Game Blog: Spurs @ Thunder - Game 3

[SpursFaninMS]

With Splitter in foul trouble we may see the beast tonight.

Might not be a bad thing with his history against OKC.

[ginobili fan]

maybe give a chance to dejuan ?

[GSH]

Wow we might see some Blair with Splitter in foul trouble.

I'd love to see Blair come in with an attitude and have a big night.

[spurspokesman]

Please change this lineup pop.

[EVAY]

They have successfully taken Splitter out of the half and whenever he comes back in, who thinks he will be aggressive? Not me?

[Creation88]

no defense in the paint. bonner and tiago playing like pussys.

[Bartleby]

Blair and Diaw combo couldn't be worse than Bonner and Splitter

[spursfan1000]

Don't like hearing Kerr an miller

[MannyIsGod]

Hard to know who's been worse. Bonner or the refs.

[spurastic]

After Perkins gave the announcers a few evil eye looks, they are being careful. very careful.

[Mal]

unleash the beast

[EVAY]

Thunder players are very emotional...if we could get some pressureon them I think they could implode.

[Proxy]

Harden wants to get elbowed again

[TheProfessor]

Harden's going to regret doing that to S-Jax.

[MannyIsGod]

If staredowns were worth points OKC might be better than the Spurs.

[100%duncan]

Really Harden? Jackson gon beat your fucking pussy ass up!

[wut]

Just...bizarre officiating.tell me about it...OKC getting away with serious bullshit and refs ignoring it.

[DatBoyGood]

damn...splitter...

[Spurs Brazil]

and Bonner still in

DAMN

[Sense]

:lol I knew this ego bullshit would show up.. fuck OKC.

[smaka]

somebody punch this cry baby harden in ugly beard

[noles1983]

Harden u fag u need another elbow u pussy

[Uriel]

I'm as big a Matt Bonner apologist as anyone, but I'm really at a loss to understand why he's such a huge asset in the regular season, and such a major liability in the playoffs.

[Kyl3]

I'd love to see Jackson pop Harden.

[MannyIsGod]

How is Bonner still in this game.

[Libri]

STFU Reggie!

[Capt Bringdown]

Splitter was pretty important in the first 2 games. Looks like he's done for the half with 3 fouls.
That ain't good.

[ginobili fan]

so many bs fixed calls by the refs

[Quiet Strength]

Stephen jackson better slap hardens vagina beard

[SpursFaninMS]

Hard to know who's been worse. Bonner or the refs.

Splitter has been just as bad.

[bayareaspursfan]

Idc if the refs missed a call or watever. Theyre not supposed to give it back to them. Thats just not basketball.

[Fireball]

lol Harden ... great stare

[maverick1948]

You folks dont understand a damn thing about the Spurs. Some of you have been on here a long time and still cant see that our starters cant play48 damn minutes. So STFU about Bonner and Neal. We need them on the floor.

Would someone look around for Splitter, He is not here tonight.

[Texas_Ranger]

Pop get Neal out!!!

[MannyIsGod]

No fucking idea why Pop is playing this lineup.

[Uriel]

Tony needs to get back in the game.

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal, Bonner, refs. We're in trouble

[Quiet Strength]

This is getting ugly to watch

[wut]

if they're going to get bump calls all night this game is over.

[Bulwark]

Get neal and bonner out

[Capt Bringdown]

I'm as big a Matt Bonner apologist as anyone, but I'm really at a loss to understand why he's such a huge asset in the regular season, and such a major liability in the playoffs.

Because he's a dick.
-sorted

[GSH]

Harden ran into Duncan trying to get a whistle. didn't work, so he did it again and got the whistle.

[Spurologist]

FUCK. Can we get TP back in there

[ginobili fan]

blair never gonna play...

[100%duncan]

Pha.pha.phantom fouls.

[spursfan1000]

Wow why are Neal and bonner in there for god sakes, unleash the French!

[$pursDynasty]

no manu or Tp POP must secretly want to lose this game but if OKC doesn't put us away we will take it, just like we did from the Clippers

[icango]

so now we forgot how to play d

[Uriel]

Finally.

[bklynspursfan]

Harden flopping his way to the line again smh

[Sense]

Fuck Bonner, Fuck Neal dribbling, Fuck these phantom calls on Harden

[CGD]

Gary Neal need to get the F out of the game right now.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

We miss TJ Ford right now

[Richie]

Neal can't even beat Fish off the dribble?

