Game Blog: Spurs vs Grizzlies - Jan 29

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

RJ rofl

[Spurs Brazil]

terrible d rj

[TJastal]

Conley is too quick for RJ

[angelbelow]

damn Blair another double digit rebounding game.

[Chomag]

Pop has sure been going with Small ball for a very long time.

[007nites]

shit every time we get a double digit lead they always hit a shot right after

[Spurs Brazil]

now a good job by RJ

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Conley is very average. They'd be better off with Lowry.

[quentin_compson]

This Mayo guy has some balls.

[Chieflion]

Mason 3 again!

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason Jr3333333333333333333333

[timtonymanu]

Mason back-to-back 3's!!!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Why exactly isn't RMJ getting 25-30mins a night again???

[Spurs Brazil]

Tim Duncan!

[4001 STEREO SPUR]

Man, Spurs looking good in the 4th.

[007nites]

Timmy with 5 assists

[anonoftheinternets]

man now this team is rolling ... just gotta keep it hot for a little more time ..

[angelbelow]

Nice we have nice momentum right now.

[urunobili]

Why exactly isn't RMJ getting 25-30mins a night again???

he maybe has one guy named Manu Ginobili on top of him in the rotation... or maybe because his D isn't THAT good to earn such load on Pop's system... :rolleyes

[45 bank shot]

let's go spurs, push it to the end

[ezau]

Mason's pretty efficient as far as his offensive game is concerned.

[TJastal]

I'd love it if Pop would move Hairston into Bogans' spot and either Ian/Ratliff into Bonners'

[TD 21]

Why exactly isn't RMJ getting 25-30mins a night again???

Spurs have an influx of talent and depth on the perimeter. If Jefferson could have taken on the stopper role, then Bogans would be used only for spot minutes, which would mean more minutes going to Mason. As it is, Bogans is used in the stopper role and with Hill's emergence this year (plus, obviously Ginobili is going to play 25-30 mpg), there's only so many minutes to go around at the two-guard position.

[ElNono]

Did I mention our defense has been superb? Heck, even in small ball

[TDomination]

mason is feeling it

[siraulo23]

bye small ball

after 6 mins in the 4th...

[Chieflion]

Damn Mayo is feeling it this game.

[TJastal]

Good job playing RMJ tonight Pop..... gotta give ya props there, we might be losing this game right now if you hadn't

[HarlemHeat37]

Somebody really needs to tell Duncan to stop taking that shot..he NEVER makes it..

[ElNono]

Don't get sloppy now George

[007nites]

c'mon timmy

[HarlemHeat37]

Gay just pushed RJ out of the way with no call..it's in SA, right?..

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

There's Tim shooting it with his right going middle from the right block when he should be using his left, and getting blocked, as I described in the first half.

[cnyc3]

nice D RJ

[TJastal]

WTF was that by Duncan? Ugly shot

[ElNono]

Tim keeps throwing weak shit

[007nites]

Timmy 6 assists and mason is on fire

[TDomination]

huge 3 there! heck ya mason1

[ffadicted]

Goddamn Mason

[Chieflion]

11 points in the 4th quarter for Mason!

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason Jr on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

[quentin_compson]

Unbelievable, this RMJ. :toast

[hsxvvd]

Jefferson is a tool

[pawe]

The Church of Mason is happy tonight yo!

[ElNono]

Goddamit... Stupid TO... Slow down!

[ezau]

The team's best shooter hitting it

[007nites]

good offense need some stops though to finish this

[angelbelow]

RMJ is not a great transition passer..

[anonoftheinternets]

OMG mcdyess

[timtonymanu]

god mayo fuck off!

[Chieflion]

The pass from Mason to Dice's knees...

[TDomination]

ugh, mason shooting well but his passes are not too good

[hsxvvd]

McDyess has terrible hands

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

dice can't catch anything for shit WTH?

[ElNono]

Dice needs hand surgery urgently

[HarlemHeat37]

Decision making has been very poor for the Spurs tonight IMO, but I'll take the good lead..

