Game Blog: Kings@ Spurs 12/21/08

[pawe]

memphis 93
lakers 88
3 mins left in the 4th

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs up 80-61 after the 3rd

[Yorae]

Tolliver still couldn't find his O.

[Sissiborgo]

Hawes sucks he will get a technical foul...We are playing well at the moment!! GO SPURS GO:lobt2:

[Brazil]

memphis 93
lakers 88
3 mins left in the 4th


:toast c'mon grizz

[Ice009]

Its a hard decision. He is hustling his ass off and doing so many great intangible things that he probably just needs to stop shooting all together. Don't forget that he is also very young and has a lot of room for improvement from an offensive standpoint.

In order for him to make in the NBA he may need to go a different route with his offense. Maybe move in a couple of steps? Or the baseline/elbow jumper a la Kurt Thomas?

Yeah that is a possible option. He might just have to rework his offense and try and reinvent himself cause the NBA three ball is not working for him.

Horry's 25% 3P or whatever it was last season is superior to what Tolliver is shooting. That's not a good thing.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

The only question left here is how much rest the starters will get.

[Sissiborgo]

I want to see Pop allow Hill to play more if the game is going to stay like this..

[pawe]

lakeshow pulled to within 1
92-93 2:30 left.

[45 bank shot]

c'mon pop play hill more
I know Parker is scoring now but hez turning da ball over at same time

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

LAL 94-93, dammit.

C'mon Rudy!

[Sissiborgo]

The only question left here is how much rest the starters will get.

much i guess...If they will keep the lead like this then he will rest the starters

[Yorae]

Manu!!!

[timtonymanu]

fuck Lakers pulling away from Memphis.

[it's me]

Is Parker playing for his stats or what?????

[Supergirl]

tie game memphis-lakers! with less than a min to go

[tomtom]

hill!

[Supergirl]

damn it kobe makes a hail mary shot. go memphis go!

[benefactor]

Good shot by Hill. Nice to see him no defer to Manu and shoot with confidence.

[timtonymanu]

Hill finally scores a jumper!

[Sissiborgo]

fuck lakers have seal the deal i think damnnn..

[Austin_Toros]

I want to see Pop allow Hill to play more if the game is going to stay like this..


agree
if were up by heaps, just play the young ones!

[benefactor]

Lol...Crazy eyes leveling Beno.

[Supergirl]

is Beno blowing the refs or what? why is he getting so many goddamn calls?

[Ice009]

Kurt was looking at him like that's not a hard foul. That's a foul on a soft player ;).

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

KT is blocking shots much better this year than last, now that he's healthy.

He's doing it on his man and on help.

[Yorae]

Luck the fakers....

[benefactor]

Hill again!

[pawe]

memphis dumbasses choked against the lakers.

[Sissiborgo]

I would like to see pop play the bench if the game will keep on going like this:fro

[timtonymanu]

Udrih knows Hill is better than him.

[Sissiborgo]

memphis dumbasses choked against the lakers.

Stupid shot by Rudy Gay!!

[Sissiborgo]

Udrih knows Hill is better than him.

Everybody know he is...:fro

[Reck]

Stupid shot by Rudy Gay!!

How is it stupid?

[Sissiborgo]

pop is starting to play the bench now very good...

[Sissiborgo]

How is it stupid?

use more time at the clock!!! he had 33 secs and pulled of the shot at 30 sec

[timtonymanu]

Udoka sighting

[timtonymanu]

we need to just run the clock to avoid a comeback

[Sissiborgo]

15 point lead we have to keep it up!!

[pawe]

haha miller...pay attention to the shotclock you idiot.

[timtonymanu]

Udoka scores!!!!!!!!!!

[Sissiborgo]

we need to just run the clock to avoid a comeback

That's right!

[Sissiborgo]

Udoka scores!!!!!!!!!!

ahahaha:fro

[Spurs Brazil]

Ime J!!!

[Yorae]

Ime on fire!

[timtonymanu]

did the Hairston signing lit a fire under his ass?

[benefactor]

Hopefully so.

On a different note...I have a man crush on John Salmons.

[timtonymanu]

Vaughn's in. I thought he was inactive.

[benefactor]

Hill with the floater!

[benefactor]

Human victory cigar is in the game...

[Ice009]

Hill the floater with range!

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill!!!

[timtonymanu]

Hill!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tomtom]

Human victory cigar is in the game...

:lol

[Yorae]

Did a bomb explode on the feed?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Game over, things to do. See you next time, Spurs fans... :lol

[Spurs Brazil]

Thomas tip in

[benefactor]

Hey he made one! There is hope!

