Game Blog: Spurs @ Hawks - March 21, 2010

[TIMMYD!]

Fucking Dejuan Blair, you dumb shit.

He wasn't in there...

[Spurs Brazil]

We let the W in regulation just slip through our fingers.

True, TOs and rebs killed us all game

[nbaman99]

this is y we need tony

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

manu is already tired like hell

[slick'81]

spurs will have no legs tomorrow

[DPG21920]

I cannot believe they called that a 3 pointer and did not review it. Unreal.

[CFH]

How big is that non reviewed 3 pointer now :lol

And the obvious hold on Duncan that wasn't called, 2 freebies there.

[Muser]

He wasn't in there...

His Dumbass technical could cost us the game.

[DAF86]

Blair's T, a three that was actually a two, :bang

[DPG21920]

He wasn't in there...

He is talking about the technical.

[carina_gino20]

will Many have anything left for OT? will anyone?

[alchemist]

He wasn't in there...
I think he's talking about the tech

[urunobili]

http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080424/080424_DeadHawk.widec.jpg

[slick'81]

hawks control the tip

[CFH]

Ugly shot by Duncan.

[Libri]

Crawford

[Spursmania]

Fuck the Hawks. The Spurs need to take it.

[slick'81]

beautiful manu

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

jamal oh fuck

[ffadicted]

Terrible shot by TD, should've gotten something else man

[slick'81]

get a fkcn board

[TIMMYD!]

How big is that non reviewed 3 pointer now :lol

I even said that when it first happened. :depressed

Fuck.

[slick'81]

good defense by smith

[DPG21920]

Tim missed another chip shot.

[slick'81]

wow spurs ball lmao

[AnthonyM]

Spurs are closing out well at least...

[superjames1992]

BTW, I hope Blair is still laughing about that Technical earlier. That one point cost us a regular victory.

[Spursmania]

Our old dogs are tired.

[TIMMYD!]

I think he's talking about the tech

You're right but the 3 that was a 2 was also huge.

[DPG21920]

Well in Tim.

[slick'81]

too easy timmy

[Libri]

Good play by Tim.

[slick'81]

allstar horford for 2

[DPG21920]

Wow, Horford is coming up Huge for ATL. Player of the game for them.

[TIMMYD!]

This OT is fast as hell.

[phxspurfan]

I cringe every time Duncan falls

[DesignatedT]

timmy finally gets a call

[Spursmania]

Duncan will be wasted tomorrow.

[Spurs Brazil]

Finally a call

[Rummpd]

win this game!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

imagine TD misses that...

[duncan228]

I cringe every time Duncan falls

Me too.

[Libri]

Clutch free throws by Tim.

[DPG21920]

Get the win tonight. Screw tomorrow. Nice clutch FT's. from Tim.

[Spursmania]

Spurs need this game!

[slick'81]

tough shot good d by hill

[DPG21920]

JJ being very patient and getting to his spots.

[Spursmania]

I can't believe Bonner's in and not Dice.

[CFH]

A 3??? Come on man...

[Rummpd]

damm 3 point shot

[DPG21920]

That was a bit force by Bonner.

[slick'81]

dammit bonner spurs needed that one

[TIMMYD!]

Game over...again.

[alchemist]

game.

[slick'81]

game??

[dirk4mvp]

lmao spurs

[VBM]

So we're really going to lose this game, aren't we?

[Chieflion]

Got owned by Al Horford.

[boutons_deux]

fuck

[Libri]

:(

[CFH]

Horford left wide open, ugh...

[DPG21920]

Why are they daring Horford to shoot? He has been killing the Spurs.

[duncan228]

Fuck.

[slick'81]

115-111 hawks

[Muser]

dagger...

[Spursmania]

Once again with no big man help we cannot defend worth a damn.

[urunobili]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/248259462_3f71bcdefc.jpg?v=0

[DPG21920]

Wow, Horford is coming up Huge for ATL. Player of the game for them.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Why the FUCK is Bonner in the game?

He's been invisible since it was 105-101.

FUck this bullshit, pop sucks

[boutons_deux]

Spurs can't make the OT shots, Hawks do.

[Spursmania]

So we're really going to lose this game, aren't we?

Per usual.

[phxspurfan]

They're not daring Horford to shoot, they're not rotating to him becuase they're incompotent.

