Elson and Oberto are so bad it's costing the Spurs this game. Neither one can do anything right and the Spurs bleed every second they are on the floor.
Damn, it would be in the best interests of the Rockets for a Detroit & Spurs final. stern will re-adjust the rules to favor those teams if that happens.
Shawn Marion defended Parker brilliantly today. Great adjustment by D'Antonio. Parker was 2 of 8 against Marion. Their strategy of staying at home on Duncan and not double teaming combined with the switch on Parker completely smothered the Spurs shooters and role players. If not for a Nash nose problem, this series is 2-0. Kurt Thomas can hurt SA on both ends.
Great game by the Suns to get back on track. I thought Nash dissected the Spurs defense. Bowen couldn't do a thing. I guess it worked out pretty well. Kurt was huge tonight with his defense. And he kept the opposing defense honest by hitting those timely jumpers. In the end I think the Suns have too many weapons. And only 81 points by the Spurs!
I like Kurt Thomas in the Series. But if he gets into foul trouble, the Suns are toast. Amare could not do a thing against Duncan when Kurt was on the bench. And another thing, is there any better player than Nash in making the right decision under duress? Bowen was all over him and many times he just spun and juked his way to get free.
The series is square. Yeah the Spurs got a split on the road, but Phx finally relaxed a little 5 quarters into this series, knocked down normal shots, and found some working defensive match-ups to smoke them this game. Also both teams are great road teams, Phx can win in SA and SA could win at Phx game 7 or otherwise. Each game is a miniseries in of itself. Liked what I see from the Suns for the most part. Bell and Marion are good matches for Manu and Parker, and that puts a ton of pressure on TD to play great. Parker had the playoff game of his life in game 1 or this series would be 2-0. And as a playoff player, Amare isn't close to Duncan. Nor is Parker close to Nash. TD and Nash make bad players decent, average players good, and good players look great. Both teams are ordinary without those two beasts.
ya..but this is a tough one for the officials..if they call everything they gonna turn this into a FT shooting contest..which is not what the nba wants during a primetime game.
there are so many calls, non-calls. Look at Ginobili's black right eye, Marion poked him in a drive and got no call.
