X's And O's: Manu Ginobili's Game Winning Three
After a bad shooting night, and nearly being the goat of the game with an ill-advised three-pointer late in the second overtime, Manu Ginobili came up with the biggest shot of Game 1 for the Spurs.
After a bad shooting night, and nearly being the goat of the game with an ill-advised three-pointer late in the second overtime, Manu Ginobili came up with the biggest shot of Game 1 for the Spurs.
The San Antonio Spurs held home court against the young Golden State Warriors last night in what was one of the most memorable battles in Spurs playoff history.
Outshot, outhustled, outrebounded and generally outplayed through 44 minutes, the Spurs waited until what was likely the last possible moment before mounting a comeback that elevated an already memorable game to instant classic status.
Of all of the fantastic and awesome plays in the fifty-three minutes of action, which was the moment when you let yourself start believing that the Spurs had it in them tonight?
In a game in which the Spurs were fighting from behind for most of regulation -- In a fourth quarter where the Spurs trailed by 16 -- In a back and forth pair of overtime periods where every...
Now quit your complaining and start working on your mojo!
The long wait is over. Nearly 200 hours have passed since the Spurs took their Round 1 brooms to the reeling Los Angles Lakers and put the series to bed like a four-year-old passed out from a long day at the zoo. The Warriors are in town
The Spurs look to start the second round with a win.
The Spurs are taylor made to dispatch these Warriors quickly. So long as they play their game, and Curry doesn't go unconscious for four games, the Spurs should have little trouble handling the youngsters from Oakland.