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Playing basketball seemed trivial to the Spurs following the death of Erin Popovich.
They competed as best they could Thursday night. It just wasn’t enough against Golden State Sam Hubbard Color Rush Jersey , again.
Kevin Durant had 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and the Warriors beat San Antonio 110-97 for a 3-0 series lead over the Spurs, who were still
reeling from the death of Gregg Popovich’s wife.
”It was a perfect setup for a letdown,” Golden State forward Draymond Green said. ”I don’t say that to be insensitive at all to the situation. We all take
this basketball stuff serious and we want to win, but when you start talking
life and death, a game doesn’t matter. But yet we still wanted to come out and
try to win the game.”
The Warriors can close the first-round series with a win Sunday afternoon in San Antonio in Game 4.
”It’s hard to think about that for me, personally, right now because there is other stuff bigger than basketball,” Spurs veteran Tony Parker said.
The Spurs were playing a day after the death of Erin Popovich, who passed away after battling an undisclosed long-term illness. Erin and Gregg Popovich
were married four decades and have two children and two grandchildren.
San Antonio did not air a video tribute or hold a moment of silence for Erin in an apparent attempt to make the game as routine as possible for its players,
but that was impossible.
Coach Popovich was not in his customary position roaming the sidelines, choosing instead to be with his family. San Antonio assistant Ettore Messina
coached the team in Popovich’s place.
”We are all hurting,” Spurs veteran Manu Ginobili said after the morning shootaround. ”We want to be next to Pop, we want to support him Martavis Bryant Color Rush Jersey , but we’ve got to go out there and compete today. But, for sure, we are toiling. It’s not an easy day to be
here.”
Ginobili and Parker said it was tough to play basketball following Erin’s passing, but the team’s goal was to compete and play with the grit Popovich has
always demanded of them.
Parker, who said Erin and Gregg were a mother and father to him when he entered the league as a 19-year-old, lived up to those wishes. Parker, who
averaged 2.0 points in the first two games, finished with 16 points in 17
minutes.
LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
The Spurs had an emotional start, but could not sustain it against the talented Warriors.
”This was about what I expected,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said. ”First half they were getting after us like they did in Game 2 and we stayed with it,
we had some bursts. The whole point is take care of the ball and defend over 48
minutes and things should work out.”
Already on the edge of their seats for the first home game of the playoffs, fans erupted when Rudy Gay threw down a one-handed dunk over Golden State’s
JaVale McGee. The cheering was nearly constant as the Spurs scored the game’s
first six points before the Warriors began to settle in.
Durant and Klay Thompson shot down San Antonio’s chances.
Thompson added 19 points, including 3-for-6 shooting on 3s.
Golden State closed the first half on a 20-9 run to eliminate a five-point deficit and take a 52-46 lead. Durant had 17 points in the first half to counter
10 points each from Gay and Parker.
Gay finished with 11 points.
The Warriors opened 1 for 14 on 3-pointers. Golden State finished 10 for 32 on 3s.
”Well, when the 3s are not going, we’ve just got to continue moving the ball and getting open looks http://www.billsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-tremaine-edmunds-jersey ,” Thompson said. ”But if we’re getting open looks, they’re eventually going to
fall, and we rely on our defense when we’re not making shots. Our defense can be
a constant for us, shouldn’t always dictate how hard you play.”
Green added 10 points, six rebounds, seven assists and four blocked shots.
TIP-INS
Warriors: Durant rolled his ankle at midcourt with about 4 1/2 minutes remaining but rose on his own after remaining on the court for less than a
minute. Kerr said Durant and Shaun Livingston, who also rolled his ankle moments
later, are both fine and will play in Game 4.. . Warriors G Stephen Curry did
not play but sat behind the team’s bench as he continues to rehabilitate a
sprained knee. Curry is expected to return for the second round, if the Warriors
advance. … McGee started after being listed as questionable with a bruised left
quadriceps. He had six points and four rebounds in 15 minutes.
