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00:11,
2008-04-01 13:37:50
Description: voici la vidéo que vous attendiez tous amateur de basketball, le méga get back de notre ami tony parker. C'est violent quand meme car il a mal au dos aprés!!! Meme s'il (More) voici la vidéo que vous attendiez tous amateur de basketball, le méga get back de notre ami tony parker. C'est violent quand meme car il a mal au dos aprés!!! Meme s'il y est déja parvenu en NBA a dun (Less) Channel: dailymotion
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03:48,
2008-04-01 13:45:59
Description: ses pas vraiment le clip mais ses un petit apercu de tony P.
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04:35,
2008-04-02 23:38:03
Description: Spring Awakening - Tony 2007 Performance
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03:40,
2008-04-02 23:38:04
Description: The cast of the Duncan Sheik/Steven Sater musical Spring Awakening peform "Mama Who Bore Me", "The Bitch of Living" and "Totally Fucked" at the 2007 tony awards. Be (More) The cast of the Duncan Sheik/Steven Sater musical Spring Awakening peform "Mama Who Bore Me", "The Bitch of Living" and "Totally Fucked" at the 2007 tony awards. Be warned, since it was aired on publi (Less) Channel: youtube
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02:16,
2008-04-07 07:21:19
Description: February 28. 2008
Against a team that has a new look and new marquee player, the San Antonio Spurs kept up their winning ways Thursday by sticking to basics - namely, their own franchise player.
(More) February 28. 2008
Against a team that has a new look and new marquee player, the San Antonio Spurs kept up their winning ways Thursday by sticking to basics - namely, their own franchise player.
Tim Duncan, called the "backbone'' of the team by coach Gregg Popovich, led the Spurs with 31 points and 15 rebounds in a 97-94 victory over the made-over Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
"Offense, the ball goes through him. On defense, he's our defender, our rebounder,'' Popovich said. "Everybody rotates off him. He's just really special. We don't get anything done without him.''
It was the Spurs' seventh straight win and put them a game ahead of New Orleans in a tight Southwest Division, where Dallas is third and only 2 1/2 games separates San Antonio from fourth-place Houston.
The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Mavericks and dropped them to 3-2 since acquiring guard Jason Kidd from New Jersey.
"I thought we had some good looks, maybe a foul here or there,'' said Kidd, who had 10 assists and seven points. "But at the end of the game we had our chances.''
Manu Ginobili added 17 points for San Antonio and Michael Finley had 16.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points for the Mavericks. Josh Howard and reserve Brandon Bass each added 16.
"Every time we come down here it's a highly contested game,'' Dallas coach Avery Johnson said. "It's a big time rivalry. Hopefully next time when we play ... we can finish with one more point.''
The Mavericks will get their chance next month, when they host the Spurs.
"This game didn't mean much, we'll see them again,'' Dallas guard Jason Terry said. "We're still a work in progress.''
The Spurs were up by one, 73-72, heading into the fourth quarter. With the game tied at 94, Erick Dampier fouled Duncan, who sank both shots from the line to put San Antonio up 96-94 with 34.5 seconds to go.
Nowitzki missed two shots with less than 30 seconds on the clock, and Terry's shot was blocked by Bruce Bowen with 3.9 seconds left. The Spurs got the ball back with 3.3 seconds to go, and Dampier fouled Finley with 0.4 left. Finley hit the first of two from the line.
"The effort was huge for both sides,'' Ginobili said. "When you play a game like this, you know the effort is going to be there.''
Kidd came out for the last 30 seconds, but said he supported the decision.
"They've been together down the stretch,'' Kidd said. "I understand what play they're looking for, so I'm over here cheering for my guys to knock down a 2 or a 3.''
The game was tied four times in the fourth quarter as the teams traded baskets and neither took a lead of more than five points in the period.
Bowen added 14 points for the Spurs and Tony Parker had 10.
After coming out of halftime tied at 47 and staying close more than 5 minutes into the third quarter, each team took turns holding the momentum.
The Mavericks went up by 10 after a 16-4 run that included a 3 from a pumped Nowitzki off a feed from Kidd and ended with a goaltending call against Robert Horry that gave Terry a basket and put Dallas up 67-57 with 3:44 to play.
