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Golden State 100, San Antonio 91 Series tied 1-1 Well that was interesting. The Spurs put themselves in a big hole (again), dug out of it by playing frantic and desperate (again), only tonight could not come all the way back. So we head to Golden State, perhaps the most imposing arena for a visiting team, series tied 1-1, and the Spurs looking suddenly like the lesser and very beatable…
After such a scintillating Game 1, Game 2 is bound to be a bit of a letdown, unless the ball literally spontaneously catches on fire at some point in the 3rd quarter midway between Curry’s fingertips and the net. But in many ways, after such an emotional game, Game 2 may prove to be the keystone game, the 48 minutes that can decide the fate of the series. If San…
San Antonio 129, Golden State 127 (2 OT) San Antonio leads series 1-0 Wow. Need to catch my breath after that game. That’s why you play all four five six quarters of a basketball game. After Curry had his ho-hum 22 point 3rd quarter and the Warriors pushed the lead as high as 18 in the 4th, the Spurs were still able to do what the Nuggets came close to…
On Monday night the Spurs and Warriors tip off their 2nd round series. The Spurs are overwhelming favorites, and should be. They have most things working in their favor: home court advantage, experience, poise, talent, and probably even desire. Still, no team makes it to the second round by accident, and this Warriors team can be particularly dangerous, particularly in Oakland, and particularly from the hand of Steph Curry, perhaps…
The current iteration of the San Antonio Spurs has been one of the most successful professional sports franchises of late. Not only do they rattle off 50-win seasons year after year, they also make deep runs in the playoffs. Four of those runs resulted in them hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy. However, some experts say that the Spurs don’t have much left in the tank. They’re looking more at teams…
At the beginning of the week, Jason Collins, the journeyman NBA center, came out as openly gay, making him the first professional male athlete to do so in American sports. I encourage every one to read the piece; it is eloquent, passionate, funny, and important. This has been a long time coming. Statistically speaking, it just makes sense that there are (and have been) gay professional athletes. With the ever-shifting cultural…
On April 21, the San Antonio Spurs embarked on a quest for their fifth NBA Championship. Each of the 16 teams in this year’s NBA playoffs had a chance, at least in theory, of winning the coveted Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy. Here are 5 reasons why the Spurs have a chance at winning this year’s title: Tony Parker. He is one of the best player on the current Spurs…
The Golden State Warriors lead the Denver Nuggets 3-2. Game six will be tomorrow night in Oakland at 9:30pm CDT.
San Antonio 103, Los Angeles Lakers 82 Spurs win series 4-0 Mercifully, the series is over. Dwight Howard is a coward. If you didn’t see that ejection coming, you haven’t been paying attention to Howard this season and series. He’s a fantastic talker, complainer, jokester, and physical specimen; he is an above average basketball player sorely lacking in heart, intelligence, and competitive desire. He wanted no part o this game,…
As if things couldn’t get any worse for the Lakers, Artest has now been ruled out of game 4, joining Kobe, Nash, Blake, Meeks, and God knows who else. Admittedly, Artest had been playing quite poorly in the series, and was mostly invisible (save for the very visible though incidental forearm he delivered to Parker’s face in Game 3). Earl Clark will take his place in the starting line-up, and…
