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

[InK]

Yessss game over, or i eat crow

[Pistons < Spurs]

3-1

[Technique]

3-1 bitchessssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[m33p0]

:clap:

[DPG21920]

Spurs ball?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

tee,hee

[TampaDude]

Doesn't matter...it's over...

[lurker]

Well, that turned out the way I was afraid it would. Will definitely be an interesting off-season to see what Dirk decides to do. Mark is gonna be making numerous drunk phone calls to Dirk's voice mail professing his love and devotion.


Congrats to the Spurs.

[resistanze]

Horrible execution down the stretch by the Mavs.

[DPG21920]

Mav ball.

[picc84]

Should be Mavs ball but wont matter. Game is over.

[Mal]

Great win

[Spurologist]

Officiating has been spot on.....

Fuck...might be mavs ball

[dbestpro]

The fat lady is singing.

[NewJerSpur]

Fuck, watch Dick miss these... c'mon Dick, channel your inner Manu! :lol

Good call, unfortunately. :lol

[DPG21920]

Don't foul.

[m33p0]

3.6 secs left. ballgame.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

What a totally CRAZY game. Another one for the ages.

These last two games have been the best of the season for mine.

[phxspurfan]

gg

[EmptyMan]

there will be like .3 on the clock

[DPG21920]

OMG, stupid play.

[NewJerSpur]

Here we go.

[phxspurfan]

lol .4 ?

[TampaDude]

Oh, give me a fucking break...

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Omg...

[ffadicted]

OMG......

What a fucking stupid play by Duncan, what the fucking fuck

[Brazil]

wtf was that Tim ??

[InK]

Just gimme a break....

[angelbelow]

What a weird game

[DPG21920]

Tim, that was not smart. You are better than that.

[CFH]

Oh, come on...

[Supergirl]

Man refs are DESPERATE to come up with ANYTHING they can do to help the Mavs

[ffadicted]

Please do not put 0.4 on the clock....

[flame]

.4 is going through everyone's mind right now. i know it

[Brazil]

please no 0.4 story

[Cherry]

it´s OVER !????

[carina_gino20]

shit

[picc84]

This has been insanely good basketball. Best series in the first round by far.

[Death In June]

Flashes of .4?

[runback22]

these refs sure are trying as hard as hell to give the Mavs a chance.....freaking NBA

[lefty]

Wtf

[Brazil]

.4 is going through everyone's mind right now. i know it

touché

[m33p0]

fucking refs... ballgame, man!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Good call, unfortunately. :lol

Yeah, I'm afraid Dick is NOT Mr Clutch with his jumper.

[DPG21920]

No shot can be taken.

[TampaDude]

.1 no shot game over

[CFH]

00.1 left :lol

[Spurs Brazil]

It's a fucking W!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

[NewJerSpur]

Man was that dumb.

[angelbelow]

whats the fucking point, i though shots under .3 dont count

[EmptyMan]

fisher is laughing his ass off

[BanditHiro]

impossible we won

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

0.1 baby!

[Cherry]

wtf?
00.1?

[lefty]

Fisher !

[Spurologist]

lol .4 ?

Oh my fucking god....what is with spurs playoff basketball

[WildcardManu]

Pop probably reminding of .4

[InK]

WOW fail officiating

[carina_gino20]

why bother playing with 0.1 left?

[Brazil]

OMG please please please no b/s

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Why are they huddling. Just get it over.

[DPG21920]

No foul.

[Sisk]

Three to one!!

[Spurologist]

Win!!!!

[m33p0]

0.1 only a tip in will count.

[Capt Bringdown]

F'n Hell, Duncan with the brain-dead zombie play.

Didn't he learn anything from .04?

[siraulo23]

SPURS Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@@@@@###########@$$$$$$$

[DPG21920]

Wow. Unreal that the Spurs won that game.

[Technique]

phew... thought that was a 3 point foul on manu

[carina_gino20]

Spurs!

[Cherry]

We win we win oh god!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Spurs win!

[NewJerSpur]

LOL @ Terry trying to catch the ball AND draw the foul.

