Game Blog: Spurs vs Jazz -- Game 2 (May 2, 6 PM CST)

[jestersmash]

Also, it's encouraging to see that Manu is getting a chance to shake off his rust in the 1st round. He wasn't sharp in game 1 on offense, and his offensive struggles seem to have continued into game 2. Fortunately we don't really need him to play all that well to win this game as long as Tony/Tim step up.

[timvp]

The bench was a bit sloppy. Ginobili needs to settle down just a little bit; things will open up on the pick-and-rolls, he doesn't have to go so fast.

Pretty funny that Jazz fans though Corbin was crazy for starting Howard, yet without J-Ho the Jazz would be even more screwed right now.

[Spurs Brazil]

I hope we can survive Bonner and Blair with a 10+ lead. So far they're doing fine

[spursince#99]

Josh Howard has 9 points???

[100%duncan]

The PnR game is a huge part of Manu's. He should get going there as the game goes on.

[MI21]

That was not a goaltend.

Real time it looked like it plus it was Josh Howard, but Gary Neal doesn't exactly get up. Ball was either still going up or reached it's peak.

[Robz4000]

This game is just waiting to be blown open. Blair looking good offensively so far. Bonner iffy on both ends and Manu not looking too good playing point only reasons it's still somewhat close.

[Jumi]

Great first quarter!

[100%duncan]

Get your rebounds man.

[Slutter McGee]

This game is just waiting to be blown open. Blair looking good offensively so far. Bonner iffy on both ends and Manu not looking too good playing point only reasons it's still somewhat close.

Bonner iffy on both ends? Haven't seen it. Hasn't gotten touches on offense. Hasn't given up anything on defense.

Not playing a big part of the game doesn't really equal iffy.

Sincerely,

Slutter McGee

[Warlord23]

Already 2 defensive rebounds flubbed by the turd tower lineup

[Kuestmaster]

Turd towers and the defensive rebounding... Ugh

[szkorhetz]

Why don't we have a black or white home court? It's not looking like a PO game, while in other cities, the whole crowd wear the some color.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Gary Neal 33333333333333333

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

:lol Kanter

[MannyIsGod]

Neal is a straight up chucker. Sometimes its good, sometimes its bad, but dude just lets it fly.

[100%duncan]

:lol Neal's balls. Lots of testosterones

[sharkenleo]

Neal with it.

[ffadicted]

Ginoooo

[100%duncan]

Why don't we have a black or white home court? It's not looking like a PO game, while in other cities, the whole crowd wear the some color.

Fuck that. As long as we win it's all good.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Damnit Manu shoot the 3

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

arghhhhh overpassing

[Spurs Brazil]

Good job on both ends Neal

[100%duncan]

Gotta conver those 3's

[MannyIsGod]

Bullshit call. Bonner was there for years.

[Stalin]

lol bonner

[Warlord23]

Botched the last several fast breaks smh

[100%duncan]

You know what? Fuck the refs.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

lol matt

[Kuestmaster]

We play pretty good defense when we want to.

[ffadicted]

shitty call

[DAF86]

Get back on defense you fuckers.

[maverick1948]

That is a BS call that was a charge!!!

[szkorhetz]

Fuck that. As long as we win it's all good.
i clearly miss this. I love it in Dallas, Oklahoma, even in Miami games...

[Juggity]

Man, can't convert on any of those damn fast breaks. Slow dat shit down

[jestersmash]

Ginobili has been awful :lol

Not sure if he can play any worse tbh.

[Fireball]

Manu the Bad ... Manu the Good

[Spurs Brazil]

We're missing a lot of open shots. And the refs sucks. We can't get a fucking call

[Manu-20]

Spurs are being to passive they need to take the wide opne shots.

[100%duncan]

Fuck. Should have had converted those 2 fast breaks.

[mVp]

Damn, we're ice cold right now.

[Robz4000]

Bonner iffy on both ends? Haven't seen it. Hasn't gotten touches on offense. Hasn't given up anything on defense.

Not playing a big part of the game doesn't really equal iffy.

