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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Austin Spurs brought their 2018 season to a |
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| 6 | 7 | | triumphant close by capturing the NBA G League championship; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of head coach Blake Ahearn, the |
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| 8 | 9 | | Spurs claimed the Western Conference Finals crown to earn a berth in |
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| 9 | 10 | | the championship series against the Eastern Conference winner, the |
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| 10 | 11 | | Raptors 905; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Austin opened the best-of-three championship |
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| 12 | 13 | | showdown on April 8 with a 105-93 home win over the Raptors at the |
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| 13 | 14 | | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park; two days later, the teams took the floor |
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| 14 | 15 | | at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, and the Spurs got off |
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| 15 | 16 | | to a fast start, building a 46-38 halftime lead; the Raptors pulled |
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| 16 | 17 | | to within one point in the third quarter, but Austin's 26-10 run |
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| 17 | 18 | | late in the game sealed the victory and earned the team its second |
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| 18 | 19 | | championship in franchise history; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The Spurs were led by Nick Johnson, who came off the |
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| 20 | 21 | | bench in Game 2 to tally 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists and was |
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| 21 | 22 | | named the series Most Valuable Player; Jeff Ledbetter, Jaron |
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| 22 | 23 | | Blossomgame, Olivier Hanlan, and Darrun Hilliard also scored in |
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| 23 | 24 | | double digits for Austin in the deciding contest; additionally, |
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| 24 | 25 | | Amida Brimah was named to the NBA G League All-Defensive Team, and |
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| 25 | 26 | | Mr. Blossomgame received All-NBA G League third-team honors; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Demonstrating remarkable skill and determination, |
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| 27 | 28 | | the Austin Spurs thrilled their fans by earning the mantle of league |
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| 28 | 29 | | champions, and their success has furthered the Lone Star State's |
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| 29 | 30 | | legacy of basketball excellence; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Austin Spurs on winning the |
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| 32 | 33 | | 2018 NBA G League championship and extend to the team's players, |
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| 33 | 34 | | coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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| 34 | 35 | | be it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | House of Representatives. |
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