FTT's Spurs-Cavs Game 2 Diary: Third Quarter

10:40 - Gosh, what did I miss? 25 point lead to start the third. But Drew Gooden just hit a jumper through his tears. It's only 23!

10:41 - Just wondering... has there ever been an entire NBA Finals of garbage time? Bowdy Brucey with the 3 to make it 26. Will LeBron answer with AGGRESSION? No, an assist to a dunk. Hmm, actual basketball. Nice to see.

10:43 - James to Pavlovic for a 3. It's only 21! On the other hand, there are more drywall videos...

10:44 - Pavlovic misses both free throws. How can you be a three-point shooter who can't hit free throws? Shouldn't these be, you know, mutually exclusive skill sets?

10:45 - Jeff van Gundy - "Sometimes the other team is just better than you." JEFF! STOP IT! YOU'RE KILLING THE RATINGS! LEBRON IS GOING TO GET REALLY AGGRESSIVE ANY SECOND NOW!

10:45 - Mike Breen tells us that the doctors that rebuilt Ilgauskas made one foot bigger than the other. Did they also put that bolt in his neck?

10:47 - Mike Brown successfully lobbies the ref for a call. I'm glad I was sitting down for that.

10:48 - Gooden scores through the tears. The lead is only 21!

10:50 - Bruce willis just killed his career with a car. Because he was out of ideas...

10:51 - I exchange IMs with a friend of mine, who I'll call J-Bug. He tells me not to call him that, then closed the window. Isn't he funny? I HAVE VERY FUNNY FRIENDS!

10:52 - Bowdy Brucey just had kid #2. I imagine that his wife is also Worse Than Hitler.

10:53 - Parker, alone, bucket. Then makes a steal and gets fouled in transition by Leisure Suit Larry. Note that this is LSL's *first* foul of the game, meaning that Larry has been so deked by him, he hasn't even been close enough to foul. But don't play Daniel Gibson!

10:54 - Mike Breen makes the first of many "The Cavs are different in Cleveland" announcements, so that all 83 of us will watch Game 3. It's working! I can feel the hopeless home court ref magic that will make this a 2-1 series!

10:55 - Parker with a 3, answered by Pavlovic. Damn, I was hoping to see Tony throw the bucket of confetti before the fourth... and a Manu 3 keeps the hope alive. 25 point lead.

10:55 - Pavlovic drives, clangs a dunk. Duncan responds with an understated lay up. And Spurs Fan just nodded in appreciation, because they hate dunks. And flashiness. And people who point out that blowouts aren't exciting...

10:59 - Van Gundy makes the small but telling point that the Spurs value consistency. Which is a key thing -- they don't move more than a few players at a time.

11:00 -- Drew Gooden with a hoop, then Pavlovic finally finishes a dunk. The 7-0 run cut it to 20... and then Duncan slams over Varejo, who doesn't even flop on it. Very sad.

11:02 - James with his third foul. And it wasn't even very aggressive.

11:03 - Can James do more? Yes. He can clone himself. He can pay someone to assasinate Tim Duncan. He can poison Mike Brown and also coach. See, he just doesn't want it enough. By the way, it's 24 now.

11:04 -- The announcers have said it's over. Breen pleads for waiting to go to Cleveland. Do we have to?

11:05 - Gooden blocked, weeps.

11:06 - Varejo is fouled hard. I have to say, I'm disappointed in Anderson when he's actually fouled. Given the quality of his flops, I expect him to turn into Charlie Brown with the line drive up the middle, with the clothing all over the place, when he actually takes contact.

11:07 - Horry 3 makes it, um, 27. Can we just call the Finals after two games?

11:08 - You know what makes this all OK? The fact that Jacques Vaughn's going to get a ring. It's like Doc Erving finally getting one.

11:10 - The third quarter ends, and it's Spurs 89, Cavs 62. The Spurs crowd is, I think, still there, though beating the traffic might come into play soon.