[Spurs Brazil]

Tolliver 333333333333333

[timtonymanu]

i laugh everytime Vaughn throws up a shot.

[timtonymanu]

Tolliver 33333333333333!

[Ice009]

OK Tolliver!

lol Tolliver hits 1/30 then throws up a heat check shot ;).

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs win 101-85!!!!

[Juanobili]

Spurs winnnnnn

[timtonymanu]

no surprise....Spurs win!

[duncan228]

Final: Spurs 101, Kings 85 (http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/spursworld/2008/12/game-blog-spurs-vs-kings.html)
By Joe Alexander

The Spurs won for the eighth time in their last nine home games, rolling over the Sacramento Kings 101-85. Every Spur played less than 30 minutes.

The Spurs were able to limit the playing time of their key players against the woeful Kings.

Tony Parker had a streaky game with 18 points and six assists but also six turnovers. Tim Duncan had 10 points and three rebounds. Neither Parker nor Duncan played in the fourth quarter.

Manu Ginobili had 10 points and three assists. He played only about two minutes of the fourth quarter and sat out the final nine minutes.

FOURTH QUARTER

The only drama of the fourth quarter was who would put the Spurs over 100 points. Ime Udoka scored the 100th point on a free throw with 1:33 left.

With the Spurs' Big Three on the bench down the stretch, this game is slowly grinding toward the finish. The Spurs lead 90-75 with 5:41 left.

George Hill hit a pair of jumpers early in the fourth quarter and is up to eight points. The Spurs lead 86-66 with nine minutes left.

The Spurs opened the fourth quarter with four of their starters on the bench. Matt Bonner was the only starter in, along with George Hill, Manu Ginobili, Bruce Bowen and Kurt Thomas.

THIRD QUARTER

The Spurs held the Kings to 16 points in the third quarter. The Kings are shooting 37 percent and the Spurs rolled to an 80-61 lead heading into the final period.

The Spurs picked up their defensive intensity. That helped spark some fast breaks and they extended their lead to 77-56.

The officials aren't calling the game very tight and the players have expressed some frustration - the Kings' Brad Miller and Spurs' Tony Parker were both hit with technicals after they thought they were fouled.

Tim Duncan made one of two free throws and a basket early in the second half. Other than that, the Spurs don't have much energy the first six minutes of the second half. They lead 65-54.

SECOND QUARTER

Once the Spurs stopped turning the ball over, they took control of the game. The Spurs made only two turnovers in the second quarter and grabbed a 62-45 halftime lead. Tony Parker had 12 points in the half and Roger Mason Jr. had 11. The Spurs shot 62.2 percent.

Tony Parker is up to 10 points and Matt Bonner has nine. The Spurs lead 55-41.

Tim Duncan got off to a slow start. His basket with 8:53 left in the first half gave him his first points of the game. The Spurs lead 49-37.

Bruce Bowen hit a 3-pointer early in the second quarter to extend the Spurs' lead to 12 points. Kurt Thomas made a jumper after a short Kings run. The Spurs lead 38-31.

FIRST QUARTER

Roger Mason Jr. and Matt Bonner combined for 15 points and the Spurs overcame seven turnovers to lead 33-22 at the end of the first quarter.

The Spurs are settling down at both ends. Tony Parker's fast-break basket gave him six points and put the Spurs in front 23-19.

The Spurs had some early turnovers and defensive lapses. Roger Mason has two 3-pointers and eight points and it's tied 17-17 at the first timeout.

[lefty]

Spurs beating a team they're supposed to beat

[benefactor]

We took only 15 threes...:tu

[phxspurfan]

Jermichael Finley caught a 35 yard pass!

[Reck]

Double OT tomorrow against the Twolves?

[Josepatches_]

Is Parker playing for his stats or what?????

Sometimes

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs beat a lousy team. Duncan with only 5 shots. Tony 1st in shot attempts with 17, Manu's second with 9.
Interesting.

[TampaDude]

Good solid win, guys!!! :toast

The Spurs were just shooting some shots... :hat

[Austin_Toros]

another good game by bonner

[angelbelow]

nice win.

[T Park]

Tolliver was impressive.

The ladies behind me went to middle school with him and continued to comment how they couldn't believe "Tony" was in the NBA.

[Yorae]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/12/fullj.2b20c5c0b447b3f56cff66feacafe5e7/2b20c5c0b447b3f56cff66feacafe5e7-getty-82991992dce_kings_spur.jpg

Is there any chance that this could be our winning wallpaper??????

[duncan228]

This is the winning wall.

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/wallpaper_081222_1024.jpg

[Yorae]

Oh....too bad....I thought that one was better.....

[duncan228]

Me too. :lol