Hehe...I knew you (or someone else) would make a post like this. And if I'd been surprised and didn't find it, I would have made one similar myself. They definitely got their fannies smacked yesterday, no doubt about it. Phil Jackson managed to whip up some real energy from his spoiled-rotten giants. I think the Spurs had gotten too confident and cocky about their ability to beat the Lakers, so this new energy caught them way offguard. Not one time throughout the whole game were they able to fall into their usual rythm.

No doubt about it...the Lakers are a tough team when they put their minds to it. But they won't surprise the Spurs again. The "spanking" was good for them. And when the Spurs are playing at THEIR top game...no team in the NBA can beat them, no matter how good they are.