Game Blog: Spurs @ Lakers: April 17, 2012 9:30pm CDT

[ace3g]

nice cut by SJAX

[FkLA]

Loving Pattys towel waving tbh.

[angelbelow]

Barnes is a pretty good player. I don't usually think of him as dirty. He knew he fouled Manu, and shot his hand up.

Yeah Barnes is kind of like a Bowen. He likes to be overly physical, talk trash and get under a player's skin. I wouldn't call him dirty either.

[Spursfanfromafar]

And thats why Sjax >>>>>> RJ

[bklynspursfan]

Tim with the infamous obvious shot. smh

[MannyIsGod]

Hows that not a fucking walk??!?!?!?!!

[slick'81]

damn pau taking it too timmy

[GSH]

Gasol kicking Tim's ass at both ends.

[DPG21920]

:lmao no call

[Tp9gospursgo]

Really? No foul there?

[TheSkeptic]

... I think we need Tiago on Gasol and Tim on Bynum.

[Spurs Brazil]

and the lead is gone in 50 seconds

[Brazil]

Gasol shitting on Tim badly

[DesignatedT]

no whistles in LA. some things never change.

[timtonymanu]

And just like that, it's tied again. SMH

[noles1983]

TD looks 45 yrs old tonight

[wut]

refs swallow the whistles and lakers tie game in mere seconds.

[DAF86]

4 down is worthless against LA.

[timvp]

Thanks, refs, for the quick inbounds. :tu

[bklynspursfan]

Why no Diaw tonight?

[skin]

shit!

[Manu-20]

man its some bs splitter has 3 fouls at least one was bs

[TIMMYD!]

Tim becomes such a pussy against the Lakers...

[Spursfan092120]

Thanks, refs, for the quick inbounds. :tu

my thoughts exactly...

[loveforthegame]

Not a game for Duncan to post up.

Great cut from Jackson.

Not getting calls and Spurs will have to play through it.

[Fireball]

whoops and the lead is gone ... totally unnecessary

[GSH]

... I think we need Tiago on Gasol and Tim on Bynum.

Nope. The refs said no more Tiago this half.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

C'mon Tim, don't bring that weak, wrong-handed bullshit. You're up against real players here.

[EVAY]

Tim looks as bad this game as he did last one, tbh.

[MannyIsGod]

Pau walked twice on that drive. TWICE. God so annoying.

[ElNono]

At least Bonner is team-leading +7... :jack

[GB20]

let's go spurs

[Killakobe81]

Pau! Spurs still running great sets on other end ...

[SA210]

How did I know Duncan would get blocked there and Duncan didn't? How did i know Gasol would school him on the other end as well? Duncan needs to step the f up!

[DesignatedT]

Bonner has played a great game. But you still feel inclined to shit on him.

[wut]

Thanks, refs, for the quick inbounds. :tu
no crap, ignore the call and give them the ball quickly...cheat much?

[Brazil]

going to be a tense game

[ace3g]

One day Gasol will attack the basket without yelling...oh wait no he won't...

[Cant_Be_Faded]

That was a combo of shitty offensive play calling and total defensive breakdown

Why go against lakers only strength by calling for down? Pau always defends Duncan well

Keep running the pick and roll

[ElNono]

Bonner has played a great game. But you still feel inclined to shit on him.

define great?

[Fireball]

Why no Diaw tonight?

he might have to come in because Bonner cannot play the whole 2nd half and Splitter has three fouls

[Josepatches_]

... I think we need Tiago on Gasol and Tim on Bynum.

Bynum was scoring over Duncan too

[SA210]

Tim becomes such a pussy against the Lakers...

[timtonymanu]

One day Gasol will attack the basket without yelling...oh wait no he won't...

Yep and show his usual pouty face.

[Brazil]

Tim is struggling 10 mn 2 pts 1 reb

[Killakobe81]

Not a game for Duncan to post up.

Great cut from Jackson.

Not getting calls and Spurs will have to play through it.

Lol 3 Fouls on mwp ... Ref card ... Nice classy Spur fan

[ffadicted]

Bynum was scoring over Duncan too

We can't stop bynum, he's too big.. gotta double every time imo

[wut]

TNT actually calls the refs out on that inbounds.

[Fireball]

define great?

he defended the P&R great ... and I mean great ... only 2 OReb for the Lakers ... he must have done great

[TDfan2007]

Tim is getting abused by LA's bigs. At least Tony's been playing well, because the rest of the big 3 has been MIA.

