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SAN ANTONIO - Gregg Popovich has a live in the moment philosophy.It has worked well for the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs.Just to be clear, weve never had any goals whatsoever in the sense of winning X number of games or this year is our year to win a championship, Popovich said Friday at the teams media day.All weve said is that we want to be the best team we can be at playoff time and that starts with the very first practice and its a building block sort of thing.The Spurs definitely improved as last season progressed, capped by a 14.5-point margin of victory against the Heat in the NBA Finals.Im sure Pop can put together film of what went wrong, thats the way he works, said Tim Duncan, who is entering his 18th season. We still start with watching film even in the wins. We celebrate our wins, too. I have no idea if (Pop) will start us off down that road or well just go from square one and try to put that behind us like we put last year behind us.San Antonio returns its entire post-season roster with the re-signing of Aron Baynes on Friday as the team attempts to win consecutive titles for the first time in franchise history.The Spurs did add former UCLA forward Kyle Anderson through the draft and will be without Patty Mills for up to seven months after the reserve point guard had surgery in July to repair a torn rotator cuff.Spurs veteran Manu Ginobili was cleared to play after being diagnosed with a slight stress fracture in his right fibula during the off-season, but his playing time will be limited initially as he works on his conditioning. Ginobili said he no longer suffers leg pain, though his feelings were hurt after San Antonio prevented him from playing for his native Argentina in the FIBA World Cup because of the injury.We had a talk, I think it was necessary, Ginobili said. I was hurt (by the decision), probably I am still hurt. Of course, I understand why they did it, I just didnt like it and I disagree with it.But those feelings faded when Ginobili returned to San Antonio and practiced with so many familiar faces.(It helps with) just the same chemistry, Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard said. Theres no one new. We all know the offence, we all know how we all won the championship last year, weve just got to repeat that but play a little harder because the target is on our back now.The target will be even bigger on Leonard, who at 22 became the third youngest player to earn Finals MVP. He averaged 17.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks while being San Antonios top defender against Miami.Hes made huge strides every year, but Im probably going to talk to him more about consistency, Popovich said. Hes reached a certain level. If you look at those last three games he played, they were pretty special, but to be in that top echelon of players in our league, its a huge responsibility to come and do that every night. .. In his case, hes very special because he can bring it on both ends of the court.The only place where the Spurs experienced major changes is on the bench. Assistant coach Sean Marks was promoted to assistant general manager and the team added WNBA All-Star Becky Hammon and four-time Euroleague champion Ettore Messina. Hammon is the first female to serve as a full-time assistant coach in the NBA.It will be fun to add to our coaching staff and Pops really excited about it, really excited about it, Duncan said. Its good to see that in him and well see how they fit into what we do.Popovich was impressed with Hammons knowledge while she interned with the team last season and he has long held Messina in high regard. Messina, who was Ginobilis first coach in Bologna, is already leaving an imprint with San Antonio.He already has with our preparation for this season, Popovich said. He seen we do this, we do that and hell say, Have you thought about this? I already like some of the suggestions hes made that well change. Tim Tebow College Jersey . Halak, 28, split his eighth NHL seasons between the St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals, compiling a 29-13-7 record in 52 games. Throwback Florida Jerseys . -- The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with cornerback Kelvin Hayden. http://www.cheapfloridajerseys.com/?tag=florida-emmitt-smith-college-jersey . 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Lowry drew on that frustration to lift the Raptors to a 104-100 victory over the Orlando Magic, extending their Eastern Conference-leading record to 7-1. Theyre a perfect 5-0 at the Air Canada Centre. On a night that saw Toronto trail almost the entire game, Lowry grabbed two huge rebounds in the final 90 seconds, then drew a foul and drained a pair of free throws to give the Raptors a three-point lead in the victory. Lowry finished with 19 points while Terrence Ross poured in 17 more. DeMar DeRozan added 16, Lou Williams had 14, and Amir Johnson and Patrick Patterson chipped in with 12 points apiece. Evan Fournier led the Magic (2-6) with 24 points, while Tobias Harris added 23, and Channing Frye finished with 19. The Raptors, wearing their camouflage uniforms in honour of Remembrance Day, were coming off two solid defensive efforts in wins over Washington and Philadelphia. But their poor defensive habits were back with a vengeance as the Raptors fell behind by double digits early to the Magic, and trailed almost the entire game. Trailing Orlando 83-72 to begin the fourth quarter, the Raptors finally showed some life. Williams scored eight points in less than four minutes and then Pattersons three witth 6:36 to go put the Raptors up 90-88 (Torontos first lead since 14-13).dddddddddddd A basket by Harris pulled the Magic to within a point with 55 seconds to play, but a free throw by Patterson, followed by a miss by Harris, clinched Torontos victory. The Magic shot 48 per cent on the night to Torontos 46. Toronto had a narrow 40-39 advantage on the boards. The Raptors poor start on the defensive end showed in the Magics 58 per cent shooting in the first quarter. Frye hit all three of his three-point attempts in the frame, and Orlando took a 32-24 advantage into the second. A three by Fournier put the Magic up 60-49 with a minute to go in the second half, Orlandos biggest lead of the game to that point. The visitors went into the dressing room at halftime up 60-51. The Raptors pulled to within seven points midway through the third, but two possessions later the Magic was back up by 11, and took an 83-72 lead into the fourth. The Raptors host Chicago on Thursday and Utah on Saturday. NOTES: Torontos Landry Fields missed the game (flu). . . Canadian womens tennis star Eugenie Bouchard was at the game, and fired autographed tennis balls into the crowd during a timeout. . . The game began with a ceremony honouring Canadian military veterans and a moment of silence. . . The Raptors media pre-game notes included a section What are the red flowers? to explain the significance of poppies to travelling U.S. journalists. 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