Spurs vs. Pacers Apr. 3 - Game Thread

[Yorae]

We got outscored 36 - 27 in the 4th quarter. What a disaster.

[Borosai]

Parker is the Spurs' most consistent player by far.

[Dro210]

Ohhhhh mama!!!

Tp!

[alchemist]

Spurs need to pull out a close game for their mental health. Hopefully they do that. :toast :flag:

[lefty]

I was a TP hater


But this season WOW

[45 bank shot]

c'mon spurs

[td_tp_manu]

tony is CLUTCH

[Mugen]

that actually happened last year

it actually happened earlier in the season.

[SpursFan0728]

We are giving up 120 pts in regulation against a non playoff team?

fuck pop

[Spursmania]

Wonderful. The playoff just need to start already. So I can officially move on with my fucking life

Really right...:lol

[Thomas82]

Come on Spurs hold on I can't take another loss right now.

+1

We also need for Denver to get a couple of losses.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

GUARD THE 3 ball!!!!!!

[Spursfan092120]

I was a TP hater


But this season WOW
Never been a TP hater...but this season has got to be his best ever...period.

[Malice]

This game is lining up to be a fucking heart breaker, i can feel it. lol

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

YES miss by Jack!!!!

[Spursfan092120]

Thank god for the stupid shot by Jack.

[Thomas82]

We are giving up 120 pts in regulation against a non playoff team?

fuck pop


Pathetic!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Ime???

[loveforthegame]

Udoka in for Duncan?

[lefty]

Manu getting his jump back

Doesn't count, but still nice to see that

[mystargtr34]

Tony Parker is sick.

[Spursmania]

They learned a time-out lesson from last game's loss. That's great. Spurs' time out and with the ball.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Never been a hater of TP or Manu. As long as they wear the silver and black I root for them.

[spursncowboys]

I'm nervous for our guys. We can't lose this fricking game.
He can't lose the previous two. We are in the playoffs. That is all that matters. Our record shows homecourt doesnt matter. All the teams seem equally dangerous.

[45 bank shot]

lol at pop takin the T.O
reminds me of the thunder game

[Thomas82]

YES miss by Jack!!!!

Now we need another basket.

[ace3g]

manu showing he can still throw it down, even if it was after a TO was called

[Spursfan092120]

Is this just ridiculous shooting by Indy, or what? I know they're on a roll and all, but damn...they weren't even running plays..they just gave the ball to someone, he ran up the court, and shot...either Grainger, Murphy, or Jack.

[Yorae]

manu with two cluthc rebounds......but yeah tp is clutch lol.

[cnyc3]

Timmayyyyyyy

[lefty]

Timmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

TD tip in!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

TD HUGE tip

[45 bank shot]

timmmmayyyyyy

[mystargtr34]

I just got in. What the fuck got into Drew Gooden

17 and 3 in 12 Minutes?

[Spursfan092120]

Duncan owns the post baby.....should be ballgame.

[Mal]

game over Spurs win, and still suck

[Thomas82]

tony parker is sick.

+1

[Allanon]

Tony and Tim closing shit out.

[Libri]

Tim :toast

[Spursmania]

Oh Mama!! TD with a lay in! 122-117 Spurs. 31 seconds left. Pacers with the ball.

[loveforthegame]

Big tip in by Duncan off the Ginobli miss.

[024]

why the fuck did popovich put in udoka??

[Thomas82]

Duncan owns the post baby.....should be ballgame.

Yeah, good job Tim!!!

[Dro210]

"TIMMY! Tippin Down!!!"

[spurastic]

Spurs 122
Ind 117

I do believe

[Spurs Brazil]

IS Pop that stupid?

Why no bigs there?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

As long as we don't fall to 4th place or lower I think that is fine. 2nd place will be hard to get.

[Thomas82]

Big tip in by Duncan off the Ginobli miss.

Way to get his 46th double-double.

[loveforthegame]

It might not be a pretty win but this team needed something.

