Game Blog :: Spurs vs. Celtics :: March 28

[spurschick]

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[Rummpd]

With the boorishhFinley on them they are suddenly THE hated team in the East - please kick their @#$s Spurs.

[#2!]

:flag: lets get this show on the road!


Aside from the usual interest in the game, I hope we get to see DeJuan and Rasheed Wallace go back and forth a bit again.

[HarlemHeat37]

This place will have a meltdown if Finley has a good game..there will be people asking why the Spurs traded him, even though the majority of us have wanted him gone for years..that's just how ST is..

It'll be interesting to see how Tim looks in this game, their frontcourt is a big test for him..

[DesignatedT]

lets get this! :ihit

wonder what kind of playing time duncan is going to get tonight. 25 minutes or 35 minutes.. could be the difference in the game. I do expect duncan to sit tomorrow against new jersey though so hopefully he feels good to play some good minutes tonight

[TimDunkem]

This place will have a meltdown if Finley has a good game..there will be people asking why the Spurs traded him, even though the majority of us have wanted him gone for years..that's just how ST is..

Sounds like nkdlunch.

[silverblk mystix]

let's get this win...

personally...just to mess with pop's head a little...

i would like to see somebody...give Finley a hard, hard flagrant foul....:lol

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

matt bonner raining threeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[Chieflion]

Feeling sick today. Darn it. Go Spurs go. Will be missing most of the 2nd half.

[tothrowed]

play malik not mason

[Tp9gospursgo]

Who will guard Manu? Allen? :lol

[ffadicted]

anyone know if this game is on TV in good old Canada?

[Chieflion]

anyone know if this game is on TV in good old Canada?

You got ESPN? It is there.

[HarlemHeat37]

anyone know if this game is on TV in good old Canada?

Super Sports Package..

[itzsoweezee]

let's go spurs

[itzsoweezee]

so glad hubie is commentating

[Libri]

Who will KG taunt?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

bwahahaha you guys see manu kicked timmy's butt?

[HarlemHeat37]

Yes, I got the Boston local feed, Heinsohn ftw!..

[Chieflion]

Bad start.

[dbestpro]

Key to victory: Don't get punked.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice shot Dice

[ffadicted]

fucking RJ with two fouls already lmao

[HarlemHeat37]

LOL what a horrible call on RJ..refs coming out early..even the Celtics announcer was surprised, including Heinsohn..

[Tp9gospursgo]

Late whistle on Rj already. We need Rj

[itzsoweezee]

bad call

[Spurs Brazil]

2PF on RJ

[BanditHiro]

really a slight bumb?

[Death In June]

Oh shit, centerpiece is in. Spurs are gonna blow this thing open.

[Chieflion]

RJ picks up 2 quick fouls. Bogans comes in. Fuck this.

[ffadicted]

Travel lmao wut

[dbestpro]

How can you travel before you have the ball?

[Death In June]

Strange game so far...

[DubMcDub]

Dick Jefferson off a terrific start.

[Chieflion]

Fuck the centerpiece.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice 3 BOGANS

[blkroadrunners]

Bogans 333

[ffadicted]

Looks like Bogans is gonna have a shitty game tonight (anti-jinx plz?)

[DesignatedT]

there we go bogans.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bogans 33333333333

[DesignatedT]

go in the fucking paint duncan. while are you floating around shooting jumpers.

[HarlemHeat37]

Centerpiece's D has been horrible so far..Pierce shouldn't be blowing by him, he's probably slower than Bogans..

[blkroadrunners]

Nice shot GHill

[Death In June]

Really hope Duncan has a good game soon.

[ffadicted]

Hill shuts the crowd up attaboy

[lurker23]

Looks like Bogans is gonna have a shitty game tonight (anti-jinx plz?)

Does the anti-jinx work if you declare it ahead of time? Seems kind of counter-productive to me. :lol

[HarlemHeat37]

Duncan isn't being aggressive so far, bad sign..expect a lot of bad shots..

[Death In June]

So many wide open looks for the centerpiece...

[Bartleby]

Pop needs to play Bonner. He had his best game last year in Boston.

[HarlemHeat37]

Hill's D is solid so far..

[DesignatedT]

damnit dyess. you gotta hit that.

[Chieflion]

We shooting jumpers, they posting up and attacking the rim.

