Game Blog: Spurs @ Thunder - Game 4

[spursfanincolorado]

Thunder are playing good - you guys forget that the home team is just holding it down. If Thunder steal one at home its time to meltdown...

This is gonna be a good tuneup if we are gonna be sharp for the next round if we get there.

[Spursmania]

Spurs will take care of business one way or the other.

[Spur|n|Austin]

what has this game to do with game 2? don't understand this

Me either..

I'm really looking forward to seeing the adjustments. It's getting clear this series is going much longer than expected. Play Blair Pop (never thought I'd say that)

[jmard5]

Nastiness level is down.

[mudyez]

take a brief moment and imagine you arr Blair sitting on the bench, seeing Bonner getting into the game in again!

[Ice009]

Seriously? Pop has two bad coaching games and you're back to your "I hate Pop" agenda. Fucking grow a pair.

Matt Bonner has been scared shitless this whole series. You can see it in his face. He's taken way too long to realize it or is just too dumb to do anything about it.

[SpurPadre]

:lmao

Dumbass. It was a Pop interview. They watched game film.

Fuck you, I'm just venting.

[Sa_Spursfan20]

Times like this I wish we had another professional team to fall back on. uhh well uhh i guess them missions are doing good. :rolleyes

Nut up or shut up. Where the fuck is everyone's faith? Yes, Spurs had a shitty half. If they can show up and play smart in the second, Spurs can win this.

COME ON SPURS! GET IT DONE!

[CosmicCowboy]

Their role players are shooting like 80%. ain't gonna happen second half.

[Capt Bringdown]

No they're not.

I don't see any indication the Spurs have a fighting chance in this game. They look utterly outclassed and befuddled.

We're in "it's gonna take a miracle" mode.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Personally while I would love to blame Bonner, I think the culprit is actually Splitter.

In the first two games he played solid and scored a combined 17 points.

So far in the first two games in OKC he has 1 point and 2 rebounds..... garbage

[slick'81]

preparing for a meltdown

noway spurs win playing that half of basketball

[timtonymanu]

He only gets 2 more. It's one thing to lose to a better team because your players aren't good enough, quite another to lose because your subs are so blatantly naive.

True. But I just hate how bipolar some fans are here.

20 win streak! "Pop is the best coach in the NBA."

1-2 game losing streak. "This is why I would take PJ over Pop. He sucks!"

[Quiet Strength]

Pop should start manu in the second half and play parker more minutes

[DMC]

Leonard is not their best 3pt shooter. We need to get the outside shot going.

[carina_gino20]

Outside of the 1st Q, they're still not finding the better shot. I think some of Neal's minutes were wasted there waiting for the big men to pass to him when he was wide open.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

I'm very worried right now, Durant still hasn't had his time. He's going to go off at some point.

[CosmicCowboy]

Breathe guys.

This game is not out of reach.

[DMC]

Tim's hesitation is annoying

[spursfanincolorado]

take a brief moment and imagine you arr Blair sitting on the bench, seeing Bonner getting into the game in again!

All the announcers and Chuck saying Blair will be in - if I see Bonner again today I'm launching my laptop into the backyard...

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Duncan..... :(

[slick'81]

timmy working hard

[Matty2Cool]

Nut up or shut up. Where the fuck is everyone's faith? Yes, Spurs had a shitty half. If they can show up and play smart in the second, Spurs can win this.

COME ON SPURS! GET IT DONE!

been watching the spurs for too many years to know when we are fucked. we are fucked.

[Cherry]

be nasty S.A

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

There ya go KL

[spursfanincolorado]

Kl!!!

[Paranoid Pop]

Tired old shit bag with the same tired old shit moves.

[loveforthegame]

Leonard needs more shots.

[will_spurs]

what has this game to do with game 2? don't understand this

2nd game on the road.

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Boris

[Capt Bringdown]

Durant only has 8 and we're down 12. Ibaka and Perkins have combined for 27.

Shades of the Memphis series, were allowing our opponent's bigs to shit all over us.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

As much as Green's offense has sucked, I like his defense on Westbrook.

[DMC]

What's with Kerr talking about Bonner getting his shot going? Bonner sucks on defense and offense, doesn't anyone watch the Spurs?