[naico]

Does Neal even know where he's going with the ball??? Dribble dribble...no room...look for desperate pass.

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes TD!

[wut]

so seriously WHY IS BONNER STILL OUT THERE!!!!

[Quiet Strength]

Thank you timmy

[$pursDynasty]

take it inside spurs

[siraulo23]

neal the only ballhandler/playmaker

...

[Beaverfuzz]

Can't leave Harden open like that.

[Bulwark]

Man Green

[100%duncan]

You folks dont understand a damn thing about the Spurs. Some of you have been on here a long time and still cant see that our starters cant play48 damn minutes. So STFU about Bonner and Neal. We need them on the floor.

Would someone look around for Splitter, He is not here tonight.

Thank you, Captain Obvious.

[Proxy]

Yeah lets leave Harden wide open. Good idea Danny

[Quiet Strength]

Get bonner the fuck outta the game.. damnit pop

[rasho8]

Why is bonner on the fucking floor?

[Uriel]

Weak closeout by Danny Green

[SpursFaninMS]

I'm as big a Matt Bonner apologist as anyone, but I'm really at a loss to understand why he's such a huge asset in the regular season, and such a major liability in the playoffs.

Because teams don't just leave you wide open in the playoffs. See Novak in against teh Heat.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

What is Green doing?

[noles1983]

Eat shit refs

[CGD]

wtf is this ticky tack ref calling?

[GSH]

BTW - all you people who said Fisher can't play defense. You may not like the way he does it, or the fact that the refs let him get by with so much shit - but he gets results.

[Bulwark]

Wow ticky tack and we get nothing

[wut]

another touch call against the Spurs wtf!

[Capt Bringdown]

If we lose this game, it's on Pop and his shitty lineups to start the 3rd.

[ballhog]

Jeez, the fucking fouls are unbelieveable!

[rasho8]

What the hell are they calling?

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Time for Danny to wake up!

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Is Pop trying to lose?

[Bulwark]

Thank you...

[Russo21]

Fuck we ares sloppy, bonner and neal ugh

[spursfan1000]

Spurs need to keep it within 4 at half

[Mal]

Ok, we all know that OKC plan for this game is too beat the crap out of spurs

[PublicOption]

Splitter was pretty important in the first 2 games. Looks like he's done for the half with 3 fouls.
That ain't good.


there are 2 things working here either they don't want to se anymore hack splitters or the refs have figured out that to stop us they are gonna have to sit someone down....ace in the hole.....DEJUAN.!!!!!!!!!!!!

[100%duncan]

Man, Danny has been bad all series.

[wut]

Duncan fouled twice that time. fuck these refs.

[Capt Bringdown]

8 horrible, horrible minutes for Bonner.

[Proxy]

Kawhi!!!!!!

[Juggity]

Leonard!!

[SpursFaninMS]

Beautiful touch pass, Diaw.

[Uriel]

Kawhi!

[Spurs Brazil]

Kawhi and one!

[ballhog]

Tim can't buy a foul.

[GSH]

Look how many Spurs are hitting the floor. This is some nasty shit, and no whistles on our end.

[Russo21]

Leonard with the and 1, nice play from our super rook

[smaka]

fuck the refs, seriously

[100%duncan]

Whiiiiiiiiii

[noles1983]

Can we try something else besides Duncan? Tosb getting owned by nick fucking collison

[WHI_LEONARD]

yay

[Matty2Cool]

the fuck duncan got a double double in 1988? hahahah

[MannyIsGod]

The D really needs to do better. You can't give up open shots to collison in the lane.

[SpursFaninMS]

Diaw doing it again.

[spurspokesman]

I told yall harden looks for trouble.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Quit whining about the refs! Duncan went up weak twice!

[100%duncan]

Damn. We needed that 3.

[Russo21]

Neal is so bad playing PG, glad tony is back in

[Whisky Dog]

Spurs just need to keep their composure. The thunder are aggressive now but overly so and will come down and crack their composure if the Spurs just keep coming consistently all game.

[naico]

Neal is sooooooooooo bad on D

[Juggity]

Jesus, Tim. Stop those damn fadeaways.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Duncan is my favorite athlete ever but he's playing weak right now.