[DesignatedT]

gotta hit wide open shots.......... wide fucking open

[itzsoweezee]

mmissing wide open shots. come on man

[HarlemHeat37]

3 wide open jump shots missed so far, all off good ball movement..gotta make those..

Heinsohn seems to really like Manu's offensive game..

[Spurs Brazil]

We need to make those open Js

[Chieflion]

Weird ass game.

[dbestpro]

Timmy shooting his shots short is not a good sign this early in the game.

[DesignatedT]

We shooting jumpers, they posting up and attacking the rim.

we are wide open. you have to shoot when they leave you that open

[KenziE]

wheres finley? did he say hello to the spurs bench yet?

[Chieflion]

we are wide open. you have to shoot when they leave you that open

We got those through bad defense, not penetration. It would be good to actually see some penetration and force the issue inside. They want the Spurs to take jumpers.

[Tp9gospursgo]

I like manu guarding Rondo. Hes doing a good job so far.

[DesignatedT]

We got those through bad defense, not penetration. It would be good to actually see some penetration and force the issue inside. They want the Spurs to take jumpers.

nobody can penetrate outside of manu.. thats the biggest problem with tony out.

[duncan228]

wheres finley? did he say hello to the spurs bench yet?

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[Chieflion]

nobody can penetrate outside of manu.. thats the biggest problem with tony out.

George Hill can. He is not doing it.

[Death In June]

Dice has the worst hands of any NBA player

[dbestpro]

That's okay. Dice doesn't get it going till the second half of the season..........Oh, wait a minute.

[Chieflion]

See, that is how you get open looks.

[Spurs Brazil]

Dice is damn TERRIBLE

Bonner>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dice

[tothrowed]

Duncan and dice are killin us wtf nooooooooooooooo not roger mason nooooo pop wtf dawg

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice block TD

[AnthonyM]

Sweet, Mason is in.

Championship...

[timtonymanu]

Second half Dice sucks still.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

dice you old ass need to sit

[CFH]

Duncan with the block

[DesignatedT]

George Hill can. He is not doing it.

very ineffectively

[Tp9gospursgo]

FUCK finley is coming in

[Death In June]

Hill has been playing like crap lately, but that's to be expected when you've played 40 minutes/game for the last ten games.

[HarlemHeat37]

Hill can't be getting blocked at the rim by Ray fucking Allen, come on..

Mason with a 3-second violation already..

[dbestpro]

Blair on Davis ought to be fun.

[KenziE]

thanks 228 you the BEST ma'am :toast


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[Chieflion]

Told you they want us taking jumpers. Celtics are quick to rotate inside. They will let you shoot from the outside.

[DAF86]

George Hill can. He is not doing it.

RJ should be able to do it too... oh and Hairston if he had the chance to play.

[CFH]

Bogans :lol

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice pass Hill

[DesignatedT]

nice pass and finish

[Chieflion]

RJ should be able to do it too... oh and Hairston if he had the chance to play.

If you can do shit in 32 seconds, let me know.

[Death In June]

Bogans is a fucking joke, that's the third game in a row he's passed it directly to the opposition.

[CFH]

Bogans just turning the ball over as usual.

[Libri]

stupid Bogans

[DesignatedT]

nice pass bogans :lol

[HarlemHeat37]

Duncan's offense looking horrible again..

He's making bad decisions offensively and he has no touch on his shots right now..

[DesignatedT]

wow duncan cant even score on big baby... take him out.. hes obviously hurting...

[Chieflion]

For those blaming just Bogans on that turnover, don't. Blame the play call to let them play the Bogans-Mason-Bonner triangle.

[Texas Style]

dude WTF!!!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

rondo running the break and see finley runs the break and decide to shoot the ball himself

[DesignatedT]

Duncan's offense looking horrible again..

i think its safe to say that something is wrong with his health

[boutons_deux]

After watching the college games today, I think this game is in slo mo. yawn.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD doing great on D but struggling on O

[HarlemHeat37]

You can't take Duncan out..while his offense has been horrible lately, his D has been very good during this time..seems like he's using more energy on D now that his offense has taken a huge hit..

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

dude WTF!!!

yea...WTF?

[superjames1992]

Duncan is struggling shooting still. :(

BTW, for all you Ian fans, he's coming in.

[dbestpro]

Timmy has really developed a bad habit of late of throwing the ball up at the hoop even is he is no longer in position for a decent shot. He needs to collect himself throw the ball back out and let the offense reset. Blair has the same problem, but he is a rookie. Tim should know better.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs shooting like shit, but down only 2.

