Game Blog: Thunder @ Spurs - Jan. 1

[Bukefal]

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Thursday: Oklahoma City Thunder (23-11) at San Antonio Spurs (28-4)



Game Preview: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169452

Time: 08:30 PM ET/02:30 AM CET
Location: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
TV: League Pass, FSOK, FSSW-SA, WOAI, WWLS



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[Bukefal]

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/San+Antonio+Spurs+v+Chicago+Bulls+eD6ocKf97G-l.jpg


Gregg Popovich on the Spurs scoring surge:


“I’m still not buying it, that’s the truth, that’s the truth. I don’t know what else to tell anybody. That’s not who we are. I don’t know how we score. I have no clue.”



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[100%duncan]

Lets go Spurs! Once again bukefal you're the man

[FalleNxWiZarDx]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/photos/100224_92.jpg

[boutons_deux]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm9Y-vqZsEo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne8DVXbkbwo

Come on, Manu, give us some more youtube vids.

[TampaDude]

OKC has no D. The Spurs will destroy them.

[ducks]

I expect a great start pop was not please last game
I expect spurs to come out and make a point to their coach

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

I expect a great start pop was not please last game
I expect TP to come out and make a point to his coach

:hat

[Fireball]

:flag: :flag: :flag:

To a HAPPY NEW YEAR and a 66-0 run in 2011 ...

[tdunk21]

:hat

nice sig.....

[BRs.Ganso]

Tiago's birthday today

He will be Starter and will play 36 minutes!

:lol

:flag:

[WeNeedLength]

I got a strange feeling Westbrook is going to go off on us because IIRC he played pretty crappy the 1st game we played them this season. Let's hope not though. Go Spurs!

Edit: well he had decent stats but shot 5-17 which is bad. So take if for what it's worth.

[Frenzy]

"We need lenght" with the Sig win.

[Giuseppe]

I'm hopin' fervently the Thunder spill your plums all over Bexar County.

[ohmwrecker]

I'm hopin' fervently the Thunder spill your plums all over Bexar County.

Are you going to wear out your welcome on your first day back? Get back downstairs, you ol' cooter!

[Manu20]

Weather Forecast for San Antonio-A lot of dry air in the are with lows in the upper 20s and 0% chance of THUNDER tonight :toast

[Obstructed_View]

I'm hopin' fervently the Thunder spill your plums all over Bexar County.

lol defending champs rooting against other teams in January.

[janetcn12]

Hope Spurs don't have a sloppy start. Go Spurs Go

[xellos88330]

I'm hopin' fervently the Thunder spill your plums all over Bexar County.

Ha!!! Welcome back! It is funny though. Lakaluva gets sent to the tree of woe and then you come back. Terrible timing on his part huh?


In regards to the game,


GO SPURS GO!!! :toast

[Spurs Brazil]

JMcDonald_SAEN

Manu feels/sounds much better tonight. Said he was amazed how much chewing gum helped w/sore throat. Plans to keep chewing tonight.

Reporter asks Pop if he's given thought to approaching 70 wins this season. Pop: "Are you still drunk?" #spurs

[janetcn12]

Glad to hear that Manu is feeling much better today. Go Manu Go.

[CFH]

:lol

[duncan228]

Later in the session, Pop asks by-standing Danny Ferry if he thinks Spurs can get 70. Ferry: "If we don't, it's your fault."

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

:lol I concur.

[duncan228]

Spurs call! Happy New Year! :spin

[CFH]

A commercial with Splitter?!?! NOWAI! He didn't have any lines though.

[BanditHiro]

A commercial with Splitter?!?! NOWAI! He didn't have any lines though.

is it the pizza hut commercial or something?

[CFH]

is it the pizza hut commercial or something?

Ya, just saw it for the first time

[janetcn12]

Starters: Duncan, Jefferson, Parker, Ginobili & Blair. Go Spurs Go

[Capt Bringdown]

A pet peeve: tipoff punctuality. 8:30 means 8:30, get on with it!

[Fireball]

Starters: Duncan, Jefferson, Parker, Ginobili & Blair. Go Spurs Go

didn't see that coming :p:

[Spurs Brazil]

Warriors scored 72 pts at Miami in the 1st half

[Spurologist]

Happy New Year!!!!!!!

Tip to the spurs!

[TIMMYD!]

4-0 already

[Capt Bringdown]

Manu has been sputtering lately.

