LA Lakers challenge SA Spurs tonight
The concept of beating the Spurs (17-4) brightened somewhat after the Golden State Warriors dropped them Tuesday, 96-84. Tim Duncan missed a third consecutive game because of a sprained right ankle and is listed as questionable for tonight’s game. Tony Parker has been playing with a sprained left ankle and is also questionable. Manu Ginobili is not injured, which is good news for the Spurs. He had scored 37 points in two consecutive games before falling to 13 points on four-for-14 shooting against Golden State.
“It’s a good test for us to see how much we’ve improved since the last time we played them,” Kobe Bryant said. “We just weren’t prepared in terms of our experience as a team and being able to go deeper into our offense to be able to combat what they do against us defensively … but now we’re much better prepared and more equipped. It’s going to be a nice challenge.”
Tonight match will be the last of consecutive home games for LA LAkers, which will play five of its next six on the road. San Antonio has won eight of its last 10 road games against the Lakers.
It is very probale that coach Phil Jackson and the entire LA Lakers team will celebrate a victory tonight.