Game Blog: Clippers @ Spurs - Nov. 10

[Nathan89]

After watching the game who do you want to cut?

Answer-Blair-Start the thread

[Pauleta14]

I can't believe we're not able to close that game...

[BanditHiro]

splitter is a better choice pop duncan is sick

[NASpurs]

Is Tim going to actually jump this time?

[Tp9gospursgo]

Why can't we put these scrubs away?

[CFH]

Come on ref, swallow your whistle on that one

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Close game against the Clippers= FML

[spurspokesman]

You wont do well in the west with this poor play

[TampaDude]

Clippers shooting 77.8% from 3...holy fucking shit.

[VBM]

Playing down to the competition...per the usual Spurs MO

[Texas_Ranger]

Put Blair in so they can win the game.

[NRHector]

Griffin getting specila treatment already

[siraulo23]

Wtffff

[NASpurs]

lol 3 point game

[BanditHiro]

wow now a 60% FT is making his FT in clutch what the fuck this annoying

[CFH]

Gotta get a basket...

[Rummpd]

This is BS

[LeCrab]

:depressed @ neal not playing

[DPG21920]

This is a very, very disappointing game for the Spurs regardless of outcome.

[spurspokesman]

Close game against the Clippers= FML
An injury plagued clippers

[Rummpd]

Good intensity by Parker

[CFH]

Way to stay aggressive Parker

[NRHector]

wtf if is the other team is a jump ball if is the spurs is a foul, that's pathetic

[TampaDude]

Why can't we put these scrubs away?

Because they're shooting almost EIGHTY FUCKING PERCENT from 3. :wow

[DesignatedT]

good job tony

[Cessation]

Put Blair in so they can win the game.


lol shouldnt that be in blue

[NASpurs]

wtf if is the other team is a jump ball if is the spurs is a foul, that's pathetic

ducks?

[Supergirl]

DEPLETED TEAMS ARE ALWAYS DANGEROUS.

(Even the Clippers)

[Tp9gospursgo]

You wont do well in the west with this poor play

It's the beginning of the season. We'll be fine. Saw better defense tonight so thats a plus. We just have to close out games better.

[Rummpd]

To be fair Spurs with Duncan ailing tonight and the all world Bonner out of course but will be enough to hold off Clips.

[spurspokesman]

I just forgot we were at home. Smh. if we lose this...:bang

[siraulo23]

I thought they learned from the houston game, and the bobcats game

[Nathan89]

:depressed @ neal not playing

:depressed@ Blair playing.

[45 bank shot]

Stop this heart-attack bs, i know its on national TV. Gotta put 'em away, let's go spurs

[ceperez]

very dissapointing... a lot of spurs players are playing well offensively but the defrnde is just not there!

[TampaDude]

Folks, the Clippers are hurling themselves into the fucking abyss to win this game. Spurs would normally be up by 15+ right now. It's the threes that are keeping it close.

[DesignatedT]

you gotta give them credit. they had some guys hit some big shots and they cant miss from behind the arc. every time the spurs got it to double digits the spurs just started walking the ball up and playing content which would let the clippers back in.

[45 bank shot]

:depressed@ blair playing.
+1

[tomtom]

Spurs don't like holding on to large leads do they :lol

[Pauleta14]

Blair is -15...

[jestersmash]

excellent 5 point game and parker to shoot 2

[CFH]

Oh, how lucky

[45 bank shot]

props to the official review. 5pt game, possibly 7

[TampaDude]

Sweet...they took away that shot...I didn't think he beat the buzzer.

[ohmwrecker]

The Clippers look good like this. They should trade Davis and Kaman.

[Tp9gospursgo]

lol shot clock violation.

[Libri]

Spurs got two more points.

[BanditHiro]

i knew that was a violation

[CFH]

Dice with the block!

[TampaDude]

Nice block by Dice!!!

[TIMMYD!]

McDyess blocks Griffin. Griffin playing like shit tonight.

