Throwback NBA Playoffs WCSF 2008.5.13 San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Hornets G5 FHD
16 and one with that Cleveland win over Boston last night in Cleveland and earlier tonight here on TNT the Ginobi trying to go to the step back. Good play by Stayakovic at the defense of that. Here’s Duncan. [Applause] They’re kind of rooting for New Orleans to hit a shot so we can sit down and West does just that. All right, everybody should Thursday night in San Antonio and that’s the message he’s trying to get across to his team. Spurs have won the last 11 straight playoff games at home. Jolobi from downtown. Oh, when you’re going to double down Tim Duncan, that’s going to leave avenues and shooters open. Tim does a good job of splitting the double team. That was a bad double team. Genobi with the three. West who did not shoot well the other night. Antonio at 51%. They led by as many as 27. They won by 20. Duncan looking to bank it on the hook. Well, excellent job there by Chandler by not coming down fouling. Going straight up with Tim Duncan. West with the fake. Here’s Peterson for three. The other night did a good job against West. [Applause] Duncan West tipping it for Paul. Paul gets into the lane and he is fouled. Now Duncan played by Chandler with help. Parker had him knocked aside. ankle travel here. Oh, it’s a it’s a foul. Joni fouled on the act of attempting a three. Got to keep him out of the middle. West. Well, he’s had the touch here in the early going. This is game five of the best of seven series even at two. Bowen. Yes, he drills it from two-point range. A rare two-point shot for Bruce Bowen, who’s notoriously known for knocking down the long three-point shots in the corner. Remember, the Hornets so effective here at home. They’ve won 17 of their last 18 in New Orleans. West again. The one loss in that home stretch. A great work effect ethic from a terrific young player that can be appreciated from those of all generations. All right. Thank you, Craig. Did you do this every game? Every game. And I somewhat adopted mine from Larry Bird watching tape of him and how he arrived before games when I was in college watching the Celtics. And I just like to get there early and smell the gym. And another thing that kind of messed me up, I I didn’t like when players were out there because when they were shooting, they would hit your ball and that would throw your rhythm off. So that was another Utah game early. Game four. Overall, the Hornets had only 12 assists. Here’s Bowen opening for three. We talked about that is his favorite shot. San Antonio by three with just under three to go in this opening quarter. Now West played by Thomas. Wed by Thomas. Paul trying to pick up a charge. Here’s Parker all the way. It counts. And the foul. What a move by Parker. Concentration it takes right here. Gets the outlet pass. Takes a hit of Chris Paul. Gets down the middle. Melvin Eli coming from behind trying to grab the ball. Parker with the and one. West gets the step. David West off the fake beating Thomas. Can’t settle. Eli trying to pick up the foul on Parker. Thomas rebounded by Strayovic. Here’s Paul. Looked like he wanted to go the lane, but Thomas in his path. West. Great body control by David West. Oh, and Alberto took a shot right here. A shot gets in there by David David West and then there’s a tangle up 217. Marv Albert, Reggie Miller, and Craig Sager were in New Orleans. Game five of the best of seven. Here’s West. He’s on five. Yes, he is. Parker draws the double. Michael Finley, who just came on. Shot clock down to two. Finley has to force it and hits. Goes glass just nine for 24. Papovic tightening his bench rotation. Tony Parker goes out. Janobi moves to the point guard position. Duncan was fouled. Will it count? Bill Crawford looking for help from Joe Forte who says yes. Going to come down and double team Tim Duncan. You’ve got to get there quick and right gets there slow but Eli cannot let him get into the middle there. Jenobi around right and is fouled with Tim Duncan shooting one for seven and struggling. You think he would take it in a game five situation. Here’s West getting inside. 16 points for David West. He has been unstoppable. It’s going with Chris Paul on the bench. Tony Parker about to check back in as will Paul in a moment. Duncan. Yes. So, he’s hit his last two shots. One on the shot clock. Finley with a rainbow. Rebounded by West. And here’s Paul. Blocked from behind by Duncan. And the question is who touched it last. Spurs know that Paul New Orleans ball. Oh, look at Chris Paul trying to put pressure on Tony Parker. And from behind, Tim Duncan gets his hand on the ball for the block. Well, the friendly rim for Stoyakovich. That’s his first. Here comes Peterson on the double. Janovi for three. Rebounded by Chandler. And these are hard double teams. We’re seeing Hall. Yes. and attack Thomas continue to attack the basket. He gets by Tony Parker. Thomas comes over late. He uses the control going to the line. Spurs up by three. Around the arena, Charles Barkley’s good friend Dwayne Wade is here as is Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets. recording artist Bow, a favorite of our crew, Wendell Pierce of HBO’s The Wire, and actor Isaiah Washington, formerly of Grey’s Anatomy, regular at [Applause] Yodoka, who shot the ball well the last couple of games, hits the three. How about San Antonio from beyond that three-point line of Duncan, but played by Parker Chandler jumping out. Here’s Denovi for three. Yes, they have first having ball setting things up. Chandler setting the screen. [Applause] He finally was able. That’s the first miss for Bowen. Hit his previous four shots. West. Yes. 20 points. Nine of 11 from the field for David West. And the Hornets are within two. Or setting the screen. Hawker. Oh, what a move. Zone. Hornets have not lost a playoff game here in New Orleans since back in 2003. That will count on the foul. The foul committed by Peterson. Pass by Ory. You see the back cut by Genobi. Peterson just a second late. [Music] I do believe it is. Scooting for 20 points. Chris Paul just one of six, but he does have eight assists. West down low working on Ary finding Peterson for three. Yes. He had his three-point shooting. Spurs six of nine now. The Hornets two of five. Paul comes up with the steal and the ball is fouled by Ary with a minute left first half. Another San Antonio turnover leading to this. Peterson cannot hit. West does. The game is tied. Good point. David West 10 of 14. 