Spurs vs. Nuggets March 12th -- Game Blog

[timvp]

Can the Spurs break the Nuggets winning streak?

Discuss.

[ducks]

yes

[ducks]

who is playing for sure

[TMTTRIO]

They just said Manu's not going to play tonight. Tim woke up with tightness in his lower back but he's still going to play tonight.

[ducks]

keep manu out againt hornets also

[ducks]

Nazr is playing and spurs won every game with him playing.............

[spursupporter]

duncan playing?

[TMTTRIO]

now they're saying Tim is out tonight too :(

[td4mvp21]

i hate this.......

[ducks]

spurs win by 11 :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant

[Solid D]

Tim is a scratch...for sure.

[slayermin]

Denver was hoping for a litmus test. Now they better hope they just win against the Spurs second unit.

[ducks]

B. Barry misses a 24-foot three-pointer from the right wing
nice barry

[ducks]

tp 4 denver 3

[Solid D]

Mass is very physical and active on the boards, tonight. Nice putback off the Rasho miss.

[ducks]

he is playing against kmartin and marcus he better play ball

[Solid D]

With the Spurs playing this aggressively, they could be in the bonus soon. Horry taking it strong move on the baseline to draw the Martin foul. Nice.

[ducks]

pop lit into them after the slow start and told them to get agressive

[Solid D]

Rasho just got outmuscled by Martin for the O-reb. and slam. :(

Devin bad pass for the fastbreak. This is going to get out of hand.

[boutons]

Nugs play a little D, and Spurs offense sucks.

[boutons]

Spurs shooting 39%, no inside game, and the jumpers aren't falling.

[ducks]

3-4 tp is on fire from the free throw line!

[ducks]

N. Mohammed has been impressive tonight

[spursupporter]

damn boykins

[boutons]

ok, good hustle, Nazr looks great, he can pick up the garbage all night long.
"3/4" Tony is en route for 30+
gotta pick up the D on their jumpshooters.

[stéphane]

"3/4" Tony is en route for 30+
:lol :lol :lol

[ChumpDumper]

KMart looked like he goaltended Beno.

Wilks in for Beno.

[slayermin]

Another great "Seanism."

"Earl Boykins is like a fire ant in your shoe. Before you know it, the damage is done and he has 20 points."

[ducks]

10:18 DEN - E. Boykins steals the ball from B. Udrih
10:23 SA - N. Mohammed defensive rebound
10:26 DEN - E. Boykins misses shot
10:34 SA - R. Nesterovic enters game for R. Horry
10:40 DEN - E. Boykins steals the ball from B. Udrih

[ducks]

B. Barry dunks the ball
what hit him?

[ChumpDumper]

Barry looking good, moving w/o the ball. Beno back in as SG, Beno and Brown handling.

[ducks]

damm barry has 3 assist

[boutons]

defense pickin up, we're gonna womp the fuggin nuggets
Beno pushing a little bit too much

[emveepee]

will Duncan play ?

[ChumpDumper]

I didn't think we would kill them on the boards this badly. All our bigs are meeting the Nugs aggression in kind, and the Spurs are bigger.

[ducks]

beno=3 turnovers

[ShoogarBear]

Rasho with a T!!!

[ducks]

when is the last time he got a t???????????

[PM5K]

Sounded like he said:

"Hey your killing me man fuck"

[ChumpDumper]

Rasho stuffs KMart's face when he comes in for the dunk. Hilarlious.

[duncan2k5]

damn friggin kobe hit a game winner against bobcats. now i have to listen to talk about how great he is.

[MannyIsGod]

that T is what I'm talking about.

[PM5K]

Might have been kidding me....

And that was a clean block...


Yeah say it in Serbian next time Rasho!

[slayermin]

TP is playing like AI.

[ChumpDumper]

Barry jukes Melo out of his shorts.

Bowen automatic from the corner.

[ChumpDumper]

Parker with the highlight spin and reverse in heavy traffic.

[Medvedenko]

Go Spurs go....oh and Kobe's the shit....21 points in the 4th Q...even though it was against the Bobcats...we'll take the win.

[boutons]

wow, EVERYBODY is stepping up. great game.

Tony's hang time!!!

[Solid D]

will Duncan play ?

Tim and Manu are both in street clothes. No he won't.

The Spurs are owning the boards.

[Frenchise player]

TP is playing like AI.
exactly what I was thinking already after Suns game (without the turnovers).

[1Parker1]

I bet Tony is feeling a little responsible for the loss against the Sun and is taking his anger out against the Nuggets :)

Nazr is impressive. I'd rather have him out there than Horry. Does he play the PF position also?

