Parker Has Cavs World Wary

The Spurs' Big Three took turns abusing their was a 25-point bulge by intermission, the third-largest halftime lead in Finals history.

More than some impressive statistic, it was a testament to professional basketball in San Antonio the past decade.

Parker embodied who the Spurs are on Sunday night. Drafted two spots ahead of Gilbert Arenas, the last player taken in the first round, he was one of these foreign players whom folks hoped might develop one day into an NBA starter. Now he's the last great point guard left standing, while Jason Kidd, Baron Davis and even Steve Nash are left to watch at home.

The next two or three games in Cleveland should be a celebration of all the good things that LeBron and his role players have brought to their championship-starved city. They won 17 games four years ago and now they're playing for the title.

But there is no way they can get past such a superior machine, no way to neutralize so many weapons and so many seasoned veterans with many more playoff games under their belts. Popovich is going to drill the idea of not giving Cleveland life in his players' heads, until they respond and put their foot on the Cavs and keep them down.

LeBron might have a couple of 30-plus games left in him at The Q, and his teammates might finally contribute in a way they didn't the past two games. Yet watching San Antonio move the basketball with precision Sunday, watching Cleveland put up a 30-point fourth quarter just to lose by 11, watching three great players outscore one, 78-25, well, it's over.

Much consternation was made over whether LeBron would be in the birthing room for the delivery of his second child, whose Sunday due date might conflict with Game 5. LeBron has said his priority would be the game. But at this rate, critics of the young father can stop their moralizing. Thanks to the Spurs, it says here Daddy will be there to help with LeBaby. And that Tony Parker and Eva Longoria will have a few more days to finish planning their special day in July.

Two games down, LeBron has been outplayed Le Blur.