[YoMamaIsCallin]

Again doubling Johnson kills them. Someone gets a wide, wide open jumper.

At least, don't double him right away. Coaches please change it up a bit.

Now, it's really tough. Need score, stop, score just to get to 2nd overtime.

[TIMMYD!]

Fuck.

:wow

First time I hear it from you.

[DPG21920]

Spurs absolutely need a score.

[superjames1992]

I hate that the Spurs had to put up all this effort, play RJ, Duncan, Manu, and Hill for 40+ minutes with a game tomorrow, and are going to lose.

[Spursmania]

Why the FUCK is Bonner in the game?

He's been invisible since it was 105-101.

FUck this bullshit, pop sucks


Pop still believing Bonner's gonna make a game winner when it counts one of these days. LMAO...

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck, how many games we give away this year, unbelievable

Hubbie said we lost 16 games for 7 or less. Our D is not good enought at end of games and some stupid mistakes on O

[DPG21920]

All of the second chance points is what kept ATL in this game.

[DAF86]

I would have rather lose by 50.

[ffadicted]

Fuck.

:wow:wow:wow

[phxspurfan]

Well, at least I'm gonna win in fantasy playoffs this week with TD, Manu and Crawford dropping 29, 35 and 19

[DesignatedT]

manu is out of gas. been all duncan in ot. need someone else to step up

[ShoogarBear]

Why the FUCK is Bonner in the game?



To space the floor and hit the clutch wide-open threes.

[slick'81]

crucial possession here for sa

[AnthonyM]

nowwww its game

[DPG21920]

A play to Hill? So stupid.

[Spursmania]

Goddamn what a sad fucking loss!

[Refocus]

yay spurs lose

[slick'81]

fck great play call but hill couldnt stroke it form his spot game over

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

LOL, Bonner wide open and bricks again.

He's no Robert Horry

[Chieflion]

Just pathetic.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

blah george misses yet another 3

[CFH]

That's game, relying on 3's b2b was not a good decision.

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck Hill, choker

[DesignatedT]

hill laid a big fucking egg tonight

[Muser]

Hill trying to do his best Memorial day Miracle impression, game..

[YoMamaIsCallin]

BALL GAME. Another woulda, coulda, shoulda. Spurs cannot seem to put games away in the 4th even when they have a late lead.

[phxspurfan]

Manu will be on IV after this game

[ffadicted]

Fail, should've gone for the quick two not the goddamn 3... ugh

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Manu will be on IV after this game
:lol

[superjames1992]

Pop ran the play that led to Barry's game-winning three-pointer against Sacramento in the playoffs in 2006, but Hill couldn't convert. Good play, but not good execution.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

To space the floor and hit the clutch wide-open threes.

:lol Looks like Pop hacked Shoogar's login...

[myhc]

lol @ the spurs.

[Spursmania]

Everytime I see Bonner in at crucial times, I am reminded of how low we have sunk.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

WTF was that?

You take the quick two and trust your D. Instead, we wasted the clock then shot a 3 while down 4!? Maybe Pop has lost it.
:pctoss

[Spurs Brazil]

We gave one away today and have no legs for a huge one tomorrow

It could not have been better...

FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i just realized that the spurs might even missed the Playoff

[Spursmania]

Manu will be on IV after this game

And Duncan!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This game was lost on the boards.

[DPG21920]

Come on, make the right call.

[Muser]

Late whistle.

[slick'81]

lol bill land doesnt know what to say there

[Johnny RIngo]

Great game.

The Spurs ineptitude to win close games this season is truly bizarre.

Our only closers are Parker, Duncan, and Manu. Parker, in true dumbass fashion, wore himself out in the summer and has been struggling with injuries all year. Ginobili has just recently gotten healthy. Duncan's in the twilight of his career. In the past, we had reliable role players that could make clutch shots like Bowen, Horry, and Barry. We've replaced them with anti-clutch players like Bonner, Bogans, and Mason.

[phxspurfan]

w00t leaving the game up to the refs

[boutons_deux]

Sorry,Sean, this game IS over.

Easy to imagine Spurs going 0-3 by Wed night

This is a bad knock on their confidence. They couldn't get stops, couldn't hit their shots.

[Muser]

Games like this we miss parker.