[45 bank shot]

oh man rmj

[anonoftheinternets]

damn im going to get livid if he butter fingers a pass in teh PO, the guys got mad skill and hes really doing better, but damn this weakness of catching the ball is now glaring. Im surprised i never noticed it before.

One of the pistons fans hadmentioned it used to drive him crazy.

[007nites]

Timmy has no problem getting the ball deep though

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

WTF was that by Duncan? Ugly shot


Tim keeps throwing weak shit


There's Tim shooting it with his right going middle from the right block when he should be using his left, and getting blocked, as I described in the first half.

Even the GOAT has a weakness. :lol

It is a classic mistake by Tim but he has never been able to eliminate it from his game. Meh, he is human after all.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

why the hell can mcdyess not catch anyones passes, he always has trouble with manu's passes also

[pawe]

Dice with Nazr hands for this game

[quentin_compson]

RMJ is not a great transition passer..

No, he mostly should just be trying to hit shots.

[TD 21]

Time to close this one out emphatically and not let the Grizzlies linger until the dying seconds. Duncan should not have to finish this game.

[Libri]

Maybe two years ago, today I doubt it. Doesn't have the legs for it.

And now that I've said that he'll do it :lol

If Manu can't dunk over him, then I'll be just as content to see Blair throw Thabeet around. :lol

[Spurs Brazil]

Get a stop now

[007nites]

Timmy is working on a triple double but it's too late

[ElNono]

Close this shit... Would be a great win...

[Chieflion]

Why does it always stop in crucial moments?

[pawe]

Why does it always stop in crucial moments?

because the admins are fucking dbags

[ElNono]

Run down the clock and we're done...

[007nites]

having trouble putting this game away

[TDomination]

one more score and stop and this is over

[TDomination]

wow we were lucky there, conley saving us

[Chieflion]

because the admins are fucking dbags
Son, I'll co-sign on that. They always wait for the last two minutes before pulling this weak shit.

[anonoftheinternets]

mike conley sucks ....

[Libri]

What a crappy fast break by the Grizzlies.

[TDomination]

dice is automatic

[TDomination]

freakin go away mayo!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Tim shouldve dunked that! :lol

[timtonymanu]

McDyess is awesome yet again!

[timtonymanu]

again Mayo fuck off!

[Spurs Brazil]

Refs were pathetic today

[TJastal]

McDyess needs to get used to the guys he's playing with, he's probably never seen RMJ drive and dish before... heck I'VE never even see him do that.

[angelbelow]

damn it

[Chieflion]

again Mayo fuck off!
Son, I see you are pissed. So I bring you the other troll of mine.

[007nites]

god damit

[quentin_compson]

As great as Manu has been playing, he will always have this tendency for bonheaded plays. It's who he is and how he plays, though.

[TD 21]

It's always got to be a game. Couldn't just finish this one out convincingly, have to hold on by the skin of their teeth.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bulls won again on the road, at NO

[pawe]

I hope the 2nd half monster inside Dice is beginning to wake up now. He's been awesome the last few games.

[ElNono]

Great game by everyone.... I hope we can keep this level, especially Mason. We'll need it.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

NBA should definitely get rid of conferences for playoffs and take the top 14 teams. Then they should have a knockout tournament to determine the 15th and 16th team.

[ffadicted]

Bulls won again on the road, at NO

was watching the game cuz this stream sucked, NO failed so hard at the end of regulation, then failed again at the end of OT. Make sure you watch the highlights for that one :lol

[anonoftheinternets]

Bulls won again on the road, at NO

i know this is going to sound weird... but all the teams .. those 3 losses, teams were hot ... :lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I hope the 2nd half monster inside Dice is beginning to wake up now. He's been awesome the last few games.

Don't we all.

And yeah, he is definitely on the upswing right now. :tu

[TJastal]

I hope the 2nd half monster inside Dice is beginning to wake up now. He's been awesome the last few games.

I'm sure he appreciates all the support you guys have been giving him all year long.

