Spurs vs. Mavs - 2009 First Round Game 2

[milkyway21]

Glad Duncan is on the bench, he was rubbing his knee.
:depressed

[Solid D]

Nice ball reversal, TP to Bonner for 3!!!!

[Creation88]

:lmao Bonner with the dagger

[Borosai]

Booooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrr rrr!!!!!!!!!!

[Crookshanks]

Spurs just need to keep things slow and run the clock. Another timely 3 - thanks Bonner!

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333

[Biggems]

7 possession game again.......thank you Bonner

[polandprzem]

Timeout shit man Pop!

[ElNono]

Well.. I was about to ask what was Bonner doing out there... :lol

[TampaDude]

BOOOOOOOOOM!!! Red Rocket 3!!!

[Pistons < Spurs]

It's not that he's that good. It's that he needs to play to get better. Pop doesn't seem to ever want to put him in and that won't be good for his development, if he even cares about developing him any longer.

I can appreciate that. But I think that's just a factor of him being on a good team. The team plays at such a high level, you don't want the rook to bring them down. You're trying to win now, and not too concerned about the kids long term development.

Of course the other side of the coin is if the team is so good, it can better absorb the stumbles of a young player.

Hopefully he does get some run. But personally I'm thinking Hairston ends up being the better of the 2 drafted players.

[Supergirl]

Whew, Bonner scores and the Mavs mini-run is cut. Back up to 21 pt lead.

[Texas_Ranger]

Mavs can't believe that their own guy is killing them.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

i wanna take a club to that old lady in the first row with her stupid ass clappers.

It's a guy, an old hippy. :lol


Bruce Bowen plays more minutes than any other Spur...and we hold them to 39% shooting. Coincidence? I don't fucking think so.

Agreed. We were all calling for it 3 weeks ago, why'd he leave it so long??????

[peskypesky]

well i'll be...Matt Bonner actually did something tonight.

[duncan228]

:depressed

He looks okay, but I would have been happier if he could have been done for the night.

[TampaDude]

Spurs just need to keep things slow and run the clock. Another timely 3 - thanks Bonner!

Yup...grind that clock...there should be less than 10 seconds on the shot clock each time the Spurs attempt a shot. :toast

[Cherry]

Bonner 3333333333333

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Whew, Bonner scores and the Mavs mini-run is cut. Back up to 21 pt lead.

You can relax - losing a 20pt lead with 6 mins to go is almost impossible.

[BWS-1994]

Bonner nails it with a 3!

Now if only we can see more Hill...

[peskypesky]

i'm laughing at all the dumbasses who said all season long that Bowen was finished and wouldn't see any playing time.

[BWS-1994]

Bonner nails it with a 3!

Now if only we can see more Hill...

[pawe]

Cmon pop rest TD and TP. Hill and Gooden need the playing time.

[Crookshanks]

Carlisle needs to wave the white flag. He's killing his guys cuz they're having to work so hard to try to cut the lead. Of course, if he wants to wear them out - all the better for us in the next game.

[ElNono]

Tim will be out with 4 mins to go if we're still up over 20... He looks ok, and now he has 2 days of rest... :tu

[bigdog]

Up by 20 points and you STILL don't play Hill?
Also, Pop completely didn't use Gooden how he should have when he was in there.
Good shot by Bonner.
Parker needs to rest, badly.

[TheChillFactor]

it's on now you dallas faggots.

[Creation88]

looks like Carlisle might be throwing in the towel

[Borosai]

You can relax - losing a 20pt lead with 6 mins to go is almost impossible.

Didn't the Spurs lose a 13 point lead in about 30 seconds? :lol

[td4mvp21]

Good point. I guess I'm referring more to his boardwork, and how out of sorts he was in game 1.

You're right, he has been good on Dirk tonight. Then again, Dirk looks hurt now...

Yeah he doesn't have many boards. But he has been on Dirk who is primarily a perimeter player. I do agree with you that he did not look good last game.

