This one was easy to figure out

[ShoogarBear]

Offensive rebounds (18) and three point shooting (9 for 19, is that all? seemed like more). Also going by the names of Jared Dudley and Channing Frye.

The Spurs could have survived one but not both. (Their own three pointers are inflated given that 3/7 came from TP and Duncan.)

The sad (and scary) thing is, they wasted probably the one productive game RJ is going to have in the series, and wasted a game where J-Rich was (relatively) controlled.

It's not over, because Hill is going to be a lot better at home, and Dudley and Frye are going to be a lot worse. But it's going to take an epic comeback at this point.

[mexicanjunior]

The sad (and scary) thing is, they wasted probably the one productive game RJ is going to have in the series, and wasted a game where J-Rich was (relatively) controlled.



That one is really disheartening...Jefferson doesn't have more than 1 of these types of games in a series. We wasted probably his best effort...same with Duncan.

[timvp]

It'll be interesting to see how each team's role players play on the road. The Suns could end the series if they get a couple of role players to play well in San Antonio. If their role players shrivel up, the Spurs should be able to tie the series.

[kaji157]

It'll be interesting to see how each team's role players play on the road. The Suns could end the series if they get a couple of role players to play well in San Antonio. If their role players shrivel up, the Spurs should be able to tie the series.

Their role players will obviously play good in SA, because they are 2-0 and have no pressure. Spurs role players are always ina pressure position because Manu-Tony-Tim are known winners, and no blame will fall on them for almost anything.
Suns role players look down and see nash and a bunch of players that won nothing, so they know that is not that the other guys are always great.

Plus, Spurs role players on popovich rotation really suck. If Pop decides to erase Bonner from the rotation and give his minutes to Blair entirely, and play a little more of McDyess, you are just starting to solve the ecuation.

[ducks]

frye went down to 26 % on the road against portland

[mexicanjunior]

frye went down to 26 % on the road against portland

Portland had better defenders to use against him...