[BanditHiro]

wow griffrin with the cheap shot fuck that piece of shit half breed

[Cessation]

dice showing griffin how its done, son

[ceperez]

mcdyess looks a lot younger this season!

[spurspokesman]

Spurs don't like holding on to large leads do they :lol
Doesnt seem so

[TDomination]

wow a flagrant? lol hmmm

[san antonio spurs]

That's not a flagrant. Real Bullshit lol

[TampaDude]

Manuuuuuu!!!!! Ballgame!!!!!

[TDomination]

omg GINOBILI! incredible lol

[KapitanTutan]

spurs got this

[siraulo23]

damn manu

[Rummpd]

Manu frigging manu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BanditHiro]

very dissapointing... a lot of spurs players are playing well offensively but the defrnde is just not there!

to be honest its mostly bs. a lot of their shots have been garbage lucky desperate shots.

[duncan228]

Pretty play Manu.

[Cessation]

omg manu is god!!

[spurspokesman]

Manu the magician:downspin:

[Pistons < Spurs]

That right there was one hell of a play by Manu.

[Frankie23]

Manuuuu!!!

[ducks]

traverling by manu

[DesignatedT]

well that was quick. good job ending the game guys. went from like 2-11 in 1 minute

[CFH]

That was beautiful!

[Libri]

Manu with his bag of tricks. Opposing teams know it's coming and can't do anything about it.

[NRHector]

yees sir that's Manu taking over the fucking game

[45 bank shot]

oh manu.....mamamia

[Texas_Ranger]

Well, he's Manu Ginobili.

[AnthonyM]

Mark Jackson: "You have to make Ginobili go to the right, he's so dangerous when he goes left"

Manu sinks layup going to his right with right hand.

:lol

[DarkGinobili]

Manu!!!!

[duncan228]

It's a good thing they can play badly and still grind out a win.

[ducks]

that was not a flagrant

spurs got to run 20 more seconds off the clock
unfairly

[NASpurs]

traverling by manu

He just jizzed on your face

[NRHector]

traverling by manubut he made the basket that's what counts

[ducks]

Manu with his bag of tricks. Opposing teams know it's coming and can't do anything about it.

they forced a travel and did not get the call

[jestersmash]

traverling by manu

Has anybody ever mentioned that you are patently retarded.

[TampaDude]

Manu the magician:downspin:

Manudini!!! :hat

[DAF86]

traverling by manu

:lmao Thank you so much for this.

[VBM]

Manudini!!! :hat

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.urlesque.com/media/2010/06/1-1277407026.gif

[timtonymanu]

I knew that shot didnt beat the buzzer. Glad they changed it.

[Death In June]

traverling by manulol.

[NASpurs]

Free points for the Spurs!

[BanditHiro]

that was not a flagrant

spurs got to run 20 more seconds off the clock
unfairly

stfu ducks be happy tony parker played well you stupid bitch

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Griffin is ugly as shit, but his dunk was nice lol

[ducks]

but he made the basket that's what counts

he made the basket yes but it should not count it because he travelered

just like james does alot

[san antonio spurs]

Boom

[NASpurs]

Has anybody ever mentioned that you are patently retarded.

I'm surprised he knows how to turn on his computer tbh.

[BanditHiro]

he made the basket yes but it should not count it because he travelered

just like james does alot

i'm just kidding your not a stupid bitch

[DarkGinobili]

Damn Griffin!

[GSH]

Still counts 2.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

That FT shot is horrible Tiago lol

[Cessation]

yay z golden god is back!

[NASpurs]

lol @ Tiago's first free throw shot. It was such a straight canon shot and he still made it.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

he made the basket yes but it should not count it because he travelered

just like james does alot


:rolleyes

[rayray2k8]

Why does Splitter's FT remind me of Bonners?

