The 2009–10 San Antonio Spurs season was the 43rd season of the franchise, 37th in San Antonio, and 34th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
In the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Dallas Mavericks in six games in the First Round, before being swept by the Phoenix Suns in four games in the Semifinals.
Key dates June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 8 – The free agency period started.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team 2 37 DeJuan Blair (from Golden State via Phoenix) PF Pittsburgh (So.) 2 51 Jack McClinton (from New Orleans via Toronto) SG Miami (FL) (Sr.) 2 53 Nando de Colo (from Houston) PG Cholet (France)
Roster
Pre-season 2009 Pre-season game log: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 October 6 Houston L 85–99 San Antonio Spurs 15,545 0–1 2 October 9 Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece) W 107–89 San Antonio Spurs 17,677 1–1 3 October 11 San Antonio Spurs W 95–93 Miami Heat 10,064 2–1 4 October 14 Los Angeles Clippers L 90–93 San Antonio Spurs 15,498 2–2 5 October 16 Cleveland Cavaliers W 105–98 San Antonio Spurs 17,168 3–2 6 October 20 San Antonio Spurs W 119–102 Oklahoma City Thunder (@ Austin, Texas) 10,290 4–2 7 October 23 San Antonio Spurs L 112–114 Indiana Pacers (@ Bloomington, Indiana) 8,029 4–3
Regular season
Standings
Game log
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 28 | New Orleans | | Tony Parker (17) | DeJuan Blair (11) | Tony Parker (7) | AT&T Center18,581 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 30 | @ Chicago | | Tim Duncan (28) | Tim Duncan (16) | Manu Ginóbili (4) | United Center21,412 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | October 31 | Sacramento | | Tony Parker (24) | DeJuan Blair, Tim Duncan (10) | Tony Parker (7) | AT&T Center16,966 | 2–1
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 5 | @ Utah | | Tony Parker (21) | Tim Duncan (13) | Richard Jefferson, Tony Parker (3) | EnergySolutions Arena19,797 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 6 | @ Portland | | Richard Jefferson (19) | Tim Duncan (8) | Manu Ginóbili, Roger Mason (4) | Rose Garden20,498 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | November 9 | Toronto | | Manu Ginóbili (36) | Antonio McDyess (10) | Richard Jefferson (7) | AT&T Center17,714 | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 | November 11 | Dallas | | Richard Jefferson (29) | Matt Bonner, Antonio McDyess (9) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | AT&T Center18,581 | 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 14 | Oklahoma City | | Tim Duncan (22) | Tim Duncan (10) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | AT&T Center17,947 | 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 18 | @ Dallas | (OT) | Tim Duncan (22) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tim Duncan (6) | American Airlines Center20,110 | 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 19 | Utah | | Tim Duncan (21) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tim Duncan (5) | AT&T Center17,519 | 4–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 21 | Washington | | Tony Parker (17) | Theo Ratliff (11) | Tony Parker (8) | AT&T Center16,888 | 5–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 | November 23 | Milwaukee | | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (6) | AT&T Center17,677 | 6–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 | November 25 | Golden State | | Tony Parker (32) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tony Parker (7) | AT&T Center17,606 | 7–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | November 27 | @ Houston | | Tim Duncan (21) | Antonio McDyess (14) | Tony Parker (7) | Toyota Center18,164 | 8–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 | November 29 | Philadelphia | | Tim Duncan (22) | DeJuan Blair (10) | Tony Parker (8) | AT&T Center17,161 | 9–6
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | December 3 | Boston | | DeJuan Blair (18) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tony Parker (7) | AT&T Center18,581 | 9–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 5 | Denver | | Tony Parker (27) | Matt Bonner (7) | Tony Parker (5) | AT&T Center17,592 | 9–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 7 | @ Utah | | Matt Bonner (28) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (5) | EnergySolutions Arena17,565 | 9–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19 | December 9 | Sacramento | | Richard Jefferson (23) | Antonio McDyess (9) | Tony Parker (11) | AT&T Center17,353 | 10–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 | December 11 | Charlotte | | Manu Ginóbili (22) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tony Parker (10) | AT&T Center17,508 | 11–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 | December 13 | @ L.A Clippers | | Tim Duncan (21) | DeJuan Blair (9) | Tony Parker (7) | Staples Center16,464 | 12–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 15 | @ Phoenix | | Tim Duncan (34) | Tim Duncan (14) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | US Airways Center17,964 | 12–10 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 | December 16 | @ Golden State | | Tim Duncan (27) | Tim Duncan (15) | Manu Ginóbili (5) | Oracle Arena17,857 | 13–10 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 | December 19 | Indiana | | Tim Duncan (19) | Tim Duncan (16) | Tony Parker (4) | AT&T Center17,075 | 14–10 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25 | December 21 | L.A Clippers | | Tony Parker (19) | Theo Ratliff (7) | Roger Mason, Jr. (5) | AT&T Center17,451 | 15–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 23 | Portland | | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili, George Hill, Roger Mason, Jr. (4) | AT&T Center18,581 | 15–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 | December 26 | @ Milwaukee | | Tim Duncan (26) | DeJuan Blair (12) | Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili (8) | Bradley Center14,864 | 16–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 28 | December 27 | @ New York | | Tony Parker (22) | DeJuan Blair (10) | Richard Jefferson (4) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 17–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 29 | December 29 | Minnesota | | Richard Jefferson (24) | Tim Duncan (10) | Manu Ginóbili (10) | AT&T Center18,581 | 18–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 | December 31 | Miami | | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tony Parker (9) | AT&T Center18,581 | 19–11
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 | January 2 | @ Washington | | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (7) | Tony Parker (7) | Verizon Center19,025 | 20–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 3 | @ Toronto | | Tony Parker (23) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (6) | Air Canada Centre18,323 | 20–12 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 | January 6 | Detroit | | Tony Parker (23) | DeJuan Blair (8) | Tony Parker (6) | AT&T Center17,337 | 21–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 8 | Dallas | | Tim Duncan (31) | Tim Duncan (12) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | AT&T Center18,581 | 21–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 | January 10 | New Jersey | | Manu Ginóbili (21) | Tim Duncan (17) | Tony Parker (5) | AT&T Center18,047 | 22–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 | January 12 | L.A Lakers | | Tim Duncan (25) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili (6) | AT&T Center18,581 | 23–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 | January 13 | @ Oklahoma City | (OT) | Tony Parker, DeJuan Blair (28) | DeJuan Blair (21) | Tony Parker (8) | Ford Center17,886 | 24–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 15 | @ Charlotte | | Tony Parker, DeJuan Blair, George Hill, Manu Ginóbili (11) | DeJuan Blair (16) | Tim Duncan (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,742 | 24–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 16 | @ Memphis | | Tim Duncan (23) | DeJuan Blair, Tim Duncan (8) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | FedExForum14,116 | 24–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 | January 18 | @ New Orleans | | Tony Parker (25) | Tim Duncan (14) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | New Orleans Arena16,549 | 25–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 20 | Utah | | Manu Ginóbili (22) | DeJuan Blair (11) | Manu Ginóbili (8) | AT&T Center17,584 | 25–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 22 | Houston | | Tim Duncan (25) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tony Parker (10) | AT&T Center18,581 | 25–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 25 | Chicago | | Tony Parker (20) | DeJuan Blair (11) | Tony Parker (8) | AT&T Center18,581 | 25–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 | January 27 | Atlanta | | Tim Duncan (21) | Tim Duncan (27) | Tony Parker (8) | AT&T Center18,258 | 26–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 | January 29 | Memphis | | Tim Duncan (19) | DeJuan Blair (10) | Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (7) | AT&T Center18,088 | 27–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | January 31 | Denver | | George Hill (17) | Tim Duncan (10) | Manu Ginóbili (9) | AT&T Center17,607 | 27–19
