Game Blog: Cavaliers @ Spurs - Nov. 20

[Bukefal]

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Saturday: Cleveland Cavaliers (5-6) at San Antonio Spurs (10-1)



Game Preview: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166444

Time: 08:30 PM ET
TV: League Pass, FSO, KMYS, WOAI, WTAM


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[SpursRulez4eVeR]

May the streak continues :flag:

[100%duncan]

Another day another win for our Spurs or a Cavs upset? Let's see tonight when the cavs visit the spurs.

All I can say is Go Spurs GO :flag::flag::flag:

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

C'mon Spurs, get another win! You guys can do it! GO SPURS GO! :flag:

[Crookshanks]

At least the Cavs played last night also. So they won't have the advantage of being more rested.

[timtonymanu]

I don't know. The Cavs beat us last year without LeBron. What makes you think they won't do it again?

Meh, the Spurs should win this.

[GinobiliForTres]

This is definitely a trap game. Hopefully we blow em out.

[ohmwrecker]

Merge!

[Texas_Ranger]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166457

[Darkwaters]

Fortunately, the Cavs are on the back end of a back to back also: a loss to the Hornets. I'm hoping that factors in and helps us out.

Go Spurs!

[Darkwaters]

Dueling game blogs...

[TDMVPDPOY]

jj hickson going to make duncan his bitch

[NASpurs]

Somebody f'ed up sticking the other thread. :nope

[NASpurs]

Somebody f'ed up sticking the other thread. :nope

The squeaky wheel gets the grease huh :lol

Anyway total trap game and a let down wouldn't be surprising but the Spurs have been surprising when people think they're due for a loss. Hope it continues. :toast

[Slomo]

Somebody f'ed up sticking the other thread. :nope

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[NASpurs]

:lmao touche' Slomo.

[Slomo]

:toast

I was just sorting out things, when I saw your post. I needed revenge! :lol

Have patience with me I'm not called Slomo for nothing...:depressed

[CFH]

Both teams on a B2B, Spurs should win this easily but will probably make it harder than it needs to be.

[mingus]

this is the game i predicted we'd lose. The Cavs are younger and will be better rested in the back-to-back, they have a lot of good three-point shooters (which if iirc we don't guard the 3-point line well), they have an athletic PF in JJ Hickson (we usually have trouble guarding athletic PFs), and Byron Scott will have those guys playing hard. also, after losing last night, they'll be hungry for a win.

on the Spurs side, our players will come in overconfident, their legs won't be as fresh, and Pop will probably play Duncan and Manu less.

[ohmwrecker]

Key match-up: Blair vs Hickson

[DesignatedT]

gospursgo

[TIMMYD!]

:flag:

[TampaDude]

I think the Spurs will win tonight, but make no mistake...

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[JustinJDW]

This is defintiley a trap game, but I think the Spurs know that dropping easy home games early in the Season is simply unacceptable. They learned from last year. They might blow this up so Timmy, Manu and Dice can get rest.

Wait, is Timmy even playing? He played like 34 minutes last night. If he doesn't play tonight then we can see the breakthrough of Tiago!

[PBEEZY]

This is not a trap game its a blowout....People need to stop calling every single game a trap game..god damn...If the Spurs are contenders the streak continues... these are games we should easily put away.

[angelbelow]

Ehh this COULD be a trap game, but if we continue to play with the same amount of focus and energy we should be more than fine.

[LeCrab]

The cavs put up 101 on the hornets and they beat the celtics... spurs defense better come to play tonight.

[Cessation]

come on, spurs beat jazz on the road, and will lose to the lowly cavs at home, give me a break, lol
mo williams is also day to day
a blow out is most likelly

[boutons_deux]

Cavs are 3-2 on the road, but losers overall.

[Cessation]

spurs only unbeaten team on the road, at 5-0, thats left in the nba
niiice

[Slomo]

come on, spurs beat jazz on the road, and will lose to the lowly cavs at home, give me a break, lol
mo williams is also day to day
a blow out is most likelly


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[ace3g]

JMcDonald_SAEN Jeff McDonald
Pop from pregame, on Splitter's minutes after two straight DNPs: "He'll play when he plays ... If it's appropriate, he'll play." #spurs

[ace3g]

JMcDonald_SAEN Jeff McDonald
Pop says no changes in lineup for tonight's back-to-back closer vs CLE. Team's all-time leading NBA scorer (Duncan) will play.

