Game Blog: Lakers @ Spurs - Dec. 28

[DPG21920]

Wow, Bynum goes one on one and scores right over Tim. Bynum is loooooooooong.

[loveforthegame]

Would be a good time for Neal to step up.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

finish this quarter good c'mon

[CFH]

Finish this quarter strong guys

[ohmwrecker]

Just another regular season game .............................. NOT

Where is El Dodo anyway?!

[NASpurs]

Their bench made a run last time.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

manu come in for good please

[Gospursel]

blair guarding bynum...no

[Drachen]

for that trivia question, I would have guessed the bobcats.

[TIMMYD!]

Once Bynum gets position in the post, there's no way of stopping him.

[HarlemHeat37]

Ugh, Blair-Bonner frontcourt..here we go, hopefully the Spurs still have at least a 5-point lead after this..

Bynum gets away with walking, as usual..Spurs need to double Bynum..he's playing well, but he's a terrible passer and a black hole, they need to force him to pass the ball..

Blair takes it right to Bynum..beautiful..

[Gospursel]

this is the first time i've seen neal without his swagger.

[CFH]

Oh, that was so pretty by Blair

[blkroadrunners]

Holy smokes, DeJuan Blair!

[Rummpd]

Blair over Bynum!

[Refocus]

LOL Blair

[lefty]

Beast !!!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

blair !!

[Drachen]

Holy Fuck! what a move!

[lefty]

Lakers making a run

[CFH]

Manu tressssssssssssssssssss!

[TIMMYD!]

6 point game. Scratch that.

Manu 333333333333333333333333

[Spurologist]

mmmmmmmaaaaaaannnnnuuuuuuuu 333333333333333333

[blkroadrunners]

Gutsy 3 by Manu

[Rummpd]

Manu!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

don't piss manu off!!

[NASpurs]

Fucking George Hill :pctoss

[lefty]

Hill with the brainfart :pctoss

[CFH]

Dammit, Neal finally hits one that doesn't count

[ohmwrecker]

blair guarding bynum...no

Bynum is having trouble staying with Blair tbh.

[Dex]

Neal finally hits another shot and it's a second late.

[DPG21920]

Finally a three pointer for Manu...Just in time for the 4th. Manu has rebounded and defended well so he gets a pass on offense. Would be huge if he showed up offensively in the fourth.

Neal with a clutch shot that won't count. Still good to see...

[Drachen]

The first one he makes is after the buzzer. Damn

[TIMMYD!]

Took too long to pass it. If Neal would've hit it in time the place would've gone crazy.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

darn...still a pretty good end

[HarlemHeat37]

Hill has to shoot that, come on..no reason not to get a shot off there..

9-point lead after 3, can't ask for more..just close it out, Manu has to be himself in the 4th..we'll be seeing a lot of Kobe-Gasol in this quarter..

[Gospursel]

how many points will kobe score in the 4th?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Took too long to pass it. If Neal would've hit it in time the place would've gone crazy.

no doubt

[BanditHiro]

figures the only open three we make does not count and it would have been a 4 point play too T.T

[DPG21920]

You have to get a shot off there by the way. 7 seconds. Those are mistakes that really linger.

[Spurologist]

:bang

Hill had blake on his heels there but didn't read the clock

[Drachen]

that shot would have been an and 1 too if it was before the buzzer.

[Dex]

Paging SuperManu to the Fourth Quarter. SuperManu, please report directly to the Fourth Quarter.

[OrEmuN]

Manu mode > sore throat

[loveforthegame]

Great to see Ginobli hit a shot. Hope that gets him going in the 4th.

I thought the Lakers were going to cut into the lead but our guys finished it out nicely.

Going to need a big 4th quarter from everyone.

[NASpurs]

Spurs 29 Lakers 18 in the third.

[Fireball]

Lakers making a run

nope ... Manu stopped it :hat

[dbestpro]

The difference between the first and second half is the effort displayed by Blair. I wish he would play that hard all the time.

