Game Blog: 2010 Playoffs Round 1 - Spurs vs. Mavs, Game 4

[duncan228]

Maybe that gets Duncan going.

[NewJerSpur]

Get that weak sauce out!!

[CFH]

Nice block by Dice and Hill still has it going

[ffadicted]

Hill and Dice are the big 2 tonight

[NewJerSpur]

George getting the shot going.

[DPG21920]

Leaving Kidd open again, huh. How is that working out for you, Spurs?

[Ice009]

Lol i am a broken record.

Stop fucking giving them threes.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill J again!!

[CFH]

Wow, Hill is on fiyaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Need to stop the Mavs from scoring.

[HarlemHeat37]

Too many jump shots, get in the paint..

Kidd is in a rhythm now..in the other games, when he started off poorly, he was out of rhythm for the entire game..

[Sisk]

start fucking boarding

[DPG21920]

OMG, Dirk finally misses and the Spurs don'g board. Disgusting.

[NewJerSpur]

Well, got to give it up to Butler when he's making those.

[alchemist]

another tough shot wow

[ffadicted]

Wow, Hill looks like a superstar out there

[timtonymanu]

Hill is back which is a great sign.

[Libri]

uphill battle, dammit

[NewJerSpur]

George keeping us in the game.

[Ice009]

Hill is a fucking beast. He is playing with heart.

[DPG21920]

Spurs have to clean it up. This is stuff withing their control. Tighten it up boys!

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill keeping is alive

[alchemist]

Hill imposing his will offensively, very impressed!

[Spurologist]

HILLLLL is on faiiiiiyaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!

[HarlemHeat37]

Hill carrying the Spurs right now..

Have to stop trading though..also need to keep attacking, the jump shots aren't going to go in all game..

[NewJerSpur]

Dallas can't defend our guards on the perimeter. We can't get away from that.

[Horse]

C'mon let's get in under 10, and start working it. Hill the kid has arrived.

[DPG21920]

Is that score right?

[CFH]

The lead is down to 8, keep cutting it down Spurs

[Ice009]

Excellent play george hill.

[Libri]

Hill is making a name for himself.

[NewJerSpur]

Dammit rj!!

[4>0rings]

Dallas setting up a tent in the paint.

[ffadicted]

Duncan with a travel...? wow

[Death In June]

Wow. What a call.

[BanditHiro]

wtf Duncan can you get the rebound

[DPG21920]

Tim, please do something.

[Spurs Brazil]

lol refs

[Horse]

God these fucks are getting every bounce.

[alchemist]

another easy board missed, no effort. damn

[timtonymanu]

Fuckin rebound and stop leaving them open.

[CFH]

Manu!!!

[NewJerSpur]

Thank you.

[Horse]

Here we go!

[ffadicted]

I feel the momentum changing...

[Spurologist]

C'mon TD!!!!!!!

We need you!

[BanditHiro]

fuck tim duncan has no confidence he gave it up to Manu

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

There we go, a couple of stops. It is all about the stops.

[DPG21920]

Just keep it single digits boys. Keep digging. Tim and Manu will be there in the fourth. Just have to play smarter more purposeful basketball.

[Ice009]

cOME ON GEORGE HILL. GO SPURS. GO.

[ffadicted]

Paaaaaaaaaarker wide open driving lane, take that in with a floater

[DPG21920]

Wide open miss by TP.

[alchemist]

definitely dead legs from Duncan

[Sisk]

Diceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Spurologist]

Let's fucking GO!!!!!!!!

[CFH]

Dice J!!! Lead down to 6, keep working!!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Fucking EXCELLENT D.

[ffadicted]

DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICEEE!!!!!

Can I fucking say how much I've loved Dice's play in the playoffs, holy shit it's like a completely different man out there

[Spurs Brazil]

great D

Dice J!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

[4>0rings]

Hell yeah, now they are excited... and so am I. :)

[duncan228]

Go spurs!

[DPG21920]

What a noticeable difference in energy level. Spurs very luck no foul was called on the last possession. That is the type of play they need.

[peskypesky]

we're back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[m33p0]

phew

[BanditHiro]

wow dirk is throwing elbows wildly.

[NewJerSpur]

Dice with 2 great plays on both ends of the court.

[timtonymanu]

Spurs have picked up the energy. Keep chipping, boys.

[Libri]

much needed shot by Dice

[HarlemHeat37]

Alright, it's almost a ball game now..good start, just cut it to 3 or 4 and it's a ball game..keep it up..

The Mavs are going to get a few calls on the next few possessions, they're really complaining, that usually works..

