Spurs Take Care Of Lakers In Playoff Opener

Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, both had 18 points, which help lead the San Antonio Spurs to a win against the Los Angeles Lakers in today's playoff opener.Tim Duncan wasn't far behind his teammates, having 17 points and 10 rebounds for himself.

Dwight Howard led the Lakers with 20 points and 15 rebounds. The Lakers shot fairly decent, however their 18 turnovers to San Antonio's 9, was definitely a game changer.

Sitting out with a torn Achilles, Kobe Bryant really has become somewhat of a social media "junkie." Throughout the game, Bryant reportedly tweeted various comments on his teams performance. According to his teammates Bryant's tweets really don't bother them, D'Antoni said "He's a fan right now. He's a fan and you guys put a little more importance on that kind of fan, but he's a fan. He gets excited and he wants to be part of it, so that's good."

Wednesday, is game 2 and we'll see if the Lakers can make the proper adjustments to stop the Spurs from running away with this series.

Here is what coach "Pop" had to say after the game.