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 | February 3 | @ Sacramento | | George Hill (23) | Tim Duncan (13) | George Hill (9) | ARCO Arena12,934 | 28–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 4 | @ Portland | | Manu Ginóbili (21) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (6) | Rose Garden20,572 | 28–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 | February 6 | @ L.A Clippers | | George Hill (22) | Antonio McDyess (10) | Tony Parker (14) | Staples Center18,258 | 29–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 8 | @ L.A Lakers | | Manu Ginóbili (21) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tony Parker (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 29–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51 | February 11 | @ Denver | | George Hill, DeJuan Blair (17) | DeJuan Blair (9) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | Pepsi Center18,611 | 30–21 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 | February 17 | @ Indiana | | Tony Parker (28) | Tim Duncan (26) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse14,947 | 31–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 19 | @ Philadelphia | | Manu Ginóbili (24) | Tim Duncan (9) | George Hill, Tony Parker (5) | Wachovia Center16,376 | 31–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 21 | @ Detroit | | Tim Duncan (29) | Tim Duncan (10) | George Hill, Manu Ginóbili (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills20,153 | 31–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 55 | February 24 | Oklahoma City | | Manu Ginóbili (26) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tim Duncan (6) | AT&T Center18,400 | 32–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 26 | @ Houston | | George Hill (26) | Manu Ginóbili (10) | Roger Mason, Jr., Manu Ginóbili (4) | Toyota Center18,195 | 32–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 | February 28 | Phoenix | | Manu Ginóbili, Tim Duncan (21) | Tim Duncan (10) | Manu Ginóbili (8) | AT&T Center18,581 | 33–24
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 | March 1 | @ New Orleans | | George Hill (23) | Tim Duncan (9) | Manu Ginóbili (8) | New Orleans Arena13,655 | 34–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 | March 5 | New Orleans | | Tony Parker (20) | DeJuan Blair (12) | Tony Parker (6) | AT&T Center18,581 | 35–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 | March 6 | @ Memphis | | Richard Jefferson (18) | Richard Jefferson (6) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | FedEx Forum15,928 | 36–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 8 | @ Cleveland | | Manu Ginóbili (38) | Richard Jefferson (9) | Manu Ginóbili, Tim Duncan (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 36–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 62 | March 10 | New York | | Manu Ginóbili (28) | Antonio McDyess (12) | Manu Ginóbili (5) | AT&T Center18,278 | 37–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 | March 12 | @ Minnesota | | Richard Jefferson, George Hill (19) | Richard Jefferson (9) | George Hill (8) | Target Center17,009 | 38–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 64 | March 13 | L.A Clippers | | Matt Bonner (21) | Richard Jefferson (9) | George Hill (11) | AT&T Center18,581 | 39–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 | March 16 | @ Miami | | Manu Ginóbili (22) | Tim Duncan (11) | George Hill, Antonio McDyess (4) | American Airlines Arena18,925 | 40–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 17 | @ Orlando | | Richard Jefferson (20) | Antonio McDyess (7) | George Hill (4) | Amway Arena17,461 | 40–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 67 | March 19 | Golden State | | Manu Ginóbili (23) | DeJuan Blair (9) | Manu Ginóbili (11) | AT&T Center18,581 | 41–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 21 | @ Atlanta | (OT) | Manu Ginóbili (38) | Tim Duncan (13) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | Philips Arena18,729 | 41–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 | March 22 | @ Oklahoma City | | George Hill (27) | Tim Duncan, Antonio McDyess (7) | Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (5) | Ford Center18,203 | 42–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 24 | L.A Lakers | | Manu Ginóbili (24) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tim Duncan (6) | AT&T Center18,581 | 42–28 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 71 | March 26 | Cleveland | | Manu Ginóbili (30) | George Hill (9) | George Hill, Manu Ginóbili (6) | AT&T Center18,581 | 43–28 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 | March 28 | @ Boston | | Manu Ginóbili (28)