Game blog: Spurs vs Thunder game 6 -OKC on their way to their 1st Finals

[spursfanincolorado]

TD nice layup

[Floyd Pacquiao]

td21

[loveforthegame]

Stay agressive!

[Richie]

We're gonna cool off at some point, hopefully the start staying closer to our shooters and open up the lane

[DPG21920]

There are the mid range misses

[Horry Hipcheck]

Two minutes to go, time to step on the gas hard.

[DPG21920]

Those misses by Ibaka are critical. Just crucial to the Spurs defensive game plan.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tim Duncan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ace3g]

Timmy!!!

[Brazil]

great patience great pass

[Libri]

Damn that's beautiful.

[phxspurfan]

Get up OKC, we're not done yet

[Kidd K]

bullshit ass call

[Kyl3]

Let's end the half strong!!!

[loveforthegame]

Everyone looks sharper.

[spursfanincolorado]

On pace to get 120+

[Horry Hipcheck]

Parker with 19 and 10 in the first half. This is unreal.

[Actually]

foul on boris the animal, again

[DPG21920]

Close out the quarter. Good possessions.

[Tp9gospursgo]

The big 3 playing good tonight. very smart.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Interesting how we haven't gone to Blair or Splitter.

[DPG21920]

Tim has to pump fake there.

[pikkiwoki]

soft ass shit again by duncan

[ShoogarBear]

On pace to get 120+

More importantly, on pace to hold OKC below 100.

[DatBoyGood]

duncan...cmon now

[loveforthegame]

Weak Duncan. Come on.

[falconqb1234]

we need 15 at half

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Tim could have got him on a pump fake

[DPG21920]

Sink em Tim

[ace3g]

Timmy with the '04 shot

[spursfanincolorado]

TD pump fake that - go up and under

[Sa_Spursfan20]

Keep on booing OKC crowd. It sounds wonderful. :)

[lefty]

Duncan owning Perkins

[Brazil]

TP with the double double + 3 stl

[007nites]

Lets go timmay!

[TheProfessor]

Reggie can cream himself on an Ibaka block but grows very quiet when Duncan craftily draws the foul.

[spursfanincolorado]

Fucking make your FTs - WTF

[RashoFan]

More importantly, on pace to hold OKC below 100.

:tu

[ShoogarBear]

Duncan owning Perkins

Shut up, Thunder Fan.

[boutons_deux]

damn, tim, get the FT in the cylinder

[pikkiwoki]

the spurs should be up by more. 17 pts aint shit

[DPG21920]

Score, stop, score

[Proxy]

Reggie just uses his air time to talk about himself

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

don't know about you but the crowd's mourning is fucking music to my ear

[Kidd K]

Does anybody else not really give a shit when Ibaka blocks our shots? When he's not goaltending and not getting called for it I mean.

Nearly every time he blocks us, he blocks it back into our hands for a score or out of bounds so we can take it out and run a play anyway, lol. His blocks barely even hurt us most of the time besides when he's goaltending and not getting called for it (which is sadly seven of the 9 times he's goaltended us this series))

[noles1983]

the spurs should be up by more. 17 pts aint shit

shit i will take it

[phxspurfan]

why 4 down? wtf

[spursfanincolorado]

UGG swing it

[Kyl3]

When Duncan just throws it up -.-

[DatBoyGood]

no bonner too!

[DPG21920]

Rebound the miss, execute.

[loveforthegame]

Ball movement. Remember it?

[01Snake]

Tim with the garbage shots

[rasho8]

Timmy shitting it up in the low post.

[Kidd K]

Another bogus ass call imo. Slapped the ball, not the hand. You could hear hand on leather.

[RashoFan]

Miss on the FT...hell yeah!!!

[LnGrrrR]

Pretty decent showing so far Spurfans.

[DPG21920]

Tony, that is how you are aggressive. Hell ya

[Tp9gospursgo]

Spurs doing everything right. OKC missing free throws. I love it.

[MannyIsGod]

A nearly flawless first half. Wow.

[loveforthegame]

Parker finding cracks in the defense finally.

Get a stop now.

[phxspurfan]

Pretty decent showing so far Spurfans.

