Was the end of the game awkward?

Is it me or does it look like Timmy has been waiting for that hug for a long time. And he is enjoying a little too much. As the desperation faded into depression inside the heart of 20,562 frustrated Cleveland fans last night, the San Antonio Spurs, well, just felt f***ing awkward.

I think the fact that this series was so lopsided, everyone already had their predetermined champion. San Antonio. And everybody knew that it was going to be boring. So it was almost as if everyone was looking forward to it ending, and the celebration. Because that is the only real, unique moment this years’ final possessed because we do only see that once a year. It was like the Spurs thought they were supposed to partake in something special since the basketball was so boring.

When Damon Jones hit a meaningless three-pointer as the clock ticked down to zero, it looked as though San Antonio didn't know what to do. Confusion as to how effortless these past four games have been. Uncertainty concerning celebrating their four-game sweep of Cleveland to win their fourth title in nine years because they didn't feel like they accomplished anything, at that moment.

It didn't last long because, after a second or so, they realized that they DID win the title and would look weird if they didn't run out into the middle of the court. By the way, Tim Duncan looked like a WNBA player who just won their fourth title, but only pretended to celebrate because she just started her period and didn't really care. How gay can a 6'10 guy get?

Gay or not gay, Tim Duncan, and more importantly the San Antonio Spurs, have etched their names besides Mikan's Minneapolis Lakers, Russell's Celtics, Magic and Kareem's LA Lakers and, of course, Jordan's Bulls in the NBA record books. And no. There is nothing we can do about it.

The Spurs defeated the Cavs 83-82 last night in another "wake me up when the fourth quarter starts" thriller to deny King James his first crown.

The game lived up to its billing by kicking us in the nuts for three periods and then finally giving us some ice for the 4th. I say ice because it still hurts (we all know the Cavs still don't have a chance), but our balls feel better with the ice (they are at least making it close so we have a reason to keep drinking).

LeBron had 24 points and led Cleveland to a brief, yet effective comeback to start the 4th quarter. The Cavs scored the first 11 points of the quarter, and took their first 2nd half lead of the entire series 63-60. But then the Spurs said, "what the f***, lets just win it here," and dominated the inside, especially the glass, which eventually devoured the youth out of the young Cleveland roster. [1] Lebron, again, didn't really have any help. That's why you can't fault Lebron, completely I mind you, for shooting 10-30. You can't fault him because he's in the worse situation you could be in as a team's leader. When Lebron's on the court, the Spurs know that he is the only player capable of scoring. They completely collapsed him every time he touched the ball. Lebron had two options, either kick it out to an open man or force a shot. He tried numerous times to kick it out to an open teammate, but that teammate never hit the shot. So what it comes down to is Lebron being forced to force shots. That's when you shoot 10-30.

Sure, Lebron needs to improve his shooting. Immensely. But he's a better shooting than what he displayed. The 10-30 can be accredited to Bruce Bowen and the Spurs team defense. It's remarkable.

And it's not over. There is no reason why San Antonio can't contend next year. It will just be real hard to repeat considering the difficulty of the Western conference.

For Cleveland, I wouldn't count on a repeat appearance in the NBA finals, unless Cleveland makes a big off-season move. Hopefully they treat Lebron with a point-guard or a power forward to express their gratitude for getting the team to their first finals in franchise history. Not to mention lighting a fire under a city that has been in extreme sports depression since 1964. The fans were great. They were loud. They were wild. To bad the players sucked.

The fans were awesome except for the "overly optimistic sports fan," who had a sign that read, "It all starts tonight." I know, I laughed too.

Hopefully, David Stern took into consideration the loud, "BOOOOs," coming from the Cleveland fans during the trophy presentation. Most likely, stemming from the Commish's comments early in the week. Let's pray he takes into account how poorly the system has been working out. And maybe realize it's time for a change.

We sure as hell have a lot of time to talk about it. Until then...(since I'm a Rangers fan)I guess it's college football season.

Congratulations San Antonio.

You suck.

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