Spurs 79, Hornets 101, Final - May 13, 2008

'Round the Association: He Might Have Lost, But Chris Paul is Ridiculous

gmcdowel posted 5/13/2008 from sportsyenta.blogspot.com

San Antonio 110, New Orleans 99: They were teetering on the edge of going down 3-0, but the Spurs did what defending champions do: They won at home. I love cliches. In other news, Chris Paul is the best player on the planet right now. Check the vid. That shot is insane . With home-court advantage I don't see how the Hornets lose so long as Paul keeps playing at this unbelievable level. ...

'Round the Association: The Jazz Are What We Thought They Were

gmcdowel posted 5/13/2008 from sportsyenta.blogspot.com

Utah 123, Los Angeles 115 (OT): We had quite a game in the Beehive State on Sunday afternoon, did we not? Deron Williams had 29 points and 14 assists to lead the Jazz past the Lakers and square the series at 2-2. Kobe struggled with back spasms most of the game but still scored 33 points while adding 10 assists and eight rebounds. And just to round things out Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf ...

Commissioner Stern Feels In-Arena Pyrotechnics are Unnecessary

Maury posted 5/14/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com

NBA Commissioner David Stern let his thoughts on loud fiery in-arena entertainment be known when he was asked about it during Game 4 of the Celtics/Cavaliers series. As reported by ESPN : “I’m going to get in trouble for this, but I think they’re ridiculous. I think the noise, the fire, the smoke is a kind of assault that we should seriously consider reviewing in whether it’s really ...

Go (David) West, Young Man, and Grow Up

MrThell posted 5/14/2008 from www.emptythebench.com

After heroic performances from their young stars these upstart Hornets now stand one win from Western Conference Finals. In the final minutes Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio starters sat on the bench slowly nodding their heads with looks of begrudging respect. They seemed to be finally acknowledging that this is a worth adversary indeed. But all dramatics aside, the series is far from over.

Hornets Push Defending Champion Spurs to Brink of Elimination

David Friedman posted 5/14/2008 from 20secondtimeout.blogspot.com

The San Antonio Spurs have won four championships in the Tim Duncan era but they have never captured back to back titles or even won consecutive Western Conference crowns--and unless they can beat the New Orleans Hornets two games in a row they will once again follow a championship season with a year in which they did not make it back to the Finals.

Crawford's ruling upsets Spurs' Popovich

ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog found this 5/14/2008 on www.mysanantonio.com

Web Posted: 05/14/2008 01:06 AM CDT By Mike Monroe mikemonroe@express-news.net NEW ORLEANS — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Tuesday he would contact NBA vice-president of basketball operations Stu Jackson about what he believed was an incorrect ...

FOX Sports on MSN - NBA -

With Leather - Sports news and gossip for ... found this 5/14/2008 on msn.foxsports.com

As ever, the Spurs' perimeter shooting was the single most important factor in determining the outcome of this and most of their games. Here are the quarterly breakdowns of the Spurs' mid- and long-range shooting: First quarter: 7-for-18. Fortunately ...

San Antonio vs. New Orleans - Recap - May 13, 2008

Hornets247.com Blog found this 5/14/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

West breaks out for 38 points as Hornets blast Spurs in Game 5 NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Back pain couldn't keep David West from taking the court with aggression. The San Antonio Spurs couldn't stop him from dominating. "Back in the locker room, right ...