The Spurs never had a chance on Friday Night against the Lakers. They only shot 34.5% from the floor and they were outrebounded 44-36 and that is a recipe for disaster. Tony Parker led the way for the Lakers with 13 points and 4 assists. Tim Duncan pitched in with 12 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. No other player on the Spurs had more than 8 points in Game #2. The Spurs better get into the groove soon or his series will be over soon. The Lakers led this series 2-0 as it shifts to San Antonio.

The Spurs led the Lakers by 20 points at one time last night before folding up in the 4th quarter when the Lakers outscored them 24-13 to prevail. You can’t blame Tim Duncan for the loss as he stuffed the stat sheet with 30 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocked shots. Tony Parker also had a solid game with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Bruce Bowen pitched in with a decent game finishing with 12 points and 2 rebounds. Manu Ginobili finally had an off game as he was only 3 of 13 and finished with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. The Spurs are down 1-0 in the Western Conference Finals.

The Spurs only rookie was power forward Ian Mahinmi this year and he didn’t get much of a chance to show what he can do. He played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Spurs this season and he averaged 3.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Mahinmi probably won’t get much playing time in the near future as the Spurs are a very veteran laden team that is built to win right now.

The Spurs beat the Hornets last night despite only shooting 39.5% from the floor. They did it by outrebounding the Hornets 51-42 last night. Manu Ginobili led the way for the Spurs with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Tony Parker pitched in with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists. Tim Duncan did the dirty work around the basket as he finished with 6 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists. The Spurs win this series 4-3 and they advance to the Western Conference Finals to play the Lakers.

The Spurs held serve on their home court last Thursday Night in San Antonio with a solid all around effort. Manu Ginobili led the way for the Spurs with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Tim Duncan had a very solid game with 20 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocked shots. Tony Parker did a good job of running the offense with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. The Spurs have knotted the series up and have forced a Game #7 in New Orleans.