2006–07 San Antonio Spurs season

2006–07 San Antonio Spurs season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Head coachGregg Popovich
General managerR.C. Buford
OwnersPeter Holt
ArenaAT&T Center
Results
Record58–24 (.707)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishNBA champions
(Defeated Cavaliers 4–0)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionFSN Southwest, KENS, KMYS
RadioWOAI

The 2006–07 San Antonio Spurs season was the Spurs' 40th season as a franchise, the 34th in San Antonio, and the 31st season in the NBA[1] The Spurs had the second best team defensive rating and the fifth best offensive rating in the NBA.[2][3]

In the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Denver Nuggets in five games in the first round, then defeated the Phoenix Suns in six games in the Semifinals, and defeated the Utah Jazz in five games in the Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals for the fourth time in franchise history.

There, the Spurs faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by a young LeBron James, who were making their first ever NBA Finals appearance. The Spurs swept the Cavaliers in four games, winning their fourth NBA championship, with Tony Parker named Finals MVP, making him the first European-born player to win the award.

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 59 Damir Markota F  Croatia

Roster

2006–07 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 17 Brent Barry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) December 31, 1971 Oregon State
F/C 15 Matt Bonner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) April 5, 1980 Florida
F 12 Bruce Bowen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) June 14, 1971 Cal State Fullerton
C 45 Jackie Butler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) March 10, 1985 Coastal Christian Academy (VA)
F/C 21 Tim Duncan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) April 25, 1976 Wake Forest
C 16 Francisco Elson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) February 28, 1976 California
C 2 Melvin Ely 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) May 2, 1978 Fresno State
G 4 Michael Finley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) March 6, 1973 Wisconsin
G 20 Manu Ginobili 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) July 28, 1977 Argentina
F 5 Robert Horry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) August 25, 1970 Alabama
C 7 Fabricio Oberto 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) March 21, 1975 Argentina
G 9 Tony Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 17, 1982 France
G 14 Beno Udrih 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) July 5, 1982 Slovenia
G 11 Jacque Vaughn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) February 11, 1975 Kansas
G/F 33 James White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) October 21, 1982 Cincinnati
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
z-Dallas Mavericks 67 15 .817 - 36–5 31–10 14–2
x-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 9 31–10 27–14 10–6
x-Houston Rockets 52 30 .634 15 28–13 24–17 8–8
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 39 43 .476 28 24–17 15–26 6–10
Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 45 14–27 8–33 2–14
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Dallas Mavericks 67 15 .817 -
2 y-Phoenix Suns 61 21 .744 6
3 x-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 9
4 y-Utah Jazz 51 31 .622 16
5 x-Houston Rockets 52 30 .634 15
6 x-Denver Nuggets 45 37 .549 22
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers 42 40 .512 25
8 x-Golden State Warriors 42 40 .512 25
9 Los Angeles Clippers 40 42 .488 27
10 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 39 43 .476 28
11 Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 34
12 Portland Trail Blazers 32 50 .390 35
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 32 50 .390 35
14 Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 36
15 Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 45

