Spurs steamroll Detroit Pistons

THE San Antonio Spurs picked up on Sunday right where they left off to take a commanding lead in the NBA finals against the Detroit Pistons.

With a solid all-around effort again spearheaded by the omnipresent Manu Ginobili, the Spurs sped to a big lead and rolled to a convincing 97-76 victory over the Pistons, taking a 2-0 lead in the series.

Ginobili, the hero of Game One, missed just two shots while amassing 27 points and seven assists. Tim Duncan added a metronomic 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, who launched an outside assault with 10 three-pointers.

Only two teams have come back to win the Finals after losing the first two games. It is hard to imagine the Spurs, who have won eight of their last nine games, losing four of their next five.

Detroit, the defending champs are headed home for Games Three, Four and Five perhaps.

They became the first home team to sweep the middle three games last year but should keep in mind that the Spurs have won their last four road contests.