[BigJoeD]

Game over!!!!

[Warlord23]

Timmy needs to forget this game asap and move on

[benefactor]

Three to one. Series over.

[DJ Mbenga]

ginobili almost gave fans a heart attack

[picc84]

I thought they were gonna call that foul for Terry.

[phxspurfan]

Manu almost fouled him with 0.1 left on the clock! lol

[Crookshanks]

whew...that was a nailbiter. Glad it's over

[TampaDude]

I'm surprised the ref$ didn't give the Mavs three FTs with no time on the clock. :lol

[nbaman99]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah Lets go Spurs go

[NewJerSpur]

Damn, can we ever just blow Dallas out? I might not live to the second round if we make it there, LOL.

[boutons_deux]

3-1, HOW SWEET IT IS!

Let's go 4-1 and rest the boys

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

That was stupid. Why did any of our players go anywhere near the 3pt line??? We should have gone and stood under the basket and let them do whatever they liked.

Impressive win, except for TP's inexplicable mental errors to let them back in the game, and that last play.

[lefty]

Oh yeah

Spurs win

[Supergirl]

so...is TD ok? did he just have a losing shooting game?

[peskypesky]

Three to one. Series over.

you trying to jinx the Spurs, homie?

[Chomag]

Got away with that foul at the end lol

[Whisky Dog]

Don't whine about the call...Manu should have called a TO...that's on him

Fuck no, he's getting fouled the ref needs to call the obvious foul. Even the zebras couldn't stop the Spurs in the 4th tonight!!

Fuck Yeah Bitches!!!!!!

[Capt Bringdown]

I need to lie down after this game, nerves are shot!

[45 bank shot]

Three to one. Series over.

Be careful about what you say, it ain't over till it's over.
let's hope spurs can keep the composure and finish off the MAvs

Go Spurs Go!!

[dbreiden83080]

phew... thought that was a 3 point foul on manu

Why the hell was Manu even touching him??

.1 you can't take a full shot by league rule

[magui86770]

what a crap game by duncan. lets show up for game 5 timmy!!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Three to one. Series over.

Um, no, 4-1 series over. You're one game off. ;)

[polandprzem]

you can't do squat in 0.1 - they should not set the clock at 0.1

[NewJerSpur]

That was a championship performance in the 2nd half. Props to the Mavs for not going away. That looked to be there best shot.

[lefty]

Manu almost fouled him with 0.1 left on the clock! lol
You know, before the inbound, I imagined Manu fouling the shooter

It almost happened :(

[Dex]

Strangely enough, I've missed that overly anxious, can't-hardly-breathe feeling that comes with playoff basketball.

Huge, huge win. Spurs showed an amazing amount of grit to climb back from 15 down, and kept their composure down the stretch.

Breakout game by George Hill, he was absolutely unconscious tonight. And as predicted, tonight was Blair's X-factor game.

[davemaniscool]

I'm not sure why everyone thought Dallas was better. Championship pedigree does count.

[peskypesky]

Dejuan Blair three offensive rebounds in 10 minutes. that was the decider, IMO.

[CFH]

Damn, that was one crazy game!!! I can finally relax for tonight. :lol

[Brazil]

Damn, can we ever just blow Dallas out? I might not live to the second round if we make it there, LOL.

I'm smiling nervously right now... Oh My Fucking God.... this serie is crazy

[Crookshanks]

Be careful about what you say, it ain't over till it's over.
let's hope spurs can keep the composure and finish off the MAvs

Go Spurs Go!!

Only 4% of teams have come back from 3-1 to win - and I don't think the Mavs are the team to beat the odds. :lmao

[TampaDude]

Spurs 92

Mavs + refs 89

3-1, bitches!!!

Spurs in 6 (maybe 5).

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[Whisky Dog]

Got away with that foul at the end lol

Manu standing still and Terry jumping into him isn't a foul. Besides, 1/10th of a second isn't long enough for the foul to occur anyway. Are some of you people seriously this retarded?

[Fernando TD21]

Great win!! But what did Duncan do at the end? I'm not watching it.

