Game Blog: Spurs @ Clippers - Game 4

[loveforthegame]

Parker finally.

[Brazil]

Damnit Pop put TP on CP3


:bang

[100%duncan]

Oh fuck it.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Can't keep letting the Clippers back within 1 point like this!

[LakerHater]

Damn CP3 Blew past Green!

[NickiRasgo]

Tp!

[wut]

So many questions ... like where is leonard.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu this is one to forget. Crap crap crap game

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Bad third quarter.

[timtonymanu]

Seriously Manu and Tony, wake up. Wasted Duncan's effort there because their heads aren't in the game.

[EVAY]

What the hell kind of defense was that, Tim?

[Russo21]

wow what a shitty end to the quarter.

suppose its a good thing so pop lights a fire up everyone ass

[bklynspursfan]

Gotta knock that down Danny

[DatBoyGood]

Is anyone else going to step up besides duncan next qtr?

[BatManu20]

C'mon Danny that would've been big

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

TP is warming up the long teardrop he'll have to shoot over Ibaka.

[2centsworth]

KhAwi > Manu

[urunobili]

Spurs ain't sweeping with this kind of shitty display TBH

[100%duncan]

Pop should put TP on cp3 till the end of the game. Finish this shit right here right now and he can get tons of motherfucking rest.

[loveforthegame]

Pop not happy with Ginobili and rightfully so.

Spurs fooling around and it might just cost them. :td

[Juggity]

Spurs need to win this fucking game.

[Quiet Strength]

Is anyone else going to step up besides duncan next qtr?

With duncan resting somebody better step up

[DesignatedT]

Duncan played the whole 3rd. Pop will sit him until the 5-6 minute mark of this quarter.

[Kuestmaster]

Manu and Tony need to wake up. Duncan can't do it alone

[Spurologist]

Chris Paul and Blake Griffin are miraculously healed from whatever was bothering them

[bklynspursfan]

Everyone is playing so gingerly. I really think they're partially concerned with the slippery court maybe it's just me lol I've seen 5-6 guys slip already

[siraulo23]

now CP3 playing like himself...

ugh

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Time for the bench to come in and go on a run. Leonard should be guarding CP3 instead of Green.

[Crookshanks]

12 more minutes... please, please, please put the Clippers away early

I want this game to be over already; I just have a nagging feeling that it's not going to end well. Come on Spurs, prove me wrong.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs screwed around, now they're in real danger with Paul and Griffin hitting everything.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

The Spurs have gone too far away from the motion offense and are relying too heavily on Duncan ISO's.

I was thinking the same thing. We got few easy layups that Q because we went away from the motion.

[Reck]

Just simply pathetic.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs lost 2nd and 3rd qtrs.

[Brazil]

CP3 with 16 4 and 10 ! Green has been horrible on him

[wut]

CP3 going off, refs allowing Griffin to look like a MVP caliber player, and all the while Parker giving the ball to Manu who is dumping every play to Duncan.

Don't get me wrong, Duncan has been playing awesome, but we didn't get here dumping the ball in the paint... wtf!?

[Spurs Brazil]

Clippers ready to die again. We were up 5 with ball. Manu stupid pass started Clippers run

[Arcadian]

It literally doesn't matter if we lose this game...we'll get extra practice in game 5, and we'll get to close out the series on our home court. That's actually kind of cool.

...But that's not happening, we'll win this game anyway.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Leonard is young, play him the rest of the game Pop!

[Spursmania]

Manu helped start the clippers' mini run with the sloppy pass to
TD. Horrible game for him.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

12 more minutes... please, please, please put the Clippers away early

I want this game to be over already; I just have a nagging feeling that it's not going to end well. Come on Spurs, prove me wrong.

Up 3-0, I'm surprised you're worried about anything.

It might even be better for us to drop this game so we don't have to wait 5 days to play OKC (assuming they win tomorrow).

[bklynspursfan]

Duncan played the whole 3rd. Pop will sit him until the 5-6 minute mark of this quarter.

Not that long, he only played like 10-11 mins in the first half. He's at 22 mins for the game lol He should get 2-3 mins tops and maybe sooner if Clips get a bigger lead

[$pursDynasty]

I don't know if this is the last gasp of a desperate team OR the affects of the back to back, either way I hope there aren't any back to back games the rest of the way

[Uriel]

The Spurs played so lackadaisically earlier in the game, they allowed the Clippers to get back into it. Now they really believe they can win.