Game log

2006–07 game log
Total: 58–24 (Home: 31–10; Road: 27–14)
November: 11–5 (home: 4–3; road: 7–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 2 @ Dallas W 97–91 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan (10) Manu Ginóbili (7) American Airlines Center
20,416 		1–0
2 November 3 Cleveland L 81–88 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker, Tim Duncan(5) AT&T Center
18,797 		1–1
3 November 5 @ Toronto W 103–94 Tim Duncan (26) Fabricio Oberto (9) Tim Duncan (4) Air Canada Centre
18,098 		2–1
4 November 6 @ New York W 105–93 Tony Parker (24) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker (10) Madison Square Garden
18,333 		3–1
5 November 8 Phoenix W 111–106 (OT) Tony Parker (29) Tim Duncan (14) Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		4–1
6 November 11 New York W 100–92 Tony Parker (33) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		5–1
7 November 14 @ Houston W 92–84 Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili (19) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (5) Toyota Center
18,289 		6–1
8 November 15 Charlotte L 92–95 (OT) Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (13) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		6–2
9 November 17 Chicago W 100–83 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (11) Beno Udrih (9) AT&T Center
18,797 		7–2
10 November 19 @ Sacramento W 108–99 Tim Duncan (35) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (4) ARCO Arena
17,317 		8–2
11 November 20 @ Portland W 107–98 Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (25) Tim Duncan (6) Tim Duncan (5) Rose Garden Arena
14,163 		9–2
12 November 22 Miami W 106–86 Tim Duncan (19) Tim Duncan, Brent Barry (6) Tony Parker (4) AT&T Center
18,797 		10–2
13 November 24 Dallas L 92–95 Tim Duncan (29) Fabricio Oberto (11) Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan (3) AT&T Center
18,797 		10–3
14 November 26 @ Seattle W 98–78 Tony Parker (20) Tim Duncan (16) Tim Duncan (6) KeyArena
15,483 		11–3
15 November 27 @ Golden State L 102–111 Tony Parker (28) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (7) Oracle Arena
17,078 		11–4
16 November 29 @ Utah L 75–83 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (10) Brent Barry, Tony Parker (5) EnergySolutions Arena
19,089 		11–5
December: 12–3 (home: 8–2; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 2 Sacramento W 100–98 Bruce Bowen (23) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		12–5
18 December 4 Golden State W 129–89 Brent Barry (18) Francisco Elson (9) Manu Ginóbili (9) AT&T Center
18,797 		13–5
19 December 6 @ Charlotte W 96–76 Tim Duncan (25) Michael Finley, Francisco Elson (6) Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker (5) Charlotte Bobcats Arena
14,066 		14–5
20 December 8 L. A. Clippers W 111–82 Manu Ginóbili (22) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (15) AT&T Center
18,797 		15–5
21 December 10 @ L. A. Lakers L 99–106 Manu Ginóbili (23) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (9) STAPLES Center
18,997 		15–6
22 December 11 @ L. A. Clippers W 103–81 Brent Barry (24) Tim Duncan, Beno Udrih (5) Beno Udrih (7) STAPLES Center
18,147 		16–6
23 December 13 Minnesota W 95–82 Tim Duncan (24) Francisco Elson (7) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,362 		17–6
24 December 14 @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 103–77 Manu Ginóbili (24) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (8) New Orleans Arena
15,140 		18–6
25 December 16 Philadelphia W 103–98 Tony Parker (24) Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (9) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		19–6
26 December 20 Memphis W 105–98 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,797 		20–6
27 December 22 Houston L 78–97 Manu Ginóbili (23) Tim Duncan (11) Brent Barry, Tim Duncan (4) AT&T Center
18,797 		20–7
28 December 23 New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 112–77 Tony Parker (19) Tony Parker (5) Jacque Vaughn (11) Ford Center
19,164 		21–7
29 December 26 Milwaukee L 107–114 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,797 		21–8
30 December 28 Utah W 106–83 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (9) Manu Ginóbili, Jacque Vaughn, Tony Parker (3) AT&T Center
18,797 		22–8
31 December 31 Atlanta W 95–81 Tony Parker (27) Matt Bonner, Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		23–8
