Pro Basketball Hoops Land: Tim Duncan achieves a double-double: Spurs get it done over Lebron and the Cavs 92-90

I've heard many people over the years say the San Antonio Spurs are the most boring team in basketball to watch. I personally disagree with them, because they have such a great coach in Gregg Popovich, plus they play the right way unselfishly. If anything other teams should be looking to the Spurs as an example of how to play basketball. Last night on ESPN the San Antonio Spurs took on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Spurs defeated the Cavs 92-90 behind Tim Duncan double-double 19 points and 10 rebounds. Here are the stats for each team.

Top 5 San Antonio Spurs Scorers

Tim Duncan- 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 7/17 FG, 5/7 FT
Boris Diaw- 19 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 8/14 FG, 2/2 FT, 1/2 3PTFG
Kwahi Leonard- 12 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 4/11 FG, 4/6 FT, 0/4 3PTFG
Cory Joseph- 10 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, 4/5 FG, 1/2 FT, 1/1 3PTFG
Tony Parker- 8 points, 3 assists, 2/7 FG, 4/6 FT, 0/1 3PTFG

Top 5 Cleveland Cavaliers Scorers

Anderson Varejao- 23 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks, 11/16 FG, 1/3 FT, 0/1 3PTFG
Kyrie Irving- 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 7/15 FG, 3/4 3PTFG, 3/4 FT
Lebron James- 15 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds, 6/17 FG, 2/3 3PTFG, 1/1 FT
Kevin Love- 10 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 4/12 FG, 2/2 FT, 0/2 3PTFG
Dion Waiters- 6 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2/7 FG, 2/2 FT, 0/1 3PTFG

San Antonio Spurs Thoughts

The Spurs improved to 7-4 with this win. I think the Southeast Division in the Western Conference is the toughest division. I believe that all five teams could make the playoffs.
Kwahi Leonard is the best Lebron James defender I've ever had the opportunity to watch on TV. If you know of any other really good Lebron James defenders send me a comment.
The Spurs out rebounded the Cavs 42-38 on the boards.
15 turnovers is too many turnovers in a game, fortunately the Cavs had 16.
Impressed by the play of Boris Diaw also scoring 19 points. Diaw had some interesting stats and a very underrated NBA player.
Nice performance from Cory Joseph last night. Joseph to me is another solid backup behind Tony Parker. I'm still for Patty Mills being the first option behind Parker though

Cleveland Cavaliers Thoughts

Should Cavs fans be worried at 5-5? I think not. They will be better than the 33-49 record posted last year.
The Cavs I predict will go on a 10 game winning streak sometime this year.
Lebron James hasn't been shooting well since he dropped that weight over the summer. He was much better player last year. I think though with having Wade and Bosh on your side it was easier to dominate.
Maybe the Cavs should have given the ball to Anderson Varejao more since he was the only player shooting above 50 percent for the game.

Final Thoughts

The Spurs shot 47 percent, while the Cavs shot 44. I feel the Spurs will be back in the NBA Finals this season. I'm still up in the air about who in the Eastern Conference will be joining them. I'm leaning towards Chicago Bulls. What are your thoughts on this game? Do you think the Spurs will repeat as NBA Champions? Why or why not? Send me your comments. Thank you for reading Pro Basketball Hoops Land. The place where you can read articles, send comments and purchase pro basketball merchandise.

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Tim Duncan achieves a double-double: Spurs get it done over Lebron and the Cavs 92-90

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