But the Spurs answered with a 13-1 burst, including two free throws thanks to technicals called on Terry and Johnson in an increasingly testy atmosphere. Finley scored nine points in the surge that gave San Antonio a 70-68 lead with 1:20 to go.
Ime Udoka's last-second corner 3 put the Spurs up 73-72 with one period to play.
In the first half, Kidd, who has brought a passing mentality to the Mavericks since his return to the team that drafted him No. 2 overall in 1994, accounted for seven of the team's 11 assists. (Less) Channel: youtube
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01:13,
2008-04-19 17:26:36
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SAN ANTONIO (AP)—Tim Duncan saved the San Antonio Spurs with his first 3-pointer of the (More) READ!!!!
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SAN ANTONIO (AP)—Tim Duncan saved the San Antonio Spurs with his first 3-pointer of the season at the end of overtime, and Manu Ginobili hit a layup at the end of the second extra period to send the defending champions past the Phoenix Suns, 117-115 on Saturday in Game 1 of their first-round series.
The third-seeded Spurs celebrated almost as jubilantly as if they'd won the finals yet again after beating the sixth-seed Suns, their postseason nemesis. The teams will meet again in San Antonio on Tuesday night before the best-of-seven series shifts to Arizona.
This first-round series, which would have been fitting as a Western Conference finals, was the most anticipated. So far at least, it has more than delivered.
Duncan finished with 40 points and 15 rebounds.
"I guess they're not going to go easy," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said.
Michael Finley sent the Spurs to overtime with a last-second 3 from the wing, tying the game at 93.
The Suns had controlled play for the first three quarters, leading by as many as 16 points despite early foul trouble for Shaquille O'Neal. The Suns had a six-point lead with a quarter left in regulation.
The Spurs took their first lead of the game late in the fourth quarter, but were down 93-90 with 1:10 to go after Leandro Barbosa's fast-break layup.
With 15 seconds on the clock, Finley tied it at 93 for the Spurs.
Two-time MVP Duncan stole the show in the first overtime. With his team down 104-101, Duncan found himself all alone at the 3-point line. After only a slight hesitation, he fired the ball and made it with 3 seconds to play. It was Duncan's first 3 of the season. He was 0-of-4 previously.
"I didn't know what was going to happen, honestly," Duncan said. "Manu turned the corner, Shaq just totally leaves me and stayed with Manu."
In the second overtime, Shaq's dunk tied it at 112 with 1:33 to play. Ginobili's layup made it 114-112 San Antonio.
Steve Nash missed a key 3 from the corner with less than a minute to play. After a long and risky inbounds pass that crossed the width of the court to the Spurs' Brent Barry, the Suns fouled, and Barry sank one of two from the line to make it 115-112 Spurs.
With 15 seconds on the clock, the Suns went to sharp shooter Nash, who fired another 3 from the corner, sinking it this time to tie the game at 115.
Then Ginobili drove the lane against Raja Bell and got to the rim, as he often does, almost at will, and his layup fell with 1.8 seconds left for the win.
"We had a lot of opportunities to win," O'Neal said. "You can't make mistakes against a team like that especially here in this building."
Tony Parker added 26 points for the Spurs, and Ginobili had 24.
Amare Stoudemire, who fouled out with 12 seconds left in the first overtime, led the Suns with 33 points. Nash had 25 points and 13 assists, O'Neal scored 11 points.
The Suns and Spurs met last season in the second round in what many dubbed the real finals. San Antonio won in six tense and testy games on their way to a fourth NBA title.
This year's rematch comes in the first round in the hyper-competitive Western Conference.
Phoenix acquired O'Neal in a blockbuster midseason trade for a series such as this one to give the run-and-gun Suns a defensive boost.
O'Neal played just under four minutes in the first quarter after picking up two quick fouls. He was on the court for just 24 seconds in the second quarter before picking up his third and sitting out the rest of the half.
O'Neal missed two shots right off, the first when his dunk off an alley-oop pass missed. He didn't score in the first half.
Even though Phoenix got O'Neal to help their half-court game, the Suns, who still like to play quick, had only nine fast break points in the game.
