Game Blog: Spurs @ Clippers - Game 4

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Neal!

[falconqb1234]

bonner off the dribble is so scary

[loveforthegame]

Neal waking up? Yes please.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Neal's offense is so great when he plays on the wing! Why would Pop ever have Neal bring up the ball instead of Ginobili?

[maverick1948]

clock didnt start for 8 secs WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

My fault thought he touched the ball in the back court. Why werent the Spurs defending the inbounds with 30 secs?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Kerr spot on. Hack-a-XXX is a shitty rule and should be changed for the reasons specified.

[Quiet Strength]

That was ugly. Sj should have shot that.

[falconqb1234]

gotta put that up s jack

[Drachen]

should have gone to splitter with that pass

[Spurologist]

C'mon Jax...I like the D on young though

[BatManu20]

Shoot the damn ball Jax!

[loveforthegame]

Jax killing me.

[Spurs Brazil]

Good 1st quarter but we need more from the bench

[LakerHater]

C'Mon Jax!

[Floyd Pacquiao]

lol jacks release is just to slow

[Uriel]

I'm slightly concerned about Jackson's hesitancy and indecisiveness. We're going to need him to play much better against the Thunder.

[spurs1990]

Jax is old guys admit it. Can't drive worth jack.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Neal's offense is so great when he plays on the wing! Why would Pop ever have Neal bring up the ball instead of Ginobili?

This.

[siraulo23]

splitter bonner neal

not too bad on d

[mVp]

Jax is a turnover machine lately

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Bench as a whole continues to disappoint, not counting manu

[TheSkeptic]

Good 1st quarter but we need more from the bench

While they're obviously capable of playing better I think the bench has been much better this game than they have been most of the series. Hopefully this means our guys are getting out of their funk.

[Sa_Spursfan20]

Solid quarter. Really wanted Captain Jack to shoot that last three, but other than that I can't complain too much. Onto the 2nd...

[PingPong]

Am I the only one who sees Griffin putting his off arm on the defender when he dunks? That has got to be a foul. Why doesnt anyone bring that to the attention to the officials?

Arm or elbow? NBA rules...

:lol:lol

[EVAY]

Neal looks more comfortable than he has in any other game in this series.

I don't know what is wrong with Jackson.

[timvp]

Pretty good first quarter. The bench is worrying me because they have been outplayed by the Clippers bench this series and it's about even this game. Let's hope we see the bench find their rhythm at some point this game.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Jax has lost a lot of his offensive skills, but as long as he plays tough D, hits the boards, and makes a few open 3s and nice passes to cutters, that's about all we need from him.

[Russo21]

unfortunately jax may be on his way out the door this offseason if he doesnt pick his shit up.

[Horse]

Is there anyone who puts up more junk that goes in than mo williams?

[NASpurs]

splitter bonner neal

not too bad on d

Not sure if serious.

[timtonymanu]

unfortunately jax may be on his way out the door this offseason if he doesnt pick his shit up.

Uhh ... no.

[DMC]

I think Manu hurt his hand.

[maverick1948]

Arm or elbow? NBA rules...

:lol:lol

Extended arm coming down on the shoulder of defender.

[NASpurs]

unfortunately jax may be on his way out the door this offseason if he doesnt pick his shit up.

He still has one more year on his contract...

[siraulo23]

Not sure if serious.

wasnt a disaster, ill take it

[BanditHiro]

god fuck bonner why don't you do that more often.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Pretty good first quarter. The bench is worrying me because they have been outplayed by the Clippers bench this series and it's about even this game. Let's hope we see the bench find their rhythm at some point this game.

Yeah, what is up with the bench? Is it just a down cycle for them?

I thought they'd crush the Clipper bench but they haven't, and we'll need them to beat the OKC bench to win that series.

[NASpurs]

Bonner sighting.

[ThePop]

The Medium Fundamental outplaying Jack

[loveforthegame]

Good job Bonner.

