Game Blog: Lakers @ Spurs - Dec. 28

[Bukefal]

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Tuesday: Los Angeles Lakers (21-9) at San Antonio Spurs (26-4)



Game Preview: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169152

Time: 08:30 PM ET/02:30 AM CET
Location: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
TV: League Pass, NBA TV, FSSW-SA, KCAL-LAL, WOAI, KSPN
Canada: NBAC



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[Bukefal]

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Tony Parker on the team:


"We're playing well, and it's been a long time since we've had everyone healthy. It's a great challenge for our team."



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[Arc]

i'm quite disappointed that this is being shown on nba tv. it means it won't be on my league pass broadband. this is the last time i buy in to this crappy service. the nba keeps taking all the good games i pay to see.

oh well, i'll just have to catch a free stream on the internets. there's no way i can miss this game.

[timtonymanu]

The real test starts now. GO SPURS GO!!!!

[UnWantedTheory]

The real test starts now. GO SPURS GO!!!!
Definately. This stretch is very important for us. Starting tomorrow.

[UnWantedTheory]

....or rather, today.

[Texas_Ranger]

Lets hope their big guys won't fuck us.

[GrandeDavid]

If someone would've told me this time last year that the Spurs would already be five games ahead of the Lakers just after Christmas I'd have asked when Kobe blew out his knee or how the Spurs got Lebron. Go Spurs!

[sa_butta]

Lets hope their big guys won't fuck us.
Not if we fuck them first...

[FilSpursFan]

Let the games begin...

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[NASpurs]

I can't wait for this game. I know the Lakers are struggling but I'm sure both teams will get up for this game.

[hater]

Lakers do not want to lose 3 straight. Expect playoff atmosphere from Fakers and Spurs.

[Venti Quattro]

I want to win this game so bad. Hoping the team that I support wants to win it too

[SpursWoman]

I'm hoping to cash in a little birthday karma for a Spurs win. And the rest on the $196 million Mega Millions jackpot. :lol





Go, Spurs! :flag:

[Danny.Zhu]

Go Spurs.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i have more faith in the spurs winning this game than the last magic game..go spurs!! :)

[Spursmania]

I'm going to the game tonight!:downspin:
I think the Spurs will be fired up for a change and come out with guns blazing. TD will kick it up a notch tonight.

[nkdlunch]

Predictions:
- If Splitter plays over 15 minutes, Spurs win
- If Bynum plays over 25 minutes, Lakers win
- If Spurs score 100+, Spurs win
- If Spurs score 90-, Lakers win
- If Neal and Hill combine for 30+ points, Spurs win. Otherwise Lakers win.

[Spursmania]

i have more faith in the spurs winning this game than the last magic game..go spurs!! :)


Yeah, Magic wasn't really a surprise. Spurs suck on back to backs (they have surprised me this year) but Pop only played the big guns sparingly and early on it looked like he just threw the towel in. Duncan and Manu only played about 19 minutes...

[KuntryDude]

Let's get it done Spurs! Time to show that punk ass Chuck why we're the No. 1 team!!!!

[Hemotivo]

small ball FTW! :lol

[spurs10]

Anyone know where to find a stream of the game? My family and I are far from home.:flag:

[peacemaker885]

Interesting to see our lineup. Has it been posted already?

[pookenstein]

Let's go Spurs. Hope they're ready to play. FtL

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Big test tonight. Been waiting for this game for quite a while. Hopefully the D shows up. Hopefully, Tiago pulls his head out of his ass and quits channeling Fabricio. GO SPURS GO!!!!!!

[hater]

fuck that. Lakers are a sad bunch right now. They are a disjointed team and will not get better in 1 game. If the Lakers come to ATT and beat the Spurs the Spurs deserve all the blame.

[biskvito]

Anyone know where to find a stream of the game? My family and I are far from home.:flag:
google for these: atdhe, channelsurfing, myp2p

[timaios]

Predictions:
- If Splitter plays over 15 minutes, Spurs win



LOL at people thinking Pop will play Splitter in that game... :bang

Pop will play him over 15 min only if the game is lost in the 3rd quarter !

[TMTTRIO]

Manu didn't sound too good on his interview this morning and sounds like he's really sick. I have a feeling that we're really going to have to rely on RJ, Hill, and Neal to fill up for him.

[Frenzy]

Manu didn't sound too good on his interview this morning and sounds like he's really sick. I have a feeling that we're really going to have to rely on RJ, Hill, and Neal to fill up for him.