[duncan228]

thanks 228 you the BEST ma'am :toast

Happy to help. :)

[itzsoweezee]

After watching the college games today, I think this game is in slo mo. yawn.

lol. college basketball is horrible compared to the nba, in every single way.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I pray we see some Hairston though I doubt it. Hopefully Blair sees 20+ minutes because he had a great game against Boston last time these teams faced off.

[HarlemHeat37]

Timmy has really developed a bad habit of late of throwing the ball up at the hoop even is he is no longer in position for a decent shot. He needs to collect himself throw the ball back out and let the offense reset. Blair has the same problem, but he is a rookie. Tim should know better.

I agree..it seems like he's forcing his offense just so he can get anything going..

[mogrovejo]

Damn, I was so entertained watching the Raptors and the Heat that I completely forgot this game was starting. I'll catch up during half-time. Good luck, Spurs fans.

[TD 21]

Duncan's offense looking horrible again..

He's making bad decisions offensively and he has no touch on his shots right now..

You're right, but with Ginobili out and Wallace not guarding him in the last few minutes, the Spurs should have went to him more. They've got to get him going offensively or they're going to struggle to win not just this game, but the majority of their games for the rest of the season.

[dbestpro]

For those blaming just Bogans on that turnover, don't. Blame the play call to let them play the Bogans-Mason-Bonner triangle.

I hate it when they rotate the ball to the corner man when he is already covered. Something bad almost always happens.

[boutons_deux]

"bad habit of late of throwing the ball"

I'd say half of his shots for years have been ugly shot puts.

[Tp9gospursgo]

That should be a no call on Bonner

[dbestpro]

lol. college basketball is horrible compared to the nba, in every single way.

Yeah, stars might actually foul out a college game. How rude!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

BTW, for all you Ian fans, he's coming in.
heh??

[timtonymanu]

You see Pop staring at Finley?

he's jealous.

[BanditHiro]

wow bonner is like going backwards and they still call him for the foul

[CFH]

Bogans drawing fouls :lol

[DesignatedT]

good job bogans. made something out of nothing... mason is just terrible. almost threw that ball away. he better hit some shots or there is no reason why he should be out there

[blkroadrunners]

Nice drive by Bogans.

[Spurs Brazil]

Why Pop still put Mason? The guy is horrible

[TD 21]

We're not even a quarter in and Brown has already given us umpteen "I like this, mainly because..."

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

how do you guys feel to have mason bonner and bogans on the court at the same time?

[HarlemHeat37]

LOL Finley fouling Bogans on a left hand hook shot..typical Finley..

[Libri]

You see Pop staring at Finley?

he's jealous.

I think Pop sighed. :lol

[ElNono]

If we score 100 we win. If we don't we lose.

[Death In June]

Why Pop still put Mason? The guy is horribleBecause there is no other "PG."

[DesignatedT]

knock these down beast.

[CFH]

Eat em up Blair.

[dbestpro]

Air Blair at the line needs a little more air in the ball.

[tlongII]

Blair vs Davis is an interesting matchup.

[Spurs Brazil]

Celtics up 4 after one

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Spurs shooting 32%, but only down 4.

Either they can continue to hang around, or they'll be down 15+ at halftime at this rate.

[CFH]

Glad Rondo didn't make that, yeesh. Down by 4 at the end of 1, slow game so far.

[DesignatedT]

going to need another 30+ night from manu with duncan looking bad again. bad sign

[mogrovejo]

lol. college basketball is horrible compared to the nba, in every single way.

The public is better, but that's all.

College referees are particularly bad when compared to the NBA ones. No star calls my ass. There are star calls for players, coaches and programs.

[Manudona]

If you can do shit in 32 seconds, let me know.

I can do 2 Fouls in 32 seconds, no problem at all with that.

[HarlemHeat37]

Somebody has to defend Pierce..Centerpiece needs to step up, this is a matchup where he actually might have the advantage in quickness/athleticism..Pierce has only used his size on 1 of his successful plays, that shouldn't be happening..

Duncan really, really has to do something offensively for the Spurs to win..encouraging that we're only down 4 with this shooting, but Duncan MUST do ANYTHING positive offensively..

