NBA l Spurs defeated the Lakers at the start of the playoffs

The veterans Tim Duncan the owner Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili appeared fully to lead San Antonio to achieve the first point of the series of first round of the playoffs in the Western Conference of the NBA. Duncan hit his 139th playoff game with double figures marker to dunk 17 points and capturing 10 balls in the rebounding battle, while Parker added 18 points to win and eight assists. Argentina's Ginobili , who was injured in the Regular temporda, made ​​a decisive contribution off the bench , including three triples. The Lakers, ranked seventh in the West and who were not on the verge of entering the playoffs, had to return after eight games to his stellar guard, Canadian Steve Nash , but the absence of their star Kobe Bryant -injured in the Achilles tendon. The Lakers were better by Dwight Howard with 20 points and 15 rebounds , and the Spanish Pau Gasol with 16 points, 16 rebounds and six assists. First turn, Paul George led the Indiana Pacers to a 107-90 victory over the Atlanta Hawks  to take a 1-0 lead in their series by the Eastern Conference . He scored 23 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and 12 assists.