First of all let me start by saying that the Spurs live for the nail-biting type of games. As in today's game, they seem to put their game faces on when everyone least expects it fueled by someone we... well, least expect.

The officials let the teams play rough and tough all game, which I think is fine as long as they are consistent with it the entire 48 minutes.

I am overjoyed they let Kerr in during a respectable time to play what looks like his last game of NBA basketball.

Duncan, 2 blocks shy from a quadruple double, played the game as he always does and dominated without ever even knowing his accomplishments until someone bought it up during the NBA.COM sponsored post-game interviews. Although boring and too quiet for some, Duncan burns with MVP blood running through his body fueling his fundamentally sound game play.

This time, we won the 2003 NBA Champions title not with an asterisks (as Phil Jackson put it), but an exclamation point!