Spurs vs. Bulls March 4th -- Game Blog

[timvp]

This should be a fun game to watch. The Bulls have a lot of good young players and the Spurs have something to prove.

[stéphane]

I will follow the matchup between TP and Hinrich. Pretty close numbers (KH:15.6ppg,4.1rpg,6.8apg;TP:16.4ppg,3.9rpg,6.2apg ).
Go Tony go, show him what is called quickness ;p

[Slo spurs fan]

This should be a fun game to watch. The Bulls have a lot of good young players and the Spurs have something to prove.

And this is a reason I just wake up. It is almost 2 am here.

[Blazer16]

And this is a reason I just wake up. It is almost 2 am here.
Man, you are one dedicated fan. 2 AM?

[stéphane]

Man, you are one dedicated fan. 2 AM?
He's european ^^ nba games = your evenings = our nights
3/4am in general

[Blazer16]

He's european ^^ nba games = your evenings = our nights
3/4am in general
Boy, I think I value sleep too much to do that...

[stéphane]

-9 with an awesome shooting start 6/19 *sigh*

[milkyway21]

Tmass free throw-Blocked? how did that happen? :rolleyes Never heard of this kind before...

[spurster]

Bulls playing solid defense. It's going to be a good test for the Spurs.

[Slo spurs fan]

Bulls 68% FG
Spurs 31% FG in 1st qtr. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! :depressed

[Memorial-Day-99]

y are the spurs doing do bad?

[boutons]

A little defense, and the Spurs offense struggles.

At least Tony has come to play.

Bulls having their way in the paint.

[Memorial-Day-99]

and why the fuck is rasho taking more shots than TD....i am so tired of rasho shooting....and duncan not shooting more

[stéphane]

Good D by the bulls, making forced shots. 68% fg for them wont last tho

[milkyway21]

Manu.... :wtf

it looks like Rasho & TP are the only ones alive :rolleyes tonight.

[stéphane]

Manu.... :wtf
he's been payed by Nocioni to let him be the argentinian shining tonight :depressed

[milkyway21]

he's been payed by Nocioni to let him be the argentinian shining tonight :depressed...maybe he was mad Manu got the MVP in the Olympics.

hey, TD is back :elephant

[milkyway21]

what has Devin Brown contributed so far? :oops

[stéphane]

what has Devin Brown contributed so far? :oops
keeping bulls ahead? :pctoss

[GoldToe]

Devin rocks!

[cqsallie]

Glitzy pass - a flash of brilliance. Are we coming alive? Oh God! Let it be so!

[GoldToe]

Sean knows talent when he sees it.

[Jimcs50]

That fast break by Brown on that pass from TP was awesome......Brown had the ball tipped up, Brown caught it in midair and layed it up....sweeet.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Antonio Davis, thanks for being a dumbass.

[stéphane]

TP's gonna play a lot tonight, he's in baby :king

[milkyway21]

keeping bulls ahead? :pctoss :lol

NO. 2 fouls? :lol

come on Devin we want you to retire as a Spur show some life...give us THE NUMBERS

[GoldToe]

Nice block Devin...made up for the missed free throw.

[cqsallie]

Sean knows talent when he sees it.
Yeah! Who? :rolleyes

[SlovenianGuy]

another crazy slovenian here

I didn't wake up for the game, but i just came home.

How are Rasho and Beno playing tonight?

[Guru of Nothing]

I think Antonio got an inadvertant hand in the face.

[Jimcs50]

TD is having a huge quarter

[Hook Dem]

Great pass from Parker to Duncan.....DUNK!

[Jimcs50]

Parker too

[Hook Dem]

What is Chandler's problem? Acting like a bitch!

[cqsallie]

TD is showing dominance. That's the way I like it, unh, unh! unh, unh! When Tim takes control all things are possible!

[milkyway21]

another crazy slovenian here

I didn't wake up for the game, but i just came home.

How are Rasho and Beno playing tonight?rasho is doing ok, those offensive rbds...

Beno played less, 1 pt from free throw line

[Guru of Nothing]

another crazy slovenian here

I didn't wake up for the game, but i just came home.

How are Rasho and Beno playing tonight?

Rasho has 6 offensive boards so far. That ought to tell you.