[Ice009]

Keep pushing and play the big guns. No subs.

[Warlord23]

The D finally shows some life! Can Tim and Manu get going at the other end?

[Horse]

I hope all the dumbasses who passed on Hill are watching this. This kid is our future.

[NewJerSpur]

This game is thinning my hairline, LOL.

[alchemist]

much needed shot by Dice
for his confidence, absolutely.

[Mav-elous Man]

Wow the ref let the Spurs get away with murder on the last 2 possessions for Dallas!!! Its the Mavs own fault though because they built the lead pushing the ball now all 5 players on the floor are pussy-footing up court. Gotta get out and run!!!

[Pistons < Spurs]

Go http://www.tdi-online.org/neworleansconference/tdi/image001.jpg Go!

[quentin_compson]

Hill keeping us in the game, and now the others are slowly waking up as well.

Defense has been better the last couple of possessions. Gotta stop giving up second chance points though.

[Ice009]

Thunder it home. No pun intended ;).

[AnthonyM]

This is the Spurs team that should have started the game

[Spurs Brazil]

I just hope Pop doesn't fuck with his Bonner and other lineup

[Mal]

I`d like what I am seeing. Spurs go out and try to take game in their hands. And they do.

[spurspokesman]

Thank you.
Hill is really making parker look expendable AT THIS MOMENT lol

[DPG21920]

Spurs have to keep playing smart. Now they have to make sure to run the Mavs off of the 3 point line. But be under control. The Mavs are pump faking and the Spurs players are flying right by them. They have to be in control so the Mavs actually have to move inside the 3 point line on close outs.

[NewJerSpur]

Hill keeping us in the game, and now the others are slowly waking up as well.

Defense has been better the last couple of possessions. Gotta stop giving up second chance points though.

Yes, it's been keeping the Spurs at bay more so than Dallas actual offense.

[peskypesky]

wow dirk is throwing elbows wildly.

yeah, WTF? can you imagine how many points Duncan would score if the refs allowed him to throw elbows and create space?

[Spurologist]

Tp's J isn't on so he has to keep driving...

Anything positive from TD at this point would be good.....He's gonna start knocking some in...Bank on it

[DPG21920]

Wow, Spurs got so lucky there.

[Technique]

dice!!

[CFH]

Dice J!!!

[NewJerSpur]

Dice is on fire.

[ffadicted]

Dice bbaaaibbbbeeeehhh

[Spurologist]

Diiiiiiceeeeeeeeee

[Spurs Brazil]

Dice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sisk]

beautiful dice. beautiful.

[peskypesky]

THIS is why I knew Dice was a good addition to the team. The playoffs.

[NewJerSpur]

Dallas starting to crack.

[Spurologist]

Hill with a beautiful steal

[Ice009]

fuck yes HILL.

FUCK YES HILL.

[CFH]

Nice steal by Hill

[DPG21920]

They can't keep leaving 3 point shooters open, but everything else look much improved. Keep it on them.

[CFH]

Rj!!! :d

[Spurologist]

Rj!!!!!!!

[ffadicted]

SPURS ON FIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEERRRRRRR

*knock on wood*

[peskypesky]

a game of halfs!

[Cherry]

we are ON ;)

[NewJerSpur]

Damn, even Jefferson, LOL. Hope that gets him going.

[Horse]

It's coming apart!

[m33p0]

tim and manu are hesitating when they have the ball. somebody tell them it's ok if they miss. we trust them nonetheless

[Crookshanks]

8-0 run - now THIS is Spurs basketball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[peskypesky]

lol Dallas!

[duncan228]

Keep it up boys. Offense flowing from the defense.

[DPG21920]

That was great defense by Dice. Perfect.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

As I said, it's all about the D.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Kriz-Maxima]

Come on Dice!

[Mal]

That looks great

[DPG21920]

He just hit Tim in the head.

[NewJerSpur]

Dampier helping the Spurs with weak play.

[peskypesky]

Fuck you, Dampussy!

[Death In June]

Give it to georgie.

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Dice,

ATTACK NOW

[ShoogarBear]

Bad call there on Damp.

[Crookshanks]

4 on Dampier - woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!

[peskypesky]

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[timtonymanu]

Dirk is a POS for doing that.

[Spurologist]

-2

Fuckin Relax and run some offense...

[Mal]

DUMBpier

[Libri]

the crowd is getting into it :downspin:

[DPG21920]

Bad call on Dampier there. Bad call.

[CFH]

Lead down to 2, gotta keep it going.

[peskypesky]

wish Manu would've worn the mask. he'd be a maniac in that thing.

