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The Spurs struggled with injuries during the regular season, but managed another 50-win season and a rematch with the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs. After falling to the Mavericks in Game 1, the Spurs went on to win the series in six games. The Spurs however, were swept out of the playoffs in the following round by the Phoenix Suns.
+ 2010–2011
During the 2010 NBA Draft, the Spurs managed held the highest draft pick since the Tim Duncan draft a decade earlier. They drafted rookie James Anderson from Oklahoma State at #20. However, Anderson was soon sitting out of the first half of the season due to injuries. The Big Three however maintained a good healthy status for the '10 part of the season, and went on to obtain the league's best starting record of 25–4 by Christmas Eve. Also fueling the Spurs' re-emergence was a thoroughly revamped Richard Jefferson, whom Popovich personally coached over the summer to find his touch. English bigman Ryan Richards was another draftee of the Spurs, this one at No. 49, however two shoulder surgeries soon left him out of any immediate possibilities. A truly significant development however was the success of R.C. Buford in bringing the Brazilian 7-footer Tiago Splitter to San Antonio from Spain. Still, Splitter missed the preseason, and was injured during the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Yet Popovich was able to ease him lightly into the roster as the season gradually progressed. Popovich proved successful in breathing younger life into the Spurs by these modifications, and the addition of Chris Quinn and Gary Neal, who especially proved to be a valuable asset for the early surge in the season. In the first round in the playoffs Spurs faced the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1, The Spurs fell short 101–98. In Game 2 The Spurs won 93–87. The Spurs went on to lose the next two games the series was 3–1. In Game 5 The Spurs were down by three 95–92 with 9 seconds left Manu Ginobili made a three to tie the game, but the referees reviewed it and counted it as a two. With 2.9 sec Spurs fouled Zach Randolph, Randolph made both free throws the score was now 97–94, with 1.7 sec left of the game. The Spurs gave the ball to Gary Neal and Neal makes the three to send it to Overtime. The Spurs went on to win the game 110–103. The Spurs lost Game 6 99–91 and lost the series 4–2.