Hornets loss at home cost them conference finals ticket, Spurs advance

The Hornets had their last chance to make it big in the playoffs by defeating the reigning champs, but the Spurs had different plans, and a whole new different attitude, they got the best out of themselves and came out with a 91-82 victory over New Orleans that just gave them the ticket to face the Lakers in the series for the NBA Western Conference finals.

Maybe the 3 days of rest between the 6^th and the 7^th meeting were more useful for the old Spurs than for the tough and unexperienced Hornets, maybe New Orleans would had done better if the old timers hadn’t had any other option but to play those games one day after the other, but things weren’t like that, and so with some quality time between those decissive matches, the Spurs were fully energized to show why they are the current crown holders.

At the end of the game, Chris Paul just sat down at the bench wondering what was going on, thinking about how close they were of making history for a franchise that belongs to a town in need of hope and big moments, and in fact, yesterday’s game was the biggest event in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina stiked the city, and well, at least the Hornets are at home for good.

I think both conference finals are quite good and interesting, but the one for the West is the less predictable of the two, with the Lakers being favorites and the Spurs being the current champions, anything is possible.