| Series Recap |
| Game 1: May 3 |
 | New Orleans 101, San Antonio 82 David West scored a career playoff-high 30 points to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 101-82 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Saturday night. ... --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video |
| Game 2: May 5 |
 | New Orleans 102, San Antonio 84 Chris Paul had 30 points and 12 assists, leading the New Orleans Hornets to a victory and a 2-0 lead over the Spurs in their second-round series. Peja Stojakovic hit five 3-pointers and scored 25 points for the Hornets. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video |
| Game 3: May 8 |
 | San Antonio 110, New Orleans 99 Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili both scored 31 points and the Spurs beat the Hornets in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals. Chris Paul led the Hornets with 35 points and nine assists. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video |
| Game 4: May 11 |
 | San Antonio 100, New Orleans 80 Tim Duncan had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the Spurs beat the Hornets to even the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2. Tony Parker added 21 points for the Spurs, who led nearly the entire game. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video |
| Game 5: May 13 |
 | New Orleans 101, San Antonio 79 David West had career playoff highs of 38 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots, lifting New Orleans to a 101-79 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night and a 3-2 series lead. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video |
| Game 6: May 15 |
 | San Antonio 99, New Orleans 80 Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan added 20 points and 15 rebounds, and the Spurs beat the Hornets 99-80 to force a seventh game in the Western Conference semifinals. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video |
| Game 7: May 19 |
 | San Antonio 91, New Orleans 82 Manu Ginobili scored 26 points, hitting four free throws in the final minute, sending the Spurs to the conference finals with a victory over the Hornets. Tony Parker added 17 points, including a crucial jumper in the final minute. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video |
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| Season Series |
| Series tied, 2-2 |
| Date |
Result |
| Nov. 9 |
San Antonio 97, New Orleans 85 |
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| Jan. 26 |
New Orleans 102, San Antonio 78 |
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| Feb. 23 |
San Antonio 98, New Orleans 89 |
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| March 12 |
New Orleans 100, San Antonio 75 |
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Game 7: Tony Parker and Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs walk off the court at the end of the first half against the New Orleans Hornets in Game 7. (Getty Images)
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