March 16: Spurs @ Thunder Game Blog

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Got some tough games throughout the week so let's start by taking care of business tonight

[xtremesteven33]

Bowen on Durant early

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Is Durant back? I thought he was still hampered by an ankle injury

[Bruno]

It's a trap game.
Thunder aren't that bad lately (5-5 on the last 10 games) and they have some thought matchups for Spurs with Durant and Green.

[xtremesteven33]

It's a trap game.
Thunder aren't that bad lately (5-5 on the last 10 games) and they have some thought matchups for Spurs with Durant and Green.



im with you.

I dont expect an easy outing for the Spurs

[Spursfan092120]

Is Durant back? I thought he was still hampered by an ankle injury
Nope..Durant is in the lineup tonight.

[HarlemHeat37]

Durant played last game and looked good..

we're usually in tough against young, athletic teams with something to prove, so it might not be as easy as it looks..I'm predicting a Spurs win..either having a double-digit lead and losing it, or being down double digits and coming from behind for the win at the end..

[sonic21]

the thunders will be elite in a few years.

[Darthkiller]

spurs lose, i call it right now

[Texas_Ranger]

Lets win this game!!! Go Spurs Go!

[Chieflion]

Come on Spurs, lets see how the Thunder match up against the Spurs.

[Chieflion]

How much more time to the game?

[Yorae]

it's starting......

[Chieflion]

Alright, go Spurs go.

[Chieflion]

Tony Parker giving a hug to Malik Rose.

[dogzofwar]

anyone find the game on an Austin channel?

[Chieflion]

Duncan nice hook shot.

[Yorae]

Td!

[Chieflion]

Bonner really active on D tonight.

[Yorae]

No audio pass? I mean the game is not even listed.....

[Libri]

Timmy and 1

[Chieflion]

Duncan with an and 1.

[Chieflion]

Duncan is superb.

[Chieflion]

Bonner and Duncan owning the Thunder.

[Chieflion]

I wonder what made Pop commit Finley on Durant.

[Yorae]

Bonner TD at it early.

[Bartleby]

Parker and TD are making it looks so easy on the offensive end.

[Libri]

SA, 14
OKC, 6

1st, 7:07

[Chieflion]

I want to see Hill vs Westbrook.

[Chieflion]

19-8 nice shot by Finley.

[Bartleby]

Good to see Fin still has the hot hand.

[mabrignani]

the thunders will be elite in a few years.

im gonna have to agree with that. while they did beat the mavs w/o their two ballers.....it is just the mavs hahahaha

[Chieflion]

Almost in, damn.

[Texas_Ranger]

give me some gooden!

[Yorae]

Udoka....

[Chieflion]

Woohoo, nice fast break.

[Yorae]

Will we ever see hairston again.....:depressed

[Libri]

Gooden getting ready to come in

[Chieflion]

Too easy, Duncan with the mid range shot.

[Chieflion]

Go, Gooden carry on with the onslaught.

[Thomas82]

Too easy, Duncan with the mid range shot.

He looks like himself tonight.

[Yorae]

Hope gooden will have a good game.

[Chieflion]

Will we ever see hairston again.....:depressed
No. Not this season, I suppose.

[Chieflion]

He looks like himself tonight.
Agreed, Thunder leaving him open a bit too much.

[Libri]

Gooden putback dunk!

[Chieflion]

Wow, entertainment.

[Texas_Ranger]

was that a dunk?? wow

[vincent]

Gooden is really gooden：）

[Dex]

Gooden scoring like 29743294327 points per 48!

[Chieflion]

Gooden coming out of the races, hitting his first two.

[Yorae]

Good Gooden...

[Chieflion]

Fuck that turnover.

[ILoveOranges]

Haha nice pass by gooden.

[Yorae]

Woops that's badden....

[ace3g]

a Malik sighting !!!

[Chieflion]

29-14 excellent start.

[Yorae]

oh, chucky still playing.....

[Dex]

Gooden with the turnover! DOGHOUSE!

[Chieflion]

oh, chucky still playing.....
I didnt know he was still in the NBA.

[Michi_Germany]

Nice Start!

[Yorae]

We're making them shoot 30%. And we only have one turnover.

[Thomas82]

Gooden with the turnover! DOGHOUSE!

Oh well, he's still better than advertised in the short time he's been with us.

[Dex]

I didnt know he was still in the NBA.

I wasn't aware Rose had gone to the Thunder.

