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I admit I'm a stubborn Spurs fan and refuse to acknowledge defeat or the impossible until the Spurs have lost four games. As I've said all along in many other threads, I've erred many times in calling Spurs wins. I would've bet cold cash that the Spurs would've won Game 2, for example. But heading into Game 3, the Spurs are all but on the brink of fishing, so expect the best from this team and feel confident they'll get it done. I think Game 4 will be a tough, close one and the Spurs should eek it out. Going into Game 5, I'm just playing the odds. The Spurs, in recent history, have won on such formiddable playoff courts as Utah, they've weathered the supposed Mile High fatigue in Denver, they've won in Detroit, Cleveland (not saying too much, I suppose) and Phoenix. So when I say "playing the odds", I look back to that amazing Game 5 in Detroit in 2005, when the Spurs were cooked and beaten down, allegedly, after getting killed by 31. They came back and won. The Spurs, I feel, are due in New Orleans, be it by one point in double OT or by a dozen in regulation.
No disrespect at all intended toward this great New Orleans team, but I trust that everyone in this organization from the coaches to players know what is at stake and know what needs to be done. I'm also banking on rest the past few days and home cooking helping the likes of Ginobili, Duncan and aged vets like Finely and Bowen.
The Spurs just need to find their groove and toughen up. I don't like the 4 losses the Spurs have this season to New Orleans, playoffs included, by deep double digit points, but I also think this is a game of fast-paced chess, in a sense. The Spurs have the wisdom and are still relatively young in the Big 3. I believe they'll get it done.
I'm not cautiously optimistic, I'm fully optimistic.