[spursfanincolorado]

BD! Nice layup

[slick'81]

blair if nothing else could bring some toughness but he doesnt help the spurs strecth okcs bigs

[Ice009]

Personally while I would love to blame Bonner, I think the culprit is actually Splitter.

In the first two games he played solid and scored a combined 17 points.

So far in the first two games in OKC he has 1 point and 2 rebounds..... garbage

Splitter's played like shit too. reminds me of a finesse big, and I hate finesse bigs like Pau Gasol.

SOFT AS PLAY FROMT SPLITTER. The difference is though that he is not scared shitless like Matt Bonner.

Blair has got the toughness though. Pop should have had Blair in the rotation from game 1 onwards instead of Bonner. That's in hindsight though, hard to make that change now.

[Quiet Strength]

Come on guys you gotta rebound

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

We needed that rebound.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Thank god you made it Diaw.... I was going to be so pissed

[naico]

Again with the push off foul

[BatManu20]

Our rebounding is atrocious

[Kidd K]

Duncan clearly pushed in the back, no call

[slick'81]

Splitter's played like shit too. reminds me of a finesse big, and I hate finesse bigs like Pau Gasol.

SOFT AS PLAY FROMT SPLITTER. The difference is though that he is not scared shitless like Matt Bonner.

Blair has got the toughness though. Pop should have had Blair in the rotation from game 1 onwards instead of Bonner. That's in hindsight though, hard to make that change now.


exactly these bigs r matchup nightmares for bonner/splitter and blair

[noles1983]

TD too soft

[sammy]

How was that not a loose ball foul on Ibaka over the back of Duncan! They get the ball back! WTF!

[$pursDynasty]

take it inside and draw fouls Spurs it ain't rocket science

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Sounds like everyone but Pop knows Blair should play.

[Paranoid Pop]

Everyone has to fucking shoot. That would be nice. Except Tim.

[spursfanincolorado]

Nice interior passing

[DMC]

Pretty tired of the "nasty" meme. That was games ago, let it go.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

c'mon Timmy

[EVAY]

You know, Tony gives up 5 inches to Sefalosha. But isn't Tim the tallest guy on the court when he is in?

[DAF86]

Duncan needs to man the fuck up. He's playing soft as hell out there.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD MIA on D

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Wow.... Ibaka

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Man Duncan, he's just tired I guess.

[slick'81]

ibaka owning duncan

[Kidd K]

take it inside and draw fouls Spurs it ain't rocket science

Refs aren't calling shit on OKC though, so that's actually not that good of an idea.

That's a good idea for OKC since they're getting calls. We're not.

[BatManu20]

Haha Duncan looks so bad right now on offense and defense. Come on Timmy

[Spurologist]

dddddiiiiiaaaawwwww 333333333333333

[Quiet Strength]

Duncan looks too tired out there.

[dbreiden83080]

This display Ibaka is putting on is embarassing

[noles1983]

there is the difference, ibaka slams it, tim next to the basket and gets a foul but no aggression

[RashoFan]

Diaw 3!!!!!!!!!!!

[loveforthegame]

Diaw looks much better. Needed that.

[SpursOwn]

My God fuck Serge Ebola. Guy is murdering us.

[slick'81]

spurs acting like they didnt know ibaka could score at all lol

[Spurminator]

At least put an arm on him, Timmy.

[DMC]

I'm watching Pop. He seems a bit distant.

[Quiet Strength]

Damnit green

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Come on Green.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Green is ice cold

[BatManu20]

Danny Green is a scrub. Trade him for Scalabrine!

[bklynspursfan]

Green fucking sucks at OKC!

[mudyez]

no problem in loosing today...just hate having one more game into our legs before going to the finals.

wait: I wrote the same thing 2 nights ago!

this has to stop!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

damn it green god damn it drive the fucking ball

[therealtruth]

Good defense. Keep grinding.

[slick'81]

their bigs r killing us

[CosmicCowboy]

It's a freaking 8 point lead in the third. Don't jump yet guys.

[SpursOwn]

Green GTFO pussy

[Capt Bringdown]

Green is done and we're fucked.

[spursfanincolorado]

Lets keep the momentum

[RashoFan]

Timmay!!!

[$pursDynasty]

Timmy trying to take over

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Is it bad when I cringe when Timmy shoots this game?

[loveforthegame]

Fluck Green.

Strong move by Duncan.

[SpurPadre]

Green continues to struggle.