[TD 21]

Jefferson needs to step up offensively, since it doesn't look like we're going to get much from Duncan tonight offensively and McDyess (or should I call him stone hands? This guy makes Mohammed look like he has good hands) needs to start making wide open mid-range jumpers with a degree of consistency, something he had no trouble doing for years with the Pistons but all of a sudden can't do with the Spurs.

[Bartleby]

Maybe I'm too much of an optimist, but I sort of feel better about games when the Spurs start out sluggish and then claw their way into the game. It seems that much of the time when they start out strong they fizzle in the second half.

[lurker23]

Pop's approach with Hairston still confuses me some. He puts him in at the end of quarters for an offensive/defensive substitution, so he must regard his defense at least relatively highly. However, despite Pop's preaching of defense first, Malik still gets few minutes. Are his offensive rookie mistakes really bad enough to keep him off the court? I'm not really whining or anything, just trying to comprehend it a little more. If anyone has any insights, let me know.

[boutons_deux]

I didn't say college ball was better, but it's much more active compared to this sleep-walking game.

Spurs with another quarter unable to score, can't break 20 pts.

[Tp9gospursgo]

MANUUUUUUUUUU and 1

[qiuyizeng]

duncan scared perkins?

[DesignatedT]

manu and 1!

[CFH]

Ginobili and 1, good start to the quarter.

[ffadicted]

Maaaaaaanuuuuuuuu

[CFH]

What was that mess??? :lol

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice job Bonner on Davis

[Chieflion]

This is good defense.

[Manudona]

Great defense by Bonner

[Tp9gospursgo]

Rj needs to take Finley 1 on 1

[deadpool]

damn it to hell!!!

[DesignatedT]

finley clank

[itzsoweezee]

brick followed up by giving up a basket to sheldon fucking williams

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[mogrovejo]

I hate these "All-Bench" line-ups playing extended minutes. Can't wait for the playoffs to stop watching these units on the floor.

[HarlemHeat37]

Horrible pick and roll D by Bonner and Blair..

[CFH]

Nice drive by RJ

[Chieflion]

Damn it, worst thing to happen. Letting a draft bust shit all over you.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Who was guarding Rj on that last play?

[DesignatedT]

there we go rj... keep doing that

[mogrovejo]

Shelden Williams is a bum. Hands of stone.

[dbestpro]

Blair has become a liability of late. His lack of size is really a problem when he does not rebound or play hard.

[Tp9gospursgo]

RJ and 1!!

[blkroadrunners]

RJ being agressive

[DesignatedT]

RJ AND 1!!!!!! where you at finley... pop abusing finley :lol

[CFH]

RJ and 1!!! Keep driving it.

[Libri]

finley clank

good old Finley

[timtonymanu]

lmao finley. thanks for guarding RJ.

[ElNono]

LOL Finley

[Tp9gospursgo]

RJ>Finley

[itzsoweezee]

grow some fucking ball, boner

[WeNeedLength]

In yo face Finley haha.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Drive by RJ? YES!

All these fucking 3PAs? NO!

[phxspurfan]

Lol @ Pop only calling isos on Finley

[myhc]

finley getting the playing time he wanted :lol

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ and one!!

[Chieflion]

Easy baskets, thank Finley for that.

[HarlemHeat37]

Finley's D has been terrible so far..he fouled Bogans on an impossible shot, and RJ just manhandled him..

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

thank god boston has a shitty bench

[Spurologist]

great defense FIN. :lmao

[Blackjack]

I never thought I'd say this: I love watching Fin play D.

[DesignatedT]

rj should have a career night against this bum

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Should keep giving it to Finley's man as long as he's on the floor :lol

[deadpool]

bonner acting like a manjina out there!

[EVAY]

ya know, if we are honest about it, Tim has only had good offensive outings against sub-par teams since about the time Tony went out.

He had terrific numbers against the Warriors, but then so did everybody. Without Manu having monster games, we can't win anything.

[DesignatedT]

bonner nervous playing in front of his family

[TD 21]

Mason either takes bad shots or doesn't take shots at all. Is this guy not aware that the Spurs need 3 point shooting/scoring in general from him? What does he think he's in there for, defense?

Bonner, as always, shooting poorly against a quality opponent.

Pop should pull Ginobili right now and not wait another two minutes. Things are going good, even if the Celtics go on a run with him out he can finish the half with things close. Worst case scenario: they begin to make a run with him still in, he comes out, the lead balloons.

[Chieflion]

NBA scrubs caring about the community.

[DesignatedT]

this arena is dead as fuck...