[ffadicted]

OMG!!! Somebody needs to make a gif of Jim Carrey's light clapping + dumb face when Dirk threw that TO pass to a wide open Kidd in the corner :lol

[boutons_deux]

come on, mofo's, Don't Let Up 'Til You Get Enough.

[Spurs Brazil]

Come on Pop, draw a good play to tie this shit

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

weather the storm!

[HarlemHeat37]

LOL Dirk slapping Duncan in the head..silly..

It's good that the Spurs are back in it, but the big 3 needs to get going now..Duncan needs to find his rhythm, Manu needs to make some shots and TP needs to get in the paint, his J isn't there right now..

[NewJerSpur]

Pop should've pulled Tim a few minutes ago. Hopefully he and Dice have the energy to ride out much of the 4th.

[Horse]

Love what I'm seeing, but jumpshots are fool's gold gotta get to the rim.

[BanditHiro]

come on parker drive it in don't shoot a jumpshoot none of you three have it just drive

[Crookshanks]

Couple more good stops and maybe a foul or two on Dallas, and I think they come unglued. They're already starting to lose their composure.

[Chomag]

Spurs are getting away with alot of fouls here lol.

spurs finally getting blessing from the basketball gods?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This is the Dice I advocated so vociferously for last year. Who knew it would take him until the playoffs to show up? :lol

[DPG21920]

Spurs need a score here. Big time. Get over the hump and try to see if the Mavs will melt down.

[yourtehclay]

http://720lignes.blog.lemonde.fr/files/2009/02/l10745877967_701.1234349113.jpg

Dick Jefferson is playing rather nicely.

[Spurs Brazil]

Maybe that play that TP drive and dish for a Hill corner 3 is a good idea

[Spurologist]

To be fair......Damp gets zero calls

It just shows where the momentum is

[DPG21920]

How can Dice play so terrible all year and then do this?

[Mal]

Dirk`s toughness, means elbows, using hands, pushing.... lol

[benefactor]

Bad call there on Damp.
After he ran his mouth...they are not giving him anything.

[Spurs Brazil]

Dice will have to rest. What to do, small, Bonner or Blair?

[Capt Bringdown]

Dice has totally redeemed himself after a less than impressive regular season.

Spurs need to seize the lead, if we battle back only to let the Mavs build the lead back, game over.
We're on the verge of breaking the Mavs spirit.
Could be a pivotal moment in the series.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Got to take the lead NOW. If we don't, they are sure to make a run back at us. Got to get over the psychological hump.

[itzsoweezee]

no momentum killing jumpshot here, TP

[NewJerSpur]

LOL Dirk slapping Duncan in the head..silly..

It's good that the Spurs are back in it, but the big 3 needs to get going now..Duncan needs to find his rhythm, Manu needs to make some shots and TP needs to get in the paint, his J isn't there right now..

TP especially needs to get aggressive and get back in the paint, the jumper's a little off.

[DPG21920]

Spurs should run a play for Tim.

[benefactor]

How can Dice play so terrible all year and then do this?
I have said this in my head many times over the last three games.

[Horse]

Let's keep it up. 4th quarter Timmy time!

[m33p0]

man, if the spurs manage to steal this one, no question GEORGE HILL won the game for the Spurs.

[CFH]

RJ and 1!!!

[ffadicted]

AND1 BABY!!!!

Amazing Dick!!!!

[ShoogarBear]

Rj!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NewJerSpur]

Jefferson waking up FINALLY, and schooling Caron in the process.

[Spurologist]

Rjjjjjjjjjjj

and1111111!!!!!!!!

[dbestpro]

We have a new game.

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ and one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DPG21920]

Motha f'ing RJ

[quentin_compson]

Very important bucket by RJ!

[benefactor]

Big Dick on the loose!

[Cherry]

Jef and 1 !!!

[Ice009]

Rj! Fuck yes!

[BanditHiro]

rofl big three

hill jefferson dice

[Crookshanks]

Oh yeah!!!

[bdictjames]

I like the effort from our 'dogs'.

Once our superstars step up, this is gonna be a good game. :]]

[Warlord23]

Jefferson for the and-1!!

[Mal]

Rj !

[m33p0]

And1!!!!!!

[DPG21920]

Pop ride this out.

[lefty]

Dick !

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

LOL RJ's pose after the and1

[Libri]

Mr. Holt cheering loud. Great to see that.

[NewJerSpur]

Dammit RJ.

[DPG21920]

Stop and the lead boys.

[ffadicted]

Damn I really wanted the lead there

[ShoogarBear]

Damn, why does he suck on FTs this year?

(Rhetorical question.)