[$pursDynasty]

how is it that Ibaka gets all the calls for him and no calls against him?

[Spurologist]

Green is in the Red

[DPG21920]

How is all that contact not called

[timtonymanu]

The offense is picking it up, but we still can't get fucking stops.

[DMC]

Duncan is a black hole now, no inside out.

[mexicanjunior]

I'm watching Pop. He seems a bit distant.

White flag mode...ready for the vineyards tbh...

[noles1983]

Is it bad when I cringe when Timmy shoots this game?

nope, ive been doing it the whole damn series

[Texas_Ranger]

Green is playing like he played in Europe...

[Paranoid Pop]

Someone get Ibaka off Duncan, it's becoming really ugly.

[CosmicCowboy]

Refs aren't calling shit on OKC though, so that's actually not that good of an idea.

That's a good idea for OKC since they're getting calls. We're not.

did you expect different?

[smaka]

this bitch perkins is fouling Tim all the time. on the other side they call every touch for those pussies.

[sammy]

Man, they call any barely touch foul to bail these bitches out, but all of the hacking and grabbing on us and no calls!

[Capt Bringdown]

OKC seems to score on every possession.

[noles1983]

when did ibaka hit free throws? oh right, when he started playing us

[Keepin' it real]

We just have to trust that OKC scrubs won't shoot this well (lucky) on the road.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony playing dumb

[Chachachango]

Diaaw was open, tony.

[noles1983]

parker 3 is the best we can do? come on spurs

[DMC]

So Parker's 3 is the best option? Really?

[SpurPadre]

TP and 3 point attempt down 10 does NOT go together.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

LOL at Spurs fans who said Green is more valuable than Leonard.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

WTF Parker... fuck you Green

[mudyez]

the Pellka-Count: 17/19

[noles1983]

green go play in traffic you useless fuck

[Quiet Strength]

Green shouldnt be in the game. Bring in manu

[slick'81]

ibaka owning the paint

[$pursDynasty]

Spurs so scared of Ibaka

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Terrible offense Spurs.

[noles1983]

hard to get rebounds WHEN NO ONE IS UNDER THE GOD DAMN RIM

[bklynspursfan]

Green needs to sit down now.

[slick'81]

spurs not making any dent in that lead

[jiggy_55]

Missing wide open shots..... SMH

[Kidd K]

did you expect different?

No I didn't. That's what I was trying to explain to him. He thought we were gonna get calls if we took it to the rim. The only calls we're gonna get in that situations are charges even if we aren't charging.

[spursfanincolorado]

At least Diaw is letting it fly -

[Spurs Brazil]

damn, Green with nothing

[phxspurfan]

Just drive and kick how hard is that? And shoot when you're open

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

need Manu comes in and make magic

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Green didn't even attempt to draw a foul on Ibaka. He just jumped like a retard.

[$pursDynasty]

Spurs acting like Serge is part Dikembe and part Wilt or Bill Russell, take it to him hard make these refs call the fouls

[Spursmania]

Brick after fucking brick. These guys have their opportunites and consistently fail to execute.

[Spurologist]

If we are winning this, the bench will have to do it.

[Capt Bringdown]

Memphis/OKC's defense crushing the Spurs

[SpurPadre]

The Thunder are making this look easy...complete and utter domination.

[naico]

this bitch perkins is fouling Tim all the time. on the other side they call every touch for those pussies.

Yeah i'm getting real sick of this. People are bitching how TD looks old, but Perk fouls him on every fn posession and litterely drags him on a rebound. It's getting ridiculous.

[DMC]

Parker still not attacking the rim in transition.

[IknowU]

Last chance for a final push, other it will be very hard to get back in the game after this timeout.

[noles1983]

green looks to have the same skills under pressure like bonner. We dont need 2 bonners on this team in the playoffs.

[Supergirl]

LOL at announcers: "It seems like everything is a struggle (for the Spurs)" -- after they missed their last three shots because they rattled around the rim and back out. Um, no, dumb asses, that's just luck. The same thing that's allowing Ibaka to shoot 7 for 7. Luck always runs out.

Does it seem to anyone else that the annoucners just come in with their preconceived narratives about a team and just call the game based on that, rather than what is actually going on? Kind of like Faux News...