Spurs: Messina was coaching his first NBA playoff game, but he has won more than 10 titles in the Euroleague, Russian SuperLeague and Italian League. …
Dejounte Murray had nine points and four assists in 16 minutes.
FOND MEMORIES
Kerr has been a friend of the Popovich family since his days playing for the Spurs at the turn of the century. In fact, Kerr grew so close with Erin Popovich
that he almost got his longtime friend in trouble.
”Erin was sort of the balance that Pop needed,” Kerr said. ”I still remember when he traded me to Portland in 2001, he called me up to tell me the news (and)
he said, `I don’t think I can go home Sam Darnold Jersey Jets , because Erin is gonna be so mad at me for trading you.’ ”
YAWN!
That seems to be the reaction from everywhere except New England when Pro Picks has asked folks about the prospect of the Patriots being in yet another
Super Bowl.
Apparently, they have become the team people love to hate: America’s Team they ain’t.
And they care not a bit about their popularity, or about what they’ve already achieved.
”I think it’s a mistake if you take anything we’ve ever done in the past and translate it to what we’re doing now,” left tackle Nate Solder says.
”I think it’s a different story. We’re writing our own story this year, so what we’re doing is preparing to see the Jacksonville team of this year and how
we’re going to beat them and be as ready as we can go to play our best
football.”
That might elicit more yawns, but it’s indicative of how things work in Foxborough.
But there’s a sneaking suspicion that the Patriots (14-3) are well aware of what All-Pro safety Jalen Ramsey of the Jaguars (12-6) has been saying about
Sunday’s AFC championship game, in which host New England is a 9-point choice.
Ramsey guaranteed a Jacksonville victory.
”I think what I have learned for a long time is it’s how you play, it’s not what you say,” Tom Brady said during his weekly radio appearance on WEEI in
Boston.
”Everyone has different ways of handling things. Players do, coaches do. We do what works for us, other players do what works for them. The game is going to
be decided by who plays the best, not who hypes the best or speaks the
best.”
This is a meeting of the No. 2 (Jags) and No. 5 (Pats) scoring defenses in the league. It’s also a meeting of Brady against Blake Bortles.
Enough said.
YAWN!
PATRIOTS, 31-16

Minnesota (minus 3) at Philadelphia
No shortage of attention here after both of these teams went down to the wire to advance.
This one figures to come down to defense: Minnesota allowed the fewest points in the NFL, 252, while Philadelphia was fourth stingiest.
That could mean it will be decided by the pass rush http://www.giantsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-will-hernandez-jersey , and each team has some dynamic sack threats. The Eagles’ Fletcher Cox was
sensational against Atlanta last weekend, and is complemented by Brandon Graham,
Derek Barnett and Chris Long. For the Vikings, it’s Everson Griffen and Danielle
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”We don’t want to steer away from nothing different than what we do,” Graham says, ”and we’re going to go out there and we’re going to wreak havoc. We’re
going to go out there and give it everything because it’s the championship,
baby.”
Philadelphia last made the Super Bowl for the 2004 season, losing to New England. The Vikings haven’t been in the big game since – get this – 1977, their
fourth loss in as many tries.
That’s ancient history, of course. After what’s been dubbed the ”Minneapolis Miracle” that lifted them past New Orleans last Sunday, they believe anything is
possible.
If they do things right.
”What matters is how we play on Sunday, how we execute today in practice, how we do those things,” coach Mike Zimmer says. ”I feel like I have a pretty smart,
level-headed football team. They understand the magnitude of things and they
know what’s at stake Daryl Worley Color Rush Jersey , so let’s just go out, let’s continue to do what we’ve been doing all year long, let’s play good, let’s play together as
a team, take care of the football. All of the things you talk about all year
long, really.”
As they say in politics, this one is too close to call. So going with the hosts.
EAGLES, 21-20
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2017 RECORD:
Last week: Against spread (3-1). Straight up (2-2)
Season Totals: Against spread (122-124-10). Straight up: (165-97)
Best Bet: 10-9 against spread, 11-8 straight up.
Upset special: 10-8 against spread, 9-9 straight up

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