[Spurs Brazil]

Very good 3rd quarter, especially Tony and Blair. Manu doing a outstanding job on D.

Keep playing hard on D and make those open triples and we get this

[Spursfanfromafar]

I think this is the best game played by the Spurs .. Manu not going, Tim Duncan off the pace.. but 9 point lead, playing some superb team defense and excellent hustle. DeJuan Blair finally living upto his Beast tag.

FTW, Spurs.. Execution matters in Q4. I am still dreading the two 7 footer offense that the Lakers could leverage in Q4.

[Dex]

Long ways to go. Spurs need to find a way to deal with Bynum on the interior.

[loveforthegame]

The shot might not have counted but lets hope that gets Neal going.

[Spurologist]

Never seen Blair play this intense......plus he's playing against guys almost a foot taller than he is

[maddnezz]

lol 'bitch ass daughter has eye cancer so trade me to la' scam artistOuch! That's a bit much bro woo hoo
.:(

[JustinJDW]

DA BEAST FROM DA EAST!!!

http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/2009_images/blair-wide.jpg

[DPG21920]

That was a great all around quarter for the Spurs. Good ball movement, scored well, and played tough defense.

[Gospursel]

Bynum is having trouble staying with Blair tbh.

true, both are mismatched. just depends on who gets exploited the most.

[CFH]

Neal still off, damn

[TDfan2007]

Great defense by our guys so far. Blair and Tony have been amazing. Tim...not so much. It's getting painful to watch him out there :depressed

[Spurologist]

fuck....Neal can't buy a bucket....wide open too

[NASpurs]

Spurs are outrebounding the Lakers. That's great!

[DPG21920]

If Neal could just drop a couple shots it would be so helpful. His scoring really energizes everyone and makes life easier.

[polandprzem]

Long ways to go. Spurs need to find a way to deal with Bynum on the interior.

2 seasons with no success on interior, and you want it now?

[Texas_Ranger]

Neal is in Mason mode.

[Dex]

I still don't understand wtf Dice can't get some burn in this game. Pop defies the haters by playing Splitter early, but leaves Dice wallowing on the bench while going midget-bigs with Bonner and Blair while Bynum is going bananas inside.

[DPG21920]

Neal struggling in his first game against the "Big Boys". Lets see if he keeps firing with confidence and hits a big shot.

[CFH]

Nice steal by Hill

[lefty]

CROFL Shannon

[DPG21920]

I still don't understand wtf Dice can't get some burn in this game. Pop defies the haters by playing Splitter earlier, but leaves Dice wallowing on the bench while going midget-bigs with Bonner and Blair while Bynum is going bananas inside.

Wants to get Tiago minutes then Blair and Bonner playing well.

[TIMMYD!]

Neal turned his swagger off tonight.

[Drachen]

damn, we are out rebounding them? That is amazing. Good job. Did we ever figure out where dyess is ?

[Spurs Brazil]

Great job Hill

[lefty]

Neal is 1/1 after the buzzer

[Texas_Ranger]

Gary just stop

[CFH]

Spurs need to score, come on!

[Warlord23]

Cue another offensive funk

[DPG21920]

Neal needs to keep shooting. That is what will separate him from other role players. Have no conscience.

[Spurologist]

Paging the conductor.....the chooo chooo needs to get rolling

[BillMc]

Please tell me the ghost of RMJ is not inhabiting Neal.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

neal...calm the fuck down now..

[007nites]

Hack a Bynum

[CFH]

Bynum :lol

[Ikstomi]

bonner please go away, pleaseeee

[InRareForm]

hack-a-bynum

[Dex]

Hack-a-Bynum in our future? :lol

[dbestpro]

Neal seems a little anxious. Once he gets use to the big game environment he will be fine.

[DPG21920]

Hill drawing some contact. Playing well on both ends (minus that end of quarter blunder).

[CFH]

Hill hits both free throws, 11 point lead, keep building it

[DPG21920]

Good point by Sean. Spurs look so much better when they actually have fast break points :lol

[DPG21920]

Spurs should have about 4-5 more made 3's.

