1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season
1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season | |
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Division Champions
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Head coach | Bob Hill |
General manager | Gregg Popovich |
Arena | Alamodome |
Results | |
Record | 59–23 (.720) |
Place | Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 2-4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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Local media | |
Television | Prime Sports Southwest, KABB |
Radio | KRIO |
The 1995-96 NBA season was the Spurs' 20th season in the NBA and 29th season as a franchise.[1] San Antonio hosted the 1996 NBA All-Star Game. Without Dennis Rodman, the Spurs had a solid team chemistry led by David Robinson and Sean Elliott on the way to their second straight Division title with a 59-23 record. In the playoffs, the Spurs would easily beat the Phoenix Suns in four games in the first round. However, in the semifinals, the Spurs would again stumble in the postseason losing to the third seed Utah Jazz in six games. Following the season, Doc Rivers retired.
Contents
Draft picks
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 29 | Cory Alexander | PG | ![]() |
Virginia |
Roster
San Antonio Spurs roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 33–8 | 26–15 | 19–5 |
x-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4 | 34–7 | 21–20 | 14–10 |
x-Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 11 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 15–9 |
Denver Nuggets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 24 | 24–17 | 11–30 | 13–11 |
Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33 | 16–25 | 10–31 | 10–14 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33 | 17–24 | 9–32 | 10–14 |
Vancouver Grizzlies | 15 | 67 | .183 | 44 | 10–31 | 5–36 | 3–21 |
Western Conference | |||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
1 | c-Seattle SuperSonics | 64 | 18 | .780 | – |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 59 | 23 | .720 | 5 |
3 | x-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 9 |
4 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11 |
5 | x-Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16 |
6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 20 |
7 | x-Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 |
8 | x-Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25 |
9 | Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28 |
10 | Denver Nuggets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 29 |
11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 35 |
12 | Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 |
14 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 15 | 67 | .183 | 49 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
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Playoffs
West First Round
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Phoenix Suns Last Playoff Meeting: 1993 Western Conference Semifinals (Phoenix won 4-2)
Game | Date | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Record
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Venue | Recap | Television |
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1 | April 26 | San Antonio | 120 | Phoenix | 98 | 1-0 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas | 1 | TNT 8:00et |
2 | April 28 | San Antonio | 110 | Phoenix | 105 | 2-0 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas | 2 | NBC 3:00et |
3 | May 1 | Phoenix | 94 | San Antonio | 93 | 2-1 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona | 3 | TNT 10:30et |
4 | May 3 | Phoenix | 98 | San Antonio | 116 | 3-1 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona | 4 | TNT 9:00et |
San Antonio wins series 3–1 |
West Conference Semifinals
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Utah Jazz Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-1)
Game | Date | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Record
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Venue | Recap | Television |
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1 | May 7 | San Antonio | 75 | Utah | 95 | 0-1 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas | 1 | TNT 7:00et |
2 | May 9 | San Antonio | 88 | Utah | 77 | 1-1 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas | 2 | TNT 8:00et |
3 | May 11 | Utah | 105 | San Antonio | 75 | 1-2 | Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | NBC 3:30et |
4 | May 12 | Utah | 101 | San Antonio | 86 | 1-3 | Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah | 4 | TNT 8:30et |
5 | May 14 | San Antonio | 98 | Utah | 87 | 2-3 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas | 5 | TBS 9:00et |
6 | May 16 | Utah | 108 | San Antonio | 81 | 2-4 | Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah | 6 | TNT 9:00et |
Utah wins series 4–2 |
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Cory Alexander | |||||||||||
Greg Anderson | |||||||||||
Vinny Del Negro | |||||||||||
Dell Demps | |||||||||||
Sean Elliott | |||||||||||
Carl Herrera | |||||||||||
Avery Johnson | |||||||||||
Brad Lohaus | |||||||||||
Will Perdue | |||||||||||
Chuck Person | |||||||||||
J.R. Reid | |||||||||||
Doc Rivers | |||||||||||
David Robinson | |||||||||||
Charles Smith | |||||||||||
Monty Williams |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Cory Alexander | |||||||||||
Greg Anderson | |||||||||||
Vinny Del Negro | |||||||||||
Sean Elliott | |||||||||||
Carl Herrera | |||||||||||
Avery Johnson | |||||||||||
Will Perdue | |||||||||||
Chuck Person | |||||||||||
Doc Rivers | |||||||||||
David Robinson | |||||||||||
Charles Smith | |||||||||||
Monty Williams |
Awards and records
- David Robinson, All-NBA First Team
- David Robinson, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Transactions
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