[emveepee]

please update us with the score too please

[ShoogarBear]

exactly what I was thinking already after Suns game (without the turnovers).

Spoke too soon.

[1Parker1]

P.S Why does Pop continue to run plays for Barry after T.O's in crucial moments? Barry keeps missing. Run a play for Tony if you're going to call a 20 sec time out before the half to build up the lead.

[ducks]

tp shoots better then ai

[ChumpDumper]

Nazr can play PF also. Getting fantastic position for offensive boards and tips.

[Solid D]

Barry looked like he was fouled but they call foul on him instead. Ha! Najera misses both FTs. Parker tries to split Boykins and Najera and TO. :( Boykins fastbreak 3, good. :( :( Tony Tony Tony. Devin misses high baseline jumper. Spurs50-46 at half.

[E20]

7 Min
2-3
4 PTS
5 REBS
1 STL
2 Fouls
Not bad for Nazr.

[Frenchise player]

I jinxed him

[PM5K]

Nazr needs to get less fouls, I didn't see the first one but Pop got a T for it, and I'd like to see someone else like Brent put his hand up after that foul, I know Nazr isn't Tim Duncan but with the way he was playing at that point we could have used him longer....

[ChumpDumper]

P.S Why does Pop continue to run plays for Barry after T.O's in crucial moments? Barry keeps missing. Run a play for Tony if you're going to call a 20 sec time out before the half to build up the lead.Barry is making Melo look like a fool, that's why. Barry's just been a little too eager to drive the point home and has gotten caught by the help.

[boutons]

+4 isn't much. Spur need to open it up in the 3rd.

[Solid D]

For those who are not watching the game. The nuggets are pressing full-court and doubling the dribbler, particularly on the sides. They are trying to force hurries and mistakes and they did it a few times with Beno and now TP at the end. They lead the league in steals. TP needed to pass the ball in that situation because Boykins is too low to try to split and short-dribble like that.

[ShoogarBear]

Parker and Beno (and the rest of the Spurs) need to calm down a bit. They're getting caught up in the Nuggets frentic style and throwing the ball away, a lot of is unforced. A little better care of the ball and the Spurs would have a solid lead.

Denver isn't going to play consistent defense in the half court, the shots are always going to be there.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Not to say I told you so, BUT Brent is looking much better playing some pick and roll ball tonight/creating for himself than camping out behind the line waiting for the kickout.

PM5K -

Pop didn't take him out due to foul trouble, he's only got two. Wish we would have kept him in there longer. We were dominating the glass with him in, either from him getting rebounds straight up or clearing out someone to give another Spur an easy board.

[slayermin]

Go Spurs go....oh and Kobe's the shit....21 points in the 4th Q...even though it was against the Bobcats...we'll take the win.

You better be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Personally, I would love to make Showbie cry one more time.

[ducks]

parker has one turnover
beno has 3
devinbrown has 3
spurs have 6 turnovers
their turnovers have been good

[Gerryatrics]

parker has one turnover
beno has 3
devinbrown has 3
spurs have 6 turnovers
their turnovers have been good

Hmmmmm, 1+3+3=6?

Did Tony sign a one day contract with the Nuggets before the game or something? :spin

[Solid D]

The press and doubles are causing the Spurs to rush. They just need to play under control and poised.

29-16 on the boards is great, though!

[ShoogarBear]

WTF is Horry's problem hanging onto the ball?

[slayermin]

Nazr seems to be playing better defense tonight.

I would like to see Pop try the four down with Nazr.

[ShoogarBear]

I don't think that'd be a very good idea. Nazr has no range and isn't exactly known for his passing.

[1Parker1]

Robert Horry sucks, almost as much as Brent Barry. I can't believe that Tony Mass is our second leading scorer. Whatever happened to our deep bench? The thing that was supposed to carry us far into the playoff's and to the finals? It's been MIA for a good month now.

[ShoogarBear]

WTF? Nazr trying to skywalk the lane then drop-off to Mass.

Just the way it was drawn up, no doubt.

[ShoogarBear]

Nazr doing a great job on the boards.

[slayermin]

Nazr is playing well. He can pass, or at least it seems like he can.

[ShoogarBear]

Now that I've talked about his passing, Nazr makes a great inside pass to Mass for the deuce.

[1Parker1]

Why do I have a feeling Tony may run out of gas again in the 4th and that we will end up running plays for Barry who will continue to miss his shots?