[Brazil]

Thank you matt

[smrattler]

How dicey is our defense that we need to get the lead over 20 points, and keep it there even with only 5 mins left in the game, in order to feel comfortable?

[BWS-1994]

Mav starters done for the night...

[ElNono]

Let's try to keep em under 85 points... that should be the focus now.

[Texas_Ranger]

Mark is angry :lol

[samikeyp]

Is Cuban wearing eyeliner? :lol

[Crookshanks]

Cuban doesn't look too happy does he?

[pawe]

look at that bastard Mark Cuban's face. I hate that bitch!

[Pistons < Spurs]

:lmao @ Cuban

[Creation88]

fucking scrubs in there and Pop is still playing Tim and Tony?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

We're up 21 with five to play, what the hell are Tony and Tim still doing in there?

[Brazil]

Why TP is still on this game ???????????????

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Didn't the Spurs lose a 13 point lead in about 30 seconds? :lol

I said "almost" impossible... :lol

[HarlemHeat37]

How dicey is our defense that we need to get the lead over 20 points, and keep it there even with only 5 mins left in the game, in order to feel comfortable?

it's been like that forever with the Spurs, even when our D was the best in the NBA..

I hope Pop takes Tim, Tony, and Bruce out with about 4 minutes left..

[holcs50]

great game all around!!! love it guys, this game and timvp's post about the playoffs has really given hope to me when i honestly thought we were done. so great to see the whole team play like they can......awesome.

[Creation88]

HILL sighting!

[Borosai]

Bonner, the Spurs' point-forward.

[Crookshanks]

Josh AND Dirk with only 1 basket in the 2nd half - now THAT'S defense!!!

[ElNono]

We're up 21 with five to play, what the hell are Tony and Tim still doing in there?

They want to send a message...

[Pistons < Spurs]

that's like the 4th time Bonner has rebounded his own miss

[smrattler]

Hill getting ready to check in????? WOW!!!

[Solid D]

Bonner with a D-Reb and then an O-Reb on consecutive plays. Excellent hustle.

[ElNono]

Ok.. they're done for the night...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

They want to send a message...

Yeah, it's our coach is a wuss.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great game TD and Bruce

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Why TP is still on this game ???????????????

BENOPHOBIA!

:lol

[milkyway21]

He looks okay, but I would have been happier if he could have been done for the night. thanks for telling me,I was worried :lol

if Duncan is out we're doomed! :cry

[Creation88]

wtf? that was a good tip by Fab.

[smrattler]

Hill gets in... nice.

[ElNono]

Vaughn sighting :depressed

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

OMG, George is out there!!! :wow

[Texas_Ranger]

oh no!! Vauhn is in...We can still lose this one.

[Crookshanks]

Oh yeah - Tony baby!!!! You da man tonight!!

[BWS-1994]

Fab and Hill in! :tu

[Solid D]

Oberto, Hill, Mace, Vaughn and Bonner. Mace off the screen, 3!!!! 98-75

http://www.vh1.com/shared/media/images/artist/c/clinic/canon/501032_426x104.jpg

Clinic

[Spurs Brazil]

Standing O for TP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

37pts 8asts

[TampaDude]

Take a rest, TP...you've earned it. :toast

[50 cent]

Holy shit. Hill and Oberto in the game at the same time.

[Creation88]

awesome.

[TampaDude]

Mason DAGGER!!!!!

[duncan228]

I stood up for Parker too. :worthy:

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason Jr 33333333333333333

[smrattler]

If anyone is capable of leading us to a scoreless 4.5 mins to end the game, it's Vaugh.

[Crookshanks]

Vaughn and Hill and Fabricio - someone must've spiked Pop's gatorade tonight!

[4001 STEREO SPUR]

Hill's in. We're saved.

[Borosai]

Hill looks much better handling the ball than Mason. Mason looks much better shooting than dribbling. It all falls in place. In garbage time.

