The NBA Finals began last night & of course there was a lot of excitement buzzing around about King James' entrance into the arena. Unsurprisingly, there was plenty of reason to be excited. Could the Cavs gain a 3-0 advantage over San Antonio this season? Could Lebron run riot over the Spurs or would he give someone else the glory of scoring points?
The answer to both questions was a resounding "No!" as the Spurs strategically & thoroughly dismantled the Cavaliers 85-76, teaching the young bucks a thing or two about coming out ready to play hoops in the Finals championship series. By clamping down on Lebron & sticking to their trademark game plan, the Spurs once again revealed how formidable they were as a veteran team doing all the little things right. Nothing flashy, nothing boastful. San Antonio just went about their business & Cleveland didn't put up much of a fight.
Again, this goes to show that the Cavs can't go exclusively to Lebron in order to manufacture points; if it's all Lebron (no Daniel Gibson, no Drew Gooden, etc.) this could be an all-out sweep. Cleveland needs to get fired up & ready to put up a fight with the Spurs instead of basking in the hype & attention which they're getting plenty of. But then San Antonio, in their own methodical little way, is at the ready & isn't going to let any midwestern upstarts pluck this year's trophy out of their hands.
To be positively honest, San Antonio might be "vanilla" to some, but from what Thursday night's victory confirmed, they're on top of their game right now & wouldn't want it any other way.
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