January: 9–7 (home: 4–3; road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 2 @ Cleveland L 78–82 Tony Parker (26) Tim Duncan (15) Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker, Brent Barry (3) Quicken Loans Arena
20,214 		23–9
33 January 3 @ Minnesota L 101–103 (OT) Manu Ginóbili (26) Tim Duncan (13) Tim Duncan (5) Target Center
14,185 		23–10
34 January 5 Dallas L 85–90 Manu Ginóbili (25) Tim Duncan (7) Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (4) AT&T Center
18,797 		23–11
35 January 7 @ Memphis W 110–96 Manu Ginóbili (34) Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan, Beno Udrih (6) FedEx Forum
15,227 		24–11
36 January 9 Portland W 98–84 Tim Duncan (16) Tim Duncan (9) Beno Udrih (7) AT&T Center
18,240 		25–11
37 January 10 @ Denver W 92–83 Tony Parker (26) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (7) Pepsi Center
16,486 		26–11
38 January 13 Washington W 93–80 Manu Ginóbili (19) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		27–11
39 January 15 @ Chicago L 87–99 Manu Ginóbili (22) Tim Duncan (16) Tim Duncan (4) United Center
22,218 		27–12
40 January 17 L. A. Lakers L 96–100 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		27–13
41 January 19 New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 99–86 Tony Parker (23) Tim Duncan (16) Manu Ginóbili (6) AT&T Center
17,153 		28–13
42 January 21 @ Philadelphia W 99–85 Brent Barry (23) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (8) Wachovia Center
14,883 		29–13
43 January 22 @ Boston W 93–89 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (5) TD Banknorth Garden
15,928 		30–13
44 January 24 Houston L 85–90 Tim Duncan (37) Tim Duncan (10) Brent Barry, Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,328 		30–14
45 January 26 Memphis W 112–96 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,332 		31–14
46 January 28 @ L. A. Lakers W 96–94 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (14) Tim Duncan (9) AT&T Center
18,997 		32–14
47 January 31 @ Utah L 93–97 Tony Parker (27) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (6) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		32–15
February: 7–3 (home: 3–0; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 February 1 @ Phoenix L 87–103 Manu Ginóbili (32) Tim Duncan (18) Tim Duncan (4) US Airways Center
18,422 		32–16
49 February 7 @ Washington W 110–86 Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (20) Francisco Elson (8) Tony Parker (6) Verizon Center
20,173 		33–16
50 February 9 @ Orlando L 104–106 Tim Duncan (24) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (7) Amway Arena
17,451 		33–17
51 February 11 @ Miami L 85–100 Manu Ginóbili (26) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (5) AmericanAirlines Arena
20,210 		33–18
52 February 13 @ New Jersey W 107–82 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (8) Jacque Vaughn (5) Continental Airlines Arena
14,936 		34–18
53 February 14 @ Detroit W 90–81 Tim Duncan (23) Francisco Elson (18) Tony Parker (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		35–18
All-Star Break
54 February 20 Denver W 95–80 Tony Parker (17) Francisco Elson (8) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,586 		36–18
55 February 21 @ Atlanta W 103–96 Manu Ginóbili (40) Tim Duncan (9) Jacque Vaughn (6) Philips Arena
15,565 		37–18
56 February 24 Seattle W 102–71 Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (15) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		38–18
57 February 26 Seattle W 107–91 Tony Parker (27) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,563 		39–18
March: 13–2 (home: 7–1; road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
58 March 2 Orlando W 98–74 Manu Ginóbili (31) Tim Duncan (10) Manu Ginóbili (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		40–18
59 March 3 @ Houston W 97–74 Tim Duncan (26) Francisco Elson (8) Manu Ginóbili, Jacque Vaughn (6) Toyota Center
18,364 		41–18
60 March 5 @ L. A. Clippers W 88–74 Manu Ginóbili (16) Tim Duncan (12) Jacque Vaughn (6) STAPLES Center
18,655 		42–18
61 March 6 @ Portland W 99–94 Tim Duncan (24) Tim Duncan (8) Michael Finley (5) Rose Garden Arena
15,911 		43–18
62 March 8 @ Sacramento W 100–93 Manu Ginóbili (31) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		44–18
63 March 10 New Jersey W 93–77 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		45–18
