Buck Harvey: Spurs' one reassurance – the anti-Mavs

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First Cup: Thursday
Published 5/8/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... "Like an NFL signal caller in the face of an all-out blitz, Tim Duncan has seen a steady stream of double-teams headed his way the first two games of the series. The objective has been to make Duncan give up the ball, and force any Spurs player not wearing No. 21 to beat them. So far, this approach has worked wonders for the Hornets. They own a 2-0 series lead, in part because their 'anybody but Duncan' plan has yielded fewer than 85 points in both games." ...

Hornets-Spurs: Thursday News Wrap
Published 5/8/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
... in the best-of-7 series, tonight's Game 3 is a "must-win." "Tomorrow is a Game 7," Ginobili said after Wednesday's lengthy practice, "and we just have to treat it as if it were the last one." Spurs point guard Tony Parker said he would like a crack at defending Chris Paul, his Hornets counterpart, in tonight's game. He hinted that the game plan may include just that. Buck Harvey finds solace in the fact that the Spurs are not the Mavericks... The Spurs are clearly smarter than the Dallas ...