Game Blog: Spurs @ Knicks - Jan. 4

[NASpurs]

Fuuuuck game over

[ace3g]

I hope Parker is ok, he was holding his knee after his layup, Malik even noticed it

[angelbelow]

Fields and Chandler... fucking aye.

[Mal]

Down by 11. Duncan just can`t led this team anymore. So sad

[DPG21920]

Pop quitting.

[ShoogarBear]

And Pop quits.

[Libri]

pathetic

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Manu's gambling is killing us!

[janetcn12]

Any chance of winning???C'mon Spurs.

[Brazil]

its over

[Mal]

White flag

[boutons_deux]

Fuck you Pop, quitter

[Texas_Ranger]

Lol

[timtonymanu]

Pop tanks and he should. These guys didnt care tonight.

[Bartleby]

Hopefully the Spurs have something left for tomorrow.

[dbestpro]

If Pop was gonna give up he should have done it much earlier.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

ROFL
NBA TV announcers asking if we play tomorrow and being serious

these guys are total crap

[GSH]

Missed Tim layup leads to a 3PT shot.

When your best big man can't dunk that ball, you've got a problem.

[DPG21920]

:lmao Pop.

[Fireball]

Game over ... garbage crew in

[Reck]

Spurs are just following the trend of 2011. Lose to the shittiest team in the NBA. Decimated by the Knicks.

[Texas_Ranger]

Fuck you Pop, quitter

The players quit

[CFH]

Udoka gonna lead the comeback :hat

[TampaDude]

Pop waving the white flag...

[Banzai]

even if the Spurs lose this game..29-5 still isn't bad..better than 23-11 for damn sure :(

[loveforthegame]

A loss to the Knicks. Wonderful.

They better not bring this sorry ass performance into Boston with them.

[Texas_Ranger]

Boston will kill us.

[MannyIsGod]

Of course Pop is going to wave the flag. He's probably dying to pull the soft card.

:lmao

[Brazil]

Manu is pissed off as he should be

[WeNeedLength]

What a fucking waste of a god damn game. Way to suck the energy out of our players and then pull the plug after they are already gassed you motherfucker Pop. If Boston is a letdown because of this performance it is ALL on Pop.

[polandprzem]

players quit

Pop gave them rest

[SA210]

Spurs played soft!

[FilSpursFan]

its over...
:depressed:depressed:depressed

[angelbelow]

I guess its time to rest up for Boston...

[dbestpro]

Watch Tiago make a difference on defense.

[Muser]

Pop is right to pull them, they've been a disgrace.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Parker:

20 1st half points
6 2nd half points

[Spurs Brazil]

Classic Pop

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

That is the absolute best the Knicks can play. Everything went right for them and we played into their game. Well done Knicks. :toast

I wouldn't worry about it too much though, Spurs fans. They won't make the Finals.

[Pauleta14]

I hate Pop when he quits with more than 3 min remaining!!!!

unbelievable from such a great coach, I don't get it`...

[spurspokesman]

Our problem is obvious right now. Lack of interior size and speed leads to constant double teaming. One long pass wide open shot. BANG. We are a very good team but far from where we need to be.

[Texas_Ranger]

Udoka can hit 5 threes. That's no problem.

[ohmwrecker]

Fuck you Pop, quitter

They weren't going to win anyway.

[Warlord23]

Can he at least call them out in the presser? Good time to play the soft card tbh

[timtonymanu]

I hate it when Pop tanks, but he did the right thing here. If they wanna play like quitters, sit them down. Maybe it will light a fire under their ass.

[GSH]

The Knicks played a perfect game tonight, give them credit. We would have had to play a perfect game to beat them.

[SA210]

Fuck you Pop, quitter

:pop::pctoss

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Fuck you Pop, quitter

We've got a real opponent we might meet in the Finals tomorrow night, namely Boston.

[DPG21920]

Frustrating loss. Two days rest and team comes out completely unfocused. Looks like they sipped too much of their koolaid. Hopefully this kicks them in the pants.

Luckily Boston has no KG.

Won't win many games with Tim and Manu playing this way. Lets hope it is not a trend, but Manu has been struggling lately.

[awktalk]

WTF? We can go on a 10-0 run in 90 seconds and Pop chooses to "make a statement"? This is ridiculous

[maddnezz]

Good game fellas finnish with heart no matter what anyone post still first place!:flag:

[janetcn12]

Clear the bench and prepared for tomorrow games. Go Spurs Go

[CFH]

Udoka can hit 5 threes. That's no problem.