64 March 13 L. A. Clippers W 93–84 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (9) Jacque Vaughn (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		46–18
65 March 15 @ Milwaukee L 90–101 Brent Barry (20) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (8) Bradley Center
13,917 		46–19
66 March 17 @ Boston L 85–91 Tony Parker (30) Tim Duncan (16) Manu Ginóbili (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		46–20
67 March 21 Indiana W 90–72 Tim Duncan (27) Matt Bonner (9) Manu Ginóbili (5) AT&T Center
18,580 		47–20
68 March 23 Detroit W 90–89 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		48–20
69 March 25 @ Seattle W 120–79 Manu Ginóbili (19) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (7) KeyArena
16,409 		49–20
70 March 26 @ Golden State W 126–89 Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, Michael Finley (20) Francisco Elson (9) Tony Parker (9) Oracle Arena
18,207 		50–20
71 March 28 New Orleans W 92–88 Tim Duncan (31) Bruce Bowen (9) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,334 		51–20
72 March 30 Utah W 102–93 Manu Ginóbili (25) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (11) AT&T Center
18,797 		52–20
April: 6–4 (home: 5–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
73 April 1 @ Indiana L 99–100 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,447 		52–21
74 April 3 Seattle W 110–91 Bruce Bowen (18) Fabricio Oberto (10) Tim Duncan (7) AT&T Center
18,583 		53–21
75 April 5 Phoenix W 92–85 Tony Parker (35) Tim Duncan, Michael Finley, Francisco Elson (10) Tim Duncan (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		54–21
76 April 7 Golden State W 112–99 Tim Duncan (28) Tim Duncan (15) Manu Ginóbili Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		55–21
77 April 9 Portland W 112–96 Tony Parker (30) Tony Parker, Matt Bonner, Fabricio Oberto (5) Jacque Vaughn (5) AT&T Center
17,852 		56–21
78 April 11 Sacramento W 109–100 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		57–21
79 April 13 @ Minnesota W 110–91 Manu Ginóbili (21) Tim Duncan (10) Brent Barry, Jacque Vaughn (4) Target Center
19,356 		58–21
80 April 15 @ Dallas L 86–91 Tony Parker (23) Tim Duncan, Francisco Elson (7) Tim Duncan (6) American Airlines Center
20,444 		58–22
81 April 16 @ Memphis L 91–101 James White, Michael Finley (17) Jackie Butler, Matt Bonner (10) Beno Udrih (9) FedEx Forum
13,345 		58–23
82 April 18 Denver L 77–100 Beno Udrih (13) Jackie Butler (9) Brent Barry, Beno Udrih (3) AT&T Center
18,797 		58–24
2006–07 season schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bruce Bowen SF 82 82 2,464 223 117 62 25 510 30.0 2.7 1.4 .8 .3 6.2
Michael Finley SF 82 16 1,823 223 108 32 16 740 22.2 2.7 1.3 .4 .2 9.0
Tim Duncan C 80 80 2,726 846 273 66 190 1,599 34.1 10.6 3.4 .8 2.4 20.0
Fabricio Oberto C 79 33 1,365 368 68 25 24 349 17.3 4.7 .9 .3 .3 4.4
Tony Parker PG 77 77 2,499 250 420 82 6 1,429 32.5 3.2 5.5 1.1 .1 18.6
Manu Ginóbili SG 75 36 2,060 327 263 109 27 1,240 27.5 4.4 3.5 1.5 .4 16.5
Brent Barry SG 75 28 1,631 160 138 56 12 635 21.7 2.1 1.8 .7 .2 8.5
Beno Udrih PG 73 1 948 82 122 27 1 340 13.0 1.1 1.7 .4 .0 4.7
Francisco Elson C 70 41 1,332 336 55 31 59 350 19.0 4.8 .8 .4 .8 5.0
Robert Horry PF 68 8 1,124 229 77 45 41 268 16.5 3.4 1.1 .7 .6 3.9
Jacque Vaughn PG 64 4 760 68 131 24 2 192 11.9 1.1 2.0 .4 .0 3.0
Matt Bonner PF 56 0 653 156 22 17 11 275 11.7 2.8 .4 .3 .2 4.9
Eric Williams† SF 16 0 88 14 6 2 0 42 5.5 .9 .4 .1 .0 2.6
Jackie Butler C 11 2 103 22 5 2 0 41 9.4 2.0 .5 .2 .0 3.7
James White SG 6 2 137 20 5 3 1 50 22.8 3.3 .8 .5 .2 8.3
Melvin Ely† C 6 0 65 14 4 4 2 19 10.8 2.3 .7 .7 .3 3.2
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tony Parker PG 20 20 751 67 115 22 0 415 37.6 3.4 5.8 1.1 .0 20.8
Tim Duncan C 20 20 736 229 65 13 62 444 36.8 11.5 3.3 .7 3.1 22.2
Bruce Bowen SF 20 20 689 81 26 28 4 130 34.5 4.1 1.3 1.4 .2 6.5
Michael Finley SF 20 20 538 58 22 11 4 225 26.9 2.9 1.1 .6 .2 11.3
Fabricio Oberto C 20 12 415 98 14 6 4 112 20.8 4.9 .7 .3 .2 5.6
Francisco Elson C 20 8 230 62 2 8 6 66 11.5 3.1 .1 .4 .3 3.3
Manu Ginóbili SG 20 0 602 109 74 33 4 333 30.1 5.5 3.7 1.7 .2 16.7
Jacque Vaughn PG 20 0 208 9 28 4 0 43 10.4 .5 1.4 .2 .0 2.2
Brent Barry SG 19 0 225 25 21 4 2 59 11.8 1.3 1.1 .2 .1 3.1
Robert Horry PF 18 0 361 70 29 11 24 77 20.1 3.9 1.6 .6 1.3 4.3
Matt Bonner PF 9 0 25 3 0 2 0 7 2.8 .3 .0 .2 .0 .8
Beno Udrih PG 8 0 20 1 1 0 0 2 2.5 .1 .1 .0 .0 .3