[2centsworth]

Best test for this team yet?

[Spurologist]

Kawhi/TP on CP3 the rest of the way

[100%duncan]

Where the fuck is Jack?

[kjhip1]

We're down 1 and playing like crap on a back to back. I will take my chances. We will close them out

[DPG21920]

F this team

[DMC]

If the Spurs win, it will be by less than 10 just because we won't contest shots if we are up 10+ with under a minute to play.

[NickiRasgo]

You have to consider also it's a back-to-back game. Don't overreact. When was the last time the Spurs entering the 4th qaurter not leading?

[Keepin' it real]

Y'all are a bunch of crybabies. It's a one-point game. You act like we're down 30.

[TampaDude]

Hardest thing to do is close out a team on their home court. Spurs aren't gonna sweep. Game 5 is Tuesday night, right?

[Spurs Brazil]

Tiago and one!!!

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

What the hell Splitter?! Do that more often!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Just simply pathetic.

Don't you ever get sick of your pathetic, cliff-jumping, always negative BS? I mean, really, why do you bother? We've gone 7-0 in the playoffs, but now the team is "pathetic"!? Grow the fuck up, seriously.

[DPG21920]

I love this team!

[100%duncan]

That's it Tiago. Shit on me. Kill dem Clips.

[loveforthegame]

Splitter!! Nice pass from Neal.

[LakerHater]

NICE Tiago!!

[DMC]

They needed this though. All the hero untouchable talk needs to stop until the Spurs' final game of the post season.

[Budkin]

Last gasp. We got this.

[ace3g]

great start to the 4th from Splitter!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Y'all are a bunch of crybabies. It's a one-point game. You act like we're down 30.

Totally agree.

[BanditHiro]

double on griffin he sucks at passing out of it.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu :(

[100%duncan]

Don't you ever get sick of your pathetic, cliff-jumping, always negative BS? I mean, really, why do you bother? We've gone 7-0 in the playoffs, but now the team is "pathetic"!? Grow the fuck up, seriously.

Ruff with the goods.

[ace3g]

damn nice block from Splitter!!

[DatBoyGood]

swatted!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Great block Tiago

[Texas_Ranger]

how the fuck is griffin hurt?? if he was healthy he would be scoring 40 on us I guess...

[Crookshanks]

Up 3-0, I'm surprised you're worried about anything.

It might even be better for us to drop this game so we don't have to wait 5 days to play OKC (assuming they win tomorrow).

Not really worried; and it won't be the end of the world if the Spurs don't win tonight. However, I'd really like the Spurs to sweep the Clippers and have some days to rest and practice and get everyone rested up for the WCF.

[TDomination]

I'm glad were getting this kind of game.

Spurs just need to continue to execute and stop turning the ball over

[LakerHater]

OH SHIT, nice block!!!

[loveforthegame]

Splitter block. Oh shit that was nice.

[DPG21920]

:lol Tiago eatin dinner son!

[Spurtacus]

brazilian mode activated

[Quiet Strength]

Fuck manu!!

[boutons_deux]

horrible pass Manu, another TO

[100%duncan]

Maybe it just feels weird to have a close game. Chill guys.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Man Tiago looks so great at sometimes and at other times like he thinks he's in the euroleague.

[hooperflash]

I jumped up seeing that block!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Splitter just got Griffin back for his 1st half stuff! ;)

[Texas_Ranger]

Anderson would play better than manu...

[ace3g]

Spurs have to be careful, don't want to get into penalty early on in 4th.

[100%duncan]

Get your rebounds tbh.

[Quiet Strength]

Manu is wearing a clippers jersey tonight

[Paranoid Pop]

Turnoboili and Sjax in the same play = garanteed TO

[wut]

stupid sideline reporter axing the same questions over and over:


what did you do better?

what are you going to do better?
yeh they gave Pop shit for giving a crappy 2nd answer when the stupid reporter basically asked the same question.

[loveforthegame]

Grab a freaking board.

[LakerHater]

Rebound!!!

[GSH]

A lot of you act like we're playing a college team that we ought to blow out. This team just put Memphis out of the playoffs, and their backs are against the wall - at home. It's a good, tough playoff game. Damn.

[2centsworth]

Manu a turnover machine.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Spurs will win this game, no worries, but like others I'm anxious to see this team play a near perfect game.

[BatManu20]

OKC's confidence is growing watching this game

[Spurs Brazil]

Take Manu out please

[DPG21920]

Spurs suck

[DatBoyGood]

no way we are going to beat okc if we're going to play like this!