JMcDonald_SAEN Jeff McDonald
Meanwhile, it's Danny Green Day! CLE media swarmed former Cav in pregame locker room. Pop praised his willingness to play defense. #spurs

[JustinJDW]

JMcDonald_SAEN Jeff McDonald
Pop from pregame, on Splitter's minutes after two straight DNPs: "He'll play when he plays ... If it's appropriate, he'll play." #spursPop. :wakeup

[Spursmania]

Pop is so predictable:lol

[Solid D]

Ramon Sessions has hurt the Spurs in the past. Cavs team consists of those who are currently, or have been, bench players. This is the best bench point production in the NBA.

Key is to give Sessions plenty of attention and try to eliminate the garbage clean-up plays by Varejao and Jamison...their bread-and-butter. Last year, the Spurs started to gain the edge in the game after Varejao got injured.

[CIA Pop]

Pop is so predictable:lol

Damned right. You wouldn't have me any other way.

[duncan228]

Spurs call on LP. Nice intro on Duncan. :)

[Chomag]

I'm actualy kind of surprised Duncan and even Manu isnt in a suit tonight. Oh well, hopefully spurs jump to a big lead early so that they can get soem deserved rest.

[Fundamental]

Lets go Spurs!
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[c whata11]

dejuan, really?

[ace3g]

Blair makes up for the "tragic" with that layup

[timtonymanu]

Dejuan really needs to learn how to pass.

[c whata11]

Dejuan really needs to learn how to pass.

this

[Pauleta14]

can someone PM me a link please?

thks

[c whata11]

blair 1 foul, 1 turnover, 1 blocked attempt

[dbestpro]

Splitter alert!

[timtonymanu]

I guess we got shitty Blair tonight.

[ace3g]

Splitter 1st off the bench

[duncan228]

Splitter!

[BanditHiro]

fuck looks like we are going to have to play all the starters...what is with the cavs they know they are not going anywhere why do they have to try? do they really want to show up lebron or something?

[c whata11]

Splitter in early

[ace3g]

nice D by Splitter

[Rito3d30]

Tiagoooooooo Splitter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cessation]

fuck yeeah splitter in

[LeCrab]

i hate when parker starts to ball hog :bang

[timtonymanu]

Thank God Splitter isn't given the Mahinmi treatment tonight.

[dbestpro]

Splitter makes a non stat impact more than any other Spur I can remember.

[ducks]

duncan out early wow

[timtonymanu]

fuck looks like we are going to have to play all the starters...what is with the cavs they know they are not going anywhere why do they have to try? do they really want to show up lebron or something?

its the NBA. the Spurs can play better TBH.

[ace3g]

splitter post up scores!!

[duncan228]

Pretty shot

[Juanobili]

nice!

[dbestpro]

Tiago knows he's gonna have to score to get into the rotation.

[Libri]

There is Splitter with his jump/hook shot. It's kind of funky looking but seems to be very effective.

[Warlord23]

Splitter looking good so far. So obviously Pop's next move will be to put Bonner in instead.

[ducks]

booner has looked good since he has been back except for last game

[Cessation]

nice splitter will get some good minutes tonight against the lowly cavs

[Libri]

nice block by the rim

[BanditHiro]

fuck now pop is going to bench him

[JustinJDW]

Splitter.

[dbestpro]

Tiago and Bonner. This should be interesting.

[Obstructed_View]

This could be a good combo.

[timtonymanu]

Looks like McDyess is gonna be the odd man out tonight.

[BanditHiro]

sigh 4 point play

[BanditHiro]

soft foul call

[Obstructed_View]

Looks like McDyess is gonna be the odd man out tonight.

While I agree that it happens, I certainly don't understand the logic behind it.

[GinobiliForTres]

16-16.

[Obstructed_View]

booner has looked good since he has been back except for last game

What the fuck is a booner?

[ducks]

Looks like McDyess is gonna be the odd man out tonight.

doubt it

dice will be in the 4

[024]

wtf was that bonner

[BanditHiro]

While I agree that it happens, I certainly don't understand the logic behind it.

probably because he is a little old and needs a little rest

[Juanobili]

Neal with the smart shot. I love this guy.

[Warlord23]

LOL at the Bonner drive and flip shot

[BanditHiro]

oh shit i thought bonner was the one posting up

[Juanobili]

Splitter!!

[Obstructed_View]

probably because he is a little old and needs a little rest

That doesn't explain the "odd man out" strategy of resting 25 year olds.

[LeCrab]

bonner sucks when he's not making 3's he brings nothing else to the team... neal and splitter look good

[024]

even green getting some action

[BanditHiro]

mother fucker williams trying to be lebron

[dbestpro]

Bonner just does not seem to do a whole lot when he does not shoot the 3.

[timtonymanu]

no one was guarding gibson.

[Libri]

Would you look at that, Green with a 3.

