Anthony Should have been pulled; Flyers Lose

1. Carmelo Anthony injured his right knee during the Knicks 102-97 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. He left the game with 6:42 left in the second two nights ago. Knicks' coach Mike Woodson has admitted that Anthony had asked to come out earlier in the game but Woodson decided to keep him in.
2. Terrell Sinkfield, a wide receiver from Northern Iowa ran 4.19 40 yard dash at a pro-day. The event was held at the University of Minnesota and Sinkfield wasn't exactly consistent in his attempts. He ran a 4.27 on his first attempt, a 4.19 on the second. and when called back for a third he ran a 4.4. He reportedly stumbled on the third but the Minnesota Viking's college scouting director said he didn't have a time below 4.3.
3. Real Madrid defeated Manchester United 2-1 in the second leg of their round of 16 Champions League matchup to win by an aggregate score of 3-2. All goals came from Real Madrid with Sergio Ramos committing an own goal at the 48 minute mark. Luka Modric tied the game up in the 66 minute and Cristiano Ronaldo put Madrid up for good in the 69th. Sir Alex Ferguson got shit for not starting Wayne Rooney and the Red Devils lost midfielder Nani due to a Red Card.
WBC Recap

Dae Ho Lee

Despite Korea's (2-1) 3-2 win over Chinese Taipei (2-1) it will be Taipei that will be advancing to the second round. Korea was down 2-0 until the eighth inning when Dae Ho Lee hit in Seung Yuop Lee with an RBI single and Jungho Kang plated two with a double.
Both Cuba (3-0) and Japan (2-1) had advanced to the next round but Cuba earned the number one spot in group A with a 6-3 win. Japan was trailing 6-0 before scoring 3 meaningless runs in the ninth. Wilber Perez got the win for Cuba throwing three innings of scoreless ball. Both Yasmany Tomas and Alfredo Despaigne homered for Cuba.
NBA Recap

Westbrook

Paul Pierce fell a few assists short of a triple double scoring 18 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and dishing out 7 assists in Boston's 109-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Thaddeus Young had 19 points and ten rebounds.
The Thunder pulled away from the Lakers in the fourth on their way to a 122-105 victory. Russell Westbrook was the star for the Thunder scoring 37 and grabbing 10 rebounds while Kevin Durant had 26 and had 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant scored 30 for the Lakers and Dwight Howard had only 6 points despite five of his 16 rebounds being on offense.
Ty Lawson scored 24 as the Nuggets defeated the Kings 120-113. Kenneth Faried had 19 points and 12 rebounds to help Lawson out while Marcus Thornton scored 32 for the Kings.

NBA League Leaders - Mar 5, 3013
Points		P	Assists		A
	1. Russell Westbrook	37		1. Jrue Holiday	10
	2. Marcus Thornton- SAC	32		2. Isiah Thomas- SAC	8
	3. Kobe Bryant- LAC	30		3. Iguodala, Lawson, A. Miller, P. Pierce, E. Turner	7
	4. Kevin Durant- OKC	26		4. Jason Terry- BOS	6
	5. Ty Lawson	24		5. Too Many	5
Rebounds		R	Steals		S
	1. Dwight Howard	16		1. Andre Iguodala	5
	2. DeMarcus Cousins- SAC	13		2. Jrue Holiday- PHI	4
	3. Kenneth Faried- DEN	12		3. Half of NBA	3
	4. EarlClark- LAL	11		4.
	5. Paul Pierce- BOS	11		5.
Blocks		B	Turnovers (bad)		TO
	1. DeMarcus Cousins	5		1. Kevin Garnett	6
	2. JaVale McGee- DEN	4		2. Earl Clark- LAL	5
	3. Kevin Durant- OKC	3		3. Jrue Holiday- PHI	5
	4. A lot	2		4. Paul Pierce- BOS	5
	5.			5. Avery Bradley- BOS	4

