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 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - To keep the mood light Saturday, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich showed a clip from the 1979 Maine high school basketball championship game starring assistant coach Brett Brown in all his short shorts glory.
His intent was to keep his players' minds off the debacle of their last game, a 31-point loss to the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 that evened the NBA Finals at two games apiece. One player described Popovich as "giddy" as he showed the film of South Portland defeating Presque Isle to complete a 29-0 season.
"Giddy means a lot of different things to different people," Popovich said. "A bonus check makes one giddy. A glass of fine wine bought cheaply makes me giddy. I'm trying to think what would make one giddy on the court, and the only thing that would make my giddy get up would be a win. There's no giddy in a loss."
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