[Libri]

Malik coming in.

[Johnny RIngo]

This game was lost on the boards.

Didn't help that we gave Bogans and Bonner too much minutes.

[TIMMYD!]

What are the chances we lose all 5 of our next games?

[Capt Bringdown]

Live by the 3, die by the 3. We only shot 30% for the game, yet we kept jackin' 'em.

Once again, a huge momentum-swing missed shot by Manu around the 2 minute mark of regulation. Poor shot selection is his specialty.

[Creation88]

Hey Sean stop fucking jinxing the defense every time we need a stop.

[spursfan09]

Man this is some bullshit

[TheSullyMonster]

Why the fuck didn't we go to Duncan?

I wish we had a somebody to help Duncan in the frontline(and thwart people like Horford).

[slick'81]

what is manu surprised about lmao

[DPG21920]

Not a jump ball?

[Muser]

Funny how we play Bogans huge minutes with no Malik..

[Spursmania]

Our only closers are Parker, Duncan, and Manu. Parker, in true dumbass fashion, wore himself out in the summer and has been struggling with injuries all year. Ginobili has just recently gotten healthy. Duncan's in the twilight of his career. In the past, we had reliable role players that could make clutch shots like Bowen, Horry, and Barry. We've replaced them with anti-clutch players like Bonner, Bogans, and Mason.

Exactly. Add Hill to the nonclutch bunch. Not trying to be offensive just saying that those guys aren't Horry's. No clutch shots when it counts from that bunch.

[slick'81]

shit that was a quick whistle

[VBM]

Poor Ginobili...

[Chieflion]

Really? Dumbfucks.

[DPG21920]

Holy heck Manu.

[superjames1992]

LOL, Manu hits a meaningless fade away three to equal end with 38 points as in the Cleveland game.

[redzero]

The ball didn't touch Ginobili when it went out of bounds.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

manu is tired as hell

[DPG21920]

This could not have gone any worse.

[TIMMYD!]

This should have been ours and we blew it.

[TDMVPDPOY]

someone has to take responsibility for this fkn loss

[Libri]

All that energy wasted.

[DPG21920]

This was an absolutely devastating loss. Spurs did themselves in, but this was one of the worst officiated games I have seen in a while.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs a lottery team on Thursday morning.

[Bartleby]

someone has to take responsibility for this fkn loss

It's all Mahinmi's fault

[carina_gino20]

They're gonna get steamrolled tomorrow. sigh...

[Muser]

I hope Pop fucks Blair for that, we need all the wins we can get..

[Budkin]

They fought like hell... just didn't go their way.

[spursfan09]

Seriously there are no other role players. It's Tim, Manu and then a huge drop off, of nobodys who haven't proved a thing.

[CFH]

Tomorrow night is gonna be a pain in the ass. I just can't see the Thunder losing 2 games in a row, especially at home.

[Hemotivo]

The ball didn't touch Ginobili when it went out of bounds.

[Trimble87]

40+ minutes for Hill Jefferson Manu and Tim ...


tomorrow is going to suck.

[DPG21920]

Game should have been won in regulation by the Spurs. The refs did not review a clear 2 pointer that was called a 3. Just a really bad call in a long line of them tonight.

[TPnumber1]

good game for manu exept last 2 horrible possessions in the fourth... and we lose

cant wait tony s return, hill is a ghost

[alchemist]

wasted effort + tired Manu/Tim + tough game tomorrow = there's a better shot of finding Osama in the next 24 hours then the Spurs winning that game.

[Spurs Brazil]

Worst Loss of the Season

A W would give us a great confidence for tomorrow, instead we played 5 more minutes and a L. The last 90 seconds of regulation is a perfect picture of our season

[boutons_deux]

Spurs shoot 50% on the road, and lose.

[ploto]

The ball didn't touch Ginobili when it went out of bounds.

Actually, from what I could tell, the ball was still in bounds until Hill tried to save it.

[mogrovejo]

Our only closers are Parker, Duncan, and Manu. Parker, in true dumbass fashion, wore himself out in the summer and has been struggling with injuries all year. Ginobili has just recently gotten healthy. Duncan's in the twilight of his career. In the past, we had reliable role players that could make clutch shots like Bowen, Horry, and Barry. We've replaced them with anti-clutch players like Bonner, Bogans, and Mason.

