OH MY steve nash's shot was spectacular! Hard to believe that ginobili could have outdone that trey but he did!
GO PHOENIX

definitely a push off ginobili should have been a charge.

I still have faith. come on phoenix

ELG you're dreaming, no way was that an offensive foul.

just accept it ELG - the spurs are going to knock out phoenix again. wait for game 3 when horry subs in to break hill's ankle and bowen pokes nash in the eye. cant wait!

I reckon Brian Skinner could do some damage to Tim Duncan. Beard to the eye

Come on Suns! FFS it's time to deliver a title

Spurs be concerned. Winning in Dbl OT for the home opener is not great (it aint bad either) but i really see phoenix coming through over the course of the series. Shaq and Amare will just be too much for the walking poo to handle.

I'd say the Suns should be concerned - can't get over the top of the ageing, has-been Spurs in double OT? Anyone read Shaq's comments about "flopping" by Spurs defenders? I didn't see the plays he was referring to, but I think it was referencing some charge calls against him.

Was his criticism warranted, or is it a case of the trade for Kurt Thomas showing its worth?

And just quietly - how massive was Timmy Duncan's 3?

Timmy D to be the MVP of this series. The one guy in the NBA that gave Timmy consistent fits is now a Spur. The trade of crazy eyes Thomas just to save pennys will bite the Suns on the ar$e.

Lets go Spurs.......

Didn't watch the game, can someone tell me if timmy was guarded by shaq or amare?
I would have shaq stand in his way, prevent the bank jumpers then when timmy drives around shaq, amare to provide the help with his massive leap.... i thought a similar def tactic last year worked well when crazy eyes (love that TR) thomas bodied up and amare helped on the block....

Thomas has some crazy eyes... It's like looking into the eyes of a googly eyed goldfish on crack.... I've talked to smackheads with less crazy eyes.

I think this series wont be decided inside. Tim Duncan and Kurt Thomas are well matched against Amare and Shaq; i reckon they'll negate each others role in the game. What it will come down to is if phoenix's guards can stick with Ginobili and Parker, and if Ginobili and Parker can stop Nash handing out assists like bread to starving children.
My pick says the Suns. They've had it coming for a while.

The Suns may have had it coming for a while but the Spurs have actually done it for a while.

Run TMC - that is a very good point. I thought the addition of G Hill was a great move for the Suns, and might be enough to get over the line this time. This is the Suns best shot at getting over the Spurs. This series is too close to call. If the Spurs win game 2, I'll call it.

This is the team that should beat the spurs. But unfortunately, i don't think will beat other western conference teams

Totally agree ELG. As a jazz fan i'm counting all my chickens that the suns knock out the spurs so that the jazz don't have to face em.

Would love to see a Spurs/Jazz series though - great challenge for Parker on Deron. Would really put him into the elite PG's if he could match it with him for a series. There are still plenty of doubters that say Parker is not an elite PG, and his injuries this year denied him a chance to back up the Finals MVP with a quality season.

I think he has come on lately though.

I still rate Parker as my number 2 PG in the league, he definitely stepped up a notch this year. The spurs did struggle a lot when he was out too, which they didn't do when Manu and duncan are out.