[45 bank shot]

what kinda a lineup are we playin for defence?

[cnyc3]

lol @ finley on granger

[Ice009]

My goodness Finley just give Granger 5 steps to the basket.

[raspsa]

No FTs guys.. put the ball in Parker's hands

[Spursmania]

Did you see Bruce make the crying baby signal to someone??:lmao

[Bartleby]

It's good to see the Spurs are scoring when they need it most, but their defense is terrible.

[SpursFan0728]

Granger flew by Finley in 2 steps

[024]

popovich took out duncan and replaced him with hill???

[Thomas82]

IS Pop that stupid?

Why no bigs there?

I don't understand that either.

[Borosai]

Who has been guarding Granger this game (and on his last layup)?

Edit: Oh, I see. Finley.

[Spursfan092120]

Come on Findog...

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

With no perimeter stopper, and Duncan looking like a statue in the middle, we aren't going anywhere in the playoffs.

I wonder if the plan is to get Bruce to tutor Gist next year and try and turn him in the long, athletic stopper Bruce used to be.

[Spurs Brazil]

Don't choke Finley

[jag]

Who has been guarding Granger this game (and on his last layup)?

I assume finley

[Spursfan092120]

Man, this game could not have given us alot of confidence.
a W is a W

[Mal]

such weak team this Pacers are... And Spurs give them 120 pts...

[Spursmania]

Fouled Fin. He's at the FT line. Makes both.
124-119 Spurs.

[Ice009]

Bruce laughing on the bench.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

George Hill foul :( NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[cnyc3]

dammit george

[Spurs Brazil]

Damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Spursfan092120]

WTF is that? Can't we fucking play defense? Dude just went coast to coast..and it was a bullshit call...

[Mal]

what a stupid play, omfg

[EricB]

Nice fucking job Hill.

[lefty]

Hill WTF
??????????????????

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Oh shit. Dumb foul by George. He's off to the doghouse for good now.

[Borosai]

What's up with these rotations...

[Bartleby]

Hill just bought a one-way ticket to the doghouse with that one.

[EricB]

You want a reason for Pop to bench your ass?

Theres one right there, a fucking stupid brain dead foul.

[Horse]

Zebras still trying to fuck us. And 1 allnite long.

[Death In June]

Well, sadly, there goes hill's minutes for the rest of the season.

[Spursfan092120]

Manu can clinch it with a free throw.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu to the line

[lefty]

Tks God TJ ford missed

[Malice]

who the fuck fouled that Texas reject????

[loveforthegame]

That won't get Hill any minutes.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Make them Ginobili!

[Spursfan092120]

Ballgame.

[lefty]

Hill = second coming of Manu

[Capt Bringdown]

Yep, looking at the minutes it does appear Pop imagines Finley to be part of a Big 4. Speechless.

[spurastic]

Pacers are playing with nothing to lose. Spurs will be alright.

[Spursfan092120]

We'll take it...W is a W..period.

[Thomas82]

Good job Manu!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

UUUMMMMM NONE! We stopped playing D last year.

Or maybe Tim Duncan is only half there, Bruce Bowen has lost a step, and Robert Horry is gone, so we simply don't have the personnel who used to make our D special.

But no, it's about lack of effort. :rolleyes

[Spursmania]

Hill called for the foul. Shit. Ford misses the and 1. Gooden in. Spurs' rebound.
9.3 to go. Manu fouled. Makes both. 126-121 Spurs. Looks like Manu sealed it.
9.3 seconds to go. Go SPurs!

[Thomas82]

we'll take it...w is a w..period.

+1

[45 bank shot]

we should be good
ridiculous high scoring game

[Spurs Brazil]

We needed this win BIG time but that was damn ugly D. Top 3 worst defense game of the season

[Malice]

3 blocked shots as team...now thats some interior defense. lol

[Spursfan092120]

Pacers are playing with nothing to lose. Spurs will be alright.
They're fighting for a playoff spot, dude. But I do think they'll be alright.