[blkroadrunners]

So many good looking 3s

[polandprzem]

I still don't understand wtf Dice can't get some burn in this game. Pop defies the haters by playing Splitter early, but leaves Dice wallowing on the bench while going midget-bigs with Bonner and Blair while Bynum is going bananas inside.

Dallas next

[NASpurs]

Chooooooo chooooooo!

[Gospursel]

swagga back.

[blkroadrunners]

Neal with it

[CFH]

Neal 3! Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[TIMMYD!]

Imagine how much better we'd look if Neal, Manu, and TD actually shot the ball well. :wow

[DPG21920]

Big thumbs up to Bonner tonight. Great play on both ends and he is rebounding.

Neal, there you go boi.

[Rummpd]

Neal with a cold dagger!

[007nites]

Imagine if Manu and Tim actually came to play.

[Spurologist]

nnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeaaaaaaalllllllllllll 333333333333333333333

FUCK YEAH

[Libri]

Neal 3! woohoo

[ace3g]

Neal finally!!

[lefty]

Traiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin

[BillMc]

Nightmare game for Timmy and Man and we're winning! Wow!

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

this team is so friken sick

[Warlord23]

Finally, choo choo!

[DPG21920]

:lol Neal shitting on SpursTalk.

[maddnezz]

Bynum building condos hahah!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

neal is unconscious :wow

[loveforthegame]

Neal finally!!

Step on there throats. Don't let them back in.

[dbestpro]

I really do not know why the Lakers are not shooting more 3s with Odom. He is wide open at the arc on almost every play.

[Gospursel]

Dallas next

I agree. this is why dice is sitting

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Neal with it

[BillMc]

Thank you Gary! RMJ exorcism!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 33333333333333333333

[Dex]

Spurs should have about 4-5 more made 3's.

Lakers are way off too. Both teams shooting terribly.

[J_Paco]

Props to Bonner, Hill and Blair for picking up the slack on the glass tonight. Timmy hasn't had it tonight, but his teammates are picking him up.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Phil Jackson should have let his boys play it through

[Drachen]

Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Was just a freight train coming your way

[Cessation]

wow neal is sick, missing left and right, but still shooting, and finally making
neal with it!!!

[ohmwrecker]

I guess Neal was too wide open on those misses.

[Spurologist]

that defensive rebound by Bonner should not go unnoticed......contributing in areas other than 3s

[jjktkk]

bonner please go away, pleaseeee

WTF are you talking about? Bonner's playing well tonight.

[Supergirl]

14 pt lead...10 min to go...

[024]

great effort by the spurs bench.

[ducks]

jan 5 is going to be intersting
lakers and spurs again soon

[Fireball]

with our nomal 3 Pt FG % this would be the blowout of blowouts ...

[lefty]

Neal finally nailing a 3 before the buzzer

[Spurologist]

Paging the conductor.....the chooo chooo needs to get rolling

we are now on the move! CHOO CHOOO!!!!!

[Supergirl]

DeJuan Blair with double-double all you haters...

[maddnezz]

damn, we are out rebounding them? That is amazing. Good job. Did we ever figure out where dyess is ?At the whataburger stand near the restrooms!

[Fireball]

WTF are you talking about? Bonner's playing well tonight.

to quote the Suns announcers: absolutely!

[tmtcsc]

Tim with 4 points and 2 rebounds. MIA again. We continue to play well without anything but his leadership and steady presence. That's the biggest story of the year. We'll need him for the playoffs when the games slow down.

[BillMc]

Impressed with 2nd Half Blair. Well done Grizzly!

[lefty]

Hill on Kobe


Ugh

[Supergirl]

Manu having a terrible shooting game but has 6 assists...

[lefty]

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Rummpd]

Neal again!

[NASpurs]

Choo chooooooo

[CFH]

Neal nasty with it! :D

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ace3g]

Neal with it!!!