[loveforthegame]

Ginobili getting schooled. How sad.

[Brazil]

come on guys, finish this game

[Uriel]

Good timeout by Pop. :tu

[Spurologist]

Clippers are just playing harder. Kawhi should play the rest of the way

[Reck]

One more game of this series. Yuck.

[Texas_Ranger]

lol Ginobili

[LakerHater]

Oh well, if they keep playin like this it looks like a close out at home!

[TDomination]

Clippers not ready to give this game to the spurs. Spurs need to take it if they want to sweep

[DPG21920]

I love the Spurs!

[Barfunk]

Manu should be getting way more touches

[TampaDude]

I guess it was utterly unrealistic to hope the Spurs would go 16-0 in the playoffs, right?

[Spurs Brazil]

We need Kawhi and Tony back

[Creation88]

defense fucking sucks dick right now. zero stops and turnovers are just fucking sad.

[100%duncan]

Spurs got this.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

My goodness quit overreacting!

[Fireball]

Spurs not playing seriously at all right now

[timtonymanu]

Meh. At least we know the Clips got pride. Parker won't play this shitty ever again this series (should the Spurs lose this game). I seriously don't know what's up Manu's ass though. He doesn't look engaged at all.

[Spursmania]

Jackson playing very Sloppy. Turnovers and more turnovers.
Very disappointed in his play the last 2 games.

[Bulwark]

It's a back-to-back and the Clippers don't want to be swept. That said, I am happy it's this close.

[Beaverfuzz]

Big deal, one game. It's not over but the Clipps would have to collapse to lose this game. Win it in SA on Tues.

[Paranoid Pop]

Manu getting schooled on both ends. Not sure why he played the point even when Tony was in the game.

[Spursmania]

Jackson playing very Sloppy. Turnovers and more turnovers.
Very disappointed in his play the last 2 games.

[wut]

I just don't get the lineups tonight.....Bonner+Splitter ... and now Parker is on the bench, both Manu and SJax on court (which works at home when you have a lead btw, but on the road?) at the same time, and the most annoying is Kawhi on the bench nearly all half, wtf!

[Nathan Explosion]

Spurs need to get Kawhi back in there. Also, the Spurs got Jackson for times like this. He may not be shooting well, but now's the time for him to step up.

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs allowing more points as the game wears on. Fatigue obviously a factor.

[DPG21920]

F this team. Cereal.

[Paranoid Pop]

Manu should be getting way more touches

Not sure if serious.

[Creation88]

SJax has played like shit all series. turnover machine.

[Crookshanks]

We Spurs fans have become spoiled because it's been a long time since we've seen a close game like this one. Even the game yesterday turned around so quickly that it seemed the Spurs were never in danger of losing. I still think the Spurs will tighten up the game and pull out a win.

[Knoxxx]

Tp has 6 tos manu 3 they both suck tonight. Where was foul on jax reb? Cold from 3...

[Horry For 3!]

This game is pissing me off, Spurs have never picked it up like they did games 1, 2 and 3.

[MI21]

Gotta give Manu a few more mins here, see if he can sort it out. He is too good to continue being a such a liability.

[Uriel]

A lot of you act like we're playing a college team that we ought to blow out. This team just put Memphis out of the playoffs, and their backs are against the wall - at home. It's a good, tough playoff game. Damn.

We figured they would be too devastated by yesterday's loss to put up much of a fight.

[2centsworth]

Take Manu out please

:clap

[dbreiden83080]

If we lose tonight game 5 is not gonna be a walk through. Paul and Blake are getting healthy..

[timtonymanu]

One more game of this series. Yuck.

You really want to wait a WHOLE week for the next series? Spurs can't afford to go rusty against the Thunder, but yeah I still want them to win this game.

[EVAY]

I love the Spurs!

i c wut ur doing!:lol:toast

[100%duncan]

Fuck.

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal 3333333333333333

[Spurologist]

F this team


I love the Spurs!

:lol

[siraulo23]

damn it

clippers coming alive

every clipper is playing with a lot of energy, they smell a chance

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Not really worried; and it won't be the end of the world if the Spurs don't win tonight. However, I'd really like the Spurs to sweep the Clippers and have some days to rest and practice and get everyone rested up for the WCF.

I figure we'll lose this one, close out the series Tuesday and have a perfect 3 days off at home before entertaining OKC on Sat. As long as there are no serious injuries, that would be fine and avoid a long layoff.

