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2010–11  San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coach Gregg Popovich
General manager R.C. Buford
Owners Peter Holt
Arena AT&T Center
Results
Record61–21 (.744)
PlaceDivision: 1st ( Southwest)
Conference: 1st ( Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Grizzlies 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television FS Southwest
KENS
KMYS
Radio WOAI
KCOR (in Spanish)
< 2009–10 2011–12 >

The 2010–11 San Antonio Spurs season was the 44th season of the franchise, 38th in San Antonio and 35th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

In the playoffs, the Spurs lost to the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in six games in the First Round, becoming the fourth number one seed in league history to lose a playoffs series against a number eight seed, following the Seattle SuperSonics in 1994, the Miami Heat in 1999, and the Dallas Mavericks in 2007.

Key dates

Summary

Offseason

Draft

The Spurs entered the Draft with their two original picks. [9] They used the 20th overall pick to select James Anderson, junior guard from Oklahoma State. Anderson had been named the Big 12 Player of the Year and a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press, averaging 22.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 33 games. With the 49th pick the Spurs chose Ryan Richards, a 6-11 forward from England. [10] The Spurs went on to sign Anderson on July 23. [11]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 20 James Anderson Guard  United States Oklahoma State ( Jr.)
2 49 Ryan Richards Forward   United Kingdom CB Gran Canaria ( Spain) 1991

Free agency

Entering the offseason, four Spurs players were unrestricted free agents: Keith Bogans, Matt Bonner, Ian Mahinmi and Roger Mason. [12] Additionally, Richard Jefferson exercised the early termination option on the final year of his contract and he too became an unrestricted free agent. [13] Jefferson, however, re-signed with the Spurs to a less remunerative but longer deal shortly after. [14] The Spurs also re-signed Bonner, which was considered a top priority by general manager R.C. Buford, [15] [16] while Bogans, Mahinmi and Mason signed with the Chicago Bulls, the Dallas Mavericks and the New York Knicks respectively. [12] Following his performances as a member of their Summer League squad in July, when he led the team in scoring, the Spurs signed free agent Gary Neal. The 6-6 guard had gone undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft and spent the next three season playing in Europe. [17]

Pre-season

The Spurs announced their training camp roster on September 27, one day before the start of the training camp itself. The 18-man roster included the additions of Marcus Cousin, Thomas Gardner, Bobby Simmons and the Spurs 2008 draft pick James Gist. [4] The Spurs also announced an addition to their coaching staff, as former Spurs player Jacque Vaughn was named an assistant coach. [18] Kirk Penney joined the training camp on September 28, [19] while Gardner was waived two days later, leaving the roster size unaffected. [20]

Regular season

Playoffs

After finishing the season as the #1 seed in the West, the San Antonio Spurs faced the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs. Little did everyone know how dangerous Memphis was in the postseason. The Spurs were forced to play game 1 without Manu Ginobili, as he sat out with a sprained elbow. As a result, Memphis won game 1, stealing home court advantage from the Spurs. The Spurs then rebounded in game 2 with a win. However, things deteriorated as the series shifted to Memphis for the Spurs, as the Grizzlies took both games 3 and 4, putting San Antonio on the brink of getting knocked out in the first round. Game 5 shifted back to San Antonio. A memorable moment for this game was when Gary Neal hit a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded to end the game, forcing overtime, in which San Antonio got a needed win for game 5. However, game 6 went back to Memphis, and the Spurs faced their demise by being knocked in the first round in six games. This is the second time in NBA history that a #8 seed knocks off a #1 seed in a seven-game format.

