Game Blog: Nuggets @ Spurs - 19.11.08

[wijayas]

FIndog shots will abandon him at somepoint. We need some other scorers...

[polandprzem]

lol sean keeps talking during commercials... they show them preparing what they say when they come back and rewind the plays...
lol

you've got the same shit ? :)

[loveforthegame]

Just think how ugly it would be if not for Finley's scoring.

[mcornelio]

Call me ignorant, but who the fridge is Donald Sutherland? Kings AND the Nuggets announcers compared Pop to him.

Jack Bouers Dad.

[Manufan909]

At least I can hear me some Sean Elliott. But damn, the Spurs need to do better defensively, and Bonner rebounding at a higher rate than KT and Fab is pathetic.

[WildcardManu]

Call me ignorant, but who the fridge is Donald Sutherland? Kings AND the Nuggets announcers compared Pop to him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Sutherland

[pawe]

they better clamp down on D the next half. But its gonna be hard 'cause denver is a really talented team. we need this win badly!

[boutons_]

Tim and Roger, 4-14 FG

[urunobili]

this is NuGGetS-Fan fault :pctoss

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

nene + kmart >>> nene + camby >>>> kmart + camby

[mcornelio]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Sutherland

I was right.. hes actually jack bauer's dad. they had the same last name so i guessed that and turns out hes really jack bauers dad. jack bouer is keifer sutherland

[hoopdreams11]

no more jv play Blake at least they have to honor his shot

[T Park]

missed bunnies by hill, Duncan, and vaughn are killen em. Mase needs to relax.

[Phonzie20]

this is NuGGetS-Fan fault :pctoss

We keep him around for a reason.

[Obstructed_View]

this is NuGGetS-Fan fault :pctoss

Yeah, don't blame me.

[T Park]

no more jv play Blake at least they have to honor his shot


They do ?

[HarlemHeat37]

we don't "need this win badly"..the Nuggets are a playoff team in the West and they're completely healthy, while we're missing 2 of our 3 best players..we're supposed to lose to the good teams and beat the bad teams..

[T Park]

yeah I don't see how this is a must win game. Spurs fully healthy would be wailing these guys honestly.

[Phonzie20]

most def not a must win. :o

[boutons_]

Spurs don't need health tonight, just shoot 45% instead of 34%

[urunobili]

Who gave Hill the authorization to shoot 3's?

[Ice009]

Spurs need to get some guys that can put the ball in the hole. Would have been handy to give Farmer a shot tonight.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Gh !

[mcornelio]

Gh3!!

[Ice009]

Mason could have shot that like twice. FUCKING be more like Jax and jack that shot Roger.

[mcornelio]

you need to use the 3 man... im trying to get him up to CP3's Level

[HarlemHeat37]

while we're playing poor offense, that's not the reason we're getting killed..we're allowing 50% from the field and not contesting well enough..defense is supposed to keep us in games..

[mystargtr34]

Oberto is done - stick a fork in him.

0 points
1 rebound

In his last 30 minutes of court time

[Ice009]

Spurs get stops and fuck it up on the offensive end. Get the offense going guys. Make sure Hill stays out there Pop.

[tomtom]

dang just tuning in, things not looking so great

[Ice009]

Man George Hill is 10 TIMES BETTER than Vaughn when he is aggressive.

BE AGGRESSIVE GEORGE!

[mcornelio]

http://www.justin.tv/mordane1 seems to be the better feed. anyone got a better one?

[phxspurfan]

Oberto is done - stick a fork in him.

0 points
1 rebound

In his last 30 minutes of court time

I don't see the games on TV but stat lines like these make me think there's something else behind what's hurting him these days. Anyone think he's playing timid b/c of his recent heart issues? I know when I play if I don't grab boards it's b/c I'm afraid to jump and land on my ankle wrong....fear is a powerful deterrent.

[Ice009]

Michael Finley just had the worst lay up attempt of all time ;). He missed it by about 15 feet. WHAT WAS THAT MICHAEL?

[Manufan909]

Damn, hope they can at least cut the lead a bit by the 4th, give us some hope.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

don't worry people. GK will bring Carter back in and the spurs will come right back

[pawe]

skanks! love them though

[urunobili]

play fucking TOlliver Pop or tank the fucking game and take TD out

[tomtom]

what the heck that was such a foul on bonner

[mcornelio]

Timmy And 1!