NHL Recap
Tampa Bay got off to a 4-0 lead before the Devils could put a buck in the net. Nate Thompson scored two of the Lightning's first four goals before Adam Henrique scored for the Devils 13 minutes into the third period. The Devils added another goal before B.J. Crombeen scored on an empty net assisted by Adam Hall and Nate Thompson (who had 3 points on the night) to only lose 5-2.The Devils have to really be missing Brodeur right now cause Hedberg sucks and they pulled him in favor of Keith Kinkaid 33 minutes into last night's game.
The Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec opened up scoring 5 minutes into the game but that was about the end of Montreal's fortunes. Matt Moulson, Matt Martin, and Michael Grabner all scored for the Islanders in the second before P.K. Subban answered back for the Canadiens to make it 3-2. Brian Gionta then scored for the Canadiens to tie it up but the Islanders answered back with 3 straight goals by Radek Martinek, John Taveres, and Colin McDonald to win 6-3. The Canadiens outshot the Isles 32-24. John Taveres of the Islanders had an assist in addition to his goal and Michael Ryder had 3 assists for Montreal.
The Bruins were up 3-0 after the first but things changed when Mike Ribeiro opened up the second with a goal for Montreal. Tomas Kundratek made it 3-2 6 minutes later and the Caps entered the third down 3-2. 13 minutes into the third the Caps were able to force overtime due to Wojtek Wolski's goal. Overtime lasted quick with Eric Fehr scoring 37 seconds in for the 4-3 win.. Fehr also had an assist in the second and Nicklas Backstrom had three assists on the night.
The Hurricanes were able to fend off a 3 goal third period by the Buffalo Sabres. Alexander Semin scored an insurance goal with 16 minutes left which proved to be crucial as Cody Hodgson brought the Sabres within one with just under a minute left. Semin also had two assists in the 4-3 win while Jason Pominville had two assists for the Sabres.

Nash

The Blue Jackets and the Oilers entered the third period at 2-2 and since no one scored, the game was off to overtime. Again, nothing was settled there and it went to a shootout where Columbus won 2-0 thanks to Antem Anisimov and Mark Letestu. Jack Johnson scored the game tying goal in the second period for the Jackets.
Rick Nash scored twice in the third to bury the Flyers 4-2. The Rangers had used two goals by Ryan Callahan to equal the Flyers two by Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek (they each assisted on each other's goals). In what could be considered a good night for Braydon Coburn, he only had one turnover.
It was a good old fashioned rivarly game between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche. The Redwings got up 2-0 in the second thanks to Johan Franzen and Niklas Kronwall. Paul Stastny scored in the third for the Avs but with only 1:30 left it was hard to create a comeback. It was a nice clean game with only 3 penalties and Jimmy Howard made 36 saves in the 2-1 win.
Bryan Bickell scored two of the Blackhawks first four goals as they got up on the Wild 4-1 after one. Brandon Saad scored one himself and assisted on of Bickell's and Hossa's. Ryan Suter and Kyle Brodziak scored for the Wild in the third before Patrick Kane put his foot down and stopped their rally with a goal of his own. The Blackhawks outshot the Wild 32-23 in the 5-3 win.

Muzzin

The Sharks were up 2-0 on the Canucks halfway through the second before Henrik Sedin and Jannik Hansen scored for the Nucks to tie things up. From there things went to overtime where it took four rounds to determine a winner. Chris Higgins scored in the first attempt for Vancouver and Logan Couture converted for San Jose on their third to make the shootout go to overtime. Joe Pavelski scored on Cory Schenider to secure the 3-2 SO win. Schneider is now 6-4-2 with a 2.58 GAA while Roberto Luongo is 5-2-3 with a 2.19 GAA.
Lastly, there were 18 powerplays and 10 goals in the Kings' 6-4 defeat of the Blues but yet there were no powerplay goals. The Kings scored five unanswered to come back from a 4-1 deficit. Jake Muzzin scored twice and had an assist while Jeff Carter had the game-winner with 14 minutes left in the game.