Sincerely,

Slutter McGee
Bonner's beginning to pick it up on D now, but earlier he was being pushed around and wasn't responding well, and gave up 2 baskets. He's been out of position offensively too.

[BanditHiro]

:bang our 3s are not going in

[Spurs Brazil]

We must make those open shots

[timvp]

Wow. Manu's passing is as loose as we've seen it all year.

[maverick1948]

Already 2 defensive rebounds flubbed by the turd tower lineup


Bonner playing great on defense. Has only gotten 1 shot so offense is still out.

[naico]

Spurs still only up 11...After all the stops we're getting and all these open looks..smh

[spurs1990]

Toying with Utah tbh.

[dbestpro]

Blair more and more does not look like he belongs on an NBA team even as a 2nd stringer. Yes, Bonner is no better.

[100%duncan]

i clearly miss this. I love it in Dallas, Oklahoma, even in Miami games...

We don't need our superstar to play heavy minutes to win game. We don't need refs babying us. We don't need a blockbuster trade to make the playoffs and win shit. We're better than those 3 teams. Fuck the shirts.

[Manu-20]

spurs could be up at least 20 if we would of hit our open shots and converted on our fast breaks.

[DAF86]

Damn, we're ice cold right now.

Where the hell is your sig from?

[WeNeedLength]

Thankfully the Jazz suck. Any other playoff team we would be tied or trailing. I just dont think Blair was meant for the playoffs.

[100%duncan]

Wow, Blair can't rebound. GTFO

[noles1983]

fucking midget blair

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu blair

[DAF86]

WTF? Why did Blair just stood there?

[BanditHiro]

horrible call

[Texas_Ranger]

splitter without hands would be better than blair

[TDomination]

geez, what the heck, blair just standing there staring at the ball go off the rim

[shorttotry]

Manu... Tighten that shit up!

[Josepatches_]

Blair................

[noles1983]

spurs playing like dog shit

[MannyIsGod]

Manu needs to step it up. Badly.

[100%duncan]

Damn. Our second unit sucked balls.

[Warlord23]

I've had enough of Blair.

[Josepatches_]

splitter without hands would be better than blair

[MannyIsGod]

Seriously - Manu is a walking turn over right now.

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

thank god tims back in.

[TDomination]

smh manu, not good

[Paranoid Pop]

Turnobili in full effect

[dbestpro]

Manu needs to sit.

[Texas_Ranger]

Manu playing like shit

[100%duncan]

Turnobili :cry

[timtonymanu]

Manu is playing terribly. Wake up.

[jestersmash]

Get..Manu..off..the...floor.

[Juggity]

Damn, Manu needs to sit on the bench for a while

[DAF86]

Get Manu the fuck out and tell him to slow down.

[noles1983]

Rebound you fucks

[timtonymanu]

Terrible 2nd quarter. Our 2nd unit played like ass there.

[Josepatches_]

Bynum again

[100%duncan]

Fuck. Put Diaw back in too.

[Manu-20]

so maybe we should play tiago pop?

[TDomination]

nice push in the back millsap

[mVp]

Grab a fucking rebound! wtf?

[WeNeedLength]

obvious foul isnt obvious. :lol

[naico]

lil Millsap with the PUSH

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

fuck. blair & manu killed the momentum. time for a back and fourth game.

[Josepatches_]

Bynum mode on

[Stalin]

lol thinking turd towers are a playoff lineup

[Budkin]

Talk about giving a lead away.

[timvp]

Turnobili appearance + Soft rebounding * Turd Towers = Jazz back in the game

[Warlord23]

The bench wet the bed badly there

[dbestpro]

Bonner needs to get a computer so he can do a wiki lookup on what a rebound is.

[td4mvp21]

God, I hope Pop plays Splitter in the second half.

[maverick1948]

Is there not a call for pushing off under the basket? Jefferson pushed Timmy 5 feet out of the way. Damn official is blind as a freaking bat.