[Jet915]

play fucking TOlliver Pop or tank the fucking game and take TD out

Seems like it's his turn in the Pop doghouse.

[mcornelio]

where im streaming theres a chatbox full of retards talking shit about how the spurs are the worst team in the league.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

fuck this game

[mcornelio]

I Want Timmy Footwork.

[mouse]

If you download TVU off BtJunkie they are showing the game on the shanghai media group network. :tu

[Manufan909]

Duncan has already been in 27 minutes, fuck.

[WildcardManu]

where im streaming theres a chatbox full of retards talking shit about how the spurs are the worst team in the league.

Yeah, that's why i went to atdhe.net no chat full of retards

[DesignatedT]

wow the offense is so terrible. this is gross.

[mcornelio]

BONNER!!! Keeping em honest? huh i dont understand.

[DesignatedT]

take vaughn out im so sick of looking at him out there thinking hes tony parker and watch billups blow right past him

[cambrad]

We keep him around for a reason.

werd, lol

[duncan228]

Believe.

[pawe]

lol at sean making fun of Bruce

[DesignatedT]

we have hit 1 three tonight? wow

[loveforthegame]

1 step forward, 5 back.

[mcornelio]

lol someone should tell sean their being recorded during the commercials... what if he says something he doesnt want people to hear.

[urunobili]

well at least this will be NuGGeTs-Fan last Game thread :pctoss

[z0sa]

Bonner aint doing great. But hes doing better than every other spur besides timmy.

[Ice009]

Vaughn fucking sucks. Tim tried to run the offense that last possession cause he probably didn't want Vaughn touching the ball. We can't seem to get it under 10. stupid turnover after turnover is not helping us.

[mcornelio]

and which one of the commentators is singing some song during commericals humming and shit.

[cambrad]

wow the offense is so terrible. this is gross.

It is our defense.

[mcornelio]

Yeah, that's why i went to atdhe.net no chat full of retards

Hey Thanks for this... little shits talking crap about how kobe is god were pissing me off.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I feel a 4th Q comeback in the wings...

[boutons_]

Tim is really off tonight, and getting guarded tough

[vander]

It is our defense.

Marcus who?

[DesignatedT]

vaughn sucks dick

[tomtom]

dammit

[DesignatedT]

this shits over. time to put mason in and let him pull up from 3 every time. there we go another free throw for them. fuckin pitiful

[tomtom]

this game cant get any worse :(

[pawe]

shit i lost my feed

[HarlemHeat37]

just like I said in the pre-game and got disagreements from 2 fans, Nene was going to be a problem in this game..he has been on both sides..he's shown flashes against Tim in the past, and now he's better than ever..

I don't have any feelings towards this game though, I put money on the Nuggets, since the Spurs were favored by 1 for some unknown reason..this isn't an unexpected loss, let's not see some meltdowns and overreactions..

[Ice009]

We're not going to win shit with Vaughn at point.

[cambrad]

This feels good.

[ducks]

tim forget the refs and play

[Ice009]

GET VUAGHN OFF. BILLUPS IS scoring at will on him.

[mcornelio]

me too whats going on... im doomsday upon us?

[Obstructed_View]

JR Smith is a mutton-head.

[Jet915]

man, why does oberto keep getting playing time...

[Ice009]

Billups has scored like 7 straight points on Vaughn. get him off.

[tav1]

I hope Pop let's Tolliver and Hill play the entire 4th.

[DesignatedT]

what happened? finley was hittin jumpers and shit in the first quarter we were running up and down the court and all the sudden it all goes to complete shit. good effort tonight boys

good free throw shooting bruce

[tp2021]

I feel a 4th Q comeback in the wings...

A 20-point one?

[Obstructed_View]

JR Smith is a mutton-head.

Bruce hits one of three. Good play, JR!

[Jobbs]

god wtf @ 54 points at the end of 3

[ducks]

spurs missed the last 4 free throws unreal

[cambrad]

Ahahaha

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Okay, my feeling was BS.... :depressed

[boutons_]

embarrassing, and at ATT.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

This game is officially over

[Ice009]

Can't even hit free throws. WOW.

[Obstructed_View]

A 20-point one?