We have not shot well from 3 tonight, even when wide open. Has to happen occasionally, I guess, and Clips are closing out better than they have.

[Brazil]

Neal 3 !!

[bklynspursfan]

There we go Gary

[100%duncan]

Neal with it. Big 3

[wut]

finally someone stepping up, neal!

[loveforthegame]

Neal with it.

[2centsworth]

If we lose tonight game 5 is not gonna be a walk through. Paul and Blake are getting healthy..

Game has way more to with spurs crappy play

[bklynspursfan]

How was that no foul for Tiago btw smh

[BanditHiro]

great now godsoe appears

[$pursDynasty]

Tiago should be the spokesperson for Charmin tissue because he is SOFT

[LakerHater]

http://uppix.net/c/b/6/6c19e8af5919649eaa28408a36a4d.jpg

[Budkin]

Enough fucking around and win this shit.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Superb extra passing.

[BatManu20]

They are scoring in the paint at will against us. This is ridiculous

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Hey you guys, if Spurs lose tonight, they're up 3-1 on the series...

[EVAY]

I think we may end up winning this game, but I wouldn't mind if we lost just because we eventually have to lose a game and it might as well be to a team we know we can beat!

[timtonymanu]

:lmao Does everyone hear that Spurs fan girl that keeps yelling "Thank you" every time the Clippers get a foul?

[100%duncan]

We still got this tbh. Go Spurs Go! :flag:

[Brazil]

F this team


I figure we'll lose this one, close out the series Tuesday and have a perfect 3 days off at home before entertaining OKC on Sat. As long as there are no serious injuries, that would be fine and avoid a long layoff.

We have not shot well from 3 tonight, even when wide open. Has to happen occasionally, I guess, and Clips are closing out better than they have.

4/11 is not that bad tbh

[GSH]

We figured they would be too devastated by yesterday's loss to put up much of a fight.

There's a reason for the saying "A closeout game is always the hardest." They say it every year. And every team they say it about is facing elimination.

[Capt Bringdown]

Wow...Clippers have an answer for everything we do tonight.

[TampaDude]

Until we win 4, we can still lose this series.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Lol that was ugly Diaw!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I wish we could get our hands on Bledsoe. Kid will be a terror next year.

[siraulo23]

close it out tp close it out

[Nathan Explosion]

Spacing is bad right now.

[wut]

travel much!?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

:lmao Does everyone hear that Spurs fan girl that keeps yelling "Thank you" every time the Clippers get a foul?

Yeah, she's very :lmao :)

[DPG21920]

manu rubbing some ginobili on the ball then giving it to gary creal

http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/920336_o.gif

[Spurologist]

Fuck you manu

[Spurs Brazil]

Damn Manu

[100%duncan]

Fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[Bulwark]

Let's chunk more 3's

[DatBoyGood]

Manu....smh.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Manu can't shoot anymore

[Texas_Ranger]

manu just stop

[ffadicted]

"They have a new clock"
"... Ginobili fires it up"

fffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[Brazil]

Manu come on ! this is supposed your quarter

[loveforthegame]

Ugly.

[TDomination]

TO's killing us. Cmon spurs!

[Nathan Explosion]

Gino's shot looks rushed right now.

[dbreiden83080]

Does Manu even know how to attack the rim anymore??

[noles1983]

ginobili has been sucking far too long.

[DAF86]

You pass the open three but try the consted one? Fuck you Manu.

[boutons_deux]

no Paul, no Griffin, Spurs can't take the lead.

[LakerHater]

Manu needs to stop shootin!

[100%duncan]

Just let gary in the game. We need him now.

[Paranoid Pop]

Chuckobili.

[Kuestmaster]

Good, Timmy's back. Manu's horrible tonight

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Wish Manu would find his range. He's missing wide open 3s, normally daggers for him.

[BatManu20]

This is easily the worst we've played in the playoffs, Manu is a ghost, the best the Cips have played, and we're still somehow in the game. C'mon Spurs!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lol Bledsoe

[Brazil]

Pop insisting with Green on CP3 I dont get it

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

"They have a new clock"
"... Ginobili fires it up"

fffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Yeah, annoying isn't it? He's done it at least twice tonight.

[DPG21920]

Spurs look old

[BanditHiro]

Godsoe...

[loveforthegame]

Spurs. :lol

[LakerHater]

Duncan got fouled!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal 3333333333333333333333

[DatBoyGood]

neal!

