All San Antonio needed was a coach with an IQ over 60 who could figure out that when there is .4 seconds left, you get somebody in the face of Gary Payton. All he has to do is force Payton to lob the ball in, and the game's over, Spurs Win!!! But, nooooooo, Payton has a clear look and simply rifles the ball to Fisher so that he has just enough time to get the shot off. If there are 2 seconds left on the clock, fine, focus on Shaq or Kobe, but when there is .4 left, you do anything to disrupt the inbounds pass, or at least force the thrower to redirect the pass so that it could not possibly arrive in time. Popovich blew it big time!!!
Doesn't the clock start when the ball is touched by the receiving player and not when it leaves the throwers hand?
And they had a foul to give to boot! Also, if they had made their freaking FREE THROWS the Spurs would have won easily. I mean, junior high players can make 25 free throws in a row, but the NBA apes can't seem to manage it any more.
The clock doesn't start until the ball is caught; not when it is tossed.