Playoffs

2007 playoff game log
First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 Denver L 89–95 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		0–1
2 April 27 Denver W 97–88 Tim Duncan (22) Fabricio Oberto (10) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		1–1
3 April 30 @ Denver W 96–91 Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (6) Pepsi Center
19,951 		2–1
4 May 2 @ Denver W 96–89 Tim Duncan (22) Tim Duncan (11) Duncan, Ginóbili (6) Pepsi Center
19,644 		3–1
5 May 4 Denver W 93–78 Michael Finley (26) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,797 		4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 6 @ Phoenix W 111–106 Tim Duncan (33) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (8) US Airways Center
18,422 		1–0
2 May 8 @ Phoenix L 81–101 Tim Duncan (29) Tim Duncan (11) Manu Ginóbili (5) US Airways Center
18,422 		1–1
3 May 12 Phoenix W 108–101 Tim Duncan (33) Tim Duncan (19) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		2–1
4 May 14 Phoenix L 98–104 Tony Parker (23) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		2–2
5 May 16 @ Phoenix W 88–85 Manu Ginóbili (26) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (5) US Airways Center
18,422 		3–2
6 May 18 Phoenix W 114–106 Manu Ginóbili (33) Tim Duncan (13) Parker, Ginóbili (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		4–2
Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 20 Utah W 108–100 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (10) Manu Ginóbili (10) AT&T Center
18,300 		1–0
2 May 22 Utah W 105–96 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (14) AT&T Center
18,797 		2–0
3 May 26 @ Utah L 83–109 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker (7) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		2–1
4 May 28 @ Utah W 91–79 Manu Ginóbili (22) Fabricio Oberto (11) Jacque Vaughn (4) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		3–1
5 May 30 Utah W 109–84 Duncan, Parker (21) Fabricio Oberto (10) Jacque Vaughn (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		4–1
NBA Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 7 Cleveland W 85–76 Tony Parker (27) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		1–0
2 June 10 Cleveland W 103–92 Tony Parker (30) Duncan, Horry (9) Tim Duncan (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		2–0
3 June 12 @ Cleveland W 75–72 Tony Parker (17) Bowen, Duncan (9) Manu Ginóbili (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		3–0
4 June 14 @ Cleveland W 83–82 Manu Ginóbili (27) Tim Duncan (15) three players tied (3) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		4–0
2007 schedule

