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When the Western Conference
top-seed San Antonio Spurs dropped a shocking loss in game one to the last-seed
Memphis Grizzlies, pundits kept pointing to one missing factor for the Spurs:
Manu Ginobili. The 33-year-old Argentine ageless wonder missed the series opener due to a
badly-sprained right elbow. Until game-time of the second game, Ginobili remains
a big question mark but the Spurs can not afford another defeat that will put
them in a hole with games 3 and 4 scheduled in Elvisland. Ginobili did return
and what a factor he was as he pumped in 17 big points and helped the Spurs
win, 93-87 to level up their series at one game apiece. Ginobili says he was
uncomfortable with the brace that he wore to protect his injured elbow but that
did not stop him from dishing out a decent game enough for the Spurs to win,
according to Yahoo! Sports.
“It was uncomfortable. But I felt I did OK. I took
some risk. I went for some steals and rebounds and it wasn’t that I played
worried about getting hit or something. I haven’t played in 10 days. It’s not
that much, but when you come from 80 games, playing every other game, I was a
little rusty. Hopefully by the next one, I’ll feel better. Used to wearing the
thing (brace). Truth is I didn’t feel I was having a good offensive game.”
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