[angelbelow]

Clutch FT

[angelbelow]

Clutch FTs

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill and Mason Jr did a great job tonight

[007nites]

Timmy pretty close to that triple double with 7 assists

[Chieflion]

Rudy Gay with the stinker against the Spurs again this season.

[hsxvvd]

streams back

[TDomination]

thank you for missing!

[007nites]

lol why are spurs announcers making so much fun of ZBO?

[EricB]

These last two games the twam's chemistry is really showing it's marked improvement. The defense is better and to me RJ is playing his best basketball all year.

[007nites]

hld up why are we going small ball in the last seconds?

[007nites]

now pop changes it

[HarlemHeat37]

Very good W for the Spurs once again..the game wasn't as close as the score would indicate, the Spurs outplayed them for most of the game IMO..a lot of bad decisions by our guys though, hopefully they clean it up..Memphis made a lot of lucky/tough shots too..

McDyess and RJ showing some life once again..

Hopefully they'll clean it up for a tougher game vs. Denver, Anthony should be back, should be a good game..

[TD 21]

Outstanding job by Pop tonight handling the rotation. Because he did nothing illogical and didn't put the team at any serious disadvantage match-up wise, he gave them a good chance to win. The team responded with an impressive victory, even though, unfortunately it looks like the Grizzlies will end up over 50% from the field.

[Obstructed_View]

Anyone know why NBA Audio league pass insists on cutting off the broadcast right after the game ends? Might be nice to actually hear the post game show.

[TDomination]

Spurs win!

[EricB]

Manu ginobili tonight would be the Manu the spurs need to win a title. If Parker can get back to 07 level and Tim keeps playing well IMO this team will be just fine.

[Spurs Brazil]

Very nice win

[anonoftheinternets]

nicce

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol so i guess td didn't get his 11000th reb today?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

These last two games the twam's chemistry is really showing it's marked improvement. The defense is better and to me RJ is playing his best basketball all year.

They shot 51.4% and scored 97pts, so the defence is still pretty poor, but yeah, a little better than it has been lately.

I'm going to reserve judgement that anything has changed until they can string together 5 good, play the whole 48min games in a row.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

the griz has like NO BENCH at all

[Libri]

Tim's stats

19 pts, 9 rebs, 7 ast

[Budkin]

Another great win against a good team... both very athletic and the Grizz the hottest team in the league right now. The road will be the real test. GO SPURS GO!

[ffadicted]

No Kori Ellis show tonight?

[duncan228]

lol so i guess td didn't get his 11000th reb today?

He needs two.

[Allanon]

This was a solid win.

Spurs played well through most of the game. Grizz were feisty but Manu, Hill and Mason pushed them back on key runs.

[alchemist]

-The defense was solid until about the 9 minute mark in the 4th.
-RMJ impressed again.
-RJ disappointed in the 4th again.
-Spurs forced the issue with Duncan in the 4th.
-Hill had a solid overall game.

[duncan228]

Updated.

Duncan leads Spurs to 104-97 win over Grizzlies (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010012924&prov=ap)

Even without point guard Tony Parker, the San Antonio Spurs had more depth than the Memphis Grizzlies could handle.

In their first game since Parker sprained his ankle Wednesday, the Spurs got 18 points from backup George Hill and plenty of help from Manu Ginobili and Roger Mason Jr. in a 104-97 victory over the Grizzlies on Friday night.

“Tony’s aggressive, so you have to make up that aggressiveness,” said Hill, who set the tone in the first half with a pair of crowd-pleasing fast-break layups in traffic. “The main point was trying to be aggressive and get people involved.”

Mason and Ginobili led the way as San Antonio rolled up a 42-21 edge in points off the bench. Mason scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and Ginobili finished with 14 points and seven assists.

“This team is built for its depth,” Mason said. “For me, running the point definitely helps my game. I was mad at myself; I had a few turnovers (three, with one assist). But the biggest thing is, you just touch the ball (at point guard). You get in a rhythm and you get other guys involved, and then when you get opportunities it’s a little sweeter.”

