飘移 by 周杰伦

San Antonio Spurs are the 2005 NBA Champions!

After a finger-crossing, fist-clenching 48 game minutes, Spurs took Game 7 of the NBA Finals with an 81-74 win over the Detroit Pistons. What a closely fought game it was. 10 lead changes, 16 times tied.

Robert Horry came out firing. 1st quarter, 18-14 Spurs. Great D they had.

Duncan showed his rebounding magic in the 2nd quarter. Half time scores stands at 39-38 Pistons.

Pistons extended the lead to 5 within the 1st few minutes of 3rd quarter. Manu and the Spurs did a 7 straight points run to inch within 2. Duncan scored 12 in the 3rd to draw at 57 per piece.

Manu roared in the 4th. 11 points in the last 10 minutes, including a 3 pointer, a monster dunk and an easy layup. Pistons could only move as close as 4 points in the last 3 minutes. Couple of Pistons had 5 personals while desperately trying to buy some time and hope for missed free throws. They didnt get that. All they got was Manu and Duncan swishing the net. Final buzzer blew. SBC center erupted.

I heaved my first sigh of relief since the 6 points deficit in the 3rd quarter. Manu is my MVP, but the commissioner awards it to Duncan.

Its a wonder how Spurs rebuilt themselves since their 1st ring in 1999. David Robinson, Steve Kerr, Stephen Jackson, Sean Elliot and a couple of other guys i couldnt recall on hand, left the team following the championship. The team was built around Robinson. Now it was Duncan. A few years down, it would be Duncan AND Manu AND Parker.

A great example which depicts a championship couldnt be won without team effort. Duncan shone, Manu starred, Big Shot Rob contributed, the rest of the Spurs supported.

Cool team!


Manu Ginobili - The Crowd's MVP (And mine too!)
(Yahoo Sports/AP Photos)

*I'm a bit late in this post. Went out straight for lunch after the game ended ard 12.