NHL League Leaders - Mar 3, 2013
Offensive Player Rating		OPR	Defensive Player Rating		DPR
	1. Jonathan Toews	20		1. Jake Muzzin	16
	2. Eric Staal -CAR	19		2. Drew Doughty- LA	15
	3. Ryan Callahan- NYR	18		3. Brad Stuart- SAN	15
	4. Alex Ovechkin- WAS	16		4. Slava Voynov- LA	14
	5. Nate Thompson- TB	15		5. Alex Pietrangelo- STL	14
Goals		G	Assists		A
	1. Cody Hodgson	2		1. Nicklas Backstrom	3
	2. Nate Thompson-TB	2		2. Eric Staal- CAR	3
	3. Bryan Bickell- CHI	2		3. Michael Ryder- MON	3
	4. Jake Muzzin- LA	2		4. Justin Williams- LA	3
	5. Rich Nash/Ryan Callahan-NYR	2		5. Shit ton	2
Saves		SV	Shots Against		SA
	1. Justin Peters	37		1. Justin Peters	40
	2. Jimmy Howard- DET	36		2. Devan Dubnyk- EDM	38
	3. Antti Niemi- SAN	36		3. Antti Niemi- SAN	38
	4. Devan Dubnyk- EDM	35		4. Jimmy Howard- DET	37
	5. Jean- Sebastien Giguere- COL	31		5. J. Giguere COL, B. Holtby WAS	33

Randy Moss out of San Fran; Week In Review

1. Randy Moss has decided that he will not be returning to the Super Bowl runner up San Francisco 49ers for the 2013 season. Moss, who has 982 career catches and 15,292 yards in his 14 year career only had 28 receptions and 435 yards in the 2012 season. He has not hinted on where or whether he will be playing next year.
NBA Recap

Wade

The Miami Heat won their 14th game in a row with a 99-93 defeat of the New York Knicks. Lebron James led the way with 29 points and 11 rebounds while teammate Dwayne Wade added 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Carmelo Anthony dropped 32 for the Knicks.
Kevin Durant fell a rebound short of a double-double with 35 points and nine boards in the Thunder's 108-104 win over the Clippers. In a matchup of two of the best teams in the NBA, OKC guard Russell Westbrook scored 29 points while dishing out 10 assists.Chirs Paul scored 26 points and had 8 assists for the Clippers.
A game after upsetting the Bulls the Sixers fell to the terrible Wizards 90-87. John Wall led the Way for the Wizards with 16 points and 6 assists while Emeka Okafor dominated the paint scoring 12 and securing 16 rebounds. No one from Philadelphia is worth mentioning.
The Memphis Grizzlies rightly destroyed the Orlando Magic 108-92. Six Grizzlies scored in double-digits with Marc Gasol scoring 12 while grabbing 11 rebounds and Tayshaun Prince scoring a game-high 14, which is awfully sad for a game-high.
The Kings obliterated the Charlotte Bobcats 119-83, John Salmons scored a game high 22 points for the Kings while his teammate Jason Thompson scored 18 while grabbing 14 rebounds.

Parsons

It was another high-scoring blowout in Houston as Chandler Parsons scored 32 points in the Rockets 136-103 romp of the Mavericks. Omer Asik grabbed a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. O.J. Mayo led the Mavs with 18 points.
Surprise, Surprise; the Spurs took part in another blow out beating the Pistons 114-75 even without the help of Tony Parker. Tim Duncan had 16 points and 11 rebound while Manu Ginobili 17 points. Greg Monroe scored 16 points to lead the Pistons.
David West scored 31 points as the Pacers beat the Bulls 97-92. Jimmy Butler and Marco Bellnelli each scored 20 for the Bulls.
Kobe Bryant hit a layup with nine seconds left to beat the Lakers in a 99-98 lead that ended up being the final score. Bryant totaled 34 points in the whole game while teammate Dwight Howard grabbed 15 rebounds. AL Horford led the Hawks with 24 points.
NBA Week In Review

2-25 to 3-3 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Pos	East Starters	Pos	West Starters
G	MIA- Dwayne Wade	G	OKC- Russell Westbrook
G	MIL- Monta Ellis	G	GS- Stephen Curry
F	MIA- Lebron James	F	OKC- Kevin Durant
F	ATL- Al Horford	F	SA- Tim Duncan
F	CHI- Joakim Noah	F	MEM- Marc Gasol

NHL Recap
Tomas Tatar scored for the Red Wings early in the third to make it seem as if the Blackhawks consecutive point streak was gonna end. Patrick Kane came threw on the powerplay with 2 minutes left to save the Blackhawks and force overtime. The game went to a shootout where Patrick Kane again was the hero netting the only goal as the Hawks won 2-1.