Apparently going to OKC is like getting shipped to oblivion.

[Chieflion]

Rockets or Hornets, who to win? I cannot decide.

[Chieflion]

I wasn't aware Rose had gone to the Thunder.

Apparently going to OKC is like getting shipped to oblivion.
Unless your name is Durant, Green or Westbrook, ya.

[Yorae]

Rockets, just to piss off cp3 nuthuggers.

[mabrignani]

blowout at the end of 1

[ace3g]

looks like Gooden and Hill are having trouble getting on the same page in the passing department

[Yorae]

Rmj!

[Chieflion]

looks like Gooden and Hill are having trouble getting on the same page in the passing department
Agreed, they bumped into each other just now too. Can't blame either of them though.

[ILoveOranges]

Is that good defense I see by Gooden? :wow

[Chieflion]

Wow, I did not know Malik Rose still had game.

[Mavs<Spurs]

Tony already with 5 assists!

[Yorae]

I hope hill won't have an off night.

[Capt Bringdown]

Nice to see Malik again.

[Texas_Ranger]

Get Udoka out!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Damn Mason needs to finish those!

[Mavs<Spurs]

G Hill only Spurs player with a negative + - in this game.

[Bartleby]

I cringe every time Mason drives to the basket.

[Drachen]

Poor Malik, gets traded to a loser, and just as they start to turn things around and be even slightly relevant, gets traded to another loser.

Poor Malik.

[Spursfan092120]

Question...why is Timmy playing in this game?

[Chieflion]

G Hill only Spurs player with a negative + - in this game.
If you are playing with Udoka, of course.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Gooden has a nice shot!

[Libri]

Gooden with a long shot

[Thomas82]

Finally, Gooden and TD in the game together.

[Dex]

Gooden orchestrating the break?

That was weird.

[Spursfan092120]

Finally, Gooden and TD in the game together.
Yeah..but if Timmy is needing rest, why do you play him against OKC?

[Chieflion]

Gooden orchestrating the break?

That was weird.
At least it almost worked and Mason got a wide open shot which he blew.

[Mavs<Spurs]

Gooden's jumper is money !

[boutons_]

Malik is down from his peak fattiness, but he's got soft arms and shoulders.

Gooden knows how to play basketball, which puts him ahead of about half the NBA.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

I think it is safe to say that Gooden> Oberto already?

[Spurtacus]

Man wtf. Game isn't televised in Austin. I don't have NBATV!

[Chieflion]

I think it is safe to say that Gooden> Oberto already?
That was a 100% known fact.

[Dex]

I wasn't aware Gooden had that pick-and-pop jumper, admittedly due to not paying much attention. But if he can hit that reliably ala Tim and KT, it only makes him more valuable to the system.

[Texas_Ranger]

:lol....Grant Hill: ''the best offense is a great defense''...Steve Nash should say that!

[Yorae]

The thunder have 4 offensive rebounds already.....

[45 bank shot]

i don't know what I'm so excited about even tho this is only the 3rd game of Gooden.
But i really wish the spurs can keep him in the offseason

[Chieflion]

I wasn't aware Gooden had that pick-and-pop jumper, admittedly due to not paying much attention. But if he can hit that reliably ala Tim and KT, it only makes him more valuable to the system.
Spurs system is perfect for Gooden.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lol....Grant Hill: ''the best offense is a great defense''...Steve Nash should say that!


:lol:lol

[Texas_Ranger]

Fuck bonner!!!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Hill and 1!

[Mavs<Spurs]

Yeah..but if Timmy is needing rest, why do you play him against OKC?

Long game. And 1 extra day of rest isn't going to help Timmy that much. The only rest that would make a significant difference is if he were off several months. And since that's not possible and a slight amount of rest (1 game off) won't really help much, then he's playing.

[Libri]

foul on Atkins

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill and one!

[45 bank shot]

Hill babyyy

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

If the Spurs keep Gooden would that throw away the possibility of getting Sheed?

[vincent]

Man wtf. Game isn't televised in Austin. I don't have NBATV!
http://www.zhibo8.com/flaespn.htm
You can watch it on this website:flag:

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Timmy :(

[45 bank shot]

c'mon timmy

[Chieflion]

How the fuck did Duncan miss that?

[45 bank shot]

man bonner can't finish

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

WTF Bonner, Timmy and Finley can't finsih at the rim....