[Bulwark]

There ya go neal

[TDomination]

big shot neal!

[100%duncan]

Neal. Big 3.

[Paranoid Pop]

Where's Kawhi?

[noles1983]

love the crowd groaning as neal lets it rip. Fuck you fucks

[Bulwark]

Godsoe killing us

[Juggity]

Neal trying not to let the spurs choke

[100%duncan]

Really, Bledsoe? Really?

[TDomination]

bledsoe playing really well

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

I want leonard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DPG21920]

:lmao Bledsoe hitting fluke shots

[loveforthegame]

Neal needs to let it fly.

Anyone want to guard Bledsoe?

[DatBoyGood]

can we please guard bledsoe.?

[100%duncan]

Srsly, what the fuck is bonner doing in the game. Play diaw all the way.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs got nothing on either end. Looks like they won't close out with 6 min left.

[dbreiden83080]

Spurs look dead tired.

Looks like game 5 is happening

[Texas_Ranger]

where is Leonard??

[noles1983]

sick of these scrubs hitting miracle shots.

[Capt Bringdown]

f'n Bledsoe in Jordan mode

[Spurologist]

:lmao

Fluke City

[Knoxxx]

Bledsoe with a joke of a shot this game is ours.

[Kuestmaster]

Bonner can't defende for his life

[100%duncan]

C'mon Spurs! You got this shit.

[EVAY]

Hey guys, we might want ti ket up just a bit on how awful TP is tonight. He is definitely not at his best, but he played more minutes than anyone else last night and has played more minutes than anyone else tonight.

Take a breath, will you?

[GSH]

Anyone want to guard Bledsoe?

Obviously not.

[Budkin]

We're going to lose to the Clippers?

[Arcadian]

Why aren't they fouling Evans or Jordan? This is actually a time when we need to do that.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Bledsoe has vastly improved his shooting, especially from 3. He would start on a lot of teams.

[Spurs Brazil]

We need Diaw and Kawhi after the timeout

[Brazil]

who is guarding Godsoe?

[Creation88]

defense continues to fucking suck.

[bklynspursfan]

Godsoe is killing us now. Bonner's defense isn't helping

[Libri]

Srsly, what the fuck is bonner doing in the game. Play diaw all the way.

Pop preparing for hack a somebody?

[$pursDynasty]

I don't see how SJax or Splitter can get decent grades for this game tonight, I am just holding out for a win. When Splitter is having a bad game I don't know why Pop doesn't go Dejuan, though.

[apalisoc_9]

Pop Not happy with Kawahi T. Teaching him a lesson..

[wut]

Clippers hitting all their shots, not good for Spurs.

Again though, where is Kawhi? We need someone active on the offensive end, everyone is standing around watching Duncan like this is 2007.

[Paranoid Pop]

There's nothing fluky about an open floater tbh.

[JohnnySixString]

Score as much as you can and hope their shots don't go in. Yay!

[spursparker9]

bieso look like nate robinson

[Horse]

Sometimes its better to be lucky than good. This thing aint over though.

[siraulo23]

beldzoe going into godzoe mode

that clipper fan is right after all

[timtonymanu]

Be thankful this isn't Game 3 either. Imagine if the Clips and Spurs played this way last night.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

I'm not worried, I just want to see more Leonard! It's not like he needs this much rest, he's 22 years old! He can handle the back to back! And he's the Spurs' best perimeter defender by far.

[Whisky Dog]

The back to back and having to play so hard to come back yesterday is showing bad now. They just are out of juice.

[Fireball]

Why aren't they fouling Evans or Jordan? This is actually a time when we need to do that.

They do not have 5 team fouls yet ... you do not go there intentionally

[TampaDude]

If they're not gonna start the WCF until next weekend, then why the fuck did they have a B2B? Of course both B2Bs were at Staples. Nah, no agenda there.

[Kuestmaster]

Kawhi please. Now

[jestersmash]

I think this is the best thing that could've happened to the Spurs. Being somewhat tested in the 4th quarter of a 5 point game. Wouldn't mind a loss to a bounce back win at home to build momentum for the WCF, tbh.

[Uriel]

The Spurs could actually lose. :wow

[DMC]

Throw away game. If the Spurs lose, they win the next in SA so what. They've been uninspired all game, seeming happy about it as well.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I'm ambivalent about us winning this game. Don't think it matters at all. Just avoid injury.

[Paranoid Pop]

Kawhi in the dog house for having balls unlike Bonner and RJ.