San Antonio vs Los Angeles

 

Game 4: Spurs win 4-0

The post season has come to an end for the injured Los Angeles Lakers as they succumbed to the San Antonio Spurs last night, 103-82. Tony Parker ended with 23 points, Kawhi Leonard scored 13 and Tim Duncan had 11. The Lakers struggled and frustration mounted, as Dwight Howard got two technical-fouls to get him ejected in the beginning of the third quarter. He finished with 7 points and 8 rebounds. Kobe Bryant made an appearance after Dwight Howard got ejected to pick up his teams spirits. Pau Gasol had 16 points before he exited the game receiving a standing ovation for his efforts.

The Spurs will now get rest and await the winner of the Denver vs. Golden State series. Los Angeles will now go through lots of rehab to prepare them for next season. I am sure they will have to deal with a lot of questions this summer; will Kobe Bryant return to the old Kobe? Will Dwight remain a Laker? My answer is yes. Hopefully this uncharacteristic season will motivated them for the future.

Game 3: Spurs lead 3-0

The Spurs handed Los Angeles their worst home playoff loss in franchise history on Friday, 120-89. Tim Duncan had 29 points and 9 rebounds, Tony Parker added 20 points and 7 assist. Once again this game was all San Antonio. They had solid offense from 10 players shooting at 61 percent from the field. The Lakers luck seemed to be getting worst and worst by each game. Entering this game they were without, leader Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Steve Blake and Jodie Meeks. Mike D’Antoni was forced to place Darius Morris and recently required Andrew Goudelock from the D-league. Andrew Goudelock actually played well after a slow start with 10 points late in the first half, to get the Lakers within 11 at the break. He finished with a career high 20 points in his first NBA playoff game. Darius Morris had a decent game with 24 points, including 12 in the fourth. For the bigs, Dwight Howard scored 25 points, 11 rebounds and Pau Gasol recorded his first career playoff triple-double, 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assist.

Los Angeles is on the verge of losing in the first round for the first time since 2007. With majority of their players injured, its going to take a miracle to advance pass the veteran Spurs. San Antonio will have an opportunity to end this series in 4 on Sunday back at Staples Center.

-@SarahTresChic15