That doesn't excuse the horrible rebounding, the defence breaking in the early rotation and the turnovers.

I think the problem has been more about lack of execution than lack of shot-makers. Today it was.

[DPG21920]

No, this was not a bad game in context of an individual game. This actually shows the Spurs can play with good teams. But with the position they are in and the tough schedule it was a bad loss.

They went all in with minutes knowing there was a tough b2b and came up short. That is why it is bad.

[Boss]

Hawks took 17 more shots than the spurs 98fga to the spurs 81fga.
They got 21 off rebounds
Spurs couldn't get a stop when they had to......

But what turned the game was the no call on Duncan in 2nd that led to a ATl 3. The WORST no call i've seen in the nba this season.

[Spurs Brazil]

It's what I've been saying all season, we have too many stupid players who doesn't have any idea of team defense

[shingo_318]

i'm really irritated by this pathetic spurs team. they evidently have mental problems.
so frustrated. they can blow out shitty teams and then surrender to better teams.

[Pauleta14]

all that energy wasted.


when does parker come back? Hill doesn't bring what parker brings to the team.


+1

[ploto]

I do not understand why when Tim was scoring well in OT, that all the sudden we went back to kick the ball out to Bonner for a three.

[Killakobe81]

tough loss Spurs ...offensively you guys looks great defnse and on the boards not title worthy ...

[Budkin]

Bet Blair wishes he hadn't gotten that tech now...

[spursfan09]

tough loss Spurs ...offensively you guys looks great defnse and on the boards not title worthy ...

Screw title worthy, we are trying to get playoff worthy, and contender worthy.

[tdunk21]

bonner's and hill's failed 3 pt attempt cost us the game

[Killakobe81]

The ball didn't touch Ginobili when it went out of bounds.

it did not but it was a foul so they gave the Hawks the ball ...

[superjames1992]

someone has to take responsibility for this fkn loss

Blair's T.

[FeZZy]

fuckkkkk

[Doe]

Damn it, I like Hill a lot as a player but I don't think he's been able to hit those clutch three's at all this year.

[santymrc]

We lost this game on the RB. I blame Pop this time for not playing Dice more.

[Killakobe81]

good game for manu exept last 2 horrible possessions in the fourth... and we lose

cant wait tony s return, hill is a ghost

I'll gladly take him on Lakers for Farmar

[duncan228]

Updated.

Williams scores 26, Hawks beat Spurs 119-114 in OT (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010032101)
By Charles Odum

The Atlanta Hawks didn’t celebrate clinching their third straight playoff berth.

The Hawks showed against the San Antonio Spurs that they have reason to aim for bigger goals than simply qualifying for the postseason.

Marvin Williams scored 26 points to lead three scorers with 20 or more points and the Hawks beat San Antonio 119-114 in overtime on Sunday night for their first win over the Spurs in five years.

Joe Johnson said making the playoffs “was one of our goals, but it’s not our main goal. We still have a lot of work ahead of us.”

Many Atlanta players didn’t know the win clinched a playoff berth or ended a seven-game losing streak in their series against the Spurs.

“That doesn’t matter to us,” Johnson said of the team’s long history of futility against the Spurs. “It doesn’t matter to me. We’re just trying to get wins, and I don’t care who they come against.”

Manu Ginobili, who matched his season high with 38 points for San Antonio, called the loss “heartbreaking.”

Johnson’s jumper with 1:21 remaining in overtime gave Atlanta a 113-111 lead. After a missed 3-pointer by San Antonio’s Matt Bonner, Al Horford hit a jumper as the shot clock expired to push the lead to four points with 35 seconds remaining.

“Great game. Tough loss,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.

Horford, who had six points in overtime, had 22 points and 18 rebounds. Johnson had 20 points with 13 assists.

Jamal Crawford, who had 19 points, had good reason to cherish the win. The ninth-year veteran in his first season with Atlanta is going to the playoffs for the first time.

“It’s unbelievable,” Crawford said. “I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. … It feels good to officially get it.”

Tim Duncan had 29 points and 13 rebounds for San Antonio.

The Spurs had a rough start to perhaps their toughest stretch of the season. They play at Oklahoma City on Monday before playing the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland and Boston.

