From Merriam Webster’s Dictionary:
Spur
Pronunciation: \ˈspər\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English spure, from Old English spura; akin to Old English spurnan to kick — more at spurn
Date: before 12th century
a reinforcing buttress of masonry in a fortification

1 a: a pointed device secured to a rider’s heel and used to urge on the horse

If we are to take that definition as the literal meaning of the shadow of the basketball team from San Antonio that played in Los Angeles last night, it would be fitting since Lakers walked all over the Spurs in Game 2 (see how I did that?).  L.A. shot 55% from the field and converted 18 of 20 free throws.  Kobe led all with 22 points, five assists and five rebounds.  Lamar Odom added 20, two of which came on a thunderous olly-oop dunk and also accounted for 12 rebounds.  After allowing San Antonio the pleasure of lingering near a tie, the Lakers went ahead by nine by halftime.  In the final 24 minutes, the Spurs were outscored 55-34.

All told, San Antonio converted 30 of 87 shots, good for an abysmal 34.5% from the field.  The Staples Center sold out with 18,997 fans, 14,568 of whom were wearing sunglasses.  Game 3 moves to San Antonio, with the tip set for 8:30 Sunday on TNT.  For no other reason than to provide a meaningless guess, I say the Spurs win one of two close-ies before the Lakers take the series in Game 5.  Told you it was meaningless.