initiated by Goldie on October 02, 2008 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0813636/)
With it all on the line, Tim Duncan did it all. The San Antonio Spurs won their second title as Duncan put on one of the great performances in NBA Finals history, approaching a quadruple-double in an 88-77 dismantling of the New Jersey Nets. You want scoring? Duncan had 21 points, including seven in a surge at the end of the first half that prevented the Nets from running away early. You want rebo more
With it all on the line, Tim Duncan did it all. The San Antonio Spurs won their second title as Duncan put on one of the great performances in NBA Finals history, approaching a quadruple-double in an 88-77 dismantling of the New Jersey Nets. You want scoring? Duncan had 21 points, including seven in a surge at the end of the first half that prevented the Nets from running away early. You want rebounding? Duncan had 20, his fourth 20-rebound game of the post season. In the fourth quarter, he seemed to sweep away every miss by the Nets. You want passing? Duncan had 10 assists, three more than Nets pass master Jason Kidd as he completed a triple-double. Amid a swarm of defenders in the final period, he repeatedly found open teammates for baskets that built a 19-0 run. You want defense? Duncan had eight blocks, tying a Finals record. He also had a lot to do with Kenyon Martin's poor 3-for-3 shooting and New Jersey's scoring drought of more than 5 1/2 minutes in the fourth quarter. Typical of the humble, modest Duncan, he did not even know he was approaching a quadruple-double, which has been done just four times in history. "No, I didn't. That's cool," he said. "I'm sure that he had absolutely no clue what his stats were," said San Antonio's Gregg Popovich, who became the 12th coach to win two NBA titles. "He just knows what's going on in the game and what needs to be done." For the series, Duncan averaged 24.2 points, 17.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and a record 5.3 blocks. For the second time in five seasons, he carried the Spurs to the championship and won NBA Finals MVP honors while staking his undisputed claim as the best player in the league. It also provided a fitting send-off for Spurs center David Robinson. Playing the final game of a Hall of Fame career, Robinson gave the 18,797 crazed fans a wonderful goodbye present, collecting 13 points and 17 rebounds. He helped the Spurs control the boards to the tune of 55-35 and teamed with Duncan to out rebound the Nets by themselves. "My last game, streamers flying, world champions. How could you write a better script than this, man?" Robinson said. "This is unbelievable. I've had some ups and downs in my career, but I'm gonna end on the highest of highs."
