Game Blog: Spurs @ Nuggets - Dec. 16

[Spurologist]

:lmao you couldn't put a pin up his ass with a jackhammer

I love Charles Barkley.

:rollin

heard that.....who was he talking about???

[Crookshanks]

Melo is a big crybaby - he thinks he made a great play and that wasn't a charge. Waahh! Waahhh!

[NRHector]

Carmelo being a little bitch :depressed

[Texas_Ranger]

lol Melo crying

[Trainwreck2100]

:rollin

heard that.....who was he talking about???

al harrington blowing the free throw, he's saying his ass was clenched

[Spurologist]

Carmelo on the last play: "I don't want to see it"

Kenny: "Cuz it might be accurate"

:rollin

[manubili]

Crazy game! After all these years, Manu still amazes me.

Now I can't sleep. This kind of games It's like drinking a ton of coffe.

[BoricuaCJA]

lol at Melo not wanting to see the replay. He will watch it and see it was the correct call. He won't like it but he will know deep down it was right.

[Malice]

To see this game live and 20 rows from the court.....wow!!! LOL. I'm Still high

[TampaDude]

Timmy had a HUGE game tonight!!! 28 and 16 with 4 assists and 4 blocks.

[Spurologist]

al harrington blowing the free throw, he's saying his ass was clenched

:lmao :lmao

[SAtown]

:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry

[The Btown Spur]

I dont think melo has watched the replay of his last shot or knows what a charge is...

[davemaniscool]

Denver you had a seven man team. please don't whine about the obvious charge when x-mas came early for you.

[HarlemHeat37]

Either way..I love McDyess, but everybody should know that he's arguably the worst passer on the team..he should never be the inbounder in a crucial situation..

Anyways, this was a championship-level win for the Spurs, one of many they have had this year..

With the way Denver received the majority of the favorable calls in the game, with the atrocious shot selection from the Spurs, poor starts from everybody except Duncan and Parker, horrible D..they still found a way to win, which is something you only see from the elite teams in the NBA..

[silverblk mystix]

I hope the Spurs learn from this and never...NEVER let Dice make a pass like that again. Scary!

If they would have lost I would have blamed G.Hill more than anyone else.
He did nothing and committed stupid fouls-although the refs didn't give him any calls.

When Dice entered the game-is when the spurs started playing better.

[HarlemHeat37]

Either way..I love McDyess, but everybody should know that he's arguably the worst passer on the team..he should never be the inbounder in a crucial situation..

Anyways, this was a championship-level win for the Spurs, one of many they have had this year..

With the way Denver received the majority of the favorable calls in the game, with the atrocious shot selection from the Spurs, poor starts from everybody except Duncan and Parker, horrible D..they still found a way to win, which is something you only see from the elite teams in the NBA..

[Capt Bringdown]

That wasn't on Dice. The Spurs should have called time out and advanced the ball. They had no business making that pass under Denver's basket with that little time and the game on the line. Of course Denver had to go for it. If they get called for a foul no big deal, that's what they had to do anyway.

That's why I said the Spurs shouldn't let him make that kind of pass again - the Spurs coaches that is.

But you can't completely give Dice a pass -he's a vet for FFS, he needs to read the situation and play smarter.
It was a fuckup from top to bottom.

[Barfunk]

What did Reggie Miller say?

[spurs10]

Funniest thing at the end was JR Smith remonstrating (should have been Ted up) even though he'd clearly fouled Manu on the play before... FUCK YOU, JR, and fuck you classless booing Nuggets fans.
Hell yeah! Melo's quotes after the game are equally classless.

[Trainwreck2100]

what did chuck call him?

[Budkin]

I still can't believe we pulled it out after choking that bad at the end... just shows you the resilience of the team... or of Manu.

[davemaniscool]

TNT please fire Reggie :bang

[TampaDude]

I would so love to see a Spurs-Celtics Finals.

[GSH]

That's why I said the Spurs shouldn't let him make that kind of pass again - the Spurs coaches that is.

But you can't completely give Dice a pass -he's a vet for FFS, he needs to read the situation and play smarter.
It was a fuckup from top to bottom.