[50 cent]

Bonner could lead the league in Offensive rebounds if he bricked as many layups to himself as he has this game every night.

[Chomag]

lol. Pop not puttign Hill on J.J becuase Pop doesnt want Hill to make him like a fool.

[Pistons < Spurs]

:clap Nice Win.

[Borosai]

Look at Hill. Just look at his hustle and his ability to recover. On a scrub, but he's basically a scrub too, so...

[milkyway21]

Dirk on the bench . Mavs' white flag is UP! :yield

Congrats San Antonio!

[TampaDude]

WTF, Oberto... :lol

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Hill comes in...

* gets Drew a wide open look on the pick and roll.
* stuffs Gerald Green off the pick and roll.

What a scrub [/Pop]

[Mugen]

its going to be a long series people, mavs play well at home.

but we saw some very positive things tonight.

[Solid D]

Vaughn wasn't looking. Oberto almost nailed him in the head. :lol

[Texas_Ranger]

:lol at this

[ratm1221]

Good game Spurs Fans. Tony Parker was unstoppable tonight. :toast

[sprrs]

Classic pic of Dirk cuddling with the Spurs towel.

[ElNono]

Oberto on the board!!!! We're definitely winning this!!! :lol

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

That said, I'd like to see Hill slide over to Barea. Let's see what he can do.

[Spurs Brazil]

Oberto J!

[Crookshanks]

Spurs hit the century mark!

[Solid D]

Udoka drive and kick to Oberto, baseline J!!!!!!

[Borosai]

Berto

[4001 STEREO SPUR]

22 pt. lead w/2:2O left.

[TampaDude]

100 points for da Spurz!!! This one is OVAH!!!!! :flag:

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Hill comes in...

* gets Drew a wide open look on the pick and roll.
* stuffs Gerald Green off the pick and roll.

What a scrub [/Pop]

Exactly.

:bang

[Chomag]

That said, I'd like to see Hill slide over to Barea. Let's see what he can do.

Wont happen becuase Pop doesnt want to be proven how effective that could be.

[Crookshanks]

Spurs sent a message tonight. They didn't just win a close one - they kicked the Mavs butts! And we all know how Dirk can get after a loss like this.

[Borosai]

That said, I'd like to see Hill slide over to Barea. Let's see what he can do.

I'd feel better leaving Bowen on Barea. Hill would be nice on Terry. Kurt would be nice on Terry too, but only to elbow him on his pointy head.

[Solid D]

Cuban punching the Gatoraide Cooler was funny.

[Supergirl]

22 pt lead and 2:20 to go. I think I can relax now.

[Crookshanks]

I hope we have all the exercise bikes put safely away! :lol

[bigdog]

Feed GOODEN! Let him pad his stats to end the game :)

[Borosai]

Is it safe to update my sig? I don't want to jinx it.

[Fermixalot]

I hope we have all the exercise bikes put safely away! :lol


:lmao:lmao

[TampaDude]

Spurs sent a message tonight. They didn't just win a close one - they kicked the Mavs butts! And we all know how Dirk can get after a loss like this.

Yup...and I'm so happy to lose my vBookie bet tonight! :toast

[holcs50]

I stood up for Parker too. :worthy:

Hell yea sometimes as spurs fans i think we take for granted how good he is....we got if not the best top 2 pg in the league. Parker is the man and if he comes off cocky at all he can because hes that good

[The_Worlds_finest]

Looks like some stuck some nuts in there mouth!

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/65/m_26f7977afed6448fa314f767f10d546e.jpg

[Creation88]

Tim Duncan wearing Gooden's #

[Pistons < Spurs]

Gooden baby!

[Texas_Ranger]

Gooden!!

[Solid D]

What I thought was good was very little small-ball tonight. Normally, two bigs in there for the Spurs. That helps matchups to have Bowen guard their smallest guy.

[Spurs Brazil]

I love when we score with the BACK IN BLACK song

[Thomas82]

Drew Gooden with the Tim Duncan Shot....and 1!!!!!

