2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season

The 2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season was the 42nd season of the franchise and the 33rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coach	Gregg Popovich
General manager	R.C. Buford
Arena	AT&T Center
Results
Record	54–28 (.659)
Place	Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Mavericks 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Southwest, KENS, KMYS
Radio	WOAI
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

In the playoffs, the Spurs lost to the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the First Round.

Key dates

• June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 1: The free agency period started.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	26	George Hill	Point guard	United States	IUPUI
2	45	Goran Dragić	Point guard	Slovenia	Union Olimpija
2	57	James Gist	Power forward	United States	Maryland

Roster

San Antonio Spurs roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 15 Bonner, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Florida F 12 Bowen, Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Cal State Fullerton F/C 21 Duncan, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Wake Forest G/F 4 Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wisconsin G 20 Ginóbili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Argentina F/C 90 Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas G 3 Hill, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) IUPUI F 28 Mahinmi, Ian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) France G 8 Mason, Roger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Argentina G 9 Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) France F/C 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) TCU F 5 Udoka, Ime 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Portland State G 11 Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas

Head coach Gregg Popovich (Air Force) Assistant coach(es) Brett Brown (Boston University) Mike Budenholzer (Pomona) Chip Engelland (Duke) Chad Forcier (Seattle Pacific) Don Newman (Idaho) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.659	—	28–13	26–15	10–6
x-Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	1	33–8	20–21	9–7
x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	4	32–9	18–23	7–9
x-New Orleans Hornets	49	33	.598	5	28–13	21–20	9–7
Memphis Grizzlies	24	58	.284	30	16–25	8–33	5–11

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	—
2	y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	11
3	y-San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.659	11
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	11
5	x-Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	12
6	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	15
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	49	33	.598	16
8	x-Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	17
9	Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	19
10	Golden State Warriors	29	53	.354	36
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	41
12	Memphis Grizzlies	24	58	.293	41
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	42
14	Los Angeles Clippers	19	63	.232	46
15	Sacramento Kings	17	65	.207	48

