Early in the first quarter, the San Antonio Spurs established a decisive offensive and defensive presence on the court at the SBC Center to beat the Utah Jazz, 109-84, and advance to the NBA Finals for the third time in five years. Fueled by an elevated consciousness and the insatiable desire to win the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy, the Spurs entered halftime with a 16 point lead against the Jazz, and never looked back.
The inspired domination in the first three quarters forced San Antonio's big three, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili to watch the fourth quarter from the bench. Duncan finished the game with 21 points and an uncharacteristically low 7 rebounds, while Parker and Ginobili scored 21 and 12 points, respectively.
The San Antonio Spurs will make their 4th franchise appearance in the NBA Finals against either the Detroit Pistons or the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Spurs reigned victorious in the 1999, 2003 and 2005 NBA Finals. Ironically, every appearance has come in an odd numbered year, with 2007 being no exception. In a league filled with ball-hogs and primadonnas, perhaps the Spurs' "no-nonsense, unselfish" modus operandi reaches an unprecedented and unstoppable cosmic equilibrium during years indivisible evenly by two. Whatever the case may be, all eyes now shift East.
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