Seventh Heaven: Spurs Squash Hornets to Force Winner Take All Showdown

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Seventh Heaven: Spurs Squash Hornets to Force Winner Take All Showdown
David Friedman David Friedman posted 5/16/2008 from 20secondtimeout.blogspot.com [flag]
The bizarre theme of extreme mutual home court dominance continued in game six of the San Antonio-New Orleans series as the Spurs beat the Hornets 99-80 to force a game seven in New Orleans on Monday. A 3-3 series suggests that the teams are evenly matched and yet none of the games have been close; the home team has won every game this series by at least 11 points. [link]

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