Spurs vs. Sonics Game Five -- Game Blog

[beck253]

Because the Spurs have soften on defense on the last 3 mins they need to go back to the intensity of the 5 five mins

[milkyway21]

Tony seems to get out of the game by fouling out :cry got his 3rd.

come on Tony

[myhc]

Tony being Tony again.

[TMSKILZ]

Pop u numbskull. put in a 3 guard rotation, put in DBrown!!!!

[vsnba]

Fuck Parker and Duncan not playing good

[TMSKILZ]

oh no 1st barry entered & we started losing our lead, now Beno's in, here goes our lead!

[Dre_7]

Finally Parker is out!

[midgetonadonkey]

i'd rather see brown in there besides barry...he hasn't done shit

[Dre_7]

Barry cant guard Allen!

But that wasnt a foul!

[TwoHandJam]

Has anyone seen Tim Duncan since the first half? Is he still in the building?

[TMSKILZ]

unbelievable!

[dn0]

we need the last push come on ...

[Dre_7]

Big Dogg has played better D then Barry

[Dre_7]

And Lo and behold in comes the Dogg!

[TMSKILZ]

Y DBrown not playing beyond me. least he'll give you better hustle.

[TMSKILZ]

& the OFF drought continues...... :(

[IceColdBrewski]

oh no 1st barry entered & we started losing our lead, now Beno's in, here goes our lead!

Beno couldn't possibly play any worse than Parker right now.

[Leetonidas]

I cannot believe Ray missed two free throws. *World ends*

[Supergirl]

Spurs are having trouble closing out a quarter again...come on guys.

[IceColdBrewski]

Beno draws the charge.

[polandprzem]

Why on Woai they are not brodcasting the game? (I don't have a sound)

[MaNuMaNiAc]

WELL WELL WELL, BARRY iS GOOD FOR SOMETHIGN!!

[Dre_7]

Bowen ends the drought.

Weird, but I'll take it!

[Leetonidas]

Daniels with the charge.

[beck253]

Bruce has stopped this run with his hustle

[JustSpurs]

Why on Woai they are not brodcasting the game? (I don't have a sound)
WOAI can't broadcast games on-line

[Dre_7]

Call a foul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TwoHandJam]

Tim can't buy a basket.

Pathetic.

[TMSKILZ]

wow, we can't shoot for nada!

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

Tim is struggling against Fortson... :depressed

[dn0]

jeez , tim struggling tonight..

[polandprzem]

Duncan missess again damn!

What radio is avaible?

[JustSpurs]

Fortson needs a shot to his ugly grill.

[TMSKILZ]

Bruce taketh & Bruce giveth!

[Leetonidas]

WTF...Ray missed again

[JustSpurs]

Duncan missess again damn!

What radio is avaible?
In Poland? You got me there...

[vsnba]

Ho god

[TMSKILZ]

not looking good, the way we're shooting, SEA is going to stay close & eventually Allen or someone on Sea going to get HOT in the 4th!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Weird fucking game!!!! o.O!!! The only consistency is MANU JUST BALLING!!!

[dn0]

we need manu to make the last push..

[TMSKILZ]

Hopefully manu stays @ least lukewarm in the 4th, so that we don't choke this lead & game away!

[Dre_7]

not looking good, the way we're shooting, SEA is going to stay close & eventually Allen or someone on Sea going to get HOT in the 4th!

Wow TM, you have no faith in this team!!

Yes ray was cold, and yes he might heat up, but Tim is cold too. And he might also heat up!

Have faith in your team!!!

GO SPURS!!!!!!!!!

[vsnba]

spurs has be very aggressive because sonics very good shooting and three point shooting

[JustSpurs]

I want to see Manu keep nailing 3s

[TwoHandJam]

We need Tim Duncan or Tony Parker to pull their heads out of their collective asses and fucking contribute. Manu shouldn't be left to do this all by himself.