[Uriel]

Bonner made a field goal :wow

[ffadicted]

Does nick young fucking flop in EVERY SNGLE JUMPSHOT
So annoyng

[loveforthegame]

Then a dumb shot.

[Russo21]

one year left on contract usually = trade bait

[falconqb1234]

bonner has not added a floater.

[Spurologist]

Godsoe answering prayers out there

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Bonner 1-dribble pull-up!?! :wow

[turkish spurs fan]

good defense from tiago

[Spurs Brazil]

damn

[BanditHiro]

fucking christ i hate mo williams.

[DatBoyGood]

Just no comment to that possession.

[loveforthegame]

Ugh. Ugly sequence.

[falconqb1234]

pump fake tiago

[BatManu20]

Dammit Splitter.. Bonner gets a lay up if he pass it right here

[$pursDynasty]

Tiago's weak sauce layup attempt turns into a potential 3 point play on the other side

[maverick1948]

Can we get Mo Williams to play with Manu on second team?

[ChumpDumper]

Tiago Nesterovic.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[siraulo23]

ugh splitter, be patient

[LakerHater]

Nice Move Manu!

[Spurs Brazil]

Tiago and one!

[NASpurs]

Splitter and one!

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Every once in a while Tiago thinks he's in the Euroleague again and goes up with a soft layup.

[DatBoyGood]

Splitter always redeems himself after going up weak

[LakerHater]

& 1 Tiago

[loveforthegame]

Beautiful Manu and Splitter with a nice play too.

[ChumpDumper]

Splitter always redeems himself after going up weakWhy does he do it in the first place?

Good board.

[Spurs Brazil]

damn Bonner, shot the ball

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

I guess one shot for Bonner is enough.

[loveforthegame]

Splitter hustling.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Bonner slow release is playoff suicide

[BanditHiro]

that is such a better shot for bonner than that weak floater.

[Spurologist]

Sean Marks sighting

[Paranoid Pop]

Neal's really playing better than last night so far.

[Russo21]

i really want tiago to show some attitude and try to be the best and most dominant big on the floor. the man needs to play with some fire

[falconqb1234]

neal with it

[$pursDynasty]

boy that is pure bench out there now, wait DG is in, lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Superb ball movement, and Splitter finding his game.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Where Kenyon?!

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner 3333333333333333333333333

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Bonner!

[falconqb1234]

ooooh bonner!

[Spurologist]

BBBBBoooooooooonnnnnneeeeeeerrrrrrrrr 333333333333333333

[NASpurs]

Bonner threeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Juggity]

Bonner 3!

[BatManu20]

Red Rocket! Keep doing that maaaan

[Floyd Pacquiao]

their you go matt!!!

[loveforthegame]

Neal coming alive.

Bench had a few hiccups but much better overall.

Bonner 3!!

[Trainwreck2100]

UNLEASH the red beastq

[DMC]

up 8+ Matty is golden

[Uriel]

Bonner and Neal coming alive!

[timvp]

Pretty good first quarter. The bench is worrying me because they have been outplayed by the Clippers bench this series and it's about even this game. Let's hope we see the bench find their rhythm at some point this game.

Hope answered :smokin

[siraulo23]

bonnnerr 3333

[timvp]

Matt "The Eliminator" Bonner.





:lol I couldn't even type that with a straight face.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Spurs are "the best organisation in all of sports" - Marv Albert.

Amen, Marv. :D

[Fireball]

really balanced attack by the Spurs ... everybody is contributing (but SJax)

[Brazil]

Pop not trying to win this game. Is that the first time of the serie when neither manu tp boris tim are on the floor?

[timvp]

And THIS is the Splitter I know. Not that soft counterfeit we saw the last couple games.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Sweep!
Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep!

[DMC]

Matt "The Eliminator" Bonner.





:lol I couldn't even type that with a straight face.

