Recently hammered on home soil by the Heat, things did not get any better for the Lakers in San Antonio. “I couldn’t put the ball in the basket – said Kobe – I just gotta put the ball in the damn hole. This is my job and I gotta do it”. Frustration all over. Still, the Lakers were up by two at the half despite Kobe missing his last 9 shots. “We played excellent team defense, and that’s where we had been lacking” explained coach Popovich as the Spurs took control in the second half. Tony Parker took care of the rest with 23 points, 3 assists and 2 steals.