[ace3g]

alright Diaw, time to make an impression

[Horse]

Stern has made the call cue the zebras

[EVAY]

No help D from Tim

[bklynspursfan]

Finally Timmy.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Wtf

[MannyIsGod]

Great follow. Shit transition D. How do you give up a fast break off a made basket?

[TDfan2007]

This defense is disgustingly bad.

[DPG21920]

Lol 3 Fouls on mwp ... Ref card ... Nice classy Spur fan

:lol you saying la is no contender

[GSH]

Bynum was scoring over Duncan too

Bynum and Gasol are both pretty damned good. Nobody is going to stop them every time down the floor. Nobody.

[noles1983]

TP ballin, TD suckin, Manu disappearin

[DarkGinobili]

Jackson

[Spurs Brazil]

GREAT block Green

No Blair! Pop doing great

[Libri]

great fast break by TP and Jackson

[DPG21920]

Jax starting to run the floor with more purpose

[ace3g]

TP to SJAX, and nice D by Green to stop that layup by Sessions

[MannyIsGod]

Tony Parker playing so damn well tonight.

WOW Reggie just suggested TP for 1st team all NBA? Color me fucking shocked anyone in the national media is proping him up that much.

[bklynspursfan]

TP making things happen. Jack playing well

[DMC]

Someone needs to tell Patty Mills to sit the fuck down with the towel waving shit. This is the NBA.

[timtonymanu]

Now this is how the frontline should be handled. Splitter starting. No Blair sighting. :tu

[timvp]

TP about 234,123,252 times better than last Lakers game. At the very least, that's encouraging for the future.

[DesignatedT]

define great?

better than everyone outside of tony.

[Brazil]

TP with the good fastbreak. I think he is playing better the fast break this year. old tp would have tried to go one on one on barnes

[TheSkeptic]

Bynum was scoring over Duncan too

Yeah but I feel like Tim is getting less fouls called on him tonight. And after last game I thought that Tiago had an easier time guarding Gasol than Tim has been having this game.

[bklynspursfan]

Tony Parker playing so damn well tonight.

WOW Reggie just suggested TP for 1st team all NBA? Color me fucking shocked anyone in the national media is proping him up that much.

Good stuff. Tho he also said we don't have a true backup PG so.... LOL

[DPG21920]

Bynum and Gasol are both pretty damned good. Nobody is going to stop them every time down the floor. Nobody.

People forget this is BY FAR the most dominant front court in the league for some reason.

[timtonymanu]

Diaw looked like he hurt himself that last possession. Hopefully it's just me.

[ElNono]

TP about 234,123,252 times better than last Lakers game. At the very least, that's encouraging for the future.

He'll surrender shortly

[DesignatedT]

:lmao tony on the lob to green

[Fireball]

TP with the good fastbreak. I think he is playing better the fast break this year. old tp would have tried to go one on one on barnes

better is right ... but the Spurs still fuck up many fast breaks ... its really ugly sometimes :lol

[DatBoyGood]

LOL parker

[timvp]

"That's the retirement of lob for him" :lmao

[ace3g]

lol, TP "that's retirement of lob for him"

[MannyIsGod]

:lmao @ Tony retiring Green's lobs.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Don't be so reactionary. We already knew that Manu would probably need a good screen-setter in order to produce like himself.


Manu has only 2 pts, but 3 Reb, 2 Ast and 1 Stl ... he is fine

I'm not being reactionary - I can't remember when Manu last took over a game with his inside-outside demolition work. He's settling for bad 3s, not going to the basket. Need him to find his confident mojo. When he attacks he destroys teams - he's been playing passively for quite a while.

[bklynspursfan]

ANyone ever head TP curse? lol or does he do it in french?

[EVAY]

Tony is almost single-handedly keeping this team in the game.

[tmtcsc]

The Spurs play like shit against the Lakers no matter who dresses in the purple and gold. It's unbelievable. Tim is the worst culprit. WHY THE FUCK IS THAT ?


Manu and Tim are playing like dogshit again so far. Weak ass, limp wristed shit. They play scared. I just hope something flips for them and they ride the wave of the other players on the team who aren't scared.

Tony Parker
Gary Neal
Steven Jackson
Danny Green


so far

[maverick1948]

he defended the P&R great ... and I mean great ... only 2 OReb for the Lakers ... he must have done great

Forget making a good comment about Bonner. He has been trashed on here for so long that he could score 30, get 20 reb and 5 blocks and some one would trash him for allowing one basket.