[MI21]

lol @ Mo Williams nutting on the Spurs.

Guy always shines against SA, something about shooters who have played for Milwaukee being able to kill the Spurs.

[timtonymanu]

Green 3333

[BanditHiro]

here we go with spurstalk overhyping green

[spurs1990]

OMG do we have any player who can't hit a three.

[dbestpro]

Bonner was open on that last three and instead tries to drive. He also is so predictable in that once he starts to drive he never will pass the ball.

[WeNeedLength]

Our defense is strikingly bad right now. Cavs are scoring on us easier than when Lebron was on their team wtf...

[timtonymanu]

Defense is shit.

[c whata11]

anyone else think green just looks weird?

[Chieflion]

Terrible quarter tbh. Letting Mo Williams reach double figures in the 1st really sucks.

[Libri]

here we go with spurstalk overhyping green

How is acknowledging that he made a 3 over-hyping?

[Obstructed_View]

Bonner was open on that last three and instead tries to drive. He also is so predictable in that once he starts to drive he never will pass the ball.

Yeah, I bet he doesn't even realize he's doing it. :lol

[ohmwrecker]

Has anybody said how much Matt Bonner sucks yet?

[Rito3d30]

Does Splitter look a bit stronger?

[Warlord23]

I'd love to know what Bonner is thinking. Does he figure that once he drives through the teeth of the Cavs D and lays a few in, they'll start giving him some space to shoot the 3?

[dbestpro]

Perimeter D pretty soft. Bonner might as well go eat a hotdog for all the D he provides.

[MmP]

Im loving tiago more than I though from this performance

[BanditHiro]

How is acknowledging that he made a 3 over-hyping?

no i thought people were going to go crazy over him, nothing out of the ordinary was said so i was wrong

[Ice009]

The person that started the George Hill is the worst player on the team thread was wrong. Matt Bonner is by far the worst player on the team if he can't hit a shot.

[LeCrab]

neal at pg > hill at pg... bonner is getting destroyed on offense and defense

[GinobiliForTres]

MANU 3!

and we keep letting Jamison and Williams score. the hell?

[BanditHiro]

why is bonner in

[BanditHiro]

is splitter ever going to get a chance to play with tim?

[GinobiliForTres]

Manu heating up!

[GinobiliForTres]

Oh my fucking god get jamison out -.-

[dbestpro]

Everytime Bonner passes up an open three I just want to kick him.

[L.I.T]

If I remember correctly, Jamison has always been a tough matchup for the Spurs.

[siraulo23]

neal trezzzzzzzz

[BanditHiro]

man jamison is so gay right now

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

So far, Spurs are looking good. I hope this isn't one of those upset games though where the favored team goes under.

[Osnofa]

Here they come, the 3333333sss

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

bwahahahahahah timmy's expression wahahaha

[Libri]

no i thought people were going to go crazy over him, nothing out of the ordinary was said so i was wrong

cool :tu

[Ice009]

Pathtic defense from Bonner.

[Warlord23]

Jamison on Bonner again, like taking candy from a baby

[td4mvp21]

Why is Bonner still in?

[ohmwrecker]

Sean is such a homer.

[BanditHiro]

are you kidding me its fucking moon not lebron the cavs should get no fucking calls whatsoever.

[Obstructed_View]

Why is Bonner still in?

Which answer do you want: 10-1 or 4 rings?

[dbestpro]

Looks like Bonner is back in the fans dog house.

[BanditHiro]

bonner is being abused by jamison

[Ice009]

I can't believe Matt Bonner. The guy can't seem to do anything right or stay consistent.

He consistently let's down is about all I can say about him.

[WeNeedLength]

A 5 ppg player could score 40 on Bonner easily...

[td4mvp21]

Which answer do you want: 10-1 or 4 rings?

:lol

Seems like a little more than just riding the hot hand. :wakeup

[Capt Bringdown]

Bonner brought his playoff intensity tonight.

[Warlord23]

Typical Bonner game so far. Stand around and watch Manu and the others make shots, get abused by Jamison, but come out with a +6 so far.

Key to +/- domination = play with Manu and Tim.

[L.I.T]

Hill has really developed that baseline jumper.

[GinobiliForTres]

of course. refs are gay.

[LeCrab]

neal s having a great game

[duncan228]

What a move Manu

[BanditHiro]

T.T i lost my stream

[dbestpro]

Tiago is the natural matchup on Hollins instead of Blair.

[siraulo23]

that was sickk

[Libri]

Ok, I want to see that Manu move again.

[100%duncan]

Bonner brought his playoff intensity tonight.