No, just to make it close like they did against Dallas and Miami, only to have the Nuggets put it away.

[DesignatedT]

man that was good defense that last play. when martin slammed it down and oberto just stood there taking kmarts nuts in his face. get rid of vaughn oberto thomas and throw udoka in there to. guy cant do shit either.

[tav1]

Sit Duncan, he'll need his legs against Utah.

[z0sa]

Life just happened to the spurs.

[Obstructed_View]

Elliott swearing at the telestrator.

[mcornelio]

man that was good defense that last play. when martin slammed it down and oberto just stood there taking kmarts nuts in his face. get rid of vaughn oberto thomas and throw udoka in there to. guy cant do shit either.

talk shit about everyone else but leave ime out of it man... hes our playoff man.

[hoopdreams11]

play ahearn and tolliver at least they can get some burn. Vaughn and Oberto are done against athletic teams like this

[Phonzie20]

Marcus who?

exactly. Nice finish. Heard the Sean Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Lu ck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_ is bagging on our chemistry since CB. I don't see it.

[boutons_]

Spurs alternative goal is to score 70 pts.

[tomtom]

yeah might as well throw in ahearn udoka and tolliver now see how much better they fair

[WildcardManu]

Ahahaha

I really hope the Spurs never forget this one game

[Phonzie20]

ok. my last post. wtf? i didn't do that.

[Jet915]

man, play ahearn and tolliver, it's alreadly 21 point lead.

[alchemist]

definitely had a feeling that Billups was going to play games with Jack/Hill..........their offense and defense tonight has been incredible so far.

[Ice009]

How come the SPurs are awful at home. You'd think the team would have more engery at home and play a little better at home.

Pop needed an up tempo attack against Denver with as much running as possible. When you got Vaughn out there, and Duncan getting crowded by Denver's big men at the same time you ain't going to get shit in the half court.

[planaria]

Nene is one of the woarst big man Defenders in the NBA! Camby is a great defender and made Nene look like he could play. Camby blocks 4 shots a game and changes many more. Nene is not a shot blocker and is foul prone.

Denvers improvements have come from adding CB who is making them a better offensive team and is a better team defender than AI.

Say that Camby is better than Nenê is like say that he deserved the DPOY more than Tim Duncan in 2007.

Simply itsnt true. Live with that. Box score lies...

[DesignatedT]

good offense ime. that was a good effort. thats all that counts right? embarassing

[timaios]

Sacramento 105
New Orleans 96
Final

[hoopdreams11]

now Carter is killing Vaughn

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

:lol Vaugh and Carter hit buckets.......

[tp2021]

ok. my last post. wtf? i didn't do that.

itz a rmaindere 2 lern how 2 spel.

[Ice009]

Pop U Fuckwit.

Hill Needs Experience. Why In The Fuck Is Vaughn Out There In A Blowout.

For Fucks Sake.

[DesignatedT]

vaughn haha. nice shot

[hoopdreams11]

Merry Christmas Jacque Vaughn

[angelbelow]

udoka must not run the break.

[Jet915]

Where is Kleiza walking? Haha.........

[Interrohater]

It's funny how fans of mediocre teams cheer for any misfortune of proven champions.

[DROB4EVER]

Say that Camby is better than Nenê is like say that he deserved the DPOY more than Tim Duncan in 2007.

Simply itsnt true. Live with that. Box score lies...

Camby is a better defender than Nene period! Look at the numbers, or just beleive the GMs who voted Nene as the 6th woarst defensive player in the NBA!

[DesignatedT]

DAMN. forget letting tony come back. lets just let ime run point he runs the fast break to perfection

[mcornelio]

someone pass me a link so i can watch the rest of this crap... my feed went down

[DROB4EVER]

Oberto, Thomas and Vaughn my God the are giving us nothing.

[z0sa]

Oberto used the phonebook as a trampoline for that and-1 ... balkman didnt even try or itd have been a straight block rofl

[boutons_]

Spurs showing some interest

[Jet915]

Haha, announcers making fun of Kleiza.....

[hoopdreams11]

was Oberto talking smack to Balkman

[Interrohater]

and then they start to get a knot in their stomach if the lead gets cut to single digits

[Jet915]

I love the commercial commentary...........

[Phonzie20]

Haha, announcers making fun of Kleiza.....

we've been making fun of him all season long.

