| David West, F, New Orleans Hornets | Monday 5/19, 10:46 PM CT |
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| David West overcame a back injury to play over 46 minutes in the Hornets Game 7 loss to the Spurs, a game in which West scored 20 points and had nine rebounds. |
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| Chris Paul, G, New Orleans Hornets | Monday 5/19, 10:45 PM CT |
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| Chris Paul went 8-for-18 from the field on his way to 18 points, eight rebounds and 14 assists as the Hornets fell to the Spurs 91-82. |
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| Tim Duncan, F, San Antonio Spurs | Monday 5/19, 10:43 PM CT |
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| Tim Duncan had 16 points and 14 rebounds to help the Spurs advance past the Hornets with a 91-82 victory in Game 7. |
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| Manu Ginobili scored 26 points, including four free throws in the final minute, to lead the Spurs to a victory in Game 7 over the Hornets. Ginobili also added five rebounds, five assists and four 3-pointers on the night. |
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| Paul Millsap, who injured his thumb in Game 6 against the Lakers will have to undergo surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb, according to the Associated Press. No timetable has been announced for his recovery. |
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| Ime Udoka, F, San Antonio Spurs | Monday 5/19, 5:27 PM CT |
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| Ime Udoka has produced greater numbers over the past couple of games, and don't think that his coach hasn't been aware of that fact, according to My San Antonio. “He’s a tough-minded young man,” Popovich said. “He really has a nice all-around game...For all those reasons, we’re giving him a few more minutes than previously.” |
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| Manu Ginobili will remain in the starting lineup for the fifth straight game for the Spurs Game 7 matchup with the Hornets on Monday night, according to My San Antonio. Fabricio Oberto will also start for the second straight game. |
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| Kobe Bryant, G, Los Angeles Lakers | Monday 5/19, 2:08 PM CT |
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| The LA Times reports that only a handful Lakers were on hand for an informal practice Sunday that involved scrimmaging, shooting and conditioning. Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom and Derek Fisher were given the day off. Pau Gasol and Sasha Vujacic came in for treatment. "Sasha got banged around a little bit," Jackson said. "Pau's ankle. Kobe's back. Lamar's knee. You just go down the list of things that go on and players have to maintain it. There's just nagging injuries that go on through this time of the year, and you want them to be as healthy as possible."
Vujacic experienced a bit of whiplash in Game 6, taking a charge against Utah's Paul Millsap and banging his head against the court. |
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| Tim Duncan, F, San Antonio Spurs | Monday 5/19, 10:11 AM CT |
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| The Spurs, who swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in last year's NBA Finals, have captured four world championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007) in the last nine years, and Tim Duncan has been a huge part of all four. History is not on San Antonio's side, however. Following a championship, the Spurs have never made it past the Western Conference semifinals in the playoffs. In 2000 they fell in the opening round to Phoenix, and lost in the semis to the Lakers in 2004 and Dallas in 2006.
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| Tyson Chandler has reported had no lingering pain from his turf toe injury, according to the Times Picayune. However, turf toe doesn't magically disappear in a week. |
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| Robert Horry has once again been cast as the NBA's bad guy.
Early in the fourth quarter of the Spurs' season-saving victory in Game 6 Thursday, Horry set a hard back-pick on New Orleans star David West. The unsuspected blow sent West — who already was battling back issues — to the locker room for good, this according to the Spurs team website.
In his first comments about the incident Saturday, Horry defended his actions, saying he harbored no ill intentions toward West.
“It was a regular back-pick,” said Horry, a 16-year veteran and the league's all-time leader in postseason games played. “I wasn't trying to hurt him. I'm sorry he got hurt, but that's the game of basketball.” |
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| David West, F, New Orleans Hornets | Monday 5/19, 9:33 AM CT |
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| Hornets forward David West, who suffered further pain in his bruised and sore back during a block in the back by Robert Horry in Game 6, participated in most of Sunday's practice, notes The Times-Picayune. He said after the practice that his back was "right at 100" percent, with "just about all of the soreness out of there."
"My biggest thing is just to go out and not think about it," West said. "As long as there's no soreness and things like that, I'm not even going to worry about it. I'm just going to go out there and play, try to help this team advance." |
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