:lol

[ace3g]

what a move by manu

[siraulo23]

hohoho tim

[L.I.T]

Holy Shit. What a pass and finish.

[Juanobili]

Damn!!!!!!!

[duncan228]

:wow Duncan

[ohmwrecker]

Throw it down big man!

[Warlord23]

Manu on fire

[Libri]

Sean: "He's telling me to put it where the sun doesn't shine." lol

[BanditHiro]

fuck the minute i can't see the game all this cool shit starts happening

[td4mvp21]

:wow Duncan

That sort of reminded me of that dunk he had on Ben Wallace back in late '04, with the way that he swooped the ball over his head. Except this time he didn't really dunk it over anybody :lol

[dbestpro]

Bonner needs to shoot the three or get off the floor. Blair needs to rebound or get off the floor. TD needs to be healthy or get off the floor. Dice needs to be interested or get off the floor. Splitter needs to figure out a way to impress Pop or get off the floor.

There, the big man rotation is set.

[100%duncan]

blow the lead up come on!

[Nathan89]

Timmy dunked that ball earlier like this was the last game of his career. His expression afterwards seemed like his whole career flashed before his eyes.

[c whata11]

manus pass to tim was ridiculous.

[100%duncan]

wtf

[GinobiliForTres]

here we go again. =/

[100%duncan]

F the D

[GinobiliForTres]

and now we're missing.
this is ridiculous.

[100%duncan]

wtf. we cant seem to dominate fully

[Osnofa]

hmmm, just give the ball to Parker. He will keep the lead til the break!

[timtonymanu]

goddamn play some defense

[100%duncan]

holy shit

[Osnofa]

omg, how many in a row for them?

[timtonymanu]

fuckin Cavs and their lucky shots

[100%duncan]

this sucks. another 50 pont mark against a BS team and its not even half time

[dbestpro]

Blair is just too short. It seems like most 2nd chance point opportunities happen because of Blair.

[GinobiliForTres]

Omfg.

Stop trading baskets.

[L.I.T]

With this group on the floor, one that I don't think has played together yet, I am not surprised the defense looks like shit.

[100%duncan]

Damn it!

[ohmwrecker]

RJ makes up for every mistake he makes on the next possession. Manu is his hero.

[Nathan89]

Blair is just too short. It seems like most 2nd chance point opportunities happen because of Blair.

But his standing reach.:rolleyes

[TE]

fuck the cavs, no wonder Lebron left their team. That team, without Lebron, is a team full of scrubs.

[dbestpro]

I think some here under estimate the Cavs. This is a team that has won 60 plus games several years in a row minus James. Add Scott who is an offensive coach and this team can score. They got over 100 last night against the Hornets for the first over 100 game this year.

[siraulo23]

wow wiliams

[timtonymanu]

Fuckin Mo Williams. Cant play like that in the playoffs.

[100%duncan]

fuck the cavs, no wonder Lebron left their team. That team, without Lebron, is a team full of scrubs.

and the game is close

[100%duncan]

what the hell is happening

[siraulo23]

nice play to splitterrrr

[TE]

Fuckin Mo Williams. Cant play like that in the playoffs.



exactly, along with Dirk, he was made to be a regular season player.


scrub

[100%duncan]

fuck it. lets win this

[Osnofa]

good push in the final minute.

Splitter heading for his first double figures game in the NBA? :)

[dbestpro]

Imagine what a playoff team with Dirk, Mo Williams and Matt Bonner would be.

[Russ]

Splitter #3 scorer at the half.

[urunobili]

Guys; is it just me or Duncan is not shooting his bank shot as often as usual?

[TE]

tbh, this cavs team is talented mind you the scrubs they have on the team.


To their level of play, they are playing out of their minds right now. The lead will get blown open in the third quarter. count on it

[L.I.T]

I think some here under estimate the Cavs. This is a team that has won 60 plus games several years in a row minus James. Add Scott who is an offensive coach and this team can score. They got over 100 last night against the Hornets for the first over 100 game this year.

And Jamison only came on board second half of last season, so he's an added offensive weapon that Scott can move around. They're kind of like the Pistons, not a lot (or any) overwhelming talent, but enough talent to make them dangerous.

[Fabbs]

Bonner brought his playoff intensity tonight.
:lol :toast

Give that one to The Bonner Defense League.

[Muser]

Manu fucking Ginobili

[BanditHiro]

And Jamison only came on board second half of last season, so he's an added offensive weapon that Scott can move around. They're kind of like the Pistons, not a lot (or any) overwhelming talent, but enough talent to make them dangerous.

they are nothing like the pistons what the fuck its a team full of scrubs that should let us win and give some of our guys the night off.

