Thanks Lurker,
It was not so much the Spurs not finishing as it was the Lakers adjusting.
What impressed me was the way Gasol bothered Duncan all night, no one really mentioned it but he was in his face all game, 2 very clean blocks and a lot of energy, say what you want, but this is the most skilled overall big man in the game today, and that includes Chris Bosh, his hustle and midrange game are off the hook. That kid George Hill you guys have was a beast first half but LA sure shut him down in the second. Still, his skill level is awesome, the spurs always seem to find little gems.
San Antonio is still a threat but they are not a legit contender, but if they get Parker back, they can make waves, unless they draw the 8 spot, LA will smoke them in the first round but Denver could have match up problems with them.
LA is driving me nut with their trailing the whole game routine. Artest, (whom I NEVER wanted on this squad) is acting like he should be a scoring option and that ticks me off. He was brought in to add some defensive toughness, not to add scoring, we have Kobe, Gasol, Odom, and Bynum for that, and to a lesser degree, Shannon Brown, who is rapidly becoming my favorite Laker, just muscle the defensive end Artest!!! LA take whole quarters off (surprise surprise) and they only have 11 game (after getting SMOKED by OKC tonight) to get in a rhythm and thus far, they have not done so. I am sure they will but why must they torment the fans like this?