[Mugen]

Yep, looking at the minutes it does appear Pop imagines Finley to be part of a Big 4. Speechless.

finley was good. no one was going to stop granger tonight.

[Thomas82]

hill called for the foul. Shit. Ford misses the and 1. Gooden in. Spurs' rebound.
9.3 to go. Manu fouled. Makes both. 126-121 spurs. Looks like manu sealed it.
9.3 seconds to go. Go spurs!

+1

[raspsa]

Manu leads the SPurs in minutes played with 37+ ... guess his foot is no longer an issue.. now all he has to do is get back into the groove..

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Well it was ugly and out defense sucked but the Spurs win!!!

[Spursfan092120]

We needed this win BIG time but that was damn ugly D. Top 3 worst defense game of the season
Hard to play D when all they did was walk down the court and fire a shot...they were ridiculous tonight.

[Spursmania]

It's a Spurs Win! Big 3 did their job tonight.

[Thomas82]

Glad to see this one is finally over.

[Death In June]

Now that we dispatched the mighty pacers, bring on the cavs!

[Malice]

Hill = second coming of Manu

If by that you mean untimely fouls and brain farts that decide outcomes of games...then I must disagree. He's not even in the same league. Yet. lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Hahahahahaha... Pop is not going to be happy about that 126-121 scoreline.

I wonder if he'll play Hill next game? Hope so.

[Spursfan092120]

Where was Gooden at the end of that game?

[Horse]

Win or lose I really think we play well vs. cleveland. These vets just need something to get up for.

[Bartleby]

The Cavs are getting their asses handed to them by the Magic. Looks like the Spurs are going to have their work cut out for them on Sunday.

[Mr. Body]

We could have had Mario Chalmers.

[Yorae]

Without bowen, the spurs are a horrible team defensively.

[vander]

96 shots for the Pacers :wow

Manu only took 2 shots inside the arc :(

[SpursFan0728]

lol pacers has so many pts in the paint

[Mugen]

the pacers went nuts in the 4th which you cant do much about.

not what you would call an encouraging win, but ugh ill take it.

[Bartleby]

We could have had Mario Chalmers.

Pop probably wouldn't have played him much either.

[vander]

Without bowen, the spurs are a horrible team defensively.

and with bowen, they are horrible defensively and offensively

[45 bank shot]

some good things bout this game:
1. gooden's effiency and ability to score
2. Pop finally gives Hill Playtime during crunch time
3. this should give em some confidence

[Mr. Body]

Pop probably wouldn't have played him much either.

Still. He's better.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

3 blocked shots as team...now thats some interior defense. lol

Tim's help D today was nonexistent, and he got burned a bunch of times by Jack, Ford and Granger going to the rack, not to mention leaving Murphy out there for those 3s... I think his knees were hurting tonight, because he rarely plays D that badly.

[Thomas82]

Man, Orlando is running Cleveland out of the gym!!! 64-38 3rd qtr.

[raspsa]

The Cavs are getting their asses handed to them by the Magic. Looks like the Spurs are going to have their work cut out for them on Sunday.

Yeah, just like the last time they played the Spurs after losing.. Spurs better be ready or else they risk getting seriously embarrassed vs Cavs.

[Bartleby]

97 shots for the Pacers :wow

Manu only took 2 shots inside the arc :(

Manu looks healthy. I would rather he camp out on the three point line during the rest of the regular season and stay healthy going into the playoffs.

[Thomas82]

The Cavs are getting their asses handed to them by the Magic. Looks like the Spurs are going to have their work cut out for them on Sunday.

Yeah, because the Cavs don't want to lose 3 in a row.

[45 bank shot]

We could have had Mario Chalmers.

stop saying that, Hill has a lot of potential and he's more athletic
Chalmers show some promising performance becuz he starts for Miami and gets a helluva more play time than Hill
Chalmers would be nobody if he plays under pop

[SpursFan0728]

Anyone here eager to see Finley defend King James on Sunday???

[Chomag]

You want a reason for Pop to bench your ass?