Matt "A Lemon Hater" Bonner

[$pursDynasty]

i really want tiago to show some attitude and try to be the best and most dominant big on the floor. the man needs to play with some fire

That's my issue with Tiago when he is on the floor with the other teams backups, he rarely dominates in the way you think he should IF he is as good as many in SpursTalk believe he is. Sort of like how Harden and Manu dominate the 2nd units when they come in.

[BoricuaCJA]

Love our ball movement. It still amazes all the time.

[King K]

why does it take long time for SJax to take a shot..

[joeSpurs]

can the starters hit the showers at half time?

[timvp]

really balanced attack by the Spurs ... everybody is contributing (but SJax)

Jack's passing is off the chain yo
Like this freestyle off the brain yo

[loveforthegame]

Matt "The Eliminator" Bonner.





:lol I couldn't even type that with a straight face.

:lol

[DMC]

why does it take long time for SJax to take a shot..
He's learning how to not get traded from Bonner.

[turkish spurs fan]

37 points from 8 players. no one has more then 6 and lower then 3. awesome spurs system. thanks gregg popov.

[TheSkeptic]

can the starters hit the showers at half time?

:lol

Bench came to play tonight.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Why does he do it in the first place?

Good board.

Everyone makes mistakes, and that was a huge block by Griffin (perfect timing).


i really want tiago to show some attitude and try to be the best and most dominant big on the floor. the man needs to play with some fire

When he made the basket and got the whistle he had a little fist-pump. He's fired up, but he's learned from the Duncan school of keeping it under control so as not to fire up your opponents. ;)


Neal coming alive.

Bench had a few hiccups but much better overall.

Bonner 3!!

Best bench stint this series I think.

[Admidave50]

Splitter playing great so far and is much more aggressive!

Bonner should keep shooting 3s and stop his weak dribbling+horrible hook shot!

[Russo21]

That's my issue with Tiago when he is on the floor with the other teams backups, he rarely dominates in the way you think he should IF he is as good as many in SpursTalk believe he is. Sort of like how Harden and Manu dominate the 2nd units when they come in.

exact.

[Spurs Brazil]

good pass Jax

[Drachen]

sjax is passing like a boss

[LakerHater]

DAMN Jax passin!!!

[loveforthegame]

Green just finds ways to contribute.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Wow, Jacksons passing tonight :wow

[Floyd Pacquiao]

are passing is fucking beautiful

[Spurs Brazil]

Jax!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Russo21]

bobby simmons sighting lol wasnt he with us a few years back

[Juggity]

Jackson showing no fear

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Nice play Jackson! Way to play tough! He needs to be tough more often.

[loveforthegame]

Maybe that gets Jackson going.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Jax with 2 superb passes so far.

Our offense is beastly. So many layups. :D

[BatManu20]

Nick Young has no conscience

[Spurs Brazil]

Jax coming alive

[Spurologist]

SJAX came to fucking play today

[ace3g]

SJAX in the post, smart move

[Bulwark]

There you Jax...

[LakerHater]

Jax with the 'ole Tim Duncan move!!

[loveforthegame]

Jackson with a smart play. Eat sjit Young.

[Russo21]

maybe tiago needs to adopt a bit of Garnett's fire and passion. then ill be happy with him. want to see him angry and dominating

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Bledsoe has killed us on the O boards all series.

[Uriel]

Seeing how well the bench is playing with the extended playing time necessitated by the back to back, is it fair to wonder if the reason for their subpar play thus far has been due to the lack of playing time they've received to try and establish a rhythm?

[Spurs Brazil]

Tiago dunk!!!!!!!

[Paranoid Pop]

Why is TP playing spot up shooter in this unit?

[loveforthegame]

Splitter. :tu

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Jax running Young through a clinic right now.

[Admidave50]

Good veteran play Stephen

[Russo21]

there you go tiago/. take that fucken rock to the rim, good stuff

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Our pnr and cutting O is pretty much unstoppable.