Damn straight! :downspin:

[arodz]

Keep in mind: No Gallinari for the Knicks

[Ginobili2Duncan]

Pop is just disgusted by the team's defensive effort.

[ElNono]

We're already gassed... what's the point quitting with a 10 point difference? 3 mins a lot of time

[Fireball]

That is the absolute best the Knicks can play. Everything went right for them and we played into their game. Well done Knicks. :toast

I wouldn't worry about it too much though, Spurs fans. They won't make the Finals.

Yep, D'antoni had a game plan ... the Spurs did not

[ulosturedge]

Well New York couldn't miss tonight. What ya gonna do?

[024]

spurs not going to win this. they would get kind of close and then the knicks would pull away. bad effort from the spurs tonight.

[dbestpro]

The players quit

Pop was out coached. he made no adjustments. He just kept the same game plan. The Spurs had three days to prepare for the Knicks and it lloks like they spent the time watching soap operas.

[Russ]

Where there's Neal, there's hope.

[Johnny RIngo]

Really fucking annoying when Pop quits like that. At least he didn't give up in the 3rd quarter this time around.

[spurspokesman]

That is the absolute best the Knicks can play. Everything went right for them and we played into their game. Well done Knicks. :toast

I wouldn't worry about it too much though, Spurs fans. They won't make the Finals.

They beat us once a year. I live in CT so I catch the spurs at the garden or izod in new jersey and the last time i went to the garden nate robinson hung 30 pts on us.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Some of you are very naive. Pop is making a strategic decision. Why waste more of your starters' energy on a game you won't win? Good decision.

[angelbelow]

ROFL
NBA TV announcers asking if we play tomorrow and being serious

these guys are total crap

Eh, its not their job to know if the Spurs are playing tomorrow. For them to raise the question whether or not the Spurs are playing tomorrow is a smart one.

[awktalk]

Blair dominated in the 1st half and has only played 17 minutes. WTF is that?

[CP48107]

players quit

Pop gave them rest

No kidding.

They flat out quit

[BoricuaCJA]

Goddammit is this a terrible loss. Our defense was terrible! Not forcing any turnovers and giving the other team good look after good look. If we play this D tomorrow, we are getting our first back2back loss.

[ohmwrecker]

Watch Tiago make a difference on defense.

::holds breath::

[easjer]

A prime example of why you can't put too much stock in one game. Some flaws exposed - hope they take it heart and get inspired again.

[ElNono]

Annoys the shit out of me, really... if you want to send a message leave them in there and let them fail and lose...

[Bukefal]

Shitty loss and fucked up to see him quit, but Pop knows what he is doing.

[ShoogarBear]

:lmao of course D'Antoni plays his starters into the ground.

[GSH]

D'Antoni focused on Tony/Hill, and the corner 3's. Not a bad game plan. He recognizes how the Spurs beat most teams. The Knicks executed it very well.

[CFH]

Quinn for 3! :lol

[Bartleby]

WTF? We can go on a 10-0 run in 90 seconds and Pop chooses to "make a statement"? This is ridiculous

The chances of the Spurs going going on a miracle run aren't much worse with the bench, especially the way most of the starters have played tonight.

[Johnny RIngo]

They beat us once a year. I live in CT so I catch the spurs at the garden or izod in new jersey and the last time i went to the garden nate robinson hung 30 pts on us.

I remember Eddy Curry going off on us too a while back.

[timtonymanu]

Breen called Udoka "Jefferson" lol.

[WeNeedLength]

Some of you are very naive. Pop is making a strategic decision. Why waste more of your starters' energy on a game you won't win? Good decision.

But they played an extreme uptempo game already, what the fuck is the point, really??!?? Ginobili is gassed and so are others too. Hopefully the Boston game will be a fight, despite this motherfuck of a game.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Frustrating loss. Two days rest and team comes out completely unfocused. Looks like they sipped too much of their koolaid. Hopefully this kicks them in the pants.

Luckily Boston has no KG.

Won't win many games with Tim and Manu playing this way. Lets hope it is not a trend, but Manu has been struggling lately.

Boston is a totally different team. They have nowhere near the athleticism at the 2/3/4 that the Knicks have. We will be much more comfortable playing them.

The Knicks are our matchup nightmare - long and athletic at every position.

