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Gregg Popovich (born January 28, 1949) is an American basketball coach, and is currently the head coach of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs.
Read More at Wikipedia ›After a month and a half of dominance, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich suddenly had a reason to question his team's passion and desire.
Kevin Durant scored 22 points, Thabo Sefolosha set playoff career-bests with 19 points and six steals, and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped San Antonio's 20-game winning streak with a 102-82 victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.San Antonio still leads 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Saturday night in Oklahoma City."They played like it was a closeout game, both offensively and defensively," Popovich said. "They were very active, physical, they moved the ball well on offense. They did all those things better than we did. They beat us good."Sefolosha threw a wrench in the Spurs' well-oiled offense at the start, getting four steals in the first 3 minutes. The Spurs ended up committing a postseason-worst 21 turnovers and scoring their least points all season.San Antonio had been averaging 109.4 points during its month-and-a...The Oklahoma City Thunder finally found a way to slow down the San Antonio Spurs. It still wasn't enough to beat them.Tony Parker had 34 points and eight assists, Ma...
Gregg Popovich implored his San Antonio Spurs to get nasty to take control of the Western Conference finals.The Oklahoma City Thunder may just have to get ugly if th...
The new nasty is plastered on T-shirts all around San Antonio, though the description hardly fits. There's probably not a more cerebral or mild-mannered team in the ...
Gregg Popovich may want some nasty but Scott Brooks is likely looking for a little calm as his Oklahoma City Thunder face the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the West...
The San Antonio Spurs taught Oklahoma City a lesson in championship poise with a 101-98 win on Sunday that stretched their remarkable win streak to 19 games and earn...
Trailing in the fourth quarter, Gregg Popovich snarled an order in the huddle that the NBA Coach of the Year punctuated with a sharp and angry sweep of his hand."I w...
The San Antonio Spurs gave Oklahoma City a lesson in championship poise with a 101-98 victory on Sunday that stretched their remarkable win streak to 19 games and ga...
Facing probably their toughest test in more than a month, the Spurs found a way to come out on top again.The biggest victory so far in a 19-game winning streak datin...
It's a catchphrase likely coming soon to fan T-shirts, Internet memes and the lexicon of the NBA playoffs for the foreseeable future."I want some nasty!"Gregg Popovi...
The San Antonio Spurs are the closest thing we've seen to basketball perfection in years and will enter the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thund...
They breezed through the Western Conference quarterfinals more smoothly than Marilyn Monroe's dress over an air vent.They did the same in the semifinals, too.But now...
On his 30th birthday, Tony Parker first kept the San Antonio Spurs on pace for what might be another lopsided playoff sweep. Then the All-Star who's always quick to ...
The streak is over. The series may only be beginning.Kevin Durant scored 22 points, Thabo Sefolosha set playoff career-bests with 19 points and six steals, and the O...
The Oklahoma City Thunder reignited the Western Conference finals with a 102-82 home victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, reducing their deficit in the be...
The Spurs hadn't lost a game since early April. The Thunder hadn't lost at home in these playoffs. Something had to give on Thursday and in the end it was San Antoni...
As Manu Ginobili was finishing up his answer to a reporter's question, Tony Parker walked up behind him, put both hands on his shoulders and provided his teammate an...
Something has to give on Thursday night when the sizzling San Antonio Spurs visit the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals.The Spurs, of ...
The Spurs bent, but didn't break.After seeing a 22-point lead nearly disappear, they held on for their 20th win in a row and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference fin...
The San Antonio Spurs continued their perfect run in the playoffs, marching to a record-breaking 20th straight win as they fended off Oklahoma City Thunder 120-111 t...
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