I don't want to start a fight over it or anything, but seriously - who was he supposed to pass to? Letting the 5 seconds run out there would have been just about as bad.

[duncan228]

Timmy had a HUGE game tonight!!! 28 and 16 with 4 assists and 4 blocks.

And no turnovers. Oh, and a steal. :)

[jestersmash]

I am...literally shaking..still. I think I need to go run a mile or something and run this off.

[jimo2305]

mcdyess threw a hard pass but don't blame him for the TO..

manu got fouled.. he would've caught that pass had he not been shoved in the back..

[DPG21920]

Tim: 33 minutes

Manu: 30 minutes

TP: 37 minutes

I just don't understand how the Spurs can rack up wins with their best players playing so little compared to everyone else.

Melo: 42 minutes

plus two other guys at over 38 minutes.

I still can't figure it out.

[Darkwaters]

I want to see Melo's comments after the game. Are they up on the internet yet?

[Johnny RIngo]

Nuggets had no business coming back in the first place. It was a combination of bad shots by the Spurs(too much stupid threes) and awful officiating bailing out the Nuggets. Thankfully they made the right call at the end of the game.

[spurs10]

mcdyess threw a hard pass but don't blame him for the TO..

manu got fouled.. he would've caught that pass had he not been shoved in the back..
That's the way it looked to me.

[TampaDude]

Tim: 33 minutes

Manu: 30 minutes

TP: 37 minutes

I just don't understand how the Spurs can rack up wins with their best players playing so little compared to everyone else.

Melo: 42 minutes

plus two other guys at over 38 minutes.

I still can't figure it out.

Magnets, dude...it's the magnets... :lol

[Darkwaters]

mcdyess threw a hard pass but don't blame him for the TO..

manu got fouled.. he would've caught that pass had he not been shoved in the back..

Oh absolutely. JR Smith, the gangsta from the burbs, absolutely shoved him.

[still.focused]

I don't want to start a fight over it or anything, but seriously - who was he supposed to pass to? Letting the 5 seconds run out there would have been just about as bad.

Either run the baseline for better angles or call the timeout

[Capt Bringdown]

Anyways, this was a championship-level win for the Spurs, one of many they have had this year..


Not sure about that, the Nuggets were short-handed, without 3 significant pieces, Birdman, Billups and what's his name.

But anytime the Spurs win a b2b is big, very satisfying. And Manu's heroics were special.

A memorable, somewhat weird game. Remember Duncan's strange shot/turnover that banked in?
I wouldn't mind sitting down and watching this one again.

[TampaDude]

I want to see Melo's comments after the game. Are they up on the internet yet?

Here you go...

http://www.techimo.com/forum/attachments/debateimo-politics-religion-controversy/22641d1253107100-oppose-obama-your-racist-crybaby.jpg

[it's me]

Where the FUCK IS DUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ???? :lmao

[Darkwaters]

I'm just happy to get a win. Honestly, after the grind it out match-up to end the Bucks game I figured this game was a loss. We all knew Denver was going to bring their A game and that the Spurs would be tired from the night before. It was a great opportunity for Denver to nab a huge win against the league's best team and put themselves on the map.

Instead, the Spurs showed up on the back-end of the back-to-back and snagged a solid win on even more clutch play.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Party on Spurs fans! :flag:

It's 6pm Friday, my favourite world-class DJ Jaytech (also a mate) is back in town and playing in 4 hours, and I'm going out to celebrate life, the Spurs and EVERYTHING! :D

[Pauleta14]

Crazy game! After all these years, Manu still amazes me.

Now I can't sleep. This kind of games It's like drinking a ton of coffe.



Same for me! :lol

I think I might be able to use that adrenaline for the whole coming day! (it's 8.00 AM here) ...

[SAtown]

Party on Spurs fans! :flag:

It's 6pm Friday, my favourite world-class DJ Jaytech (also a mate) is back in town and playing in 4 hours, and I'm going out to celebrate life, the Spurs and EVERYTHING! :D

:tu

[HarlemHeat37]

Not sure about that, the Nuggets were short-handed, without 3 significant pieces, Birdman, Billups and what's his name.