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 25 United States Anderson, James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Oklahoma State
F/C 45 United States Blair, DeJuan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Pittsburgh
F/C 15 United States Bonner, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Florida
F/C 21 United States Virgin Islands Duncan, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Wake Forest
G 20 Argentina Ginóbili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Argentina
G 4 United States Green, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina
G 3 United States Hill, George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) IUPUI
F 24 United States Jefferson, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Arizona
F/C 34 United States McDyess, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama
G 14 United States Neal, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Towson
F 23 United States Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Marquette
G 9 France Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) France
G 11 United States Quinn, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame
F/C 22 Brazil Splitter, Tiago 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Antonio McDyess DeJuan Blair
PF Tim Duncan Matt Bonner Tiago Splitter
SF Richard Jefferson Ime Udoka Da'Sean Butler (NBA DL)
SG Manu Ginóbili Gary Neal James Anderson Danny Green
PG Tony Parker George Hill Chris Quinn

Pre-season

Game log

2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 7 @ Houston L 87–90 DeJuan Blair (12) DeJuan Blair,
Marcus Cousin (8)
Tony Parker,
Manu Ginóbili (5)
Toyota Center
13,035
0–1
2 October 9 Miami W 90–73 DeJuan Blair (13) DeJuan Blair (7) Manu Ginóbili (6) AT&T Center
18,581
1–1
3 October 12 @ L.A. Clippers W 100–99 DeJuan Blair (21) Tim Duncan (13) Tim Duncan,
Bobby Simmons,
Curtis Jerrells (3)
Palacio de los Deportes
18,674
2–1
4 October 14 @ Cleveland L 80–106 Gary Neal (10) DeJuan Blair (11) DeJuan Blair (5) Petersen Events Center
5,121
2–2
5 October 16 Caja Laboral W 108–85 Tony Parker (22) DeJuan Blair (12) Antonio McDyess (6) AT&T Center
15,373
3–2
6 October 18 Oklahoma City L 102–111 Manu Ginóbili,
Tony Parker (17)
DeJuan Blair (9) Tony Parker,
George Hill (6)
AT&T Center
14,627
3–3
7 October 21 Houston W 111–103 DeJuan Blair (17) Tim Duncan (10) Tim Duncan,
George Hill,
Garrett Temple (4)
AT&T Center
15,356
4–3
2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c- San Antonio Spurs 61 21 .744 36–5 25–16 10–6
x- Dallas Mavericks 57 25 .695 4 29–12 28–13 8–8
x- New Orleans Hornets 46 36 .561 15 28–13 18–23 9–7
x- Memphis Grizzlies 46 36 .561 15 30–11 16–25 8–8
Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 18 25–16 18–23 5–11
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 c- San Antonio Spurs 61 21 .744
2 y- Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 4
3 x- Dallas Mavericks 57 25 .695 4
4 y- Oklahoma City Thunder 55 27 .671 6
5 x- Denver Nuggets 50 32 .610 11
6 x- Portland Trail Blazers 48 34 .585 13
7 x- New Orleans Hornets 46 36 .561 15
8 x- Memphis Grizzlies 46 36 .561 15
9 Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 18
10 Phoenix Suns 40 42 .488 21
11 Utah Jazz 39 43 .476 22
12 Golden State Warriors 36 46 .439 25
13 Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 .390 29
14 Sacramento Kings 24 58 .293 37
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 17 65 .207 44

Record vs. opponents

2010-11 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Boston 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Charlotte 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Chicago 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Cleveland 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Dallas 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Denver 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Detroit 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Golden State 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Houston 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Indiana 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
L.A. Clippers 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
L.A. Lakers 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Memphis 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Miami 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Milwaukee 2–2 0–3 2–1 0–4 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 2–1
Minnesota 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New Jersey 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0—0 0—0
New Orleans 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New York 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Oklahoma City 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Orlando 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 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Philadelphia 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 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0
Phoenix 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0
Portland 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Sacramento 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
San Antonio 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 3—0 2–0 3–0 2–0
Toronto 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Utah 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Washington 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 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Game log

