Spurs vs. Suns Game Four -- Game Blog

[smeagol]

when talking about tony, ducks is worst than the worst Argie Manu homer (when he is talking about Manu)

[mrcoon29]

My fingernails are shot. Over 3 to play and my heart says it ain't gonna happen. I pray I'm wrong!

[cqsallie]

manu basically got the same call in the first half
Oh, yeh! But guess what? The Spurs are going to come back - hard!

[hump]

Paid off, I say. How else can you explain this shit

[mrcoon29]

Well, hopefully Timmy gives us 2 with the clock off.

[ballhog]

Nash walked

[atlfan25]

bowen wit tha 3 and then a stop

[mrcoon29]

Please, please let the game turn our way!! OMG!!!! eeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

[ballhog]

bobby

[atlfan25]

then horry!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dre_7]

HAHAHAHAHA

Robert freakin Horry!!!!!

[JustSpurs]

Holy Shit!!!

[myhc]

Big Shot Rob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

[ballhog]

boo-ya

[E20]

Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooopeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

[ducks]

2:26 SA - R. Horry makes a 24-foot three-pointer from the top of the arc. Assist: T. Parker
2:32 SA - T. Duncan defensive rebound
2:35 PHO - A. Stoudemire misses a layup
2:58 SA - B. Bowen makes a 22-foot three-pointer from the left corner. Assist: M. Ginobil

or my god
tp passes the ball

[smeagol]

Horry is a cold blooded mutherfucking assasin

[milkyway21]

Amare getting too excited!

good block here Tim.

horry is a beast!!!:elephant

[ducks]

But Tp Never Passes The Ball Just Ask 25 Posters Here

and all of argentine

[Jimcs50]

Bowen and Horry are clutch

[myhc]

haha. i swear, suns and kings fans have reserved a special place in hell for big shot rob.

[mrcoon29]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/cliddle/Waldo%20-%20Clay/Clay%20animations/Ahhhhhh_by_SilverMoonDrops.gif One point game! :smokin

[Dre_7]

Manu needs the ball in his hands!!!!!

[cqsallie]

Robert Horry is one of the most gorgeous men I've ever seen....

[Jimcs50]

Defense!!!

[Gerryatrics]

I guess my bombing away from three strategy is working. Let's see if the Spurs can get some more stops and put this thing away.

[JustSpurs]

Defense!!!

[ballhog]

You gotta be kiddin' me!!!!!

[ballhog]

tttttttttttttttttt

[mrcoon29]

Rat Bastard!!

[atlfan25]

what the fuck is goin on now w/ amare, that fool needs to relax

[JustSpurs]

What the fuck???

[mrcoon29]

Screw the announcers..just called Gino a flopper.

[JustSpurs]

Why not just foul the entire team Refs?

[ducks]

Why Manu????????

[ballhog]

Primadonna bastard

[Dre_7]

I cant believe he didnt get a tech!!!!!!!!

[kolko]

Parker to the locker room ??

[mrcoon29]

Bathroom break for TP?

[ducks]

1:10 SA - Double technical on M. Ginobili
1:10 SA - Personal foul on M. Ginobili
1:10 PHO - A. Stoudemire steals the ball from T. Duncan
1:13 SA - T. Duncan offensive rebound
1:15 SA - M. Ginobili misses a layup

[PM5K]

I don't understand how that's a double technical foul. I can understand a foul but who else besides Amare deserved a T?

[JustSpurs]

Parker went to the locker room to look for his balls

[atlfan25]

yes bowen u son of a bitch!!!!!!

[mrcoon29]

BBBBrrrrrrruuuuuuucccccccceeeeeeee!!!

Crap..someone stomp on Amare's foot or something!

[atlfan25]

Parker went to the locker room to look for his balls
right :rolleyes

[Gerryatrics]

Well, it did look like Manu added a little something for dramatic effect. Amare didn't send an elbow to his head or anything, he just twisted and kind of flinged him off.

[Dre_7]

No Offensive!!!

Amare getting STAR treatment today!!! WOW!

[ducks]

1:02 SA - B. Bowen makes a 25-foot three-pointer from the right wing. Assist: R. Horry

[ballhog]

Lucky bastards

[mrcoon29]

Well, I heard a distinct thud when he hit the floor.

Hoping for a win but will settle for overtime.

[PM5K]

Well, it did look like Manu added a little something for dramatic effect. Amare didn't send an elbow to his head or anything, he just twisted and kind of flinged him off.

So he deserves a T for flopping?

You have to be the supidest motherfucker in the world if that's what you are saying, maybe I misunderstood...

[Tek_XX]

The refs had to call something and they're not going to help San Antonio end this series

[ducks]

horry should get the shot!

[milkyway21]

Bowen's crucial 3s made the difference tonight.

[ballhog]

what the fuck

[Dre_7]

We didnt lose cuz of the refs, but freakin Amare got away with alot today!!!

