Do you feel despair?
I know I do.
You can tell me just about anything you want. You can tell me it shouldn’t have to come Derek Fisher’s shot. You can tell me Hedo was the reason they lost. How about Tim Duncan should have shot more? Anything you want … except that the Spurs lost that game.
The Spurs didn’t win.
That’s about all I’m going to give you.
There is no way Derek Fisher can catch the ball, turn, and shoot in 0.4 seconds. No way.
I would describe the game as a heartbreaker, but that would give legitimacy to the final shot. And that shot was anything but legitimate. I dub that the most unfair game in the history of the basketball.
You can’t take away the greatest shot of Tim Duncan’s career. You can’t ruin one of the greatest games in Spurs history. Hell, one of the greatest games in basketball. You can’t take away that comeback from Devin Brown, from the fans – who both fought so hard.
You can’t take away the elation with a shot that only counted because the clock started late.
I would feel less robbed if someone stole a $100 out of my pocket.
So technically, the Lakers have the Spurs on the brink of elimination. But, that’s not going to be enough.
Nope.
Tim Duncan is going back to L.A. to reclaim what is rightfully his: Game 5. It is there that the Spurs will harness the gall they used to win Game 5, to win Game 6.
Then back to San Antonio for Game 7. Both teams will lay it all on the line, again.
And every Laker and Lakers fan I see will have it.
The look of despair.
It’s that feeling when it’s all over and there’s nothing you can do about it.