[Texas_Ranger]

:rollin

[Technique]

What the fuck is this guy doing in the NBA

[angelbelow]

For those who think Pop quit cause hes an idiot, have a listen to what CWebb and Mchale had to say.

[MannyIsGod]

Its not about energy at all. Pop is pissed and is sending a message. This is not about energy, its about soft defense.

[Mal]

definately not watching @boston

[arodz]

I really wanna hear what Pop has to say after the game.

[DPG21920]

:lmao of course D'Antoni plays his starters into the ground.

When you aren't being defended and you don't have to defend, they aren't hard minutes.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Eh, its not their job to know if the Spurs are playing tomorrow. For them to raise the question whether or not the Spurs are playing tomorrow is a smart one.

yeah tv crews are NEVER supplied with stats, roster info, and scheduling info

[janetcn12]

We are going to lose this game...Hope we have a great game tomorrow. Go Spurs Go

[ohmwrecker]

If we play this D tomorrow, we are getting our first back2back loss.

Spurs will beat the celtics tomorrow. Book it.

[Spurs Brazil]

Felton KILLED us

[Johnny RIngo]

The chances of the Spurs going going on a miracle run aren't much worse with the bench, especially the way most of the starters have played tonight.

It is if Quinn's running the point.

[DPG21920]

Its not about energy at all. Pop is pissed and is sending a message. This is not about energy, its about soft defense.

Does coming off of two days rest and having the team listless from the start fall on the coach at all?

[Brazil]

standing ovation, wow defeat the spurs seem to be a big thing after all

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

But they played an extreme uptempo game already, what the fuck is the point, really??!?? Ginobili is gassed and so are others too. Hopefully the Boston game will be a fight, despite this motherfuck of a game.

The last 3 minutes of the game could go 15-20 if we tried to fight it out, so there certainly is a point.

[Crookshanks]

Thanks sooooo much RJ for those comments about the Knicks. You can bet the sports writers will bring that up tomorrow. I just can't believe the Spurs could play such lock-down defense on OKC, and then play absolutely NO defense tonight.

[Texas_Ranger]

Udoka will save us. Book it!

[spurspokesman]

I remember Eddy Curry going off on us too a while back.

Annoying ha

[Johnny RIngo]

Man, it's just depressing. I've been expecting a garbage game from them for awhile, but this is cringeworthy. I'm not sure what they are doing out there.

It's not really surprising. Like timvp said a while back, Spurs look REALLY bad when they lose which is what separate them from teams like Miami/Boston/Dallas/Lakers who lose respectively(not saying those teams are better than SA...they just lose in a competitive fashion). Look here:

http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fantasy/nba/teamstats/11/1/diffeff/22-1

Spurs eff differential is 24th in the league in losses.

[Libri]

I really wanna hear what Pop has to say after the game.

"They made shots."

[dbestpro]

Parker gave his worse defensive performance this year.

[Bartleby]

If we play this D tomorrow, we are getting our first back2back loss.

first?

[arodz]

definately not watching @boston


T-shirt fan

[WeNeedLength]

Ok. 29-5. Still best in the NBA. Knickerbockers are going nowhere. They are the Suns of the East which we all know don't do anything in the playoffs. However, tonight they have absolutely torched that Spurs ass. To that, all I can do is:

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao :lmao:lmao

and

:toast

[DPG21920]

I just want Neal to hit a 3 and get his stroke back.

[angelbelow]

yeah tv crews are NEVER supplied with stats, roster info, and scheduling info

It could be worse, they chose to give Pop the benefit of the doubt instead of sounding like retards.

[Johnny RIngo]

standing ovation, wow defeat the spurs seem to be a big thing after all

Probably cause of Jefferson's dumbass comments from the night.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs fuck up bad in the Big House.

[senorglory]

just my luck. i skip out on work today to watch the game, and Spurs tank in the 4th. at least it was fun before it all went to shit.

[Libri]

At least Mason didn't score. lol

[dbestpro]

Neal needs more rest. He barely could hit the rim.

[DPG21920]

Hopefully Dallas does us a favor.

[senorglory]

Parker gave his worse defensive performance this year.

anyone want to assign a grade for Parker's defense this year, as a whole?

[ShoogarBear]

Parker gave his worse defensive performance this year.

You're not seriously going to single him out?

