Tony Parker & San Antonio Spurs Wrangle Thunder, Take Game 1

By Marc Stein | ESPN.com Tony Parker has officially moved into the same age bracket as championship compadres Tim Duncan & Manu Ginobili, Duncan swears that he feels younger at 36 than he did at 31 … & their San

SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker shooed away the NBA coach of the year. The San Antonio Spurs were ahead 36 points and he didn't want Gregg Popovich to end his night just yet. “To stay in shape,” Parker said. That's how bad it got for the Utah Jazz.

As far as Tony Parker is concerned, Russell Westbrook has yet to face a real challenge at his position so far in these Playoffs. Parker is right, of course, as Westbrook has only had to deal with a decaying Jason Kidd, and the

If I said the names Tony Parker and Rajon Rondo, many people would instantly would connect them as two of the best point guards and players in the NBA, but both of them are also clear examples of late-round steals. Parker had a MVP-caliber season for

They have the league's most no-nonsense superstar in Tim Duncan, a healthy Manu Ginobili, a legitimate 10-deep bench — and of course, Tony Parker. On the other side of the Western Conference Finals sits the young and brash Oklahoma City Thunder,