[ace3g]

If SJAX only made great passes like that without scoring the rest of his stint here in SA, he still would be worth more than RJ

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Pop should just keep Duncan out for the rest of the game and play Parker very few minutes.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD with a big rest. Great to see

[bklynspursfan]

Timmy almost got his self thrown out bumping into Joey Crawford lmao

[Bulwark]

Good thing Vinny doesn't go with Hack-a-Splitter.

[BatManu20]

why does it take long time for SJax to take a shot..

Slow release. It's a set shot, which always takes longer, but Jax' takes forever to get off

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Timmy over to give Splitter a pat on the butt before the timeout. That says that he's happy with the Brazilian's effort.

[WeNeedLength]

Good thing Vinny doesn't go with Hack-a-Splitter.

:lol

Takes a smart coach to make smart moves like that. :tu

[Spurologist]

I'm not sure what I think of the NBA disallowing the offensive player to shoot free throws when he goes under the defenders arms. I would think the league would want to reward the offensive player.

[NASpurs]

Kurt Helin: The Spurs are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They do not feel pity, or remorse, or fear. about 5 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/basketballtalk

:lol

[turkish spurs fan]

Tİago! Good defense good offense. Love him.

[Brazil]

great pass from tp to tiago

[timtonymanu]

maybe tiago needs to adopt a bit of Garnett's fire and passion. then ill be happy with him. want to see him angry and dominating

It's not part of his personality. He doesn't need your satisfaction.

[timvp]

Keep it rolling. Take a 12+ lead to half.

Thanks.

[Paranoid Pop]

Good thing Vinny doesn't go with Hack-a-Splitter.

He should tbh, it's a big mistake not to tonight since Pop wants to rest Timmy he'd have to play Blair or something.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Good thing Vinny doesn't go with Hack-a-Splitter.

Tiago shot .691 in the regular season, but only .333 so far in the playoffs. :oops

[ace3g]

Splitter on his way to winning me points in the rebound category for the playoff contest

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

I wonder if Popovich could bench Ginobili/Duncan/Parker for the rest of this game and still win it.

[Libri]

I would love to hear those timeouts when Pop is in full cuss mode. lol

[Drachen]

damn! splitter is fucking rocking this shit

[LakerHater]

Double dribble!

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner keep passing shots

[Bulwark]

What was that? Total defensive breakdown

[BatManu20]

Jesus Spurs wtf was that. Terrible defense after a turnover

[loveforthegame]

Sloppy. Dumb turnovers.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Wtf happened to Parker
Her looked hurt

[Russo21]

my comp is telling me duncan has only played 6 minutes? is that right anyone?

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Only Pop calls a timeout after the opponent makes only one shot. I love Pop!

[Paranoid Pop]

Bonner ruins possessions like he's paid for it.

[Brazil]

Keep it rolling. Take a 12+ lead to half.

Thanks.

timvp commending the spurs :lol

[Uriel]

Duncan has yet to play in this quarter and yet the Spurs are still up double digits :tu

[Whisky Dog]

Parker was holding his hand and doubled over for a bit. Let's see if he comes back after the TO

[King K]

my comp is telling me duncan has only played 6 minutes? is that right anyone?

B2B effect?

[Spurologist]

Manu hasn't gone on one of his patented tears yet. I'll wait

[NASpurs]

This game needs more Kawhi.

[Brazil]

Bonner ruins possessions like he's paid for it.

he should have shot the ball on TP pass instead of driblin'

[Bulwark]

Tiago shot .691 in the regular season, but only .333 so far in the playoffs. :oops
Wow that's a major drop-off. Given the .691 % he could potentially get a rythym if put on the line at a regular clip

[Brazil]

Parker was holding his hand and doubled over for a bit. Let's see if he comes back after the TO

I saw that and he didn't cover Bledsoe on the layup

[Brazil]

tp is back

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes TD

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

What a play!

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu damn

[BatManu20]

Manu is just not playing well right now

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Man refs really love Griffin now!

[NASpurs]

Turnobili makes an appearance.

[BanditHiro]

dammit they are back in it.

[Brazil]

Manu wtf was that again ?