[Texas_Ranger]

:lol

[45 bank shot]

WTH fin?

[Spurs Brazil]

WTF

Make those easy shots

[Bartleby]

Spurs missing too many close shots

[Chieflion]

I feel pissed. Pop needs to have a full day running layup drills.

[Libri]

Hill with a great pass but Finley misses the layup

[Bartleby]

getting sloppy

[vincent]

+Finley ?!

[Spurs Brazil]

Horrible pass Mason

[45 bank shot]

whatt? we r already over the limit?

[Chieflion]

Bowen sighting?

[Yorae]

Bored already and want to make this a close game.....drama queens....

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Turnover Tim :(

[Spurs Brazil]

That's ugly

[Warlord23]

What the F is going on with this sloppy play?

[Chieflion]

Put Gooden in and get Duncan outta here.

[45 bank shot]

now all i wish is that this game doesn't turn out like the one we played em last time

[Manufan909]

Damn. I only started to watch and I missed the reat run, figures.

[Spursmania]

What the hell happened the Spurs were kicking ass, I leave for a second, come back and now they're only up by 11. Damn...

[Manufan909]

At least Bonner is hitting the boards hard, and Gooden has yet tomiss. I'd prefer to see more of his post game, I've only seen long jays so far.

[Thomas82]

i don't know what I'm so excited about even tho this is only the 3rd game of Gooden.
But i really wish the spurs can keep him in the offseason

I'm sure they'll find a way to keep him.

[Spursmania]

Sloppy Bowen.

[45 bank shot]

c'mon, wherez our offense?

[Manufan909]

Foul fest now.

[justinandimcool]

God, Tim is so great.

[Spursmania]

nice duncan

[45 bank shot]

finally timmy

[Spursmania]

Damn that was a nice dunk

[Thomas82]

If the Spurs keep Gooden would that throw away the possibility of getting Sheed?

I don't think so.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Wow....

[Libri]

Parker with a turn over

[Chieflion]

Parker you suck today.

[45 bank shot]

this is terrible

[Spursmania]

Butter Fingers Tony.

[justinandimcool]

3 turnovers in consecutive possessions, awesome job Tony.

[vincent]

Get parker out!!!

[45 bank shot]

3 consecutive turnovers 4 TP

[Manufan909]

Parker is pulling a Manu.

[Chieflion]

Fuck you Fuck you Parker. Damn you.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Spurs are playing terrible right now, get Bonner out of there.

[Bartleby]

Did Parker bet on the Thunder?

[dbestpro]

Parker is a one man wrecking crew.

[boutons_]

I hate it when Spurs play a wonderful first quarter, because sh!t follows, eg, 7 points tonight in 6 mins of 2nd qtr.

Holy sh!t, Spurs totally coming apart, missed gimme's, unforced TOs, stone cold shooting, etc, etc.

[Warlord23]

6 TOs and 3 missed bunnies this quarter itself

[Thomas82]

Get parker out!!!

Yeah, let's get him out of there.

[Bender]

wtf!!! tp letting them back in the game singlehandedly

[HarlemHeat37]

is Parker playing for the Thunder tonight?..

Duncan is dominating, get him the ball down low..

[dbestpro]

Notice Bonner out and Gooden in.

[Thomas82]

I hate it when Spurs play a wonderful first quarter, because sh!t follows, eg, 7 points tonight in 6 mins of 2nd qtr.

Holy sh!t, Spurs totally coming apart, missed gimme's, unforced TOs, stone cold shooting, etc, etc.

Yeah, I'm not liking this either.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Yay they listened to me!

[ace3g]

lets see if Gooden can settle the Spurs

[Mavs<Spurs]

We got careless and it became a 6 point game?

[Chieflion]

See, the power of Gooden, he comes in and Kristic misses the free throw.

[justinandimcool]

LOL Timmy, u mad?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Wow Timmy with the tech....

[Spurs Brazil]

T in TD

[Spurtacus]

WTB a basket!

[Mavs<Spurs]

i hate it when spurs play a wonderful first quarter, because sh!t follows, eg, 7 points tonight in 6 mins of 2nd qtr.

Holy sh!t, spurs totally coming apart, missed gimme's, unforced tos, stone cold shooting, etc, etc.

+ 1

[Chieflion]

Where did the T come from?

[Yorae]

Uhmm who just came and jinxed the game....

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Ugly shot Gooden :(

[Thomas82]

Good block by Tim

[justinandimcool]

The defense isn't awful. The offense is hurrendous.