Manu could be in a freak accident and have only a head and still be a threat. He's a beast.

[alchemist]

I really hope they single cover Kobe, Spurs stand zero chance of winning if they double him.

[arles]

Manu vs the Lakers:

Original idea and production by SANTI
wt_yGXEvuZo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt_yGXEvuZo

[Dex]

Lakers are going to show up for San Antonio. Gasol always seems to play well against us, while Odom and some little shit like Brown or Blake will come off the bench shooting lights out.

Should be a good contest. This is one of those games that will require the Spurs to be on point just for a chance at the win.

[Mugen]

I really hope they single cover Kobe, Spurs stand zero chance of winning if they double him.

better pray Hill can somewhat contain Kobe.

He's the only one on the team with a chance of guarding Kobe.

[Trainwreck2100]

just keep it close and hope kobe's stupid insane shots miss like they have all season. I expect him to pull an Arenas and make them though

[jaffies]

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[Fireball]

Manu didn't sound too good on his interview this morning and sounds like he's really sick. I have a feeling that we're really going to have to rely on RJ, Hill, and Neal to fill up for him.

He said he has a sore throat ... that does not conclude he is sick. Perhaps he screamed too much in practice :lol

[007nites]

better pray Hill can somewhat contain Kobe.

He's the only one on the team with a chance of guarding Kobe.

If Kobe posts Hill up he doesn't have a chance.

[007nites]

I'm not sure if Blair could guard Bynum or Gasol if he had to.

[007nites]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfDpHnm8Etw

[GrandeDavid]

LOL at people thinking Pop will play Splitter in that game... :bang

Pop will play him over 15 min only if the game is lost in the 3rd quarter !

I have to agree!

[007nites]

Duncan is going to have his hands full with Odom, Gasol, and Bynum.

[xellos88330]

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GO SPURS GO!!! :flag:

[024]

ginobili is really the only one who can guard kobe one on one.

[bigbendbruisebrother]

I'll be there! First game for me and my family this season. Superbox 1C baby!

:flag:

[Dex]

Hopefully we won't see the overbite tonight.

[Dex]

If Kobe posts Hill up he doesn't have a chance.

Hill puts in good effort against Kobe and really doesn't do terribly. However, Kobe has just developed this mentality that he can score on Hill and that makes him a marked man.

[xellos88330]

Hopefully we won't see the overbite tonight.

I think you mean underbite. :p:

[Dex]

I think you mean underbite. :p:

What do I look like, a dentist? :lol :toast

[DPG21920]

I am so hyped for this game. I have been looking forward to it. There are many things in theory the Spurs need to do, but I just want a win.

[Spurs Brazil]

JMcDonald_SAEN
Pop pregame, in a Tweet: Manu is fine; Hill probably will be on minute limit; no idea whether Splitter will play more or less. #spurs

[janetcn12]

Hope the Spurs will have an awesome game and outplay the Lakers. Go Spurs Go.

[bongraider]

hope my stream will be more awesome lulz

[TDMVPDPOY]

pre game chat im in already

[DPG21920]

I really hope the Spurs come out to play early. Energy to start the games as of late has been low. If they can't get up for a Laker game, there is a something wrong with them.

[Dex]

How long til Pop tries to Udokize Kobe?

[lefty]

Game is on NBA TV Canada, sweet !


I think the Lakers will storm out of the gates after coming out if the closet vs Miami

[NASpurs]

I'm just hoping the Spurs don't get raped in the front court. If the Spurs' front court can be competitive against them, then I like the Spurs' chances. I think the Spurs have a big advantage in the back court positions. I sense a 10 minute game from DeJuan Blair if he's not matching Odom point for point and rebound for rebound because we all know DeJuan doesn't get minutes for his defense, which is almost nonexistent at this point.

[Dex]

Why the hell we gotta catch the Lakers off two losses?

As if playing in San Antonio against the league's top team isn't incentive enough for them.

[xellos88330]

FTL!!!

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[cutewizard]

Guys , do you know any internet link to the game?

Thanks please.....

[Dex]

FTL!!!

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http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk155/omgscottlikewoah/ftl.jpg

[ohmwrecker]

Damn blair, what a bonehead play :(

Are you posting from the future?

[007nites]

What time does it start?

[Spurs Brazil]

FTL.

:flag:

[Fundamental]

You guys don't sound too confident. Like a bunch a lil whiney bitches. And I wouldn't mind fucking your mommy, guitardue. Send me some pics on the low.