[Spurs Brazil]

Green 33333333333333333333

[TDfan2007]

Pretty stroke by Green on that 3.

[TheSkeptic]

I'm not being reactionary - I can't remember when Manu last took over a game with his inside-outside demolition work. He's settling for bad 3s, not going to the basket. Need him to find his confident mojo. When he attacks he destroys teams - he's been playing passively for quite a while.

Ah. Sorry about that. I read you wrong then.

[wut]

TP playing good out there finally.

[ace3g]

good to see Green back , was worried about the injury

[DesignatedT]

Danny Green NUKKA. fuk yo team clown

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

"That's the retirement of lob for him" :lmao


:lol :rollin

[ElNono]

Daaaaany

[ace3g]

recycle that Green, he loves playing the Lakers

[Libri]

Oh my, Green again

[bklynspursfan]

Green!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Danny Green!!! 2 back to back 3s!

[timtonymanu]

Green warming up now.

[ffadicted]

Green!

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wut]

Parker!

[GSH]

Heh - and Green got fouled shooting that second 3. Could have been a 4 point play.

[Spurminator]

I think I love Danny Green.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

TP bitches.

[bayareaspursfan]

Lets go!!!

[DesignatedT]

TONY son

[DatBoyGood]

THIS is the Parker we will need in the PO !!!!

[bklynspursfan]

Good shit!!!

[boutons_deux]

kickin some LA assholes!!

[Brazil]

MVP Parker is back, ElNono get your ass over here

[Rummpd]

Spurs looking good and making the last game look like an abdomination.

[MannyIsGod]

DPG is completely right about how this forum just doesn't give the LA front line enough credit.

[DesignatedT]

TP has no PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DPG21920]

TP making us laugh and cheer. :cry great job

[noles1983]

now that's spurs basketball!

[timvp]

Tony F. Parker.

This time, the F is for finisher :drunk

[SA210]

Parker playing like an MVP, Manu and Tim need to get their head in the game.

[phxspurfan]

Caliente! TP

[bklynspursfan]

This game isn't over yet but dam hope they save some of this for Friday

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I can't help but feel sorry for Blair
He looked sad going into commercial break

[Fireball]

can we laugh about Lakers defense as well?

[roycrikside]

Parker beasting and Duncan playing some good D inside on Bynum. I think Brown waited too long for Bynum to check back in and has Gasol on bench too long.

[Venti Quattro]

:lol Lakers

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Man, I LOVE IT when Staples goes SILENT. Fucking FAKER FANS! :lmao

[Proxy]

Beautiful basketball right there on that run. Just... beautiful. Defense... hustle.

[loveforthegame]

Win or lose this effort gets an A.

Parker in attack mode is beautiful.

Green doing a great job too.

[GSH]

And did you see McRoberts slam Tony in the back, going for that rebound? Ref standing right there and no call?

[ECZ]

Great offensive rhythm right now

[ElNono]

Don't get your hopes up on Tony... coming up: :yield

[TheSkeptic]

Forget making a good comment about Bonner. He has been trashed on here for so long that he could score 30, get 20 reb and 5 blocks and some one would trash him for allowing one basket.

Calm down.

Bonner's been playing great this game and there's plenty of people who have acknowledged that. It's the playoffs we're still unsure about.


And also, TP has been great. :flag:

[DPG21920]

Danny "The Honeybadger" Green

[DesignatedT]

Diaw really needs to stop reaching. Man he has a problem with that.

[timtonymanu]

I can't help but feel sorry for Blair
He looked sad going into commercial break

He'd be lucky to get these kind of minutes on another team. He's gotten enough charity from us.

[tmtcsc]

:toast
I'm not being reactionary - I can't remember when Manu last took over a game with his inside-outside demolition work. He's settling for bad 3s, not going to the basket. Need him to find his confident mojo. When he attacks he destroys teams - he's been playing passively for quite a while.

:toast Well said. Green is outplaying him. But I know Ginobili has another gear and can get angry. Kind of like the Hulk.

[ace3g]

what kind of call was that on Diaw, just like the 2nd Splitter foul...

[jiggy_55]

Parkerrrrr baby! Nice offense tonight and good defense so far

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[bklynspursfan]

Manu!!!!

[DPG21920]

Spurs big man depth helping when Tiago starts

[Rummpd]

Ginobili!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

That's right Manu!

