough against Bulls
"The one competitive Spur was Tim Duncan, whose 13-for-19, 28-point, 16-rebound masterpiece was rendered meaningless by lack of support in Thursday's 92-85 road loss to the Chicago Bulls."

Game #3: Sacramento Kings 94 @ San Antonio Spurs 113

Boxscore

Official recap

Highlights

Quotes

Manu Ginobili - Postgame
Coach Pop - Postgame
Richard Jefferson - Postgame
Tony Parker - Postgame

Pounding The Rock: Game Preview #3: Sacramento Kings @ San Antonio Spurs - Scare Tactics
Halloween Night at PtR against the Kings, and Pop scares the crap out of us.

Pounding The Rock: Sacramento @ San Antonio Game Thread
Charts make the world go round.

PtR Quick Cap: Spurs Get Unsurprising 113-94 Victory Over Kings, The Legend of Manu Continues - Pounding The Rock
Spurs beat Kings. Get the details here.

Spurs vs Kings: Stat(s) of the Game: 4, 10 and 87.5 - Pounding The Rock
Theo rises.

Let's Play Some Defense: Kings-Spurs Recap and Analysis
Wayne's costume dominates the scene. And then there's a cool recap.

Sactown Royalty: Curse of the Suicidal Bat: Kings Chopped Down By Spurs 113-94
"After the death of The Bat, the Spurs outscored the Kings 84-68. You think that's some sort of coincidence?"

Project Spurs: Spurs vs. Kings Recap
Jeff García recaps the game.

MySA: Ginobili's swat steals the show
"Manu Ginobili's career has been marked with success. But perhaps his greatest achievement came when he slapped a flying bat out of midair." A mouse with wings indeed.

This is the section for all the original Pounding the Rock content, including the FanPosts that have been recommended by the community.

Pounding The Rock: 2010 San Antonio Spurs Schedule Analysis
Wayne predicts our record for the season. Think he got it right?

Pounding The Rock: Get To Know Your New San Antonio Spurs #8: Malik Hairston, Last Man Standing
Malik Hairston is officially a Spur. Yes, we're serious this time. Let's get to know more about him.

Pounding The Rock: International Roundup
Another week, another opportunity to check our Spurs-to-be. Tiago's killing it.

Pounding The Rock: San Antonio Spurs 2010 Season Preview
The Spurs 2010 season finally started on Wednesday, but before it did, Wayne gave us a wonderful preview. Check it out.

Pounding The Rock: New version of manuginobili.com
Manu's site changes its look.

In this section you'll find every bit of Spurs-related news we were able to find through the Intertubes during the week.

48 Minutes of Hell: George Hill Rising
"Here is a takeaway from last night’s loss to the Bulls: George Hill is San Antonio’s most talented perimeter defender."

48 Minutes of Hell: Season Preview
Once again, Timothy Varner hits it out of the park.

48 Minutes of Hell: Spurs Will Not Pick Up Option on Ian Mahinmi
Bye bye, sweet giant.

Project Spurs: Spurscast #175: Season Preview
Season preview podcast on the San Antonio Spurs. Fun as always, so if you want to listen to some Spurs fans doing a pretty nice podcast, click here.

Project Spurs: Preview 09: Sizing up the Western Conference
Where Jeff García refuses to be a homer. Shame on him.

Project Spurs: Preview 09: Spotlight on Richard Jefferson
David Thiessen puts RJ under the spotlight.

Project Spurs: Preview 09: Predictions
Some predictions from the Project Spurs fellows. (Michael De Leon picks the Lakers over the Spurs. I think we should applaud his honesty and then set him on fire the next time we see him...)

Project Spurs: A Real-World and Fantasy Look at the Spurs
For the fantasy enthusiasts out there.

MySA: Thanks to work on defense, Hairston sticking with Spurs
"With a roster filled with guaranteed contracts and a payroll already bulging well beyond the NBA's luxury tax threshold, there was only one way for a player with a non-guaranteed deal to secure a place on the Spurs' roster."

MySA: Spurs notebook: Popovich trims beard, lengthens practice time
"Spurs coach Gregg Popovich threw a couple of changes at his club Monday, starting practice at 4p.m. and showing up clean-shaven after sporting a full beard for more than a year."

MySA: The main Spurs are increasing
"The Spurs' first unit might not be the best in the division. The Spurs' second unit might be."

MySA: Pop tinkering with Spurs' chemistry
"The Spurs went into their first road game of the season Thursday with a plan that featured two-time MVP Tim Duncan in a more prominent scoring role than he had played in a season-opening victory."

MySA: Spurs strive for stability
"A new NBA season rekindles hopes that the San Antonio Spurs will make another championship run and that team officials have designed the right strategy to keep the Spurs financially sound in a still-shaky economy."

MySA: 10-year-old boy wows Spurs crowd on opening night
"As fans watched the San Antonio Spurs battle the New Orleans Hornets in Wednesday's season opening game, they also caught a glimpse of a dance battle on the AT&T Center court between a 10-year-old boy and the Spurs Coyote."

MySA: For Spurs, it's a two-man game
"Though the Spurs retooled often in the offseason, their hopes lie largely with the health status of veterans Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili."

Opening night excitement has no age limit for Spurs
"They may be veterans of nine and 14 previous NBA seasons, but Richard Jefferson and Antonio McDyess say tonight's first regular season game with the Spurs has them as nervous and excited as when they were NBA rookies."

MySA: Spurs secure Hill for another season
Pop's reaction to extending Hill: "Yeah, that's a no-brainer," Popovich said. "If someone is your favorite player, you ought to extend him, whether he can play or not."

MySA: Spurs' Blair returns to scene of 'crime'
"It was in Chicago, at the NBA's predraft camp, that a physical examination of potential draftees revealed the absence of anterior cruciate ligaments in both of DeJuan Blair's knees."

Hardwood Paroxysm: Lemon Face/Lion Face 10.29.09
Lemon face: Us.

Hardwood Paroxysm: Lemon Face/Lion Face 10.28.09
DeJuan Blair has another convert.

FOX Sports: Spurs get off to a great start
Rosen likes us a lot.

Lakers Blog: Know thy enemy: San Antonio Spurs
Wayne answers some of the enemy's questions, and olf shows his true colors.

Hoopsworld: Jefferson Struggling and Loving It
I'm glad you're enjoying it, RJ.

ESPN: DeJuan Blair Rookie Card Page
DeJuan starts the season at #2.