The Spurs, on the other hand, were able to punish the Suns with their strong suit. They had a 72-46 advantage in the paint.
The Spurs benefited early from O'Neal's absence, and Duncan scored 20 points in the first half on 7-of-9 shooting. But the rest of the Spurs weren't helping him much. They went a combined 7-of-28 in the first half.
Ginobili in particular struggled early before turning it on late. He was 1-of-7 in the first half, when the Spurs, except for Duncan, weren't looking good.
Ginobili finished 10-of-24 from the field. (Less) Channel: youtube
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03:43,
2008-04-07 07:09:08
Description: Coach Doc Rivers had some strong advice for the Boston Celtics before their first stop on a tough three-game swing through Texas: Play hard, or else.
"The Spurs, they're a well-oiled (More) Coach Doc Rivers had some strong advice for the Boston Celtics before their first stop on a tough three-game swing through Texas: Play hard, or else.
"The Spurs, they're a well-oiled machine. We knew they were going to come in fired up. They lost some games as of late and any champion is going to come out with its haymakers,'' said Kevin Garnett, who had 21 points in Boston's 93-91 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. "Doc told us if we don't pick up the energy, then we're going to get embarrassed in here.''
And for the first two quarters, anyway, it looked like that might happen.
The Spurs led by as many as 22 points in a lopsided first half before Boston rallied for a narrow victory.
"A lot of teams may have buckled,'' said Rajon Rondo, who scored 20 points for the Celtics. "But we knew we had to execute. Continue to get stops on defense and we knew the game would change for us, and it did.''
Paul Pierce led with 22 points for the Celtics, who were still without Ray Allen, who missed his second straight game with a jammed left ankle.
Veteran guard Sam Cassell had 17 points and gave Boston its first lead of the fourth quarter with 46 seconds left when he hit a 3-pointer to make it 89-87.
"He's got a lot of experience. That's why we brought him in,'' Pierce said of Cassell. "Late in the game, that's what he does, he knocks down the big shot that puts us up two. That's what you can expect from him.''
Manu Ginobili had 32 points to lead the Spurs, who lost their season-high fourth straight and have dropped six of their last seven. Tony Parker added 17 points and Tim Duncan scored 10.
San Antonio trailed 93-89 after Eddie House hit two foul shots for Boston to make it a two-possession game with 9.6 seconds left. Parker then got an easy basket for San Antonio but it appeared too late for the Spurs. But with two seconds - and a timeout - left Bruce Bowen stole the ball from Garnett on the inbounds play and passed to clutch-shooter Robert Horry, whose 3-point attempt missed. Horry sank to the ground, his head in his hands.
"It would have been good if one of them called timeout probably,'' Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "But in the heat of battle that doesn't always occur to you.''
Horry said that was exactly what happened.
"You've got so much adrenaline going - you've got a steal - you're not even thinking about timeout,'' Horry said. "I saw five guys coming at me and I threw it up.''
The Spurs have now lost six games at home this season. Their last home loss was Jan. 26 against the New Orleans Hornets.
"I'm just mad that we had a 22-point lead and blew it,'' Horry said. "We shouldn't have even been close. We should have done what we were supposed to do and won this game, especially at home and you're up 22. I don't care who you're playing.''
The Spurs led 70-68 after three quarters and extended the lead to 79-72 on Horry's 3-pointer with 8:04 to play. Duncan soon followed with a pair of highlight blocks against Pierce and House before Pierce led a 9-2 run by the Celtics to bring Boston to 83-81 with 3:11 left.
House's first points of the game - a 3 from the corner - made it 85-84 Spurs with less than two minutes to go.
Cassell then hit another 3 - this time from the top of the arc - to give Boston the lead. Rondo grabbed a key offensive rebound for the Celtics between Bowen and Parker and hit two from the line with 16.6 seconds left to make it a two possession game.
The Spurs missed a chance at a 3-point play when Ginobili was fouled by Pierce but his layup rolled all the way around the rim before going out. Ginobili hit both from the line to bring the Spurs within two with 11 seconds to go.