[JustinJDW]

I will be very surprised if Matt Bonner continues to get minutes in the 2nd Half, while Dice sits on the Bench. Its like if Pop doesn't play a guy in the 1st Quarter or 1st Half, then he's not playing at all.

God forbid he sees that someone sucks tonight and takes them out the game.

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs really miss Bowen in games such as these. Bowen's hard-edged scrappy hustle, gamesmanship and strategic hard fouls is what's needed when jumpshooters go wild against us.

These skills apparently cannot be coached or taught. I noted on numerous occasions in last year's playoffs how the Spurs seemed incapable of showing some nastiness on occasion.
In short, we need an enforcer.

[Warlord23]

Good offensive start to the 2nd half .. D is still MIA

[siraulo23]

RJ oop

[siraulo23]

are you serious blair

[Warlord23]

Blair needs to learn to lay the fucking ball in

[Capt Bringdown]

Blair simply doesn't deserve to start...who can't see that?

[toki9]

Blair simply doesn't deserve to start...who can't see that?

The ornery guy who makes the decisions...

[ducks]

duncan 3-9
wtf

blair>duncan tonight

[Warlord23]

duncan 3-9
wtf

blair>duncan tonight

You need to start watching the games

[c whata11]

bonner in before splitter for second half. comes in and right away and makes a 3.

[ducks]

6:58 SA - Matt Bonner enters game for Tim Duncan
6:51 SA - Matt Bonner makes a 25-foot three-pointer from the right wing. Assist: Manu Ginobili

[BanditHiro]

time for bonner to take over the game with his three ball

[ducks]

spurs need to get this to 20 so duncan can sit all 4 along with manu

[Osnofa]

Props to Hill. He's getting better everyday.

[c whata11]

another bonner 3. ridiculous

[duncan228]

Bonner again. Keep the lead, keep Duncan on the bench.

[timtonymanu]

Bonner back to back 3's.

You will be awarded with more playing time now.

[Russ]

6:58 SA - Matt Bonner enters game for Tim Duncan
6:51 SA - Matt Bonner makes a 25-foot three-pointer from the right wing. Assist: Manu Ginobili

Stopping a six quarter 0-8 streak. :flag:

[GinobiliForTres]

Hickson and Williams. again. f***ing unbelievable.

me to friend: wtf. why put Bonner in?
GameCast: Bonner 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (5 AST)
me: ...guess he told me.

[Warlord23]

Finally Bonner letting it fly, rather than dribbling. Pop must've chewed his ass out at halftime.

[Nathan89]

Bonner is Back.

[Muser]

Matty raining down on the Cavs.

[L.I.T]

they are nothing like the pistons what the fuck its a team full of scrubs that should let us win and give some of our guys the night off.

Second tier talent that's best used to fill out a roster as supporting casts for tier one talent? Sounds similar to me.

Strange reason for watching an NBA game.

[GinobiliForTres]

Jamison and Gibson in. Here we go.

[FilSpursFan]

Bonneeeeer!!!!!!

[BlairForceDejuan]

Db unleash the beast

[AussieFanKurt]

Go SPURS GO! Matty

[GinobiliForTres]

go figure. gonna start trading baskets again?

[ashbeeigh]

just throwing it out there..that trivia question was ridiculously hard.

[GinobiliForTres]

Williams. Wow. 21 points. I hate this guy. I swear.

[BanditHiro]

dammit fucking cavs just die stop trying and just put in your bench warmers you fucking assholes

[Osnofa]

C'mon tiago

[BlairForceDejuan]

Splitter god bless you

[siraulo23]

tp to splitter!

[GinobiliForTres]

Splitter with 9!

[Libri]

Excellent drive by TP and dish to Splitter for a dunk.

[Cherry]

Tiago! :)

[Warlord23]

Splitter owning

[GinobiliForTres]

Stop trading baskets damn you.

[duncan228]

Loving Splitter. So nice to finally have him here.

[Juanobili]

Splitter!

[siraulo23]

tp to splitter again~

[GinobiliForTres]

Splitter with 11! first double digit game!

[ducks]

tp has passed the ball tonight and got 3 assist so far on dunks

[Osnofa]

double figures for splitter! What a MACHINE!

[Juanobili]

Tiago all over the place

[LeCrab]

splitter is doing everything great right now.... he's even vocal on defense

[Nathan89]

Splitter>>>>>Blair

[Muser]

Damn Splitter!!

[Warlord23]

Damn, Splitter had the block but Bonner with an unnecessary foul

[BlairForceDejuan]

TP finally has a big who will dunk those nice passes

[Danny.Zhu]

Splitter is awesome.

[TE]

sTUPID BONNNER