[Spurologist]

we are now on the move! Choo chooo!!!!!

choooo choooo!!!!!!!!!

[blkroadrunners]

Neal!

[Supergirl]

Neal's shot is becoming money...

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Neal gets hot in a hurry..ALL ABOARD!!..

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol neal is sick

[Drachen]

Neal wit dat shit!

[007nites]

Lol Gary Neal! He aint no Rookie!

[DPG21920]

Lakers are way off too. Both teams shooting terribly.

Lakers have not had nearly the good looks from the 3PT line that the Spurs have had imo.

[DPG21920]

Keep shooting boi. I love our Neal. Big time player.

[TIMMYD!]

Neal just doesn't give a fuck about who's guarding him, how much time is left on the clock, or how badly he's shot before, he's going to shoot it with 110% confidence.

[Cessation]

holy fuck1!! neal is nuts!!
runnign the train on the lakers

[CFH]

Shit, Kobe hitting shots

[Supergirl]

Kobe is starting to turn on his desperation run...must stop him

[Spurologist]

unreal by kobe

[TIMMYD!]

Bryant with back to back 3's, he's feeling it again.

[Libri]

uh oh, two 3s by Kobe

[DPG21920]

Damn Kobe is beasting.

lol "Lakers 6-0 run" more like "Kobe 6-0 run"

[Drachen]

Crrrrrap

[CFH]

Hill jumper

[007nites]

Fuck i just started talking trash to my buddy who is a lakers fan and Kobe hits 2 threes in a row

[blkroadrunners]

Big break for the Spurs.

[DPG21920]

Blair with a stupid play.

[TIMMYD!]

Whew! Caught a break there!

[CFH]

Pass that out Blair

[Supergirl]

nice hustle from Blair, off Odom and still Spurs ball.

[loveforthegame]

You knew it was coming. Damn.

[Drachen]

Got lucky there.

[BanditHiro]

please ginobili take over on the offensive end too

[lefty]

lol neal is sick

Your next job: a gif of Hill going toe to toe with Kobe

[The_Worlds_finest]

Duncan has 2 points

[Dex]

Lakers have not had nearly the good looks from the 3PT line that the Spurs have had imo.

Not from three, necessarily, but they've been missing some shots they'd normally be draining.

Kobe missed like 15 straight shots. WTF does that happen?

[Fireball]

Kobe will not win this game all by himself ...

[Spurologist]

I'm I the only one who thought that shot was a good shot by Blair....he had Odom pinned under the bucket but he rushed it

[Spurs Brazil]

Glad we got this one back.

Calm down Blair. Just do what the D give

[Dex]

Basically, this has been the battle of the role players. Tony has been the only star who's shined (although Bryant seems to be waking up).

[Gospursel]

watch out boys

[CFH]

Damn those long rebounds

[Fireball]

Great game so far, but a little sad about Timmy - this must be the worst game of his career playing 25 min

[DPG21920]

Neal got fouled. No call. Then they whistle him on the other end.

[DPG21920]

Gang defense and boarding.

[CFH]

Blair!

[DPG21920]

TP with his Nash impression.

[blkroadrunners]

My goodness, Blair.

[Gospursel]

blair brought out his new toys tonight

[Rummpd]

Blair playing hard

[CFH]

RJ with the stuff!

[DPG21920]

Great recovery by RJ on a bad double.

[TIMMYD!]

This shit is over.

[Capt Bringdown]

Best game of the year for Blair, obviously.

[CFH]

Hill!

[Libri]

What a great series of plays.

[DPG21920]

Blair with a monster game. Hill as well to a lesser extent.

[loveforthegame]

Hill's been a beast but loving his work on the boards.

Love the adjustment Blair made at the half.

[blkroadrunners]

Hill's D has been terrific.

[Supergirl]

if we still have a double digit lead with 2 minutes to go, then I'll breathe again.

[Spurologist]

Hill says fuck you to Kobe

:lmao

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol blair really? a 18 footer?