[nkdlunch]

They need to rest manu till about 8mins left, and then let him loose. Unless the Spurs fuck up and let the Sonics close it down.

[boutons]

Tim and Tony both sucking. Nazr filling the hole those two have left, and then there's SuperManu.

[Slomo]

What happened with the double T?

[TMSKILZ]

SAS I have faith, but this team is reverting back to their ways of past playoff failures. All of a sudden the Sonics made adjustments & this team can't shoot. Our bench is giving us nada & Barry is turning into Hedo Turk! TP is pulling a David Blaine once again.

[JustSpurs]

Why does Parker freeze-up during these huge fucking games? He's been doing this since he got here

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

What happened with the double T?

One for Bowen another one for Collison, so the T's cancelled each other out.

(No free throws)

[KC SpUr]

No Manu? That guy doesnt need rest.

[JustSpurs]

Allen for a wide-open 3....

[Leetonidas]

Manu in for Big Dog.

[Leetonidas]

Manu DID NOT TOUCH James.

[Dre_7]

Horrible call!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BronxCowboy]

What radio is avaible?
Try this one. Sonics announcers, though. http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_wa_seattle_kjr_am.asf

[KC SpUr]

C'mon Tim.

[drivanroca]

Old grey man... YOU ARE BLIND!!!! Manu's FOUL????

[TMSKILZ]

7 pt lead only.

[polandprzem]

Try this one. Sonics announcers, though. http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_wa_seattle_kjr_am.asf

ohhhhh thanks . At least

[KC SpUr]

Get Mohammed in there.

[TMSKILZ]

we're in trouble!

[Dre_7]

7 pt lead only.

You gotta admit though, that was a BS call. Bailing out James!!!

[milkyway21]

get Barry out! everytime he's on the floor, we're fucked!

[TMSKILZ]

Barry = useless. :(

[midgetonadonkey]

Hit A Fucking Shot Parker!

[midgetonadonkey]

i dont see why pop doesn't bring in brown instead of barry

[KC SpUr]

TP, MG, TD, NM, BB Please.

[dn0]

barry is depressing

[TwoHandJam]

First thing Tony does when he comes in is pull up for a jumpshot instead of taking Ridnour to the rack.

Unreal.

[Dre_7]

Where is Nazr?
If they are gonna have Barry and Tony in the game, they need Nazr in there to get the boards from all the Barry Parker misses!

[beck253]

Again Tp? Pls Not Again ... Play Defense, Bring Up The Ball And Get Out Of The Way...

[TMSKILZ]

Can DBrown @ say only 75% be anyworse than what Beno & Barry are both giving us @ 100%?

Put him in there, we need a spark badly!

[nkdlunch]

Barry = Basura

[TMSKILZ]

Barry = Basura
LOL

[50 cent]

Barry is just unbelievably pathetic. What a worthless POS.

[KC SpUr]

Finally!

[polandprzem]

Bowen?

[Supergirl]

Barry's not playing any worse than Robinson, Brown, Udrih, or Parker right now.
Could someone other than Manu and Nazr fucking show up tonight?

[Supergirl]

Bowen hits a 3, and then Ray picks up his 4th foul.

[KC SpUr]

Lol

[polandprzem]

Timmy D

[milkyway21]

Pops wants Timmy to take care of the 4th. Now he's taking charge w/ Manu

no OT guys, 4 of you w/ 4 fouls already!

[Dre_7]

Im not one to complain about refs, but is it just me, or does it seem like ever time we start makin a run, there is a bad call??

[TwoHandJam]

What a fucking bullshit call on Duncan. Giving Ridnour the benefit of the doubt over a two time MVP.

Grillo is one blind motherfucker.

[nkdlunch]

Now who in the fuck was saying that Manu shouldn't been an allstar????

[Supergirl]

5:26 to go, we're up by 10. Close this out guys. Come on.

[midgetonadonkey]

the only thing that sucks about this right now is the fact that...if anyone can blow this in game 5 of the second round, it's the spurs

[polandprzem]

WTF Parker?