[Fireball]

too much rebounds for Utah ... fuck it

[Basketball Power]

Bonner getting destroyed on the boards

[noles1983]

So god damn angry right now :pctoss

[jestersmash]

Wouldn't mind if we sat Manu for the rest of the half. Maybe he'll get his head out of his ass and start playing like the star player we expect him to play like.

[Uriel]

Ugh.

[Kuestmaster]

Are we playing in Utah? Fucking refs

[100%duncan]

Splitter might play tbh. We how the way this is going.

[benstanfield]

Spurs getting out-hustled, must have gotten complacent. Sometimes big early leads can be a curse.

[MannyIsGod]

Sure would have been nice to have some Splitter to get some boards. Hope his ouchie gets better fast.

[Budkin]

lil Millsap with the PUSH

Yeah Duncan got shoved bad.

[TDMVPDPOY]

blair and bonner forgot boxing out means, fkn pathetic shit

blair whatever he puts on his stat sheet, allows the same stats on the other end

[Paranoid Pop]

Indeed seeing some flashbacks of Bynum raping Blair

[timvp]

Pop has to start Blair in the second half to avoid Bonner/Blair in the second half. Ginobili needs to take a nap at halftime.

[Manu-20]

I have to admit utah is getting away with pushing under the basket this is some bs though a lot of games this season it's been like the spurs were the road team with the road team being treated as if they were playing at home.

[100%duncan]

Put all the starters back in and we are good to go.

[GB20]

come on spurs let's go

[Spurs Brazil]

Not a good job by the bench

[noles1983]

Can we just sign some local 7 footer here in sa? I dont give a shit if he has never played cant be worse than blair

[100%duncan]

make-up call :lol

[Budkin]

Shitty TO but good D

[dbestpro]

If the refs are not calling the inside play then our big need to push back. It is playoff basketball.

[szkorhetz]

Fucking refs!

[100%duncan]

That was counted fuck face

[noles1983]

What!???? Thart should count thats bs

[Budkin]

What?? no and 1??

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

fucking bullshit

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Bullshitt

[MannyIsGod]

The first unit's ball movement has been great. Starters are playing really really well.

[100%duncan]

Fuck you refs by Danny Green.

[Budkin]

333333333

[szkorhetz]

Leo is beasting tonight!

[DatBoyGood]

Green and Leonard !

[Budkin]

Leonard!

[100%duncan]

Fuck the NBA. Refs calling like we raped their wives.

[Paranoid Pop]

Kawhi with a monster game so far.

[TDomination]

Green and Leonard players of the game so far, the young guys leading a veteran team in the playoffs! I love it!

[Spurs Brazil]

Great job Green-Kawhi

[Fireball]

Leonard and Green are playing great ... better than Manu and Jax

[noles1983]

Danny lol

[100%duncan]

Slow the fuck down guys!

[sharkenleo]

Stop throwing the goddamn ball away

[Paranoid Pop]

Greenobili

[Budkin]

Horrible fucking TO!!!

[MannyIsGod]

This game should be a 20 point game right now. Amazing Utah is even in it.

[TDomination]

ugh! green not so fast...your doing great so far though

[Budkin]

Jesus Christ

[Budkin]

Get Green out!!!

[100%duncan]

:lol Airball

[GB20]

i like this lineup

[Mal]

Utah is ultra agressive

[BanditHiro]

Get Green out!!!

:downspin:

[100%duncan]

All right Green. Shit the fuck out of us.

[Budkin]

Ok Green making up for it

[DatBoyGood]

Jefferson has been quiet this whole half

[Juggity]

Green dropping bombs

[TDomination]

there you go green, he airballed one and wasn't scared to shoot that one

[Budkin]

Block!

[Budkin]

Goddamn TOs

[GB20]

green is fucking awesome

[hooperflash]

no more jitters for us!!

[100%duncan]

So many bullshit calls for Kawhi tbh.

[naico]

lol these refs

[Warlord23]

Good thing the Jazz offense is out of whack, the Spurs haven't played well enough to be up double digits.

[MannyIsGod]

Leonard is killing them.

[szkorhetz]

I love you, Kawhi Leonard!

[100%duncan]

Kawhi Fuck You Refs!

