is Game 3 is A MUST WIN ?

[tkang456]

I see this game will be decided by halftime. If we come out aggressively early and if everyone is scoring and if we are close or beating them by half, I see us potentially going up 3-0.

But knowing how energetic those young guns of OKC will be at home, I wouldn't be surprised if this is a blowout by halftime. If OKC is winning by margin of 20+ points, I see Pop sitting all the starters down and blair might actually get some action. But that makes game 4 a MUST Win

I dont think this game is a must win, but it would be nice to go up 3-0 to shut all the haters up

[Keepin' it real]

The only "must win" games are games in which a team is facing elimination, so no, game 3 is nowhere near a must win for the Spurs. That said, all the Spurs have to do is hold home court from here on out, and they'll win the title. Any wins in addition to that will be gravy.

[thunderfan]

It's not often an NBA game is decided by halftime, especially when you're dealing with two teams who have the offensive capabilities than these 2 teams have.

[DMC]

Absolutely. If the Spurs lose, they will be drawn and quartered at dawn.

You will never stiffle the haters. The Spurs could foe foe foe foe and there would be a small blurb about it on ESPN's NBA website by Stein and the rest of the summer would be talk about Dwight.

And don't listen to people who say your first post(s) should not be new threads. Start a new thread with every original idea. It's likely no one else has thought of it.

[dbreiden83080]

For OKC..

Spurs will likely be down at the half hopefully no more than 10. Just give themselves a chance in the 4th qtr..

[spurspokesman]

The only must win games are 1,2,5, and 7. Everything else is icing on the cake my friend. But I'd be pumped to get game 3 and really drown the thunder.

[Venti Quattro]

Yes, because this will effectively hand OKC the death sentence.

[InRareForm]

please be quiet OP

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Is is?

[Basketball Power]

Yes, spurs win today series is over on Saturday

Spurs lose then series could be a long and grueling one



Spurs need to go for the kill

[TE]

Yeah it's a must win game. Every game in the playoffs is a must win.

[Venti Quattro]

the Spurs need to go for the jugular. The longer the series, the more it favors OKC.

[manufan10]

Yes, because this will effectively hand OKC the death sentence.


the Spurs need to go for the jugular. The longer the series, the more it favors OKC.

Agreed. The Spurs need to come out and win this game. There is no sense in giving the Thunder any confidence by allowing them to win this game. If the Spurs steal a game 3 win, the series is over.

[bus driver]

Yeah it's a must win game. Every game in the playoffs is a must win.

WINNER!


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[coyotes_geek]

No. This is not a must win game. It's a would be really, really nice to win game.

[DrSteffo]

This is some deep shit.

[Jimcs50]

It is must win for Spurs if I'm going to keep my sweep prediction alive.

[therealtruth]

Yeah it's a must win game. Every game in the playoffs is a must win.

[Beanzamillion21]

Yes.

[boutons_deux]

yes, don't want to encourage any Okie hopes.

3-0, then Okies go fishing Sunday morning.

[Two10Whitey]

EVERY game is a must win. :lobt:

[CosmicCowboy]

Bullshit. Sure the Spurs take it one game at a time and would certainly like to win this one...but must win? Pfffft. Barring major injury to the big three does anyone in here REALLY believe OKC is going to win 4 out of the next 5 games?

[coyotes_geek]

does anyone in here REALLY believe OKC is going to win 4 out of the next 5 games?

Apparently so. It's all over if the Spurs don't win tonight. The Spurs MUST WIN this game.

[NASpurs]

Bullshit. Sure the Spurs take it one game at a time and would certainly like to win this one...but must win? Pfffft. Barring major injury to the big three does anyone in here REALLY believe OKC is going to win 4 out of the next 5 games?

That right there is why it's a must win.

[bklynspursfan]

Not a must win. But would be awesome to suck the life out the team and building. I'd much rather them win Game 4 if any and then finish em off at home.

[boutons_deux]

"The Spurs have won 24 of their last 25 road games that featured each member of their Big Three, so they shouldn’t be overwhelmed by the Thunder’s unfriendly confines."

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2012/05/30/spurs-game-3-keys-to-victory/

[Keepin' it real]

Some of you geniuses need to look up the word "must."

[Whisky Dog]

It's a must win so Pop can go all regular season on the thunder and send TD, Parker, and Manu home to rest while playing game 4 with the bench

[K-State Spur]

"Must" doesn't mean what some of you seem to think it means.

Edit: KeepinItReal beat me to essentially the same post.

[Roger Freemason Jr.]

TBH, the Spurs are the one basketball team that
seems completely unaffected by other team's arenas.
I think it's because we're running brilliant offense,
not trying to find a sliver of an opening to get a shot off.

The Spurs will win tonight. 113 to 108

[Legacy]

yes, don't want to encourage any Okie hopes.

3-0, then Okies go fishing Sunday morning.


Agreed.

[Legacy]

the Spurs need to go for the jugular. The longer the series, the more it favors OKC.


... And agreed.

[AFBlue]

Yes...for OKC.

[HI-FI]

no i don't worry about it being a "must" win game. if the game is out of reach for whatever reasons, we'll just have to regroup for game 4. i'm more concerned about health and minutes, because if this series becomes long and drawn out, you know the Heat will be rested and juiced up. last night, the refs pretty much guaranteed that series won't last long, so I just want our guys to be healthy.

[spurraider21]

if you say it is a must win you are one of those people that starts panic threads all the time

[Budkin]

It's a must win if we don't want a SpursTalk meltdown. I can't fucking believe the last time we had one was way back when the Lakers curbstomped us.

[spursfan1000]

No, but this game is very important for both teams.

[dunkman]

For OKC as 0:3 is insurmountable, if the Spurs split games on the road they will be fine.

[coyotes_geek]

It's a must win if we don't want a SpursTalk meltdown. I can't fucking believe the last time we had one was way back when the Lakers curbstomped us.

The Spurs could win by 30 tonight and there will still be a mini-meltdown thread tomorrow about how everything is ruined because Matt Bonner got to play 14 minutes.

[Beaverfuzz]

Game 3 is not a must win (unless you're OKC), game 4 is a must win for both teams.

[Beaverfuzz]

For OKC as 0:3 is insurmountable, if the Spurs split games on the road they will be fine.

This. :flag: :lobt2: :lobt: :downspin:

[Legacy]

".... go for the jugular!!!!!!!!!!!" :splitter

[bresilhac]

TBH, the Spurs are the one basketball team that
seems completely unaffected by other team's arenas.
I think it's because we're running brilliant offense,
not trying to find a sliver of an opening to get a shot off.

The Spurs will win tonight. 113 to 108

Agreed. I have SA winning by 4 at 112-108. Either way I see the Spurs beating the odds tonight to win. Vegas has OKC -3 which is not giving them much respect at home. In fact it's essentially calling the game a toss up. And if you follow trends, like say 20 wins in a row, you have to like the Spurs to win. Nothing more than the power of probability.


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[therealtruth]

The Spurs could win by 30 tonight and there will still be a mini-meltdown thread tomorrow about how everything is ruined because Matt Bonner got to play 14 minutes.

The Spurs won't win by 30 with Bonner playing too many minutes.

[pgardn]

oh sure...

Every series I look back on the third game as being THE must win game.

[Uriel]

No.

[Sean Cagney]

Not a must win. But would be awesome to suck the life out the team and building. I'd much rather them win Game 4 if any and then finish em off at home.

^^^^^^^^ This.