[Rummpd]

Defense

[CFH]

"That IUPUI smells good right now" - Sean Elliott :lol

[DPG21920]

Hill is defending Kobe like a champ. Just really well timed strips and using his long arms without fouling.

[timtonymanu]

This game is very encouraging. Spurs came to play. Im tired of some people saying this game wasnt important. C'mon we have the best record in the NBA. We have to show other teams that we are winning for a reason.

[Supergirl]

Announcers just said Hill getting a standing ovation...love that guy.

[DPG21920]

Pretty move by Beast. Graceful big boi.

[ace3g]

new Hill nickname: Long Arm of the Law

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Blair dropping highlights now..

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

nice strip imho

[Refocus]

Wow the Spurs are just toying with these fools now.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill is OWNING this game

[Spurologist]

OMFG BLAIR is a fucking beast......I have some serious goosebumps right now

[tmtcsc]

Wow, these aren't the Lakers. They look like a bunch of individuals and not a team. Spurs just having fun now.

[007nites]

Sick move Blair!

[Supergirl]

Blair with a big fuck you to the Lakers front court

[Libri]

Hill's D has been terrific.

I think I have a tear on my eye. lol :downspin:

[CFH]

Manu tressssssssssssss!

[Libri]

Manu!! Yes!

[blkroadrunners]

Manu w/ the !

[Spurologist]

mmmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaannnnnnnuuuuuuu 333333333333333333

[007nites]

Manu!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DPG21920]

Get Tim some aesthetic points.

[Supergirl]

Figures Manu decides to show up with 3 minutes left in the game...LOL

[Drachen]

MANU tressssss

[itzsoweezee]

Hill's doing the best Bowen impression I've ever seen.

[timtonymanu]

Thanks Fisher for being a pussy bitch. You pumped our team up.

[dbestpro]

The Lakers are just too old to keep up with the youthful Spurs.

[Gospursel]

manu, the 3/12 mvp

[blkroadrunners]

I think I have a tear on my eye. lol :downspin:

Likewise :cry

[Drachen]

George hill, looks like Bruce tonight. I am getting goose bumps.

[DPG21920]

Defense this half has been so encouraging. Obviously the Spurs won't come up with this many TO's every night, but they are battling and swarming and gang rebounding. Lots of activity and smart rotations and doubles.

[BoricuaCJA]

Damn are D has been really good this game.

[Venti Quattro]

CROFLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

That is all I have to say about this game.

[OrEmuN]

Manu finally awake and owning !

[Banzai]

r.i.p Lakers :(

[loveforthegame]

Nope. Not the same Lakers team.

Proud of our guys tonight.

[Capt Bringdown]

If you have told me we'd blow out the Lakers and Tim would have 2pts and 4 boards..

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i swear...those MVP chants are making manu misses one of two FTs..

[CFH]

Looking good right now

[DPG21920]

If you have told me we'd blow out the Lakers and Tim would have 2pts and 4 boards..

No kidding. It was actually the defense tonight.

[Venti Quattro]

r.i.p Lakers :(

[Spurologist]

Cue up another kobe "fuck you" to another zebra

[NASpurs]

i swear...those MVP chants are making manu misses one of two FTs..

:lol no shit man. I swear every time these chants happen, Manu misses a ft.

[007nites]

People on here were mocking Blair at the start of this game lol

[Supergirl]

Blair making up for Gasol on my fantasy roster tonight...who would have thought?

[Drachen]

Lakers shooting 37%. That is how the SPURS win games.

[ohmwrecker]

George Hill is as close as the Spurs will get to replacing Bowen.

[Man In Black]

I love not hearing MVP for Bean Boy at the ATT.

LAL fans blame the refs for this loss but we all know the real reason...it was so LakLuv would give up $300 to JaG.
:flag:

[TIMMYD!]

Another classic Kobe game, 8-27 from the field.

[Gospursel]

the lakers had a lackluster performance, but pop still schooled jackson tonight