DeMar DeRozan connected on 12 of his 16 shot attempts to help the Spurs force a Game 7 against the Nuggets.
Marco Belinelli looked over at Gregg Popovich after missing a 3-pointer in the right corner with just under 11 minutes and the San Antonio coach nodded his head and clapped at the veteran guard. Popovich had a slight smile when Belinelli made his next 3 pointer a minute later.Nuggets: The Nuggets have advanced beyond the first round in eight of 16 previous post-season appearances. Their previous advancement was 2009 when they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
Spurs: San Antonio is 23-9 against Denver in seven post-season matchups. The Nuggets’ lone series win over the Spurs came in the opening round of the 1985 playoffs. … It was Popovich’s 283rd post-season game, moving him past Pat Riley for second-most playoff games coached. Former Bulls, and Lakers coach Phil Jackson tops the list with 333 career post-season games coached.
Malone and Popovich formed a friendship in 2005 while working together for a week during the NBA’s "Basketball without Borders" in Argentina. Malone was looking for a job in the NBA at the time and Popovich took it upon himself to recommend Malone to Mike Brown when the former Spurs assistant was head coach in Cleveland.
Considering Malone had never worked for Popovich, what made Popovich vouch for the then young assistant, who was hired by Brown. "He bought my lunch in Argentina," Popovich said dryly. "No, he’s a genuine guy. He doesn’t try to pull the wool over everybody’s eyes. He doesn’t try to play an image, he’s Mikey, and he loves basketball. He’s a hard worker. I could tell a long time ago that he understood the game. He understood what won and lost. He’s got a personality where he’s got a sense of humour, but at the same time he’s got the fiber to make demands and hold people accountable.
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