[Crookshanks]

Now Timmy and Manu gotta get going. They've done nothing offensively, and we're still in this game. They gotta take over the 4th quarter.

[dbestpro]

This is going to be rough. Blair really is in over his head.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Crucial stretch now with Blair out there and Tim sitting.

[Spurologist]

and1 baby!!!!

Amazing dick!!!!

tmi

[DPG21920]

There is the stop.

[DPG21920]

There is the score!

[CFH]

Haha, nice job by Blair!!!

[ffadicted]

Blair baby!!

And we got the leaaaaaaaaaad ;)

[NewJerSpur]

BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIR....after the no-call on Tony.

[Spurs Brazil]

Beast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Technique]

lol no foul for park but beast was there

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Finally got the lead after 5 trips! Right, we needed that.

[Ice009]

Fuck yes blair! What hustle.

[m33p0]

unbelievable... no whistle

[peskypesky]

Grizzly Blair!!!

[ManuTP9]

Gotta love Blair!

[DPG21920]

Get stops. Then get more stops.

[Horse]

Thank god haywood u blow me has butterfingers

[Warlord23]

Why the fuck is Dice gambling on D with Dirk??

[Death In June]

Bullshit call.

[CFH]

A foul??? WTF!!!

[ffadicted]

Was gonna be Dallas ball anyway, but a foul really?

[NewJerSpur]

Damn, Spurs had them in desperation mode with the clock running down.

[Spurs Brazil]

No Blair, small ball

[DPG21920]

Damn it Spurs. Played great defense, forced a bad shot and then foul.

[Spurologist]

FUCK....Haywood climbs over the shorter Blair everytime

[dbestpro]

This really would be a good time to give Ian 1 minute of play.

[BanditHiro]

terrible call just let it go out of bounds ref don't call the foul on ginobili

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This is going to be rough. Blair really is in over his head.

No, actually, it's his time to shine.

[ffadicted]

Great steal by the big fella

[NewJerSpur]

The grizzly blair!!

[Technique]

blair!!!!!! rofl!!

[Sisk]

Grizzly blair!

[DPG21920]

Blair with the rare composed smart play. He normally does something silly. Then a huge board.

[duncan228]

anyone know whats up with that thing on Manu's nose? Why not just wear the mask?

He didn't want the mask. Said it could interfere with his vision.

[CFH]

Wow, Blair is playing like an absolute beast out there!!!

[Spurologist]

FUCKIN BLAIR is manning this bitch

[timtonymanu]

There's the real Blair.

[itzsoweezee]

So glad to see Blair in the game and Bonner glued to the bench.

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice job Beast, make the FTs now

[Ice009]

The beast is here.

Dejuan blair.

[DPG21920]

Nice Blair!

[m33p0]

Da beast!

[Libri]

That was a beastly rebound by Blair.

[Crookshanks]

Manu is really trying - the shots are just not falling. But hopefully if he keeps it up, it'll turn around.

[quentin_compson]

Great hustle now for the third time by Blair.

[ShoogarBear]

Blair has outscored Duncan, lol.

[WildcardManu]

Good hustle by blair

[NewJerSpur]

Supporting cast DEFINITELY showing up now, that was all hustle by Djuan against 2 Mavs.

[Mal]

Love this guy. He`s awesome

[EmptyMan]

get you some dee beeeeeeee

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Yeah, Grizzly is really "in over his head". He now has a scrappy score, a steal, and a FT! :lol

dworstpro strikes again!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Blair has outscored Duncan, lol.

not funny, but fine...

[lefty]

Barea :lmao

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[DPG21920]

This is has been a great defensive quarter. :lol at making fun of Gino's nose.

[Crookshanks]

Barea did that on purpose. Stupid POS midget

[Spurologist]

:lol

Harlan: into that big snajjjjj (sp?)

[Pistons < Spurs]

"Right to that big schnoz of Manu"


:lmao:lmao

[HarlemHeat37]

Manu got the steal there, but Hill finally got Barea from behind, which is what made him lose control of the ball in the first place..Hill needs to keep playing D like that since Barea is going to beat him to the spot, he's usually good at that..

[NewJerSpur]

WHAT IS WITH THESE FT's, EVEN FOR THE SPURS?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

you mother fucker butler FUCK YOU

[ffadicted]

Cheap ass mexican!

[DPG21920]

Come on Manu, wee need you to make FT's.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Why the fuck isn't Manu wearing a mask? He's just asking for trouble with that big crosshair on his shnoz. :lol

[Technique]

Lmfao!!!!

[Horse]

Fucking FT's we're gonna need em.