It Could Get Ugly AgainThe San Antonio...
It Could Get Ugly Again
The San Antonio Spurs’ 87-82 victory over the Lakers on Monday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series was much like the playoff series between the teams last season. The Spurs failed to score 90 points in any of the five games and the Lakers topped that total only twice and never reached 100. A look at that series and Game 1 of the current series, with regular-season statistics (shaded) included as a means for comparison:
2002 SERIES
*--* SPURS LAKERS Playoffs Regular Playoffs Regular vs. Lakers Season vs. Spurs Season Points/Game 85.8 96.7 90.0 101.3 FG Pct 401 458 440 461 3PT Pct 274 362 338 354 Fouls/Game 21.4 19.2 23.8 22.2
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2003 SERIES
*--* SPURS LAKERS Game 1 Regular Game 1 Regular Season Season Points/Game 87 95.8 82 100.4 FG Pct 375 462 395 451 Fouls/Game 20 20.4 24 22.8
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