[ace3g]

James Anderson might have helped today to counter Fields/Chandler size

[boutons_deux]

Spurs couldn't hit their 3Gs, gameover

[arodz]

Jan. 21st.....we'll see you again

[WeNeedLength]

I think we can blame this loss on Richard Jefferson for his comments pregame, amirite??

[CFH]

Ugly game, hopefully the Spurs bounce back tomorrow night

[Arc]

turnovers killed us. no one knows how to take a charge apparently. knicks could hit any shot in the universe tonight.

[rasho8]

Not to take away from the win fir the knocks, but fuck you shooting 3s at the end up by 12. Stay classy knew york.

[janetcn12]

D wasn't there tonight.

[dbestpro]

The Spurs were not mentally ready to play defense with Boston tomorrow. Trap game. They were caught looking past NY. Same thing happened with the Clips.

[TampaDude]

Turnovers killed us tonight. You can't turn the ball over 16 times against a high-scoring team like the Knicks and not expect to get blasted.

[Johnny RIngo]

Spurs now 2-3 on the road after trailing in 3rd quarters.

[Crookshanks]

You're not seriously going to single him out?

Yeah - I don't think anyone played well tonight. To give up this many points was embarrassing. I hope Pop pops a vein tonight yelling at these guys.

[Muser]

I think we can blame this loss on Richard Jefferson for his comments pregame, amirite??

If those comments caused the whole team to not play defense then sure.

[Fireball]

Got outplayed on every position today ... even Felton was better than Parker at the end. I agree that Blair deserved more playing time in the 2nd half ...

[arodz]

At least Mason didn't score. lol


:lol

[timtonymanu]

Well when D'Antoni has a good team to work with, he tends to fuck with us in the regular season. Too bad he's in the East though cause he'll melt down come playoff time.

[GSH]

It sucks that we couldn't slow the pace of this game down with our defense. We played their style of ball. BUT... that being said, the biggest difference in this game is that we had 16 turnovers, to the Knicks 6 turnovers.

That and the Knicks 3-point defense. Most of the 3's we took tonight were heavily contested, where we usually shoot lots of wide open 3's.

[Banzai]

this game similar to the one in Orlando?

[TampaDude]

I think we can blame this loss on Richard Jefferson for his comments pregame, amirite??

Yeah...that was really stupid of him.

[Brazil]

You're not seriously going to single him out?

absolutely, only calling TP out for his defense is ridiculous. The whole team has been fucking horrible, TP has not been more bad than the others

[dbestpro]

You're not seriously going to single him out?

He get's singled out because he had been playing very good defense this year, at least more so than previous years.

[dbestpro]

It's Malik Rose's fault. we do not do well when he is the announcer.

[TampaDude]

Well when D'Antoni has a good team to work with, he tends to fuck with us in the regular season. Too bad he's in the East though cause he'll melt down come playoff time.

Well, we won't see the Knicks in the playoffs...they won't get past Miami, Orlando, and Boston.

[easjer]

It's not really surprising. Like timvp said a while back, Spurs look REALLY bad when they lose which is what separate them from teams like Miami/Boston/Dallas/Lakers who lose respectively(not saying those teams are better than SA...they just lose in a competitive fashion). Look here:

http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fantasy/nba/teamstats/11/1/diffeff/22-1

Spurs eff differential is 24th in the league in losses.

No it's not surprising - as I said, I've been expecting it. I just wish I hadn't witnessed it. *shudder*

[duncan228]

Ernie said it's the most points Spurs have given up in regulation in the Duncan Era.

[Bartleby]

this game similar to the one in Orlando?

Nah, the Orlando game was practically over by the time it started.

[rasho8]

And I think rick renner has killed a possum and stuck it on his head.

[ohmwrecker]

I think we can blame this loss on Richard Jefferson for his comments pregame, amirite??

If you want to look like an idiot, sure.

[TampaDude]

See you all tomorrow night...hopefully we'll be pissed off and crush the Celtics.

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[Pauleta14]

Parker:

20 1st half points
6 2nd half points


The problem doesn't come from our offense, we shot 53.7% and Parker is 9/15...

[Crookshanks]

128-115
Neither team played defense tonight. It's just that the Knicks had far fewer turnovers and were hitting their shots. After watching the Spurs play such great defense for so many years - this game just makes me cringe.

[easjer]

Quick check shows that yes, I have seen every single Spurs loss. And only . . . 4 winning games.

Hmph.

[easjer]

Quick check shows that yes, I have seen every single Spurs loss. And only . . . 4 winning games.

Hmph.

