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Spurs' record in NBA Finals after winning the 1st two games at home.
Anyways, good points. We'll see what happens when the Spurs don't coast at the start of the 4th in Game 3.
I'll admit, it's tough to talk down Spurs fans who are ready to gas up the riverboats, but it's still only 2-0. The Spurs need two more wins to secure the championship and anything can happen between now and two wins.
The Cavs haven't looked like much of a challenge in the first two games. The Spurs could have won both games by huge margins if they didn't get bored. That said, the Cavs are a young team and young teams play better at home.
They'll be going to Cleveland ... which is as championship hungry of a town as there is. A championship trophy would taste better to that city than a whataburger would taste to a starving San Antonian. They want it and their fans will be crazy.
I don't think the Cavs are as bad as some make them out to be. Here are some numbers that should keep a Spurs fan from pre-ordering their championship t-shirt ... at least as long as it takes to read the rest of this post.
Cavs over Spurs 121-88
That's the ulative score of the four fourth quarters the Spurs and Cavs have played this season. The Cavs have outscored the Spurs in each of the fourth quarters. Sure, the last two had to do with the Spurs stepping off the gas. However, the Cavs won the first two contests, so perhaps it's more than that.
8 - Matt Bonner
That's the most points a Spur outside of the Big Three has scored against the Cavs this season. That's truly amazing after four games. The Big Three is having its way, but the Cavs have done a nice job of shutting down everyone else. Because the Spurs are unable to get any help from outside the Big Three, a slump by a couple members of the Big Three could turn this series around in a heartbeat.
11-57 for 19.3%
That's the combined shooting from Bruce Bowen, Michael Finley and Brent Barry against the Cavs this season. That's atrocious and can hardly be considered a fluke because it held true from the second game of the season all the way to the present.
20 points
That was the margin of victory for the Spurs in the first two games of this series.
24 points
That was the margin of victory for the Mavs in their first two games of the 2006 NBA Finals.
36 points
That was the margin of victory in the Spurs first two games against Detroit in 2005.
48 points
That was the margin of defeat for the Spurs in the next two games against Detroit in 2005.
X 1000
That's how funny it was when the Mavs choked against the Heat.
6-13
That's the Spurs record since the 1999 championship when going out on the road after winning the first two games at home. Winning the first two games at home hasn't translated to winning the next two games on the road outside of Memphis in 2004.
8-1
That's the Eastern Conference's record over the last three seasons in their part of the 2-3-2 split. The lone win? Robert Horry's miraculous performance in the 4th quarter and overtime to squeak out a win for the Spurs.
~2
That's a generous guestimate of how many Spurs fans are going to read this and put their brooms back into the closet.
2-0
Spurs' record in NBA Finals after winning the 1st two games at home.
Anyways, good points. We'll see what happens when the Spurs don't coast at the start of the 4th in Game 3.
these stats mean nothing
14- the number of times Chicken Little, Mr glass is half empty, Mr logical Timvp has tried to get us off our cloud with his downer threads in the last 5 years.
Sobering numbers. After what happened in '05 I would never count out the other team even with as lost as Cleveland has looked.
One of our big three having a bad game could spell disaster. That's even more clear with your breakdown showing how little scoring we're getting from anyone else.
The Cavs will play better at home, anyone who doesn't think so is blinded by their homer glasses. Their youth will serve them at home and we all know LeBron is going to explode at some point.
I am glad we protected home court. That's all we've done so far. Had we split these two I would be much more nervous. If we can get one in Cleveland I'm confident the series is ours.
I never took my broom out. I've said Spurs in 6 right along. I believe in Tim Duncan. His play on both ends has been incredible. He will keep this team on an even keel so the team doesn't get as y as the fans. Everything I've heard the players and Pop say in the interviews comforts me. They know this isn't over. They remember '05. They don't want to let that happen again. I believe they will stay focused, one game, 48 minutes at a time.
And it was funny when the Mavs choked against the Heat. Let's hope we all learned something from it. It sounds like the team has and that's who will win this.
