Eh, I don’t really give a shit.
It was the Spurs. And it was Bruce Bowen. And it did look like a foul. But win or lose, the series was over (I’ll come back to this later).
My interest in this series is parallel to a 9-year old’s interest in porn. It’s something you should be interested in (NBA finals), but it’s not doing the trick right now (pre-puberty).
But after San Antonio’s 75-72 imminent series clinching win in Cleveland last night, I need to say…..
Thank you, Cleveland.
Not necessarily for a well-played season. Not in a sarcastic voice implying “thanks for a shitty final.” Not a thanks to Daniel Gibson for his one week of fame (Game 3: 1-10 FGM-A, 2 PTS) Not even a ,”thanks for playing,” thanks.
But thank you for making at least one quarter, in one of the dullest NBA finals in recent memory, live up to the excitement we should see at this time of the year. For some reason, the 4th quarter of Game 3 transfigured some of the ugliest basketball into one of the most exhilarating quarters in this years’ playoffs. Maybe, it was the raucous Cleveland crowd. A crowd that wreaked of desperation during a span where Cleveland’s shots were continually rimming out and rimming out. I found myself continually pumping my fist and cringing every time the Cavs failed to capitalize on defensive stops. It almost seemed like the entire 4th quarter was filled with “must score” possessions for Cleveland.
Maybe, it was just because was bored out of my damn mind, and just wanted something to scream about. I don’t know but it was exciting.
Too bad the series is over. Don’t be surprised though if Cleveland wins Game 3. I could definitely see the Spurs “taking a night off”, or two, so they can celebrate back in San Antonio (Yea, I would stay away from there too).
The problem is San Antonio took their “night off” in last night’s Game 3. They played like absolute shit. They played, well, like Cleveland.
Tim Duncan was, on Timmy standards, awful. Duncan scored only 14 points, on 6-17 shooting. Tony Parker wasn’t that much better, probably worse at times. He finished with 17 points on 7-17 shooting. And Manu Ginobli flopped his way to a Larry Hughes type performance, scoring only 3 points and failing to record a made field-goal. His 3 points came on free-throws, with seconds left in the game.
The reason that San Antonio can overcome off-nights is because they have the experience to compensate for their big stars. Bruce Bowen atoned for Ginobli’s pitiful night, hitting 4-of-6 shots, all being critical 3-pointers.
Even worse for Cleveland fans, Lebron had help from a few guys. Well, three, to be exact. Which, for Lebron, is not to bad. Sasha Pavlovic, Drew Gooden and Zydrunas Ilgauskas combined for 38 points (more than it seems when the team scores 72), scoring 13, 13 and 12 respectively.
Lebron, despite his 25 points, continued to struggle from the field, hitting only 9-23 shots. His night culminated with missing the tying three-pointer at the buzzer. Before Lebron jumped for his 25 footer, it sure as hell seemed as though Bruce Bowen grabbed Lebron’s arm in an attempt to foul him prior to his shot. Forcing him to shoot two free-throws, when they need three points.
It probably was a foul. But Lebron even admitted that it didn’t affect his shot so let’s not worry about it. By the way, it’s refreshing to hear an athlete give a honorable and genuine response to a question regarding an officiating mishap.
Anyway, this is hard to say but,
Congratulations to the 2007 NBA Champions: The San Antonio Spurs
Spurs suck
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Yah normally that last non call would be talked about for the rest of time but as you said, nobody gives a shit at this point.
Lets just get this thing over with.
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It seems as if the season just started yesterday. I am going to miss Stephen A Smith trying to rip out my ear drums
Actually, Lebron would’ve shot 3 free throws since he was in, what the NBA considers, the act of shooting. The NBA version is that if you are fouled while you are thinking about shooting then you go to the foul line.
Call, no-call, so what? Lebron missed 42 layups in the 4th quarter that could’ve changed the outcome of the game too. The Cavs can’t stop Tony Parker….. Did you hear that? Can’t stop Tony Parker? He’s ,like, in the NBA top 500 point guards of all-time and the Cavs can’t stop him and Duncan at the same time. Both of these team are asstacular.
I used to be able to watch the NBA all the time. Then it progressed to where I could only watch the 2nd half of NBA games. Then it got so bad that I could only tolerate the playoffs. It got worse and I could only watch the finals. Now it’s so terrible that I can only watch the 4th quarter of Finals Games.
It took both teams 4 quarters to score 70 points!?!?! Drazen Petrovic and the 1992 Nets would destroy these guys. This isn’t a Spurs dynasty. It’s a crapasty.
I fell asleep in the 3rd…
there was a game last night?
you what’s funny….there was about 3 minutes left in the 2nd quarter (I was watching with my brother and some friends) and we were just hanging out and talking. And then the, “Anybody realize that there is a NBA finals game going on right now?”, question came up?
Followed by a bunch of drunk, “Who gives a shit!” replies.
I mean the low-scoring almost got out of hand last night.
55-50 entering the 4th? Cmon.
Did yall see Lebron bitching like a little girl after that shot? A cry baby bitch I tell ya…
Ha. What you got against Lebron? He took it about as well as you can take it. He did get fouled.
I get the feeling that you just don’t like him. Correct?
I am just not one of those people who were ready to bow down and crown him as the 2nd coming of Jordan after he destroyed the Pistons… He does bitch a lot though, and bites his finger nails. I don’t see why he is building a house with a 2,000 sq. ft. closet either.
Honestly, it upset me (as much as the NBA can upset me, not too much) last year to see the NBA champ come out of the East. The only team in the East worth a damn was Detroit. No team besides Detroit in the east has a right to even hang with Phx, Dallas, or SA this season. After Dallas was knocked out I was hoping for a SA/Det match up to no avail.
I completely agree with you. While it was fun to compare him to Jordan, we all knew that it was ignorant to draw comparisons after a few games.
And, yes, he does bite his nails. But regarding bitching at the officiating….I’ve seen a lot worse.
And when he was complaining at the end of the game. He didn’t make a scene and he actually had a valid argument.
I mean that did end his season and he kept his composure. That says a lot.
He had a legitimate gripe, but I think the reason why he didn’t make a huge scene about it was because if he thru a fit there would be a possible suspension for Game 4 and that’s something very non-Jordan-esque.
I think he does a lot of the things he does because he thinks about how they would affect his image (and advertising dollar) not because he actually has that much composure.