[mystargtr34]

Great win. Series isnt over yet. Spurs came back from 3-1 to level it at 3-3 before, and anything can happen in a Game 7.

I wont rest easy until they win 4.

[mystargtr34]

Great win. Series isnt over yet. Spurs came back from 3-1 to level it at 3-3 before, and anything can happen in a Game 7.

I wont rest easy until they win 4.

[NewJerSpur]

so...is TD ok? did he just have a losing shooting game?

Defnitely looked gassed...he got some good rest in the 2nd half, fortunately. Can't play any worse, especially in a closeout game.

[Crookshanks]

Timmy played probably the worst playoff game of his career - thank god for George Hill tonight.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

look...even if manu fouled terry at the end, it was a 2 FTs not 3.

[VBM]

To the posters here saying game over in the 2nd quarter...the Spurs demand an apology

[Brazil]

Great win!! But what did Duncan do at the end? I'm not watching it.

throwing away the ball to Manu

[Thompson]

All good things are from above; thank you God for George Hill!

[SpurAddict561]

Aaron Brooks WHO?!

I'm loving the fact that I'm literally gnawing my nails to my elbow joint, I haven't felt like this since we won the Hornets series

[benefactor]

you trying to jinx the Spurs, homie?
So their gonna win three in a row?

It's over.

[peskypesky]

I need to lie down after this game, nerves are shot!

i'm a fucking wreck right now. don't even feel like we won.

[NewJerSpur]

Dejuan Blair three offensive rebounds in 10 minutes. that was the decider, IMO.

Hill + Blair equal the future. They bridged the gap and Djuan looked like he started to FINALLY settle in to HIS game that he's been playing all season. Manu balanced out the poor shooting night with a timely 3 and some made FT's. Dice was our anchor in the 3rd.

[Chomag]

Manu standing still and Terry jumping into him isn't a foul. Besides, 1/10th of a second isn't long enough for the foul to occur anyway. Are some of you people seriously this retarded?

It was a foul but it looked to be after time expired most likely. Settel down bro. Manu should have not been that close to him

[pjjrfan]

Estos vatos!!!! Why are they giving me ulcers, a simple time out by Manu or Tim and all this stress could be averted. But WTH Go Spurs Go. What a win.

[Dex]

Great win!! But what did Duncan do at the end? I'm not watching it.

1.5 seconds left on the clock, Dallas scores to leave them down 3.

Duncan threw a long inbound pass out to halfcourt to a contested Manu, who was only able to tap the ball out of bounds.

The refs ruled there was 0.1 second left, Dallas inbounded to JET who flopped all over the three point line trying to draw a call on Manu, which will assuredly be DallasFan's excuse later.

[TampaDude]

Great win!! But what did Duncan do at the end? I'm not watching it.

He threw a long pass to Manu, and the ball bounced out of bounds with .1 left on the clock. Announcers said that Duncan should've called time out. You could tell the ref$ were desperately trying to give the Mavs one final chance, but the game was basically over. You cannot legally have a shot with only .1 left on the clock, only a tip in, and that would only be 2 points. Ballgame.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Manu standing still and Terry jumping into him isn't a foul. Besides, 1/10th of a second isn't long enough for the foul to occur anyway. Are some of you people seriously this retarded?

What were any of our players doing anywhere near any of theirs out past the 3pt line is the real question.

With 0.1 left, not enough time to get a shot off, you don't want to be anywhere near the other team, because you can be sure they'll flop into you.

[Capt Bringdown]

Tonight we won despite the efforts of our Big Three, not because of them. Duncan and Muanu will bounce back, but I'm disturbed about Tony's shitty court decision making and turnovers. His shooting is great, but he needs to pull his head out and stop playing like Iverson FFS.

A year ago we couldn't have dreamed of pulling out a playoff win like this. Brilliant to see the youngsters win the day in the 3rd quarter.

[nbaman99]

What happened to that guy who guaranteed a Mavs win? i guess he is done posting here for this season. Guys, we won a playoff game when Tim scored only one field goal. 1 of 9.