2010–11 game log
Total: 61–21 (home: 36–5; road: 25–16)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 27 Indiana W 122–109 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581
1–0
2 October 30 New Orleans L 90–99 Manu Ginóbili (23) DeJuan Blair (11) George Hill (7) AT&T Center
18,581
1–1
November: 14–1 (home: 6–1; road: 8–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 November 1 @ L.A. Clippers W 97–88 Tony Parker (19) Antonio McDyess (10) Tony Parker (9) Staples Center
14,964
2–1
4 November 3 @ Phoenix W 112–110 Richard Jefferson (28) Tim Duncan (17) Tony Parker (6) US Airways Center
17,060
3–1
5 November 6 Houston W 124–121 (OT) Manu Ginóbili (28) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (14) AT&T Center
17,740
4–1
6 November 8 @ Charlotte W 95–91 Manu Ginóbili (26) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
14,152
5–1
7 November 10 L.A. Clippers W 107–95 Manu Ginóbili, Richard Jefferson (22) Antonio McDyess (9) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
17,309
6–1
8 November 13 Philadelphia W 116–93 Tony Parker (24) DeJuan Blair (12) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
17,627
7–1
9 November 14 @ Oklahoma City W 117–104 Tony Parker (24) DeJuan Blair (11) George Hill (5) Oklahoma City Arena
18,203
8–1
10 November 17 Chicago W 103–94 Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (18) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,581
9–1
11 November 19 @ Utah W 94–82 Tony Parker (24) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (7) EnergySolutions Arena
19,332
10-1
12 November 20 Cleveland W 116–92 Tony Parker (19) DeJuan Blair (9) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
16,982
11–1
13 November 22 Orlando W 106–97 Manu Ginóbili (25) Matt Bonner (7) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
17,627
12–1
14 November 24 @ Minnesota W 113–109 (OT) Manu Ginóbili (26) Tim Duncan (13) Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker (6) Target Center
13,117
13–1
15 November 26 Dallas L 94–103 Manu Ginóbili (31) Tim Duncan (8) Manu Ginóbili, Tim Duncan (4) AT&T Center
18,581
13–2
16 November 28 @ New Orleans W 109–95 Manu Ginóbili (23) Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili, Antonio McDyess (7) Tony Parker (9) New Orleans Arena
12,449
14–2
17 November 30 @ Golden State W 118–98 Manu Ginóbili (27) Tim Duncan (18) Tim Duncan (11) Oracle Arena
17,877
15–2
December: 13–2 (home: 11–0; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
18 December 1 @ L.A. Clippers L 85–90 George Hill (17) Richard Jefferson (9) Manu Ginóbili (6) Staples Center
16,584
15–3
19 December 3 Minnesota W 107–101 Tim Duncan (22) Tim Duncan, Richard Jefferson (10) Tim Duncan (5) AT&T Center
18,581
16–3
20 December 5 New Orleans W 109–84 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
17,571
17–3
21 December 8 Golden State W 111–94 Tony Parker (19) DeJuan Blair (13) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
16,913
18–3
22 December 10 Atlanta W 108–92 Manu Ginóbili, Richard Jefferson (18) DeJuan Blair (12) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
17,576
19-3
23 December 12 Portland W 95–78 George Hill (22) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
16,743
20–3
24 December 15 Milwaukee W 92–90 Manu Ginóbili (26) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
17,644
21–3
25 December 16 @ Denver W 113–112 Tim Duncan (28) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (9) Pepsi Center
16,190
22–3
26 December 18 Memphis W 112–106 (OT) Tony Parker (37) Tim Duncan (10) Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581
23–3
27 December 20 Phoenix W 118–110 Gary Neal (22) Tim Duncan (15) Tim Duncan (6) AT&T Center
18,581
24–3
28 December 22 Denver W 109–103 Manu Ginóbili, Gary Neal (22) Tim Duncan, Tiago Splitter (9) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581
25–3
29 December 23 @ Orlando L 101–123 Tony Parker (16) Matt Bonner, Tim Duncan, Richard Jefferson (6) Manu Ginóbili (6) Amway Center
18,916
25–4
30 December 26 Washington W 94–80 Manu Ginóbili (21) Tim Duncan, Richard Jefferson (9) Tony Parker (14) AT&T Center
18,581
26–4
31 December 28 L.A. Lakers W 97–82 Tony Parker (23) DeJuan Blair (15) Manu Ginóbili (6) AT&T Center
18,581
27–4
32 December 30 @ Dallas W 99–93 Gary Neal (21) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (5) American Airlines Center