But anytime the Spurs win a b2b is big, very satisfying. And Manu's heroics were special.

A memorable, somewhat weird game. Remember Duncan's strange shot/turnover that banked in?
I wouldn't mind sitting down and watching this one again.

I didn't mean based on the quality of the opponent, I meant based on the adversity and circumstances..

When you see teams like the Lakers and the Celtics, the teams that are undoubtedly in the elite, they have many games like these, against much inferior teams, where they struggle for most of the game and come back to win a game that they had no business of winning..

The Spurs have done this multiple times this season..

For example, last year's Lakers, where Kobe needed to make 5-6 game winners to win last year, mostly against average teams, IIRC..

[Kuestmaster]

goddamit I woke up at 4.30 am here in spain to watch the game, and it was worth it!!!

[crc21209]

I didn't mean based on the quality of the opponent, I meant based on the adversity and circumstances..

When you see teams like the Lakers and the Celtics, the teams that are undoubtedly in the elite, they have many games like these, against much inferior teams, where they struggle for most of the game and come back to win a game that they had no business of winning..

The Spurs have done this multiple times this season..

For example, last year's Lakers, where Kobe needed to make 5-6 game winners to win last year, mostly against average teams, IIRC..

+1. Great, gritty win for the Spurs. Denver is up there as one of the toughest places to play just like Utah. The atmosphere, the altitude, and the crowd all affect road teams who go in there. Especially this being the 2nd end of a back to back, GREAT win for the Spurs. The big 3 and RJ stepped up their games big time....:tu

[TampaDude]

Great road win on the B2B, guys!!! Time to head back home and smash the Grizzlies on Saturday night!!!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[Johnny RIngo]

Tim: 33 minutes

Manu: 30 minutes

TP: 37 minutes

I just don't understand how the Spurs can rack up wins with their best players playing so little compared to everyone else.

Melo: 42 minutes

plus two other guys at over 38 minutes.

I still can't figure it out.

After going through about a hundred different lineups last season, it looks like Pop's tweaked the rotation to near perfection this year(except for the times when he goes with the Bonner-Blair frontcourt). There's also the potential for Manu to get some rest when Andersons comes back in the next two months.

[ElNono]

Manu .... again. Unbelievable.

http://twitter.com/johnhollinger/status/15654167360045056

[TampaDude]

LMFAO at the buffoonery on TNT right now... :lmao

[Spurologist]

LMFAO at the buffoonery on TNT right now... :lmao

:lmao

"Hey Chuck.....you got as many rings as my grandmother"

[ace3g]

yeah, lol heckling Charles, lol

[EricB]

According to mr McDonald only 4 teams have had a better record after 25 games in NBA history...

[TampaDude]

According to mr McDonald only 4 teams have had a better record after 25 games in NBA history...

This is our best 25-game start in franchise history. :toast

[Cane]

Imo its a great win for the obvious reasons of it being a back to back in the infamous Denver arena. However they almost gave it away so there's plenty to work on...

Man Melo's a god damn beast though. Really sucks for Nuggets fans that they'll probably lose him at some point but on the other hand for casual NBA fans its going to be pretty fun to watch him play with Amar'e and the Mike D'Antoni Knicks :wow

[ace3g]

next Wed rematch against the Nuggets should be interesting

[crc21209]

ESPN already hoping we lose Saturday, check out the typo in their game recap:

"San Antonio improved to an NBA-best 22-4 while dropping the Nuggets to just their second loss in 13 home games."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=301216007

[ace3g]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/ap/0a/fullj.e292e6d575b8937f8db6beb87b4d3412/ap-305e5614bcea42e7a9e685eac68bc259.jpg

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/ap/d5/fullj.c05f1a2a2cff4666f583d88577dcd365/ap-fa8c043dda3f492d90997486071618c5.jpg

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/ap/3a/fullj.a7c651c4c70559603b71e6012b0d541d/ap-708f43280f3a49e2a81beee6a7a8a2b9.jpg

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Great fuckin game

[jestersmash]

Nuggets got plenty of home cooking tonight. Nene clearly fouled Duncan, clearly fouled him on a play in the 2nd or 3rd and then lambasted the refs for not giving him the call.