Ginobili praised Hill, who was making his ninth start but just his fifth without Parker also in the lineup. Parker also missed time in November with an ankle sprain.

“Early in the game he was impressive attacking in transition and on fast breaks, going sometimes one-against-three, which is something Tony does quite often,” Ginobili said. “Of course, he needs a little more time to adjust and be ‘the man.’ But he did a very good job … it was good to see him like that. We needed him.”

The Grizzlies came in having won three straight and six of seven, including a 92-86 victory over the Spurs 13 days ago in Memphis, to move a game behind San Antonio for second place in the Southwest Division.

“We seemed to be playing from behind the whole game,” Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said. “They’re a smart, experienced team, and they kept playing with the lead they had. We’d run it down, they’d run it back up. Roger Mason hit some big shots coming down the stretch; a couple of big 3s.

“We thought we could get back. We just couldn’t get the stops that we needed.”

O.J. Mayo led Memphis with 28 points, and Zach Randolph added 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Mayo nailed a 3-pointer and Mike Conley hit two free throws after a Spurs turnover to trim San Antonio’s lead to 100-95 with 33.8 seconds left, but Memphis got no closer.

“Under six minutes, we felt like we really couldn’t get a stop,” Mayo said. “They were making shots. Roger Mason did a good job of spreading the floor. George and Ginobili did a great job of attacking and making plays for others.”

Seven Spurs scored in the first period as San Antonio moved to a 28-21 lead. The margin grew to 11 early in the second quarter, but Memphis chipped away. Consecutive fast-break layups by Mayo in the final minute closed the gap to a point before a short jumper by Tim Duncan with 3.9 seconds left put the Spurs up 53-50 at the break.

Duncan, who led the Spurs with 19 points, and Ginobili combined for 15 points in the third period, fueling a surge that rebuilt the Spurs’ lead to 11 on four occasions before they settled for a 77-70 edge entering the fourth quarter.

“I felt pretty good active, a lot of energy so I tried to attack a bit more knowing that TP was not there, and he’s our main guy attacking the rim,” Ginobili said.

NOTES: The next game for each team could be affected by the winter storm gripping the central United States. The Grizzlies are scheduled to host New Orleans on Saturday, but the Memphis airport was closed to most air traffic Friday. A team spokesman said after Friday’s game that the Grizzlies still planned to fly home that night. If weather conditions worsened, he said, alternative plans had them flying to Nashville or Little Rock, Ark., and busing home; remaining overnight in San Antonio also was a possibility. The Spurs’ next opponents, the Denver Nuggets, played Friday in icy Oklahoma City with a noon Sunday tipoff scheduled at the AT&T Center. … The Spurs listed Michael Finley on their roster for the first time since Dec. 5, when he sprained his left ankle against Denver. Finley did not play.

[Killakobe81]

Good win Spurs Mcdyess and RJ finally making big strides ...

[easy7]

I am glad the Grizzlies had them turnovers at the end, otherwise it would have been a close game. Seems like the teams changed places tonight.

[rayone]

Manu ginobili tonight would be the Manu the spurs need to win a title. If Parker can get back to 07 level and Tim keeps playing well IMO this team will be just fine.

Give it up tp sucks haven't u notice they got the win cus the me first pass later pg wasn't there everyone else played great if parker was there to dribble 10 second off the shot clock then it would be a loss

[Chieflion]

Give it up tp sucks haven't u notice they got the win cus the me first pass later pg wasn't there everyone else played great if parker was there to dribble 10 second off the shot clock then it would be a loss
What utter bullshit.

[tp2021]

Was at the game, had a great time. Dice still can't catch a pass from anybody but at least he's hitting his jumper

[EricB]

They shot 51.4% and scored 97pts, so the defence is still pretty poor, but yeah, a little better than it has been lately.

I'm going to reserve judgement that anything has changed until they can string together 5 good, play the whole 48min games in a row.

I think ur being a little harsh on the D. They made quite a few contested tough/lucky jumpers. Can't blame the spurs on that when guys like young are hitting turn around twenty footers.

[Spurtacus]

Great win tonight. :tu