[ducks]

I knew that shot didnt beat the buzzer. Glad they changed it.

that changed alot of the gameplan for the clippers
especially that late in the game
also since tp nailed the free throws also

[ducks]

:rolleyes

truth hurt

[CFH]

That could've been costly...

[ducks]

:lmao Thank you so much for this.

did you see it?

[AnthonyM]

RJ showed more aggression grabbing that last rebound than he showed all of last year.

[TampaDude]

Empty the bench!!!

[CFH]

WTF Neal in now

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Chris Quinn

[BanditHiro]

is number 11 the towel boy?

[Death In June]

Jesus christ, Quinn looks 12.

[ohmwrecker]

I'm surprised he knows how to turn on his computer tbh.

Ducks is a misunderstood genius.

[TampaDude]

Dice!!!!!

[CFH]

Dice slams it down!

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Gee!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

did you see it?


Did you? Watch it again

[ducks]

nice passing

[Rummpd]

Quinn looks like the manager put in just to give him a letter jacket.

[TIMMYD!]

Dice with the hard slam.

[NRHector]

holy shit Dice with the dunk

[GSH]

McDyess is a bad old man.

[ohmwrecker]

McDyess is a badass.

[Tp9gospursgo]

he made the basket yes but it should not count it because he travelered

just like james does alot

Travelered?

[NASpurs]

George Mason JR!

[DarkGinobili]

Dice!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

George Mason Jr

[BanditHiro]

george mason jr lol

[DesignatedT]

george mason jr lmao

[VBM]

Lol George Mason Jr.

[Rummpd]

Smith may be a beast more than Blair.

[ducks]

I'm surprised he knows how to turn on his computer tbh.

ducks fixes computers for a living :lol:lol

[jestersmash]

I wonder of quack enjoys making parker fans look bad.

[Crookshanks]

George Mason Jr? When did he play for us... LOL

[rayray2k8]

George Mason.. Jr?

What a fucking idiot.

[Cessation]

mark jackson: "george mason junior" lol

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Gee

[NASpurs]

I wish the Spurs would blow more teams out and get these guys more game time!

[ducks]

Did you? Watch it again

I watched it live then 3 times

[LeCrab]

good pass from neal.... splitter with another block

[CFH]

Splitter block :D

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Splitter!!!!!

[TIMMYD!]

Splitter with another block! 3 for the night!

[siraulo23]

spurs win!

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Spurs giving Gee some farewell court time?

[Cessation]

garbage time is all blair deserves to be honest

[duncan228]

:spin

[jeebus]

I like the way Gee brought up the ball. He's got a future

[Libri]

Splitter with one last defensive play.

[Crookshanks]

Some rough spots - but still a good game overall.

[Rummpd]

In the end a fair margin of victory. Spurs the better team but the Clips will be improved at some point this year.

[TampaDude]

Spurs win, 107-95!!!!!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[ohmwrecker]

mark jackson: "george mason junior" lol

Mark Jackson is the ducks of basketball commentators.

[GSH]

I watched it live then 3 times

Oh shit. I feel a Manu Travelled thread coming. And it will get about 200 replies, and be up all week.

[CFH]

Spurs can't go one game without giving me a heart attack. :lol

[NASpurs]

ducks fixes computers for a living :lol:lol

I'm not sure you know what a 'computer" is.

You're using a computer right now. Is that what you "fix"?

[jestersmash]

Mark Jackson is the ducks of basketball commentators.

Don't insult mark jackson.

[Frankie23]

Gary Neal, 1 minute, 1 assist, 2 points..
That is being productive!

[jestersmash]

ducks can't speak english, is incapable of forming any semblance of a proper syllogism when discussing sports, and is blind to top it off.

[rayray2k8]

Okay, now I'm starting to worry about Blair.. He looks absolutely terrible. Spurs are onlly 7 games in and I was gonna wait till game 10-15, but something's not right.
From beast to bust..
Please prove me wrong Blair....

[45 bank shot]

start Splitter!!!