[Hook Dem]

Ha! Ha! T on Chandler

[ShoogarBear]

Damn, did you see that baseline floater by T Park off the Duncan screen? Holy smokes what a shot!

[stéphane]

TD and TP are L33T :spin

[Jimcs50]

Parker is looking like a real NBA pointguard tonight, his passing off of penetrating is spectacular tonight.

[Jimcs50]

Why are we not in chat, Shoog?

[Jimcs50]

Chicago is shooting 50% still...need to pick up the D

[ShoogarBear]

Still the first half. Got to be fashionably late for ma bitches.

[milkyway21]

i thought this Ben Gordon is good...

[Hook Dem]

Bulls in foul trouble.

[stéphane]

13/16 from free throw line. helps a bit

[Jimcs50]

28-14 in 2nd Q....nice Q

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Rasho with the great D, but gets called for the block.

:pctoss

[Guru of Nothing]

You'd think Othella was wearing #23.

[Jimcs50]

Gordon has yet to score against SA this year.

[JUUOT]

is tony defending on hirinch or manu?
bowen should explain nocioni that argentina is owned by MANU

[milkyway21]

Raging Bulls=50% FG? hey where's the defense?

[Jimcs50]

Beno for threeeeeeeee!

[Jimcs50]

We are forcing a lot of TOs though

[milkyway21]

Beno :elephant

so, Nazr is p0laying, huh?

[Jimcs50]

17 for TD in 2nd Q and 7 Rebs in quarter

One of his best quarters ever

[Hook Dem]

55-46 Nice 2nd Quarter!

[stéphane]

Uber quarter by TD after a sloppy 1st Q

[Guru of Nothing]

The Bulls shot 69% in the first Q. That explains the hi FG%.

[milkyway21]

Duncan:19-9 halftime. this is what an MVP does for his team :spin

BTW, Minny, on the verge of losing again, to Bucks.

[exstatic]

Memo to visiting teams: you can take a game from SA if you glide along for a while and lay low, staying in the game, but DON'T come out and punch the Spurs in the nose in the first. The worst thing Chicago could have done was get that first quarter lead.

[milkyway21]

The Bulls shot 69% in the first Q. That explains the hi FG%.ok, thanks

[Jimcs50]

TP is having a great passing game

[exstatic]

That needle that he threaded to Tim deep in the paint for a dunk was a Picasso.

[cqsallie]

I'm having trouble watching the game and posting at the same time. This huge-screen TV requires that you sit right smack-dab in the middle for the best view and the computer is over here to the left. Aacchhh!!! I can push back from the PC screen, then frantically push back. In the meantime, a couple plays have occurred, which I have missed because I'm hustling back across the carpet.
I guess the thing to do is sit in the right place and enjoy the rest of the game, then post later. See ya, guys! I have a really good feeling about this one. TD and TP are doing all the right things...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Three straight buckets for Tony, the Frenchman is on fire.

[Slo spurs fan]

I have a sugestion for Manu! Wake up!! If I can be at 4am you could be too!!
START HITING THOSE SHOTS!

[stéphane]

Three straight buckets for Tony, the Frenchman is on fire.
4/4 from FT line sure he's on fire :spin will be a good night for him

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Bowen needs to quit scoring on Nocioni, Andres has blocked his ass three times now I think.

[milkyway21]

damn, Nocioni has 2 blocks already and Manu kept missing those 3 pts. :wtf

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Manu can sleepwalk through this one, Tim and Tony are getting whatever they want on offense.

[stéphane]

damn manu forgot his shot in the locker room 1/7 from the field so far....

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Rasho sends one out, get that weak shit out of here.

[Slo spurs fan]

Rasho with a BLOCK!!!!!!!!!!

[milkyway21]

another block from Rasho :wow

he wants that Duncan's # 1 spot on total blocks made this season:rollin

[ChumpDumper]

I can't believe Horry and Barry are losing a lead for us.

[Slo spurs fan]

No Rasho - no defence!
Bulls on 8-0 run.

[exstatic]

Horry is awful. He was WAY too low on that P'n'R, allowing that easy jumper.

[spursupporter]

wtf is bowen shooting!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Damn that was cold, Parker with the spin move off of Duhon, with the kickback to Horry for the three.

