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They play “Don’t Stop Believin” by Journey in the home arena of the Memphis Grizzlies. I was really trying to believe after two close games in San Antonio. After last night, I believe the San Antonio Spurs are going to play for the NBA title as the Western Conference Champions. Now I know, they are up 3-0 and there are more games to be played (1, 2,?) but that performance last night put a stamp on the greatness of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, the maturity and savvy of this team and the brilliance of their coach, Greg Popovich. They took the 1st period blow from Memphis and trailed by as much as 18 points. In the second period they battled back to close the gap to 4 points at the half, trailing 44 – 40. By early in the fourth period it was tied 67 – 67 and then the battle was waged as regulation wound down with the result, OT. This was largely due to an unbelievable display of defense put on by the Spurs down the stretch in regulation. OT resulted in Spurs dominating and now 3-0 lead with game four in Memphis on Monday night at 9:00 pm EST on ESPN. Take nothing away from the effort of the Grizzlies, Prince was raining three point shots at will in the first period. Marc Gasol has been tremendous, 18 points, 14 rebounds, Mike Conley has become a very good point guard, and Zach Randolph is a beast. But the Spurs have that intangible that makes teams special, like the Lakers’ dynasties, and Tim Duncan at age 37 is the leader of the pack. He finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Spurs had 58 points in the paint, and the game was not over yet. Perhaps the Grizzlies can pull off a home court win on Monday and send the series back to San Antonio, but you have to expect San Antonio to advance out of the West!
In the East, the Heat visit the Pacers in Indianapolis tonight for game three, series is tied 1-1. Thinking perhaps, Pacers vs. Spurs for the NBA title? We shall see…
