Cheer on the San Antonio Spurs As They Gallop Towards an NBA Championship

 Have you heard of the Dallas Chaparrals or the San Antonio Gunslingers? If you are an NBA fan, then you probably know the San Antonio Spurs. However, you may not have heard of the Dallas Chaparrals. You are asking yourself what a chaparral is, right? A chaparral is a plant community of shrubs that exists in regions with hot and dry summers, and wet winters.

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How are the Chaparrals and Spurs linked? While still in the ABA, the Dallas Chaparrals moved to San Antonio. Although the team's name originally was to be the Gunslingers, the franchise's big brass decided on "Spurs" instead. Albeit the Spurs were 3-for-3 in ABA playoff appearances, their greatest success has been in the NBA:


o 15 division champions

o 28 playoff appearances

o 10 Conference Finals

o 4 NBA Finals

o 4 NBA Championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007)


However, how did the Spurs fare during their premiere year (1973-1974)? They started well, winning their first game in the NBA, 121-118 over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Spurs finished the season with a 44-38 record. While the Spurs were the league's top scorers (115 points-per game), they also had the worst defense (114 points-per-game). The saying that "defense wins championships" proved true, as the Boston Celtics swept the Spurs in the playoffs (2-0).


In 1999, the Spurs won their first NBA title. Due to lockout, they finished the regular season with a 37-13 record. In the NBA Finals, they demolished the New York Knicks (4-1).


Four years later, the Spurs won their second NBA title. After an outstanding 60-22 regular season, they later disposed of the New Jersey Nets in the NBA Championship (4-2).


The Spurs earned a third NBA crown in 2005. After racking up an impressive 59-23 record, they eventually knocked off the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals (4-3).


Then in 2007, the Spurs won their fourth and most recent NBA championship. They finished the season with an outstanding 58-24 record. In the Finals, the Spurs swept the Cleveland Cavaliers (4-0).


Throughout the San Antonio Spurs' history, they have retired the jersey numbers of six players:


Sean Elliot - #32 (Forward): 1989-93, 1994-2001

George Gervin - #44 (Forward): 1973-1985

Avery Johnson - #6 (Guard): 1990-1993, 1994-2001

Johnny Moore - #0 (Guard): 1981-1988, 1989, 1990

David Robinson - #50 (Center): 1989-2003

James Silas - #13 (Guard): 1973-1981


In addition to the Spurs retiring George Gervin's jersey number, he also is a member of the basketball Hall of Fame. Nicknamed "The Iceman," the Phoenix Suns drafted him in 1974. Throughout his career, the league included Gervin on five All-NBA First Teams. He also played in nine NBA All-Star Games (1977-1985). As a culmination of his spectacular career, in 1996 Gervin was voted into the basketball Hall of Fame.

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