20,604
28–4
January: 12–3 (home: 7–0; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
33 January 1 Oklahoma City W 101–74 Tim Duncan (21) DeJuan Blair, Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,581
29–4
34 January 4 @ New York L 115–128 Tony Parker (26) DeJuan Blair (8) Tony Parker (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763
29–5
35 January 5 @ Boston L 103–105 Manu Ginóbili (24) Manu Ginóbili (8) Tony Parker (5) TD Garden
18,624
29–6
36 January 7 @ Indiana W 90–87 Manu Ginóbili (25) Tim Duncan (15) Manu Ginóbili, George Hill (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
14,157
30–6
37 January 9 Minnesota W 94–91 Manu Ginóbili (21) Matt Bonner (9) Tim Duncan (5) AT&T Center
18,581
31–6
38 January 11 @ Minnesota W 107–96 Manu Ginóbili (19) Manu Ginóbili (9) Tony Parker (13) Target Center
11,209
32–6
39 January 12 @ Milwaukee W 91–84 Manu Ginóbili (23) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker (9) Bradley Center
14,061
33–6
40 January 14 Dallas W 101–89 Tony Parker, DeJuan Blair (18) DeJuan Blair (13) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,581
34–6
41 January 16 Denver W 110–97 Tony Parker (30) Tim Duncan (16) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,581
35–6
42 January 19 Toronto W 104–95 Manu Ginóbili (23) Tim Duncan (12) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,581
36–6
43 January 21 New York W 101–92 Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (13) AT&T Center
18,581
37–6
44 January 22 @ New Orleans L 72–96 Tiago Splitter (11) DeJuan Blair, Tiago Splitter (6) Manu Ginóbili (6) New Orleans Arena
18,023
37–7
45 January 24 @ Golden State W 113–102 Manu Ginóbili (20) Antonio McDyess (10) Tony Parker (11) Oracle Arena
18,523
38–7
46 January 26 @ Utah W 112–105 Manu Ginóbili (26) DeJuan Blair (9) Manu Ginóbili (7) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
39–7
47 January 29 Houston W 108–95 Manu Ginóbili (22) DeJuan Blair (12) George Hill, Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,581
40–7
February: 9–3 (home: 3–0; road: 6–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
48 February 1 @ Portland L 86–99 Manu Ginóbili (17) DeJuan Blair (12) Tony Parker (4) Rose Garden
20,364
40–8
49 February 3 @ L.A. Lakers W 89–88 Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan, Antonio McDyess (8) Manu Ginóbili (8) Staples Center
18,997
41–8
50 February 4 @ Sacramento W 113–100 Tony Parker (25) DeJuan Blair (12) Tony Parker (7) ARCO Arena
15,772
42–8
51 February 8 @ Detroit W 100–89 Tony Parker (19) DeJuan Blair (12) Tony Parker (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,132
43–8
52 February 9 @ Toronto W 111–100 DeJuan Blair (28) DeJuan Blair (11) Manu Ginóbili (9) Air Canada Centre
15,867
44–8
53 February 11 @ Philadelphia L 71–77 Tim Duncan (16) DeJuan Blair (14) Manu Ginóbili (6) Wells Fargo Center
15,501
44–9
54 February 12 @ Washington W 118–94 George Hill, Tony Parker (18) DeJuan Blair (12) Tony Parker (8) Verizon Center
20,435
45–9
55 February 14 @ New Jersey W 102–85 Manu Ginóbili (22) DeJuan Blair, Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (7) Prudential Center
13,433
46–9
56 February 17 @ Chicago L 99–109 Tony Parker (26) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (4) United Center
22,172
46–10
All-Star Break
57 February 23 Oklahoma City W 109–105 Tony Parker (20) Tim Duncan (10) Manu Ginóbili (9) AT&T Center
18,581
47–10
58 February 25 New Jersey W 106–96 Manu Ginóbili (26) George Hill, Tony Parker (7) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,581
48–10
59 February 27 Memphis W 95–88 Manu Ginóbili (35) Antonio McDyess (9) Manu Ginóbili (8) AT&T Center
18,581
49–10
March: 8–8 (home: 5–3; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
60 March 1 @ Memphis L 93–109 Gary Neal (14) Tim Duncan (8) Manu Ginóbili (7) FedExForum
13,480
49–11
61 March 2 @ Cleveland W 109–99 George Hill (22) DeJuan Blair (10) Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (6) Quicken Loans Arena
18,795
50–11
62 March 4 Miami W 125–95 Manu Ginóbili (20) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,581
51–11
63 March 6 L.A. Lakers L 83–99 Gary Neal (15) DeJuan Blair (12) Gary Neal (4) AT&T Center
18,996
51–12
64 March 9 Detroit W 111–104 Tony Parker (23) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,581