NBA Finals

Game 1

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2007 Finals as newcomers. Game 1 was the first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history, and the first for each of its players (other than reserve point guard Eric Snow). However, the San Antonio Spurs had been to the Finals in three of the past eight seasons, winning a championship each time. With solid performances by Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginóbili, the Spurs won the series opener in convincing fashion, limiting LeBron James to 14 points on 4–16 shooting.

June 7
9:00 pm ET
Cleveland Cavaliers 76, San Antonio Spurs 85
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 20–20, 14–24, 27–21
Pts: Gibson 16
Rebs: James 7
Asts: James, Gibson 4 each
TOs: LeBron James 6		 Pts: Parker 27
Rebs: Duncan 13
Asts: Tony Parker 7
Blocks: Tim Duncan 5
AT&T Center, San Antonio
Attendance: 18,797
Referees: Ken Mauer, Mike Callahan, Steve Javie

Game 2

The Spurs took a stranglehold on momentum in Game 2. The Spurs big three overwhelmed the Cavs and the Spurs led by as many as 29 points in the third quarter. They absolutely dominated game during first 3 quarters and played show-time basketball. A furious 25–6 rally by Cleveland in the final quarter wasn't enough as the Spurs took a 2–0 lead in the series.

June 10
9:00 pm ET
Cleveland Cavaliers 92, San Antonio Spurs 103
Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 16–30, 29–31, 30–14
Pts: LeBron James 25
Rebs: Anderson Varejão 10
Asts: LeBron James 6
TOs: LeBron James 6		 Pts: Tony Parker 30
Rebs: Duncan, Horry 9 each
Asts: Tim Duncan 8
Blocks: Robert Horry 5

Game 3

Rookie Daniel Gibson started Game 3 in place of the injured Larry Hughes but scored a series-low 2 points on 1–10 shooting. As a team the Cavs shot only .367 but out-rebounded the Spurs 48–41. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a 2006–07 season high 18 rebounds. On the game's final play, LeBron James missed a potential game-tying 29-foot 3-pointer (which he contested as a foul on Bruce Bowen).

Game 3 was the lowest-scoring Finals game since 1955, with Tim Duncan of the Spurs having his lowest scoring game in his NBA Finals career, with 14 points.

June 12
9:00 pm ET
San Antonio Spurs 75, Cleveland Cavaliers 72
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 24–20, 15–12, 20–22
Pts: Tony Parker 17
Rebs: Duncan, Bowen 9 each
Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5
Stls: Michael Finley 4		 Pts: LeBron James 25
Rebs: Ilgauskas 18
Asts: LeBron James 7
TOs: LeBron James 5

Game 4

San Antonio started out strong through the first three quarters, leading by as many as 11. Cleveland would stage a rally near the end of the third quarter and the first five minutes of the fourth, scoring 14 consecutive points to take its first second-half lead of the series. However, the Spurs would stage a 12–3 rally of their own to retake the lead and win the series in a 4–0 sweep.

June 14
9:00 pm ET
San Antonio Spurs 83, Cleveland Cavaliers 82
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 20–14, 21–18, 22–27
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 27
Rebs: Tim Duncan 15
Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5
TOs: Tim Duncan 6		 Pts: LeBron James 24
Rebs: Ilgauskas 13
Asts: LeBron James 10
TOs: LeBron James 6
San Antonio wins series 4–0

Award winners

References

  1. ^ 2006–07 San Antonio Spurs
  2. ^ "Teams Defense". NBA.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Offensive Rating". NBA.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
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