[DesignatedT]

what do u mean this crap? you mean you dont want to watch oberto udoka and bonner throw it down with that freakish athletic ability ?

[cambrad]

Bring the starters back in please....

[Obstructed_View]

Wish I could stay to see the end of this one. Spurs might actually make it interesting.

[Phonzie20]

Camby is a better defender than Nene period! Look at the numbers, or just beleive the GMs who voted Nene as the 6th woarst defensive player in the NBA!

Oh God you are hopeless.

[WildcardManu]

someone pass me a link so i can watch the rest of this crap... my feed went down

http://atdhe.net/

[DesignatedT]

atleast we can make free throws..... good D on billups

[mcornelio]

bullups gives me nightmares.

[milkyway21]

:lol do that many people really believe in jinxes? :wtf

It's all in the name of fun. :toast

:depressed I don't...

:lmao

[Jet915]

Man, I didn't know Oberto was so bad this year, 20 min and 2 points a game? 20% on FT?

[Ice009]

WE NEED TO RUN. The half court set won't get us nothing against their bigs and our lack of penetration.

[DesignatedT]

ime another brick..

[m33p0]

exactly. Nice finish. Heard the Sean Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Lu ck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_ is bagging on our chemistry since CB. I don't see it.

happens when you mispell sean's last name. :lol

[planaria]

Nene is one of the woarst big man Defenders in the NBA! Camby is a great defender and made Nene look like he could play. Camby blocks 4 shots a game and changes many more. Nene is not a shot blocker and is foul prone.

Denvers improvements have come from adding CB who is making them a better offensive team and is a better team defender than AI.

Say that Camby is better than Nenê is like say that he deserved the DPOY more than Tim Duncan in 2007.

Simply itsnt true. Live with that. Box score lies...

[mcornelio]

http://atdhe.net/

when i said my feed went down... thats what i was talking about. for some reason i cant see the game it just eternally loads.

[z0sa]

Ime... we need these.

[Phonzie20]

happens when you mispell sean's last name. :lol

lol. nice.

[Jet915]

Yeah, Tolliver finally in.........

[DesignatedT]

who wants to bet tolliver airballs his first 3?

[WildcardManu]

when i said my feed went down... thats what i was talking about. for some reason i cant see the game it just eternally loads.

http://acesportstreams16.blogspot.com/

[Interrohater]

I still have high hopes for Mahinmi... damn you to hell Tiago...

[Ice009]

Ime is quite possibly the worst shooter on the team. Worse than Vaughn.

[DesignatedT]

thats good defense right there..........

[ducks]

bullups gives me nightmares.

without tp yes

[vander]

Camby is a better defender than Nene period! Look at the numbers, or just beleive the GMs who voted Nene as the 6th woarst defensive player in the NBA!

Camby could come over on help D and block a shot, rebound adequately, and...
well that's about it
IMO Denver was very smart letting him walk

[peskypesky]

those links stopped working for me about 10 minutes ago

[boutons_]

No Tim, Pop has quit

[z0sa]

:lmao @ the last possession

[DesignatedT]

man thats good offense.... good job ime... wow this dude sucks... sorry

[Phonzie20]

jr passed. lol. who are these guys?

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

melo and billups are locked in

[ducks]

this is one of the better games denver has played this year


good game nugget fan

[Jet915]

dang, lost the feed.

[John_C]

Why the hell are other guys shooting more three's than Mason?

[z0sa]

where the fuck has mason been this whole time? (missed first half of 3rd)

[Jobbs]

who the hell is #15


check that

18

[DesignatedT]

there we go now like 3 more in a row from downtown

[Manufan909]

-
too many to count

+
Tim played less than 30 min for like the first time this season

[Ice009]

Spurs offensive ineptitude. :(.

Good to see Hill out there at least Vaughn was a complete waste of time out there to start the 4th. Hill should have been out there getting experience from opening minute.

[hoopdreams11]

there you go AT

[Jet915]

Tolliver w/a 3!

[z0sa]

Bonner almost got posterized ... but it was because of his quick rotation that he wasn't.

:tu to a meaningless rotation, at least he won't lose PT

[Ice009]

Tolliver. Bang It Home.

