SAN ANTONIO — It took only a few seconds for San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker to recognize the holiday gift the Chicago Bulls were hand delivering to power forward LaMarcus Aldridge in the first quarter of Sunday’s ABC-TV game at AT&T Center.
When Aldridge stopped just left of the top of the key on San Antonio’s very first possession of the Christmas Day game, Chicago defender Robin Lopez stayed in the paint, leaving him unguarded.
Parker’s eyes widened like those of a kid finding a favorite toy inside a package on Christmas morning.