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The Minor Fall

Season 49, Game 70
San Antonio 88, Charlotte 91
59-11, 2nd in the West

Eleven seconds into the 2nd quarter, David West made a layup to put the Spurs up 23 points on the Hornets. The score was 30-7, and the rout was on. Charlotte coach Steve Clifford called a timeout, not happy with what he was seeing.

For the remaining 35 minutes and 49 seconds, the Hornets eviscerated the Spurs. They put up quarters of 29, 31, and 24 points. They outscored the Spurs by 26 points, 84-58. 84 points in 3 quarters is pretty bad defense; 58 points in 3 quarters is pretty lousy offense.