[boutons_deux]

Spurs have one player in double figures after 2 1/2 qtrs

[Chachachango]

Siri is my only friend :(

[jiggy_55]

We're no longer running like in games 1 and 2

[mudyez]

trying to make my girlfriend a Spurs fan...rewatching all the playoff games the day after...probably will end up beeing an OKC fan by tomorrow :/

[DMC]

Manu's magic is to make risky passes that end up in points the other way. The soft passing needs to stop. It's just lobs here and there. I haven't seen them run a play all game other than that one out of the time out.

[jbspurs]

Pop needs to sit Green and put Blair in and have OKC make the adjustment.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

So where are these adjustments that they needed to make?

Spurs can't rely on HC playing like this

[loveforthegame]

Will Pop play Blair? Kinda sad Brooks laughing about how he hopes Pop won't. Even the coach is trolling our team.

[Mal]

There are open shots, but they are not coming in.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony needs to be more aggressive. He did nothing after the 1st quarter

[Blue-Lightning]

Why do I have to sit at yell at my TV, "Play Manu!!!!" It's 24 minutes - 24 minutes that get us to the finals! These are professional athletes! Play our Big Three!!!! They should each get 18-20 minutes this half!

PLAY THE BIG F'ING THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jiggy_55]

0 fast break points!

[Paranoid Pop]

Tim is on pace for 20 shots.

[Dingle Barry]

Get aggressive Parker!!!

[AusSpur]

Parker has completely gone into his shell and this is looking alot like the Memphis series now.

[cutewizard]

plssss let the Spurs win pls oh god

[smaka]

Green has no balls

[Spurs Brazil]

foul :lol

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Spurs suck out of timeouts.

[dbreiden83080]

We are playing so soft...

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Same exact defense lakers and Memphis have used against us in prior beat downs


this is why I said we will need to hit jump shots

thunder know they can take this series

[DMC]

Why let someone just brush right by you, and where was the foul?

[phxspurfan]

Everything about this game is OKC favored

[Kidd K]

That pussy touch foul is called and all that shit OKC is getting away with isn't?

WOW.

[Spurologist]

Might as well try Blair.

Never thought I'd say that. We need a spark

[Supergirl]

More reffing gems - Durant gets a phantom foul call

[noles1983]

no contact on that pussy foul call

[SpurPadre]

LOL at announcers: "It seems like everything is a struggle (for the Spurs)" -- after they missed their last three shots because they rattled around the rim and back out. Um, no, dumb asses, that's just luck. The same thing that's allowing Ibaka to shoot 7 for 7. Luck always runs out.

Does it seem to anyone else that the annoucners just come in with their preconceived narratives about a team and just call the game based on that, rather than what is actually going on? Kind of like Faux News...

Ibaka's 7-7 is not luck since they're uncontested jumpers and dunks.

[slick'81]

2 of the next three games in sa.....

[DMC]

Manu turnover on cue and Spurs getting raped by refs.

[loveforthegame]

Wow.

[phxspurfan]

wow fuck these refs.

[$pursDynasty]

no calls from the refs at all, Stern has the fix in, wants the young team in the finals

[noles1983]

Fuck this spurs team. Fuck em

[Kidd K]

Alright, fuck this. Refs won't allow us to lose and they're calling everything in favor of OKC.

Time to start throwing elbows and getting our money's worth in this game if the refs are ensuring OKC wins it anyway.

[spursfanincolorado]

Contact like crazy no call - turning tv off

[DPG21920]

Why aren't the spurs able to compete so far?

[Quiet Strength]

Finally blair.. hope he plays well

[GSH]

Bullshit officiating. I'm turning it off. I'll pick it up in SA on Monday.

[JohnnySixString]

MkO78wo-zpo

[DMC]

Jax needs to put a lick on someone.

[spurs1990]

DeJuan coming in. Pop your pride finally gave way.

[naico]

Manu, flopping doesn't work in this building. Wake the fuck up. thanks.

[sammy]

Green needs to go the bench, bring in Neal or Jackson! Refs suck! We are getting hacked by Ibaka and the fat bitch can think of his name and no calls!

Parker playing like a soft bitch too! No fire! Fucking Westbitch just fouled Manu in front of the ref and no call!:bang

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Game over guys. Let's focus for game 6.

