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The Hornets beat the Spurs; lead series 2-0
So the Spurs made their adjustments. They clamped down on David West, holding him to 10 points on 2-of-11 shooting. They got a much better game from Tim Duncan, who scored 18 on 6-of-11 shooting. They hit the boards harder, they mixed up their defense even more, and Gregg Popovich gave Ime Udoka bundles of playing time. All that, and we still beat them by 18 points.  Notes from ...
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The Internets are alive: Spurs at Hornets, Game 2
Ball Don't Lie — Scanning the blogs and beats following the Hornets' 102-84 win over the Spurs in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals ... Hornets247.com: "The Hornets defense was again the biggest story. Tim Duncan might have had a better offensive showing, but he was made work for those 18 points. Timmy was seeing the double teams again for most of the night, and this time it seemed like we threw a little wrinkle at him: In Game 1 we sent the doubles mostly from the wing, but more so in Game 2 the double (usually Chris Paul) was coming ...

Tuesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Ron Hitley of Hornets247 on New Orleans' best play of Game 3: "Tyson came out high and hard to cut Manu off on the pick and roll, then rushed back down the lane in time to tip Manu's attempted lob to Duncan. Peja took off after the loose ball and saved it back in bounds on the sideline. About 12 seconds and 94 feet later, West has the ball on the low block but sees another double coming. He steps away from it and fires a bullet cross court to Mo Pete on the wing. Mo draws a defender, which leaves Peja all alone in the corner. Three ball is good. ...

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