Theres one right there, a fucking stupid brain dead foul.

Dude he is a rookie, its called a learning experience. Hill will be thinking about that mistake for awhile, but at least he was in to be able to make that mistake so that he can learn from it so it wont happen again.

Manu did the same thing on Dirk in the playoffs a few seasons ago and he wasn't even a rookie. So I guess he shouldn't be getting any playing time either huh.

Get a clue.

[45 bank shot]

Yeah, because the Cavs don't want to lose 3 in a row.

Ye itz real hard to think bout a win in cleveland when we are playin at this level right now

[Spursmania]

Damn, TP was a monster. The guy is peaking this year. Very impressive. I can't believe we play OKC again!

[Spursmania]

Anyone here eager to see Finley defend King James on Sunday???

:lol:lol:lmao:lmao:lol:lol

[vander]

Anyone here eager to see Finley defend King James on Sunday???

I just Hope KT meets LeBron at the hoop a couple times... HARD

[Ice009]

Great game from TP and Manu. Tim played hard too.

I still don't understand the offensive lineups. What is Pop trying to do there? Against the best teams like LA, Boston, Cleveland we will get fucking lit up with no defense out there. If Pop didn't play Bruce against Boston and Houston recently we would have been lit up. This is what I don't understand why did Pop play Bruce against teams like Boston and Houston and not against anyone else? Pop knew we have no chance against those guys with out Bruce so why is he not playing Bruce against anyone else?

Looks like PJ Carlesimo was a big contributor on the Spurs bench. When you replace him with Brett Brown that is not a good thing. I'm sorry Ruff, but I always though Brett Brown was an average coach. It seems Brett was good in his previous role on the Spurs, but I don't know about an assistant coach in the NBA. I'd like PJ back next season for sure.

Intimidation on defense. There is none now and that started in the preseason when Pop looked at guys like Tolliver instead of Watkins. He should have been looking at defensive bigs not offensive guys. Then the final straw was when Pop started Matt Bonner. All defensive intimidation started evaporating at that point. TD not being 100% makes it even worse.

[Mugen]

props to parker, gooden, and finley 2nite.

TD was big down the stretch offensively but he was just as bad defensively. poor knees.

going to be real tough to win in cleveland especially after they lose to orlando 2nite.

[raspsa]

Manu looks healthy. I would rather he camp out on the three point line during the rest of the regular season and stay healthy going into the playoffs.

I'm really surprised at his heavy minutes but Pop obviously wants to get him back into the flow of things and get his wind back.. at least that's one thing to be grateful for.

[Yorae]

and with bowen, they are horrible defensively and offensively

he never played significant amount of minutes today to justify that.

[Pauleta14]

props to parker, gooden, and finley 2nite.

TD was big down the stretch offensively but he was just as bad defensively. poor knees.

going to be real tough to win in cleveland especially after they lose to orlando 2nite.

2nd time in a row we meet them after a big loss (blow out!) for them (last time it was at Houston)...
I have a bad feeling...

[vander]

he never played significant amount of minutes today to justify that.

comment was not based on today

[Spurs Brazil]

Tim's help D today was nonexistent, and he got burned a bunch of times by Jack, Ford and Granger going to the rack, not to mention leaving Murphy out there for those 3s... I think his knees were hurting tonight, because he rarely plays D that badly.

That's why small ball will kill us even more this year

TD needs Thomas to help him inside

[EricB]

:lmao

Where was Mr Body with this when Hill was droppin 20 and 10 as a starter?

Ignore him.

He still doesn't understand the concept of a player accepting less money than hes owed, as being a savings to the owner of the team.

[peskypesky]

I just Hope KT meets LeBron at the hoop a couple times... HARD

I think Lebron is bigger than KT. :(

[vander]

That's why small ball will kill us even more this year

TD needs Thomas to help him inside

No, Bonner needs Thomas to help him inside :p:

[Spurs Brazil]

Magic 81, Cavs 42 in the 3rd quarter

[vander]

Magic 81, Cavs 42 in the 3rd quarter

that's the kind of game that could unravel a team

[Yorae]

comment was not based on today

i'd rather have bowen guard granger ya know.

