Buck Harvey: Even after the block, a Spurs edge remains
Buck Harvey
Antonio McDyess said he was open. So open, he felt like waving.
“But I didn’t want everyone to see I was that open,” he said.
This often happens to the Spurs coming out of a timeout. Someone is open.
It didn’t matter this time. Manu Ginobili didn’t see McDyess, and that fit with Gregg Popovich’s night. He was fighting food poisoning, yet had to swallow defensive breakdowns, Ray Allen’s shooting stroke and the first losing streak of the season.
But if there is a reason the Spurs can believe things would be different next time, it’s because of what Popovich might draw up next time.
Next time, maybe the Spurs will need more. Kevin Garnett continued to be out of uniform because of an injury, yet the Celtics still displayed the balanced efficiency that has taken them to two of the last three Finals.
Only a breakdown by the Celtics at the end gave the Spurs an opening. Two Boston turnovers preceded Allen, who ended a night of uncommon shooting by even his standards with two free-throw clunks. This is what happens when you hang around Shaquille O’Neal too much.
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