After being dominated by the Spurs for the opening two quarters and trailing by 10 at the half, 53-43, the Celtics opened the third with a 17-4 run to take their first lead of the game, 56-55, off Pierce's easy fastbreak dunk with 8:24 on the clock.
Rondo had 12 points in the period - including eight straight - for Boston, but the Celtics couldn't build more than a three-point lead and were down two points with a quarter to play.
Ginobili, the Spurs' leading scorer, returned to the reserve role he's had most of the season after starting all but two games since Jan. 29. (Less) Channel: youtube
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02:08,
2008-04-23 19:41:03
Description: April 22, 2008
SAN ANTONIO -- Speedy Tony Parker rushed toward the basket on the fast break, then slammed into the 320-pound wall known as Shaquille O'Neal and fell to the floor.
"He was (More) April 22, 2008
SAN ANTONIO -- Speedy Tony Parker rushed toward the basket on the fast break, then slammed into the 320-pound wall known as Shaquille O'Neal and fell to the floor.
"He was trying to play physical," the Spurs point guard said. "But that's not going to stop me."
Parker and Manu Ginobili got to the rim time and again on Tuesday and San Antonio beat the Phoenix Suns 102-96 -- this time without double overtime or a game-saving 3-pointer from Tim Duncan -- to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-7 series.
Parker scored 32 points and Ginobili added 29 for the Spurs, who kept their home-court advantage in tact and will play Game 3 on Friday in Arizona.
"Between him (Parker) and Manu those guys were at the rim all night and making some shots over their bigs," said Duncan, who had 18 points and 17 rebounds. "Just a great game for both of them."
For the second successive game, the Suns lost a double-digit, first-half lead. The Spurs were down by as many as 14 early before outscoring the Suns 27-11 in a breakout third quarter to take control.
"I guess we had an offensive meltdown in the third quarter," Suns point guard Steve Nash said. "It just wasn't a productive quarter. Offensively we lost our rhythm and that was pivotal."
The defending champions racked up a 56-42 advantage in the paint and they beat Phoenix at what has traditionally been the Suns' game, outscoring them 23-4 on the break.
Of taking on O'Neal in the paint, Parker joked that "on a good day, I'm like 160 (pounds)."
"If he wants to go in and play amongst those big dudes, they're going to put him on the ground," Suns guard Raja Bell said. "And if he can keep getting up and doing it, God bless him."
The Spurs still had to withstand a fourth-quarter surge that got the Suns within five points with 14 seconds to play.
Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 33 points but struggled after halftime, when he shot 2-for-11 from the field.
"We had beaten them (two) straight times, now they've beaten us twice; it just happens to be in the playoffs," Nash said. "We're just going to have to play really well at home and get back on a streak."
The Spurs went up by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter after taking control in the third. But Nash led a 10-0 run to bring Phoenix within 96-91 with 2:44 left on the clock.
Duncan had a dunk with 1:47 to play and Parker followed with a bucket to put San Antonio back up 101-93.
Then Stoudemire hit only his sixth 3-pointer of the season with 14 seconds left -- a la Duncan's game-saving 3 to force a second overtime in Game 1 -- to make it 101-96. After that, the Suns resorted to fouling, and it was too late.
Nash had 23 points and 10 assists for the Suns. O'Neal had 19 points and 14 rebounds.
The Suns had five turnovers in the third quarter and went 3-for-18 in the period, leaving them with an 81-72 deficit with a quarter to play.
Ginobili hit his third 3 of the game early in the fourth and Parker followed, weaving his way through orange-shirted defenders and to the basket for a layup that put San Antonio up 86-73 with 10:40 to play.
"A couple of times they (Parker and Ginobili) got to the basket," O'Neal said. "We just have to make it tough for them to do that."
Another score by Parker put the Spurs up 94-77 before the Suns started chipping away. O'Neal hit one of two from the line and Nash's dead-on 3 brought Phoenix within 94-81.
Parker pushed the Spurs back up by 15 before Nash led the run that threatened the Spurs' victory.
The Suns' Grant Hill, who has been bothered by a groin injury and wasn't 100 percent for Game 1, played less than 20 minutes in Game 2 and didn't score.
The Suns shot 61 percent in the first half but couldn't sustain it. The Spurs cut the lead each time before Phoenix could build it back up.
