GameThread #5 - vs. Houston Rockets (Part I)

Here we go!

Regular Season Game #5
San Antonio Spurs vs Houston Rockets
AT&T Center - San Antonio, TX
7:30 PM Central (SPURS) Time

00:30 (10-22) GMT

Likely Starters

San Antonio Spurs (3-1)	Position	Houston Rockets (0-4)
Tony Parker	PG	Aaron Brooks
Manu Ginobili	SG	Kevin Martin
Richard Jefferson	SF	Shane Battier
DeJuan Blair	PF	Luis Scola
Tim Duncan	C	Yao Ming
George Hill James Anderson	Key Reserves	Brad Miller Courtney Lee
Gregg Popovich	Coaching	Rick Adelman
Matt Bonner - Ankle (O) George Hill - Strained neck (P)	Injuries	Yao Ming (Q)
	Officials
Bennett Salvatore	Brent Barnacky	Kevin Fehr

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			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Richard Jefferson	4	29.8	6.8	10.3	65.9	2.0	3.8	53.3	4.5	6.3	72.0	0.8	2.5	3.3	2.0	1.5	0.8	0.3	2.3	20.0
Manu Ginobili	4	32.3	6.0	13.8	43.6	2.3	6.8	33.3	5.0	6.0	83.3	0.3	2.3	2.5	5.5	3.0	2.0	0.3	2.3	19.3
Tim Duncan	4	30.8	7.5	11.8	63.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	3.0	75.0	1.8	9.0	10.8	2.0	3.3	1.5	1.8	2.5	17.3
Tony Parker	4	33.8	6.5	13.8	47.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.0	91.7	0.5	2.3	2.8	7.0	3.5	1.8	0.0	2.8	15.8
George Hill	3	20.0	2.0	5.3	37.5	0.3	2.3	14.3	3.0	3.7	81.8	0.7	1.3	2.0	3.3	0.7	1.7	0.3	2.0	7.3
James Anderson	4	20.0	2.5	5.5	45.5	1.5	3.3	46.2	0.8	1.0	75.0	0.0	0.8	0.8	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.8	2.0	7.3
Gary Neal	4	11.8	2.5	4.8	52.6	1.5	3.5	42.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.5	2.3	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.0	1.3	6.5
Antonio McDyess	4	22.3	2.5	6.0	41.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.5	83.3	1.8	6.0	7.8	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.5	1.0	6.3
Tiago Splitter	2	12.5	2.0	4.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	33.3	2.0	0.5	2.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	2.0	4.5
DeJuan Blair	4	24.3	1.5	6.5	23.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.3	1.3	100.0	2.0	4.5	6.5	1.3	2.5	1.0	0.5	3.3	4.3
Matt Bonner	1	13.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Garrett Temple	3	6.7	0.3	1.7	20.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.7
Alonzo Gee	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bobby Simmons	2	7.5	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0

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			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Kevin Martin	4	33.3	6.3	15.3	41.0	1.8	4.8	36.8	9.0	9.8	92.3	0.3	2.3	2.5	2.8	2.8	0.3	0.5	2.5	23.3
Luis Scola	4	36.0	9.3	18.3	50.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	5.8	73.9	3.8	10.8	14.5	2.8	1.5	0.5	1.0	2.3	22.8
Aaron Brooks	4	32.5	5.5	13.5	40.7	2.3	6.0	37.5	2.8	3.0	91.7	0.5	2.0	2.5	6.3	2.3	1.0	0.0	3.8	16.0
Yao Ming	3	22.3	5.0	10.7	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	3.0	88.9	2.0	5.3	7.3	1.0	2.3	0.0	2.0	3.7	12.7
Chase Budinger	4	21.5	4.8	9.8	48.7	0.5	3.5	14.3	0.8	1.3	60.0	0.5	2.3	2.8	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0	1.3	10.8
Courtney Lee	4	16.5	2.5	5.3	47.6	0.3	1.3	20.0	2.3	2.3	100.0	0.8	0.5	1.3	0.8	0.3	1.0	0.0	1.8	7.5
Jared Jeffries	1	15.0	3.0	6.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	5.0	3.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	7.0
Chuck Hayes	4	20.3	2.5	4.0	62.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	33.3	1.3	2.0	3.3	2.0	1.5	0.3	0.5	2.8	5.5
Kyle Lowry	2	20.5	1.5	7.0	21.4	1.0	3.5	28.6	1.0	2.0	50.0	1.5	2.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.0
Brad Miller	3	14.3	0.7	3.3	20.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	3.0	3.3	90.0	0.7	3.3	4.0	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	1.0	4.3
Shane Battier	4	26.3	1.5	3.8	40.0	0.5	2.0	25.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.8	3.3	4.0	2.8	1.0	0.3	0.8	2.5	3.5
Jordan Hill	2	14.5	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.5	4.5	0.5	1.0	0.5	2.0	2.5	2.0
Ishmael Smith	2	6.5	0.5	2.5	20.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

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Watching/Listening to the Game

TV

This game will be aired on NBA League Pass, KENS-HD in the San Antonio area.

Online

As always, NBA league pass is recommended for those who are willing to pony up the cash. Almost every Spurs game will be broadcast there, which is especially helpful for those of us who aren't in the San Antonio area.

Please don't post links to illegal game feeds in the game thread. Links to illegal feeds are not permitted on SBNation, but you can probably find them out there on the internets if you're resourceful and desperate. You can also shoot an email to poundingtherockmail@yahoo.com (IMPORTANT: please include your PtR username in the email) for more assistance.

Spurs League Pass audio is still free this year, so check it out.

Radio

If you're in the San Antonio area and aren't near a TV, tune in to WOAI (1200 AM).