What a loser. Typical Laker fan: ignorant, disrespectful, and full of shit. :lmao

[siraulo23]

almost game time

enjoy the game guys

try not to get frustrated *when things dont go too well, haha

[007nites]

Dejuan can stop gasol from backing him down on the post. So that could possibly take away any high FG attempts from gasol.

[007nites]

Having a lower base helps

[janetcn12]

Game time

[Texas_Ranger]

Gasol will eat Dejuan.

[lefty]

Shit


I forgot we signed Udoka

[Fireball]

Dejuan can stop gasol from backing him down on the post. So that could possibly take away any high FG attempts from gasol.

Blair has to do everything to prevent that Gasol gets too many touches deep in the post, he has no chance defending him there ...

[TIMMYD!]

:lmao

+1

[Texas_Ranger]

fuck., I'll have to listen to Lakers guys. :(

[bongraider]

has the game started? anyone with a stream? atdhe still offline

[NASpurs]

Would it be such a bad idea to put Blair on Artest because there's no way he's going to guard Odom or Gasol...

[Fireball]

fuck., I'll have to listen to Lakers guys. :(

nooooooooooooooooo

[ohmwrecker]

You guys don't sound too confident. Like a bunch a lil whiney bitches.

The game threads are usually heavily populated with negative nancies and wendy whiners. Where have you been?

[007nites]

Duncan and Splitter on Gasol.

McDyess on Odom.

Blair and Bonner on Bynum.

[007nites]

Just saw the starting lineups:

I thought Pop would make an adjustment.

PG Parker vs Fisher

SG Manu vs Kobe

SF RJ vs Artest

PF Timmy vs Odom

C Blair vs Gasol

[Tp9gospursgo]

Man, I wish i was at the game. I went to a spurs blow out win against them last year. oh how sweet it was to see lakers fans leaving early haha.

[NASpurs]

WTF happened to Pop? lol Popazit

[Fireball]

I hate it when the game is on NBA TV ... League Pass does not tune in before the actual tip-off ... and if I have the Lakers announcers this can only end awful

[timtonymanu]

Lakers feed .... yuck

[lefty]

I want to see Dice on Odom

He did a good job on him last season

[Andy25]

Fuck I don't want to watch the Lakers feed. I want my Sean Elliott and Bill Land.

[ImDaNuts]

whats with pops band aid on his face? ugly ass mother fucker

[DPG21920]

Blair needs to get beastly today. Just bring activity, energy and your brain. Do not foul, but be very physical.

[lefty]

Flu.

E. All of the above

[BoricuaCJA]

Damnit! I have to watch the game on the Lakers channel.

[lefty]

Land and Elliott on NBA TV !!

[DPG21920]

Spurs call bitches!

[NASpurs]

I knew it. Blair on Odom.

[DPG21920]

Turnover, Kobe bucket to start. Spurs have to take care of the ball.

[TIMMYD!]

Rj 33333333333333333333333333

[Slydragon]

WTF happened to Pop? lol Popazit

Lol

[timtonymanu]

wth Manu

[Spurs Brazil]

Glad I got Spurs call

[Fireball]

Damnit! I have to watch the game on the Lakers channel.

and the TV companion does not work as well ... but I hear Bill & Sean ... yes!!!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Rj!!!

[007nites]

Rj!

[DPG21920]

RJ still wet.

[lefty]

RJ on kobe !

[Fundamental]

lets go spurs!

[TIMMYD!]

Kobe has 4 already, fuck.

[DPG21920]

Lakers with some very active hands early.

[lefty]

Kobe is on

[007nites]

fuck kobe

[NASpurs]

Keep shooting Kobe.

[DPG21920]

Blair has to rebound. If he doesn't he serves no purpose.

[lefty]

¸Fuck the Miami Heat

[TIMMYD!]

Kobe has the first 6, we can't let him get it going.

2 turnovers for us already.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Please take blair out and put Dice out there.. he looks horrible already imo.

[Libri]

RJ gets burned.

[DPG21920]

Wow, RJ. Letting Artest blow by you with his cement feet :lmao

[timtonymanu]

shitty effort so far

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair SUCKS

[lefty]

We want DICE

[TIMMYD!]

Looks like it's going to be one of those KB nights.

[lefty]

Duncan is gay

[Texas_Ranger]

we kinda suck

[Tp9gospursgo]

There we go Parker.