Game log

2008–09 game log Total: 54–28 (home: 28–13; road: 26–15)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 29 Phoenix L 98–103 Tony Parker, Tim Duncan (32) Matt Bonner, Kurt Thomas (7) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center 18,797 0–1 2 October 31 @ Portland L 99–100 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (11) Rose Garden 20,516 0–2
November: 9–5 (home: 5–3; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 4 Dallas L 81–98 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (3) AT&T Center 17,398 0–3 4 November 5 @ Minnesota W 129–125 (2OT) Tony Parker (55) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (10) Target Center 11,112 1–3 5 November 7 Miami L 83–99 Tim Duncan (22) Tim Duncan (11) Roger Mason (6) AT&T Center 17,387 1–4 6 November 11 New York W 92–80 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan, Fabricio Oberto (9) Tim Duncan (7) AT&T Center 16,569 2–4 7 November 12 @ Milwaukee L 78–82 Tim Duncan (24) Anthony Tolliver (6) Jacque Vaughn (6) Bradley Center 14,036 2–5 8 November 14 Houston W 77–75 Tim Duncan (22) Roger Mason (9) George Hill (5) AT&T Center 18,797 3–5 9 November 16 @ Sacramento W 90–88 Michael Finley (21) Tim Duncan (10) Jacque Vaughn (6) ARCO Arena 11,699 4–5 10 November 17 @ L.A. Clippers W 86–83 Roger Mason (21) Tim Duncan (15) George Hill (8) Staples Center 14,962 5–5 11 November 19 Denver L 81–91 George Hill (20) Tim Duncan (11) Tim Duncan (6) AT&T Center 16,559 5–6 12 November 21 Utah W 119–94 Roger Mason (29) Tim Duncan (7) George Hill, Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen (4) AT&T Center 17,354 6–6 13 November 24 @ Memphis W 94–81 George Hill (20) Tim Duncan (11) George Hill, Roger Mason, Michael Finley, Fabricio Oberto (3) FedExForum 12,053 7–6 14 November 26 Chicago W 98–88 Tim Duncan (21) George Hill (11) George Hill, Manu Ginóbili (4) AT&T Center 17,837 8–6 15 November 28 Memphis W 109–98 Roger Mason (20) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker, George Hill (7) AT&T Center 17,074 9–6 16 November 29 @ Houston L 84–103 Tim Duncan, Matt Bonner (17) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (7) Toyota Center 18,282 9–7
December: 11–4 (home: 7–2; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 2 Detroit L 77–89 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center 17,582 9–8 18 December 4 @ Denver W 108–91 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (8) Pepsi Center 15,866 10–8 19 December 6 Golden State W 123–88 Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center 17,740 11–8 20 December 9 @ Dallas W 133–126 (2OT) Tim Duncan (32) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (10) American Airlines Center 19,937 12–8 21 December 10 Atlanta W 95–89 Manu Ginóbili (27) Matt Bonner (13) George Hill (5) AT&T Center 18,161 13–8 22 December 12 @ Minnesota W 98–86 Tony Parker, Tim Duncan (17) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (9) Target Center 15,336 14–8 23 December 14 Oklahoma City W 109–104 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center 17,419 15–8 24 December 17 @ New Orleans L 83–90 Tony Parker (20) Tim Duncan (11) Manu Ginóbili (5) New Orleans Arena 16,593 15–9 25 December 18 @ Orlando L 78–90 Tim Duncan (19) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (4) Amway Arena 17,461 15–10 26 December 20 Toronto W 107–97 Tony Parker (24) Kurt Thomas (12) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center 17,227 16–10 27 December 22 Sacramento W 101–85 Tony Parker (18) Kurt Thomas (7) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center 18,372 17–10 28 December 23 Minnesota W 99–93 Tony Parker (36) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center 17,996 18–10 29 December 25 @ Phoenix W 91–90 Tony Parker (27) Tim Duncan (17) Tony Parker (8) US Airways Center 18,422 19–10 30 December 27 Memphis W 106–103 (2OT) Tony Parker (32) Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen (6) Tony Parker, Michael Finley (5) AT&T Center 18,797 20–10 31 December 30 Milwaukee L 98–100 Tim Duncan (22) Tim Duncan (6) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center 18,797 20–11
January: 12–3 (home: 6–1; road: 6–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 2 @ Memphis W 91–80 Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (10) Manu Ginóbili (6) FedExForum 12,597 21–11 33 January 3 Philadelphia W 108–106 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center 18,797 22–11 34 January 5 @ Miami W 91–84 Tim Duncan (19) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 23–11 35 January 8 L.A. Clippers W 106–84 Tony Parker (19) Kurt Thomas (9) Tim Duncan (9) AT&T Center 17,873 24–11 36 January 11 Orlando L 98–105 Tony Parker (31) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center 18,216 24–12 37 January 14 L.A. Lakers W 112–111 Manu Ginóbili (27) Tim Duncan (10) Tim Duncan (8) AT&T Center 18,797 25–12 38 January 16 @ Philadelphia L 87–109 Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (6) Wachovia Center 18,739 25–13 39 January 17 @ Chicago W 92–87 Manu Ginóbili (21) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (8) United Center 22,100 26–13 40 January 19 @ Charlotte W 86–84 Tim Duncan (17) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (10) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,160 27–13 41 January 20 Indiana W 99–81 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center 18,181 28–13 42 January 23 New Jersey W 94–91 Tim Duncan (30) Tim Duncan (15) Tim Duncan (5) AT&T Center 18,797 29–13 43 January 25 @ L.A. Lakers L 85–99 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (8) Tony Parker (6) Staples Center 18,997 29–14 44 January 27 @ Utah W 106–100 Tony Parker, Tim Duncan (24) Manu Ginóbili, Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan (8) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 30–14 45 January 29 @ Phoenix W 114–104 Manu Ginóbili (30) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (5) US Airways Center 18,422 31–14 46 January 31 New Orleans W 106–93 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker, Tim Duncan (7) AT&T Center 18,797 32–14
