Game Blog: Spurs @ Kings - Feb. 3

[EP Money Man]

:lmao

"Hmm, I'm not on your team, man!" :lol

"Would you guys like some pancakes?":lol

[DPG21920]

Of course Hawes nails a jumper as soon as these guys get into the game. Then a turn over and dunk.

[easy7]

WTF... I mean, really, shit.

[timtonymanu]

fuck they scored 100.

[Chieflion]

Stupid Pop....

[Refocus]

Wow.. I was about to declare this one of the better 2nd halfs this season.. 3 TOs in a row. aaaaaaaahhh

[ElNono]

LOL @ this garbage... Are you watching Pop???? Trade those asses!!!!

[Chomag]

Fuck this team ! LOL

[Crookshanks]

damn it Spurs! You can't take your foot off the gas

[siraulo23]

u serious?

[ffadicted]

so much fail by the reserves

[Chieflion]

Tyreke Evans being the mini-LeBron he is. 22 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

[timtonymanu]

it's weird how these 3 were our starters last year.

[Spursmania]

Mason = 10 mins
Finley = 9 mins
Bonner = 6 mins

:stirpot:

Trade them please. 2 blown assignments in a row. Bonner failed to rotate out and SAC got a clean easy jumpshot. Then Mason with the turnover. Is anyone surprised?

[Crookshanks]

Tyreke Evans - I hate you. And I hate these announcers who think he's the 2nd coming of Tim Duncan.

[Libri]

Plus putting up 107+ is pretty impressive.

The Kings allow 105 ppg, so on paper the Spurs should have a high scoring game.

[TIMMYD!]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Tim missed a FT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HarlemHeat37]

Duncan's unbelievable streak is over..

[DPG21920]

40 point second half for the Kings. Could have easily been 38 if the "reserves" did not act the fool.

[timtonymanu]

just run the damn clock and hold the ball while you're at it.

[Chieflion]

Tim Duncan missed a free throw.

[easy7]

Obi one Ginobili, you are our only hope.

[ElNono]

That just shows you why TD needs help guarding the paint...

[Ice009]

Are these guys trying to choke wtf.

[Chieflion]

Manu, you better don't choke this away.

[timtonymanu]

holy shit quit missing FT's.

[TIMMYD!]

Why can't the Kings just give up?

[Crookshanks]

Shut up announcers - I'm sick of hearing about Tyreke

[superjames1992]

What happened to Manu's FT ability? He went from a 90% FT shooter to like a 60% one the last 10 games or so.

[easy7]

Damn, check how quick the queens score..damn again.

[Spursmania]

This is a joke. We might as well roll out the red carpet for them and say welcome to the basket.

[easy7]

I just shitted on myself...tmi?

[ElNono]

Manu padding stats... :hat

[Libri]

Why can't the Kings just give up?

Because they know it's the Spurs?

[Ice009]

Is someone going to fucking guard Evans?

What is Bogans doing???????

[timtonymanu]

fuckin Tyreke Evans is legit!

[024]

wtf?? evans going berserk.

[ElNono]

2 possesion game

[Spursmania]

Is someone going to fucking guard Evans?

What is Bogans doing???????

Kissing his ass.

[BanditHiro]

god we just don't strike fear into teams anymore even the crappy ones

[pawe]

Great way to start the RRT.

[007nites]

Is timmy coming back in again lol

[45 bank shot]

god we just don't strike fear into teams anymore even the crappy ones

itz the end of the long run. so deal with it

[DPG21920]

The Spurs thoroughly controlled this second half. This little spurt is nothing.

[Obstructed_View]

god we just don't strike fear into teams anymore even the crappy ones

Richard Jefferson is your center. How exactly do you strike fear?

[Crookshanks]

Man - you'd think Evans was Kobe, LeBron, Wade, and Duncan all rolled into one. These announcers are slobbering all over him.

[Spursmania]

Richard Jefferson is your center. How exactly do you strike fear?

:rollin

[ElNono]

I'll take the win tonight... But I'm ready to deal anybody that's not the Big 3 or Blair...

[024]

lolololololololol

[timtonymanu]

Tyreke Evans trying to do a reenactment of T-Mac's 13 in 35.

[Chieflion]

Damn, ridiculous. This game is not over.

[Ice009]

Wtf!?

[ElNono]

1 possesion game... I like Nocioni, I don't think he's being used much in Sacto

[TIMMYD!]

duncan228, what is the longest FT made streak of Timmy's career? was it those 28?

[easy7]

Shit on top of shit, what are the chances?

[alchemist]

god we just don't strike fear into teams anymore even the crappy ones
Look around the NBA, the parity this season is something amazing. The West continues to get stronger because playoff teams aren't making the playoffs so they continue to add top draft talent.

[ThaiFanofSpurs]

Why can't the Kings just give up?

Honestly! It's very annoying and funny. But like a lot of people say, it's a 48 mins game.