Kane

Brad Boyes scored for the Islanders in the first and Mike Zibanejad scored for the Senators in the second to set up a decisive third period. Michael Grabner gave the Isles a 2-1 lead with only three and a half minutes in the game but then Patrick Wiercloch tied things up again with a minute left. Overtime was not able to produce anything and the shootout went to overtime where Frans Nielsen and John Tavares scored for the Islanders as they completed a 3-2 win.
It was another thriller in Columbus where the Blue Jackets had to come from behind for the 2-1 win. P.A. Parenteau scored for the Avs in the second but Vinny Prospal came through for the Blue Jackets 4 minutes into the third. Once in overtime the Jackets' Artem Anisimov scored with help from Tim Erixon and Mark Lestestu for the win. Both of the Jackets' goals came on the powerplay.
This game was not as close with the Blues opening up the scoring 4 minutes into their battle with the Stars. Erik Cole answered David Perron's goal 10 minutes later and then was followed up by Derek Roy to enter the second up 2-1. In the third the Stars solidified their lead with goals by Loul Eriksson and Jaromir Jagr. Derek Roy had two assists in addition to his one goal for a three point night in a 4-1 win.
Remarkably the Panthers- Hurricanes game only had 6 penalty minutes but their was a decent amount of scoring. The Hurricanes' Justin Faulk and Alexander Semin both scored in the last two minutes of the first and Eric Staal scored in the second to give the Canes a 3-0 lead. Jonathan Huberdeau then stooped the bleeding for the Panthers and he then scored again with a minute left in the third. Unfortunately for the Cats, "Hubey" or any of his other teammates were unable to score and they fell 3-2.
The Bruins entered the third period up 3-2 on the Canadiens but Max Pacioretty's goal tied the game up while David Desharnais's goal put the Habs up 4-3 where they finished the game. Patrice Bergeron scored one goal and assisted on the Bruis' other two goals. Brendan Gallagher had two assists for the Bruins.

Cammalleri

Rick Nash (1 G, 1A) and Martin Gaborik (2A) both had two assists in the Rangers 3-2 victory over the Sabres. The Rangers had a 2-1 lead entering the third until Nathan Gerbe scored a shorthanded goal  to force overtime. Overtime produced nothing and the game went to a shootout where Rick Nash and Ryan Callahan converted for the Rangers as they won 3-2.
The Minnesota Wild were led by Mikko Koivu's three points (1 G, 2 A) as they defeated the Oilers 4-2. Koivu broke a 1-1 tie 9 seconds into the third and then his teammate Charlie Coyle added insurance a few minutes later. Sam Gagner got the Oilers back within one before Dany Heatley scored on the powerplay to put the game out of reach.
Mike Cammalleri scored twice including the insurance goal in the third as the Flames defeated the Canucks 4-2. The teams split goals in both the first and the second as the third became a winner-take-all event. Jarome Iginla broke the draw 13 minutes in with assists from Mark Giordano and Jri Hudler to provide the win. Jannik Hansen had two points (1 G, 1A) for the Canucks.
NHL Week In Review

2-25 to 3-3 NHL All-Star Game Rosters
Pos	East Starters	Pos	West Starters
F	BOS- Patrice Bergeron	F	MIN- Mikko Koivu
F	FLA- Marcel Goc	F	CHI- Jonathan Toews
F	BUF- Steve Ott	F	CHI- Patrick Kane
D	CAR- Justin Faulk	D	MIN- Ryan Suter
D	FLA- Brian Campbell	D	EDM- Jeff Petry
G	BUF- Ryan Miller	G	COL- Semyon Varlamov

Jerry Buss diess; Voracek gets hat-trick in rare Flyers win

NBA Recap
It was a goodnight for NBA fans last night with eleven games in action and seven of them ending with a difference of 10 points or less.
It was Rudy Gay's first game against the Grizzlies since being traded to the Raptorsand he put up decent numbers with 13 points and and 9 rebounds. The Grizz had an 11 point lead after the first half and were able to hold on for a 88-82 victory. Zach Randolph scored 17 points and collected 18 rebounds for the Grizzlies.
In a game that was close throughout the Pistons showed determination in a 105-99 win in Charlotte. Brandon Knight led the Pistons with 21 injuries despite only playing 30 minutes because of a leg injury. He is currently day-to-day.
The Pistons blew out the Knicks 125-91 in big part to a 44 point second quarter. The Pistons shot 11-14 from behind the arc led by Paul George who was 4-9 and scored 27 points. Tyson Chandler was the Knicks' best player with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Cavs trailed the Hornets by one going into the fourth quarter last night but thanks to Kyrie Irving the Cavs were able to win 105-100. Irving paved the way for the victory scoring 35 points and dishing out 7 assists.
The Hawks were leading the Heat going into the  fourth but the Heat won that period 40-17 on their way to a 103-90 victory. Lebron James scored 24 points and dished out 11 assists while Al Horford led the Heat with 27 points and 9 rebounds.