52–12
65 March 11 Sacramento W 108–103 Tony Parker (27) Tim Duncan (10) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,712
53–12
66 March 12 @ Houston W 115–107 Tony Parker (21) Antonio McDyess (12) Tony Parker (6) Toyota Center
18,245
54–12
67 March 14 @ Miami L 80–110 Tony Parker (18) Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (6) Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker (5) American Airlines Arena
20,021
54–13
68 March 18 @ Dallas W 97–91 Tony Parker (33) Tim Duncan (8) Manu Ginóbili (5) American Airlines Center
20,614
55–13
69 March 19 Charlotte W 109–98 Steve Novak (19) DeJuan Blair, Tiago Splitter (6) George Hill, Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
19,075
56–13
70 March 21 Golden State W 111–96 Manu Ginóbili (28) Tiago Splitter (14) Tony Parker (15) AT&T Center
18,443
57–13
71 March 23 @ Denver L 112–115 Gary Neal (25) Antonio McDyess (12) Tony Parker (5) Pepsi Center
19,155
57–14
72 March 25 @ Portland L 96–98 Manu Ginóbili (21) Antonio McDyess (8) Manu Ginóbili (7) Rose Garden
20,644
57–15
73 March 27 @ Memphis L 104–111 George Hill (30) DeJuan Blair (6) Tony Parker (6) FedExForum
17,098
57–16
74 March 28 Portland L 92–100 George Hill (27) Tiago Splitter (9) George Hill (6) AT&T Center
18,583
57–17
75 March 31 Boston L 97–107 Tony Parker (23) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,583
57–18
April: 4–3 (home: 3–0; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
76 April 1 @ Houston L 114–119 (OT) Tony Parker (31) Tim Duncan (13) Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker (6) Toyota Center
18,059
57–19
77 April 3 Phoenix W 114–97 George Hill (29) Matt Bonner (11) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,581
58–19
78 April 5 @ Atlanta W 97–90 Tony Parker (26) Matt Bonner, Tim Duncan, Antonio McDyess (6) Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker (4) Philips Arena
17,277
59–19
79 April 6 Sacramento W 124–92 Manu Ginóbili (25) DeJuan Blair, Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,590
60–19
80 April 9 Utah W 111–102 Richard Jefferson (20) Tiago Splitter (8) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,802
61–19
81 April 12 @ L.A. Lakers L 93–102 Gary Neal (16) DeJuan Blair (11) Chris Quinn (9) Staples Center
18,997
61–20
82 April 13 @ Phoenix L 103–106 Tim Duncan (17) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) US Airways Center
18,195
61–21
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2011 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 17 Memphis L 98–101 Tony Parker (20) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,581
0–1
2 April 20 Memphis W 93–87 Manu Ginóbili (17) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,581
1–1
3 April 23 @ Memphis L 88–91 Manu Ginóbili (23) Tim Duncan (11) Tim Duncan (6) FedExForum
18,119
1–2
4 April 25 @ Memphis L 86–104 Tony Parker (23) Tiago Splitter (9) Manu Ginóbili (4) FedExForum
18,119
1–3
5 April 27 Memphis W 110–103 (OT) Manu Ginóbili (33) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581
2–3
6 April 29 @ Memphis L 91–99 Tony Parker (23) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (4) FedExForum
18,119
2–4
2011 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
James Anderson 26 2 11.0 .383 .391 .778 .9 .7 .1 .2 3.6
DeJuan Blair 81 65 21.4 .501 .000 .657 7.0 1.0 1.2 .5 8.3
Matt Bonner 66 1 21.7 .464 .457 .744 3.6 .9 .4 .3 7.3
Tim Duncan 76 76 28.4 .500 .000 .716 8.9 2.7 .7 1.9 13.4
Alonzo Gee 5 0 3.6 .333 . . .6 .0 .0 .4 .4
Manu Ginóbili 80 79 30.3 .433 .349 .871 3.7 4.9 1.5 .4 17.4
Danny Green 8 0 11.5 .486 .368 . 1.9 .3 .3 .1 5.1
George Hill 76 5 28.3 .453 .377 .863 2.6 2.5 .9 .3 11.6
Othyus Jeffers 1 0 8.0 .333 . . 2.0 1.0 .0 .0 2.0
Richard Jefferson 81 81 30.4 .474 .440 .759 3.8 1.3 .5 .4 11.0
Antonio McDyess 73 16 19.0 .491 .000 .675 5.4 1.2 .5 .5 5.3
Gary Neal 80 1 21.1 .451 .419 .808 2.5 1.2 .3 .1 9.8
Steve Novak 23 0 8.6 .525 .548 1.000 1.0 .1 .0 .2 4.0
Larry Owens 7 0 4.4 .500 .333 .500 .6 .1 .3 .0 1.3
Tony Parker 78 78 32.4 .519 .357 .769 3.1 6.6 1.2 .0 17.5
Chris Quinn 41 0 7.1 .363 .297 .500 .6 1.0 .1 .0 2.0
Bobby Simmons 2 0 8.0 .000 .000 . .0 1.0 .0 .0 .0
Tiago Splitter 60 6 12.3 .529 .000 .543 3.4 .4 .5 .3 4.6
Garrett Temple 3 0 7.0 .200 .000 .000 .7 .7 .3 .3 .7
Ime Udoka 20 0 6.5 .238 .000 .500 1.0 .7 .4 .1 .7

