2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season

2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coach	Greg Popovich
Arena	AT&T Center

Results
Record	54–28 (.659)
Place	Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Eliminated 4-1 in 1st round by Dallas Mavericks
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Southwest, KENS, KMYS
Radio	WOAI
San Antonio Spurs seasons
< 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

June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.
July 1: The free agency period started.

Contents:	Offseason Draft picks Roster Regular season (Standings Game log) Playoffs Player stats Awards and records Transactions References See also

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y–M–D)
5.5 !F/C	15	USA !	Bonner, Matt	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Florida
3.0 !SF	12	USA !	Bowen, Bruce	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Cal State Fullerton
5.5 !F/C	21	USA !	Duncan, Tim (C)	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Wake Forest
2.5 !G/F	4	USA !	Finley, Michael	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Wisconsin
2.0 !SG	20	ARG !	Ginóbili, Manu	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Argentina
5.5 !F/C	90	USA !	Gooden, Drew	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Kansas
1.0 !PG	3	USA !	Hill, George	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	IUPUI
4.5 !PF	28	FRA !	Mahinmi, Ian	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	France
1.5 !G	8	USA !	Mason, Roger	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Virginia
6.0 !C	7	ARG !	Oberto, Fabricio	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Argentina
1.0 !PG	9	FRA !	Parker, Tony	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	France
5.5 !F/C	40	USA !	Thomas, Kurt	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Texas Christian
3.0 !SF	5	USA !	Udoka, Ime	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Portland State
1.0 !PG	11	USA !	Vaughn, Jacque	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Kansas

Head coach

Gregg Popovich (Air Force)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

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	Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	—
2	Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	11
3	San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.659	11
4	Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	11
5	Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	12
6	Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	15
7	New Orleans Hornets	49	33	.598	16
8	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

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: 5–2 (Home: 1–1; 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					AT&T Center

2008–09 season schedule

Playoffs

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
3FG%: 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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ahearn, Blake !Blake Ahearn	3	0	6.3	0.333	0.500	1.000	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.0	2.7
Bonner, Matt !Matt Bonner	47	34	22.7	0.522	0.489	0.700	4.7	1.2	0.6	0.4	8.0
Bowen, Bruce !Bruce Bowen	48	10	20.1	0.458	0.443	0.471	1.9	0.6	0.5	0.1	3.0
Croshere, Austin !Austin Croshere	3	0	7.7	0.222	0.000	0.000	3.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.3
Duncan, Tim !Tim Duncan	47	47	35.3	0.520	0.000	0.689	10.4	3.7	0.5	1.8	20.6
Farmer, Desmon !Desmon Farmer	3	0	18.0	0.286	0.250	1.000	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	4.3
Finley, Michael !Michael Finley	47	43	28.0	0.436	0.391	0.824	3.5	1.5	0.4	0.2	9.5
Ginobili, Manu !Manu Ginóbili	35	4	26.9	0.453	0.325	0.877	4.6	3.4	1.5	0.4	15.8
Hairston, Malik !Malik Hairston	3	0	7.7	0.750	0.000	0.000	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.7	4.0
Hill, George !George Hill	46	7	18.1	0.394	0.360	0.783	2.4	2.0	0.6	0.3	6.9
Mason, Roger !Roger Mason	48	40	30.3	0.431	0.450	.875	3.2	1.9	0.5	0.2	11.9
Oberto, Fabricio !Fabricio Oberto	33	11	13.7	0.552	0.000	0.591	2.8	1.3	0.2	0.3	2.6
Parker, Tony !Tony Parker	38	37	33.8	0.500	0.364	0.789	2.8	6.6	0.9	0.1	20.7
Thomas, Kurt !Kurt Thomas	45	4	16.1	0.461	0.000	.828	4.3	0.9	0.3	0.7	3.6
Udoka, Ime !Ime Udoka	36	3	13.2	0.365	0.302	0.667	2.1	0.6	0.5	0.1	3.8
Vaughn, Jacque !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: Second-team 2009 All-NBA Team^[1] Tony Parker: Third-team 2009 All-NBA Team^[1]

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.^[1]

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Drew Gooden	March 1, 2009	Sacramento Kings

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

References

^ ^a ^b ^c McDonald, Jeff (May 14, 2009). "Spurs' Duncan, Parker grace All-NBA teams". San Antiono Express-News (Hearst Corporation). http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/Spurs_Duncan_Parker_grace_All-NBA_teams.html. Retrieved May 21, 2009.

2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season

Key dates

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Player statistics

Legend

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

Additions

Subtractions

References

See also