The

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was the 20th season for the

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in the

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, and their 29th season as a franchise. The Spurs hosted the

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at the

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this season. During the off-season, the team acquired

Will Perdue William Edward Perdue III (born August 29, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a member of four NBA championship teams, three with the Chicago Bulls (1991–1993) and ...

from the

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, and signed free agents

Carl Herrera Carl Víctor Herrera Alleyne (born December 14, 1966) is a retired Trinidadian-born Venezuelan basketball player. A power forward, he was part of the Houston Rockets National Basketball Association championship teams of the mid-1990s. He was th ...

, who previously won two championships with the

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, former Spurs center Greg Anderson, and three-point specialist

Brad Lohaus Bradley Allen Lohaus (born September 29, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Boston Celtics in the second round (45th pick overall) of the 1987 NBA draft. A 6'11" center-power forward from the Univ ...

. The Spurs got off to a solid 11–4 start to the regular season, holding a 31–14 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team traded Lohaus, and

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to the

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in exchange for Charles D. Smith, and second-year forward

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. The Spurs posted a 17-game winning streak in March, where they went undefeated posting a 16–0 record, which matched the 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers' record. The Spurs went on to win their second consecutive Midwest Division title with a 59–23 record, and earned the #2 seed in the Western Conference.

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averaged 25.0 points, 12.2 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game, and was named to the

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, and to the

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. In addition,

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averaged 20.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, and contributed 161 three-point field goals, while

Vinny Del Negro Vincent Joseph Del Negro (born August 9, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls from 2008 to 2010, and the Los Angeles Clippers from 2010 to 2013. ...

provided the team with 14.5 points per game, and

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provided with 13.1 points, 9.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Off the bench, sixth man and three-point specialist

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contributed 10.9 points per game, and led the Spurs with 190 three-point field goals, and Perdue averaged 5.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Robinson and Elliott were both selected for the

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. Robinson also finished in second place in

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voting, and in fourth place in

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voting, while Del Negro finished tied in fourteenth place in Most Improved Player voting, Person finished in sixth place in

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voting, and head coach

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finished tied in third place in

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voting. In their seventh consecutive trip to the

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, the Spurs would easily beat the

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in four games in the Western Conference First Round of the

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. However, in the Western Conference Semi-finals, the Spurs would again stumble in the postseason losing to

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and the 3rd-seeded

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in six games, including a 108–81 road loss in Game 6. Following the season,

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retired to become a broadcast analyst for

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, ending his 13-year career in the NBA. A notable highlight of the regular season was the Spurs defeating the expansion

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, 111–62 at the Alamodome on November 8, 1995. Vancouver's 62 points were the fifth-lowest number of points scored in a game in NBA history at the time.

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Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Ragular season

Playoffs

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Transactions

References

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