[peskypesky]

That was a championship performance in the 2nd half. Props to the Mavs for not going away. That looked to be there best shot.

i almost, almost, feel sorry for Dirk. the guy is NEVER going to have a ring, this was his last chance, IMO. but nah, fuck him and the rest of the Mavs and Dallas too!

[pjjrfan]

This team just continues to surprise me in a pleasant way. I thought for sure they were going to lose, but they came out and I think Doug collins had it right when he said that Pop must be exstatic that this team is beginning to get it. As in tough defense.

[HBS]

A gutsy call by Pop to take out a bone-headed TP of the game in the late 4th quarter for leaving Jason Terry in the corner for a thee-point shot.

A great character game for the Spurs.

George Hill is now officially better than Tony Parker.

[NewJerSpur]

A year ago we couldn't have dreamed of pulling out a playoff win like this. Brilliant to see the youngsters win the day in the 3rd quarter.

Word. Props to Pop from learning from the error of his ways last year and giving the youngsters some run. They played better than the Big 3 for much of the game and were the primary reason we came back. Anyone notice George Hill knocking down a corner 3 or two? Lol. :toast

[TampaDude]

George muthafukin' Hill steppin' up big tonight!!! 29 points!!! :hat

[Manu20]

Some love for hill. front page on espn

http://espn.go.com/

[pjjrfan]

I won't go that far, GEorge better than Tony but for this game he was and thank god for that. Also Blair and Jefferson played great in the 3rd when the team came back.

[ace3g]

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o269/flyingvespa/d56f513f.jpg

[Fernando TD21]

throwing away the ball to Manu


1.5 seconds left on the clock, Dallas scores to leave them down 3.

Duncan threw a long inbound pass out to halfcourt to a contested Manu, who was only able to tap the ball out of bounds.

The refs ruled there was 0.1 second left, Dallas inbounded to JET who flopped all over the three point line trying to draw a call on Manu, which will assuredly be DallasFan's excuse later.


He threw a long pass to Manu, and the ball bounced out of bounds with .1 left on the clock. Announcers said that Duncan should've called time out. You could tell the ref$ were desperately trying to give the Mavs one final chance, but the game was basically over. You cannot legally have a shot with only .1 left on the clock, only a tip in, and that would only be 2 points. Ballgame.

Thanks!

[lefty]

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o269/flyingvespa/d56f513f.jpg

Wow :lmao

[PublicOption]

fucking gutsy win...............and RJ finally made that 14 mil

[NewJerSpur]

i almost, almost, feel sorry for Dirk. the guy is NEVER going to have a ring, this was his last chance, IMO. but nah, fuck him and the rest of the Mavs and Dallas too!

Najera screwed him out of rest with that idiotic, excessive foul. The Mavs fought REALLY hard, but we showed some of the old resolve we haven't seen since we gutted out that series with the Hornets.

[Libri]

Pop was right. Hill does want to be great.

[peskypesky]

A great character game for the Spurs.

George Hill is now officially better than Tony Parker.

one of these statements is true.

[spursfaninla]

A gutsy call by Pop to take out a bone-headed TP of the game in the late 4th quarter for leaving Jason Terry in the corner for a thee-point shot.

A great character game for the Spurs.

George Hill is now officially better than Tony Parker.

slow down there cowboy. One game, there.

TP is going to continue to get better in the playoffs. Hill just had a career best game.

[NewJerSpur]

Some love for hill. front page on espn

http://espn.go.com/

:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow

Hill, has arrived.

[peskypesky]

fucking gutsy win...............and RJ finally made that 14 mil

you wait til we play the Thunder. we're going to need him to run the floor with those antelopes.

[silverblk mystix]

nice win...

I was shocked that the refs were a non-factor (mostly)...although there were some shitty calls----

I was dreading Dallas getting all the calls to make this series more interesting...

but----props to the refs for being a non-factor

it is good to be WRONG on this for once...

[Libri]

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o269/flyingvespa/d56f513f.jpg

Dirk isn't looking to good. :lol

[TampaDude]

I'm liking how we don't fold when our opponent makes a run. This Spurs team is looking more and more like Finals material with every game.