[Experiment2100]

Yay now all the Spurs have to do is outscore them by 11 this quarter.
:depressed

[spursupporter]

parker = 3/4 player

[slayermin]

I would rather have Nazr in there at crunchtime.

My closeout five would be for tonight.

Rasho
Nazr
Bowen
Barry
Parker

[spursupporter]

go spurs!

[Rummpd]

Listening in and Nazr except for fouls seems like playing awesome.

[Experiment2100]

Brown for three!!!!

[Rummpd]

Devin with a huge 3!!! 73-70

[Rummpd]

Barry screwed on what should be a clear path foul!

[Experiment2100]

Halfway there

[spursupporter]

Beno!!

[PM5K]

Beno!!

I think you want to say what Beno did....

[Solid D]

Leave in Beno, Brent and Devin as much as possible. They click together.

[Experiment2100]

Leave in Beno, Brent and Devin as much as possible. They click together.

I agree, they play pretty well with each one on the court.

[ducks]

:elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant

[Experiment2100]

Two straight crappy possesions for the Spurs. Look for Parker to come in.


On a more personal note I HATE THAT DAMN DODGE COMMERCIAL.
That is all.

[Frenchise player]

Carmelo Anthony will never be a franchise player, too unidimensional.
I am sure that Sequ would have trade Ginobili for Anthony

[Solid D]

Devin is playing tough but I'd rather see Beno or Brent bring the ball up and enter the offense. They have stagnated every time Devin runs the 2-man side screen/roll.

[Solid D]

Great inside over the shoulder pass from Nazr to Mass for the reverse layin!!!

[E20]

Nice pass by Mo!

[ducks]

nazr can pass.....

[1Parker1]

78-83 Spurs 5 min left

[1Parker1]

Mass with a foul that leads to two FT's for Martin and a TO on the second possession :(

[1Parker1]

Tony steals the ball and what does Barry do? Go for the 3 pointer which he misses of course :(

[Solid D]

Parker, Brown, Brent, Mass and Nazr. 83-76 with 6:00 remaining.

Devin drives and tries to do too much. Spurs almost got a stop at other end but couldn't quite coral the loose ball. Nazr careless and turns ball over. :(

TP with a nice steal. Barry wide open wing three, hard off the back iron. He can't seem to hit that shot.

Horry in for Mass and makes a nice block on inbounds. Denver hitting O -glass. Nazr draws in airball with one hand while other tied up. Up tempo Devin to Barry for the reverse sweet layup!!! 85-78.

[E20]

Denver is baling us out with there missed lay-ins.

[1Parker1]

Denver getting offensive rebounds on last three possessions. Not good, and please get Robert Horry out of there, Pop. He SUCKS!

80-85 Spurs, 3 27 left

[Solid D]

Barry slashes and kicks to TP on the baseline 15 footer, YES!!! Barry is so much better slashing. 87-80 Spurs. Time out Denver.

[Experiment2100]

Son Of A Bitch

[E20]

Brent bouncing back up, I told y'all.

9 points
6 asissts
5 rebounds

[Frenchise player]

Tp had a block on Miller? Anyone saw that?

[Solid D]

Horry is actually causing havoc under there with Nazr and pressuring Denver into muffing their layups.

[1Parker1]

Why is Horry out there instead of Nazr?

[Experiment2100]

Why is Horry out there instead of Nazr?

Maybe Pop don't trust him with the system yet.

[Solid D]

Martin faces up Rasho left baseline, 17 footer, swish. 87-82.

2:44 remaining. TP dribbles and weaves and is blocked out of bounds. Spurs inbound and TP can't get ball to Horry in time for a shot. Shot clock Violation.

Spurs foul Miller at other end on upfake. 2 FTs good 87-84 2:24

[E20]

Horry with a foul

[E20]

2:00 DEN - G. Buckner misses a 25-foot three-pointer from the left wing
2:06 DEN - M. Camby defensive rebound
2:09 SA - T. Parker misses a 20-foot jumper from the right wing

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Manu would be nice to have around this point

[1Parker1]

It's like the Suns game all over again...

[PM5K]

I understand putting Horry out there but there are good arguments for Nazr as well, Horry has the experience but Nazr has been a rebounding machine, you take opportunities away from them and create more for us with those boards....

[Dre_7]

Manu would be nice to have around this point

Yeah, but it would be better to have a healthy Manu in the playoffs.

[Solid D]

TP misses wing jumper off screen, not squared up.

Buckner misses 3 but ball ob to Nuggets. Anthony hits FT line jumper. :( 87-86.

