,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,cruz7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,congratulating
 the ,san ,antonio ,spurs for winning   
the #bjad ,national ,basketball         
,association ,championship4  ,whereas   
the ,san ,antonio ,spurs 7referred to in
 this preamble as the ,spurs7 won their 
fifth ,national ,basketball ,association
 7referred to in this preamble as the   
,,nba7 ,championship in franchise       
history on ,sunday1 ,june #ae1 #bjad1 by
 defeating the ,miami ,heat with a score
 of #ajd-hg in the fifth game of the    
,,nba ,finals at the ,,at,t ,center in  
,san ,antonio1 ,texas2 ,whereas during  
the #bjad ,,nba playoffs1 the ,spurs    
defeated the ,dallas ,mavericks1        
,portland ,trailblazers1 ,oklahoma ,city
 ,thunder1 and the ,miami ,heat2        
,whereas the ,spurs defeated the ,miami 

,heat1 in a rematch of the #bjac ,,nba  
,finals1 to clinch their fourth title in
 less than a decade2 ,whereas the ,san  
,antonio ,spurs overcame an early       
#af-point deficit to finish the final   
series in a decisive fashion1 winning by
 #ag points and securing the ,,nba      
championship in only #e games2 ,whereas 
during the #bjad postseason1 the ,spurs 
won more playoff games by #ae points or 
more than any team in ,,nba history2    
,whereas the ,spurs outscored opponents 
in the playoffs by #bad points and      
finished the ,,nba ,finals with a plus  
#gj point differential1 both of which   
are ,,nba records2 ,whereas the ,spurs  
have the highest field-goal percentage  
in ,,nba ,finals history at #eb4h       
percent2 ,whereas since its founding in 
#aifg1 the ,san ,antonio ,spurs         
franchise has won #e world              
championships1 #f conference titles1 and
 #bj division titles2 ,whereas the      
#bjac-bjad ,spurs roster was comprised  
of players ,jeff ,ayres1 ,aron ,baynes1 

,marco ,belinelli1 ,matt ,bonner1       
,austin ,daye1 ,boris ,diaw1 ,tim       
,duncan1 ,manu ,ginobli1 ,danny ,green1 
,damion ,james1 ,cory ,joseph1 ,kawhi   
,leonard1 ,patty ,mills1 ,tony ,parker1 
and ,tiago ,splitter1 all of whom       
contributed positively to the team's    
success2 ,whereas1 ,kawhi ,leonard was  
named the ,most ,valuable ,player during
 the #bjad ,finals1 averaging #bb points
 and #aj rebounds for the ,san ,antonio 
,spurs2 ,whereas ,tim ,duncan broke the 
record previously held by ,kareem       
,abdul-,jabar for most postseason       
minutes with #h1hgj minutes and exceeded
 ,earvin ,magic ,johnson's previous     
record for postseason double-doubles    
with #aeh2 ,whereas ,tim ,duncan1 ,tony 
,parker1 and ,manu ,ginobli have more   
playoff wins combined than any other #c 
players on one team in ,,nba history2   
,whereas ,spurs ,head ,coach and #bjad  
,,nba ,coach of the ,year ,award ,winner
 ,gregg ,popovich added to his growing  
list of accomplishments and impressive  

legacy by winning his fifth ,,nba       
championship2 ,whereas ,spurs ,sports   
and ,entertainment owner and ,chief     
,executive ,officer ,peter ,holt and    
,general ,manager ,r4 ,c4 ,buford have  
built the ,spurs into one of the most   
successful organizations in ,,nba       
history2 ,whereas the ,spurs coaching   
staff and management have shown a       
positive commitment to the franchise by 
successfully acquiring and maintaining a
 team of players dedicated to           
discipline1 leadership1 and achievement2
 ,whereas the ,spurs serve the greater  
,san ,antonio community by promoting    
education and literacy1 encouraging     
civic responsibility and engagement1 and
 striving to enhance the quality of life
 for ,san ,antonians and ,south ,texans 
alike2 and ,whereas the ,spurs remain   
the pride and joy of the ,city of ,san  
,antonio3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,senate--  7#a7 congratulates the   
,san ,antonio ,spurs for winning the    
#bjad ,national ,basketball ,association

 ,finals2  7#b7 recognizes the          
achievements of all the players1        
coaches1 and staff who contributed to   
the #bjad season2  7#c7 requests that   
the ,secretary of the ,senate prepare an
 enrolled version of this resolution for
 presentation to-- 7,a7 the owner of    
,san ,antonio ,spurs2  7,b7 the general 
manager for the ,san ,antonio ,spurs2   
and  7,c7 the head coach of the ,san    
,antonio ,spurs4