[Supergirl]

I had a feeling that Blair and Hill would come alive in our home games...glad I was right.

[NewJerSpur]

slow down there cowboy. One game, there.

TP is going to continue to get better in the playoffs. Hill just had a career best game.

We're going to need them both to go on any kind of a run. This was just Hill's night tonight, just like Tony put away Dallas Friday and kept us in Game 2 to allow us to build a lead when no offensive players were on the floor.

[bdictjames]

I love the Spurs, glad Duncan got some rest tonight. Let's finish em off at 5!

[PublicOption]

Tim scores 4 pts and the spurs still win.......FUCKING SCARY.

[NewJerSpur]

This was likely the Mavs best shot to get back into the series....glad to see our HCA hold up after taking theirs. HOPEFULLY we close this thing out. Damn, feels like it's been forever since we've comeback from a double-digit deficit in the playoffs.

[Borosai]

Great game. Playoff game. Intense. Hill. Blair.

[smrattler]

I had a feeling that Blair and Hill would come alive in our home games...glad I was right.

100% agree, I thought the same. Hill's confidence is only growing from here on...

[angelbelow]

great victory. pretty confident that we can make some major noise in the playoffs.

[ace3g]

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0425/rpm_g_spursts_576.jpg

[bigbendbruisebrother]

All comes down to Hill or Jefferson. One of those guys hits 15+, we got this.

Schaaaawing!!!! FTW!!!

[duncan228]

Updated.

Spurs push Mavs to brink of elimination (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=300425024)
Paul J. Weber

George Hill sank yet another big shot from the corner, this time right in front of the Dallas Mavericks bench, and ran back upcourt flashing three fingers.

He probably meant 3-pointer.

Or maybe it was three down, one to go.

While Tim Duncan had a miserable 34th birthday and Manu Ginobili looked as rough at times as his bandaged-up broken nose, Hill scored 29 points to help the Spurs push the second-seeded Mavericks to the brink of elimination with a 92-89 victory on Sunday night.

“From the day they drafted me, I knew I belonged,” said Hill, found by the Spurs late in the first round two years ago.

Hill’s playoff performance was, in the Duncan era of the Spurs, virtually unprecedented.

The 23-year-old guard became the first player other than Duncan, Ginobili or Tony Parker to lead the Spurs in scoring in a playoff game since the first round in 2007. That’s a span of 41 playoff games.

Put in even more remarkable context, one of the Big Three has been the top scorer for San Antonio in all but two postseason games since the Spurs won their second championship in 2003.

Michael Finley was the first in 2007. Hill became the other after Duncan, Parker and Ginobili combined for just 31 points in a physical Game 4 that left tempers flaring.

“If you tell me before the game we hold the Big Three to those numbers, we figure we win the game,” Mavs forward Dirk Nowitzki said.

Heading home to Game 5 on Sunday night, the Mavs have other numbers to worry about.

One is being on the verge of their third first-round playoff exit in four years. Considered one of the deepest teams in the West while claiming the No. 2 seed, Dallas is now tasked with trying to become just the ninth team in NBA history to rally from a 3-1 deficit in a best-of-seven playoff series.

It was three years ago that the top-seeded Mavericks were shocked in the playoffs by eighth-seeded Golden State. Dallas is now in danger of getting ousted by the No. 7 Spurs.

After the game, Nowitzki climbed up a dais in the media room, took the microphone off the stand and slouched back in his chair with a heavy sigh.

He scanned a copy of the box score: Duncan getting four points on 1-of-9 shooting. Ginobili getting a modest 17. Parker scoring just 10.

“It’s tough. I’m not going to sit here and lie,” said Nowitzki, who was held to 17 points, his worst outing in the series. “In Game 2 we should have had it at home and we feel we should have had one here. We didn’t and it’s frustrating, but we have to keep fighting until it’s over.”

Game 5 is Tuesday night in Dallas.

If Game 4 was any indication, it could be a rough-and-tumble elimination game. Officials rang up three flagrant fouls, pouring more fuel on an already intense Texas rivalry.