[midgetonadonkey]

i fucking pray they can close it out

[vsnba]

I hope fucking spurs will win

[Vashner]

I should of put Vbucks on Manu :)

[dav4463]

Thanks for the radio link. I'm at work and couldn't watch the game tonight. Sonics announcers sound kind of high schoolish compared to Spurs and Mavericks radio announcers..... kind of neat to hear from the other perspective though....hopefully they will be very sad at the end of the game !

[Hook Dem]

Horry kissed the old bald headed ref! lol :lol

[nkdlunch]

OHHH SHIT!! if Manu had dunked it!!!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Did You See That!!!?????

[polandprzem]

Thanks for the radio link. I'm at work and couldn't watch the game tonight. Sonics announcers sound kind of high schoolish compared to Spurs and Mavericks radio announcers..... kind of neat to hear from the other perspective though....hopefully they will be very sad at the end of the game !
Haha they saing that wasn't Flagrat faul

[milkyway21]

damn, these guys really wanted to hack & beat Manu!

go home boys! :cuss

[Hook Dem]

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!

[midgetonadonkey]

i think all the sonic big men are just out to foul...fuck all of them

[polandprzem]

TIM yep. Now the spurs will win that.

[Supergirl]

Yahoo says it was a flagrant foul - was it? On whom? What happened?

[Dre_7]

Yeah it was flagrant.

[Hook Dem]

Turn out the lights! The party's over!!!!

[nkdlunch]

It's over.

[milkyway21]

i can see how tired Manu is...

lost ball & foul. let him rest Pops. Bring on Devin.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Manu The Man Of The Night!!!

[TMSKILZ]

Y isn't Nazr back in?

[Tek_XX]

Are we watching Manu taking over the mantle from Duncan, cause he's showing timmy how it's done right now

[dav4463]

This is how the Spurs should close out a quarter. Keep it up !

[midgetonadonkey]

Garbage Time!

[nkdlunch]

On what would have been the best play of the game Manu did a behind the back on the top, split the defense and was gonna do a monster dunk. But Wilkins fouled him hard.

[Supergirl]

Spurs shooting 73% FT, Sonics 66%. Weird. Esp weird is Ray Ray missing 1-4.

[drivanroca]

Manu Tired??? Wtf????

[Tek_XX]

wtf is up with Nazr not playing?? seriously pop if someone is hot keep his ass in the game

[efrem1]

What a relief. Now let's close it out Thursday folks!! :elephant

[Dre_7]

Y isn't Nazr back in?

Because Horry just blew up! :lol

[Supergirl]

Why hasn't Nazr played in the 4th?

[efrem1]

Nice TP!! For a change

[Dre_7]

FINALLY Tony!!!

Better late then never!

[drivanroca]

PARKER Finally!!!! Happy Birthday

[TMSKILZ]

score?

[Vashner]

WTF So that picture of Eva with Vader got to his head?

[efrem1]

Garbage time in a Game 5 semifinal game? Are you kidding? :-)

[HawkBat]

99-83 spurs

[efrem1]

Hustle!!!!!

[Dre_7]

Manu!! Even after all the energy he expended, comes up with the big hustle loose ball recovery!!

[Tek_XX]

Nice Tony, put your two cents in with the conversation is over

[efrem1]

Let's see that in Game 6 TP!

[Dre_7]

Tony showin us how he will play in the next game!

[beck253]

For me, Tony just showing again he is a spoiled brat....

[myhc]

Haha. I'm listening to the Sonics broadcast and they're already planning on a game 7. Sorry buds but you gotta win game 6 before you even THINK about coming back here.

[TMSKILZ]

Y are we putting our worst Ft shooters in with 56 ssecs left? Sonics going to foul every possession

[drivanroca]

Manu just 1 TO... WOW in 35 min...?¿

[Dre_7]

Oh no!!!! Barry is in!!!!