[Spurologist]

Enough with 4down

[ballhog]

Lucky shit

[rasho8]

Where is our fucking ball movement?

[100%duncan]

What's with the Iso's for TD? Damn run your plays guys.

[wut]

We're going to lose big if all we're going to do is give the ball to Duncan, watch him go 1on1 get fouled and not called.

[Sense]

This looks like that Clipper game 3.

[Matty2Cool]

duncan just isn't looking like he was earlier in the playoffs. we need to run the offense through parker stop dishing it down to td please.

[Bulwark]

Man, Duncan fading away to the left baseline everytime is not working. I want it to work but man

[noles1983]

Pathetic spurs quit shooting it Duncan

[Russo21]

the fuck duncan got a double double in 1988? hahahah



noticed that to lol

[SpursFaninMS]

We look like shit, guys.

[Uriel]

Ugh. This team needs a timeout.

[spursfan1000]

Thunder just playing at their best right now.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Spurs don't look like they want to win tonight


Very bad overall

[DAF86]

Why wait so much to get Manu back in there? And why so much 4 down?

[Spurtacus]

Dreadful second quarter. Spurs better hit a shot to stop the bleeding or else this lead will balloon to 20 by halftime.

[MannyIsGod]

Spurs playing extremely poorly right now. They cannot all of a sudden try to make this 2005 and go to Duncan on the block against Perkins. That shit is playing right into what OKC wants.

[Horry For 3!]

Its lookin pretty bad right now.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

why the fuk is neal in instead of manu fuk!!!

[timvp]

Too much Duncan on the low block.

Too loose with the ball.

Poor transition defense.

Gotta get it going.

[BackHome]

Pop should have not put Bonner in we were playing good.....WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[Quiet Strength]

Try mills

[boutons_deux]

8 -22 2nd qtr

[Capt Bringdown]

It's looking more and more like our win streak ends tonight.

[Spurs Brazil]

We gone from everything that was working during the whole playoffs. Too much hold and one on one now

[spurspokesman]

I expected all of this. Second half heroics are in order. Let's go.

[Manu20]

Stop force feeding Tim in the post!!!!!! Please!

[SpursFaninMS]

Anyone else feel like we have not run our offense at all the entire half?

[Whisky Dog]

Traveling? Seriously Danny? the thunder have traveled at least 12 times this game. Don't call that bullshit or call all of it.

[Keepin' it real]

Timmy D. not looking so vintage tonight.

[noles1983]

Didn't expect to win but at least u could have shown up spurs. Fuckheads

[therealtruth]

I think Manu and Jax need to play alot of minutes. They're the only guys who are unphased.

[spursfan 73]

Guess we'll find out if there's such thing as a "good" loss

personally I'd much rather be up 3-0 than letting Pop motivate with just a 2-1 series lead

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Going into the post instead of running some motion?

Turning it over at every opportunity?

Looking slow on defense?

Very bad

[$pursDynasty]

Spurs look lethargic but I blame Pop for letting that totally inept 2nd unit stay in for so long and let the Thunder steal momentum back, that unit obviously wasn't working don't know why he stuck with it so long

[jiggy_55]

Need to keep Green in! Why the fuck is Neal guarding harden!?!

[Sense]

The crowd and the players are influencing these phantom calls tbh.

[rasho8]

I want to see what Blair does.

[Nathan89]

I don't know why Duncan is operating on that side of the rim.

[Admidave50]

stop the fucking Duncan iso! Especially when Perkins is defending

[Poolboy5623]

LOL..Timmy looks like Timmy again...what r they doing out there?

[Quiet Strength]

Why wait so much to get Manu back in there? And why so much 4 down?

No idea.. 4 down is obviously not working

[Trainwreck2100]

That bonner splitter neal lineup was brutal

[bayareaspursfan]

manu and stephen jackson needs to be in there. Play small ball

[DMC]

That fade by Duncan isn't working. They need to realize that and go another route. I'm not sure what they are doing right now.

[BackHome]

Diaw, Manu, SJ came to Play.......Everyone else playing scarred........

[therealtruth]

Have we even seen the Manu/Splitter pick and roll. It's our most reliable play.

[100%duncan]

Put Manu and Jax back. Stop with the 4 down, run your sets. 4 Down never worked in games 1 and 2 as well.

