Chris Mannix
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The Miami Heat in 06, they did it.
But those teams had home court advantage.
Those teams were going back to their home floor.
They lost the first two games on the road.
The Spurs losing two games at home with three of the next, what, four games or five games at Madison Square Garden?
You're not winning that series.
You're not winning that series.
Winning four of the five with three of them coming at MSG, you are absolutely toast.
So if you're the Spurs, the good news is you've faced adversity before.
You were down 3-2 to Oklahoma City.
It's tough to come back against Oklahoma.
So it's must-win-ish.
Must win-ish, yes.
Look, I would call it must win full stop because I don't see them winning four or five in the finals without home court advantage.
But I expect them to play a lot better in this game tonight.
All right, 877-3DP shows the phone number, email address dp at danpatrick.com.
Brendan Haywood, NBA TV analyst, former center, also a former teammate.