[Spurologist]

the fuck??? Blair takes a jumper and manu/tp with horrendous passes

[duncan228]

Duncan looking good.

[janetcn12]

C'mon TP no bad pass

[blkroadrunners]

Tim Duncan looks good on O.

[TIMMYD!]

Tim looking very good early on.

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair with a good start

Keep going to TD in the post

[TIMMYD!]

haha did yall hear Tim "ah fuck"

[Spurologist]

mmmmmmaaaaaaannnnnnuuuuuuuuu 33333333333333333

+6

[blkroadrunners]

Beast dunk!

[angelbelow]

Blair having a bounce back game.

[janetcn12]

Timmy..good start..keep it up

[TIMMYD!]

Audio is slightly off at ATDHE so I hear Land screaming before anything even happens on screen. :lol

[Muser]

Blair with the nice dunk.

[Spurologist]

tp steals the ball from Westbrook and feeds it to Blair on the fastbreak for the THROWDOWN!

[Pauleta14]

Thanks to(?)/because of(?) Kidd, Tony is done with the 1 man fast break... :lol

[Capt Bringdown]

Sean's got a sore throat

[siraulo23]

timmy looking great

[Spurs Brazil]

Good start.

When Kriskic is in we need to go to TD everytime

[janetcn12]

Wow, awesome start by the Spurs

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

blair still remember what he did to the thunder last year :king

[Libri]

Blair having a bounce back game.

Good. My fantasy team needs it.

[Blair420]

VERY borderline 3 second call.

[angelbelow]

Damn my stream audio is faster than the video.

[janetcn12]

Looking good so far...6 pts each for Blair and Timmy

[angelbelow]

blair still remember what he did to the thunder last year :king

Haha, yeah he was an absolute beast in that game.

[Muser]

Tony needs to keep driving it, Westbrook can't defend him.

[Capt Bringdown]

Need to get RJ a deuce.

[Libri]

Yup, Westbrook played no defense on TP.

[CFH]

Spurs looking good early

[angelbelow]

Damn, solid defense so far.

[duncan228]

Oop!

[CFH]

Alleyoop to RJ from Tony!

[Libri]

Excellent team work between TP and RJ.

[Muser]

Love that play with TP/RJ.

God damn this is some vintage Spurs D.

[blkroadrunners]

Good lord, Bonner

[siraulo23]

defense is suffocating omg

[Muser]

lol Bonner.

[Spurs Brazil]

Help D on Durant is great so far

[CFH]

Rj 3!

[Spurologist]

rrrrrrrrrrrrjjjjjjjjjjjj 33333333333333333

[Muser]

Rj mip.

[angelbelow]

Need to get RJ a deuce.

How about a deuce and a trey?

[Libri]

Bonner lol

RJ 3!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

defense!!defense!!

[Muser]

Great block by RJ.

[Capt Bringdown]

Great block from RJ!

[janetcn12]

Sprus really balling...Go Spurs Go

[Pauleta14]

Damn my stream audio is faster than the video.


me too :bang

[Spurologist]

that's alley hoop play from tp to rj is money

[Spurs Brazil]

TP doing a great job so far, keep attacking

D looks good

[Pauleta14]

The thunder shooting 20%... (3/15)

[Fireball]

Thunder will not miss so many shots all night ... Spurs have to keep up the defensive intensity!

[CFH]

Gotta cut down on the turnovers

[Muser]

Urgh Udoka..

At least Tiago is in.

[Spurs Brazil]

What's wrong with Neal? Ime???

[Capt Bringdown]

Splitter sighting!

[GSH]

Now you've got them down, put your foot on their throat.

[NicolasBatum]

me too :bang


Nba League pass is still free for tonight with the code nbaholiday :toast

[CFH]

Hill jumper

[Muser]

Tiago wtf? You gotta put up something better than that.

[Spurologist]

WTF Tiago...you scared of the rim?

[angelbelow]

Nice looking PnR from Manu and Splitter, need to see more of those.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

splitter dunk that shit man

[Spurologist]

A/V seems to be in sync for feed now. :tu

[Spurs Brazil]

Tiago must go strong. That was WEAK

Hill is great

[Fireball]

Tiago has no luck to say the least

[Libri]

tough shot by Hill

[CFH]

Hill with the tough shot

[CubanMustGo]

FTs OKC 11 SA 1 give me a break!

[GSH]

Hill is breaking ankles tonight.