[Bartleby]

Green just abused Bowen.

[Yorae]

Stay gooden, don't be a badden.

[Mavs<Spurs]

unbelievable 38-34?

Crap!

[45 bank shot]

uglyyy

[dbestpro]

Gooden has missed a couple of help defense plays.

[Chieflion]

Uhmm who just came and jinxed the game....
Not me. I was here since the start of the game. I am a +2.

[Libri]

where did the t come from?

td

[tony09manu]

Pathetic...

[45 bank shot]

38-36

[Spurtacus]

Uhmm who just came and jinxed the game....

That would be me. Seriously. :(

[Thomas82]

How did we lose our lead so fast?

[Manufan909]

Fuck. I come in to a 15pt lead, now it's 2. Go on another run Spurs!!!

[Chieflion]

td
What the hell did he do to warrant a tech?

[Mavs<Spurs]

Uhmm who just came and jinxed the game....

:lol

Wasn't me.

I'm here alla da time.

[Thomas82]

38-36

Ridiculous!!

[SpursFan0728]

Bowen just let Green blow past him.

Why is Bowen so fucking soft on D nowadays.

[Ice009]

3 consecutive turnovers 4 TP

What Tony has 2 or 3 good games in a row then a stinker???

That can't be right. Tony is the most consistent player.

TP STEP THE FUCK UP MAN. None of the greats pull this shit consistently. You wanna be the best you gotta go after it every game.

[Mavs<Spurs]

How did we lose our lead so fast?

turnovers.

[Chieflion]

You guys are having a negative impact on the game.

[dbestpro]

Better to happen now than in the 3rd quarter. Gives Pop some chew time at the half.

[Thomas82]

What the hell did he do to warrant a tech?

He probably was upset at a non-call.

[Manufan909]

He probably was upset at a non-call.

Correctamundo.

[spurastic]

What gets me is that Tim can say something and earn a Technical. But Koke, Nash etc can bitch, throw temper tantrums, etc and nothing.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tp!!

[Spurtacus]

Wow, a basket.

[Chieflion]

He probably was upset at a non-call.
LeBron should have 30 techs this season by now then.

[Thomas82]

From what I'm hearing, Tony single-handedly let them back in the game.

[Mavs<Spurs]

Bruce with a + - of -11.

Hill only slightly better at - 4.



Gooden - 2.

[Yorae]

Not me. I was here since the start of the game. I am a +2.

It was just you and me and they we're doing great....:lol

[Spursmania]

What the fuck was that?

[Thomas82]

What gets me is that Tim can say something and earn a Technical. But Koke, Nash etc can bitch, throw temper tantrums, etc and nothing.

That's what you would call a double-standard.

[Darthkiller]

wtf is jeff green doing jacking up 3s

[Chieflion]

It is funny to see Green missing threes and more threes.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tp j!!

[Mavs<Spurs]

From what I'm hearing, Tony single-handedly let them back in the game.

3 turnovers in like 4 possessions will do that.

[Spursmania]

Second half, Spurs need to kick some serious ass... Fricking butter fingers stop turning over the ball.

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs up 42-38 at the half

[Libri]

Parker loses the ball at the end

[Spurtacus]

Pop better chew their asses out. Crappy 2nd!

[Manufan909]

Parker with 10 6 and 4.

[dbestpro]

Today and for the first half his nickname is turnover Tony.

[Bartleby]

Parker may get a triple double tonight if they count the turnovers.

[Chieflion]

Second half, Spurs need to kick some serious ass... Fricking butter fingers stop turning over the ball.
The only guy turning it over is the guy in your avatar. We are lucky Ginobili is at the bench.

[45 bank shot]

Timmy is definitely 100%, but still ...

[Mavs<Spurs]

Another turnover by Tony?

What is going on here?

[Thomas82]

I see they didn't credit Tim with a rebound for that offensive rebound. He should actually have 7.

[Ice009]

How did Gooden play in his first stint? I just got here during the OKC run.

[justinandimcool]

Take one out of many boneheaded plays by TP, we're up by 8 or 9. I'll take 6.

[Thomas82]

Pop better chew their asses out. Crappy 2nd!

I think he will.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

What gets me is that Tim can say something and earn a Technical. But Koke, Nash etc can bitch, throw temper tantrums, etc and nothing.

