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The Internets are alive: Hornets at Spurs, Game 3
Published 5/9/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
Scanning the blogs and beats following the Spurs' 110-99 win over the Hornets in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals ... Buck Harvey, SA Express-News: "Maybe this is how you counter Paul and his 35 points. You get your starting backcourt to score 62. Matching Parker's 31 points was the guard who started next to him. And this was Popovich's adjustment, along with cutting his rotation down to seven players. Popovich did something similar in 2005. That year Ginobili had been a starter all season, and, not coincidentally, he was an All-Star then. But after losing the first playoff game of the postseason, to Denver, ...

Game 3 Aftermath: Friday news wrap
Published 5/9/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
Game 3 is in the books, with the Spurs finally making things interesting by defending their home floor last night. Ryan has our recap right here. And then there's the words of other people... To start, the opening of Jeff McDonald's piece in today's San Antonio Express-News is kinda funny when you take it out of context... Manu Ginobili finally found a view he liked: Flat on his back, with Bonzi Wells on top of him. In the Times-Picayune, John DeShazier puts the Hornets' Game 3 loss in perspective... There's reason to be wary, obviously, but no need yet for the Hornets to tremble. One ...