What a great win for my Spurs tonight! The first game without Manu Ginobili, no doubt Spurs fans everywhere were all on the edges of their seats awaiting someone to step-up. It took a while. Most of the game went just as expected. We trailed by 5, then 12, then 6, then 10, but trailed nonetheless...Until mid-4th quarter, when something happened. And it was the something we all were hoping to see.
It was a short segment when TJ Ford hit a three from the top of the key, and then the Spurs put together a couple fast breaks, with
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absolutely super play from Danny Green, that gave us the lead for the 1st time in the game. And I don't think we ever let it go.
Popovich put Duncan & Parker back in to finish the game along with the three who had led the charge: TJ, Danny, and Richard Jefferson, who went 5-5 from three point range on the night.
I had told my Mom earlier in the night, "they need to play TJ & Tony together some - it should pay off." I also told her "Danny Green will help us a bunch, too, at the SG slot." -- A sweet and rare "I called it" moment. I also said things about James Anderson, Gary Neal, and Kawhi Leonard, but I have no doubt it's only a matter of time before they, too, will provide the spark(s) needed to pull out wins, until Manu is back.
Tony took over the game in the final two to three minutes, and sealed the win with a critical jumper, and two clutch free throws.
Foreshadowing: Ford, Parker, Green, Jefferson, and Duncan should be seeing a lot of time together when the match-ups allow it.
4-2 ...Mavs in SA Thursday!
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