[Slo spurs fan]

wtf is bowen shooting!

wtf is Manu shooting?

[milkyway21]

Manu:bad pass turnover, missed shot...hmmnn choked :cry

Barry, too! :cry WHEN can we see Barry's big game? now i'm beginning to have doubts :angel

[Slo spurs fan]

Rasho with HUGE 7 of. rebs! :elephant

But with only 2 pts. :depressed

[ChumpDumper]

Damn Horry allows the Chandler Sportscenter dunk, then airballs the three.

Offensive foul on Chandler called on Rasho.

[Slo spurs fan]

Free Benoooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Ginobili's heating up. Rasho with a clean block but the ref sucks on the whistle. Sucks.

[1Parker1]

Horry: 3-7, with 3 rebounds. Rasho, 2 pts with 9 rebounds. Nazr: DNP (Injury)

Spurs are missing Malik....:)

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Manu raining fire. Fuck you Nocioni.

[ChumpDumper]

Manu feeling it from the arc.

[spursupporter]

go MANU!!!!

[ChumpDumper]

Harrington owns the Spurs. If we lose LJ will start another thread.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

haha, Horry - Devin for the long pass. :lol

[spursupporter]

wtf is rasho fouling!

[milkyway21]

this harrington starts to piss :wtf me off.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Harrington would start sucking if someone would make him go right. Damn, you'd think we'd figure it out by now.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Devin is getting punked by Ben Gordon.

[milkyway21]

"that" 15 pt-lead in the 3rd now only 5. :cry

scary :cry

[spursupporter]

when did the bulls become so strong??

[1Parker1]

Can we get Devin Brown out of there? :(

I don't know who sucks more, him or Barry. I guess with Devin, we get some semblence of defense at least.

[Slo spurs fan]

BEEEEEENOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! !! :elephant

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Fucking A. Make Him Go Right Damnit.

[spursupporter]

GO BENO!!!! not out of bound i mean

[1Parker1]

As usual Tim, Tony, and Manu are carrying the team, while the rest of the bench (minus Beno, maybe) looks on.

[Slo spurs fan]

Oh Pop! Free Rasho now! Why must I teach you?

[milkyway21]

Devin is getting punked by Ben Gordon.mismatched.:cry

after watching that All-Star Rookie/Sophomore game i began to like this gordon. he has potential.

[spursupporter]

ben gordon for ROY

[stéphane]

allowed 87pts to the bulls and 5mins to go.... :depressed

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Potential?

Gordon's already here.

[1Parker1]

ARGHHHHHHHHH!!! Tony with two horrible TO's in a row !!!!:(

[spursupporter]

omg....WTF with the spurs' turnovers!

[Slo spurs fan]

FUCK you Pop! This loss will be completly on YOU!!! :pctoss

[spursupporter]

tony! please save the game....

[stéphane]

call with me TD TD TD your job now :)

[cqsallie]

WTF! How can this be???? Tim, Tony, save us please!!!!!

[milkyway21]

hey watch out Gordon can do 3s(currently #5 @ .447). let it be Bowen guarding him...

i think TD just made 2pts in the 4th, am I right?

[Slo spurs fan]

Why the fuck Beno played only 6 min? And where is Rasho in 4th qtr?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

r bulls still on timeout or is game back on? score? we still up 2?

[redeye]

I feel a overtime comming.....

[spursupporter]

damn tip in!!!

[spursupporter]

omg....lose the lead!

[cqsallie]

I'm on the verge of my first nervous breakdown...

[1Parker1]

I hate to say it, but if we lose this game, part of the blame is on Tony. He plays awesome the entire game, then in the closing minutes with a tight game, comes up with 3 costly TO's. He still has some aspects of his game that he needs to work on :(

[spursupporter]

go manu!!!

[stéphane]

tie game, TD time now, show us what clutch means

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

It's a good thing Manu is around to save our ass.

Oh, and great play calling on offense. Manu had two threes in the first 3 minutes of the fourth, and got one shot over the next 8 minutes.

Dumb.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

While I'm at it, allow me to make a bold prediction: the Bulls will win the East next year.