Spurs played like crap and deserved to lose. Time win in PHX again!

[mrcoon29]

Next time Please jam it with 2 hands, Timmy.

[myhc]

Ladies and Gentleman, we got ourselves a whole new series.

[milkyway21]

4-1?????? :cry

[atlfan25]

damn

[mrcoon29]

Son of a bitch. Son of a Bitch. Damn.

[ballhog]

Spurs got some shitty calls tonight.

[JustSpurs]

Looks like we got "Sterned"

[Tek_XX]

Missed layups, missed Dunks, missed free throws, stepping out of bounds, flat out we deserved to lose this game.

[ducks]

:09.6 PHO - A. Stoudemire offensive rebound
:11.9 PHO - J. Johnson misses a 15-foot jumper from the left wing
:30.9 PHO - A. Stoudemire defensive rebound
:34.9 SA - T. Duncan misses a layu

[Chris]

wow gg referees

[boutons]

Tim and Tony were total disasters tonight. Tim lost the game by himself at the FT line.
What a fuckin head case he is with his fucking FTs.
he should have broken Amare's hand with the soft dunk of his.

[hump]

Sub Par Plays from Spurs plus bad refs calls = Defeat

[Tek_XX]

We got sterned a little bit by the no calls at the end, but we couldn't get ahead tonight.

[Dre_7]

Spurs will bounce back!!!!!!!!!

[ducks]

nice showing for barry tonight
his ass needs to be traded this offseason

[milkyway21]

missed 12 FTs, lost by 5.

that's it guys. it's tears:cry for tonight.

[Vashner]

Tim "the brick" Duncan

[atlfan25]

it would have been tough to beat a top team like the suns 4 in a row.

[myhc]

This loss sits squarley on Tim's and Tony's shoulders. The whole team was playing out of their minds except those 2 came up lame big time. The Suns have found new life and if they can win the next game, then I wouldn't count on us coming back here for another win.

[dn0]

What A Soft Dunk

[Gerryatrics]

PM5K, first off, calm down before you make an ass of yourself. The "dramatic effect" comment was in response to a comment about the ABC crew mentioning flopping. The technical was for hanging on to Amare after play was stopped. The refs were basiclly saying Manu baited Amare and they called the double-T. I personally think it was the only call that made sense in that situation, but I understand if you disagree.

[hump]

Can someone friggin explain to me what happened toinght? Guess the NBA needed one more game?

[ballhog]

Had to give them a token win tonight.

[Lady M]

the referees are thieves
and you say the NBA referee are best
Stern can be happy he can sell an other match
all is money in your world
:flipoff :pctoss

[boutons]

Spurs were pussies tonight.
Suns played them tough and the Spurs sagged like wet toilet paper.

[TMSKILZ]

we suck & here we go choking the rest of this series!

Spurs are toast!

[atlfan25]

this game went down to the wire, but according to the moron alvarez6, it was over at 3:36

[atlfan25]

we suck & here we go choking the rest of this series!

Spurs are toast!
ur not serious?

[WalterBenitez]

Star treatment is a fucking shit, how is possible in this word that Amare didnt ge Tech in the last 2 min, OMG

[Tek_XX]

Now things get a little tight

[Supergirl]

COULD SOMEONE TELL ME WHY THAT LAST MOVE BY AMARE WAS NOT FUCKING GOALTENDING??????

Five times they replay it, and it is so fucking clear. The ball was IN the basket, and he knocked it away. That's not a fucking block, it's goaltending.

[NASHville]

With the Series now 3-2, Yes the Suns will on Wednesday, the Spurs will get another chance to win it at home.

[myhc]

We can bitch about the refs all night long. Doesn't change the fact that Tim decided to go back to his oldself and miss FT after FT and Tony turned the ball over 6 mother fucking times. And Joe Johnson was a killer tonight.

[smeagol]

Here come the pussies crying about the refs.

[WalterBenitez]

Looks like we got "Sterned"

1 more game, more $$$ :oops

[ballhog]

Duncan played like shit, Parker couldn't hit any open 15 footers. Good games from Bowen seem to always get wasted. Ginobili came to play. Nobody else showed up. Barry sucked. Horry did good but he can't get a foul call under the hoop. Don't know why.

[NASHville]

Take the loss like men and stop whining.

[AZLouis]

The Spurs are up 3-1. They lost 1 game, probably the hardest game to win for most teams completing a sweep.

The game is not fixed, the double T was a good call, and the Spurs still have the advantage by far. Game 5 in Phoenix and if necessar back to SA for game 6.

One loss after 3 wins in this series and this board is lit up with negative commentary.

The Suns were down 3-0 and the Suns board weren't this bad.

Spurs are up 3-1 again fellas. The Suns may have found new life with the win and with the little "scuffle" if you will at the end.

PS JJ is pretty good.