There was another come from behind victory last night in Milwaukee. The Bucks were up by 8 going into the fourth but the Nets rallied behind Deron Williams and Andray Blatche for the victory. Blatche scored 12 points and had 12 rebounds while Williams scored 23 and dished out 8 assists. Brandon Jennings scored 31 points and had 11 assists in the 97-94 Nets' win.
A very high scoring game in Houston also featuring a comeback. The Rockets were down entering the fourth but James Harden changed things against his former team, the Thunder. He scored 46 points in 122-116 defeat while Russell Westbrook came close to a triple double for the Thunder. He scored 28, had 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Thabo Sefolosha also scored 28 for the Thunder.
Nikola Pekovic had one hell of a game dropping 27 points and grabbing 18 rebounds against the Sixers for his third straight double-double. Evan Turner scored 17 points for the Sixers in their 94-87 loss.
Shawn Marion and Elton Brand each scored 17 points as the Mavericks depended on a 28-14 fourth quarter to defeat the Orlando Magic 111-96. Dirk grabbed nine rebounds for the Mavs while Aaron Afflalo scored 21 for the Magic.
The Lakers' owner Jerry Buss died today and his team honored with a win over old-time rival the Boston Celtics. Dwight Howard played very well offensively with 24 points while Earl Clark, another Laker big, grabbed 16 rebounds. Paul Pierce scored a game-high 26 points in a 113-9 Lakers' win.
The Warriors ended a 6 game winning streak with a 108-98 defeat of the Suns. Stephen Curry scored 20 points and also added in 11 assists while teammate Klay Thompson scored 28 and grabbed 8 rebounds. Goran Dragic recorded a double-double for the Suns with 20 points and 10 assists.

All NBA
Guard- Kyle Irving- Cleveland Shot 13-22 from the field as well as 7-7 from the free throw line on way to 35 points. Also dished out 7 assists while grabbing 5 boards.

Guard- James Harden- Houston *Player of the Night* Not only did he score 46 points due to 14-19 shooting from the field, including a ridiculous 7-8 from 3pt range, but he also played his greatest game of the year ball handling wise limiting himself to two turnovers. He also grabbed 8 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. Almost forgot to mention that he went 11-12 from the line.
Forward- Lebron James- Miami Got the double-double with 24 points and 11 assists but played great defense getting 4 steals. Shot 53.3% overall and 7-8 from the line.
Forward- Kevin Durant- OK City Really didn't have the best game by KG standards only scoring 16 points but he excelled in other areas. He grabbed 12 rebounds and also dished out 11 assists to record a double-double. He shot a poor 4-13 from the field including 0-2 from behind the arc but was a solid 8-9 from the line.
Center- Greg Monroe- Detroit I really have no idea what he did to make himself special this game (my formula deceives me). He scored 19 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, and dished out 7 assists. He also blocked three shots.

NHL Recap
Only three games on the Pond but there were some good ones.

