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Originally Posted by Rudy lost the toss
That's Fine. But he's still not gonna get to coast on defense like he could against the Rockets. Spurs will wear this team out. If I'm wrong, then I'll be happy as ****... except for the losers Lopez, Matthews, and Williams of course.
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..and the Spurs have to keep up with the much younger Blazers who clearly have the better offense, and have the best duo in the playoffs so far. Other than Miami, Portland has played the best in the playoffs so far. In terms of offensive efficiency, they were second in the league at 111.5 only to the Clippers, and has managed to go up in the playoffs to 114.4 per 100 possessions.
No other team in the West has done better against Duncan for his career - holding him to around 18 ppg average for his career, his lowest of any team in the West.
I think it will end up being a great series and longer than maybe many think initially in part because Portland doesn't get a lot of national exposure.