[stu scotts eye]

Blairs face in the timeout was stone cold... I think we lost him mentally for the year.... but Ill take it bc I like this rotation :hat

[Tp9gospursgo]

Thats the Manu Im talking about!

[MannyIsGod]

Sick pass.

[TheSkeptic]

Nice! Nice!

[timtonymanu]

Man, I LOVE IT when Staples goes SILENT. Fucking FAKER FANS! :lmao

:lol The Laker fans in SA show more support.

[Libri]

This is beautiful.

[GSH]

Danny Green snatched that ball right out of Bynum's hands. Nice.

[ace3g]

great save by Green, nice finish from Diaw

[TJastal]

I can't help but feel sorry for Blair
He looked sad going into commercial break

Maybe he'd be happier watching Bynum get 30 boards again.

[will_spurs]

Tony is almost single-handedly keeping this team in the game.

Not almost.

It looks to me that knowing there's a legit big rotation on the Spurs makes Parker much less afraid to be manhandled in the paint.

[noles1983]

Eat shit lakers step on their damn throats!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Wave that fucking towel Patty!

[DPG21920]

Run happening w Tiago on bench though.

[bklynspursfan]

Good shit! We got this game. LA doesn't have the firepower to come back

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Fuckin awesome.

[wut]

How is that not a foul on gasol!!!!!

[tmtcsc]

Diaw is hassling Gasol. Like it.

[Spurs Brazil]

The defense is just fucking great in the last 2 minutes. GREAT

[Rummpd]

16 straight points nice run!

[GSH]

And it makes a difference when we're the ones getting the bounces and not the Lakers.

[ffadicted]

18-0 bitch

[loveforthegame]

Proud of these guys. :tu

[Kyl3]

Gasol getting frustrated

[ECZ]

Impressive start

[MannyIsGod]

LOL @ not covering TP at the FT extended.

[sexinthatsx]

devin ebanks looks like Trevor Ariza lol

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu bank!!

[MannyIsGod]

:lmao

Manu just destroyed him.

[GSH]

Good shit! We got this game. LA doesn't have the firepower to come back

Oh jeez, don't say stuff like that.

[Marcus Bryant]

Fuck you fucking Lakers.

[Rummpd]

Manu is incredible!

[bklynspursfan]

There we go Manu

[Spurminator]

God, Spurs Basketball is soooo boring...

[timtonymanu]

devin ebanks looks like Trevor Ariza lol

He even has his number :lol.

[Nathan Explosion]

Ridiculous Gino.

[ace3g]

nice fake by Manu, and now TP with the finish!!!

[MannyIsGod]

Oh shit. Blake. :lmao !!!!!!!

[wut]

tony unbelievable!

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony KILLING!!

[Libri]

lol TP is unreal.

[noles1983]

Lmfao Blake got owned LOLOLOL

[DPG21920]

:wow TP

[tmtcsc]

THIS IS THE PARKER THAT STARTED THE SEASON. Lights are on.

[GSH]

Tony with that hesitation just faked him out of his jockstrap. Beautiful!!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Parker you beast!

[angelbelow]

This is reminds me of 2004 games 1 and 2.

[ECZ]

O gawd

[DPG21920]

Wtf???

[timtonymanu]

Damn I wanted to make it go to 20.

[Spurs Brazil]

fucking buzzer killed our D.

[TheSkeptic]

Now *this* is a big rotation I could comfortably go to the playoffs with.

[MannyIsGod]

I don't think that should count

[wut]

nothing like homecourt buzzer sounds

[Brazil]

Manu joined the party !!!

[timvp]

That was some beautiful basketball :cry

This. Team. Can. Score.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Gosh dammit, that's what we can't have. Two easy baskets from Sessions.

[bklynspursfan]

Beautiful shit there

[DesignatedT]

Thats how we play mutha fuckin ball

[timvp]

That was some beautiful basketball :cry

This. Team. Can. Score.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great 2nd quarter

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Wtf bull shit buzzers

[slick'81]

lol tony sucks

[SA210]

Now this is how the frontline should be handled. Splitter starting. No Blair sighting. :tu

[roycrikside]

Fucking shot clock buzzer gives the Lakers two free points.

[jestersmash]

Looked like Sessions didn't get it off in time.

[spurspokesman]

Spurs playing with purpose

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

So, it seems Pop's adjustments are working. ;)

[Spurminator]

What a great quarter. That was beautiful.

[DesignatedT]

TP has no mutha fuckin PRIDE! i love it.