J.R. pushed Ginobili on Melo's 2 point dunk near the end - no call. Ginobili on his game winner, there was contact - no call.

I thought the Nuggets received an appropriate level of "home cooking" from the refs. That last charge was far too blatant for a no call.

[jestersmash]

Just to be clear, I'm certainly not whining about the officiating. Of course not. I'm merely posting what I posted as a counter-measure to (potential) Nuggets fans whining about the last call when it blatantly called correctly.

[EricB]

I don't think there can be any whining about the final call. It was correct and blatant.

[crc21209]

I don't think there can be any whining about the final call. It was correct and blatant.

Nope. It was justice though after all the horrible calls that went against the Spurs the entire game...

[TampaDude]

I don't think there can be any whining about the final call. It was correct and blatant.

Yup... :toast

[ElNono]

http://i54.tinypic.com/70fk7t.jpg

[crc21209]

BTW, tune in to ESPN right now they're about to do the "Top 10" plays after commercial, and he hinted J.R Smith's dunk will be number 1...:lol. Watch Manu's shot not even make the cut...fucking ESPN....

[c whata11]

basically everything that can be said of this game has been said. game was ridiculous. manus the man, and this is the longest game thread ive ever seen. only thing that could piss me off is if i read some story titled 'Spurs Nearly Blow 9 Point Lead but Hold Off Denver.'

[Johnny RIngo]

According to mr McDonald only 4 teams have had a better record after 25 games in NBA history...

'96 Bulls, '67 Sixers, '09 Celtics were 23-2 after 25 games. Too lazy to find the fourth team. The first two went on to win championships and we all know what happened with the Celtics in 2009(Garnett injury in post-season).

[ace3g]

BTW, tune in to ESPN right now they're about to do the "Top 10" plays after commercial, and he hinted J.R Smith's dunk will be number 1...:lol. Watch Manu's shot not even make the cut...fucking ESPN....

Was just about to post this, BSPN always does this. Their way of shadowing a Spurs victory.

You would have thought with all the Gordon and Griffin highlights that the Clippers beat the Spurs a few weeks ago

Manu gets #7 in top 10...

[ace3g]

lol Pettis jump off the fence kick (which I saw live) should have been #1 on top 10

[crc21209]

Was just about to post this, BSPN always does this. Their way of shadowing a Spurs victory.

You would have thought with all the Gordon and Griffin highlights that the Clippers beat the Spurs a few weeks ago

Manu gets #7 in top 10...

:lol Yup, Manu's wild circus shot to win the game was number 7, while some wack hockey plays were above it, and J.R. Smith's dunk was number 1 :rolleyes...what a joke. :lol

[Texas_Ranger]

lol Melo and Denver bitching. The refs were all day on your side. Where was the fould by Afflalo on Manu??

[ace3g]

plus BSPN just loves giving the avg double play in baseball way too much love on top 10

[Texas_Ranger]

Well Yesterday Pierce was #1 on nba.com and Manu's shot was tougher.

[duncan228]

Some post-game quotes.


Ginobili leads Spurs past Nuggets 113-112 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010121607)
By Arnie Stapleton

One night after his step-back jumper beat Milwaukee, Manu Ginobili’s defense handed the San Antonio Spurs a 113-112 win over the Denver Nuggets.

Ginobili sparked the Spurs to a big fourth-quarter lead and he drew the foul that negated Carmelo Anthony’s winning basket in San Antonio’s escape Thursday night.

“I knew Carmelo was going to attack the rim,” Ginobili said. “We were not going to let him take that open shot. Antonio (McDyess) made him a driver and I was in the right position. It’s my job to be there and try to draw a charge. When he jumped I knew I was going to get it because I was right outside the circle.

“I definitely didn’t want to make any doubts for the refs. A guy that explosive, it’s hard to stop and pull up. I knew I was right out of the circle and he got me right in the chest.”