[Sotongball21]

Splitter 3 blocks in 15 minutes.

[GSH]

Gary Neal, 1 minute, 1 assist, 2 points..
That is being productive!

Just think, if they played him the whole game he'd have 48 assists and 96 points. WTF is wrong with Pop?:wow

[ducks]

I'm not sure you know what a 'computer" is.

You're using a computer right now. Is that what you "fix"?

no I fixed 12 customer computers today and then they paid the cashier


ducks knows computers and duck language:rollin

[rayray2k8]

Don't insult mark jackson.

:lol

[Cessation]

Blair knows his destiny is the bench, once splitter acclimates, so why try?

[ducks]

ducks fixed computers the last 13 years dumbass
ducks knows computers
ducks is loved by customers
customers referal other people to come ask ducks to fix their problems

DUCKS IS A COMPUTER GEEK

[siraulo23]

blair had 8 and 7 which isnt bad

but he was horrible on defense, no help d at all

[TampaDude]

ducks fixed computers the last 13 years dumbass
ducks knows computers
ducks is loved by customers
customers referal other people to come ask ducks to fix their problems

DUCKS IS A COMPUTER GEEK

Ducks does all that and still says the most fucked up shit. :lol

[Cessation]

check out the box score blair -14 leads everyone by a huge margin of fail, while splitter +10

[NASpurs]

ducks fixed computers the last 13 years dumbass
ducks knows computers
ducks is loved by customers
customers referal other people to come ask ducks to fix their problems

DUCKS IS A COMPUTER GEEK

Is that poem directed at me?

[Death In June]

ducks is loved by customers
customers referal other people to come ask ducks to fix their problems
This is maybe the greatest thing ever.

[TampaDude]

G'night, all...have a happy Veterans Day...

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[DesignatedT]

Splitter with 3 blocks :tu

[jestersmash]

ducks caveman GRRRLRLR
ducks talk about ducks in 3rd person

http://pzrservices.typepad.com/advertisingisgoodforyou/images/2007/05/15/geico_caveman.jpg

[it's me]

ducks fixed computers the last 13 years dumbass
ducks knows computers
ducks is loved by customers
customers referal other people to come ask ducks to fix their problems

DUCKS IS A COMPUTER GEEK

:lmao this idiot is great ..... please never stop the idiotic comments :lmao

[NASpurs]

I know ducks is as old school as it gets but you would have thought after 10+ years on Spurs' forums, he would at least improve his grammar a little.

Oh well, his nonsense makes me laugh either way.

[ohmwrecker]

The Spurs would've lost this game last year.

[MinuteByMinuteSports]

Spurs game night react starts now
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sportsblogger21

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol ducks is the best poster on ST, and I'm being completely genuine when I say that..

[spurs10]

The Spurs would've lost this game last year.
True..said the same thing earlier.

[Barfunk]

It felt like the Spurs weren't playing their best ball but still got a decent victory. Once Splitter rounds into form and starts, the Spurs should be set.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I know ducks is as old school as it gets but you would have thought after 10+ years on Spurs' forums, he would at least improve his grammar a little.

Oh well, his nonsense makes me laugh either way.

Seniority is only a good thing if you don't act fucking senile :lol

Ducks has been doing this shit for a long time now. He used to camouflage his Manu hate up until a couple of years ago, then he unwittingly outed himself and just said "fuck it" from then on.

I'll say this for him, he's the most honest and consistent hater on this board.

[stealthjbravo]

start Splitter!!!
Agree

[Obstructed_View]

ducks r find shift key and punction

[duncan228]

Some post game quotes.


Spurs beat reeling Clippers to win 5th straight (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-clippers-spurs)
By Paul J. Weber

When Richard Jefferson opted out of a lucrative contract this summer, he signed a new deal paying him more like a sidekick than a star.

Compared to last year, the Spurs are getting a bargain.