[janetcn12]

Well done Hill

[Spurs Brazil]

Thunder getting a bunch of calls and we get nothing

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

tiago is so lost out there :rollin

[Capt Bringdown]

Neal in the doghouse?

[angelbelow]

Great rotational defense

[janetcn12]

What happen Tiago...It's your birthday so should do better

[duncan228]

Looking good...Keep up the energy, don't get complacent with the lead.

[Muser]

Great 1st quarter :tu

[CFH]

Great first quarter, up by 14, keep that lead and don't let up.

[TIMMYD!]

Is it just me or has Manu been missing a lot of FT's lately?

[Spurologist]

tp with 5 assists in the 1st quarter :wow

[BanditHiro]

manu's FT percentage is dropping fast

[GSH]

What does Planet Fitness mean? Pay $11 and the first month is free - then every month after that is $10? How do they figure that's free? Doesn't that mean the first month costs more than every other month?

I know it's off topic, but the commercial puzzles me.

[janetcn12]

Great start.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great 1st quarter

Even Ime did a good job

Hill will win the 6th man of the year

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

manu has been missing one of two FTs lately..it must be those MVP chants again..

[Fireball]

manu's FT percentage is dropping fast

and this time there were no MVP chants

[Pauleta14]

Is it just me or has Manu been missing a lot of FT's lately?


Yes he did, but not yet in clutch time...

[Pauleta14]

tp with 5 assists in the 1st quarter :wow


... and 3 TOs :bang :lol

[Ice009]

Blair having a bounce back game.

I am looking at this game and I want to see Blair take it one step at a time. He's been too inconsistent, but I think he should just take it one step at a time and try to start playing consistent at home games, then take that on the road with him.

[angelbelow]

Wow that was about the weakest foul Ive ever seen from Bonner. He barely wraps him and then lets him go up with the ball so lucky he missed it.

[GSH]

manu has been missing one of two FTs lately..it must be those MVP chants again..

I said last week, there's something squirrelly going on with his stroke. Rotation is off. It looks like he's letting the ball roll off his little finger on 3P attempts. Some of the shots he's making, I swear it looks like he's pulled.

[CFH]

Manu tresssssssssssssssssss!

[Spurologist]

mmmmmmmaaaaaannnnnnnuuuuuu 3333333333333

[Muser]

Manu beasting on both sides of the court.

[Crookshanks]

FTs OKC 11 SA 1 give me a break!

Yeah - this game would be an absolute blow out if not for all the Thunder freethrows. OKC is only shooting 19%!

[Spurs Brazil]

great work Manu!

[Sec24Row7]

good lord tiago is playing like crap

[BanditHiro]

pop please put gary neal and let's try to put an end to this game right now

[WeNeedLength]

Bonner just helped up Westbrook but not Splitter. WTF

[GSH]

Spurs need to keep pressing this lead. Durant will heat up before the game is over.

[Spurologist]

Tiago has zero confidence and looks lost on almost every play

[Fireball]

Thunder can't buy a bucket ... I like it

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

by the way the thunder are guarding, our guards should be scoring in the paint all day long..

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner playing good D

[CFH]

Nice fastbreak

[Capt Bringdown]

I don't think I've ever seen a team hit just 4 FG's with 9:06 left in the 2nd quarter.

[siraulo23]

clinic.

[NRHector]

Sean with the open mic :lol

[Spurologist]

Off broadcast

Elliott: Don't let them back in the game
Bill Land: We're too good

:rollin

[Spurs Brazil]

Tiago looks horrible today, worst game of the season for him

Spurs D is great

[Pauleta14]

impressive...

The danger now for the team is to think it's gonna be easy...

[Fireball]

good lord tiago is playing like crap

I am starting to believe that he will not improve vastly this season and will have no playing time in the playoffs.

[Ice009]

Why do you guys think Ime is playing. You think Pop is trying to get the reserves that don't play much some court time to get them ready for the upcoming road trip?

[Capt Bringdown]

good lord tiago is playing like crap

Not really. He's missed 2 shots. Set some screens, a coupla rebounds. Meanwhile, Tim is resting.

[Spurologist]

Tiago looks horrible today, worst game of the season for him

Spurs D is great

Ime on the other hand has played his best...that's not saying much but he's at least hustling...hasn't taken a shot yet though :lol

[Muser]

Best thing about this is Timmy is hardly playing.