Anthony, who led Denver with 31 points, thought he had the game-winning play, not Ginobili.

“No, obviously what I think and what they called are two different things. I thought I made a great play. I took advantage of how Richard (Jefferson) was guarding, attacked. I don’t think I could’ve got a better look at it than that,” Anthony said.

“It’s tough, you know, just going out there playing as hard as we played out there and to lose the game on something like that.”

The bizarre finish capped a frenetic finish in which the Nuggets erased a nine-point deficit with 6 minutes left.

The Spurs led 111-108 with 8 seconds to go when Anthony got behind the defense for a dunk. McDyess’ inbounds pass was deflected by J.R. Smith off Ginobili’s head and into the arms of Anthony, whose basket gave the Nuggets a 112-111 lead with 7.1 seconds left.

Ginobili’s running bank shot at 4.2 seconds put the Spurs back on top 113-112.

After a timeout, Anthony got the inbounds pass from Ty Lawson and drove the lane past Jefferson, but Ginobili slid over and drew the foul as Anthony’s shot fluttered through the net at the buzzer and the crowd went crazy.

Official Haywoode Workman waved off the basket for an offensive foul.

Nuggets coach George Karl was crestfallen over the call.

“It’s a play that I think goes either way a lot,” Karl said. “It seemed like the referees, they like to hit us with tough calls. It was a tough call. Good play. Good basketball. Melo made a great play. It’s close. I’ve seen it called both ways.”

But at the buzzer?

Told that TV analyst Scott Hastings said he hadn’t seen that in his nearly three decades watching NBA basketball, Karl said, “I’d probably agree with Scott.”

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said: “I never even saw it. I just saw Carmelo barreling to the rim and I’m thinking, ‘Oh my god.”’

After a review, the officials put 0.4 seconds back on the clock, and the Spurs inbounded the ball for the win.

It was the second game-winning play in two nights for Ginobili, who hit a fallaway jumper as time expired Wednesday, lifting San Antonio over Milwaukee 92-90.

“He’s a stud,” Popovich said. “He’s been a competitor, he’s won championships here and overseas and he’s been MVPs of things. He scored the two free throws down the stretch, then he scored the winning bucket and then he took the charge. That pretty much says it all about what he’s capable of doing.”

San Antonio improved to an NBA-best 22-4 while dropping the Nuggets to just their second loss in 13 home games.

Tim Duncan had 28 points and Tony Parker added 24 for the Spurs but it was Ginobili’s spurt that sparked San Antonio.

Averaging 20.2 points, Ginobili had just three points when he sliced in for a backdoor basket, hit a step-back basket—like the one he used to beat Milwaukee—and then hit a deep 3-pointer to give the Spurs a 94-88 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Until the final minute, the highlight of the game was Smith’s dunk over Gary Neal with 0.6 seconds left in the first quarter. His subsequent free throw gave the Nuggets a 37-28 lead that marked the most points the Spurs had allowed in any quarter this season.

Smith took off 11 feet from the basket and slammed it through the hoop with both hands as he ran into Neal, sending him to the court. The rim-rattler drew nods of appreciation from the Nuggets bench and was posted on YouTube within minutes.

Notes: Denver PG Chauncey Billups (wrist) missed his second straight game. The Nuggets hope he can return Saturday night against Minnesota. … Spurs C DeJuan Blair returned from hyperextending his right knee Wednesday night against Milwaukee to log 14 minutes.

[crc21209]

ESPN just showed that the Spurs start of 22-3 is the 2nd best 25-game start in NBA history. 1st was the 08-09 Celtics with a 23-2 start. :toast

[crc21209]

Some post-game quotes.

Fucking idiots with the "22-4" stat....:td...Fail

[duncan228]

Notes on a scorecard: Even when struggling, Manu is still MVP candidate (http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2010/12/17/notes-on-a-scorecard-even-when-struggling-manu-is-still-mvp-candidate/)
Tim Griffin

...On the ensuing possession, Ginobili split the Denver’s double-team defense as he hit a wild circus bank shot — with extra English, thank you — that ended up being his second game-winning shot in as many nights.

