Mattie T’s Recap of the Western Conference Finals

 

Game 1: 

108

  100

Star Player of the Game: Spurs F Tim Duncan, who scored 27 points, grabbed 10 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 39 minutes of action.

Key Stat: San Antonio held Utah to just 41.9% shooting for the game.

Game 2: 

105

    96

Star Player of the Game: Spurs F Tim Duncan, who scored 26 points, grabbed 14 rebounds & blocked 5 shots in 38 minutes of action.

Key Stat: San Antonio shot 55.6% for the game.

Game 3: 

109

    83

Star Player of the Game: Jazz G Deron Williams, who scored 31 points, dished out 8 assists & recorded 5 steals in 37 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Utah outscored San Antonio 66-36 during the 2nd half. (Spurs were up 47-43 at halftime)
Game 4: 

91

  79

Star Player of the Game: Spurs F Tim Duncan, who scored 19 points, grabbed 9 rebounds & blocked 5 shots in 37 minutes of action.

Key Stat: San Antonio outscored Utah 28-17 during the 4th quarter. (Spurs were up 63-62 after 3 quarters)
Game 5: 

109

    84

Star Player of the Game: Spurs G Tony Parker, who scored 21 points, grabbed 5 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 27 minutes of action.

Key Stat: San Antonio shot 51.3% for the game.

Mattie T’s Analysis: 

Congratulations to Gregg Popovich & the San Antonio Spurs, who will appear in the NBA Finals for the fourth time over the past five seasons.

Tim Duncan & the Spurs will be looking to capture a 4th NBA title after defeating the Knicks in ‘99, Nets in ‘03 & the Pistons in ‘05.

 

San Antonio will either face Detroit (2-0 during regular season) or Cleveland (0-2 during regular season) in the 2007 NBA Finals, which will begin next Thursday from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX.

For the Utah Jazz, a surprising playoff run comes to an end tonight.

 

It was an impressive run that saw them outlast Houston in a tough 7 game series before dispatching Golden State in 5 games to get here.

Despite their season-ending loss tonight, Deron Williams had a sensational playoff run & has really emerged as one of the league’s up & coming guards to watch.

Williams averaged 25.8 PPG & 7.8 APG during the Western Conference Finals, showing a lot of poise & confidence for a player who just completed his 2nd season in the NBA.

Utah was attempting to reach the NBA Finals for the 1st time since ‘98, when they lost in 6 games to the Chicago Bulls.

And before i sign off, what in the hell is wrong with Kobe Bryant?

This morning on ESPN Radio in New York, Kobe told Stephen A. Smith that “he wanted a trade from L.A”, but later on in the afternoon, he tells KLAC in Los Angeles that “i don’t want to go anywhere, this is my team.”

 

I know that Bryant is frustrated that the Lakers’ front office of Jerry Buss & Mitch Kupchak aren’t doing their jobs to build a competitive team around him, but it’s also Kobe’s job to make everyone on his team better.

Michael Jordan had to rely on Steve Kerr to clinch championship #5 for the Bulls with a game-winning jumpshot. It’s all about the trust factor.

Ironically enough, Bryant’s 2 lowest scoring averages for his career are against the 2 teams that are participating in the Eastern Conference Finals. (21.8 PPG against Cleveland & 21.5 PPG against Detroit).

Until then,

Mattie T

Sports Writer for BMS Radio Chicago

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