[dbestpro]

Blair on the floor makes it look like 4 on 5.

[DPG21920]

Absolutely brutal start. Spurs have to move the ball. They are stagnant on offense. They also need to push it and not let LA get set.

They have to rebound as well on the defensive end and don't overreact to Kobe and send doubles.

[Capt Bringdown]

Blair gets outrebounded by Kobe. Get him outta there!

[NASpurs]

Spurs playing like scared pussies. Man up.

[007nites]

kobe is shooting everything

[Texas_Ranger]

Blair gtfo!!

[TIMMYD!]

Ginger in already.

[Libri]

Dammit Blair.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Bonner!!! :(

[lefty]

Bonner ?

[DPG21920]

Good job by Pop. Good substitution. Bonner needs to be tough today.

[bongraider]

i just saw the overbite!!!

[dbestpro]

Blair should not see the floor for the rest of this game.

[TIMMYD!]

12-9

[lefty]

Ducks !

[NASpurs]

Tony's jumper looks good.

[DPG21920]

TP looking sharp. He has the best match up and Spurs need to ride him.

[Libri]

TP! Thanks to Manu.

[007nites]

lamar kardashian

[Drachen]

Mr Kardashian LOL

[lefty]

Elliott :lmao

[jjktkk]

Parker came ready to play tonight

[TIMMYD!]

Fuck Gasol and his screaming.

[timtonymanu]

Its official. Bonner is more important than Blair at this point.

[DPG21920]

Great move by Pau. TP is carrying the Spurs right now.

[loveforthegame]

Glad to see Jefferson on the boards early. It's about all to be happy about.

[lefty]

Ducks is proud

[Tp9gospursgo]

No call. But i'll take the 2.

[NASpurs]

How the fuck is artest blowing by richard jefferson?!

[Refocus]

This should be TPs game.

[DPG21920]

Spurs rebounding is shit right now. Why can't this team have energy? It is unreal.

[TIMMYD!]

We have to secure those rebounds. That's 4 points off of o-boards for the lakers.

[007nites]

Timmy needs to get going. We aren't going to do it without him.

[BanditHiro]

fuck wish we would have played the lakers before the christmas game blow out...now they are all desperate

[Trainwreck2100]

get a fuckin board

[timtonymanu]

Parker is the only one with energy. Every one else is too lazy.

[Texas_Ranger]

16 points in 6 minutes. Great!

[spursfan1000]

Lakers have started hot, hopefullly they cool down soon!

[DPG21920]

Tim, you can struggle to score and we can survive that. If you fail to rebound, this team will lose.

[CFH]

Must rebound and play better D, Artest just keeps blowing by RJ...

[ogait]

Rebounding should be the hot topic in this TO

[dbestpro]

I am so disappointed in Blair. He just does not play with the intensity he had last year. if he does not start playing with more heart he will be out of the league within 4-5 years.

[baseline bum]

Bryan't just shredding the Spurs D. 26-4 record or not, I think this team needs to trade for a defender at the 2/3.

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs working their way back in, it seems they just stood around in awe of Kobe the first few possessions.

[Spurs Brazil]

TP with a good start

RJ needs to play better D

[Hoops Czar]

For a team who has been struggling to score, they seem to have no problems tonight.

[007nites]

Gasol has stolen a few moves from Duncan

[DPG21920]

Lakers being smart and going to Kobe in the paint. Spurs have no one to guard him one on one. The Spurs shouldn't double. Just be aggressive, try and cause some turnovers and rebound.

There is no reason to not board when you aren't sending doubles to Kobe.

[lefty]

Blair is a liability in today's NBA

We could have used him vs Karl Malone, but he is useless against guys like Rashard Lewis or Lamar Odom
And to small for Gasol

[Andy25]

Spurs feed...

http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-nba-6.html

Wow Thank you Lakaluva.. .never thought I'd be thanking you. haha

:toast Here's to a good game.

[Dex]

Spurs need to hit the boards.

[mcornelio]

:lol @ Lamar Kardashian

[CFH]

Bonner steps out, agh...

[Fireball]

Kobe scoring is ok, but Artest with two drives to the basket? Thats not gonna cut it ...

[spurspokesman]

Gasol has stolen a few moves from Duncan

Duncan stinks right now.

[TIMMYD!]

Manu is active with his hands tonight.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Gotta love Manu.

[DPG21920]

Great feisty defense by Manu. That was perfect.