But Ginobili wasn’t finished. As the 6-foot-8, 238-pound Anthony streaked past Richard Jefferson and appeared to have a clear path to the basket for the game-winning hoop, Ginobili stepped in his way to take the charge with 0.4 seconds left.

It was the kind of play a Most Valuable Player would make. Ginobili did it.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2010/12/17/notes-on-a-scorecard-even-when-struggling-manu-is-still-mvp-candidate/

[duncan228]

Duncan and Manu's on court interview after the game.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/tnt_overtime/2010/12/17/20101216_sas_manu_duncan_post.nba/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2

[duncan228]

Manu. Flipin. Ginobili.

First Manu hits an acrobatic four-footer — twisting, splitting the double team and kiss it off the glass with English — to give the Spurs a one-point lead with 4.2 seconds left. Then on the other end he makes a perfectly-timed double team — not moving until Carmelo Anthony put his head down then beating him to the spot — to draw the charge on what would have been the Nuggets game winner.

Denver fans, don’t blame the refs for this one, you were fortunate to have the lead at all — remember it was a too-hot inbounds pass from Antonio McDyess to Ginobili that bounced straight to Anthony that gave you the lead in the first place. Then there was the three missed free throws down the stretch, Nene missed a few chippies before fouling out, Arron Afflalo had been hot all night but missed a wide-open look near the end, there was the missed opportunity to foul Tim Duncan. You had your chances before the final call — and that call was the right one anyway.

Tim Duncan had 28 points and 16 boards. Credit the Spurs — the road back-to-back with Denver on the second night (where you are playing at altitude) is one of the toughest in the game and they won anyway. This team is legit.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/17/games-of-the-night-the-spurs-and-celtics-keep-right-on-winning/

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Spurs grinded this one out hard, and came up with a victory. This was an awesome game to watch besides a couple Nugget leads and that J.R. Smith dunk at the end of the 1st.

[Bukefal]

http://imgur.com/dnnSi.png

Who was that? She was cheering like crazy for the Spurs all game long :king

[it's me]

http://imgur.com/dnnSi.png

Who was that? She was cheering like crazy for the Spurs all game long :king

I don’t know … but good pair :eyebrows

[TVI]

mcdyess threw a hard pass but don't blame him for the TO..

manu got fouled.. he would've caught that pass had he not been shoved in the back..

this.

[NASpurs]

I don’t know … but good pair :eyebrows

They must really big because that camera is like 100 ft away and they look huge even from that distance :lol

[Dex]

Views from the Other Side:



http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_16880960#ixzz18OWPyaJC

Nuggets lose to Spurs 113-112 after game-winner called off
Ginobili's shot hits, Melo's gets waved off
By Benjamin Hochman
The Denver Post

Jubilation!

Deflation.

In a matter of seconds, Carmelo Anthony's game-winning shot turned out to be a game-ending charge. In a nail-biting, 113-112 loss Thursday night to the Spurs, the Nuggets' Anthony drove the lane in the final seconds and appeared to hit the biggest shot of the season — but the officials said Manu Ginobili drew a charging foul in the lane on Melo, giving San Antonio the ball (with 0.4 seconds left) and the win.

"Obviously what I think — and what they called — are two different things," Anthony said. "I thought I made a great play. I saw how Richard Jefferson was guarding me, I attacked and I don't think we could have gotten a better look.

"It's tough going out there and playing as hard as we played, and then to lose a game on something like that."

The final minutes of the game made hearts pound, from courtside to the rafters. The Spurs led by nine with 5:35 left, but the Nuggets clawed back with some passionate play until the end.

With 8.4 seconds left, Anthony's dunk cut the Spurs lead to 111-110, then Antonio McDyess' inbounds bounced off Ginobili's head (as he was guarded by J.R. Smith) and Melo recovered the ball for another dunk — giving Denver the 112-111 lead. Ginobili then scored with 4.2 seconds left, grabbing the one-point lead back from Denver and setting up the final play.

