Twin Texas Towers: Spurs, Mavs Rise Above Rest of Conference
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › January 22, 2006
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The San Antonio Spurs, already the NBA champions, appeared to get even stronger during the offseason with the additions of veterans Michael Finley and Nick Van Exel, a pair of former All-Stars.
Adding Finley was supposed to help the Spurs in two ways. First, it gave them another fine all-around player to complement an already strong team. Secondly, the thinking was, Finley's absence would hurt his former team, the Dallas Mavericks -- one of San Antonio's primary Western Conference rivals.See the full content of this document
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Twin Texas Towers: Spurs, Mavs Rise Above Rest of Conference
The Spurs were expected to dominate. The real race, most thought, would be for second place.
But here it is, midseason, and San Antonio is hardly a sure thing to finish with the best record in the West.The Mavericks, meanwhile, appear better than ever, even without Finley. They've been putting pressure on their Southwest Division rivals all season and are currently jus...See the full content of this document
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