Barry in lane short jumper around the rim and out. Rebound Nuggets. 1:26

[E20]

We gotta box out, too many Denver offensive boards. Take Horry out and put in Nazr.

[spursupporter]

tp not clutch

[Experiment2100]

It's a 1:12 minute game now, and I lost 120vbookie dollars.

[E20]

Wierd. They subbed out Carmelo and Martin.

[Solid D]

Miller up and under FT line draws foul on TP. 2 shots with 1:14 left.

Hits 1st misses 2 FT, Barry saves rebound - Timeout Spurs Tied at 88-88. 1:12

[1Parker1]

Horry is 0-3 with 3 rebounds tonight. and 2 TO's

[ducks]

it would be nice if barry could hit a late fourth quarter shot

[Experiment2100]

Martin went out to get his knee checked.

[ShoogarBear]

Manu would be nice to have around this point

Wow, I guess so.

Maybe we could settle for that other starter, too. I forget his name.

[E20]

I think it was Tim Duncan.

[Solid D]

TP, Barry, Brown, Horry and Mass in now.

Horry in rt. corner for three, short. Najera reb. :53

[ducks]

horry ?

[E20]

This is good, I like close and suspensful games.

WAY too many O'Rebs

[ShoogarBear]

I can't believe we're getting beat by Eddie Najera.

Well, maybe not. Nice brick.

[grjr]

More Nazr less Horry.

[spursupporter]

off reb is killing the spurs

[Solid D]

Denver miss, reb miss, reb miss Najera fouled. Great effort by Nuggets. :30

Najera misses 1st FT, hits 2nd 87-88 Denver. :30 Timeout Spurs.

[ducks]

let tp drive and put nazr in for the putback if he misses

[1Parker1]

I don't get the plays that Pop is calling. Against the Suns in the final seconds, he called a play for Barry who sucked big time that game. Then he called one for t Mass who also wasn't having the best game.

Tonight, he calls a play for Robert Horry who has missed all of his shots the entire night? And we can't grab a rebound worth a damn, where is Nazr when we need him?

[mattyc]

Could Bones be the man to hit a game winner?

[PM5K]

Game losing turnover more like it

[ducks]

do not let barry shoot it

drive and set up bowen for the three in the corner!

[spursupporter]

bad pass

[E20]

I wouldn't be suprised if he hit one.

[ShoogarBear]

He can't even keep the ball in bounds, it seems.

[Solid D]

Barry squares up at top and throws it to Brown at wing but Brown moved. Out of bounds.

Wilks in. Horry out. Denver ball. 17.9

Wilks fouls Anthony immediately.

[E20]

Why did Pop all of a sudden put in Wilks?

[Experiment2100]

Hopefully he could hit a game tieer

[Experiment2100]

Why did Pop all of a sudden put in Wilks?

To stay on Boykins

[Solid D]

Horry back in for Wilks. TP, Barry, Brown, Horry, Mass.

Anthony hits both FTs. 87-90 Denver on 10-0 run.

Spurs are discombobulated and choking down right now. Coyote tries to get crowd going. :)

[ducks]

Set Up Bowen Let Him Hit His Corner 3

[E20]

He should have put him on Boykins earlier on.

Pop took him out.

[ShoogarBear]

What The Hell Was That?

[slayermin]

WTF!!!! was that!!!!!

That was terrible.

[E20]

What happend?

[Dre_7]

What Was What?!??!?
What Happened????

[Solid D]

TP dribbles out clock and takes a 27 footer over Najera. High off back iron. Game over.

[spursupporter]

spurs lose

[boutons]

fuck fuck fuck

In crunch time, Spurs couldn't make their shots and couldn't make their stops.

fuck fuck fuck

[ca®lo]

shit dont tell me the spurs are going to lose this one!

[E20]

:depressed

[Solid D]

That looked like the Steve Francis offense.

[boutons]

Spurs played a great game, then collapsed in crunch time. choke choke choke

[Dre_7]

So what happened?

[Experiment2100]

That looked like the Steve Francis offense.

Nope he would have gone for a 2.


As i see that STUPID ASS DODGE COMMERCIAL

[spursupporter]

damn pop for not puting nazr in during the last few minute

[boutons]

A fantastic game by Surs, then horrible crunch time by Spurs.

[Solid D]

That is a bad loss. Spurs can't score and didn't seem to learn a thing other than Horry and Mass at end means no rebounds. Parker is dog tired. Barry choked a bad pass. Nobody wanted this one badly enough except the Nuggets.

