Ginobili and the Spurs Happy to be Home

A look at the week in sports betting, leading off with Manu Ginobili's resurgence in the Spurs vs. Lakers Western Conference finals. (AP Images)"]

When the San Antonio Spurs lost the first two games of NBA's Western Conference finals in Los Angeles, it appeared that the defending champions might have run out of steam coming off a grueling, seven-game series with the New Orleans Hornets.

San Antonio squandered a 20-point lead over the Lakers in Game 1 and lost 89-85. The Spurs were blown out 101-71 in the second affair.

"One of two things is going to happen," Tim Duncan said after Game 2. "Either we're going to turn it around and make this thing into a series or we're not. We are going to go home and try and change the tide of it."

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