Kobe And Da' Lakers Better Look Out,These Three Are Some Bad, B-Ball Play'n Boys!'One thing I want them to remember when they start working out next season is how they feel right now... You don't go from not making the playoffs last year) to winning a championship. It just doesn't work that way...
We're headed in the right direction.'' --- NBA Champion and current Hornets Coach Byron Scottafter loosing last night to a classic, hard nose, get the job done, San Antonio Spurs.
As Manu Ginobili dribbled out the final few seconds of the second-round series clincher, Tony Parker walked over and gave him a congratulatory pat on the head.There would be no exuberant celebration for the San Antonio Spurs when the final horn sounded, just a few hugs for a job well done. This playoff-savvy group was exhausted after a seven-game triumph over the younger, upstart New Orleans Hornets , but its title defense endures - for now.
Ginobili scored 26 points, hitting four free throws in the final minute, to send the Spurs to the Western Conference finals with a 91-82 victory Monday night.
Parker added 17 points, including a crucial jumper in the final minute, as the Spurs held off a late rally to become the first team in this series to win on the road.
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