[Warlord23]

Green and Leonard have been the difference

[noles1983]

Leonard straight up beast mode!

[Budkin]

Better save some of those 3s for games 3 and 4!

[loveforthegame]

Leonard and Green have been huge tonight.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

starters showing the bench how its done

[Manu-20]

god dam the spurs are shutting down utah right now.

[DatBoyGood]

This half is all kawhi and danny

[GB20]

kawhi for three!!

[mVp]

Kawhi is having a great game

[Juggity]

KL's offensive game is more agressive and stronger than I've seen it before.

[Spurs Brazil]

Green-Leonard combo is GREAT!!

TD playing fantastic defense

[jestersmash]

Our rookie Leonard is playing leaps and bounds better than our so-called "star" Manu "TOSB" Ginobili :lol

[timtonymanu]

The starting lineup getting it done.

[Otaku]

The Spurs are already waiting for the 2nd round. UTA has absolutely ZERO chance of winning one game.


Sweep, next.

[timvp]

When Kawhi and Green are playing young, wild and free, the Spurs are damn good ... and damn fun to watch.




P.S.

:cry Kawhi is such a beast :cry

[Uriel]

Normally, it's our starters that keep the game in the balance, and the bench that blows it wide open. Tonight, it's been the other way around.

[maverick1948]

there you go green, he airballed one and wasn't scared to shoot that one

Somebody opened the door and the wind blew the airball long :lmao

[tomtom]

Its 22-19 in rebounding for jazz but it seems like they've had way more. Spurs are killing and Tony is even't scoring

[100%duncan]

If Manu would snap out of the shit hole his on in the second half then this is over.

[benstanfield]

Our starters are clearly better than any lineup they have, but the bench has sucked so far Manu included. A lot of it has to do with Splitter being replaced by Cheeseburger to be honest, the screens he's setting are weak and come so much higher up the court than Splitter's usually do. Passing up open three's doesn't help either.

[Robz4000]

Glad to see Green and Leonard came to play. Without them Spurs would be getting murdered. Manu really needs to find his rhythm.

[Richie]

Green having a great game. Couple bad turnovers and the airball 3, but hit his other 2 and playing really good defence

[TE]

Finally get to sit down and watch. Quick observations: the youngins' are bringing it tonight. Bodes well for rest of the series as it shifts to Utah.

[timvp]

This needs to get to 20 by halftime, tbh.

[stéphane]

Some teams have to wonder how they could let slip Kawhi that low in the draft right now.

[GB20]

When Kawhi and Green are playing young, wild and free, the Spurs are damn good ... and damn fun to watch.




P.S.

:cry Kawhi is such a beast :cry

:wow

[maverick1948]

Defense on the pace to hold Utah to 60 points or less.

[dbestpro]

Blair and Bonner sholud be knocking heads when they're out there. I mean what are they saving their fouls for? Do they get some kind of bonus for not fouling so they never get close to their man?

[100%duncan]

Wasn't a travel, he was fouled got damnit.

[100%duncan]

Green and leonard on fucking fire!

[noles1983]

good game seeing as how manu and neal have been non existent thus far

[100%duncan]

Tp!!!!!!!!!

[Juggity]

Up 20. Parker catching fire

[ECZ]

Wow

[Floyd Pacquiao]

3333333333333333333333333

[TDomination]

it was a matter of time

[noles1983]

green is unconscious!

[100%duncan]

Wide oooooopennnn, wide wideeeeeeeeeeeeee ooooopeeeeeeeeeen

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Sickkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[lefty]

Greeeeeeen

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Green 33333 Oh shit!

[mVp]

It's a clinic now

[hooperflash]

”why not let it fly?!” - Chris Smoove

[TDomination]

timmy, nice shot!

[100%duncan]

Vintage TD!

[Fireball]

now its a massacre

[Tp9gospursgo]

Timmay!!

[noles1983]

hopefully we dont have a big 3rd quarter let down

[Manu-20]

holy shit we held the jazz to 28 points in the first half.