O'Neal didn't get into foul trouble on Tuesday the way he did in Game 1, and it showed. He played more than 18 minutes in the first half and had four blocks and 11 points.
And Stoudemire could neither miss nor be stopped. He was 11-for-14 from the field, penetrating the paint and hitting jumpers for 25 first-half points.
But the Spurs came within striking distance by adopting the Suns' quick game. San Antonio had 18 fast-break points, led by Parker and Ginobili, in the half to the Suns' two.
The Suns led 61-54 at the break.
Michael Finley started the third quarter with eight points of an 11-0 Spurs run and tied the score at 61 with a mid-range jumper.
The Suns came out looking disorganized and missed eight consecutive shots. They didn't score until 5:35 was left in the third quarter off Nash's fadeaway jumper.
The Spurs went up by 71-63 when Duncan, posted under the basket, passed to an open Ime Udoka for an easy layup. (Less) Channel: youtube
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01:56,
2008-04-21 22:36:27
Description: April 19, 2008
SAN ANTONIO -- Midway through the first quarter after missing two jumpers, Tim Duncan threw the ball up yet again, then held his arms wide.
This time, would the shot fall?
It (More) April 19, 2008
SAN ANTONIO -- Midway through the first quarter after missing two jumpers, Tim Duncan threw the ball up yet again, then held his arms wide.
This time, would the shot fall?
It did. And much later the Spurs' big man hit an even bigger one. Duncan's first 3 of the season with just ticks left sent his team into double overtime against the revenge-minded Phoenix Suns.
Then it was Manu Ginobili's turn, and his layup with 1.8 seconds left pushed the defending champions past the Suns 117-115 Saturday in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
Now the teams have two days to rest from their marathon best-of-7 Western Conference opener before meeting for Game 2 on Tuesday night.
"I got a wide-open shot. Wound it up. Threw it up there and hoped for the best," said a clearly tired Duncan, who had 40 points and 15 rebounds.
This year's rematch of what many dubbed last year's real Finals -- a tense and testy second-round series between the teams that the Spurs won in six games on their way to the title -- got off to a wild start and more than met expectations.
"It feels like a Finals game," Duncan said. "It's the first game of the first series, and we're going to have to muster energy back up."
Early on, Game 1 did not look like it would turn into a thriller. The Suns controlled play for the first three quarters, leading by as many as 16 points despite early foul trouble for Shaquille O'Neal. The Suns held a six-point lead with a quarter left in regulation.
The Spurs took their first lead of the game late in the fourth quarter, but were down 93-90 with 1:10 to go after Leandro Barbosa's fast-break layup.
With 15 seconds on the clock, Michael Finley tied it at 93 for the Spurs to send it to overtime.
"We had the game won a few times and just weren't tough enough or disciplined enough to make every single play when it counted," said Steve Nash, who had 25 points and 13 assists.
Duncan made the big shot in the first overtime. With his team down 104-101, Duncan found himself all alone at the 3-point line.
After only a slight hesitation, he fired the ball and made it with 3 seconds to play. It was Duncan's first 3 of the season. He was 0-for-4 previously.
"I didn't know what was going to happen, honestly," Duncan said. "Manu turned the corner, Shaq just totally leaves me and stayed with Manu."
In the second overtime, Shaq's dunk tied it at 112 with 1:33 to play. Ginobili's layup put the Spurs ahead.
Nash missed a key 3 with less than a minute to play. After risky, cross-court inbounds pass to the Spurs' Brent Barry, he was fouled. Barry made one of two free throws.
With 15 seconds left, the Suns went to sharp shooter Nash. Nearly falling out of bounds in the corner, he hit a 3 that made it 115-all.
Then Ginobili drove the lane against Raja Bell and got to the hoop, as he often does, almost at will, and his layup fell.
"What I knew, before taking it to the rim, is that Shaq and Amare (Stoudemire) were not there," Ginobili said. "So, I knew if I had the opportunity to go get in there, get some legs into the shot, I had an opportunity to finish."
Tony Parker added 26 points for the Spurs and Ginobili had 24.
"We had a lot of opportunities to win," O'Neal said. "You can't make mistakes against a team like that especially here in this building."