[Horse]

We were absolutley raped by the officials. We will comeback.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

This team flirting with losing too much. It's not over at all, but maybe if the Spurs lose, they'll finally play a full 48 minute game. Let's give credit to the Thunder though, they're playing very hard tonight and definitely deserve this lead.

[BillMc]

We got this. Pop will make the adjustments...

[ballhog]

Hopefully OKC gets tired like they did in game 1.

[DBMethos]

Flashback of the 2011 Spurs.

[MannyIsGod]

They really need to spread the floor and PnR like they have. Don't fix whats not broken! If they don't hit jumpers then so be it but get the open shots.

[GSH]

Duncan is 4-12. Everybody else except Bonner is at least 50%.

[polandprzem]

spurs playing bad on D


If this continues we R fucjed

[Bill_Brasky]

Tim is having a horrible series on the block. No idea why the coaching staff thought going there was a good idea.

[Proxy]

I think Manu and Jax need to play alot of minutes. They're the only guys who are unphased.

co-sign

[Manu20]

When Pop rolled with the lineup of TD,Bonner,KL,DG, and Neal.....I think he wants for the streak to be over...lol

[wut]

Why wait so much to get Manu back in there? And why so much 4 down?
...and why Bonner?

Seriously Pop can get away with this crap in San Antonio but not in OKC.

[Matty2Cool]

we need to get back to within 5 before halftime.

[Russo21]

Bonner obviously cant hit a shot in the playoffs, tiago is getting called for bullshit fouls. Time for some Blair i think. See if grizzly can tear the thunder up

[DAF86]

Manu-9 minutes
Bonner-8 minutes

Great coaching Pop.

[ginobili fan]

i think manu and jax need to play alot of minutes. They're the only guys who are unphased.

+1

[Jumi]

If they are going four down, Duncan has to take better shots. Neal shouldn't be in unless it's the fourth quarter. His defense just flat out sucks. If Bonner is placed in the game with the second unit again with Neal, gameover. I say go with Blair with the second unit.

[spurspokesman]

This looks like that Clipper game 3.

Yup. Hopefully the outcome is the same.

[$pursDynasty]

Guess we'll find out if there's such thing as a "good" loss

personally I'd much rather be up 3-0 than letting Pop motivate with just a 2-1 series lead

don't give up on this game yet, I don't think the Thunder are smart enough a team to put us away and if they let us hang around we will steal it:lol

[~Sweetmelody~]

Why do they keep feeding Duncan? Do they want to get fouls? Because I don't think its working tonight.

[polandprzem]

Everything is going against spurs

[DPG21920]

The officiating has been horrifically uneven. They are not calling it the same both ways.

[DMC]

Tim was a bad dude in 88

[100%duncan]

This team flirting with losing too much. It's not over at all, but maybe if the Spurs lose, they'll finally play a full 48 minute game. Let's give credit to the Thunder though, they're playing very hard tonight and definitely deserve this lead.

god you are a faggot.

[Johnny RIngo]

That bonner splitter neal lineup was brutal

Yup. We were up six and Thunder have been scoring non-stop ever since.

[Spurologist]

Ball isn't moving.....scrap the TD iso and move the ball.

[GSH]

yeah, 10 TO's in a half PLUS Duncan being 4-12. It's a wonder things aren't worse.

[wut]

When Pop rolled with the lineup of TD,Bonner,KL,DG, and Neal.....I think he wants for the streak to be over...lol
this.

OKC thinks they're awesome after playing our worst lineup against their best.

[Crookshanks]

I got out of work about 8:20 and started listening to the game on my way home. Has it been as bad as it sounded? It seemed like all the Spurs were doing was fouling or turning the ball over. What happened between Tuesday and and Today - it's like two different teams.

[TE]

Come on, just stick with motion offense. Going into TD EVERYTIME isn't going to work. Get the ball moving.

[Texas_Ranger]

lol Neal still in there

[Mal]

again all about TO

[Quiet Strength]

The spurs gotta get this under 10 before the half

[100%duncan]

Put in Jax for Neal tbh.

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal 3333333333

[TE]

Come on Neal

[Bulwark]

Thank you finally a good passs

[noles1983]

Parker needs to quit playing like a bitch

[Uriel]

Balls.

