Harvey: Lakers Lack Muscle

Last Friday before game two in Los Angeles, I wrote that the Lakers are the team that should really be nervous. Now its the Spurs turn, down 1-2, going into tonight's game four.

But there is plenty of anxiety to go around for both teams. Buck Harvey writes ("Lakers lack of muscle only historic"):

Manu Ginobili can’t be any better than he was Sunday. Kobe Bryant can be. And the Spurs should be very, very nervous tonight.

Game 4 will be tight and telling.

But there’s something about the Lakers that isn’t right, even with their 2-1 series lead, even with reason to believe they can fix what went wrong Sunday.

They lack the physical toughness that plays well in June, and they’ve shown that even while taking a lead on the Spurs. Duncan is averaging 18 rebounds a game.

This is why the Lakers should also be very, very nervous. Do they want to face this Duncan in a Game 7?