22 points, the high man of the game. Chris Paul just one of six from the field. Does have eight assists. Here is West opening up the second half. Now, the Hornets trailed at halftime in games 1 and two here in New Orleans. Yet, they won those games by 19 and 18, coming up with huge third quarters, outscoring San Antonio by an average of 31-2. Tonight’s game five is a game seven. If they lose tonight, they face possible elimination Thursday night back in San Antonio. Here’s Paul with the runner. They’re up 1311. Alberto Duncan with the follow. And they’re wondering where’s the over the San Antonio back to a onepoint lead. West slapped away and fouled. Thank you, Red. Hornets up 5251. Knocked away from Duncan. You see Stoyakovich was not allowed the shot. He thought he had the space for a moment, but Bowen was able to recover. Paul shoots for three. Yes. The Hornets have taken a 5551 lead. Nice move by Duncan and then rejected it by Chandler. Paul. Oh, what a move. Could not finish. Paul saves it to Chandler. Stoyakovich for three. Jolley with the rebound. Stolen. Paul with the steal. And now West is fouled. Pitch telling us earlier he wants the Spurs to continue to have the appropriate fear of the Hornets. Looked like they were about to pull away, but the Hornets have come right back and they’ve been led. There’s Paul on the double. Once again, a San Antonio turnover. Well, that was a bad decision by Tony Parker. He had Bruce Bowen wide open in that short corner. Paul got the step and was pushed by Bowen. In this series, now you bring in and spread the floor a player like Robert Ory. Here’s Paul with the alleyoop. That’s the first successful lob between Paul and Chandler and the Hornets. They’ve outscored the Spurs 17-4. And it’s Robert Ory who just checked in. Probably missed an assignment right there. Chris Paul gets into the lane. West played by Ary [Music] Peterson. Yes. From downtown and Parker gives it to Janei. Shoots a long three and hits at the shot clock buzzer. Spurs have been over the limits for most of this third quarter. Nice pass. Yodoka rejected by West. That’s his third block shot. Nice weak side help by David West. He was guarding Tim Duncan. He saw that Udoka had a wide open layup and came over. Good ball movement by the Hornets. Peterson. Yes. Oh, Peterson. 14point lead for the Hornets. [Music] West Chandler missed the tip. Rebounded by Duncan. The long outlet handled by Parker. He’s on the move and he scores. Spurs and ABC continues its coverage Sunday, May 18th. Paul on a switch by Duncan West with a shot clock running down. That will count on a foul. There were all kinds of credit to Morris Peterson as well. Hit two big threes for the Hornets, too. Should forced into a difficult shot. Paul and Peterson are at the guards. Here’s Paul giving it to Chandler. That started out looking as if and you see the smaller lineup out here for the Spurs. Finley is going to have to guard David West or Tyson Chandler. Offensive capabilities for the Hornets. That’s a a new playoff career high. Yodoka for three. Their big man is Fabricio Alberto. Alberto is on West. If I’m Tyson Chandler, I’m going to the offensive glass every single time. Here’s West. He has been unstoppable. How is his back right here? He does a nice move on Oberto, but look afterwards. You see the little grimace. He’s loose and he’s uh out there. So, it’s still pretty warmed up. That’s why he still continues to play. Stoyakovich having such difficulty unleashing shots. Here’s Genovi going around West and score. Fargo for three. [Applause] Fade over. Four minutes gone by in the fourth. Barry on the drive. That will count. And the foul. So Brett Barry Tim Duncan with 20 rebounds. Parker off the penetration was rejected. Back comes Paul. Nice ball movement. Storyovich with his first clear look in two games. Hits the three. And where did it come from? How about the Hornets with 21 assists and only five turnovers. Parker under pressure remaining in the fourth quarter. The Hornets looking to go up three games to two in this series. West. Oh, what a shot. West who is hobbling back up court. Able to go to the reverse on Duncan. He has 36 points. Duncan rejected by West. That’s five block shots for David West. Park right back. The Hornets up by 15. David West 36 points, 14 rebounds. He is having a career night. 14 rebounds, a playoff careerhigh. Duncan right back with a slam for the Hornets for points scored in a playoff game. This goes back to their days in Charlotte. Fargo rebound Duncan. Glenn Rice put up 39 for Charlotte against the Knicks back in April of 97. Beautiful move by Parker. He thought he was fouled. The latest word with a bruised left foot. Mark. All right. Thank you, Craig. Foul on Diro Fargo. Here’s Yodoka for three. Yodoka with David West guarding him. So, they’re going to get a lot of wide open looks as Spurs are. Shot clock down at five. Here’s Paul on the penetration. Two games to two lead on the defending NBA champions. Here’s Paul with one on the shot clock. And David West is doing a little bit of everything right there. Shot. Damon Starttomire has come on for the first time. Loops the pass to Alberto. Try to get it to Duncan. Well, Greg Papovic has emptied his bench. Here is John Quis starter Brent Barry Yodoken and Roberto remain on the floor. West yes why not making changes. Armstrong is back. Ryan Bowen appears for the first time. Julian Wright played briefly earlier back on the floor. Here’s Fargo for three. Off balance from downtown. Diro Fargo with eight points. Put it away. and they will take a three games to Mike James from downtown. And in the conference semifinal series, the home team with this victory here by New Orleans has won 17 of 18. the Detroit win earlier over Orlando rapid and five and the win here by the Hornets who knock off the defending NBA champion Spurs who now will have the pressure on back Hey.
