Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Spurs

Steph Curry unleashes the best single performance of the playoffs on them.  Their heart and soul - Duncan - is sick and doesn't play in the 4th quarter and OT.  Ginobli plays lousy until making the one big shot at the end.  Parker is missing those little mid range jumpers he usually nails.  And they still manage to win.  They should be feeling good.

On the downside, the Warriors dominate for 3.5 quarters and made them look old and slow.  Don't know what's going to happen.

2 comments:

andy v said...

I think we're looking at a Spurs sweep. Part of me wants to be conservative and say the Warriors take one in Oakland, but I actually think the schedule and the way game 1 played out greatly favors the Spurs. Splitter returning for game 2 or 3 is what seals it for me. His presence helps make up for whatever athleticism Duncan has lost and that the Spurs utilize their bench and minutes better. I mean the Spurs weathered an ill Duncan, a bad Ginobli night and no Splitter. On the Warriors side, I think its more likely Curry injures his ankle again before he has another performance close to game 1 and even with that performance the Warriors couldn't get by the Spurs. The remaining schedule is tough in that they play every other day through game 4. No rest for travel and while you'd think it would favor the younger team, I think it's an advantage to the Spurs. The wild card to me is Harrison Barnes and whether he has a breakout game that pushes them over. But I think Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green negate that for the most part. Entertaining series nonetheless and there's always the chance that god is on Mark Jackson's side.

Greg said...

if SA wins game 2, they will definitely win the series because no way warriors can win 4 of 5.

but who knows - the warriors were up 15 in the game. don't think that can be a total fluke given what they did against denver. stef curry has been the best player in the playoffs thus far