It so happened that I had some choice Spurs tickets land on my lap over the weekend, as I mentioned in a previous blog. Well, it turned out to be great.
Our seats were in a sky box, where food was catered and the beverages were free, and only a 20-foot walk away. We’ve been to games before, and have had seats in just about every location at the AT&T Center, but this was awesome (but not the best seats in the arena).
We were sitting next to the Army box, where one gentleman provided us with many laughs as he praised and rebuked the aging Spurs throught the game. He mentioned that Manu Ginobili (my favorite Spurs player) nearly gives him a heart attack, the Spurs can’t hit a free throw if it was a laundry bin, and they’ve been playing great for three quarters, only to blow it in the end.
Good assessment.
Here are a few others:
>> Kevin Garnett of the Celtics held Tim Duncan solid underneath. I remember one moment in the second half, especially, when Duncan tried to back into the paint, and gained no room against Garnett. Is it an aging Duncan? Or very good defense by KG and the Celtics? Probably a bit of both.
>> Manu Ginobili indeed provides the fireworks (he led all scorers, I belive, with 30 points), but you don’t know if you’ll see a bone-headed move or the skill of a basketball genius. Now I know why my neighbor nearly has a coronary every time Manu takes the ball (like in the final seconds of Monday’s game when he made a bad decision during the final ticks, ay ya yay).
>> Tony Parker IS that good. I saw some incredible moves in the paint and dazzling scoring drives. Didn’t see Eva (she may or may not have been there), but he played one heck of a ballgame nonetheless.
>> Fabricio “Oh Boy” Oberto shouldn’t worry himself about giving dazzling passes, but more about defense. He tried to pull a cute one last night, and had it nearly picked off. Don’t do it, Fab, don’t.
>> ARRIVE early at the AT&T Center (like at least 1 hour earlier) to avoid the long lines