“We know we’ve got a really tough stretch,” Ginobili said. “We made a huge effort to stay in the game, have the opportunity to win it. We couldn’t finish it.

“It’s tough to lose a game like this when we had a great opportunity.”

The Hawks scored 21 points off 13 turnovers by the Spurs.

“I feel we gave this one away,” Duncan said. “With the stretch that we have, we can’t give any away.

“I think this was a building block because we played well, well enough to win against an elite team, but we just could not get over the hump.”

A tip-in by Horford tied the game at 105-all with 52 seconds remaining in regulation. After a miss by Ginobili, Johnson missed two shots on the Hawks’ final possession of regulation.

The Hawks, who trailed by 14 in the first half, matched their biggest comeback of the season.

Atlanta kept the lead most of the third period and second half but the Spurs stayed close.

The Hawks moved back into a tie with Boston for third place in the Eastern Conference. They have won five of their past six games.

Williams answered coach Mike Woodson’s call for more offense. Williams, averaging 10.2 points, scored 20 or more points for only the third time this season.

“I’m just trying to play with a lot of energy,” Williams said.

Johnson said Williams “pretty much carried us in the first half and kept us in the game.”

Williams scored 11 points in the last 5:17 of the first half, including a steal and jumper before the buzzer to give the Hawks a 53-51 halftime lead— their first lead since 4-2.

“That was big,” Williams said. “We carried that momentum into the second half.”

Williams’ shot capped a 23-9 run to end the half. Another highlight of the run was Josh Smith’s left-handed jam on an alley-oop pass from Johnson.

Notes: The Spurs’ previous loss to the Hawks came on Dec. 10, 2005, in Atlanta. … Williams’ 18 points in the first half marked his high points total for a game in his past nine games. … The Spurs fell to 16-17 away from San Antonio with their second straight road loss.

[spurs10]

Why did we not play Dice after the great start? We gave this game away...literally. It's going to be tough playing Tim and Manu after 41 and 44 minutes respectively. What a drag.....

[ace3g]

I hope Pop is saving Dice for the playoffs, I mean we could have used his rebounding in the 4th and OT. He seems to have recovered from the knee injury, so I'm not sure what the problem is.

Hopefully Pop is saving him and he will play 30 minutes in the playoffs.

[Sean Cagney]

bonner's and hill's failed 3 pt attempt cost us the game

Naw that stupid TO at the end of the 4th when up two after JJ hit a shot cost us the game, after that we were lucky he did NOT beat us in regulation with those good looks! We just should have lost then and kept our legs somewhat for tomorrow.

That OT loss tonight will kill us.

[santymrc]

Naw that stupid TO at the end of the 4th when up two after JJ hit a shot cost us the game, after that we were lucky he did NOT beat us in regulation with those good looks! We just should have lost then and kept our legs somewhat for tomorrow.

That OT loss tonight will kill us.

You're wrong, that TO didnt cost us the game.

[ducks]

good game for manu exept last 2 horrible possessions in the fourth

manu blowing it nothing new

[santymrc]

good game for manu exept last 2 horrible possessions in the fourth

manu blowing it nothing new

Are you happy ducks?

Manu carried us along with Timmy all the way, you can't blame them... Well, in fact you can blame Manu, its your job. I'm sure you're routing against SA just to be able to bitch/hate on Manu.
Brainless ASSHOLE.

[spurs10]

Hes' just fucking with ya. We all know you guys aren't title worthy, hell, at this point you're not even bukkake worthy. Although that smash in Duncan's face was quite the mother load.
Judging from your avatar, getting a 'load' in the 'face' is something I'm sure you are quite experienced in.

[Budkin]

Judging from your avatar, getting a 'load' in the 'face' is something I'm sure you are quite experienced in.

:lmao

[spurs10]

Butthurt, much?
Are you asking me or your boyfriend? I'm guessing, but I bet his butt hurts plenty.

[PublicOption]

219-212

baby

[Killakobe81]

I actually was encouraged by the effort and fully expect the Lakers to lose to the Spurs with no bynum in Sa, in the rEGULAR season.
Also "luva" I still cant "bury" the spurs have to much respect for Duncan Manu and Pop ...the rest of their team (except hill who i really like) is weak, old or untested.

i trust none of those guys ...