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In an interview after last night’s game seven win in New Orleans, Tony Parker revealed a little secret to Charles Barkley. The team hadn’t planned on going back home to San Antonio after the game. They had packed for Los Angeles. I thought it was an inspired move. But it would seem that New Orleans got the last laugh. Johnny Ludden reports: When the San Antonio Spurs eliminated the New…
“You’ve just got to be very focused, knowing that you can’t blink, that you can’t let the other team get on a run, get confident on a run. It’s going to be a really tense game with a lot of adrenaline. Fans are going to be going nuts. So it’s going to be a very fun game to play.” “We’ll see if we thrive on pressure after Monday’s game. We…
Second Round Game 6 Vs. New Orleans: Spurs 99, Hornets 80 (3-3) The frustrating, thrilling, maddening thing about sports is how, in an instant, one play changes everything that happened before and everything that will happen next. One unexpected, unpredictable, unscripted moment and suddenly all the storylines and perceptions differ and all your opinions and ideas have to be rethought, reconsidered. One play, an innocent enough looking offensive foul ordinarily,…
For the record, I believe that the Spurs will win tonight. I agree with Michael that the Spurs are “too good to lose to these guys in six.” As for a game seven in New Orleans, I’m not so sure… I’d rather that the Spurs not be in this position, but it is what it is. Here are 10 reasons to believe that the Spurs will win tonight: #10. The…
Second Round Game 4 vs. New Orleans: Spurs 100, Hornets 80 (2-2) Well, that was alarmingly easy. I guess my reverse jinx on Chris Paul worked out, huh? Actually Paul wasn’t too bad, as a scorer. He was 10-16 from the field, after all and had a game high 23 points. The problem was his teammates; his fellow four starters combined for one less bucket than he had by himself….
Has Pop figured out how his team of veterans can beat the younger, more energetic New Orleans Hornets? If so, let’s hope that what happened last night can be replicated three more times, and that Byron Scott and his team are unable to adjust. 1. Matthew Powell at PtR gives credit to Bruce Bown for shutting down Peja Stojakovic. After averaging 23.5 points in the first two games, Peja was…
So far the Conference Semifinals against the Hornets have gone much like the Conference Quarterfinals against the Suns went. When the Big Three have produced, the Spurs have won. And when they haven’t… Duncan had a career playoff worst performance with just 5 points and 3 rebounds in game one, while Parker and Ginobili combined for just 24 points in game two, getting nearly as many turnovers (8) as assists…
Second Round Game 1 @ New Orleans: Hornets 101, Spurs 82 This post should’ve been written a few days ago, but as always life intervenes, so I apologize. I spent Saturday night at a soccer game, watching the San Jose Earthquakes battle FC Dallas in a contest every bit as thrilling as the 0-0 final score suggests. The teams combined for four shots on goal and the home side had…
First Round Game 3 @ Phoenix: Spurs 115, Suns 99 Believe it or not, I’m not completely thrilled we won last night. No, this has nothing to do with Antoine’s overwhelming dominance. Well, maybe a little. No, that’s not it. What’s got me bothered is my face. It’s hairy. Very hairy. And itchy. And it feels like I’ve got food all over my mouth and it just feels gross. I…
Game One vs. Phoenix: Spurs 117, Suns 115 (2OT) So… what’d I miss? What, no bankshot?(Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) Just kidding, I watched the game. I watched it while alternately cussing, screaming, clapping, yelling, giving myself high fives, doing Tiger fist pumps, and at the end bellowing out “JI-NOH-BLEEE” like a more maniacal version of the Chuckster. “I SAID MA-NOOO JI-NOH-BLEEE!!!!” Jesus on a boat what a…
