Thursday, February 14, 2008

He's the Manu

The Cavs' four-game regular-season winning streak against the Spurs is over. Hey, when you're playing the defending champs and Manu Ginobili is unconscious from three-point range in the fourth quarter, I doubt there are many teams that could beat them, especially teams that are missing three key players (though it should be noted the Spurs did it without Tony Longoria Parker). But it's always disappointing to lose a game you're winning with less than six minutes to go.

Ginobili hit four-of-four from three in the final 12 minutes, and the Spurs as a team were seven-of-eight from downtown, 14-of-18 from the floor overall in the period. It does beg some questions about the presence of the defense.

I'd also point out that Larry Hughes put up some good-looking numbers, with 26 points on 11-of-19 shooting, to go with six rebounds and three assists, but while he was on the floor, the Cavs were outscored by 13. I'm starting to wonder about his worth.

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