[GSH]

Ime is playing some ball tonight. That must mean Anderson is about ready to come back.

[janetcn12]

6666

[Muser]

God damn Splitter...

[Sec24Row7]

haha splitter

[angelbelow]

Bonner and Splitter role reversal there.. Bonner contesting the shot and Splitter failing to boxout.

[spurs1990]

Splitter has the vertical of a tomato can.

[TIMMYD!]

Splitter needs to learn how to not bring any weak shit to the rim.

[smrattler]

Splitter looks lost on defense, and totally hung over on offense.

[Death In June]

Udoka/bonner/splitter combo...gross.

[Trill Clinton]

Bonner>>>>>>>>>>Splitter

[Crookshanks]

Splitter was wide open under the basket and still couldn't put it in.

[siraulo23]

come on splitter

[janetcn12]

Don't let them into the game

[Ice009]

Splitter is SOFT AS PISS. FUCKING GO HARDER TIAGO. THAT IS FUCKING SOFT. SOFT. SOFT.

[Muser]

Timmy showing Tiago how to go strong to the rim.

[GSH]

Bonner and Splitter role reversal there.. Bonner contesting the shot and Splitter failing to boxout.

That's not fair. When you say he failed to box out, it implies that he tried to box out.

[Libri]

great attempt by Tim

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

oh shiiiiiit timmy nice try anyway :rollin

[Muser]

Neal must be in Pops doghouse.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i like bonner tonight

[Muser]

Ibaka is a beast.

[Fireball]

Watching KG going down reminds me why Timmy should only dunk if necessary ...

[Crookshanks]

Ibaka - 17 siblings!!! :wow

[TIMMYD!]

I hate players like Ibaka; extremely athletic, hustles.

[angelbelow]

Udoka taking Neal's minutes? Is it cause of the length of the Thunder backcourt?

[smrattler]

Splitter needs to learn how to not bring any weak shit to the rim.

This is what we get from a guy that plays below the rim. He still needs to go strong to the hole. Even Fab Oberto went strong to the backboard and reverse layups. I'll settle for that right now from Splitter.

What I wouldnt do for a dunking guy at center...

[angelbelow]

That's not fair. When you say he failed to box out, it implies that he tried to box out.

Fair enough.

[Trill Clinton]

Neal must be in Pops doghouse.

Whenever Neal has a 20+ game Pop always limits his minutes the next game.

[WeNeedLength]

Neal must be in Pops doghouse.


Why? For playing too good? LOL :lol

[GSH]

Ibaka - 17 siblings!!! :wow

He's gonna have a block for every one of them tonight, the way things are going.

[Ice009]

Ibaka Is a MENACE.

[TIMMYD!]

Great defense this game but our O is looking a little stagnant.

[Spurs Brazil]

transition D look great

[Muser]

Need to blow this wide open in the 3rd so Tiago can get more burn.

[smrattler]

The Ibakas can form their own NBA team...

[spurs1990]

This is what we get from a guy that plays below the rim. He still needs to go strong to the hole. Even Fab Oberto went strong to the backboard and reverse layups. I'll settle for that right now from Splitter.

What I wouldnt do for a dunking guy at center...

I'll take Nazr, Gooden or Kurt Thomas over Splittler right now.

[Spurologist]

Udoka taking Neal's minutes? Is it cause of the length of the Thunder backcourt?

spreading the wealth....

didn't expect Splitter to get this much burn this early....I don't think he did either

[Capt Bringdown]

As Sean said, Splitter needs more minutes, more time with the starters, needs to build his confidence.

As it stands now, I don't know if he's being put a fair position with limited, unpredictable minutes from game to game. Certainly it seems that with some fans there is an expectation that he perform to an unrealistic standard of perfection.

[Cessation]

Splitter one of the worst stretches this year, playing like garbage.

[GSH]

Hill has taken a page out of Manu's playbook. He bricks a shot on one end, and makes up for it by flying down and getting a turnover on the other tend. Manu has always done that, and now Hill is starting to do it more often.

[Muser]

I'll take Nazr, Gooden or Kurt Thomas over Splittler right now.


Damn bro, Splitter hasn't been great but let's not go that far.

[Spurs Brazil]

Udoka taking Neal's minutes? Is it cause of the length of the Thunder backcourt?

I think it is. Durant is playing SG now. They're playing huge guys.

[smrattler]

Splitter already normally looks a little drunk... his play today on New Years makes it very suspicious now.