[rasho8]

Oh look.. Ball movement.. Open 3

[wut]

OKC playing at their best, Spurs playing out of touch...someone needs to let the Spurs know this is a playoff game.

[Mal]

foul even harder

[Spurs Brazil]

Miss dunk = FTs

FUCK REFS

[Bulwark]

every foul call but they're the agressors

[Uriel]

I want some motion offense.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

god you are a faggot.
LOL for what?

[Proxy]

Jack back

[spurspokesman]

Stop that refs he went for the dunk and initiated contact

[Bill_Brasky]

Of course they call a foul AFTER the faggot misses the dunk.

[TE]

Tbh that was a foul on Manu, but try didn't call it. They somehow gotta make that up when Durant falls to the floor. Other than the Miami Heat, there isn't any other team that gets calls like that.

[icango]

we need to attach the rim also. and put some ass on them for some rebounds

[ffadicted]

Get it to single digits by halftime.... this is all they have....

[Matty2Cool]

honestly, gonna watch on mute, fuk yo commentary tnt

[DPG21920]

These calls

[Bulwark]

Goal tending please

[Russo21]

brutal half. cant see us playing much worse

[MannyIsGod]

There is very little ball movement for the Spurs in this 2q.

[Quiet Strength]

There you go manu.. thats exactly what the spurs need to do.

[icango]

thats it manu

[spurspokesman]

The officiating has been horrifically uneven. They are not calling it the same both ways.

Nope

[smaka]

how much i hate this ugly Fisher face. eeew

[Richie]

Finally some penetration

[PingPong]

Why Neal still on the court?

[spursfan1000]

Where Parker he needs to attack

[MannyIsGod]

These calls

OKC missed dunk = Spurs foul

[Spurologist]

I'll be happy with <10 at halftime

[CGD]

if we get this to 8 by the half, i like our chances. We havent played that well yet.

[ploto]

Griping about the refs is weak. Manu just got the same call when he was aggressive.

[Whisky Dog]

If we want calls we gotta be aggressive. They won't give us calls on this fade away shy from contact bullshit. Step up the energy and take it to them, they will wither down the stretch.

[GSH]

That looked like Hubie Brown behind Pop. Why don't they have him announcing?

[Capt Bringdown]

So much for the Spurs scoring at will.
11 pts in the quarter, pitiful.

[MannyIsGod]

Here we go again with the calls.

[rasho8]

Another shit foul.

[Russo21]

bullyshit, wave your arms in the air durant, get the foul call, fuck

[wut]

fucking bullcrap, KD initiated contact and gets another bailout call.

[~Sweetmelody~]

Oh, come on!

[Bulwark]

I thought that they weren't supposed to shooting fouls those accross the arms calls

[Bill_Brasky]

Wow.

[SpursFaninMS]

Apparently you aren't supposed to have your arms up.

[Spurs Brazil]

Since they go to the line every time I 'd hack a Perkins

[Spurologist]

What the fuck?!!! Why wasn't SJAX guarding KD

[DPG21920]

Griping about the refs is weak. Manu just got the same call when he was aggressive.

Shutty.

[Proxy]

God I hate that call Durant just got. It's bullshit, taking advantage of the rules. Manu does it too.... it's bullshit

[GSH]

Spurs are going to have to go Clash of the Titans, and look at Durant in a mirror. Every time they look straight at him, they get whistled.

[naico]

you'd think a flop from a guy with an 8 feet reach would be obvious..

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

My goodness RELAX!!! SPURS HAVE MORE FREE THROWS! IT'S ONE GAME TOO! GIVE OKC SOME CREDIT! IS there a place where I can talk with good fans? Too many people freakin out here!

[Mal]

Spurs need x-factor, but who will be this guy tonight ? Jax ? Green ?

[DAF86]

Why the fuck is Manu guarding Durant? Pop is lost out there.

[MannyIsGod]

Yeah Durant was super aggressive on that call. GMAFB

[spurspokesman]

The fix looks to be in smh

[MannyIsGod]

I thought that they weren't supposed to shooting fouls those accross the arms calls

Pretty sure the Spurs are over the limit

[Uriel]

This deficit is on Pop, quite honestly. His rotations aren't making much sense, and he's taking too long to call timeouts to halt runs.

That said, we've manage to mitigate the damage for the most part because our plodding pace has prevented an explosion from the Thunder.