Sacramento at San Antonio

How often do you see the Spurs lose a playoff game by 18? Even more shocking, how often do you see the Spurs lose back to back games? The Spurs loss in game 3 was devestating considering that they came back from a huge defecit, only to lose by a lack of ball handling in the end. Now, they face the Kings in game five on their home court where they have dominated. After the past couple of games, it's easy to forget that the Spurs won the first two games by 34 and 9 points. Considering that they won by 9 points even after the Kings were embarassed is important to note. What this means is that the lowest point total for vicotry in this young series is nine points for the Spurs and that was after an incredibly embarassing loss for the Kings. Now, the Spurs are embarassed and return home as 8 point favorites. The question becomes can the Spurs beat the 8 point spread considering that they have a major double revenge as they look to take an important 3-2 lead on the series? These are the World Champions and they realize and understand along with Coach Pop how vital this game is. If they drop this they have to face an elimination game in Sacremento where they have dropped the first two and obviously do not play well there. This is a must win for the Spurs and I expect them to win in convincing fashion much like game one where their intensity was at a much higher level.