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

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 San Antonio vs. New Orleans - Recap - May 13, 2008
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 before we break huddle and come out to the game, we said, 'No excuses,'" West recalled. "Regardless of how I was feeling, I just knew how important ... [link]

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The Hornets beat the Spurs; lead series 3-2
Published 5/14/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
... in business, using a massive 28-11 third quarter to sting the Spurs and put ourselves back in control. David West was nothing short of monstrous on the night, Chris Paul was Chris Paul, and Morris Peterson picked up the slack with mucho three pointers. All in all, it was a damn fine night at the Hive.  Let me try keep the notes short and to the point this time. These late games are killing my sleepy time... Final score was 101-79. Linkage: recap | box score Probably the biggest difference tonight from the past ...

Robert Horry for the HOF (plea #2)
Published 5/14/2008 by grungedave (noreply@blogger.com) at The Dream Shake - a Houston Rockets blog
... Last night, Robert Horry set a new milestone: Most playoff games ever (238). He surpassed the record previously held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I guess it helps to be a Laker for part of your career if you want to play in a lot of playoff games (?) ...

Game 5 Aftermath: Wednesday News Wrap
Published 5/14/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
... the third quarter, one that can't get out of its own way offensively but has no problem getting out of Chris Paul's way at the other end. "What upsets me, and I think the whole team, is that we made the same mistake again," said Manu Ginobili. "Third quarter we were not ready, we stopped moving the ball, stopped attacking. Of course we give them credit, they were good. But there's no way we can do that again." From the AP game recap, here's Morris Peterson's assessment of David West's performance... "He wasn't 100 ...

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