Hopefully SEA doenst make a comeback

:lol

[efrem1]

Manu Manu!!

[Dre_7]

Y are we putting our worst Ft shooters in with 56 ssecs left? Sonics going to foul every possession

They sure did.




Now what about the Spurs collapsing in the 4th????????

[TMSKILZ]

had RLewis played we would have lost!

[midgetonadonkey]

Now all we have to do is finish off the series. I think game 6 will be the end of it....

[TMSKILZ]

Glad we won, now I can sleep better.
Go Spurz G0!

[Tek_XX]

One thing we spurs fans should understand is that Tony does not carry over games

[Dre_7]

had RLewis played we would have lost!

LOLOLOLOL

So tell me, who is your real favorite team??

[Tek_XX]

Manu is the man, saved alot of asses tonight

[midgetonadonkey]

Even with R. Lewis in the next game I think we can close it up. He was 100% in games 1 and 2 and we dominated...we needed a win to build up the confidence to pull this off

[JustSpurs]

Sir Charles propping Manu! NICE

[Dre_7]

Manu is the man, saved alot of asses tonight

In the words of Sir Charles: GINNNNNOOOOOOBLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

[efrem1]

Thanks Manu! You saved us from another Game 5 debacle :)

[TMSKILZ]

Nazr came up BIG 2nite!

[Hook Dem]

Barkley says,.....Ginobili!!!!!!!

[Tek_XX]

Charles is a Spurs fan you can tell

[Manu20]

Major Props to Manu!!
39 points 6 assists and 1 Turnover.

[pooh]

Yeah Manu was the man tonight, but he was also banged around quite a bit. Lets see how he recovers after a day off. The series looks over, but we'll see...I think it's going seven. The Spurs will still win it though.

[Dre_7]

Even with R. Lewis in the next game I think we can close it up. He was 100% in games 1 and 2 and we dominated...we needed a win to build up the confidence to pull this off

Exactly. The question is not if Lewis plays or not. It is can we win on the road???

[Dre_7]

Major Props to Manu!!
39 points 6 assists and 1 Turnover.

Only 1 TO?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!

DAAAAAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol :lol

[midgetonadonkey]

I don't understand why we are having so much trouble on the road this season...last year we started a huge winning streak on the road

[Tek_XX]

What was up with Nazr tonight, freaking possesed, actually making contested shots, i couldn't believe it.

[midgetonadonkey]

I hate seeing the .4 shot

[Dre_7]

Now why did they have to show 0.4???

LOL JK, I could care less about that. Spurs win in game 5!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!

[efrem1]

Answer the question Charles!! No Charles No game 7!!

[pooh]

I agree with Sir Charles and Kenny...there will be a game seven.

[midgetonadonkey]

fuck charles for predicting a game 7

[Tek_XX]

TNT crew says there will be a game 7, which means we probably should wrap it up in Seattle.

[milkyway21]

MANU, YOU'RE THE MAN TONIGHT!

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT IN!



http://images.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/SAA113051800_lower.jpg

San Antonio Spurs guArd Manu Ginobil, of Argentina, reacts after making a three-point shot against the Seattle SuperSonics during the third quarter in game five of their Western conference semifinals game in San Antonio, Tuesday, May 17, 2005. (AP Photo/Eric

[efrem1]

At least we are in Seattle's head a little bit with three double digit wins at home :)

[TMSKILZ]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, Manu Manu, Maaaaaaaaanuuuuuu Maanuuu!

[boutons]

The Spurs aren't playing good basketball, a weird game. They have a tough order to get a W @SEA. They need to pass that test, since they aren't going to win the Title if the can't win on the road.

Go Spurs Go

[milkyway21]

fuck charles for predicting a game 7maybe IF the spurs play like this again....

FG%, FT%, rbds & assists ARE almost similar.

