N.B.A. Roundup: After Ousting Hornets, Spurs Spend a Night on a Plane
Published 5/21/2008 at NYT > Pro Basketball
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. >
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BillJordaniv posted 5/20/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com
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 ...Go Pistons?
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MrThell posted 5/21/2008 from www.emptythebench.com
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.Friedman: We love this game — just not Lakers or Spurs
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