N.B.A. Roundup: After Ousting Hornets, Spurs Spend a Night on a Plane

 
The San Antonio Spurs slept on their plane after mechanical problems forced them to stay in New Orleans and they could not find hotel rooms in the city. > [link]

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Comments and Interviews from Hornets/Spurs Game 7 on TNT

The following is comments for the Spurs/Hornets Game 7 Monday night. The comments come from the NBA on TNT broadcast team of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Chris Webber, as well as courtside interviews with Hornets head coach Byron Scott, Spurs guards Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker TNT’s NBA coverage continues on Wednesday, May 21 at 9 p.m. ET with exclusive coverage of the ...
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Go Pistons?

Now were down to the final four in the NBA Playoffs, and there are 4 former Bullet/Wizards left in the playoff chase. As you can probably deduce from the title of the post, all four players are members of the Pistons. Rasheed Wallace, Juan Dixon, Jarvis Hayes, and Richard Hamilton were all drafted by Washington.
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Black & Silver just isn’t Red

Popular point of discussion at the moment, especially given the Lazarus impersonation against the New Orleans Hornets… Are the San Antonio Spurs a dynasty? Well… no
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Old Hats and New Tricks: San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Preview

There were a lot of unhappy NBA fans outside of Texas after the Spurs dispatched the Hornets on Monday, but none more displeased than Lakers fans. Instead of being the veteran squad facing a young and inexperienced New Orleans team Los Angles is now squaring off against a group of cagey vets with a lot more playoff success.
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Friedman: We love this game — just not Lakers or Spurs

There's a reason why you heard thousands of basketball fans moan aloud as the San Antonio Spurs f...
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