[BWS-1994]

Cuban punching the Gatoraide Cooler was funny.

Dirk and the exercise bike? :hat

[Pistons < Spurs]

I sincerely hope Oberto's contract expires soon.

[Spurs Brazil]

Gooden J!!!!!!!!!

[Solid D]

Sweet pop-out 19 footer by Gooden. 105-84 FINAL!

[Pistons < Spurs]

Nice to see the main starters got limited minutes tonight:

TP:32
TD:28
Fin:25
Mason:27

[TampaDude]

Spurs WIN, 105-84!!! GO SPURS GO!!!!! :flag:

[Texas_Ranger]

Yea!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Great win

[TampaDude]

Yeah...big shooting disparagy...disperatigy...uh, difference tonight... :lol

[duncan228]

Duncan still with game face after the buzzer. No smile. That's a great sign. He didn't like losing that first one. If he and Parker can maintain the Spurs will be fine. Everything else falls into place when your big two lead like that.

[bigdog]

Good win. Now get ready for Game 3.

[Crookshanks]

I like the adjustments Pop made tonight - lots more Bruce! I hope he finally gets the connection - more Bruce - Mavs shoot 37%...

[milkyway21]

:worthy: to those who guard Josh Howard(31 min 3-8 = 7 pts ; 1-2 FT)

[Libri]

Good win. Now get ready for Game 3.

:flag::toast

[holcs50]

Domination-hey if i knew we were going to dallas 1-1 i wouldnt be comfy but the way we just played......ridiculous.....we are the better team, whether that wins out idk, but there's no reason we can't beat the mavs when we play d and hit shots like that.

[BWS-1994]

Great win. Props to TP and in a lesser way to Bonner. Finally saw Hill and Fab.

:tu

[Solid D]

The Spurs closed out on the outside shooters so much better tonight, plus when the Mavs ran their high screen/rolls, the Spurs fanned out 3 across the top quite a few times. That was something they pulled out from last year's playoffs.

[BWS-1994]

Great win. Props to TP and in a lesser way to Bonner. Finally saw Hill and Fab.

:tu

[Crookshanks]

:worthy: to those who guard Josh Howard(31 min 3-8 = 7 pts ; 1-2 FT)
And Dirk only had 14 points, but unless he hit a 3-pointer, he got 8 of those points at the freethrow line because he only hit 3 shots. Wow! Way to go Spurs!

[Borosai]

Good game.

[td4mvp21]

I miss Bowen playing so much. I'm glad he got a lot of minutes tonight.

[TampaDude]

Now THAT was some Spurs basketball!!! GO SPURS GO!!!!! :flag:

[4001 STEREO SPUR]

The SPURS looked very good tonight and sans Manu.

Man, keep this ball rolling.

[Horse]

I know this series is far from over, but those who think we can't go far maybe don't realize what we can get from Gooden the guy can score and rebound and he's just what we need.

[Crookshanks]

I miss Bowen playing so much. I'm glad he got a lot of minutes tonight.
:tu

Bruce was so good tonight - it was great to see him play so well.

[Crookshanks]

When you see the Spurs play like they did tonight - it's easy to believe they can win it all.

[Crookshanks]

Chuck said Tony was the best player IN THE WORLD tonight!! :lol

[Solid D]

I'm sorry folks but that game tonight was all about adjustments and boards.

[TampaDude]

When you see the Spurs play like they did tonight - it's easy to believe they can win it all.

Yup...if the Spurs play every game like they did tonight, they CAN win it all. :toast

They brought the ruckus tonight, no doubt...and they have two rest days coming up, too. :hat

:flag: GO SPURS GO!!!!! :flag:

[ducks]

Cuban punching the Gatoraide Cooler was funny.

it was stupid
what is he two

[PM5K]

Who does Drew Gooden need to blow to get more minutes?

Red Rocket did have a good game tonight at least...

