The definition of ugly...

The San Antonio Spurs scored only FIVE points against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter tonight, compared to the Hawks 16.

The Spurs had the red hot Manu Ginobili on the court, along with Tim Duncan and a now healthy Tony Parker, but only managed five points. Talk about getting off to a bad start. Though the Spurs are a great team, because they can recover, they won the game 89-74, obviously taking over after that point.

The Spurs have rolled off six straight wins, and people sleep on them every year. They got Damon Stoudamire and Kurt Thomas for practically nothing (especially if they get Brent Barry back), and now have Parker back presumably healthy. This team is going under the radar a bit, and that works just fine for them. Personally, I'd love a Pistons/Spurs Finals. People say that's boring, but those two teams played a hell of a series back in 2005, the first seven game series in like a decade at that point.