Spurs-Lakers: It's Do or Die for San Antonio in Game 3

With the Lakers leaving LA up 2-0, the pressure is now on the San Antonio Spurs to play well at home and square up the series 2-2.

The Spurs snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in Game 1, blowing a 20-point lead.

In Game 2, however, they never even had a lead, let alone a 20-point one. They were outplayed in Game 2 and need to improve a lot if they are to get back in this series.

Despite winning by 30 points in Game 2, tonight's game is not going to be a walk in the park. The Spurs will be more determined than ever to get a win, especially in front of their home crowd.

Tim Duncan has been doing what he does best against the Lakers, and that's get the ball down low and school the Lakers defenders, grabbing rebound after rebound.

The same can't be said for Manu Ginobili who has had a terrible series against the Lakers.

He didn't play well when starting in Game 1. He was then put on the bench to start Game 2, but that didn't change anything.

Ginobili is averaging just 8.5 points against the Lakers this series, compared to his 18.2 against Phoenix, and 21.3 against New Orleans.

He has been shooting at 23 percent, which is very uncharacteristic of Ginobili who shot 46 percent in the regular season.

Tonight must be the night Ginobili finds his shooting touch, because the Spurs are desperate for it.

The Lakers bench has gone back to playing how they were during the regular season, and it is a large reason why the Lakers are up 2-0.

Like Ginobili, former Laker Robert Horry has also been having troubles finding his rhythm. Horry has yet to sink a shot in five attempts, and some of the shots he has put up haven't looked close to going in.

Trevor Ariza's return from a broken foot makes things more difficult for the Spurs.

If Ariza feels up to it, he could see a lot of court time if Ginobili gets on a role. He is an exceptional defender who has the size and speed to take care of Ginobili and cause him some problems.

The Lakers have shown they can win on the road this season, and could quite possibly win one or even both games in San Antonio.

That being said, the Spurs aren't going to let them win easily. They know, after their seven-game series with the Hornets which saw them 2-0 down, they can still win this series and go to the NBA Finals.