Uhhh Kobe is in the top 10 in Technicals earned. Earlier in the season he was leading the league in them. He's already been called for about 9 this season.

[Chieflion]

There is a fucking free throw disparity.

[Mavs<Spurs]

42-38, Spurs by 4 -- half.

[Mavs<Spurs]

How did Gooden play in his first stint? I just got here during the OKC run.

pretty solid. dunk, couple of jumpshots and some rebounds.

[Spurs Brazil]

Gooden 6pts 4rebs in 10 minutes

[Spurs Brazil]

There is a fucking free throw disparity.

Thunder 15FTA
Spurs 2FTA

[Chieflion]

2-2 free throws for Spurs and 11-15 for Thunder.

[dbestpro]

Ony 10 points from the guards and SF position not named Tony ain't gonna get it done,

[alchemist]

Gooden is way better off the bench I didn't like him teaming up with Mr. 21 it didn't produce good results.

[vincent]

2-2 free throws for Spurs and 11-15 for Thunder.
:wow:wow:wow

[Yorae]

Halftime statlines...

*We had only one turnover in the first quarter but we finished the half with 9 tied with thunder. We should take care of the ball more.
*OKC have 15 free throw attempts against our two. We commited 10 fouls against OKC's 3. That's a bit bothering.
*We have the edge on assists department 14 against 7. Let's keep the ball moving.
*We have only one off. rebound against 5 of OKC. Pop should conduct a box out drill.

[Chieflion]

Halftime statlines...

*We had only one turnover in the first quarter but we finished the half with 9 tied with thunder. We should take care of the ball more.
*OKC have 15 free throw attempts against our two. We commited 10 fouls against OKC's 3. That's a bit bothering.
*We have the edge on assists department 14 against 7. Let's keep the ball moving.
*We have only one off. rebound against 5 of OKC. Pop should conduct a box out drill.

Screw assists, the Thunder getting to the line does not reflect assists.

[benefactor]

Really looked like we took our foot off the gas in the second quarter...and OKC took advantage. I think we get refocused and put them away in the third.

[dbestpro]

Gooden is way better off the bench I didn't like him teaming up with Mr. 21 it didn't produce good results.

The comeback happened with Bonner on th floor. Besides, Timmy and Drew have to spend some time on the floor to learn each other. Might as well be against OKC.

[Yorae]

Screw assists, the Thunder getting to the line does not reflect assists.

Yeah, I mean is it on the spurs or the zebras?

[Chieflion]

The comeback happened with Bonner on th floor. Besides, Timmy and Drew have to spend some time on the floor to learn each other. Might as well be against OKC.

What? Bonner is a 0 on the floor and doing very well, your point is moot.

[Spursmania]

Hornets 45-Rockets 43 at the half. If anyone's interested.

[Chieflion]

Yeah, I mean is it on the spurs or the zebras?
Both. Spurs not creating contact and just shooting jumpshots. This is a game where we miss Manu.

[alchemist]

Yeah, I mean is it on the spurs or the zebras?
both, stupid lazy fouls on the Spurs and a few bad calls.

[Ice009]

pretty solid. dunk, couple of jumpshots and some rebounds.

Good to hear. Thanks a lot for that info.

[Mavs<Spurs]

another week to wait for Manu to come back?

[dbestpro]

What? Bonner is a +3 on the floor and doing very well, your point is moot.

The argument was against Drew and Duncan being on the floor. The plus 3 should be much higher because they were up 17 and saw 14 disappear with Bonner on the floor. He was replaced with Drew by Pop. Tim and Drew need some time to gel. So your point is moot.

[Chieflion]

When Udoka plays more minutes than Gooden, you have a problem.

[Chieflion]

The argument was against Drew and Duncan being on the floor. The plus 3 should be much higher because they were up 17 and saw 14 disappear with Bonner on the floor. He was replaced with Drew by Pop. Tim and Drew need some time to gel. So your point is moot.

When Bonner did not touch the ball during that Thunder run, you blame it on Parker, thank you. Tim and Drew is a bad combination anyway.

[alchemist]

When Udoka plays more minutes than Gooden, you have a problem.
unfortunately Udoka already knows the system while Drew is learning it. The biggest thing he needs to learn is how to set the screens for Parker/Mason faster.

[Chieflion]

unfortunately Udoka already knows the system while Drew is learning it. The biggest thing he needs to learn is how to set the screens for Parker/Mason faster.
I saw good screens. Parker and Mason were not reacting to it.