San Antonio Spurs

The Golden State Warriors will be heading into uncharted territory on April 14 as they open their NBA postseason campaign against the San Antonio Spurs missing star Stephen Curry and struggling to find their best form.

James Harden scored 28 points as the Houston Rockets tightened their grip on first place in the Western Conference on March 12 with a 109-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

Russell Westbrook notched his 19th triple-double of the NBA season and the Oklahoma City reserves contributed 50 points on March 10 as the Thunder beat the reeling San Antonio Spurs 104-94.

After being run ragged by the Spurs’ ball movement for years, Ricky Rubio continues to get some payback in his first season with Utah.

James Harden scored 28 points and dished out 11 assists on Feb. 1 as the Houston Rockets handed the San Antonio Spurs a rare home defeat, 102-91.

A tough test awaits Turkey on Sept. 12 at Eurobasket 2015 when it takes on title favorite France, led by all-time Eurobasket top scorer Tony Parker, for a quarterfinal berth.

The "12 Giant Men" finished Group B fourth after a 111-102 victory in overtime against Iceland on Sept. 10 to set up the Round of 16 clash with France in Lille.

The Houston Rockets, led by James Harden's 28 points, punched their NBA playoffs second-round ticket on April 28 with a 103-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Turkish center Ömer A??k and his New Orleans Pelicans broke the San Antonio Spurs? 11-game winning streak on April 15, punching their playoff ticket on the last day of the regular season.

Anthony Davis scored 31 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and blocked three shots to lead the Pelicans to a 108-103 win over the reigning NBA champions, who were storming into the post-season.

The job vacancy rate in the euro area (EA18) was 1.8% in the fourth quarter of 2014, up from 1.6% recorded both in the previous quarter and in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat 104-87 on June 15 to capture their fifth NBA championship and deny the Heat a third straight title.

Fueled by the disappointment of a seven-game loss to the Heat in last year's finals, the top-seeded Spurs throttled the two-time defending champions in the final three games to take the best-of-seven title series four games to one.