Tempers flared as the Mavs threw away a 14-point lead in the third quarter, none more so than when Eduardo Najera was ejected after hooking a hand around Ginobili’s head and sending him belly flopping to the floor.

A livid Popovich leaped from his chair and began stomping toward the basket before being slowed down by his assistants. Minutes earlier, Richard Jefferson and Jason Terry had to be separated when words escalated in the third quarter.

“We’re not going to back (down), we’re not going to take hits and let them keep doing it,” Hill said. “Our guys stepped up and we can deliver a blow, too.”

The Mavs can no longer count on shutting down the Big Three as enough. Duncan has scored at least 25 points in the first three games of the series. Ginobili, meanwhile, made just 4-of-16 shots while wearing a bandage across his broken nose that went from cheek-to-cheek, forgoing the discomfort of a face mask.

But he was bailed out by Hill, who was held scoreless in the series opener while battling a sore ankle.

“He really earned our trust all season long and he’s responding in the playoffs in a tough situation,” Ginobili said. “He started in front of Tony, which is not easy at all, coming from an injury and zero-point first game. It was not easy. The way he stepped up today and lead us was impressive.”

Caron Butler had 17 points for Dallas, the NBA’s best road team during the regular season. But the Mavs couldn’t leave San Antonio with a win, and they have to push the series to a Game 6 to earn another shot.

Butler and Shawn Marion seemed to get the message after getting benched in the second half of Game 3. Marion had 14 points and helped push Dallas to a 51-37 lead early in the third quarter. It was reminiscent of Game 3, when Dallas went on a 17-0 run to get back in the game.

But then the Mavs’ meltdown began.

Dallas missed its last 11 shots of the third and did not hit a field goal over the final 7:47 of the quarter. The Mavs turned the ball over eight times, struggling so much that even a simple inbound play was difficult.

Still, the Mavs weren’t done. They pulled off a 13-2 run in the final five minutes to get within 86-84 with 2:13 left. But Ginobili came back down and connected on his first 3-pointer in seven tries, and the Mavs watched their chances disappear on back-to-back misses by Nowitzki and Jason Kidd in the final 28.9 seconds.

“We’re not looking at three straight,” Kidd said. “We’re just looking at Game 5 and that’s as far as we can look.”

NOTES: Terry scored all of his 13 points in the second half, returning to the game after hurting his left ankle in the second quarter and being taken to the locker room. …The Spurs made 6 of their 17 3-pointers after hitting none in Game 3.

[Banzai]

lol dallas?

[PublicOption]

http://cache.gawker.com/partyphoto/Lioneltommydavidson.jpg

[pad300]

3 down, 13 to go ....

[dnsa]

Stickin' with a good thing. Drop the lights.

1KUmAphvThQ

Still business to be taken care of.

Believe.

GO SPURS GO! let's close it out!

[HankChinaski]

Tonight's game was another epic game. I thought game 3 was amazing....good lord this was just insane in the second half!!!

Props to dice, hill, Blair on both sides this game. The big 3 were off but the defensive intensity was still there. And the emotion overall from our guys was just inspiring and outstanding.

I can't wait for game 5.

[bigbendbruisebrother]

The turning point in this game was RJ's block of the little pendejo and the resulting fast break. Hill was clutch. Dice was clutch. Blair was a beast, and his energy really helped fuel the comeback.

On a night when the big three were flat, it's great to know that our dog pound of role players can tear shit up when needed.

[NFGIII]

What a game! Damn I thought it was going to a hard fought one but I never saw this coming. To win this one with both Manu and TD off speaks volumes for the supporting cast. RJ and Blair, who brought alot of energy and timely rebounds and tip ins, were very good but Hill was incredible. He just had his coming out party tonight - quoting Doug Collins on that one. Even Bogans played some good ball tonight. Though ofensively challenged he did play some hard nosed D. At least he wasn't out there too much. Ditto for Bonner.