[Crookshanks]

Ernie said it's the most points Spurs have given up in regulation in the Duncan Era.

Like I said - Spurs were known for defense. And this game was just awful to watch. :bang

[DJ Mbenga]

Not to take away from the win fir the knocks, but fuck you shooting 3s at the end up by 12. Stay classy knew york.

im sure that had eveything to do with Richard jefferson. if it got you mad the knicks got exactly the reaction they wanted

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Well I had to miss most of the game, but the score shows that defense was lacking tonight.

But oh well, you can't win 'em all! Fight back against Celtics tomorrow.

[SA210]

When your best big man can't dunk that ball, you've got a problem.

Tim always does that crap, soft ass shit. :bang

[justinandimcool]

Worst loss of the year. Where the hell was the fucking defense. They weren't even trying! Perhaps the worst part is there's Boston tomorrow, and since we can't even beat the Clipshow on a B2B...

[Sean Cagney]

Tim always does that crap, soft ass shit. :bang

Naw, he had knees before and would throw that one down on ya! I hate this crap now though when he does that, he could still dunk it an goes up soft IMO! He is the greatest PF ever, but even he has a flaw or two.

[justinandimcool]

In the playoffs he dunks that IMO.

I've cooled off a bit...the Knicks matchup really well with the Spurs, and are just as good as spreading the floor. The shots went in.

The defense was still embarrassing, but it was in Orlando as well and they got it together the next week. Tomorrow in Boston HAS to be better though, as tired as they will be.


/bipolarposts lulz

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Ernie said it's the most points Spurs have given up in regulation in the Duncan Era.

If that doesn't scream "OUTLIER!" I don't know what does.

NYK were red-hot all game, and not only that, they continuously had lucky bounces of the ball.

This game was an aberration. Nothing to worry too much about.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

128-115
Neither team played defense tonight. It's just that the Knicks had far fewer turnovers and were hitting their shots. After watching the Spurs play such great defense for so many years - this game just makes me cringe.

I agree with your comments, but unfortunately, since Bruce retired, and we went with a smaller frontcourt (no Rasho-Nazr type) we just don't have the personnel to play the kind of D we used to. Also, rules changes and the level of athleticism in the NBA has changed. Thankfully, Pop finally realised that and modified the game plan this year. It has mostly work a treat. Can't win every game.

[Giuseppe]

I fervently hope the Knicks spill your plums all over NYC/Cloverfield style.

:lmao

[duncan228]

Pop interview clip on NBA TV now.

[duncan228]

Pop: "They were more aggressive, they were hungrier."

"When we score 115 I expect to win the game."

"Our defense was pathetic."

"We started the game sloppy and it set the tone."

[Capt Bringdown]

This game was an aberration. Nothing to worry too much about.

Nevertheless, the most disappointing loss of the season.

[Libri]

Pop: "They were more aggressive, they were hungrier."

"When we score 115 I expect to win the game."

"Our defense was pathetic."

"We started the game sloppy and it set the tone."

Pop also said:

"The Knicks kicked our ass tonight."

"Worst defense of the season."

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

First Pop call-out of the team this year. Good stuff.

This will prime them for maximum effort tomorrow night.

[GSH]

I fervently hope the Knicks spill your plums all over NYC/Cloverfield style.

:lmao

That's when you know your team is in trouble. When your trolls have to pray for some other team to be the teams that you can't.

That is some serious weak shit, right there.

[SouthTexasRancher]

When the Spurs suck there is nobody in professional sports who is better at it...! :bang:lmao:downspin:

[Dex]

Wouldn't be surprised if Pop says fuck it and goes to the zone.

Pop is becoming too predictable.

[duncan228]

Coach Pop's post-game interview.

http://www.nba.com/video/games/knicks/2011/01/04/20110104_popovich_postgame.nba/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2

[EricB]

First Pop call-out of the team this year. Good stuff.

This will prime them for maximum effort tomorrow night.

You know they've had too much success for Pop this first half :lol

[duncan228]

Some post-game quotes.


Knicks cool off Spurs with victory (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2011010418)
By Brian Mahoney

Perhaps looking toward a big one in Boston, Gregg Popovich pulled Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker with more than three minutes on the clock and a manageable margin on the scoreboard.

No matter. Those guys weren’t stopping the New York Knicks, anyway.

Wilson Chandler scored a season-high 31 points, and the Knicks overwhelmed the San Antonio Spurs with a sensational offensive performance, cooling off the NBA leaders with a 128-115 victory Tuesday night.

