FREE PRESS Page 8 Colby Free Press Thursday, June 12, 2003 SSSPORTSPORTS Colby Legion wins first Ugly ‘W’ for Nets ties series at 2 apiece By GREG BEACHAM 1:16 left when Richard Jefferson blocks, but Tony Parker’s 1-for-12 expired — but San Antonio needed AP Sports Writer drove the lane and passed to Mar- performance lowlighted an erratic three points to tie, not two. game, ahead in second EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. tin, whose shot was blocked by Tim team effort. The Nets and the Spurs have (AP) — In one impossibly fluid Duncan. Put them together, and it’s no played two of the seven lowest- motion, Manu Ginobili stole a New Martin grabbed the ball and went wonder Martin left the court shrug- scoring finals games since the in- Jersey pass and dribbled the ball up again, and Duncan blocked it ging his shoulders and grinning vention of the shot clock. Those An angry Mother Nature behind his back while hurdling the again. Martin snarled as he grabbed sheepishly. There have been only games have included two of the intended receiver. He raced up the the ball again; the third time up, he three lower-scoring games in the lowest-scoring quarters in finals scatters players and fans floor for a layup — and he somehow drew a foul, and his two free throws finals since the advent of the shot history, both by the Nets — and missed the entire rim. put New Jersey ahead for good. clock in 1954. they’ve still made it halfway to the By RAY NOLAN completed the scoring with a Almost every moment of beauty It was ugly, it was messy — but it “Shooting was a little bit of a franchise’s first NBA title. Colby Free Press misplayed ground ball. so far in the NBA Finals has been got the job done. problem,” Spurs coach Gregg “This was a big-time win,” Scott Nothing could stop the Colby On the mound, despite a three- obscured by something hideous. “We’re not satisfied,” Martin Popovich said. said. “It ties the series — a series a American Legion baseball team run home run in the sixth by Matt The Nets and the San Antonio Spurs said. “I wasn’t satisfied when he Added Nets coach Byron Scott: lot of people thought wasn’t going on Wednesday night in their home Kuhlman, lefty Matt Augustine are crossing new frontiers of offen- blocked the first one and got it back “We struggled offensively, but the to be a series. Now, it’s just the best double-header against Goodland. threw seven complete and struck sive ineptitude while embarrassing and blocked the second one. I was good thing is, so did they, the whole two-out-of-three.” Well, nothing except the weather. out eight to earn his first victory of their high-scoring ABA forefathers. going to make something happen. game.” The Spurs got dreadful perfor- Colby busted the first game the summer. But when Ginobili launched a 3- ... That’s the attitude of this team. After Martin won his low-post mances from four key players. open in the bottom of the third Game two was going along pointer that could have tied the We are never going to quit until it’s battle with Duncan, New Jersey Parker, Stephen Jackson (1-for-9), with five runs on two hits, a few nicely for Colby before thunder- game with 3 seconds left, the over.” stayed ahead by controlling the ball Bruce Bowen (2-for-9) and Malik walks, and some errors, leading storms suspended play. Colby struggles of the previous 48 minutes Jefferson added 18 points and 10 for 45 straight seconds during the Rose (0-for-9) combined to go 4- the way for Colby to post a 6-4 held a 12-0 lead in the top of the were forgotten for a moment. rebounds, and Jason Kidd had 16 final minute. The Nets got two of- for-39 (10.2 percent). victory. fourth before lightning forced ev- Strangely enough, these teams’ points, nine assists and eight re- fensive rebounds before Kidd made David Robinson had 14 points The third-inning rally started eryone home for the evening. relatively equal awfulness has pro- bounds despite another horrible two free throws with 9.1 seconds and seven rebounds — and also had with one out when Ryan The big hit of the second game duced a tense series with the prom- shooting performance. The Nets left for a three-point lead. strong words for Parker, the 21- Arensdorf walked on four straight belonged to Matt Augustine who, ise of genuine drama — or at least survived an 11-point third quarter After a quick jumper by Duncan year-old point guard who had three pitches. John Wark came up next with two outs in the bottom of the more tragi-comedy. that was just the start of their and two more free throws by Kidd points after getting 26 in Game 3. and hit the first pitch he saw to the second, hit an 0 and 1 fastball to the Kenyon Martin had 20 points and troubles. in the hushed arena, the Spurs ex- “Tony has to do a better job of right center gap to score right center gap to clear the bases. 13 rebounds, and Ginobili badly They shot 36 percent. They blew ecuted a pretty cross-court staying involved in the game and Arensdorf. Wark ended up on The score was 6-0 in the bottom of missed the next-to-last shot in the a 15-point lead. They didn’t have a inbounds pass. Ginobili got a clear choosing his moments,” Robinson third after an errant relay throw the third when Colby, with the aid Nets’ bruising 77-76 victory over basket in the final four minutes. look at the basket after a pump-fake, said. “I don’t think Tony did a very and then scored when a Chris of a singles by Arensdorf, Wark, the Spurs in Game 4 Wednesday They allowed Ginobili to get open but the Argentine guard barely got good job of that tonight. He’s got to Gordon ground ball was thrown and a succession of walks, at- night. New Jersey’s first home fi- on the final inbounds play. it to the rim, where Kidd swatted it understand he plays a big role for us, away. tacked for another six runs. nals victory evened the series at 2- But their woes were nothing away. so he has to come in there and make Bruce Arnberger followed with The thunderstorm came in the 2, with Game 5 set for Friday night compared to the Spurs’ miserable Duncan made a jumper as time good things happen.” a single to center that eventually top of the fourth and everyone was at the Meadowlands. offensive performance. San Anto- scored Gordon after a mishandled sent home. Martin personified the Nets’ nio shot 29.8 percent (26-of-90) — throw in the infield. There is no word yet on when ragged determination on a play that the third-worst shooting game in Finally, after the bases were this game will be finished. Colby’s probably determined the game. NBA Finals history. 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