Spreaking of Matt will he ever break out of his post season(s) slump? Or is he one of those regular season guys who can't handle the pressure of the playoffs? Most likely he can't but the Spurs still need to trot him out occasionally just to " spread" the floor. Why can't he just imagine he's in Boston and play like that? He needs some kind of subliminal suggestion or something. As we'ce seen in the past teams are just going to ignore him all together if he can't hit the open 3.

Let's close these guys out Tuesday so as to get some rest for the older guys. Going to be another war in big D.

[The Truth #6]

You know, before the inbound, I imagined Manu fouling the shooter

It almost happened :(

Not to get overly philosophical, but if you can't technically shoot a three with 0.1 left then can you really foul a shot that can't be taken?

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

I just watched the game because I had to tape it and all I can say is wow. That was damn intense. I dont know if I have ever been as nervous or anxious during a Spurs game in my life. Our guys show great heart and perseverance.



And G. Hill is a hoss

[NFGIII]

Not to get overly philosophical, but if you can't technically shoot a three with 0.1 left then can you really foul a shot that can't be taken?

exactly. Then why even inbound the ball? Game over. The rules are such that even if he shot the ball and it went in the shot still wouldn't have counted. It's an illegal shot. IIRC

But you have to finish the game so they played it out. Right?

[NewJerSpur]

Yeah, as soon a Terry wrapped his hands around the ball the game was over, yet he was still pleading for the foul call.

[VivaPopovich]

dejuan blair was a mother f***ing beast tonight

george hill, our future all-star and olympic hero

go spurs go

let's close this out

[EricB]

dejuan blair was a mother f***ing beast tonight

george hill, our future all-star and olympic hero

go spurs go

let's close this out

Olympic? :lol

WTF

[EricB]

Yeah, as soon a Terry wrapped his hands around the ball the game was over, yet he was still pleading for the foul call.


He's a Maverick.

Thats what they do.

Nothin to see here... :lol

[NewJerSpur]

He's a Maverick.

Thats what they do.

Nothin to see here... :lol

:lol

What made it worse was that he was lobbying for the call like there was some serious rationale behind it. He cast a slight shadow on an otherwise good performance.

[VivaPopovich]

Olympic? :lol

WTF

yeah, that's right

he'll get better next season too

he's more qualified now to be on the team than tayshaun and redd

just enjoy the win man lol

[EricB]

yeah, that's right

he'll get better next season too

he's more qualified now to be on the team than tayshaun and redd

just enjoy the win man lol


Oh Im enjoying it. I think Olympics are a bit far fetched as are All Stars...

[milkyway21]

Eduardo Najera was ejected after hooking a hand around Ginobili’s head and sending him belly flopping to the floor.

Huh! what's wrong with these guys.. are they trying to send Manu to the orthopedic center??? I expect MORE in the next game so watch out Spurs...

[iminol]

russbengtson

I'm assuming Gregg Popovich still has Eduardo Najera trapped in the visitor's locker room. #spurs

[EricB]

Yeah guys like manu, RJ, Hill and Parker and Duncan need to watch out tuesday for the Mavericks to want to be dirty.

[crc21209]

HUGE fkn win by the Spurs....amazing game.

[RashoFan]

Way to go SPURS!!!!

[RADECK]

Fantastic game Spurs, big night for Hill.

[NFGIII]

In retropect I think the Spurs got a lucky break late in this game. When Manu hit the three to go up by 5 I was thinking to myself - didn't TP get fouled on that pass to Manu? I mean the Dallas player (forget who it was) had grabbed his arm and was pulling down on it or at least it seemed that way to me. If so then a foul should have been called and FTs awarded. If TP makes both then the Spurs are up buy 4 instead of 5. And TP making both FTs may or may not have happened. That extra point makes a big difference and changes how the Mavs attack later on.

Just saying. And definitely not complaining either. :D

[black/silver rook]

The mavs may want to be play dirty in game 5, but one problem!!! I think Joey is coming for the next one.

[carina_gino20]

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[Manufan909]

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o269/flyingvespa/d56f513f.jpg

Awesome. So how long did that take you to make?

[MarceloM!]

Awesome. So how long did that take you to make?

Because of your signature, you are my IDOL! Oh my God, how it can be possible!!! where is mine?