Spurs-Lakers Game Two Thoughts
Quick thoughts regarding Spurs-Lakers Game Two:
- There isn’t much I could say about tonight’s game. With the game tied at 37, Doug Collins made the point that the Spurs, despite their shooting woes, were “close.” That’s when the Lakers rattled off a 9-0 run that was the start of the Spurs’ second-half collapse.
(I’m watching the replay of the game on TNT right now, and I’m still in shock by that rejection by Farmar. No, it was not Tayshaun Prince-esque, but it was pretty sweet nonetheless.)
Fisher rebounded nicely. Odom was very good, though he did commit two bad offensive fouls. Gasol still worries me, especially with the way Duncan has dominated him in the first two games (I thought Gasol’s two early fouls were going to crush the Lakers’ chances). Most importantly, the Lakers backcourt reserves—Farmer and Vujacic—played excellent ball. And was that a Trevor Ariza sighting?
(Tangent: Please, TNT announcers…enough with the jokes about The Bill Engvall Show and House of Payne. Very funny.)
If I’m a Spurs fan, I’m worried sick about Manu Ginobili. I’m starting to think that the ankle is MUCH worse than he’s letting on. Without a 100% Manu, I don’t see any way the Spurs beat the Lakers four times in five games.
Laker fans, on the other hand, should worry about the following:
1) Duncan’s continued dominance of Gasol. I expect Duncan to carry his team to victory in at least one of the next two games in San Antonio.
2) The Spurs’ outside shooting. Finley, Bowen, Barry, and Horry are going to drain outside shots sooner or later, no?
3) Tony Parker’s gonna play a complete game sooner or later, right? And if Manu Ginobili suddenly gets healthy…
I’m probably going to skip blogging about the NBA for the next couple of days (quick-hitters only, if anything), just to get some non-sports thoughts out of the way.
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