"I never even saw it," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of the Anthony charge. "I just saw Carmelo barreling to the rim and I am thinking 'Oh, my God.' Then it was a charge."

Ginobili had hit a game-winning shot just the night before against Milwaukee — and Thursday, he won the game on both ends of the court.

The game did show that the Nuggets — without Kenyon Martin, Chauncey Billups and Chris Andersen — have some fight in them, yes, sir. But a loss is a loss.

"We had moments in the third and fourth where we could have turned off our intensity,
Nuggets coach George Karl reacts to a controversial foul at the end of the San Antonio-Denver game Thursday at the Pepsi Center. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post)
but we turned it up," Nuggets coach George Karl said.

As for the final call, "It's a play that goes either way a lot," said Karl, whose team is 15-10. "It seems like referees, they like to hit us with tough calls — it was a tough call. It was good basketball. He made a great play. It was close."

Karl said he thinks he has never seen a game end like that — and that's saying something for a guy with 1,000-plus wins.

As for the Nuggets' strategy on the final Anthony play, Karl said he "just wanted to get (everyone) out of his way once he got the ball. Ginobili came from a long way off. Maybe we wished Arron (Afflalo) was spaced better. But I think Ginobili would have gotten there, either way."

Anthony — whose days are numbered in Denver, barring a surprising change of heart — had another gritty game while battling a right thumb injury. No, it wasn't sparkling, like his 35-point outing against Orlando on Tuesday, but Melo finished with 31 points and nine rebounds.

The Nuggets entered the night on a 10-game home winning streak (11-1 overall at the Pepsi Center), including Tuesday's resume-builder against Orlando.

The Spurs came in with the best record in the league (21-3) but had played the night before, winning on an emotional Ginobili shot.

The Nuggets came out on the attack, trying to bury the beleaguered visitors, and led 37-28 after one quarter. But the Spurs, because they're the Spurs, made it a
game, finally taking their first lead with about three minutes left in the third quarter.

Asked if he'd seen the replay of the charge call, Anthony said, "I don't want to see it."

Read more: Nuggets lose to Spurs 113-112 after game-winner called off - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_16880960#ixzz18OWPyaJC

[Barfunk]

Does anyone know what Reggie Miller said that was wtf??

[Horse]

lol Melo and Denver bitching. The refs were all day on your side. Where was the fould by Afflalo on Manu??
How bout the bs call against Mcdyess on that offensive rebound they took from him. And Timmy did'nt get shit allnight F*ck that big baby melo. Worst of all it's a clear as day charge.

[duncan228]

San Antonio Spurs 113, Denver Nuggets 112: Manu Ginobili Sheela na Gig (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/san-antonio-spurs-113-denver-nuggets-112-manu-ginobili-sheela-na-gig#more-11899)
by Timothy Varner
48 Minutes of Hell

Manu Ginobili is not a basketball player. He’s an exhibitionist. And so far this this season what he is showing-off is worthy of MVP consideration.

Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/san-antonio-spurs-113-denver-nuggets-112-manu-ginobili-sheela-na-gig#more-11899)

[it's me]

San Antonio Spurs 113, Denver Nuggets 112: Manu Ginobili Sheela na Gig (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/san-antonio-spurs-113-denver-nuggets-112-manu-ginobili-sheela-na-gig#more-11899)
by Timothy Varner
48 Minutes of Hell

Manu Ginobili is not a basketball player. He’s an exhibitionist. And so far this this season what he is showing-off is worthy of MVP consideration.

Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/san-antonio-spurs-113-denver-nuggets-112-manu-ginobili-sheela-na-gig#more-11899)

Great article...

[MeesterMarcus]

Timmy had a HUGE game tonight!!! 28 and 16 with 4 assists and 4 blocks.

Tell me about it, he had soo much confidence and energy throughout the game I loved it.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

I don’t know … but good pair :eyebrows
Oh yes.

[Leftyventricle]

George Karl got hit with a fine for criticizing refs on this game.

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/12/18/rudy-gay-suspended-one-game-george-karl-andre-miller-fined-25/