[Phonzie20]

Camby could come over on help D and block a shot, rebound adequately, and...
well that's about it
IMO Denver was very smart letting him walk

People forget but we got a 10 mill trade excemption from it. It also helped us get Chauncey and acquiring a 3 mill TE as well.

[DesignatedT]

man i hope we can somehow get mcdyess. thomas,oberto just arent going to work all year

[Phonzie20]

Nice save by nene.

[ducks]

5:30 SA - A. Tolliver makes a 25-foot three-pointer from the left wing. Assist: B. Ahearn

[timaios]

Dallas 96
Houston 86
Final

Milwaukee 71
Utah 65
4:06 3rd

[ducks]

spurs could have had this game had duncan not worried about refs

[boutons_]

cool, Spurs get 70

[John_C]

I say take out TD and sit him the rest of the game, and let the new guys in there, w/ Bowen, Ime, Bonner, and Oberto.

[duncan228]

I say take out TD and sit him the rest of the game, and let the new guys in there, w/ Bowen, Ime, Bonner, and Oberto.

Duncan's been on the bench since right after he drew the T.

[ducks]

Duncan's been on the bench since right after he drew the T.

because he was being a idiot

[Ice009]

Mason should have shot that no freaking turned it over.

[DesignatedT]

wow bonner sucks to

[DesignatedT]

hill is so much better than vaughn already its not even funny. atleast he can sell the foul

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Spurs will be fine people, once they get Manu and TP back. :toast

[ducks]

3:54 SA - M. Bonner misses a 3-foot jumper in the lane
3:58 SA - M. Bonner offensive rebound
3:59 SA - M. Bonner misses a layup
4:16 DEN - Personal foul on C. Anthony
4:16 SA - M. Bonner offensive rebound

[John_C]

Duncan's been on the bench since right after he drew the T.

Oh it was the wrong thing to say, I meant that I hope Pop don't decide to play him in the last 3 minutes or more of the game, and just let the new guys play with the other veterans till the end of the game. Let them figure out what to do with this one.

[boutons_]

Tolliver runs down the middle of the floor on the break, instead of on the wing

[Manufan909]

How did Bonner miss two layups?

[DesignatedT]

alright mason back to back threes right here

[Ice009]

Come on Rocket man :(.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Good win Nuggets-fan - does that take you to 6-1 when you start the blog? :lol

[urunobili]

classless George Karl playing all starters in the 4th... and i thought he was Pop's friend... what is he trying to accomplish...

[DROB4EVER]

Please Pop make a trade get a big who can help do anything! Oberto is really not working hard and Thomas is just done! Bonner and Duncan look bad together.

[DesignatedT]

back to back threes right now. get this shit down to 8 with 3 minutes

[ducks]

Please Pop make a trade get a big who can help do anything! Oberto is really not working hard and Thomas is just done! Bonner and Duncan look bad together.

you want to to trade tp?

[z0sa]

Come on Rocket man :(.

No shit. He just needs to put that shit up there, the game aint on the line and you don't got Pop all over your shit anymore (long as you keep up the defense).

[urunobili]

Good win Nuggets-fan - does that take you to 6-1 when you start the blog? :lol

oh she wont start another game on this board that i am sure... :bang

[vander]

this is one scary team:
two aggressive and physically gifted big men,
JR is a terror off the bench
a smart and clutch PG who can shoot well and run the offense well
a pure scorer who can bail out your offense with a fade away at any time, a good team needs to have a guy like that, someone who can just put it up when the offense isn't working, and make it

[urunobili]

spurs could have had this game had duncan not worried about refs

STFU ducks... u r better off without talking about someone not named Tony Parker...

[DesignatedT]

good D guys

[duncan228]

because he was being a idiot

He's been carrying this team. He's human, he's probably fatigued. He gets hacked without getting calls a lot. He got frustrated. Big deal. It's not a Playoff game, we'll survive.

[pawe]

there goes our 77-5 record. shit!

[DesignatedT]

well atleast we finished the game strong...???

[Ice009]

Farmer is better than this Ahearn scrub. WHy did Pop bring him in?

[Ice009]

Bad shot from Tolliver. he breaks the offense.

[John_C]

He's been carrying this team. He's human, he's probably fatigued. He gets hacked without getting calls a lot. He got frustrated. Big deal. It's not a Playoff game, we'll survive.