But O'Neal wasn't completely contrite.
"I just wanted to play aggressive, but the floppers prevailed today. Amare and myself are going to continue to play aggressive," O'Neal said of his foul trouble. "Hopefully those guys will compete rather than just fall down."
Stoudemire, who fouled out with 12 seconds left in the first overtime, led the Suns with 33 points. O'Neal scored 11 points.
"They know we let them have one," O'Neal said. "All we need is one in this building."
Phoenix acquired O'Neal in a blockbuster midseason trade for a series such as this one to give the run-and-gun Suns a defensive boost.
O'Neal played just under four minutes in the first quarter after picking up two quick fouls. He was on the court for just 24 seconds in the second quarter before picking up his third foul and sitting out the rest of the half.
O'Neal missed two shots right off, the first when his dunk off an alley-oop pass missed. He didn't score in the first half.
Even though Phoenix got O'Neal to help their half-court game, the Suns, who still like to play quick, had only nine fast-break points in the game.
The Spurs, on the other hand, were able to punish the Suns with their strong suit. They had a 72-46 advantage in the paint.
"They're just not going to fold up their tent and go home," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said. "They're going to make runs. This is their homecourt. You're going to have to beat them." (Less) Channel: youtube
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06:48,
2007-12-05 09:48:54
Description: www.thejazzfunkcollective.co.uk
Duncan Eagles, Sam Eagles, Leo Appleyard, Max Luthert, Sam Leak, Chris Packham, Tony Woods, Andy Jackson
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04:51,
2007-10-20 16:04:20
Description: SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999--
Boomshaka Entertainment artist Tony-O, notorious for their exuberant live performances, has taken home the award for Northwest Music Awards Single of the (More) SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999--
Boomshaka Entertainment artist Tony-O, notorious for their exuberant live performances, has taken home the award for Northwest Music Awards Single of the Year Best Group/Duo.
The 2nd Annual Northwest Music Awards show is an awards show, similar in style to the MTV Music Awards, with the dignity of the Grammy's. The purpose is to acknowledge and recognize the musical talent in the Northwest, (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, and Alaska).
This award, won for the debut single "PhD." (playa hata degree), is another slam dunk for the single meeting national critical acclaim, breaking down the Billboard Rap Singles Chart for 24 weeks straight.
Tony-O has finished recording his debut LP entitled "too much to lose", featuring guest performances by Celly Cel, RBX, Kid Frost, members of Thug Life, Dolemite, E. Dawg and Max Julien (Goldie), which is due out this fall.
Here's what the press have to say about Tony-O and the debut single, PhD.:
"This formula that Tony-O has put together is rather unique, in that he is able, and confident enough, to put down something new and have trust in himself and his label". - RAP SHEET
"This is a funky radio friendly track regarding the very current subject of those who have acquired a playa hata degree. West Coast flavored linguistics over smooth body moving music makes this commercial pick with good 'on air' potential". - INSOMNIAC
"Tony-O from Seattle, has a pretty tight single that has been ripping up the Billboard chats called PhD. (playa hata degree). This song is already getting airplay on many West Coast radio stations and have been getting great reviews". - THE NORTHWEST PHOENIX
"This is the first song (PhD.) I have heard from Tony-O and it should make him famous. It has a very hip hook, it is very radio-friendly because of the catchy hook, it should be receiving a lot of airplay very soon". - BRE WEST
"Taking over the radio throughout the states, Tony-O simply asks, "Where'd you get your PhD."? The smooth-laced vocals encourage your body to move while the booty-bumpin' track sends subliminal messages: "Don't hate, congratulate and maybe you can participate"." - ROOTS
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02:14,
2008-04-26 16:57:19
Description: PHOENIX -- Phoenix took away Tony Parker's easy layups just like it wanted to. So he just made jump shot after jump shot after jump shot.
The smooth San Antonio point guard burned the Suns (More) PHOENIX -- Phoenix took away Tony Parker's easy layups just like it wanted to. So he just made jump shot after jump shot after jump shot.
The smooth San Antonio point guard burned the Suns for a career-high 41 points along with 12 assists and the Spurs rolled to a 115-99 victory Friday night to take a 3-0 series lead.