[ace3g]

well Diaw back out with 3rd PF, not his night tonight

[loveforthegame]

Ginobili going to wake up?

[Bulwark]

Turnobili!!! How many fouls on Diaw?

[Brazil]

clips cut the lead to 7

[Bulwark]

Dammit Shoot it Bonner!!

[NASpurs]

Shoot the fucking ball Bonner

[Paranoid Pop]

Turnobili.

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck Bonner. Shot the damn ball

[loveforthegame]

Wake up!!

[LakerHater]

Did Tyson punch Griffin?

[Brazil]

:lol griffin floppin' TP :lmao

[Bulwark]

Ginobili cutting lips out there.

[ffadicted]

wat are they chanting

[Uriel]

What's the crowd chanting?

[NASpurs]

Sounds like "referees suck"

[Bulwark]

Wow Ginobili caused that much damage ????

[PingPong]

Ooohhh, the lady is hurt....

[timtonymanu]

Come on. Finish strong, guys. Those last few possessions were terrible.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Come on Spurs! Don't choke this lead away!

[Crookshanks]

Sneaky Manu - takes out Griffin just when the Clippers are getting back into it.

[Spurologist]

Manu's contribution to the half is drawing blood

[DAF86]

Manu really is made of glass.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Crowd was chanting, "Refs you suck."

[Libri]

Wow Ginobili caused that much damage ????

Manu's shoulder is dangerous.

[100%duncan]

:lol griffin

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Manu!

[Uriel]

What's Bobby Simmons still doing in the NBA?

[100%duncan]

Wow, sweet move Manu.

[Bulwark]

Nice move Manu. Bledsoe gots some hops

[loveforthegame]

Leonard with stifling defense on Paul.

Finally Ginobili.

[Russo21]

finish the half strong guys

[NASpurs]

Manu with the lazy defense.

[Bulwark]

Manu really is made of glass.
:lol almost didn't get that.

[NASpurs]

Dang did y'all see that chick next to Pop? :wow

[BatManu20]

Manu's foot speed is so much slower than it used to be. Gotta get that jump shot going!

[DAF86]

Manu really is made of glass.

Too subtle?

[Brazil]

Gino D and TP floater suck tonite

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Message to Pop: Bledsoe is too quick for Manu.

[loveforthegame]

Too bad we couldn't have Leonard guard everyone.

[100%duncan]

Finish this strong please. Damn it tony

[Spurologist]

Fuck the clippers and those bullshit shots....namely Martin, young, and Foye

[DAF86]

:lol almost didn't get that.

Thanks, at least one. :toast

[Barfunk]

Bonner keeps on passing up point blank 3's

[100%duncan]

Too bad we couldn't have Leonard guard everyone.

:lol

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

It seems it takes both the starters and bench players a few minutes to wake up.

[Brazil]

Too subtle?

it was lefty esque

[100%duncan]

Bullshit.

[EVAY]

Tony looks tired, as well he might. He worked damn hard last night.

[100%duncan]

Nice move, Manu. :lol
foye dumbshit

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

We need one last basket to close this quarter on a high note.

[DatBoyGood]

bonner time?

[Brazil]

well done spurs to let clips and the crowd a bit hyped

[Russo21]

only 6 3 point attempts at the half, very unspur like

[Uriel]

Whenever Pop calls a timeout, I'm expecting an open shot.

[DMC]

I think Blake bit through his lip.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Clippers just won't give up. Come on Spurs. I hope San Antonio erupts on a 25-10 scoring rampage or something like that just like yesterday's third quarter.

[Spurologist]

"Tooth went through his lip"

Yeah that's pretty deep

[Knoxxx]

Duncan raped on the board no call.

[DMC]

This plays right up Pop's alley. He wants a close game until 2 minutes left in the game.

[Uriel]

It just occurred to me that this could be Vinny Del Negro's last game as Clippers coach.

[100%duncan]

:lol refs

[Spurtacus]

tooth through lip yikes