Jefferson scored 22 points—his third 20-point night in the last four games — and the San Antonio Spurs won their fifth straight with a 107-95 win over the banged-up Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.

A bundle of 20-point games was nothing for Jefferson before arriving in San Antonio. But coming off a miserable debut with the Spurs a year ago, Jefferson has quietly emerged as the second-leading scorer for the 6-1 Spurs.

He’s not expecting to take over the top spot.

“I doubt it,” Jefferson said. “You look at Manu (Ginobili) and Tony (Parker), they have the balls in their hand the majority of the game. My job is to knock down shots.”

Ginobili also had 22 points, and Parker had 21 points and nine rebounds.

The Spurs won their 18th consecutive game over the Clippers, who played without Eric Gordon, Baron Davis or Chris Kaman—three of their four leading scorers.

Injuries have decimated the Clippers, who are off to another horrendous start for the woebegone franchise. They fell to 1-8, so far showing no signs of the playoff potential that first-year coach Vinny Del Negro felt he had.

Rasual Butler led the Clippers with 18 points. Blake Griffin struggled for a second straight game, scoring 11 points on 5 of 18 shooting, a night after scoring 10 in a loss to New Orleans.

His most memorable play was a one-handed alley-oop dunk late in the fourth, which he may have thrown down with frustration after the rookie was whistled for a technical foul.

“It’s not like we’re going out there and giving up,” Griffin said. “It’s tough. We’ve already lost more games than we lost my last year in college, and (Oklahoma) played almost three time the amount of games we’ve played.”

San Antonio improved to 6-1, and is far making good on their goal of not lumbering out of the gate as in recent seasons. Only undefeated New Orleans has beaten the Spurs, who’ve taken advantage of struggling teams during this early streak.

In beating the Clippers, the Spurs have won their last three games against one-win teams. Next up is Philadelphia, which has won only twice.

But the Clippers didn’t make this one entirely easy.

Forced to play their fourth different starting lineup already this season, the Clippers took the lead midway through the third quarter on an Eric Bledose 3-pointer. The Spurs answered with a 10-0 run, and despite a brief surge in the fourth quarter, the Clippers were soon headed home after a winless four-game road trip.

Tim Duncan, who skipped shootaround Wednesday morning because of flu-like symptoms, still started but scored just six points in 22 minutes.

Jefferson, who gave up $15.2 million this year to sign a new four-year deal worh about $38 million, was 4 of 6 from behind the 3-point line.

“If you look at the way we started last year … we were losing to teams we probably shouldn’t have lost to,” Jefferson said. “Here we’re giving ourselves a little bit more of a cushion.”

Ryan Gomes and Bledsoe scored 11 apiece for the Clippers. Craig Smith had 15 points off the bench.

Kaman is expected to miss at least two weeks after spraining his ankle Tuesday night at New Orleans. The Clippers were also missing leading scorer Eric Gordon (shoulder) for the second straight night and point guard Baron Davis.

Davis played for the first time in five games Tuesday, but Del Negro said his sore knee still isn’t healthy enough to play back-to-backs. Backup guard Randy Foye (hamstring) also coninues to sit out.

“We got five guys hurt. It’s weird, we came out of the locker to warm up and it was like half our team out there,” Griffin said. “It’s like going into a battle with half your guys. But we can’t make excuses.”

Notes: The Clippers haven’t beaten the Spurs since March 2006. They’ll get their next chance Dec. 1 in San Antonio, where the Clippers haven’t won in eight years. … Spurs rookie Gary Neal, who hit five 3-pointers in a win Monday at Charlotte, didn’t enter the game until close to the final minute.

[Darth_Pelican]

Test

[duncan228]

San Antonio Spurs 107, Los Angeles Clippers 95 (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/)
by Andrew A. McNeill

AT&T CENTER — Tim Duncan entered Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers clouded in uncertainty. Duncan exhibited flu-like symptoms earlier in the day and his appearance was in doubt.

