<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs are battered and bruised after their six-game playoff series with the Seattle SuperSonics. They're determined to be ready, however, by the time the Western Conference finals start. The Spurs eliminated the SuperSonics on Thursday night when Tim Duncan banked in a short runner with less than a second remaining, and now they play the Suns on Sunday. "This series was really tough, really long," Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. "We're tired, bummed out. Tim has a bad ankle. I have some contusions, but that's part of it. We're going to play in the conference finals and we're very happy." Duncan, who missed all but one of his first 13 shots Thursday, tweaked his left ankle in the fourth quarter. Ginobili, who assisted on the game-winning shot, bruised his thigh early in the game after a collision with Damien Wilkins and was later thrown to the floor by Seattle's Danny Fortson. </div> <div align="center">Source</div>
The Spurs will be just fine in the upcoming series no doubt about that. Thankfully we got a little bit of rest and will be ready to dismantle the Suns!!
Despite the injuries, the Spurs will come out and play as hard as they can. Duncan's ankle hasn't been at its best during the playoffs, but it hasn't stopped him playing.
What determines dates for playoff games dates/time? [quote name='Stockton']Despite the injuries, the Spurs will come out and play as
Sorry pushed enter button accidentally. It's seems that the Spurs-Suns series, should start the day after the Pistons-Heat series. Does network contracts dictate when series start? Thanks. JT
TNT has the rights to the eastern conference finals so the NBA had no choice but to start this series first.