[Spurs Brazil]

Blazers up 69-43 in the 3rd at OKC

How the fuck we lost 2 times to that team

[45 bank shot]

Blazers up 69-43 in the 3rd at OKC

How the fuck we lost 2 times to that team

cuz we r unaltheltic and passive

[45 bank shot]

that's the kind of game that could unravel a team

itz gonna be pretty ugly on Sunday
remebered last time we played the Cavs was after they lost big to houston

[vander]

i'd rather have bowen guard granger ya know.

even the 2005 version bowen would have struggled with the level if inside help defense we had today.

bowen's age has caught up with him, he's no better then Udoka at this point

[peskypesky]

itz gonna be pretty ugly on Sunday
remebered last time we played the Cavs was after they lost big to houston

you never know. maybe Cleveland is in a slump that will last another game.

[peskypesky]

huge games from Tim and Tony tonight. Gooden was on fire too.

[Ice009]

even the 2005 version bowen would have struggled with the level if inside help defense we had today.

bowen's age has caught up with him, he's no better then Udoka at this point

Did you watch the Boston and Houston games recently????????????


Bowen was better than udoka ever has been and those games were not that long ago.

DON'T GIVE ME THAT BS. Bruce was a big reason why we had a chance to win those two games.

[vander]

itz gonna be pretty ugly on Sunday
remebered last time we played the Cavs was after they lost big to houston

I think if Cleveland loses by 50 or something, it could really send them into a slump, and if we follow it up with another beat-down, they might not recover, there's some guys on that team that I think aren't all that mentally tough.

[Bartleby]

cuz we r unaltheltic and passive

Nah, it's b/c the Spurs are notorious for playing to the level of their opponent. Tonight's game is a classic example.

[vander]

Did you watch the Boston and Houston games recently????????????


Bowen was better than udoka ever has been and those games were not that long ago.

DON'T GIVE ME THAT BS. Bruce was a big reason why we had a chance to win those two games.

you can point to one or two games and make a good case for any player in the league. but yeah, there are certain guys in the league that Bowen can still defend well, older guys like Pierce and Allen.

[bdictjames]

Very nice win, thanks Spurs.

[jdev82]

whats wrong with roger mason? his arms fall off? seriously hes been complete shite for some time now, and has exceeded the usual "shooters slump"

[silverblackfan]

Bruce Bowen sighting! I noticed that the defense got strong in the second and the Spurs pulled ahead by 10. Pop sees the same thing, he called the substitution. I am surprised we did not see Bowen in the 4th.
Tony is a beast and really getting as reliable and killer as Manu in a groove. Gooden stood around too much, but did get into a zone on scoring there.
Nice game against a motivated opponent.

[Ice009]

you can point to one or two games and make a good case for any player in the league. but yeah, there are certain guys in the league that Bowen can still defend well, older guys like Pierce and Allen.

What about Ron Artest. He is strong and mobile yet Bruce really locked him down in the second half of that game.

I don't think you know what you're talking about.

Pop has not given Bruce the chance to see if he really has lost that step. He hasn't been given consistent court time to show if he's done or not.

[Ice009]

whats wrong with roger mason? his arms fall off? seriously hes been complete shite for some time now, and has exceeded the usual "shooters slump"

He's been playing like this since before the All Star game. He's only had a handful of good games since then.

I can't say it's the move to PG because he was playing like crap before then. It just could be the fact that other teams are paying attention to him now.

[duncan228]

Winning wall.

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/wallpaper_090403_1024.jpg

[Thomas82]

that's the kind of game that could unravel a team

Hopefully we can kick them while they're down on Sunday.

[ManuTP9]

didnt see this game but im glad we got the win.

[crc21209]

A win is a win, I'll take it. Way to pull out the W. I am now 1-0 starting these game threads... wooo :tu :lol