This was supposed to be a spectacular first-round matchup of potential NBA champions. Instead, it's been a Spurs smackdown, with Parker leading the way.
"They were backing off on the pick-and-rolls," he said, "so I just took the shot, and it felt good tonight."
Everything felt good for the defending NBA champions, who never trailed in winning their ninth consecutive playoff game and 13th of 14, dating to last season.
"We possibly played our best game of the year," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
San Antonio can complete the sweep on Sunday in Phoenix. No NBA team has come back from 0-3 to win a series.
It's the first three-game losing streak for the Suns this season.
"They were almost perfect," Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni said. "We didn't play well, and I'll take the blame for that, but you've got to give them a lot of credit. They played great."
Phoenix acquired Shaquille O'Neal to better match up with the Spurs, but the Suns are one loss away from being swept in a seven-game series for the first time since the Los Angeles Lakers did it in the 1988-89 Western Conference finals.
Tim Duncan added 23 points and 10 rebounds and Manu Ginobili scored 20 points in the Spurs' fourth consecutive playoff road victory and ninth in their last 11.
But Parker did the most damage, often on the pick-and-roll that has flustered Phoenix all series. With three different defenders trying to stop him, he finished 17-of-26 from the field.
The ultra-quick Frenchman scored 26 points in Game 1 and 32 in Game 2.
"Tony has been very aggressive and just done a great job at both ends of the floor," Popovich said. "He's just been phenomenal. I don't know what else to say about him."
The Suns cut the lead to 13 points twice in the fourth quarter, the last on Raja Bell's 3-pointer with 7:35 to play, but Parker countered with his first 3 of the game and the Suns were finished.
"We just played great. Sometimes that happens," Parker said. "It just clicked tonight. We played great on defense and everybody made shots."
The packed house in the Suns' first home game of the playoffs booed Popovich's "Hack-a-Shaq" tactics in the first half, but they turned on the home team when the Spurs took a 23-point lead on Ginobili's 3-pointer with 5½ minutes left in the third quarter.
Amare Stoudemire had 28 points and 11 rebounds to lead Phoenix, which was last swept in a series when Portland did it in a best-of-five matchup in 1998-99. Leandro Barbosa scored 20 points and O'Neal, who finished 9-for-17 from the free throw line, had 19. Steve Nash, defended ferociously by Bruce Bowen, had seven points on 3-of-8 shooting with nine assists.
Phoenix took big early leads in the first two games in San Antonio. The Spurs were in control of this one from the start.
San Antonio made 10 of its first 13 shots, including five of six jumpers by Parker. A 17-4 outburst capped by Parker's 22-footer put the Spurs up 27-12.
Popovich went to the "Hack-a-Shaq" ploy, having Jacque Vaughn foul the big guy three straight times late in the first. O'Neal was called for crossing the free-throw line on his first two tries, missed his next two, then made one of two.
Kurt Thomas, a surprise starter, converted a three-point play with .3 seconds left in the first quarter to put San Antonio up 33-19.
Barbosa scored 10 quick points as Phoenix cut the lead to 37-31 with 8:05 left in the half, but the Spurs scored the next seven points.
Popovich returned to purposely fouling O'Neal late in the second quarter after Brent Barry's 3-pointer put San Antonio ahead 57-43 with 58 seconds left in the half.
O'Neal made three of four free throws, but Parker's driving layup at the buzzer put the Spurs up 61-47.
Parker scored the first five points of the second half, including a three-point play that made it 66-47. Consecutive outside jumpers by Duncan put the Spurs up 70-50, and the boos began. (Less) Channel: youtube
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09:34,
2008-06-18 00:17:00
Description: The Frustrated Rockstars interview Tony Award winner Duncan Sheik during his White Limousine tour in 2006.
