Fig Jam
Don’t sleep on how great these Western Conference playoff series are. In particular, the Spurs / Hornets affair. The hornets came out in Games 1 and 2 and blew the Defending NBA Champs off the floor, looking like true title contenders in their own right. Now, after the Spurs have bounced back in games 3 and 4 to even the series, We are set to see a great 3 game series between 2 damn good teams.
I don’t know a helluva lot about boxing, but for whatever reason this Spurs / Hornets series reminds me of a great title fight (when boxing still had those) between a young upstart challenger and the incumbent champion who has dominated the sport for years. In the early rounds the upstart comes out, shows some flash and and some grit and has the champion on the ropes a little bit. Then, towards the middle of the fight the champ finds his rythym, reminds everyone (upstart included) that he is the champ, and captures momentum back.
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