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

:lol only allowed 28 points

[DatBoyGood]

28 pts in the first half. :lol

[EVAY]

Utah has as many points in the first half as we had in the first quarter.

[Josepatches_]

2-0 ..and series


But it's funny how we ended playing turd towers in the playoffs when it was the excuse to not start Splitter in the regular season

[100%duncan]

Starters finishing the half with a 22-2 run. Couldn't ask for more.

[timvp]

This needs to get to 20 by halftime, tbh.

Thanks, Spurs :tu

[mVp]

Halftime 53-28 Spurs :lol

Rest the starters now, play the scrubs :lol

[Venti Quattro]

too easy

[MannyIsGod]

The Starting 5 have simply dominated this game. I want to say that lineup is close to 40-10.

+30?!?!?!?!? Jesus.

[Uriel]

Our team is amazing. :toast

[Spurs Brazil]

Amazing job by the starting 5, especially Green and Leonard.

Defense is great, TD killing Jefferson

[TMTTRIO]

I hope they don't play Manu in the 2nd half. He's been awful so far.

[Paranoid Pop]

At some point we'll have to play the bench tho, they all have a neutral or negative plus minus.

[franceout]

harris is such a funny guy, he talked tough and played soft. where is the hard foul?

[hooperflash]

switching channels to TNT for the halftime show

[TE]

Our youngins look very promising.

[noles1983]

23% fg shooting, 0-5 3pt for the jazz LOL

[tomtom]

Jazz shot 23% in the first half holy hell

[100%duncan]

Starters have done a perfect job. Now if the bench could hold on and be themselves it's gonna be a long night for the Jazz.

[Mal]

Amazing, best basketball of anytime I can remember

[loveforthegame]

Damn good half. Keep the foot on there throats in the second half.

[Manu-20]

Big props to danny and kawhi growing up tonight big effort from both of them.

[timvp]

If Ginobili plays average, the Spurs are probably up by 40.

The amazing thing is the Spurs didn't play THAT well in the first half and are up 25.

Oh and :lmao Devin Harris.

[dbestpro]

So why can't Bonner and Blair match up with the 2nd string bigs? The excuse has always been that they can't match up with starters and that they were being asked to do too much.

[MannyIsGod]

When Kawhi and Green are playing young, wild and free, the Spurs are damn good ... and damn fun to watch.




P.S.

:cry Kawhi is such a beast :cry

Reminds me of 2003 with Manu and Jax.

[DMC]

Spurs just beating who they are supposed to beat.

[Uriel]

Because we're so deep, literally any player can go off on any given night. So even when some players are struggling, others are always there to pick up the slack.

We're so versatile, have so many options, can attack in so many different ways...:cry

[noles1983]

leonard and green only spurs in double figs

[DBMethos]

Great first half. As long as we don't go full-on Memphis.

[DMC]

Doesn't Tim have like 2 points?

[NRHector]

it was a matter of time

I told y´all this game was over in the 1st quarter

[Uriel]

Spurs just beating who they are supposed to beat.

By a margin they're just supposed to be at.

[timtonymanu]

None of the Big 3 have scored double figures yet. And the lead is 25?

Killing it.

[Mal]

Spurs played bad streak in 2 quater. Then Pop called TO, and they went 22-2 :O

[szkorhetz]

i love that we clearly doesn't have go to guys. Last game Green and Leo were awful, TP and Jax stepped up. Tonight we are led by the you youngsters.
i wouldn't be in the place of the opponent's coach, because no one can ever predict who will lead us. AMAZING!

[timvp]

I hope no other team notices but it's getting damn difficult to deny that Danny Green > Arron Afflalo.

Considering that Afflalo got $43 million last summer, that's scary.

[Sa_Spursfan20]

So...after a sloppy start the 2nd, we still lead by 25. Fantastic start so far. Im LOVING the aggression from Kawhi and Green. That is a great sign in my eyes. Hoping to see a strong 2nd half!!!

[timtonymanu]

What I love about watching TNT is that they actually talk about the damn game, instead of talking about what gets views.

[Kuestmaster]

We are so deep. It's amazing