The Finals got even uglier in game 2 as the Spurs showed once again that the Cavs don't belong on the same court as them. They started well, but more importantly, the King got in early foul trouble. The game was over right there. The Cavs are barely competitive with LeBron on the floor and without him, this might as well be a finals between the Grizzlies and the spurs. The spurs opened a 11 point lead after one and extended it to 25 at half time. Thats pretty bad. It was a 27 point game entering the 4-Th.
As always, the Spurs let up a little bit in the fourth and the Cavs made it close with a furious rally in garbage time. This game actually got tighter than game 1 as the Cavs cut it to 8 with plenty of time to go. But the refs let Tony Parker travel and hit a ridiculous shot off the glass at a crucial moment to kill the rally. Tony also hit another big shot and Manu put the game away with a 4-point play. Pop was later self-critical and said his defensive calls and substitution patterns were responsible for the game getting real tight in the 4-Th. The big 3 were spectacular again. The Cavs still have no answer for them. Timmy had 23-9-8 on 9/16 shooting. He surely is the groundhog day. Manu had 25 and Tony scored 30 hitting 13/20 shots. He is enjoying this finals more than anybody else.
For the Cavs, King had a decent game and a good 4-Th quarter. He had a 25-7-6 night on 9/21 shooting. But he also had 6 turnovers. He needs to stop turning the ball over for the Cavs to do good. Daniel Gibson had another strong game as he scored 15 on 6/12 shooting. Larry Hughes scored 0 points and still appeared on the Sportscenter highlight reel thanks to Tony Parker's pass to Duncan right through his legs. He is hurt and he needs to sit on the bench. A lot of the talk was about the 4-Th quarter and what it meant moving forward. Some people say it's good for the Cavs since they played well, but some people actually say the Spurs will feel good about holding the Cavs off despite the late run.
Cleveland @ San Antonio - 92-103
Finals schedule for 06/12/2007
San Antonio @ Cleveland - Must-win for the Cavs. Tickets are being scalped for 15000 dollars and the Cavs better make it a worthy investment.
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