Is the Spurs age catching up with to them as the Western Conference Finals progress? Those were the newly crowned MVP's thoughts last night in the city priceless dramas.
As the fourth quarter progressed, the Spurs fell asleep to the beat of their own drum. Kobe rattled off 25 second-half points and hit the game winning shot, putting Game One in the bag.
Tim Duncan had a nice game himself, hitting 48% of his shots and finishing with 30 points, but it wasn't enough to get the Spurs a 1-0 series lead. The win was a little close for comfort, but each win in the Playoffs is another step closer to the ultimate goal.
Much props to the Spurs tenacious defense in the first half limiting Kobe to only two points. The second half seemed like a rerun of Pros versus Joe’s, what a joke.
As the teams aim for Game Two, are the Lakers going to spot the world champs another 20-point lead, or come out of the gates firing like the Alamo?
On a side note -- is it just me, or are Manu Ginobili and Bruce Bowen some of the most annoying offenders of the flop in the NBA? Seriously, with less than 30 seconds left in the game, and the league’s MVP with the ball, Bowen seemed more concerned with drawing the foul than with playing real defense, and ultimately allowing Kobe Bryant to easily hit an easy short-range shot from inside the key to seal the game. Bad acting only worked for Schwarzenegger in "Predator", better performances have come from third graders on the play ground without refs. Play the game folks, not the refs.
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