This is what I thought also. That is why I don't want Pop to be getting him more minutes in this game anymore.

[boutons_]

Spurs beat themselves, just can't score

[planaria]

Spurs beat themselves, just can't score

Thanks for the respect! :toast

[Ice009]

Tolliver is a freaking chucker. And a bad one at that.

[z0sa]

He's been carrying this team. He's human, he's probably fatigued. He gets hacked without getting calls a lot. He got frustrated. Big deal. It's not a Playoff game, we'll survive.

I have no doubts that Tim gets hacked the most of any franchise player in the NBA without a call, probably the most ever. He just gets no respect from many refs.

[DROB4EVER]

you want to to trade tp?

No, I dont think that would be a good idea, but picking up Williams from NJ or Mims from LA ( if he is healthy) or Darko.....just anyone who can move on both ends of the floor and rebound and play D. Thomas is stuck in mud and Oberto just looks like he is the designated passer out there!

[Ice009]

Thanks for the respect! :toast

Denver beat the Spurs tonight. That is stupid saying the Spurs beat themselves.

I will give Denver props. Spurs played AWFUL. Pop's overuse of Vaughn was AWFUL too.

[z0sa]

MAGIC BONNER!! Go Hill!!

[duncan228]

The rest will only help Duncan against the Jazz. His rebounding was okay at 11, he had 6 assists to go with 12 points and a block.

[DROB4EVER]

Wonder if Tolliver will be cut? Any chance the spurs bring back Watkins?

[mystargtr34]

Yea

George Hill dunked.

Finished with 20

[xtremesteven33]

I expect good defense but i can see them running low on offense.

Spurs 82
Nuggets 90



man i was close

[alchemist]

not discouraged by this loss tonight, Denver just has an incredible team now, their offense and defensive game is sick, the Spurs defense could only hold them so much before the pressure grew to score some buckets.

[Ice009]

Hill needed this experience in the 4th. I don't understand why Pop played Vaughn in the first half of this quarter when we were down 20.

Piss poor coaching from Pop.

Hill did great in the second half of that 4th. Hill is so much better when the Spurs run. he can actually finish unlike Vaughn. I think we need to play uptempo next game. Half court is a killer when you got players like Vaughn out there.

[xtremesteven33]

we need an athletic big man BAD

MAHINMI!!!!

[milkyway21]

:congrats NuggetsFan :depressed

Billups is a perfect fit.

this is the first time that you beat us from the 3pt area.

:wow to GHill :tu

[xtremesteven33]

not discouraged by this loss tonight, Denver just has an incredible team now, their offense and defensive game is sick, the Spurs defense could only hold them so much before the pressure grew to score some buckets.


Incredible is pushing it man....they have a good team

[DROB4EVER]

not discouraged by this loss tonight, Denver just has an incredible team now, their offense and defensive game is sick, the Spurs defense could only hold them so much before the pressure grew to score some buckets.

Getting rid of AI and picking up Billups was a good move. Denver should play more in control now.

[vander]

damn, if we just shoot 38% from beyond the arc, we win

oh well

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Hill did great in the second half of that 4th. Hill is so much better when the Spurs run. he can actually finish unlike Vaughn. I think we need to play uptempo next game. Half court is a killer when you got players like Vaughn out there.

You are pretending like the Nuggets were not half assing and cruising at that point.

[timvp]

Not a bad loss. Defense wasn't as good as it's been, the three-pointers were falling and the Spurs sent the Nuggets to the line way too much. The Spurs need to play really good basketball to win and that just didn't happen tonight.

Good news is Duncan got some rest, Hill got good run to start figuring out the NBA and Bonner stayed out of the doghouse for another game.

A win would have been excellent but if you are going to lose, it could have been much worse.

[duncan228]

Final: Nuggets 91, Spurs 81 (http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/spursworld/2008/11/gameday_spurs_vs_nuggets.html)

FOURTH QUARTER

The Chauncey Billups-led Nuggets rolled to a 91-81 victory Wednesday, snapping the Spurs' three-game win streak.

The Spurs had been winning with defense and held their previous six opponents below 90 points.

Billups paced the Nuggets with 22 points and six assists and Carmelo Anthony had 21 points. Nuggets big men Kenyon Martin and Nene combined for 34 points and 16 rebounds.

