Spurs Team Report
(Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:26:09 PST)

The Spurs have been in a lot of close games—just like their 108-106 win over Philadelphia on Saturday that was decided on Tony Parker's 15-footer at the buzzer.

"We'll take that any day," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "Tony hit a big shot and got it done for us. It was great effort on the back-to-back, even though they had a back-to-back, too. For us it was a little bit of a different story.

"That's a hell of an athletic team. They score more fast-break points than anyone in the league. So, that athleticism is really tough for us and we hung in one second long enough to get it done. We're thrilled to get the victory."

The Spurs have been at their best in the close ones.

Spurs waive forward Tolliver
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:34:23 PST)
The San Antonio Spurs waived reserve forward Anthony Tolliver on Wednesday. Tolliver played in 19 games for the Spurs, averaging 2.7 points and 2.2 rebounds. The rookie from Creighton played only nine minutes in the last two games for San Antonio. The 6-foot-8 Tolliver had his best game on Nov. 12 against Milwaukee, when he had nine points and six rebounds and played 28 minutes in an 82-78 loss.

Spurs waive F Tolliver
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:22:01 PST)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Ticker) - The San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday waived forward Anthony Tolliver.

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(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:17:00 PST)
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(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:07:53 PST)
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(Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:19:00 PST)
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(Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:13:01 PST)
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(Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:30:27 PST)
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