[ducks]

That said, I'd like to see Hill slide over to Barea. Let's see what he can do.

bowen owned him

[silverblackfan]

Great job on the boards and Tony was a monster! Gooden can score, which helps a lot. This is the first time in a while that the offense continued to flow all night. The defense was stifling and Bruce and Ime did a good job disrupting the Mavs.
Still a shit load of free throws for the Mavs. Crappy calls, but the Spurs were not to be denied.
Go Spurs.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

While I'm thrilled with the win, I still wanna see if there is any chance Pop will give Hill some decent spot minutes on Terry.

Doubtful.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

bowen owned him

Yeah, I know, but if Hill could check Barea, they could slide Bowen over to Howard, Dirk, or Terry.

Actually I wish we could have seen Hill on Terry...

[holcs50]

When you see the Spurs play like they did tonight - it's easy to believe they can win it all.

yep yep and yep. I mean honestly guys we can talk about role players all we want but this team now lives and dies by parker. He creates everything, as long as he stays aggressive means more open shots, more field goals, and time to get back on D to set up. Parker is the man, and I think we should give him his due. Sans parker were fucked, of course sans TD were fucked because its TD but nothing gets rolling on this team if TP isn't playing well.

[SpursFan0728]

Bowen is the shit tonight guys`

[Obstructed_View]

Folks, that was playoff intensity, and it's the first sign of it we've seen in a LONG time.

[TampaDude]

Folks, that was playoff intensity, and it's the first sign of it we've seen in a LONG time.

+1 It felt like 2007 again tonight...it felt good!!! :flag:

[Obstructed_View]

The trepidation I feel about the Spurs' backup point guard situation may never come back if they keep playing this hard. That was also as close to a 48 minute team performance as I've seen this year.

[Manufan909]

+1 It felt like 2007 again tonight...it felt good!!! :flag:

Your bitch ass can't talk, unless you meant to reverse jinx the Spurs.

And too many people were doubting the Spurs tonight, it is fucking pathetic to read bs like that. How about everyone believe. And pray JV/Mason/TP are never on the court with Hill, so he can play at least a bit of PG in the playoffs.

I am now going to bump the GAS thread, if someone hasn't done so already.

[pawe]

Good job Spurs in shredding the defense and giving it to that little gnat Barea!

[TampaDude]

Your bitch ass can't talk, unless you meant to reverse jinx the Spurs.


:toast It worked in 2007 and it will work in 2009. I even bet $1900 on the Spurs losing tonight. I knew it would be a blowout. Works every time!!! :lol

Seriously, the Spurs looked like shit in the second half of Game 1...they have apparently found their long-lost defense...on to Dallas!!! :hat

[peskypesky]

I'm sorry folks but that game tonight was all about adjustments and boards.

I think the Spurs had their backs against a wall and the Mavs were relaxing cause they stole home-court advantage. Wouldn't get too excited about this victory. And the fact that Bonner got a lot of minutes is very disheartening and does not bode well.

[TampaDude]

I think the Spurs had their backs against a wall and the Mavs were relaxing cause they stole home-court advantage. Wouldn't get too excited about this victory. And the fact that Bonner got a lot of minutes is very disheartening and does not bode well.

We'll see on Thursday night... :flag:

[ducks]

booner got more minutes because he was producing atleast for him

[Obstructed_View]

I think the Spurs had their backs against a wall and the Mavs were relaxing cause they stole home-court advantage. Wouldn't get too excited about this victory. And the fact that Bonner got a lot of minutes is very disheartening and does not bode well.

Bonner was really good. If he and the rest of the Spurs play like this they'll be fine.

BTW, you can't watch the games. See the other post.

[Quiet Strength]

lol @ those who thought that dallas would sweep the spurs. Good game. It was nice watching the spurs play defense again... I've missed that.

[peskypesky]

Bonner was really good. If he and the rest of the Spurs play like this they'll be fine.