[Obstructed_View]

:rollin

It's amazing. The Spurs gave up a bunch of points running four guards, so Pop counters by running five guards, and a 13 point lead disappears in a snap.

[ffadicted]

Jesus christ just get the win spurs <_<

[Spursmania]

Noocioni needs to pack his bags and get on the plane with the Spurs tonight.

[siraulo23]

Do NOT turn the ball over

Hit your FTs

[Crookshanks]

Good golly - this was a 13-point game with less than 2 minutes left.

[DPG21920]

The Spurs thoroughly controlled this second half. This little spurt is nothing.

Ha. Dummy.

[Spursmania]

Shit on top of shit, what are the chances?


Your avatar was very fitting right now.:lol

[DPG21920]

That was retarded.

[cnyc3]

thank you hill. game over

[Libri]

Thank goodness the Spurs were able to score 115. :lol

[TIMMYD!]

Fucking Evans, he hit every fucking shot he took in the last 5 minutes!

[timtonymanu]

holy shit kings just go home. you guys have nothing to lose this year anyway.

[alchemist]

Evans stat padding almost cost the Spurs the game, wow!

[pawe]

holy shit, what a banker

[easy7]

If Pop was coaching the Sacks, he would have given up on this game at the 8 minute mark of the 4th quarter.

[Chieflion]

Tyreke Evans padding his stats with that 3.

[siraulo23]

thats crazy

[superjames1992]

The San Antonio Suns win 115-113!!!

[Chomag]

Well.. we did win. lol

[ElNono]

We win :tu

[Refocus]

Fucking christ. I wish our team could shoot like that at the end.. but hey i'll take the win.

I'm just going to pretend the last minute in regulation didn't exist.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs escape, not a great momentum/confidence builder

[arles]

Evans is sick O.O

[Quiet Strength]

lol what an ugly ending but at least the spurs won.

[Leetonidas]

Wow. The Kings were hitting every garbage shot they threw up and the Spurs still won. Nice.

[Ice009]

The Spurs thoroughly controlled this second half. This little spurt is nothing.

Actually it might be lucky time ran out because Evans just hit another 3.

Evans was hot as shit.

[HarlemHeat37]

Ladies and gentlemen..I think we just witnessed the most stat-padding in a game in NBA history..

[Chieflion]

Coach Popovich: I think we played good enough defense.

[Spursmania]

When you've got nothing to lose, it's so much easier to shoot lights out.

[Crookshanks]

Ugly game - but at least it was a win. That 3 at the end was totally uncalled for - Pop would've been screaming if one of our guys did that.

[timtonymanu]

fuck the kings and their fluke shots! they just wasted our time but hey i wish the spurs could do stuff like that.

[Chieflion]

Ladies and gentlemen..I think we just witnessed the most stat-padding in a game in NBA history..
Sorry, but I witnessed the worst stat padder on January 22, 2006 in NBA history.

[DubMcDub]

The line for this game at tip was -4.5. That buzzer-beater, pointless 3 cost some gamblers a lot of money.

[cnyc3]

dammit i sat tyreke on my fantasy team tonight lol

[blkroadrunners]

Tyreke McGrady Evans!!

[z0sa]

I think we pissed the basketball gods off somehow...

[HarlemHeat37]

The last 2 minutes didn't mean anything..

Spurs need a lot of work, but I don't know if I've ever seen more lucky shots from an opposing team than I saw in the game tonight..

[DPG21920]

Coach Popovich: I think we played good enough defense.

Spurs defense was very good in the 2nd half. Held them to a 24 point 3rd and they had 17 with like 2.3 minutes to go in the fourth before they started heaving.

[Chieflion]

dammit i sat tyreke on my fantasy team tonight lol
And you paid a dear price for that. He led the Kings in points, rebounds, assists and steals.

[easy7]

Well, sleep better be sweet tonight for tomorrow never knows...

[Crookshanks]

I can't believe Evans hit all those shots at the end - I guess the Spurs thought the Kings would throw in the towel - but Evans needed more points so the announcers could continue their lovefest.

[Chomag]

I think we pissed the basketball gods off somehow...

Maybe the Basketball gods hate small ball? We get the wrath untill we play the way the game was set up to be played.:lol

[SenorSpur]

Now that Mason got his pocket picked clean, I wonder if Pop will now bench him the way he did Beno. Or perhaps he'll bench this repeated idea of Mason being used as backup PG.

[edgar]

The last 2 minutes didn't mean anything..

Spurs need a lot of work, but I don't know if I've ever seen more lucky shots from an opposing team than I saw in the game tonight..

Uh..does a guy named Tracy Mcgrady ring a bell? :wakeup

[z0sa]

I disagree the last 2 minutes don't mean anything. The Kings made a crucial mistake letting 5-6 seconds go off the clock with precious little time remaining. They were very close to stealing it right away from us.

