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MikeFin4 · 02-28-2002, 09:46 PM

Andre Miller sent the game into OT with a 3 as the buzzer sounded. Miller also pretty much took over in the OT, I think he finished with like 31 points.

Hoopsmeister · 02-28-2002, 10:41 PM

If the Spurs don't get their act together soon, they could very well fall out of the top 5 completely. They are 3 games ahead of a very hot Portland team while they are having bad losses. And if the top 4 maintain their pace, that would mean the Spurs would face the Lakers in the first round. Not good.

Murphy3 · 02-28-2002, 10:56 PM

it would be nice for portland to play minnesota and for the lakers to play san antonio.
hmm..wouldn't mind seeing the spurs and the trail blazers make first round exits

David · 02-28-2002, 10:58 PM

They showed the replay of Miller's game tying 3 pointer on TNT. He DEFINITELY traveled on the play. A missed call cost the Spurs a victory.

Murphy3 · 02-28-2002, 11:04 PM

this is the NBA..someone travels or carries the ball every other possession..

MikeFin4 · 02-28-2002, 11:08 PM

exactly Murphy, this is the NBA. He didn't travel, was it called David? Then he didn't travel, what he did do is hit the game tying basket to send the game into OT. He recieved the ball and shot it, it went in. End of story, the Spurs cost themself a game. The Cavs outplayed them, especially in the 4th and OT.

Murphy3 · 02-28-2002, 11:11 PM

actually..he did travel, it just wasn't called.

yeah,the spurs blew a game..the officials blew a call..but the spurs were playing the cavs...it never should have been that close

MikeFin4 · 02-28-2002, 11:13 PM

Well if it wasn't called, he didn't do it. The Cavs won, end of story. He did not travel, I watched it over and over.

turbo.mav · 03-01-2002, 12:13 AM

yea he did

MFFL · 03-01-2002, 12:23 AM

Duncan travels almost every other play and never gets called - I call it karmic balance.

MikeFin4 · 03-01-2002, 12:27 AM

I have watched some of the media talking to players, coaches and none of them used it as an excuse, or even mentioned it!!

David · 03-01-2002, 11:53 PM

<< I have watched some of the media talking to players, coaches and none of them used it as an excuse, or even mentioned it!! >>

I watched the replay on TNT and didn't notice it until, THE ANNOUNCERS ON TNT POINTED IT OUT. In my opinion, TNT is a television network and thus IS considered to be the media. The refs didn't call traveling. They over looked another traveling call. That's not news. The players travel and palm the ball regularly. This is just another instance of that happening. Just because the refs didn't call it, doesn't mean it didn't happen.

San Antonio took the Cavs lightly and got burned. The Spurs should beat the Cavs by ten points without breaking a sweat.

David · 03-02-2002, 09:21 AM

Then San Antonio turns around and beats the TWolves. Perhaps they were looking ahead and didn't take the Cavs seriously enough.