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The 2017 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the 2016-17 NBA season, which began on April 15, 2017, and concluded on June 12, 2017.It concluded with the Golden State Warriors defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals, their third consecutive meeting in the Finals.
The 2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season was the franchise's 50th season, its 44th season in the San Antonio area, and its 41st in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season was the team's first without longtime team cornerstone Tim Duncan since 1996–97; Duncan retired from the NBA on July 11, 2016, as a five–time champion and the first NBA player ever to win championships in ...
In the 2016–17 season, despite the retirement of longtime captain Tim Duncan, the Spurs—led by Kawhi Leonard—remained a title contender and finished with a record of 61–21. [85] After defeating the Grizzlies and the Rockets in the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Spurs—who suffered injuries to Leonard, Parker, and David Lee ...
[17] On April 14, 2016, the Washington Wizards fired Randy Wittman after the team missed the playoffs. [18] [19] [20] On April 14, 2016, George Karl was fired by the Sacramento Kings after a disappointing 2015–16 season in which the Kings went 33–49. [21] [22] On April 17, 2016, it was announced that Kenny Atkinson would be coaching with ...
The Spurs have been dominant since the division's inaugural season, having won the most Southwest Division titles with nine. The Rockets have won four, the Mavericks have won three, the Grizzlies have won two and the Pelicans have won one title.
The Spurs will play the third game of a five-game homestand after handling the red-hot Denver Nuggets 119-109 on Friday behind 30 points and 10 assists from DeMar DeRozan.
The Spurs swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the conference finals to advance to the 2013 NBA Finals where they faced the Miami Heat. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Tony Parker hit a layup with 5.2 seconds left to put the Spurs ahead 92–88. The Spurs won the game and took a 1–0 series lead, [36] and alternated series wins with the Heat until Game 6.
He played 72 games including 14 starts in 2016–17, but his overall performance regressed. [59] [60] The Spurs were eliminated from the playoffs in the Western Conference Finals, when Anderson scored a season-high 20 points and added seven rebounds and four steals in the season-ending Game 4 loss to Golden State. Without any Summer League ...