Mar 30, 2003 10:01 AM EST
Tim Duncan didn't need to bury a last-second turnaround jumper over Karl Malone. He had little reason to yell at the crowd. Or, disappointingly, shake his hips.
Compared to his last meeting with Utah, Duncan spent the end of Saturday's game in a much more relaxed state. He simply sat on the bench and stretched his legs.
Duncan got his work done early, scoring 30 points in the first three quarters before watching along with the sellout SBC Center crowd of 18,797 as the Spurs' reserves finished off a 101-81 rout for their 12th consecutive victory over the Jazz.
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The Jazz did not leave here with a win Saturday night. But they did depart having learned a very valuable lesson:
Avoid, at all costs, facing the San Antonio Spurs in the opening round of the NBA playoffs. Otherwise, Utah will exit from the postseason like a Texas tornado speeding toward Karl Malone's Arkansas ranch.
The Jazz were reminded of that virtual reality Saturday, when the Spurs blew them out with a 101-81 victory in front of 18,797 at the sold-out SBC Center.
"We match up pretty well with them," San Antonio's reigning NBA MVP, Tim Duncan, said after scoring a game-high 30 points, "and have had some pretty good success."
No kidding.
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Not long ago, the San Antonio-Utah rivalry was one of the NBA's most heated as the teams vied annually for supremacy in the Midwest Division.
Much of the antipathy remains, judging from the boos that still shower Karl Malone, but the matchup on the court has turned one-sided.
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Spurs Mar 2003 Archive
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Salt Lake Tribune | Mar 30, 2003
The only good news Saturday, according to Greg Ostertag, was the play of the Kansas Jayhawks.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Mar 30, 2003
The Jazz's six-game winning streak was a feel-good diversion.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Mar 29, 2003
Six straight victories, Jerry Sloan was quick to agree on Friday, certainly beats the alternative.
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Standard-Examiner | Mar 29, 2003
The Jazz get another crack at trying to figure out the San Antonio Spurs tonight.
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Star Tribune | Mar 25, 2003
The Star Tribune is reporting that Lenny Wilkens feels that Allen Iverson should be a part of the Olympic squad.
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Orange County Register | Mar 24, 2003
A game Phil Jackson had "asterisked" as a game the Lakers would show everyone they still were the team to beat, turned into failure.
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San Antonio Express-News | Mar 22, 2003
Johnny Ludden of the San Antonio Express-News reports: After Spurs coach Gregg Popovich learned that David Robinson was cleared to play and that more rest would not improve his back, he decided to play the former All-star immediately.
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Los Angeles Times | Mar 21, 2003
Elliott Teaford of the Los Angeles Times reports: Clippers free agent center-to-be Michael Olowokandi is mum on what he will do this offseason.
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New York Post | Mar 19, 2003
Marc Berman of the New York Post reports: Apparently, the rumors were true.
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San Antonio Express-News | Mar 18, 2003
San Antonio can breathe a little easier today.
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| Mar 16, 2003
From Michael Jordan to John Stockton, the NBA stewards are looking towards retirement.
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San Antonio Express-News | Mar 8, 2003
Johnny Ludden of the San Antonio Express-News reports: In Thursday night's victory of the Nets, Spurs center David Robinson aggravated his back and will sit out the Spurs' next three games.
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San Antonio Express-News | Mar 7, 2003
Johnny Ludden of the San Antonio Express-News reports: Last night, Jason Kidd played in what might be his new home come next season but didn't give any signs that he would be bolting New Jersey for San Antonio this summer.