February: 7–4 (home: 2–1; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 2 @ Golden State W 110–105 (OT) Manu Ginóbili, Tim Duncan (32) Kurt Thomas, Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (7) Oracle Arena 18,205 33–14 48 February 3 @ Denver L 96–104 Roger Mason (26) Matt Bonner (8) Roger Mason (6) Pepsi Center 18,536 33–15 49 February 8 @ Boston W 105–99 Tim Duncan, Matt Bonner (23) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (7) TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 34–15 50 February 10 @ New Jersey W 108–93 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan (8) Izod Center 13,301 35–15 51 February 11 @ Toronto L 89–91 Manu Ginóbili (32) Tim Duncan (13) Tim Duncan (7) Air Canada Centre 18,909 35–16 All-Star Break 52 February 17 @ New York L 107–112 (OT) Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 35–17 53 February 19 @ Detroit W 83–79 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan (18) Tony Parker (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 36–17 54 February 21 @ Washington W 98–67 Roger Mason (25) Tim Duncan (11) George Hill (6) Verizon Center 20,173 37–17 55 February 24 Dallas W 93–76 Tony Parker (37) Kurt Thomas (15) Tony Parker (12) AT&T Center 18,797 38–17 56 February 25 Portland W 99–84 Tony Parker (39) Kurt Thomas (10) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center 18,672 39–17 57 February 27 Cleveland L 86–97 Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Malik Hairston, Tony Parker, Michael Finley (11) Michael Finley (7) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center 18,797 39–18
March: 9–8 (home: 6–4; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 58 March 1 @ Portland L 84–102 Tony Parker (15) Fabricio Oberto (6) George Hill, Tony Parker (4) Rose Garden 20,627 39–19 59 March 2 @ L.A. Clippers W 106–78 Tony Parker (26) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (10) Staples Center 17,649 40–19 60 March 4 @ Dallas L 102–107 Tony Parker (37) Tim Duncan (12) Tim Duncan (5) American Airlines Center 20,316 40–20 61 March 6 Washington W 100–78 Tony Parker (19) Kurt Thomas (7) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center 18,440 41–20 62 March 8 Phoenix W 103–98 Tony Parker (30) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center 18,797 42–20 63 March 10 Charlotte W 100–86 Roger Mason, Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center 18,254 43–20 64 March 12 L.A. Lakers L 95–102 Michael Finley, Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center 18,797 43–21 65 March 14 @ Houston W 88–85 Tony Parker (28) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (8) Toyota Center 18,300 44–21 66 March 16 @ Oklahoma City L 76–78 Tony Parker (28) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) Ford Center 19,136 44–22 67 March 17 Minnesota W 93–86 Tony Parker (24) Kurt Thomas (10) Tony Parker, Kurt Thomas (6) AT&T Center 18,797 45–22 68 March 20 Boston L 77–80 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center 18,797 45–23 69 March 22 Houston L 85–87 Tim Duncan (23) Kurt Thomas (9) Tony Parker (12) AT&T Center 18,797 45–24 70 March 24 Golden State W 107–106 Tony Parker (30) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center 18,797 46–24 71 March 25 @ Atlanta W 102–92 Tony Parker (42) Kurt Thomas (8) Tony Parker (10) Philips Arena 18,529 47–24 72 March 27 L.A. Clippers W 111–98 Tony Parker (18) Roger Mason (8) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center 18,797 48–24 73 March 29 @ New Orleans L 86–90 Tony Parker (20) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (7) New Orleans Arena 18,204 48–25 74 March 31 Oklahoma City L 95–96 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (12) Tim Duncan, Michael Finley, Tony Parker (4) AT&T Center 18,797 48–26
April: 6–2 (home: 2–1; road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 3 @ Indiana W 126–121 Tony Parker (31) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (10) Conseco Fieldhouse 16,414 49–26 76 April 5 @ Cleveland L 81–101 Tony Parker (24) Kurt Thomas (9) Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili (4) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 49–27 77 April 7 @ Oklahoma City W 99–89 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (10) Ford Center 19,136 50–27 78 April 8 Portland L 83–95 Roger Mason (18) Tony Parker, Kurt Thomas, Tim Duncan (5) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center 18,797 50–28 79 April 10 Utah W 105–99 Tony Parker (31) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center 18,797 51–28 80 April 12 @ Sacramento W 95–92 Tony Parker (25) Kurt Thomas (13) Tony Parker (9) ARCO Arena 13,330 52–28 81 April 13 @ Golden State W 101–72 Drew Gooden (20) Drew Gooden (15) Tim Duncan, Michael Finley (4) Oracle Arena 19,596 53–28 82 April 15 New Orleans W 105–98 (OT) Tony Parker (29) Tim Duncan (19) Duncan, Parker (6) AT&T Center 18,797 54–28
2008–09 season schedule