[Fireball]

I'll take Nazr, Gooden or Kurt Thomas over Splittler right now.

We just have to realize that Tiago is the future, not the present

[GSH]

Jefferson is pretty damned aggressive on defense. I like it.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

nooo hill

[Muser]

Hill wtf? Dunk that shit

[CFH]

Hill blew that one, come on...

[smrattler]

Good God Ibaka!!!!!!

[Capt Bringdown]

Pop's bizarre decision not to play Neal have anything to do why we've only scored 8pts in the quarter?

[ulosturedge]

Ouch!

[Spurologist]

Ibaka keeping the Thunder in it....unreal

[CFH]

Damn, wake up guys...

[angelbelow]

As Sean said, Splitter needs more minutes, more time with the starters, needs to build his confidence.

As it stands now, I don't know if he's being put a fair position with limited, unpredictable minutes from game to game. Certainly it seems that with some fans there is an expectation that he perform to an unrealistic standard of perfection.

Agreed.

[Muser]

Offense has gone to shit, urgh..

[Crookshanks]

Spurs offense is really off right now. And the Thunder are starting to heat up.

[BanditHiro]

fucking pop putting ime instead of neal when the thunder were in panic mode

[Pauleta14]

So many easy shots missed...

And Tony on the poster!

[siraulo23]

missed a chippy there hill...

[Spurs Brazil]

Our offense is gone in the 2nd quarter.

Put Manu back

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

the thunder letting the spurs go in the paint easily but they can't finish :bang

[Muser]

:lmao Bill saying he loves watching the game and Sean just blanking him.

[ulosturedge]

Pop's bizarre decision not to play Neal have anything to do why we've only scored 8pts in the quarter?

I think Pop pulled him due to matchup issues. Durant came back in the game and Pop brought Hill back in when that happened.

[Sofaking]

Ibaka is a beast!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

fck i miss krstic out there

[Ice009]

Spurs going soft as piss to the rim while the THUNDER are going HARD.

That is how you go strong. When was Ibaka drafted? What year?

[Fireball]

Pop's bizarre decision not to play Neal have anything to do why we've only scored 8pts in the quarter?

Splitter and Udoka on the court really hurt the offense ...

[Crookshanks]

Ugh - I hate that Kia commercial!

[CFH]

Timmy!

[IknowU]

Pop doesnt to play Neal, hes been playing heavy minutes for the past few games. Trying to share the workload with other players.

[Muser]

Great shot by Timmy.

[smrattler]

Ime needs to sit for the night until garbage time.

[Ice009]

fucking pop putting ime instead of neal when the thunder were in panic mode

Do you think Pop was trying to get Ime some court time for upcoming road trip? I do. I think he tried to get plays some minutes and I think it's a stupid move.

[CFH]

Manu takes the charge

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

manu :)

[Muser]

Why the fuck is Manu trying to shoot a 3 over Ibaka?

Great charge anyway.

[janetcn12]

Spuirs need to be aggressive

[FilSpursFan]

Spurs where's your MOJO?
:wow
http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/081214_6.jpg

[Muser]

Manus 3 goes to shit in the 2nd/3rd quarters.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

joey calling every thing against the thunder lol

[Muser]

Urgh...

[CFH]

Down to a 9 point lead, ugh...

[GSH]

That's what we need. More 1-on-1.

[CFH]

Thank you Tim

[ulosturedge]

Finally...wow...

[Crookshanks]

Is there a forcefield on our basket. Nothing is going in easy.

[smrattler]

Why does it seem like the Thunder have a huge height/length advantage at every position? Tony, Manu, Timmy, Blair, Bonner... nobody can get an easy uncontested shot.

Need ball movement!!!!

[janetcn12]

Layup by Timmy...yes

[Muser]

That's more like it Spurs.

[Fireball]

I am missing the threes by Bonner and Neal

[Muser]

Another missed dunk..

[angelbelow]

The Tony with the blur layup

[Muser]

God damn Ibaka is athletic.

[ulosturedge]

Can we trade for Ibaka?....

[Rummpd]

Good stabalization at the end of the half!

[CFH]

Didn't think that one was gonna go in

[blkroadrunners]

I like the aggression. Just gotta make these chip layups/dunks.

[GSH]

Why does it seem like the Thunder have a huge height/length advantage at every position?

Our guys just have to work on getting taller.