San Antonio Draws First Blood in the Western Conference Finals.
May 21st 2007 12:30
Showing no effects after their brutal series against Phoenix, San Antonio skipped away with Game 1 against Utah in the Western Conference Finals, 108-100.
The Spurs big three of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker once again had superb games. For three quarters San Antonio played flawless basketball taking an 18 point lead going into the fourth, then Deron Williams the young Jazz point guard went to work on the Spurs.
Admittedly the Jazz never got any closer than seven points to the Spurs but considering the ass kicking they were receiving for most of the game this was a somewhat impressive showing – especially Deron’s 34 point effort.
Utah has been owned by San Antonio on their homecourt losing their 17th straight attempt in trying to gain a much needed ‘W’ away. The Jazz have to face the reality that if they want to advance to the Finals they must win at least one game on the road.
Tim Duncan again displayed his basketball playing prowess by having another standout
performance with 27 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Manu Ginobili also continued his excellent play of late with 23 points and 10 assists, while Tony Parker crashed the party as well with a solid 21 point outing.
San Antonio is almost impossible to beat when their star three players have all guns blazing.
Cheap Shot Rob also made his return to the basketball court after serving a two game suspension on his mob hit on Steve Nash, and the Spurs crowd showered him with love and affection. Why shouldn’t they show their gratitude? If it wasn’t for that hit, we may have seen the Suns through instead.
The Jazz were outplayed in every facet of the game though, with Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur being more or less locked down by the gritty Spurs defence. It was only Deron Williams who showed any resistance and Coach Jerry Sloan will be looking for a bigger effort from his Jazz players in the subsequent games.
Finally, we would like to give big ups to Tim Duncan who showed the basketball world once again why he is arguably the best player in the league right now. Yes, he often gets overlooked and labelled ‘boring’ and we at NBALOUD are guilty as well of giving Timmy the cold shoulder. However, let’s give credit where it is due and Duncan’s performances of late have been mesmerising.
We may hate San Antonio (this space included), but we begrudgingly can acknowledge the greatness that surrounds the Spurs squad and especially Tim Duncan.
You have your work cut out Utah.
The video in this post is from today’s game which sees Tony Parker make an amazing pass to Manu Ginobili in between the legs of Mehmet Okur. Watch this clip because it is a sweet assist.
The Spurs big three of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker once again had superb games. For three quarters San Antonio played flawless basketball taking an 18 point lead going into the fourth, then Deron Williams the young Jazz point guard went to work on the Spurs.
Admittedly the Jazz never got any closer than seven points to the Spurs but considering the ass kicking they were receiving for most of the game this was a somewhat impressive showing – especially Deron’s 34 point effort.
Utah has been owned by San Antonio on their homecourt losing their 17th straight attempt in trying to gain a much needed ‘W’ away. The Jazz have to face the reality that if they want to advance to the Finals they must win at least one game on the road.
Tim Duncan again displayed his basketball playing prowess by having another standout
Tim Duncan stands alone as the best player in the NBA. (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
San Antonio is almost impossible to beat when their star three players have all guns blazing.
Cheap Shot Rob also made his return to the basketball court after serving a two game suspension on his mob hit on Steve Nash, and the Spurs crowd showered him with love and affection. Why shouldn’t they show their gratitude? If it wasn’t for that hit, we may have seen the Suns through instead.
The Jazz were outplayed in every facet of the game though, with Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur being more or less locked down by the gritty Spurs defence. It was only Deron Williams who showed any resistance and Coach Jerry Sloan will be looking for a bigger effort from his Jazz players in the subsequent games.
Finally, we would like to give big ups to Tim Duncan who showed the basketball world once again why he is arguably the best player in the league right now. Yes, he often gets overlooked and labelled ‘boring’ and we at NBALOUD are guilty as well of giving Timmy the cold shoulder. However, let’s give credit where it is due and Duncan’s performances of late have been mesmerising.
We may hate San Antonio (this space included), but we begrudgingly can acknowledge the greatness that surrounds the Spurs squad and especially Tim Duncan.
You have your work cut out Utah.
The video in this post is from today’s game which sees Tony Parker make an amazing pass to Manu Ginobili in between the legs of Mehmet Okur. Watch this clip because it is a sweet assist.
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Comment by Deorre
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I sure like your NBA Loud. What do you do in the off season?
Comment by Stanley
during the offseason i try and get a life but that doesn't happen. i still obsess about basketball and watch a lot of the wnba haha