[milkyway21]

I'm on the verge of my first nervous breakdown.....we're on edge.

they are playing in the house of horror. we can still make it b:cry

[Slo spurs fan]

Beno is 2-2 for 3 and he isn't on the court at all!

[spursupporter]

the spurs are not winning by more than 10 points after the ALL-STAR break...

[milkyway21]

see? just give the ball to duncan pls.

[spursupporter]

yay. TIM DUNCAN!!

[GoldToe]

I'm freakin' out.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

TD!!! :elephant

[stéphane]

the spurs are not winning by more than 10 points after the ALL-STAR break...
i'll be happy w/ a win...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Manu set up Tim.

[spursupporter]

hope spurs better hit their FTs later...give the ball to barry!

[1Parker1]

Please don't turn the ball over Tony!!!

Go Timmy! Sorry I ever doubted your clutchness :)

[Amuseddaysleeper]

espn says "san antonio full timeout" with 23 secs left, is it really a CHI timeout or what happend?

[redeye]

S-p-u-r-s- Spurs!!!

[Rummpd]

Just joined in what a suck ass comeback by Bulls but Spurs good last 90 sec.

[redeye]

Wow !!!!!! Timmy is 7 for 7 !!!

[GoldToe]

That's why you get paid the buck bucks.

[1Parker1]

Tim Duncan is playing MVP basketball since the ALL-STAR break.

[spursupporter]

great! lead by 4!

[Rummpd]

Duncan to line: First GOOD!

Second GOOD!

[stéphane]

tie game, TD time now, show us what clutch means
:spin :spin :spin

[spursupporter]

go DUNCAN! get the MVP, DPOY and Finals MVP !

[GoldToe]

toast

[Spurs košarka kultura]

Man, you guys kick ass I don't get to see any of these games, I live off these game blogs, keep it up.

[spursupporter]

finally a win...

[milkyway21]

:wtf why are we suddenly scared to lose this game? we were up by 15.....:cry

[Spurs košarka kultura]

How much time is left?

[Rummpd]

Up 4 22 to go!

11.4 Manu to line to ice the game.

Redemption time Manu GOOD x GOOD

4 CLUTCH FTs but Gordan hits 3

[mattyc]

[SAN 96-94] Duncan Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)
[SAN 97-94] Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)
[SAN 98-94] Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)

Clutch.

[1Parker1]

Who Did They Foul!?!!?!?!


First the fouled Duncan, he made both FT's. Then Bulls missed a shot, fouled Manu, he made both FT's.

[spursupporter]

omg. ben gordon......he really is the ROY

[chaco]

Manu !!!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

spurs go on 10-3 run to close out the qtr

[1Parker1]

2 sec left, up by 5 :) Thanks to Manu and Timmy

[spursupporter]

should be a win this time huh??

[Spurs košarka kultura]

Gordon hit a 3? Damn the kid is clutch. ( In the reg. season ne way)

[CHAMPS AGAIN]

FUCK you Pop! This loss will be completly on YOU!!! :pctoss

YOU FUCKING LOSER SLO SPURS FAN :elephant

[Hook Dem]

Spurs respond in a close game and a great effort by Chicago. This should toughen them.

[Rummpd]

Manu to line again. Needs 1 GOOD

Manu again GOOD

6 Straight FTS Clutch at END

[Spurs košarka kultura]

Can I relax now, is the game over?

[stéphane]

wow that's another close one ^^

[GoldToe]

time to put my feet up.


late.

[spursupporter]

malik's team lose badly tonight...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

WTF is the clock keeper doing? And where the hell was he for the Lakers game last year?

[milkyway21]

gordon w/ last 3 as what i predicted. this is over 2 sec.?but we WON :elephant

[spursupporter]

not over yet?

[chaco]

FT: Manu 7-7 TD 7-7 TP: 5-6 !!

[Slo spurs fan]

YOU FUCKING LOSER SLO SPURS FAN :elephant

:lol Okey but I win my bet!!! :lol

[milkyway21]

WTF is the clock keeper doing? And where the hell was he for the Lakers game last year? :lol

[stéphane]

FT: Manu 7-7 TD 7-7 TP: 5-6 !!
that's so unusual, it's to be noticed and what makes the difference here...

