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The stats 
60-22  Record   49-33 
95.8  Points/game   95.4 
90.4  Points against/game   90.1 
12-6  Playoff record   12-2 
11  Longest win streak   10 
33-8  Home record   33-8 
27-14  Road record   16-25 
24-6  Record vs. East   34-20 
36-16  Record vs. West   15-13 
The cities 
Davey Crockett  Local legend   Tony Soprano 
Shaquille O'Neal
David Wesley 
NBA products   Troy Murphy
Tim Thomas 
The Alamo  Cultural landmark   "Al's" and "Mo's"  
Hemisfair Arena  Place nobody misses   Nassau Coliseum 
The players 
Tim Duncan (23.3)  Top scorer   Jason Kidd (18.7) 
Tim Duncan (12.9)  Top rebounder   Kenyon Martin (8.3) 
Tony Parker (5.3)  Top assister   Jason Kidd (8.9)  
Tim Duncan  Lottery gift   Kenyon Martin 
French kid (Parker)  Point guard   Jason Kidd 
Stephen Jackson  X-factor   Kerry Kittles 
Antonio Daniels  Exiled scapegoat   Keith Van Horn 
Steve Smith  Forgotten ex-Hawk   Dikembe Mutombo 
Danny Ferry  Keep the warm-ups on   Brian Scalabrine 
The teams 
Dallas Chaparrals  Original name   New Jersey Americans 
NBA titles  
ABA titles  
Finger roll  ABA legacy   The Doctor 
Shaq and Kobe  Biggest playoff obstacle   Bob Ryan 
Admiral goes out on top  Sob story   Kidd ends Jersey curse 
Duncan off the glass  Signature play   Kidd running the break 
Fourth-quarter collar jobs  Fly in ointment   Halfcourt offense 
 

 


 
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