George Hill led the Spurs with 20 points. He scored 10 points in the last eight minutes of the game.

Tim Duncan finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Michael Finley had 13 points. Neither played in the fourth quarter.

Some of the young Spurs are playing hard down the stretch, but the Nuggets have pretty much put this out of reach. Denver leads 87-73 with 3:11 left.

The Spurs went with another unusual group of players midway through the fourth quarter: George Hill, Blake Ahearn, Roger Mason Jr., Anthony Tolliver and Matt Bonner - giving them five players on the floor who can all shoot 3-pointers.

The Spurs opened the fourth quarter with Jacque Vaughn, Ime Udoka, Bruce Bowen, Matt Bonner and Fabricio Oberto. The unlikely combination brought the team some energy and defense and an 8-0 run to start the quarter.

THIRD QUARTER

The Nuggets outscored the Spurs 11-1 to end the third quarter and take a 75-54 lead. Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen combined to miss four of five free throws during the stretch. The Spurs' last basket of the quarter came with 3:26 left.

Matt Bonner has chipped in two baskets in the third quarter but the Spurs aren't cutting into the Nuggets' lead very much. Denver is in front 64-53 with 2:29 left in the third quarter.

George Hill is starting to get into the scoring for the Spurs and has 10 points. The Spurs are shooting just under 33 percent and the Nuggets are leading 58-46 midway through the quarter.

SECOND QUARTER

Denver big men Kenyon Martin had 12 points and Nene had 11 to carry the Nuggets to a 50-40 halftime lead. The Nuggets had a 15-11 rebounding advantage in the second quarter and led by as many as 11 points.

Michael Finley led the Spurs with 13 points.

Just when it looked like the Spurs weren't playing with enough energy to keep up, Finley hit a jumper and George Hill scored on a fast break on back-to-back possessions.

The Nuggets have led by as many as nine points early in the second quarter. They're in front 36-29 with 5:02 left in the half.

The Nuggets opened the second quarter with a 9-2 run to surge ahead 31-25.

FIRST QUARTER

Michael Finley had eight points in the first 10 minutes of the game. Nene had seven points to help the Nuggets grab a 22-21 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Denver's Carmelo Anthony has two early 3-pointers, the second giving the Nuggets a 14-11 lead. Michael Finley already has two baskets for the Spurs.

PREGAME

New Nuggets guard Chauncey Bill walked over to the Spurs bench and chatted with Spurs coach Gregg Popovich for about a minute just before tipoff.

Spurs starters: George Hill, Roger Mason Jr., Michael Finley, Tim Duncan and Fabricio Oberto. This is the same starting lineup the Spurs used Sunday against the Clippers and both Mason and Finley had big games.

The Spurs have won three in a row. The Nuggets have won six of seven since Chauncey Billups joined their lineup. The Spurs and Nuggets meet tonight at the AT&T Center.

Tim Duncan has been a force at both ends for the Spurs in the absence of Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. Duncan has been especially strong down the stretch. He scored 14 points in the fourth quarter on Nov. 12 against the Bucks and has made key defensive plays late in games.

The Nuggets are playing more defense this year - at least by their standard. They are allowing their opponents 97.7 points per game, after allowing 107.0 points last season, 103.7 in 2006-07 and 100.1 in 05-06.

- Joe Alexander, mySanAntonio.com

[milkyway21]

reality check.

I still think if TP and Manu are around we can still win over these guys.

about:
Tim Duncan finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Michael Finley had 13 points. Neither played in the fourth quarter.

good move Pop.

[xellos88330]

Spurs offense could never get in a rythym. Too many whistles.

[timvp]

Oh and Billups is a bad azz. He turned the Nuggets into the Pistons of the West almost overnight. Great player.

That said, I can't wait for the first time he has to guard Parker all game. Beating up on the Spurs suddenly won't be so easy :hungry:

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Did anyone else realize they were hacking duncan on one end, and getting ticky fack fouls on the other? In SAN ANTONIO. This is the first bad called game I've seen all year. It is quite lame to see Chauncey go for his 10th free throw, and all these Offensive fouls called on us, while Duncan continues to get his forearms crushed by swatters.

