Seeing how the Miami Heat and LeBron James are in the 2011 NBA Finals, I came across this gem from the 2007 Finals when the San Antonio Spurs faced the Cleveland Cavaliers.
LeBron bullies former Spur Bruce Bowen to get good inside position – yes Spurs fans, Bruce Bowen didn’t make a stop every time he defended someone – and meets Tim Duncan. Duncan then proceeds to block LeBron’s shot and then chase him out to near the 3-point line, pulls up the shorts and defends LeBron on the wing. Duncan sure did set the tone for the 2007 Finals.
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Hopefully, the Spurs can get another 6’11” guy who can do that from time to time. And despite my comments in the previous paragraph about him, I do hope the Spurs can get another wing defender like Bowen.
Just thought I’d share this moment with everyone because if I were compiling five Duncan clips to describe his career to someone, this would be in there.