Amare Stoudemire and Raymond Felton added 28 apiece for the Knicks, who snapped the Spurs’ four-game winning streak and dropped them to 29-5. New York rang up the highest point total San Antonio has allowed this season, shooting 55 percent and leading most of the way in its second straight victory.

“They were more aggressive. They were more physical. They were hungrier than we were,” Popovich said.

“If we score 115 points, I expect to win. Our defense was pathetic. It was our worst defense of the year. They went after the game and they got it. Nothing else tricky about it.”

Parker had 26 points for the Spurs, who will try to regroup when they head to Boston on Wednesday for a matchup of conference leaders. DeJuan Blair added 17, Ginobili scored 15 and Duncan finished with 14 on just 5-of-14 shooting.

Rookie Landry Fields had 13 points for the Knicks in a big victory before they head west for a tough four-game trip that starts Friday in Phoenix and includes games against the Lakers, Portland and Utah.

“We feel like we can match up with the best of them,” Stoudemire said. “We played Miami tough in Miami, we played Boston tough both games, so we’ve got some quality wins against some pretty good teams. So we feel like we’re right there, but we’ve just got to play with some consistency and keep it going all year.”

NBA teams have started at least 30-4 nine times, but the Spurs gave up hope of that with a little more than 3 minutes left, when Popovich yanked his Big Three after one last Knicks flurry made it a double-digit lead again.

“Three minutes is a lot of time and a 10-point lead is not that big with 3 minutes left,” Chandler said, “so you’ve still got to play hard and execute, and Amare and Ray did that down the stretch.”

Unlike its four championship teams, San Antonio has built this strong start more with offense than defense. The Spurs have played it well enough to put them on pace for one of the best records in NBA history, but Popovich doesn’t expect it to last.

“We’re not going to keep up this pace, that’s for sure. It’s not going to happen,” he said before the game.

Not if the Spurs defend the way they did Tuesday too often.

“I asked them if they wouldn’t mind maybe playing a little bit better tomorrow. They said they’d think about it,” Popovich said. “We’ll see what happens.”

Even without anyone who could guard Chandler, the Spurs were still within five midway through the fourth quarter before Toney Douglas and Felton made 3-pointers, and consecutive baskets by Felton and Stoudemire pushed it to 122-111 with 3:27 remaining.

The Knicks easily surpassed their league-leading average of 107.2 points per game even without starting forward Danilo Gallinari, who is expected to miss two to three weeks with a sprained left knee.

San Antonio is fourth in the league with its 105.6 points per game and nobody got any stops early. The teams combined to hit 11 of their first 12 shots and barely cooled off as the Knicks took a 36-35 lead after one quarter. Duncan (1 of 5) was just about the only player who couldn’t capitalize on the lack of defense.

New York pushed the lead to nine midway through the second after consecutive jumpers by Stoudemire and was ahead 72-69 at halftime, the most points San Antonio has surrendered in a half this season.

“They made us play their game instead of us making them play ours,” Duncan said. “They got up and down, made shots, had it rolling in every direction. We couldn’t find a way to stop them.”

Chandler scored 11 in the third quarter, when the Knicks opened a double-digit lead before carrying a 101-95 advantage into the final period.

NOTES: Gallinari said after he was hurt in Sunday’s victory over Indiana that he didn’t think his injury was bad enough to keep him out long. But he was feeling pain Monday morning, so he wasn’t too surprised by the timetable. “Right after the game, you want to get back on the court,” he said. “You’re feeling not great but not that bad, so you hope and you think that the recovery time is not going to be that long, but the truth is always the next day of the injury.” … The NBA announced earlier Tuesday that the rematch between the teams on Jan. 21 in San Antonio has been added to the national TV schedule and will be on ESPN.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2011010418

[EricB]

First Pop call-out of the team this year. Good stuff.

This will prime them for maximum effort tomorrow night.

You know he's been dying for a game to unleash his ire :lol

[LakerHater]

http://oi54.tinypic.com/2yuk00i.jpg

[Ice009]

Alright just watched the game. Pathetic defense. NO PRIDE on that end of the court led to this gutless display tonight.

Looks like Pop is just as pissed off as me.

RJ - Just want to say that I was most disappointed in his defense. Absolutely pathetic defense from RJ. Got totally destroyed out there. He needs to improve his defense.