Playoffs

2009 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 18 Dallas L 97–105 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center 18,797 0–1 2 April 20 Dallas W 105–84 Tony Parker (38) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center 18,797 1–1 3 April 23 @ Dallas L 67–88 Tony Parker (12) Kurt Thomas (10) Tony Parker (3) American Airlines Center 20,491 1–2 4 April 25 @ Dallas L 90–99 Tony Parker (43) Tim Duncan (10) Tim Duncan (7) American Airlines Center 20,829 1–3 5 April 28 Dallas L 93–106 Tim Duncan (31) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center 20,829 1–4
2009 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Roger Mason Jr.	SG	82	71	2,496	251	173	40	12	969	30.4	3.1	2.1	.5	.1	11.8
Michael Finley	SF	81	77	2,336	270	114	37	17	784	28.8	3.3	1.4	.5	.2	9.7
Matt Bonner	PF	81	67	1,928	386	82	47	26	667	23.8	4.8	1.0	.6	.3	8.2
Bruce Bowen	SF	80	10	1,506	145	40	36	13	214	18.8	1.8	.5	.5	.2	2.7
Kurt Thomas	PF	79	10	1,404	405	66	34	58	343	17.8	5.1	.8	.4	.7	4.3
George Hill	PG	77	7	1,270	158	136	45	21	438	16.5	2.1	1.8	.6	.3	5.7
Tim Duncan	C	75	75	2,524	800	264	38	126	1,450	33.7	10.7	3.5	.5	1.7	19.3
Tony Parker	PG	72	71	2,456	223	496	67	4	1,581	34.1	3.1	6.9	.9	.1	22.0
Ime Udoka	SF	67	3	1,035	187	54	36	12	289	15.4	2.8	.8	.5	.2	4.3
Fabricio Oberto	C	54	11	677	142	59	7	11	142	12.5	2.6	1.1	.1	.2	2.6
Manu Ginóbili	SG	44	7	1,181	198	157	64	16	683	26.8	4.5	3.6	1.5	.4	15.5
Jacque Vaughn	PG	30	0	292	22	55	6	0	65	9.7	.7	1.8	.2	.0	2.2
Drew Gooden†	PF	19	1	320	83	3	4	4	187	16.8	4.4	.2	.2	.2	9.8
Anthony Tolliver	PF	19	0	208	41	17	5	1	52	10.9	2.2	.9	.3	.1	2.7
Malik Hairston	SG	15	0	155	28	13	6	7	50	10.3	1.9	.9	.4	.5	3.3
Desmon Farmer	SG	3	0	54	6	2	0	0	13	18.0	2.0	.7	.0	.0	4.3
Austin Croshere†	PF	3	0	23	10	3	0	0	4	7.7	3.3	1.0	.0	.0	1.3
Pops Mensah-Bonsu†	PF	3	0	20	10	0	1	1	15	6.7	3.3	.0	.3	.3	5.0
Blake Ahearn	PG	3	0	19	1	2	1	0	8	6.3	.3	.7	.3	.0	2.7
Marcus Williams	PF	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	1.5	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0

• ^† 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	5	5	181	21	34	6	1	143	36.2	4.2	6.8	1.2	.2	28.6
Tim Duncan	C	5	5	164	40	16	3	6	99	32.8	8.0	3.2	.6	1.2	19.8
Michael Finley	SF	5	5	143	15	5	1	1	40	28.6	3.0	1.0	.2	.2	8.0
Matt Bonner	PF	5	5	100	16	0	3	2	15	20.0	3.2	.0	.6	.4	3.0
Roger Mason Jr.	SG	5	3	108	8	9	1	0	33	21.6	1.6	1.8	.2	.0	6.6
Bruce Bowen	SF	5	2	130	15	3	3	0	21	26.0	3.0	.6	.6	.0	4.2
Ime Udoka	SF	5	0	104	23	4	4	1	17	20.8	4.6	.8	.8	.2	3.4
Kurt Thomas	PF	5	0	80	23	2	1	2	13	16.0	4.6	.4	.2	.4	2.6
George Hill	PG	4	0	76	8	2	2	1	23	19.0	2.0	.5	.5	.3	5.8
Drew Gooden	PF	4	0	71	15	1	1	1	29	17.8	3.8	.3	.3	.3	7.3
Fabricio Oberto	C	2	0	22	4	0	2	0	12	11.0	2.0	.0	1.0	.0	6.0
Jacque Vaughn	PG	2	0	21	0	4	1	0	7	10.5	.0	2.0	.5	.0	3.5

Awards and records

Awards

• Tim Duncan: 2009 All-NBA Second Team^[1]
• Tony Parker: 2009 Third-team All-NBA^[1]
• Tim Duncan: 2009 NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Records

Tim Duncan became the first player in NBA history to be an All-NBA selection in his first twelve seasons. Duncan is one of only eight players in the history of the league to be selected twelve times.^[1]

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Drew Gooden March 1, 2009 Sacramento Kings

Subtractions Player Left New team

See also

• 2008–09 NBA season

References

1. McDonald, Jeff (May 14, 2009). "Spurs' Duncan, Parker grace All-NBA teams". San Antiono Express-News. Hearst Corporation. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.