It's becoming increasingly obvious that you don’t want to face the Spurs when they’re mad, and coming back from a frustrating loss is one of those times. Thursday night, the young Los Angeles Lakers were the latest unfortunate victims of a San Antonio team smarting after a recent defeat. Other than a bit of a lull bridging the first and second quarters, the Spurs were stellar on offense, and the contest was over midway through the third quarter.
The Spurs started the game with some red-hot shooting, hitting 9 of their first 13 shots to rush out to a 20-13 lead less than midway through the first quarter.