"I've been a little bored over on the sidelines there myself at times in games. It's a shame. But it's the way the matchups happen," Kerr said.
The teams combined to make just 14 mid- to long-range jump shots in Game 4 -- just four in the second half, two of which were 3-pointers.
New Jersey shot only 11 percent from 3-point range, while San Antonio was 4-for-18 (22 percent).
"I've seen a dramatic lowering of the number of guys that can really shoot that mid-range shot," David Robinson said. "When I first came in, there were a lot of guys who could make shots, open shots, from about 17 feet and make them on the run.
"Now, it seems there's a lot more extreme guys -- either guys who can shoot 3s or guys who can get to the rim, but not very many guys that are really good in-between shooters," Robinson said.
One of the main poor-shooting culprits in Game 4 for the Spurs was Tony Parker, who shot 1-for-12 while being defended by Kerry Kittles instead of Jason Kidd.
The Nets credited that defensive adjustment as being one of the keys to their 77-76 victory, but defensive switches isn't exactly putting fannies on couches.
"Everybody would love for it to be 120, 125, but again you've got two teams that take pride in not letting somebody score. So unfortunately, you don't have Sacramento or Dallas playing in the finals," Kidd said.
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