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03:43,
2008-04-21 18:22:23
Description: Coach Doc Rivers had some strong advice for the Boston Celtics before their first stop on a tough three-game swing through Texas: Play hard, or else. "The Spurs, they're a well-oiled (More) Coach Doc Rivers had some strong advice for the Boston Celtics before their first stop on a tough three-game swing through Texas: Play hard, or else. "The Spurs, they're a well-oiled machine. We knew they were going to come in fired up. They lost some games as of late and any champion is going to come out with its haymakers,'' said Kevin Garnett, who had 21 points in Boston's 93-91 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. "Doc told us if we don't pick up the energy, then we're going to get embarrassed in here.'' And for the first two quarters, anyway, it looked like that might happen. The Spurs led by as many as 22 points in a lopsided first half before Boston rallied for a narrow victory. "A lot of teams may have buckled,'' said Rajon Rondo, who scored 20 points for the Celtics. "But we knew we had to execute. Continue to get stops on defense and we knew the game would change for us, and it did.'' Paul Pierce led with 22 points for the Celtics, who were still without Ray Allen, who missed his second straight game with a jammed left ankle. Veteran guard Sam Cassell had 17 points and gave Boston its first lead of the fourth quarter with 46 seconds left when he hit a 3-pointer to make it 89-87. "He's got a lot of experience. That's why we brought him in,'' Pierce said of Cassell. "Late in the game, that's what he does, he knocks down the big shot that puts us up two. That's what you can expect from him.'' Manu Ginobili had 32 points to lead the Spurs, who lost their season-high fourth straight and have dropped six of their last seven. Tony Parker added 17 points and Tim Duncan scored 10. San Antonio trailed 93-89 after Eddie House hit two foul shots for Boston to make it a two-possession game with 9.6 seconds left. Parker then got an easy basket for San Antonio but it appeared too late for the Spurs. But with two seconds - and a timeout - left Bruce Bowen stole the ball from Garnett on the inbounds play and passed to clutch-shooter Robert Horry, whose 3-point attempt missed. Horry sank to the ground, his head in his hands. "It would have been good if one of them called timeout probably,'' Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "But in the heat of battle that doesn't always occur to you.'' Horry said that was exactly what happened. "You've got so much adrenaline going - you've got a steal - you're not even thinking about timeout,'' Horry said. "I saw five guys coming at me and I threw it up.'' The Spurs have now lost six games at home this season. Their last home loss was Jan. 26 against the New Orleans Hornets. "I'm just mad that we had a 22-point lead and blew it,'' Horry said. "We shouldn't have even been close. We should have done what we were supposed to do and won this game, especially at home and you're up 22. I don't care who you're playing.'' The Spurs led 70-68 after three quarters and extended the lead to 79-72 on Horry's 3-pointer with 8:04 to play. Duncan soon followed with a pair of highlight blocks against Pierce and House before Pierce led a 9-2 run by the Celtics to bring Boston to 83-81 with 3:11 left. House's first points of the game - a 3 from the corner - made it 85-84 Spurs with less than two minutes to go. Cassell then hit another 3 - this time from the top of the arc - to give Boston the lead. Rondo grabbed a key offensive rebound for the Celtics between Bowen and Parker and hit two from the line with 16.6 seconds left to make it a two possession game. The Spurs missed a chance at a 3-point play when Ginobili was fouled by Pierce but his layup rolled all the way around the rim before going out. Ginobili hit both from the line to bring the Spurs within two with 11 seconds to go. After being dominated by the Spurs for the opening two quarters and trailing by 10 at the half, 53-43, the Celtics opened the third with a 17-4 run to take their first lead of the game, 56-55, off Pierce's easy fastbreak dunk with 8:24 on the clock. Rondo had 12 points in the period - including eight straight - for Boston, but the Celtics couldn't build more than a three-point lead and were down two points with a quarter to play. Ginobili, the Spurs' leading scorer, returned to the reserve role he's had most of the season after starting all but two games since Jan. 29. (Less) Channel: youtube
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01:47,
2008-07-28 19:32:00
Description: * Duncan Sheik to play Town Hall.
* Mario Lopez gets portrait at Tony's DiNapoli.
* Harlem Summer Shakespeare presents Twelfth Night.
* Brian Murray will join To Be or Not To Be.
Read more at (More) * Duncan Sheik to play Town Hall.
* Mario Lopez gets portrait at Tony's DiNapoli.
* Harlem Summer Shakespeare presents Twelfth Night.
* Brian Murray will join To Be or Not To Be.
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