No doubt Spurs need Finley to score some..I'd run the first 3 plays of game 3 for Mike..both he and Barry look hesitant and lack confidence on their shots..shoot it freely guys!!!
Big difference between the Mavs 2-0 lead and our 2-0 lead.
Miami was an experienced, veteran team catching a neophyte team with it's first ever Finals appearance.
Cleveland is the neophyte this time, and they're down 0-2 to 3-time champions.
Holy crap. That's a of a stat.8 - Matt Bonner
That's the most points a Spur outside of the Big Three has scored against the Cavs this season. That's truly amazing after four games. The Big Three is having its way, but the Cavs have done a nice job of shutting down everyone else. Because the Spurs are unable to get any help from outside the Big Three, a slump by a couple members of the Big Three could turn this series around in a heartbeat.
what's interesting, though, is that cleveland has scored more than 92 points only twice since the first round. a modi of defense, as evidenced by the nets, consistently has held the cavs below their game 2 total.
I swear to god this 2-3-2 format is such ing bull
That 8-1 stat is what scares me the most.
The shooting stat does not scare me, not at all, because the spurs have been getting clean open looks for games 1 and 2. The Cavs are not making us miss those shots. Finley and Barry are just clanking open looks.
That's the big one. This team doesn't know how to play up 2-0. I'm expecting a lazy ass performance tomorrow night, but hope they prove me wrong.6-13
That's the Spurs record since the 1999 championship when going out on the road after winning the first two games at home. Winning the first two games at home hasn't translated to winning the next two games on the road outside of Memphis in 2004.
Great post timvp... I'm sure Pop has reminded the guys of what has gone down in these middle three games over the past few years. As long as we play with intensity and execute for 48 minutes, we will win at least two of these next 3. Cleveland is not good enough to hang when we are at our best.
Totally... I can see the blank stares and mopey looks from Duncan and Parker already. Please guys, for once don't make it painful for us. Come on Spurs!!!
bandwagoners.................
might as well order up the cavalier world championship gear....
If these were three players on the Cavs people would say "They are due"11-57 for 19.3%
That's the combined shooting from Bruce Bowen, Michael Finley and Brent Barry against the Cavs this season. That's atrocious and can hardly be considered a fluke because it held true from the second game of the season all the way to the present
Since its the Spurs, its "Its not a fluke"
The same Spurs fans who were overconfident up 2-0 in 2004 and 2005 are overconfident now.
Classic.
so we should sit around and be scared to death and stress the out over the whole game?
Appropriate Fear.
It sucks. Spurs are only 2-0 after 2 games instead of 3-0 or 4-0.
Spurs fans shouldn't be planing the parade but they shouldn't be worried (for the moment).
Bottomline is that Spurs have had 2 nice easy wins in the first 2 games. Some random stats aren't enough to worry me.
I think theres a difference between appropriate fear and
"Don't get happy, we can choke this at any moment"
I prefer to watch sports in a good mood or temprement, not worried if they lose that the series is spiraling out of control
I understand appropriate fear.
I just think that people that want appropriate fear, are digging and scraping for reasons to have that fear.
exactlySpurs fans shouldn't be planing the parade but they shouldn't be worried (for the moment).
Bottomline is that Spurs have had 2 nice easy wins in the first 2 games. Some random stats aren't enough to worry me.
dont be sizing up the champ t shirts yet, but dont be scared to death that you'll be doing a lebron on your damn fingernails all night.
mike brown/danny ferry brings heads of kings (lebronze) to my place
disrepect me, my women, me country.....
outrageous!!!!
THIS IS SPUR-TAAAAAA
Why does everyone dismiss the fact that the 2005 Spurs were not a good road team?
They finished the year with a 21-20 record on the road.
The 2005 Pistons were a much better opponent than the 2007 Cavs and the Spurs were still able to get 1 game in Detroit.
The 2007 Spurs are a much better road team than the 2005 Spurs. It's not difficult to imagine this series only going 5 games.
Agreed. Although with me, its overblown paranoid fear.Appropriate Fear.
I can't relax about the series until its over!
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