The Spurs never had a chance on Friday Night against the Lakers. They only shot 34.5% from the floor and they were outrebounded 44-36 and that is a recipe for disaster. Tony Parker led the way for the Lakers with 13 points and 4 assists. Tim Duncan pitched in with 12 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. No other player on the Spurs had more than 8 points in Game #2. The Spurs better get into the groove soon or his series will be over soon. The Lakers led this series 2-0 as it shifts to San Antonio.

The Spurs led the Lakers by 20 points at one time last night before folding up in the 4th quarter when the Lakers outscored them 24-13 to prevail. You can’t blame Tim Duncan for the loss as he stuffed the stat sheet with 30 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocked shots. Tony Parker also had a solid game with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Bruce Bowen pitched in with a decent game finishing with 12 points and 2 rebounds. Manu Ginobili finally had an off game as he was only 3 of 13 and finished with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. The Spurs are down 1-0 in the Western Conference Finals.

The Spurs only rookie was power forward Ian Mahinmi this year and he didn’t get much of a chance to show what he can do. He played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Spurs this season and he averaged 3.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Mahinmi probably won’t get much playing time in the near future as the Spurs are a very veteran laden team that is built to win right now.

The Spurs beat the Hornets last night despite only shooting 39.5% from the floor. They did it by outrebounding the Hornets 51-42 last night. Manu Ginobili led the way for the Spurs with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Tony Parker pitched in with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists. Tim Duncan did the dirty work around the basket as he finished with 6 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists. The Spurs win this series 4-3 and they advance to the Western Conference Finals to play the Lakers.

The Spurs held serve on their home court last Thursday Night in San Antonio with a solid all around effort. Manu Ginobili led the way for the Spurs with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Tim Duncan had a very solid game with 20 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocked shots. Tony Parker did a good job of running the offense with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. The Spurs have knotted the series up and have forced a Game #7 in New Orleans.

The Spurs laid an egg last Tuesday Night in New Orleans as they only shot 37.7% from the floor and they were outscored 50-33 in the second half and it doomed them. Manu Ginobili was only 5 of 15 from the floor as he finished with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists. Tony Parker pitched in with 18 points and 4 assists. Tim Duncan only shot 5 of 18 from the floor as he finished with 10 points, 23 rebounds and 2 assists. The Spurs fell behind 3-2 in this series with this loss.

The Spurs completely dominated the Hornets last night in San Antonio. The Spurs shot 51.3% from the floor as a team and they led the game 85-61 after three quarters before going on cruise control. Tim Duncan led the way for the Spurs with 22 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocked shots. Tony Parker did a good job of running the offense as he finished with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Manu Ginobili only shot 5 of 13 from the floor as he finished with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists. Ime Udoka was very solid off the bench with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals in 23 minutes off the bench. The Spurs have now knotted this series at 2 games apiece.

The Spurs beat up on the Hornets last Thursday Night in San Antonio. The Spurs put Manu Ginobili in the starting lineup and he was impressive in 40 minutes on the court as he finished with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. Tony Parker did a great job of running the offense as he finished with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists. Tim Duncan was solid around the basket with 16 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocked shots. The Spurs are now down 2-1 in this series.

The Hornets were too much for the Spurs last night who often looked slow on the basketball court. The Hornets stung the Spurs 36-18 in the third quarter and never looked back in beating the Spurs. Tim Duncan led the Spurs with 18 points and 8 rebounds last night in New Orleans. Brent Barry hit 4 of 5 three pointers last night as he finished with 14 points and 3 assists. Manu Ginobili pitched in with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists off the bench. The Spurs are now down 2-0 in this series.

The Spurs got blown out 56-33 in the 2nd half of the game last night. Not only that, but they were out-rebounded 50-34 and the Hornets shot 50% from the floor which helps explain the final score. Tony Parker led the way for the Spurs with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili was solid again off the bench with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Bruce Bowen had his best game of the playoffs with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Tim Duncan was not too good last night as the Hornets were all over him. Duncan finished with 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals on 1 of 9 shooting from the floor. The Hornets are up 1-0 in this series.