[BatManu20]

Haha we suck. Oh well it was destined to go 6 or 7. Hopefully Spurs dont choke at home

[slick'81]

Why aren't the spurs able to compete so far?


their getting beat by a better team tonight.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Here comes another 20 point beatdown

[$pursDynasty]

at least Tony went to the rim

[ColinB]

Good thing the refs are making the Spurs miss shots and making the OKC bigs hit everything.

[polandprzem]

Spurs with no fight

WHITE FLAG

[Spurologist]

Ibaka can't miss

[DMC]

Manu travelled on that previous play, switched his pivot foot.

[Capt Bringdown]

Same exact defense lakers and Memphis have used against us in prior beat downs


Ya gotta wonder if Fish had a hand in OKC's preparation.
Spurs are getting Lakered.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Let's go Blair!

[polandprzem]

Spurs with no fight

WHITE FLAG

Quote me

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lol Blair we're fucked

[blkroadrunners]

Do work Dejuan!

[SpursOwn]

haha game is over folks fuck the refs but we fucking suck these last two game. This team needs to wake the fuck up

[turkish spurs fan]

officials sucking

[smaka]

cmoooon Whataburger

[slick'81]

and heres blair lol now pop forgets bonner

[Mal]

grizli unleashed

[loveforthegame]

Come on Blair. Do some work now.

[noles1983]

lol spurs as usual making scrubs into all stars.

[DMC]

Blair up, cue the 3 second violations

[myhc]

there is no regression to the mean tonight for ibaka, collison and perkins. no way we win this game.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Blair! Wtf pop!

[$pursDynasty]

Dejuan with it

[Mal]

Blair !!

[Quiet Strength]

Blair already doing more than bonner did

[phxspurfan]

please Blair, save this team.

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck Ibaka

[bklynspursfan]

SPlitter can't roll to the rim? Really Steve?

Finally happened to see Blair in.

[loveforthegame]

Blair want more of that.

[JohnnySixString]

Vmv5poUTCzA

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Duncan! Get on Ibaka!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Punch Ibaka in the face please

[noles1983]

ibaka lmfao eat a dick.. really?

[SpurPadre]

Ibaka is annoying the fuck outta me. Fucking piece of shit asshole.

[DMC]

Stop talking about the goddamn ACLs, that's all they ever say about him.

[mudyez]

Pellka: 19/21

[Floyd Pacquiao]

lol blair

[$pursDynasty]

Spurs going back to the paint

[slick'81]

spurs cant get stops tonight .no defense

[DPG21920]

Just energy and fire. That's all. Right the ship. Compete.

[Mal]

lol Ibaka didnt shoot it

[phxspurfan]

Momentum shifting...

[HI-FI]

Blair...fuck yeah...get some balls back on this team.

[mexicanjunior]

Refs are in Stern mandate mode, this game will not be allowed to be competitive...main reason for this loss is on Pop though, he can shove that COY trophy up his dickhole and bleed to death for all I care.

[~Sweetmelody~]

Is Blair thinner or is it the hair cut?

[noles1983]

is that...penetration?

[timtonymanu]

Now they're attacking. Do that all game.

[RashoFan]

Thank you Manu!

[phxspurfan]

Spurs getting points in the paint...

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Freakin lucky shot for the Thunder.

[$pursDynasty]

I like this quarter at least the Spurs don't fear the paint, the Thunder are hot but the Spurs aren't playing like Pussies

[Spurs Brazil]

damn, those fuckers can't miss

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Thunder answer everything

[~Sweetmelody~]

A little defense, please?

[DMC]

We can still win this

[mudyez]

first thabo...now ibaka....they are running out of international players killing us (Nazr will get them one more win and we will win in 7)

[Supergirl]

Serge "Scrub" Ibaka is 9 for 9 and we're only down by 11? We'll be fine, guys. Maybe he'll be flukey all game, but not all series.

[slick'81]

spurs still down 10

[noles1983]

thunder fucks cant miss

[RashoFan]

2 for Tim

[loveforthegame]

Spurs finally attacking.

Spurs can't get a stop though.

[Mal]

what the hell with this brush stick

[phxspurfan]

Rhythm returning to the offense...

[boutons_deux]

one and done

one and done

one and done

[phxspurfan]

and there it is.

[Spurs Brazil]

Jax 3333333333333333333333

[Spurologist]

Sssssjjjaaxxxxxx 333333333333

[Mal]

big shot !

[RashoFan]

SJAX for 3