[E20]

No Nazr in the whaning minutes of the game. He could have probably limited the Nugs offensive boards.

[Frenchise player]

What the hell is that play???? Tony doesn't hit a 3 pointer since the ASG.

[Dre_7]

Ill be happy when TD and Manu are healthy!

[emveepee]

how many more stupid losses can we afford?

[ca®lo]

fuck it!!!!

[boutons]

Houston gives us a lead on the Suns, and the Spurs give it right back. fuck shit piss

[boutons]

Spurs outscoured on FTs, 16 -26, and the fucking Nuggest MISSED 10 FTs, won by 3.

Spurs just choked in crunch time, defense and offense.

[Solid D]

The Spurs had just taken the lead 87-80 with 3:00 remaining after Barry drove deep and kicked to TP for the baseline 15 footer.

That was it. That was the end of the scoring for the Spurs. They go 0-fer during the next 3 minutes. They lose throwing and dribbling the game away.

[ShoogarBear]

Sorry, but I didn't see anything about this game that made me feel any better about what we need for the playoffs.

Poor execution down the stretch. It's been the Spurs' bane since 2000.

[Solid D]

They learned nothing except what not to do.

[TheWriter]

But Nazr kicks ass.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The problem is Pop never learns. It's maddening to see a team with five players on the floor continually only use one of them at the end of close games.

I'd be suprised if Pop even draws more than one x on the markerboard at the end of games.

[slayermin]

Ok. I finally calmed down. As Sean was saying, TP should have taken it to the hoop strong. If he gets fouled, I know it isn't a given that he will hit both. But I would rather go that route than shoot up a hailmary three to tie the game at he buzzer.

TP penetrates, possibly draws an 'and one.' If he doesn't, then foul right away and make them hit their throws. You have to lengthen the game. If you can force the tie at home, and send it to overtime, you never know if Barry can finally get off this freakin' shnide he's on.

Well, at least TD and Manu will have plenty of rest. Minny is not going to like us on Wednesday.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The problem is Tony had tunnel vision all night. There were guys repeatedly open when he forced the issue, including a possession where he tried to go one on five and got his shot thrown by KMart.

Tony's a great player and had a great game early tonight, but he had it set in his mind on that last play that he was gonna drain a three to send it to OT at the buzzer. Live and learn.

[ca®lo]

TP's no Reggie Miller. he must remember that.

i agree with shoogarbear.

I didn't see anything too about this game that made me feel any better about what we need for the playoffs.

its been a typical spurs loss.

lead game .. blow it and choke in the 4th.

why the hell cant they keep the leads?!

well maybe partly because theres no duncan and manu.

but in past spurs loses. they were there.

they lost the same way.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

On the bright side about the playoffs, we'll probably have Tim, Manu, and Nazr out there with Tony and Bowen/Devin (defense/offense) at the end of games.

On the not-so-bright side of things, we'll still have Pop drawing up our end of game plays at the end of close games.

[TDfan2007]

there is no way that the Spurs are winning a champoinship this year. Sorry but to win you have to have some things go your way in crunch time, the Spurs have had no such luck for the past 2 years. Also, their tendency to piss away leads and turn the ball over doesn't help either.

:pctoss :depressed

[Jdspur20]

there is no way that the Spurs are winning a champoinship this year. Sorry but to win you have to have some things go your way in crunch time, the Spurs have had no such luck for the past 2 years. Also, their tendency to piss away leads and turn the ball over doesn't help either.

:pctoss :depressed

^ this is an example of why so many people in this forum go postal after a spurs loss. we loose one game and were now officially out of the race for the title. what a load of crap. :pctoss

[Streakyshooter08]

I didn't want to start another thread. Any word on why timmy did not play? Has his injury worsened? I thought he felt pretty good. Thanks.

[Solid D]

there is no way that the Spurs are winning a champoinship this year. Sorry but to win you have to have some things go your way in crunch time, the Spurs have had no such luck for the past 2 years.

No such luck? Not so fast. It's not even playoff time, yet.

Certainly, the Spurs have had their give-away games like Toronto, Houston, and Denver...but what about Cleveland & Timmy at the buzzer? Tony Parker's baseline play at the end of the Clipper game at home to pull out a 1-pt. victory when Tim was having an bad game.

The recent Bulls game is another example of a team making a desperate run at the end, yet the Spurs were able to regain the lead in the final minute by making key plays. There are going to be stinker games that get frittered away for no apparent reason other than poor execution and a loss of competitive intensity...every season. Let's not get too carried away, though. okay?

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