WE JUST BEAT THEM FROM THE 3PT LINE.
3-13 Sonics ; Spurs 6-17 =+9pts

:rolleyes what if they made all of their 3s as they usually do?

then, we're toast.

But we got the W. now it's 3-2. :elephant It's all that matters.

[Dre_7]

Ok Manu, time to get some rest so you can pick up in game 6 where you left off in game 5.

Spurs in 6!!

[boutons]

I'm beginning to hate it when the throw it Tim. He takes/foirces so many bad shots.

And then the other 4 Spurs spread the floor and watch Tim go 1-on-1 or 1-on-2. Really sucks as a possession.

Nazr getting free under the basket and Tim finding him, hi-lo, was beautiful. A very nice habit to form, and Rasho can do it, too.

[milkyway21]

The Spurs aren't playing good basketball, a weird game. They have a tough order to get a W @SEA. They need to pass that test, since they aren't going to win the Title if the can't win on the road.

Go Spurs Goi'm with you, boutons!

we need that killer instinct. a 15+ pt. advantage. hey they were without Lewis and Radma WE SHOULD be up by 15+, at least! And win by 20.

[Tek_XX]

All those shots tim threw up he can actually make boutons but he wasn't in a groove. Tim doesn't always play well against big physical guys

[milkyway21]

Tim doesn't always play well against big physical guys

Timmy won against ShaQ:huh

only he was 100% healthy by then.

[boutons]

Tim was off tonight, that happens, but I'm not talking about just tonight.

His passes to Nazr low were exactly what I'd like to see a lot more of. The other players working to get free, and Tim finding them.

[Tek_XX]

I didn't say it was impossible for Tim to play these guys but no doubt he has more trouble with guys like rasheed or shaq

[vsnba]

Thanks god spurs won

[Xolotl]

Tim was off tonight, that happens, but I'm not talking about just tonight.

:lol Thats how you know we're spoiled fans when Tim goes out there drops 20/14 and we refer to it as an OFF night.

[milkyway21]

http://images.sportsline.com/u/photos/basketball/nba/img8481149.jpg

Tim Duncan to Ray Allen: See you in Game 6.
Ray Allen: hmmn, you can't win in Seattle.

:lol

[MaNuMaNiAc]

:lol Thats how you know we're spoiled fans when Tim goes out there drops 20/14 and we refer to it as an OFF night.
No, we refer to it as an OFF night when he goes 9-21 from the field

[MadDog73]

I'm surprised Charles predicted a Game 7. The Sonics have only played one really good game this series (Game 4).

Why does everyone expect them to beat the Spurs on Thursday?

Tony will start where he left off tonight (actually making shots). Mohammed and Duncan will have their way in the post.

This series should end on Thursday.

[Xolotl]

No, we refer to it as an OFF night when he goes 9-21 from the field

Maybe its just me but that's just a shade under 50% I don't find that as offensive as I do a bunch of missed FTs which wasn't too bad I guess 2 of 6

[boutons]

Tiim was off in the sense he missed a ton of shots not "from the field" but from 0-3 feet. He usually makes those, so his avg game tonight would have been 14-21.

I'm not complaining, but it wasn't a great game from Duncan.

He and Tony will have to do much better, more efficiency Thursday night. Dig up the grit and toughness to win before a hostile playoff crowd. The Sonics will have the motivation of it being their elimination game.

[Manu20]

The Spurs only had 6 bench points!!! :( 2 from Beno and 4 from Horry.

Barry 22 minutes no points no rebounds no assist 1 foul :pctoss

[mattyc]

Watched the game here in oz with a Sonics fan. He continued to lament the amount of offensive boards Nazr got. :)

Manu proved why he should start. Amazing game from him when we needed him. Some of those passes to Nazr were sweeeeeet.

On to Nazr. He has the starting job to himself for as long as he continues to play like this. He is doing his job in defence and boards and giving us extra with easy points. I think he will be key in the following games.

Tim was off, but still did the job. Tony was off, but showed some signs late.

Need more from Brent.