Our defense just doesn't come through for us nowadays.

[z0sa]

Double post?

[HarlemHeat37]

Uh..does a guy named Tracy Mcgrady ring a bell? :wakeup

What lucky shots did McGrady make?..

Sacramento had at least 8-10 really unlikely shots tonight..

[cnyc3]

And you paid a dear price for that. He led the Kings in points, rebounds, assists and steals.

:depressed

i thought he would sit this game out as well. oh well more importantly spurs win :flag:

[DubMcDub]

The last 2 minutes didn't mean anything..


They did if you're a gambler.

[Crookshanks]

The Suns are killing Denver. They have 98 points and there's still over 7 minutes left in the game! :lol They're winning by 20.

[EricB]

Defense was solid in the second half. I assume it was bad in the first half, missed it.

[edgar]

What lucky shots did McGrady make?..

Sacramento had at least 8-10 really unlikely shots tonight..



Check This Out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA7BrbqZZnE

[easy7]

I think we pissed the basketball gods off somehow...

Mike Taylor is at it again...damn.

[duncan228]

duncan228, what is the longest FT made streak of Timmy's career? was it those 28?

I'm not 100%, but I think this might be it. He had a good streak in '02, I'll have to go back and find it. But I don't think it got to 28.

[duncan228]

Updated.

Hill, Duncan lead Spurs (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010020323&prov=ap)

An obscure reserve guard a year ago in his rookie season, George Hill has emerged into a difference-maker for the San Antonio Spurs.

Filling in admirably for the injured Tony Parker, Hill tied a career high with 23 points, had a career-high nine assists, and hit four free throws in the final 6.5 seconds to help the Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 115-113 on Wednesday night.

Although the Spurs received the typical production from All-Star Tim Duncan — 22 points and 13 rebounds—Hill received quite a bit of credit afterward.

“He has really developed this year and come on so quickly,” Duncan said. “He’s a real threat for us and is one of our best perimeter defenders. We expect a lot from him now.”

Hill delivered in the fourth quarter, scoring seven points. He made 7 of 16 shots, converted all nine free throws and added four rebounds and two steals.

“George is probably the most improved player in the whole league,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “From his rookie year last year to this year he’s starting to get confident and played well at both ends of the floor. He’s going to be a really fine player for us.”

The Spurs led by 13 in the fourth quarter, but Andres Nocioni’s 3-pointer cut it to 113-110 with 4.1 seconds left. After Hill’s two free throws built the lead to five, Tyreke Evans made a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Kings.

“That’s our theme,” Kings center Spencer Hawes said after the team’s fourth straight loss. “We let ourselves get down, we re too far out of it, and then we make a late comeback. In the end we come up short.”

DeJuan Blair and Manu Ginobili had 20 points each for the Spurs, who played their third straight game without Parker (sprained ankle).

Evans had a career-tying 32 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Kings. Hawes had 18 points, Kevin Martin added 15, and Donte Green had 12.

With the Kings getting just one shot and missing from the perimeter early in the fourth quarter, the Spurs ran off eight straight points to take a 100-89 lead with 7:29 remaining.

Bogans’ 3-pointer gave the Spurs’ their biggest lead, 107-94 with 2:21 left. But Evans got hot late, scoring 14 fourth-quarter points. Evans’ 3-pointer with 6.9 seconds left pulled the Kings to 111-107.

With the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo taking over the ATT&T Center for the next two weeks, the Spurs began their annual “Rodeo trip” in Sacramento. The Spurs are playing eight games in seven cities over a 19-day stretch interrupted by the All-Star break.

“This is really important because of how bad we have played so far,” Duncan said. “We’re very up and down, losing a lot of games on the road and at home against teams that we should have beaten. We’ve used this in the past to get it together. Hopefully we’re going to do that again this year.”

Sacramento has lost 15 of 17 since a Dec. 28 victory over Denver. The Kings also have dropped seven of their last 10 games at Arco Arena after winning 10 of their first 13 at home.

“I don’t know what it is,” Evans said. “We go out and play hard but at the end of the game we just don’t find a way to pull it out. Our execution is terrible.”

NOTES: Kings starting forward Jason Thompson missed the game because of a family funeral. He also will be absent Friday night against Orlando. … Blair, a 265-pound rookie, scored 11 of the Spurs’ first 13 points in the second quarter. … San Antonio has won eight straight and 17 of 19 against Sacramento.

[superjames1992]

Check This Out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA7BrbqZZnE
Oh my God, I completely forgot about that debacle. Wow.

[timtonymanu]

Check This Out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA7BrbqZZnE

we had the last laugh that year since we won the title. so it doesnt bother me at all. let tmac have his moment.

[JustinJDW]

Nice win to start the Rodeo Road Trip. Now get a good night's rests Spurs. You are going to need it tomorrow in Portland. Good luck. :toast