The Stage is Set for a Classic Western Conference Finals

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 The Stage is Set for a Classic Western Conference Finals
Only four years ago we all witnessed one of the most replayed miracle shots in NBA history known only by the numbers, 0.4! After an amazing prayer fadaway shot at the top of the key over Shaq with the time expiring, Tim Duncan hit a shot for the ages that could seemingly could not be topped, at least until the next shot by D-Fish. With the game in the San Antonio Spurs hands at 73-72 the ... [link]

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Published 5/21/2008 by Dingo (noreply@blogger.com) at San Antonio Spurs Dynasty
... packed for. The defending champion’s presumption and revelatory attitude reportedly yielded a night sleeping on the team charter plane rather than a Five Diamond Los Angeles hotel. So bring on the bird-like face of Manu Ginobili, the blank expression of Tim Duncan, the pockmarked face of Gregg Popovich and the crazy purple arm of Ime Udoka because as my friend B-Will says “You gotta beat the champs to be the champs.” Damn. That should go on a T-Shirt.Over at LAKERS4LIFE, restrictedfreedom is reliving Derek Fisher's 2004 Game 5 .4 second shot. ...

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