BTW, you can't watch the games. See the other post.

believe me, i have no desire to see Bonner on the floor.

[Solid D]

I think the Spurs had their backs against a wall and the Mavs were relaxing cause they stole home-court advantage. Wouldn't get too excited about this victory. And the fact that Bonner got a lot of minutes is very disheartening and does not bode well.

It's not like Bonner was fantastic but he got 4 offensive rebs, screened and spread the floor, plus played some energy D. The game was more about Tony Parker creating on offense and the Spurs hustling as a team with lots of intensity and physicality.

You set yourself up to get punked, though, if Bonner showed up...which he did.

[loveforthegame]

The defense was solid. A few miscues but the rotations looked the best I've seen them in a while.

A team effort on the boards as well. They didn't allow Dallas any of the 2nd chance oportunities they had in game 1.

Bowen on Terry and Barea was genius.

Finley did a better job on Howard but lost Kidd a couple times. Still he looked active despite his shooting struggles.

Duncan was a beast defensively. He was moving so well I never thought about his knees.

Parker did his thing no matter who was guarding him.

Bonner was much better tonight. The offense was nice but it was his crashing the boards and being physcial with whoever he was guarding that I liked most.

I didn't much care for Mason tonight. I still think his defense sucks but he nailed some nice jumpers again.

Gooden was I was most impressed with. He not only went after the boards but he has such beautiful post moves. He made Bass look silly on several ocassions.

Udoka was pretty bad.

[peskypesky]

It's not like Bonner was fantastic but he got 4 offensive rebs, screened and spread the floor, plus played some energy D. The game was more about Tony Parker creating on offense and the Spurs hustling as a team with lots of intensity and physicality.

You set yourself up to get punked, though, if Bonner showed up...which he did.

he played like a turd in game 1, which was a big part of the reason we lost home-court advantage. so he's going to have to do a lot more than just show up to make up for that.

[Yorae]

Will someone please update the banner that says mavs still leads 1-0? Thanks!

[jdev82]

cred for this win goes to pop, me (for picking everything that would happen correctly) and dirk
his piss poor pick and roll defense gifted us probably a good 15 pts.

[duncan228]

Winning wall.

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/wallpaper_090420_1024.jpg

[crc21209]

GREAT all-around team W tonight. :tu. Onto game 3 now.

[Obstructed_View]

Should I go ahead and start the thread now? :)

[Borosai]

That winning wall is not meant to feature the superstars #21, #9, and the biggest star of all, #15. No. It's all about Georgie. The ref is doing a Nacho Libre fist pump at the sight of Hill. Great moment in time.

[antgomez2009]

Better hope Bass and Dampier decide to play like they usually do also, or this is going back to D-town 0-2.




--------------------------------------------------------------------

Amen sister your fine!!

[duncan228]

Duncan is the Assist of the Night on NBA.com for the no-look to Finley. I like the offensive board it starts with.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/to...nba/index.html

[SpursDynasty]

Good game by SA, but this Dallas team is a team we're supposed to beat and are expected to beat in this series. Again, the first 2 rounds this year are easy...WCF's vs. Utah is what it's all about..

[tp2021]

Duncan is the Assist of the Night on NBA.com for the no-look to Finley. I like the offensive board it starts with.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/to...nba/index.html

Page not found.

[duncan228]

Page not found.

Sorry about that. I always check them before I post. I don't know what happened.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/top_plays/2009/04/20/nba_20090420_aotn.nba/index.html

[duncan228]

Wow. I just tried to edit my other post and put the working link in, it wouldn't work there. :huh

There's one in the Duncan Forum, that's working for me.

[TampaDude]

Good game by SA, but this Dallas team is a team we're supposed to beat and are expected to beat in this series. Again, the first 2 rounds this year are easy...WCF's vs. Utah is what it's all about..

Yup...the Spurs were just shooting some shots...just winning a game they were supposed to win...no surprises there...pay no attention to the fluke win by the Mavs in Game 1...Spurs in 5...