[Libri]

Manu with some active hands on defense.

[Juanobili]

Kobe vs Manu haha

[lefty]

woooooooooooo

[TIMMYD!]

TP to RJ alley-ooooop.

[NASpurs]

RJ dunk!!

[007nites]

Rj alley!!!

[CFH]

RJ alley oop!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Alley OOP!

[Libri]

Jefferson!!

[Refocus]

RJ oop.. dayumn!

[spurspokesman]

Manu is active with his hands tonight.

Rjjjjjjjjjjj

[Fermixalot]

"That's a bad boy right there."

Picking Kobe's pocket twice.

[DPG21920]

TP's passing is sick right now. RJ with the finish. Such a good play.

Flagrant foul on that loony.

[lefty]

Not a flagrant

STFU Elliott

[timtonymanu]

fuck you psycho artest

[CFH]

That's gotta be a flagrant

[DPG21920]

:lol Sean with the Artest hyperbole.

[007nites]

lol Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Lu ck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_: Ron Artest could probably lift this whole building with one arm

[timtonymanu]

is anyone elses feed sounding like a seizure?

[DPG21920]

Wasn't a flagrant.

[mcornelio]

theres a great quality feed at http://veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4d198a880e8d4

[NASpurs]

Fastbreak in full effect there

[Tp9gospursgo]

Rj again!

[Juanobili]

fuck yeah!!!

[Capt Bringdown]

Can't remember the last time I've seen Kobe stripped on 2 straight possessions.

[DPG21920]

Why do timeouts work so well?

[CFH]

RJ dunk, Spurs looking better now

[ace3g]

Rj!!!

[TIMMYD!]

17-16 Spurs.

We keep this intensity and movement on both sides of the court and we'll take this one.

[spurspokesman]

Jefferson!!

Rjjjjj beasting. Hill tooooo

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck Artest

[DPG21920]

Spurs look great when they push the pace. Tim and everyone has rebounded better and it has led to good things.

[loveforthegame]

Jefferson is playing great tonight.

[007nites]

Hill can't leave Fisher open

[lefty]

CROFL Odom

[DPG21920]

"Flagrant!!!!!!!! I mean, he is not a weak man. He could probably lift this whole building with one arm"

[Tp9gospursgo]

Tony again!

[lefty]

WTF just happened

[TIMMYD!]

19-16.

[CFH]

Nice job by Parker to stay with it and lay it back in

[Drachen]

Damn, Tony came to play.




Shit, the whole team seems to have come to play!

[DPG21920]

Jefferson is playing great tonight.

Except for those Artest mishaps. But he has good energy. He actually did well on Kobe as well.

[Libri]

TP is a beast!

[Juanobili]

awesome game so far

[DPG21920]

TP is a tough little dude.

[spurspokesman]

17-16 Spurs.

We keep this intensity and movement on both sides of the court and we'll take this one.

Yes. And also if tim can wake his a## up. Good job so far.

[loveforthegame]

Thank you Parker, Jefferson, and Hill. Manu with an honorable mention too.

[007nites]

Parker just keep penetrating.

[itzsoweezee]

The Lakers are one of the few teams where Bonner's play can make a huge impact on the game. I hope he comes through this time.

[BanditHiro]

got to take advantage of fisher

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony with a great start and Hill with nice energy off the bench

[Fireball]

Bonner already with +10

[coachmac87]

Tony got away with a travel on the first one.

ball was knocked out of hands and then blocked by Pau. Not a travel.

[Dex]

Nice run to get some momentum going. Phil actually burning a timeout to stop it.

Spurs need to put the timeout procedure into action here. Stop on one end, score on the other: keep the crowd in the game.

[TIMMYD!]

GH is playing great defense.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Too much passing, but I like the ball movement.

[CFH]

Too much passing on that possession, should've just taken the shot

[NASpurs]

Splitter!!

[lefty]

Splitteeeeeeeeeeeeer

[CFH]

Splitter in early

[TIMMYD!]

Splitter in.

[007nites]

Hill has played incredible defense

[Tp9gospursgo]

Tiago!

[Fermixalot]

Splitter!!!

[dbestpro]

Tiagotime!

[timtonymanu]

Holy Shit Splitter!!!

[ace3g]

woo Splitter getting some early minutes, time to prove his worth

[Refocus]

wtf pop is actually playing splitter!?

[DPG21920]

:lol Sean with the Tiago fist pump. He wants him playing as well.