[TJastal]

So why didn't Parker run out the clock there?

[skin]

Great 1st half!

[Proxy]

So... is that not some fucking traveling by Sessions? Took like 50 steps during that split.

[ffadicted]

That was a 5 minute long orgasm I just had to end the half
My god

[Manu-20]

sessions didnt get the shot off in time

[DesignatedT]

Tony
Manu
Green
Diaw
Duncan

= Money

[FromWayDowntown]

Shenanigans.

[Nathan Explosion]

Scorekeeper helping out Lakers on last play by letting shotclock buzzer sound. That's how bad it got there.

[ajballer4]

Jacks reaction after Tony's layup with about 50 sec left was 100% gif worthy

[SA210]

Awesome 2nd quarter! I hope Pop still starts Splitter in 2nd half though

[DatBoyGood]

Hearing crickets in Staples Center

[MmP]

i literally went "wooooo" out loud at 1 am in the mourning after tony just went by blake like a cone....

[tmtcsc]

devin ebanks looks like Trevor Ariza lol

Yeah he does. I was thinking the same thing a few games back.

[MannyIsGod]

So why didn't Parker run out the clock there?

.....

Really?

[The ADMIRAL 50]

that run got me so hyped I have been bouncing up and down my roommates think I'm nuts but they dont know shit

[bklynspursfan]

This team needs to have that killer instinct in the 2nd half too. Timmy did a helluva job denying Bynum the ball towards the end

[ElNono]

We need a 30 point lead going into the 4th, coz Tony quitting is coming...

[wut]

Wave that fucking towel Patty!
:lol

btw, Blair can be unhappy all he wants...he doesn't matchup against the Lakers...and he had his chance to prove he could and he failed. Blair is good against other lineups.

[timtonymanu]

Shit man. I missed the Parker move on Blake. Hopefully that shows in the highlights at halftime.

[Crookshanks]

I don't have TNT, so I had to find a link to watch online. When I turned on the game, the score was tied at 39 - and then the Spurs lit a fuse! What a beautiful thing to watch! Hope they can continue this intensity starting the 3rd quarter.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Okay, now we have to avoid a 2nd half collapse like happened in Miami.

[loveforthegame]

Gotta love the shot clock going off like that. Guess we'll see more of that in the second half.

Parker unstoppable. I see the Lakers using lots of traps in the second half so Spurs will have to adjust.

Playing the passing lanes much better, grabbing rebounds, and beautiful team defense.

Love this effort. Need to keep up the intensity in the second half though.

[siraulo23]

that basket should not have counted

edit: nvm, 0.1

[Fireball]

Please Pop realize that this is the playoff big men rotation we need ....

[TJastal]

Man watching Blair with his little pouty look on the sideline / bench is just golden. I hope this will be Blair's role on the team from now on. He can help Patty cheerlead for the rest of the team.

[ace3g]

Splitter and Diaw picked up some questionable calls

[FromWayDowntown]

Guess it counted.

[SA210]

Tony
Manu
Green
Diaw
Duncan

= Money

Can't argue against this. they were money. Neal came in and gave us a few buckets when we needed them too.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great job Pop. No Blair is the best move

[bklynspursfan]

Scoring and getting stops.

[wut]

We need a 30 point lead going into the 4th, coz Tony quitting is coming...
I agree, I mean refs swallowed their whistles in the 1st quarter and they lost 6 pts in a few seconds... so this lead is definitely not a safe lead.

[timtonymanu]

:lol

btw, Blair can be unhappy all he wants...he doesn't matchup against the Lakers...and he had his chance to prove he could and he failed. Blair is good against other lineups.

Yes I'm tired of Blair's antics. He's lucky he's even playing this year. It's possible Blair would be in James Anderson's spot if we had Diaw all season.

[TJastal]

i literally went "wooooo" out loud at 1 am in the mourning after tony just went by blake like a cone....

That was one of the quickest blow-bye's I have ever seen in an nba game.

[EVAY]

Tim denying Bynum the ball toward the end of the 2nd quarter was really helpful.

Now, can we come out of the half with energy and focus??? Anyone???

[DatBoyGood]

This game reminds me of the one in OKC...we already know Lakers will make a run in the second half and itll come down to the wire

[Marcus Bryant]

Take that you fucking commie Lakers.

[TJastal]

.....

Really?

Just wonderin' is all why he didn't. Pretty standard protocol to run out the clock to get the last shot.