Pounding The Rock · Dec 11, 2018
Game Preview: Phoenix Suns vs. San Antonio Spurs
The times they are a-changing.
Would you believe that it’s been ten years since the height of Spurs-Suns rivalry? In back-to-back to playoff series (2007 and 2008), the Phoenix Suns and the San Antonio Spurs were embroiled in a stylistically-opposed tug-of-war that produced some of the most memorable moments for Spurs fans. We laughed as Pop employed the Hack-a-Shaq on the first play of the game, shivered at sights like Steve Nash’s horror-movie makeup nose explosion and Robert Horry’s you-call-it-dirty-I-call-it-savvy hip check, and stood in awe of the most clutch three in Spursland since a certain Memorial Day in 1999 . . .