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The Spurs are located in the San Antonio area, and the city shares a special bond with the team almost unmatched in the rest of the NBA, partially due to this being the city's only team in any of the four major U.S. professional sports. Spurs players are active members of the San Antonio community, and many former Spurs are still active in San Antonio, like David Robinson's Carver Academy and the George Gervin Youth Center.

In part because of this community involvement, Spurs fans have been among the most loyal in the NBA. The Spurs set several NBA attendance records while playing at the Alamodome, including the largest crowd ever for a NBA Finals game in 1999, and the Spurs continue to sell out the smaller, more intimate AT&T Center (formerly SBC Center) on a regular basis. The Spurs' rallying cry of "Go Spurs Go!" has endeared itself to the city of San Antonio, and the phrase pops up all over the city as the season progresses into the playoffs and the Spurs inch closer to a possible title.

San Antonio has also garnered praise for the way its citizens celebrate Spurs championships. When the Spurs win a title, San Antonians jam up the streets downtown, march around waving flags, throw confetti and honk car horns until dawn, but with little incidence of crime. The team floats down the San Antonio Riverwalk on boats where fans can view their world champions.

A unique part of every Spurs season comes in February when the team is forced into an extended road-trip due to the occupation of its arena by the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. This is informally known as the "Rodeo Road Trip," and a time that typically starts the Spurs' run to the playoffs; indeed, starting in 1999 the Spurs have consistently posted phenomenal road records during this period, including an NBA-record the longest single road trip winning streak (8 games, achieved in 2003).

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Tony Parker scored 17 points and the San Antonio Spurs stopped a three-game losing streak with a 106-84 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Parker played for only the second time in six games, bothered by a bad ankle during what has been one of the worst starts for San Antonio in the Tim Duncan era. The Spurs had their first losing record at the 10-game mark since 1996, and are now 5-6 with five or their next six games at home. Duncan had 16 points and nine rebounds. Gilbert Arenas had 18 points in the worst loss yet this season for ... Read Full Story
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Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 of his season-high 41 points in overtime and the short-handed Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the injury-depleted San Antonio Spurs 99-94 on Wednesday night. Nowitzki's three-point play with 2:28 left in overtime put Dallas in front for good, 92-91. After Jason Terry hit a 15-footer, Nowitzki made a 3-pointer on Dallas' next possession to stretch the lead to 97-91. Drew Gooden added 17 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out late in the fourth quarter to help Dallas extend its winning streak to four games. Gooden, who finished last season with the Spurs before signing with the Mavericks on ... Read Full Story
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Deron Williams scored 21 points and the Utah Jazz finally ended their decade-long misery in San Antonio with a 90-83 win over the Spurs on Thursday night. Utah had not won a regular-season game in San Antonio since 1999, a losing streak that spanned 20 games. Paul Millsap added 20 points for the Jazz. Tim Duncan scored 21 points, and he's seldom seen San Antonio struggle at the start of a season like this. The Spurs revamped their roster this summer, but they're 4-6 and have their first losing record after 10 games since 1996. Carlos Boozer scored 10 of his 18 points in ... Read Full Story
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Manu Ginobili scored 36 points without Tim Duncan and Tony Parker in the lineup and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Toronto Raptors 131-124 on Monday night. Ginobili hit four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and the Spurs somehow shook the rust off their sputtering offense with their two leading scorers sidelined. Duncan and Parker sat out with ankle injuries and are listed as day-to-day. Richard Jefferson had 24 and George Hill added 22 for San Antonio. Chris Bosh had 32 points and nine rebounds for Toronto, but his third 30-point game of the season wasn't enough after another soft defensive game for the ... Read Full Story
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Richard Jefferson scored 29 points and the San Antonio Spurs survived another game without Tony Parker and Tim Duncan, beating the Dallas Mavericks 92-83 on Wednesday night. Manu Ginobili had 13 points in the first meeting between the Texas rivals since the Mavs cruised past the ailing Spurs in the first round of the playoffs last season, handing San Antonio its earliest playoff exit since 2000. San Antonio was banged-up again without Parker and Duncan, who continue to rest sore ankles, but poor shooting did in Dallas in this rematch. Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and 12 rebounds, but was 9 of 27 from ... Read Full Story
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Not bad, guys, not bad. Yes, it was the Wizards, and yes, it was at home, but that W counts just as much toward the standings as the W we earn on the road against a championship contender (don't worry, we'll get one someday). Now we just need to amass a few more, starting with a win against the Milwaukee Brandons. Yeah, remember how excited you all were when you traded for me? How 'bout now? I'm getting there, right?   Rage contributed 15 and...  
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After being out for 12 games in this season, Manu Ginobili is back in track and helped the San Antonio Spurs to win the game against the Memphis Grizzlies 94-81. This was the fifth victory of the last six games that they have played so far this season even though the Spurs are still missing [...]  
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Well, it certainly is nice to end the weekend with a bang, instead of a whimper. Too bad we have to talk about that other stuff that happened last week, too.  I know, I know - we want to keep it in the past.  But, we can't do that.  We have to talk about the bad times, so that we can appreciate the good times that much more.  With that in mind, the Spurs have a busy week ahead.  Let's hope it's a good week. LatinD asked me to handle TWSS this...  
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Nov. 23, 2009 11:55 a.m. | San Antonio - Michael Redd is ready to return in Monday night's game against the San Antonio Spurs. Redd fared well in his first contact practice with some 2-on-2 and 3-on-3 work at Trinity University on Sunday, and he ...  
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The Essentials: Wizards (3-8) vs. Spurs (4-6)8:30 p.m.AT&T CenterTV: CSN, NBATVRadio: 106.7 The Fan Notable early Spurs numbers this season 15th in expected winning percentage (.514)27th in pace (90 possessions per game)5th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (109.1)22nd in defensive efficiency/defensive rating (108.7) Notable Spurs numbers last season 7th in expected winning percentage (.635)26th in pace (88.4 possessions per game)13th...  
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