“I really thought he wasn’t going to come,” Manu Ginobili said. “This morning he was feeling sick and we thought he wasn’t going to play, so it was very important for us to see him, knowing that he wasn’t close to 100%.”

Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/san-antonio-spurs-107-los-angeles-clippers-95#more-11077)

[duncan228]

Notes on a scorecard: Another sleepy victory over a last-place foe (http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2010/11/11/notes-on-a-scorecard-another-sleepy-victory-over-a-last-place-foe/)
by Tim Griffin

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2010/11/11/notes-on-a-scorecard-another-sleepy-victory-over-a-last-place-foe/

[duncan228]

Charley Rosen's Close Look: Blake Griffin Exposed by Spurs (http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/11/11/blake-griffin-exposed-by-spurs/)
By Charley Rosen

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/11/11/blake-griffin-exposed-by-spurs/

[Dex]

Views from the other side:


Clippers fight hard but lose to San Antonio, 107-95

By Lisa Dillman

November 10, 2010|11:00 p.m.
Reporting from San Antonio

Old Clippers: Folding at the slightest sign of adversity.

New Clippers: Scrambling, clawing back and fighting hard at, well, major signs of adversity.

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The common thread of wins and losses, though, still has not changed. The Clippers are accumulating losses at a staggering rate. San Antonio defeated them, 107-95, at the AT&T Center on Wednesday night

They lost their first six games two seasons ago. Last season, they opened 0-4. Now the Clippers have won just once in nine games, and have four times more players injured than victories.

Not a good ratio, under any circumstance.

"It's weird. We came out of the locker room to warm up and it's like we only had half our team out there," said rookie Blake Griffin. "It's like going to battle with half your guys."

It was never going to be simple, not here and not against the Spurs. The Clippers hold the league's longest active losing streak against an opponent, as the Spurs have now defeated them 18 consecutive times.

The Clippers have not won a game at San Antonio since Jan. 31, 2002, and have dropped 25 of their last 26 here against the Spurs.

It makes their woes in Salt Lake City look almost mundane.

However, despite the absence of the injured Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon, Randy Foye and Baron Davis, the Clippers showed unusual resilience, taking the lead in the third quarter before the Spurs went on a 10-0 run.

They didn't stop battling, fighting back from a 14-point deficit at the end of the third quarter and pulling within five points with a little under three minutes remaining in the game.

This was despite a rocky shooting night from Griffin, who struggled with his shot for the second straight night, this time, going five for 18 for 11 points and eight rebounds and one technical foul. Rasual Butler led the Clippers with 18 points, including three three-pointers, and Craig Smith added 15 points off the bench.

"I thought the team defense on Blake was very good," Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich said. "That was probably the best part of our defense tonight. We took the ball out of his hands and we got him to take tough shots and we rotated well behind it.

"That was one of the bright spots I thought.'

Said Griffin: "I just missed shots tonight, missed wide open shots, forced too much. Just one of those nights where I couldn't get it going.

"We fight and we fight almost every game we play. We just need to do a better job of finishing it out. It wasn't a whole lot of what they did — it just kind of got away from us."

Griffin is not suffering from an injury and he joked about hitting the floor only 10 times against the Spurs.

"The important thing is to bounce back and be ready the next game," he said. "You are going to have some nights like that. I've just got to forget about it and move on."

Etc.

Davis, who played about 10 minutes Tuesday in New Orleans, did not play against the Spurs and reported a setback in his sore left knee. He said he planned to see the doctor back in Los Angeles on Thursday.

"It just swelled up," he said after the Spurs game, "and collected some fluid in a different part of the knee. So just probably got over-anxious. That's like the sad part.

"When I woke up this morning, I felt terrible. I felt terrible."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-clippers-spurs-20101111,0,4758819.story

[duncan228]

Thanks Dex. :toast

[Dex]

Thanks Dex. :toast

No problem. :toast Not tryin' to jack your gig, just found the article in my usual post-game browsing.