Spurs VS Hornets thoughts

I think what needs to be accounted for as far as energy is the fact the Spurs were mentally and emotionally drained from the 1st round games w/ the Suns. Hopefully, they're fully engaged for Game 4 and the rest of them.
 
Game 4 can put the pressure squarely on the Hornets, or put the Spurs in a very, very deep hole. That drama is one thing I really love about the NBA playoffs.
 
It's hard to say who has the edge at this point.

New Orleans still has home court advantage for a 3-game series. SA has the momentum going their way.

If the Spurs hadn't made any changes but still had won 2 straight to tie the series, I'd just chalk it up to the location changing and expect Hornets to still have the advantage. But the Spurs won games 3 and 4 by doing things differently than in games 1 and/or 2.

-Bruce Bowen started guarding Peja.
-Manu got more minutes by playing PG when Parker went out, instead of Vaughn.
-Duncan didn't have a 103º fever.

So if the Spurs keep doing these things, they can probably beat the Hornets on any court. What worries me is David West, though, Oberto guarding him well last night was an aberration and was also only made possible through double teams. Even though it only happened because Chandler got in foul trouble and West moved over to center, I liked having Duncan guard West. This needs to happen more often.
 
San Antonio will not lose a game on their home court. So the question is can the Hornets show the same metal? If so, they win the series. If the Hornets can't break the Spurs momentum by winning big in game 5, then it is the Spurs series to lose even if it means going back to NO for game 7.
 
Wow it was like dejavu. I swear this happened last week. Spurs folding in the 3rd, making turnovers, and missing shots. Pop jacking with the lineup in the 4th to find some energy, that not working. Pop folding. Spurs actually had a small chance though with about 4 left, down by 10, and I think Tony misses 2 FT's. Oooops.
 
Oh yeah, and **** crawford for pushing his finger into pop's chest. You just KNOW that if pop had done that, he'd have been ejected.
 
Crawford should be shown the exit door after his latest run in with the Spurs. He went over the line again. And this is coming from someone who is in no way a Spurs fan.

The Spurs look like an older team. Timmy D is not what he used to be, and it just looks like the young upstarts are too much for them to handle.
 
I don't buy the Crawford cop out. Spurs were ahead at the half. They just sucked it up in the 3rd. Plus Crawford reffed a game in the Spurs-Suns game, which spurs won.
 
The Spurs are going to win tonight, lead at the half on Monday then get blown out in the third quarter and lose.
 
this has the making of a great 2nd half coming up. Spurs will not want to go out on home court but NO's is tough in the 2nd half.
 
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