[spursupporter]

phew...finally a win. hope the lakers lose to mavericks and denver will take the 8th seed.

[redeye]

Spurs WIN....... Yippee :jack Should have not been close at all. Giving the Bulls credit, but they DON'T come in here and almost take one. :pctoss Come on...... this team needs to wake up!!!!

[spurster]

TD is the MVP this game. Played well in crutch time.

[Slo spurs fan]

I still don't understand why Beno played only 6min? He was 2-2 for 3 and 1-2 FT, he also had 2 ast in just fucking 6 min.

[stéphane]

Spurs WIN....... Yippee :jack Should have not been close at all. Giving the Bulls credit, but they DON'T come in here and almost take one. :pctoss Come on...... this team needs to wake up!!!!
i prefer sloppy wins all over the year and the ring at the end than showtime 1night over 3s :elephant :king

[boutons]

They blew a 17-pt lead, but toughed out a huge run, and then executed extremely well, down the stretch, hit their shots, hit their FTs.

Spurs outshot 45% - 53%

Spurs lose the paint 44 - 46

Spurs lose FB pts 12 - 17

wow, talk about a lucky win after a huge collapse!!

[Spurs košarka kultura]

What's that gino-is-god?

[cqsallie]

Halleluah sounds good right about now. Sweet dreams, mes amis...

[ChumpDumper]

I like the close games.

Better preparation for the playoffs.

The Spurs know they aren't the shit even at number one, and that's a good thing.

[redeye]

i prefer sloppy wins all over the year and the ring at the end than showtime 1night over 3s :elephant :king


So playing sloppy now is ok because all of the sudden it won't happen at all in the playoffs? Wow.... just go ahead and flip on the switch on now Pop!!! The No Turnover Switch

[redeye]

Man I'm so stupid.... :shootme

[mattyc]

Ben Gordon is for real.

[redeye]

This Bulls team is for real... we'll see next year. This could be a fluke year for them.

[Nikos]

Why are people suprised at Ben?

He has been doing this damn near ALL SEASON -- at least since he started playing consistently (which was a while ago).

He is STATISCALLY and OBJECTIVELY one of the most clutch scorers in the league.

Just check out the stats on 82games.com if you do not get to watch him or do not believe me.

http://82games.com/04CHI5E.HTM

Keep in mind some of the most clutch players are around 35PPG+ and UP. And he pretty much leads the league at 50PPG per 48 in the '82games definition of 'clutch'.

[stéphane]

So playing sloppy now is ok because all of the sudden it won't happen at all in the playoffs? Wow.... just go ahead and flip on the switch on now Pop!!! The No Turnover Switch
mm sorry i maybe have been misunderstood (french here) what i meant is "if they keep playing like that and winning that's fine with me..." like if they're in NBA finals and play really bad and win at the end i wont really mind about the quality they'll produce... :elephant

[TDfan2007]

I still don't understand why Beno played only 6min? He was 2-2 for 3 and 1-2 FT, he also had 2 ast in just fucking 6 min.

Matchup problems.

The bulls are a very quick and athletic team and Tony is much quicker and much more athletic than Beno.

[ChumpDumper]

Um Tony was kicking the shit out of them, that's why. When he's on like that, Beno only plays to rest him.

[Slo spurs fan]

8 ast and 5 to isn't that good for me.

[Slo spurs fan]

And why TP and Beno don't play together when both of them are hot? Beno could get few min. from Devin.

[stéphane]

8 ast and 5 to isn't that good for me.
he did 3 to's really late in the game, before that he pulled a huge game.
3 TO's that were really bad for sure :(

[Slo spurs fan]

he did 3 to's really late in the game, before that he pulled a huge game.

Agreed. I was just asking why they can't play together for a bunch of min.

[ChumpDumper]

Really, Tony was cutting this team to ribbons.

I'm all for playing them together, especialy if Barry and Brown continue to suck.

[san antonio spurs]

Agreed. I was just asking why they can't play together for a bunch of min.
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[Slo spurs fan]

Ohh thanks! :rolleyes

[Solid D]

You all saw how well the Bulls played last night...now just think what kind of an impact Luol Deng could have made if he had been healthy. Excellent team with very active hands and very physical on ball and off the ball.