Manu Ginobili – He’s baaack!
November 25, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan
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Manu Ginobili is looking for the ball
Manu Ginobili has returned to the San Antonio Spurs.
Ginobili, who missed San Antonio’s first 12 games, scored 12 points to help the Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies 94-81 on Monday night.
“I felt pretty good about it,” said Ginobili, who played 11 minutes in his first outing. “I didn’t rush it a lot. I took my time, found the open seam, made a couple of shots. I wasn’t thinking about a great game on my first one, so I’m happy with what I did.”
San Antonio has seemingly just been plodding along at 6 – 6, but things will change now that Manu is back. His ability to penetrate and also make big shots takes a lot of pressure off of Tim Duncan. With Manu and Tony in the game, you cannot get away with a double on Duncan.
So, what did Tim Duncan think?
“He gave us a boost when everything went dead,” Duncan said of Ginobili. “We gave him the ball a couple of times in a row, and he was able to get to the free throw line.
“He really picked us up in a time that we were struggling.”
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