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
DeJuan Blair 4 0 12.5 .333 . .600 3.3 .5 .0 .3 4.3
Matt Bonner 6 0 20.5 .480 .333 .800 3.2 .3 .2 .2 6.3
Tim Duncan 6 6 35.3 .478 . .625 10.5 2.7 .5 2.5 12.7
Manu Ginóbili 5 5 34.8 .443 .321 .780 4.0 4.2 2.6 .6 20.6
Danny Green 4 0 1.8 .333 .250 . .3 .5 .3 .3 1.3
George Hill 6 1 31.5 .400 .267 .867 5.0 2.3 1.5 .3 11.7
Richard Jefferson 6 6 29.3 .387 .353 .818 4.2 .8 .5 .5 6.5
Antonio McDyess 6 6 24.2 .417 . .571 5.0 1.3 .3 .8 5.7
Gary Neal 6 0 18.5 .370 .263 1.000 3.0 .8 .2 .2 7.7
Steve Novak 1 0 6.0 . . . 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Tony Parker 6 6 36.8 .462 .125 .756 2.7 5.2 1.3 .3 19.7
Tiago Splitter 3 0 16.7 .625 . .000 4.7 .3 1.0 .3 6.7

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Player of the week/month

Tony Parker was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from December 13 through December 19 and again for games played March 7 through March 13

All-Star

  • Manu Ginóbili was voted as an NBA Western Conference All-Star reserve. (2nd appearance)
  • Tim Duncan was voted as an NBA Western Conference All-Star reserve. (13th appearance)

Season

Records

On November 19, when San Antonio beat the Utah Jazz to go 10–1, it marked the best start to a season in franchise history.

Milestones

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Richard Jefferson Signed 4-year contract for $38 million San Antonio Spurs
Matt Bonner Signed 4-year contract San Antonio Spurs
Tiago Splitter Signed 3-year contract for $10 million Spain Saski Baskonia
Chris Quinn Terms Undisclosed United States New Jersey Nets
Danny Green Terms Undisclosed United States San Antonio Spurs
Da'Sean Butler Terms Undisclosed United States Miami Heat

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Ian Mahinmi Free agent Dallas Mavericks
Roger Mason, Jr. Free agent New York Knicks
Keith Bogans Free agent Chicago Bulls
Ime Udoka Waived

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