[timvp]

Did anyone else realize they were hacking duncan on one end, and getting ticky fack fouls on the other? In SAN ANTONIO. This is the first bad called game I've seen all year. It is quite lame to see Chauncey go for his 10th free throw, and all these Offensive fouls called on us, while Duncan continues to get his forearms crushed by swatters.
Looked like they were letting the bigs play but were calling it close on the perimeter. The Spurs didn't have the personnel to adjust to how the refs were calling it.

[z0sa]

Not a bad loss. Defense wasn't as good as it's been, the three-pointers were falling and the Spurs sent the Nuggets to the line way too much. The Spurs need to play really good basketball to win and that just didn't happen tonight.

Good news is Duncan got some rest, Hill got good run to start figuring out the NBA and Bonner stayed out of the doghouse for another game.

A win would have been excellent but if you are going to lose, it could have been much worse.

For only losing by ten points with the Nuggets starters out there til 1:23 left in the game, I'm not afraid of the new-look nuggets oncesoever.

just wait til we got TP and Manu back :ihit

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Looked like they were letting the bigs play but were calling it close on the perimeter. The Spurs didn't have the personnel to adjust to how the refs were calling it.

That's basically how they've called all spurs games for the past two seasons.

[xtremesteven33]

MANU is the Official Nuggets Killer.....i think George Karl still has nightmares about that guy...haha

[Phonzie20]

not discouraged by this loss tonight, Denver just has an incredible team now, their offense and defensive game is sick, the Spurs defense could only hold them so much before the pressure grew to score some buckets.

I've been a Nugget fan long enough to disagree with this but they are really proving me (many of us) wrong.

I did not expect this.

[xellos88330]

I think Hill needs to take it in the lane more often.

[xtremesteven33]

yea im not upset about this loss.

We got to .500 which is what i didnt expect at all. A Utah win on Friday would make up for this loss and more.....

We are exactly where we want to be with these injuries right now....:tu

[Phonzie20]

MANU is the Official Nuggets Killer.....i think George Karl still has nightmares about that guy...haha

Teh Manu can NEVAR lose. I stand by that.

[pawe]

Nuggets are good right now but i still hate that punk kmart.

[xtremesteven33]

Teh Manu can NEVAR lose. I stand by that.


yea i just remember Karl giving looks of despair everytime Manu made the Nuggets defense look Ivy league.....which they are

[xtremesteven33]

Nuggets are good right now but i still hate that punk kmart.

:tu

[alchemist]

reality check.

I still think if TP and Manu are around we can still win over these guys.
absolutely because with TP and Manu playing it would force them to play defense on them as well instead of solely on Timmy.

With that said, they are clearly a better team with Billups than with Iverson, they will be a nightmare to handle in the playoffs.

[milkyway21]

regarding fouls.

let's see if the Nuggets gets the same treatment when they play against LAL. Watched LA game vs Houston -lots of un- called fouls against Yao there. Watch out Denver.

[Phonzie20]

Nuggets are good right now but i still hate that punk kmart.

i wanted Manu over K-Mart. We all know that wasn't going to happen.

[tp2021]

MANU is the Official Nuggets Killer.....i think George Karl still has nightmares about that guy...haha

Until he sends his patsy Melo to try and take him out.

But if Ditka can't stop Manu, Melo won't.

[ducks]

He's been carrying this team. He's human, he's probably fatigued. He gets hacked without getting calls a lot. He got frustrated. Big deal. It's not a Playoff game, we'll survive.

he has played games where he has been worried about the refs with a healthy manu and tp


yes he is human but it was not like he was just missing
he was to worried about the refs

I can live with the misses

[Phonzie20]

regarding fouls.

let's see if the Nuggets gets the same treatment when they play against LAL. Watched LA game vs Houston -lots of un- called fouls against Yao there. Watch out Denver.

i know. it's going to be painful.

they will be favored by the calls. This team is surprising me though. Detroit did it.

[SAtown]

:lol I never thought starting a game thread would cause such a dicussion. You don't have to worry about me starting one next time :lol

It's all in good fun :hat

[ducks]

No, I dont think that would be a good idea, but picking up Williams from NJ or Mims from LA ( if he is healthy) or Darko.....just anyone who can move on both ends of the floor and rebound and play D. Thomas is stuck in mud and Oberto just looks like he is the designated passer out there!

did you read the ludden article
no one wants the spurs scrubs

you want to trade mason?