The Flyers and the Penguins with Tomas Vokoun letting in 6 for the Penguins and Ilya Bryzgalov letting in 5 for the Flyers (that means the score was 6-5). The Flyers were down 2-0 to start the game due to goals by Matt Niskanen and Evgeni Malkin of the Pens. With 8 minutes left Nicklas Grossman scored his 1st goal of the year thanks to assists by Mike Knuble and Sean Couturier. That goal was followed up exactly one minute later by Wayne Simmonds. Simmonds had other action in the first losing this fight to Tanner Glass.
The second period was a little emptier with Jakub Voracek's first goal of the game being in the only goal, good news was that it put the Flyers up 3-2. Voracek then put the Flyers up 4-2 only 18 seconds into the third on a goal assisted by Coburn and Giroux. It took the Pens 5 minutes to answer back when Tyler Kennedy netted his second goal of the year. In what seemed to be more of a ping-pong match Simmonds scored his second of the game and the Flyers again had a two goal lead. That lead quickly disappeared as the Penguins scored two unanswered goals by James Neal and Brandon Sutter to tie the game up with 2 minutes left. Thankfully Jakub Voracek was a Flyer last night and he completed his hat-trick with only 1:30 left on the clock as the Flyers went on to victory.
My comments on the game are: It was a shame to see Matt Read go down early in the game, he played great in the last game spending plenty of time on the ice with Giroux and Voracek and they were just plain nasty so hopefully he comes back soon. I'm glad to see that Coburn and Schenn were able to go a game without giving up a turnover. Also, Bryzgalov played a terrible game letting up 5 goals on 32 shots, I think Leighton deserves a start considering Boucher really hasn't been a competent backup.
David Jones scored the only goal of the game as the Avalanche defeat the Blues 1-0 in overtime. The Blues outshot their opponents 33-20 but Semyon Varlamov had a stellar game stopping all 33 shots.
Jeff Carter scored his 8th goal of the year as the Kings defeat the Flames 3-1. Trevor Lewis broke a 1-1 tie with 5 minutes left in the first.

ALL NHL

Forward- Jeff Carter- LA Kings Pains me to see him on the list but the next two names make me happy. Carter played an almost perfect game getting a goal and an assist while recording 1 hit, blocking a shot, and forcing one takeaway.
Forward- Jakub Voracek- Philadelphia Philly's hero last night scoring the game winning goal in addition to two others. Only finished the night with a +1 but that is all that matters.
Forward- Wayne Simmonds- Philadelphia Wasn't afraid to drop the gloves and even though he lost he still gets credit. He had a three point net scoring 2 goals and assisting on another.
Defense- Nicklas Grossman- Philadelphia I know this list seems really Philly based but they scored six goals last night. Grossman broke up the Pens' 2-0 start while hitting 3 Pens and blocking two shots.
Defense- Braydon Coburn- Philadelphia Last Flyer on the list because Ilya definitely didn't make it on here. He had one assist but played great defense in a whopping 26 minutes of ice time. He blocked three shots and recorded 2 hits.
Goalie- Semyon Varlamov- Colorado An obvious choice as he had the only shutout of the night and he also made the most saves (33).Wasn't perfect as he did have a turnover.

Spurs Run Thunder in Game 2

Tonight the Thunder started off clueless against the Spurs pick and roll game. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili were successfully able to get to the rim all night because of the Spurs’ big men relentlessly screening Russell Westbrook. He was left on an island all by himself because Thunder big men did not want to leave Tim Duncan wide open down in the post as a result of helping Westbrook. The Spurs started off dominating the game even though Duncan had an awful performance on from the field. Duncan was able to get open in the paint was either not able to make the shot or had trouble getting a hold of the ball. Great ball movement from Parker and Ginobili allowed Kawhi Leonard and other Spurs role players to get open shots.  The Spurs also played superior defense in the first half as Durant was the only Thunder really able to get to the rim with Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Westbrook.

Splitter spent much time at the line due to the
Hack-A- Splitter technique

The Thunder on the other hand really struggled to get the ball rolling at all during the game. They had no real offense going throughout the game and most of their points coming from their Big 3. Unable to run plays, the Thunder relied on one on one basketball and fast break points for their offense. With the Spurs running all over the Thunder the Thunder decided to go to the Hack-A-Splitter strategy. It worked a little as Tiago Splitter struggled from the line. In the end it did not work as well as planned because the Spurs were able to score with the clock stopped and the Thunder failed to capitalize on offense.

Unless the Thunder can find some sort of homecourt advantage the Spurs will most likely run all over them on their way to the NBA Finals. What more can you expect from a team that seems to have everything. They have a big 3 that is capable of rebounding, scoring, and passing while also possessing a great depth of role players. This depth will help them later on in the season as they will not get tired late in games. They also have the most experience together of any of the teams left in the playoffs, Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan have been around since the end of the David Robinson era. It will be interesting to see if the Heat or Celtics challenge the Spurs in the Finals.