[smeagol]

We can bitch about the refs all night long. Doesn't change the fact that Tim decided to go back to his oldself and miss FT after FT and Tony turned the ball over 6 mother fucking times. And Joe Johnson was a killer tonight.
This is exactly why we lost.

[Manu20]

Suns shot .571%(44-77) from the field and .50%(9-18) from 3 pointers.
Spurs shot .442 and .478(11-23) from the free throw line! :pctoss

No worries Spurs will win game 5.

[hump]

We wlll go on to win, in spite of the refs

[myhc]

Agreed NASHvile. Big ups to your guys for showing up tonight and taking it to us. We played like pussies tonight. Well, at least 2 out of our big 3 anyways.

[ballhog]

Refs let 'em play tonight. Suns were unconscious during the third quarter. That was the difference. Oh yeah, the Suns were in a must-win situation. They should play better.
How does Stoudemire get 2 quick fouls, then not get any the rest of the game?

[Supergirl]

This loss is BS. This is the NBA making sure every series goes to 5 games.

Nash takes about 4 extra steps on at least 3 possessions, no call. Parker breathes NEAR the perimeter line and gets called for going out of bounds. I call BS. Amare knocks Manu, Duncan, Horry down, very few fouls called. I call BS.

That being said, if Duncan makes those FTs, we still win the game.

[Tek_XX]

I couldn't believe Tim threw up an airball, dude was short all night, it's like he couldn't learn from his mistakes

[efrem1]

Man, this is like game 5 against Dallas in 2003. We won two at Dallas to put ourselves in control and gave the game away that year too. Come on Spurs!! Sack up and put it away Wednesday!! :(

[smeagol]

With the Series now 3-2, Yes the Suns will on Wednesday, the Spurs will get another chance to win it at home.
Hey idiot, how long has it been since the Suns beat a healthy Spurs team in AZ?

STFU already.

[Supergirl]

How does Stoudemire get 2 quick fouls, then not get any the rest of the game?

Exactly. It's one thing to have bogus calls, but they should be evenly bogus. Parker got nothing from the refs, Nash could do-si-do to the basket and not get called for traveling.

[JustSpurs]

Only good thing to come out of this is there is no way in hell the suns will win 4 in a row.

[Supergirl]

The good news is, Duncan will come back in Game 5 to demolish the Suns. This is his pattern after he plays like shit in a game.

[myhc]

Pop's comments: Transition Defense is why we lost the game. They had almost 30 points in transtion.

[mrpach]

Refs were all "rookies" right? Thats what i heard
Com on! WHo puts inexperienced refs in a possible sweep game at the WCF???
(are the refs assigned by somebody or are randomly assigned :p?)
if theyre assigned, somethings wrong

[atlfan25]

Pop's comments: Transition Defense is why we lost the game. They had almost 30 points in transtion.
damn, 30 points is a lot, they will definately improve on that in game 5

[efrem1]

Remeber this anybody :sad

The Alamo was another classic defeat, but at least it wasn't this humiliating.

Before a national television audience - with the depleted and demoralized Dallas Mavericks on the ground, without their star player and down 3-1 in the NBA Western Conference finals - the Spurs blew it Tuesday night.

"I have no idea what just happened," a dazed Raymond Longoria said as he left the SBC Center with two minutes left. "We were too confident, I guess."

Behind Michael Finley's 31 points, and eight clutch rebounds and 11 timely points from former San Antonio prep star Eduardo Najera, the Mavs shocked the heavily favored Spurs 103-91.

It was bitter loss for San Antonio.

As in a half-dozen previous playoff games this season, the Spurs blew a big lead. This time, it was 19 points, but they couldn't crawl out of the hole.

Dallas tied the game 83-83 with 8: 38 left and took the lead at 85-84 on Raef LaFrentz's dunk 56 seconds later.

The Spurs mustered seven points the rest of the way as the Mavs poured it on, turning the game into a laugher.

The Spurs still hold a 3-2 lead in the series and can close it out in Game 6 Thursday in Dallas. It's possible that Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki, who missed Tuesday's game with a knee injury, will play.

Disbelieving fans spilled out into the South Texas night looking for answers, like a battalion of zombies in search of teenage victims.

"We missed too many outside shots," a pained Donnell Williams said. "We had things going. We could've won this game and used the rest."

Instead of lining up for NBA Finals tickets today, Spurs fans will be thinking, "What if?"

"If we'd won," Adam Medina said, "we could've nailed the coffin shut."

[CyberBob]

RULE NO. 11-BASKETBALL INTERFERENCE-GOALTENDING


Section I-A Player Shall Not:
a. Touch the ball or the basket ring when the ball is using the basket ring as its lower base.
EXCEPTION: If a player near his own basket has his hand legally in contact with the ball, it is not a violation if his contact with the ball continues after the ball enters the cylinder, or if, in such action, he touches the basket.