RJ has gotten better on offense, but I haven't seen consistently good defense from RJ all season. He's had possessions and games with solid D, but is not bringing on that end of the court like he needs to. Offense is improved so props for that, but defense not much improvement at all. THAT IS THE SPURS way and RJ's gotta get better.

Now Bonner I've been watching for the last week or two and I gotta ask - Is there any need for Bonner to be playing this much minutes? Is he a placeholder for now to get guys rest because I sure as fuck don't want him getting regular minutes in the playoffs if he can't score or play defense. I recall Bonner scoring on one possession and then his man just scores on the other end in less than 5 seconds straight after. He can't be that much of a sieve and give up the points so easily.

SOFT PLAY overall by the whole Spurs team. SOFT.

[Ice009]

Alright just watched the game. Pathetic defense. NO PRIDE on that end of the court led to this gutless display tonight.

Looks like Pop is just as pissed off as me.

RJ - Just want to say that I was most disappointed in his defense. Absolutely pathetic defense from RJ. Got totally destroyed out there. He needs to improve his defense.

RJ has gotten better on offense, but I haven't seen consistently good defense from RJ all season. He's had possessions and games with solid D, but is not bringing on that end of the court like he needs to. Offense is improved so props for that, but defense not much improvement at all. THAT IS THE SPURS way and RJ's gotta get better.

Now Bonner I've been watching for the last week or two and I gotta ask - Is there any need for Bonner to be playing this much minutes? Is he a placeholder for now to get guys rest because I sure as fuck don't want him getting regular minutes in the playoffs if he can't score or play defense. I recall Bonner scoring on one possession and then his man just scores on the other end in less than 5 seconds straight after. He can't be that much of a sieve and give up the points so easily.

SOFT PLAY overall by the whole Spurs team. SOFT.

[duncan228]

New York Knicks 128, San Antonio Spurs 115: How many points can you score in an empty gym? (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/new-york-knicks-128-san-antonio-spurs-115-how-many-points-can-you-score-in-an-empty-gym#more-12197)
by Graydon Gordian
48 Minutes of Hell

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN — On June 25, 1999, the New York Knicks retired into the drab bowels of Madison Square Garden having scored 77 points against the San Antonio Spurs in game five of the NBA Finals. Several years later, after a few coaching changes, a few roster overhauls and a league-wide rule change that opened up the game, the New York Knicks retired into the drab bowels of Madison Square Garden having scored 72 points against the San Antonio Spurs.

It was halftime.

The Knicks defeated the Spurs 128-115 on Tuesday night in a game that more closely resembled a high-tempo shootaround than a highly anticipated regular season match-up. Gregg Popovich often says games come down to who ends up making more shots, the kind of deflective truism he has steadily mastered over the years. However, I think when he says that, the underlying assumption is that both teams will be trying to stop the other from making those shots.

Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/new-york-knicks-128-san-antonio-spurs-115-how-many-points-can-you-score-in-an-empty-gym#more-12197)

[SequSpur]

Bonner sucks. No interior defense..no change from last year. They are who we thought they were. Where's manu? Dude hit a wall or what?

[SequSpur]

Aware owns the spurs

[SequSpur]

celtics are gonna ear spank them.

[Spursmania]

Aware owns the spurs

Aware??:lol

Amare was a beast tonight. Teams will have nights like that against us. Neal with it.

[TE]

another worthless thread by seku

[ata]

Bonner sucks. No interior defense..no change from last year. They are who we thought they were. Where's manu? Dude hit a wall or what?

You are right, season is over. Let's tank the rest and fight with Queens for better lottery spot

[the cat's balls]

Well I'm sorry that you feel that way kind sir.

I will say that your mother is definitely not overrated...........sexually.


She's a very kind and accommodating woman.





On a more serious note, keep up the top notch trolling. This website is a rich tapestry of characters and you are one of my favourite weavings.

[gospursgojas]

:gpower

[jjktkk]

Aware owns the spurs

I thought Peter Holt did. Thanks for the inside knowledge. :tu

[Giuseppe]

That's when you know your team is in trouble. When your trolls have to pray for some other team to be the teams that you can't.

That is some serious weak shit, right there.

Hush, & lodge tonite's Game Blog from MA..

[SpurSpurSpurs]

Can I post threads like this so I can get up to almost 20k posts?

[sa_butta]

Can I post threads like this so I can get up to almost 20k posts?
As long as you don't mind tooting your own horn...