[dbestpro]

I wish Blair would think more like Rodman. Just rebound the ball, play defense and let the other guys pass and score.

[BanditHiro]

goltending?

[CFH]

A scrub just shitting on the Spurs nothing new here.

[dbestpro]

That ball was on the rim.

[Chieflion]

Fucking Shelden Williams again.

[ffadicted]

WTF ball in the cylinder baby, no ref love?

[TIMMYD!]

Manu is going to have a feast during this penalty period.

[DesignatedT]

nice rj

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice shot Rj

[CFH]

RJ getting it done.

[blkroadrunners]

6 point lead

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes RJ!

[Chieflion]

Blair, you stupid motherfucker.

[DesignatedT]

manu and 1!!!!!!

[CFH]

Manu and 1

[Tp9gospursgo]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu and one!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ffadicted]

Portland's gonna win tonight baby, 6th seed here we come??

[HarlemHeat37]

Manu is just on a different level right now..it's amazing that he struggled so much in the 1st half of the season and looks like he does now..

[Libri]

OK, Manu pissed on the Celtics with that move.

[ffadicted]

Manuuuuuuu!!!

[DesignatedT]

good defense guys! :tu

[Manudona]

Manu.

[CFH]

Spurs doing good, keep it up.

[ffadicted]

Wow, excellent defensive rotation there

[HarlemHeat37]

I hate when RJ takes contested 3s when he's in a decent offensive rhythm..take it to the basket, he's overplaying you..

[ElNono]

Manu just tearing Boston a new asshole...

[Tp9gospursgo]

Manu with 16 points already

[superjames1992]

Manu is beastin' tonight.

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs up 8

time out Celtics

[nkdlunch]

Manu is kicking some ass!!!!!

[itzsoweezee]

if just one of the spurs big men can show up, the spurs can blow this game open

[TIMMYD!]

This quarter is going to be very important in our success tonight and I hope Pop is smart enough to recognize that.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill is going for the line for 2. Good time to give Manu 3-4 minutes of rest

Let's see if TD can score some with Manu on the bench

[TD 21]

With the exception of James, is there anyone in the league playing better than Ginobili right now? If there is, I don't know who it is because you can't play the game much better than he's playing it.

[Ghjkll]

Manu is as talented as any other player in this league...Too bad he wasn´t given Vince´s body and physical abilities. He would be a superstar for sure.

[bbarry]

Manu 15 mins, 16 pts, 4/7 FG 8/8 FTA

[Blackjack]

Nice rotations and Manu already 8-8 from the line.

If they can get Tim contributing offensively and not burn out Manu, they've got a shot.

[Spurs Brazil]

Nuggets with 26L already

[Chieflion]

Nice rotations and Manu already 8-8 from the line.

If they can get Tim contributing offensively and not burn out Manu, they've got a shot.

Are you inside the chat room?

[DesignatedT]

wow hill... terrible

[qiuyizeng]

I love manu!

[dbestpro]

Timmy remains invisible.

[ElNono]

Hill needs to be agressive...

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck Dice, he's DAMN terrible

[DesignatedT]

hill sucks again tonight

[TD 21]

Garnett is always fired up to play Duncan, yet for some reason it's seemingly not the other way around. Duncan needs to take charge offensively, bad knees or not, this is absolutely ridiculous.

[CFH]

Down to a 3 point lead, son of a bitch!!!

[TIMMYD!]

Why are we not driving?

[Death In June]

Never throw a moderately difficult pass Dice's way.

[Spurs Brazil]

Celtics 7-2 run with Manu on the bench

[timtonymanu]

Dice needs to go in the offseason.

Fucking lead cuts when Manu is out. Typical.

[bbarry]

damnit wtf? spurs suck with duncan in the game! we go back to jumpshooting. before he entered the game we were getting to the line and getting easy shots.

[ffadicted]

well fuck, that was quick

[ffadicted]

Everytime Manu goes out we fucking suck balls man... goddamn it

[DesignatedT]

duncan is clearly hurting...

[HarlemHeat37]

Spurs have nobody that takes it to the basket when Manu is out..build a lead, settle for jump shots, lose the lead..

Jefferson and Hill need to penetrate, Duncan needs to score..

[ElNono]

We're just not being smart... They're in the penalty, we need to take it to the rack and make them foul you.

[DAF86]

How is posible that the second Manu is taken out, the other team goes on a run?... every fucking time :bang