Thanks! I try :]

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck

[phxspurfan]

Oh damn, cookies.

[ShoogarBear]

How the hell did Durant hit that?

[Brazil]

fucking Durant !!!!!!!! I hate him

[DPG21920]

That has been my favorite play so far from TP. Just an amazing level of aggressiveness.

Durant with a momentum shot. Of course :pctoss

[ace3g]

damn you Durant...

[Sa_Spursfan20]

Aside from the late three by KD, very solid half. Great to see some intensity finally. Hope they keep this up in the second! GO SPURS GO!

[DatBoyGood]

durant moment killer

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Fucking Durant :lol

[Spurologist]

WOW. Durant. Great Shot

[Horry Hipcheck]

God dammit Durant.

[Kidd K]

Prayer for Durant answered. I'll live with those terrible shots all night.

[RashoFan]

ugg Durant is insane...

[rascal]

OK City is choking. They will lose this game and game 7. They are not ready to go to the finals.

[pikkiwoki]

after all that, just a 15 pt lead? wtf?

[timtonymanu]

I hate pizza face Durant. Fuck him.

[MannyIsGod]

You know, the stats Tony has right now would be good for the damn game. God damn.

[loveforthegame]

Fluck Durant.

Leonard almost had that.

[01Snake]

Fucking lucky shit

[naico]

Durant...always Durant..

Up 15. No let downs! 24min game!

[lefty]

TP shitting on me

[Marcus Bryant]

Bout time they showed up.

[Kidd K]

WOW. Durant. Great Shot

Terrible shot selection technically, but a lucky shot that it went in.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

My goodness OKC are the kings of fluke shots!

[Ice009]

How the fuck does he hit that 3.

FUCK you DURANT.

[timtonymanu]

24 more minutes of hardcore basketball. Stay focused.

[Darius Bieber]

Another lucky prayer shot by Durant. Other than that, the Spurs have done everything they can. Keep it up and we got this.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

bitchass durant

[Brazil]

Nice interview TP I dont care about the last 3 games focus on this one !

[DPG21920]

That shot by Durant sucked the damn life out of me. You have got to be kidding with that shit.

[Spurs Brazil]

Very good 1st half but that don't mean anything.

Need more of the same in the 2nd. ATTACK and DEFENSE

[MannyIsGod]

I can't wait for the Olympics so I can actually cheer FOR Durant. Dude is amazing.

Durant >>>>>>>>> Lebron

[MannyIsGod]

I can't wait for the Olympics so I can actually cheer FOR Durant. Dude is amazing.

Durant >>>>>>>>> Lebron

[AnthonyM]

Great half.

Only bad thing is that the Thunder are showing the same fight in all the games they've won. The Spurs are throwing everything they have at them...and the Thunder keep hitting big shots when they need. Not a good sign at all if we can't sustain this lead.

Let's hope we can.

[Spurs Brazil]

Very good 1st half but that don't mean anything.

Need more of the same in the 2nd. ATTACK and DEFENSE

[illcendiary]

Gotta start the third quarter strong, a quick six points for the Thunder and it's a single digit game. I really wish Durant hadn't hit that three.

[Manu20]

Durant is an ASSASSin! lol

[phxspurfan]

21 and 10 in the first half for TP. Not very close to getting 82... :[

[Nathan89]

TP shitting on me

And you like it.:lmao

[007nites]

Durant has made some of the most toughest shots in this series. Unbelievable.

[Tp9gospursgo]

KD is the only one hitting shots.

[Kori Ellis]

LOL Parker even leading the team in rebounding.

[Kidd K]

You know, the stats Tony has right now would be good for the damn game. God damn.

Yeah for real. I have Duncan picked tonight. Guess I expected a 20/15 game or something. Duncan can't just sit there like a bitch and not reach back for the last bits of stamina reserves he has this season to make sure we win this game.

[noles1983]

durant with the luckiest fucking shot i have ever seen:rollin

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Fuck that 3 at the end was just a killer.

Otherwises, amazing first half. The offense was very solid and the defense got lots of steals and turnovers. And hats off to Jackson, 4-4 on 3's.

[ShoogarBear]

Hopefully Manu has plenty in the tank for the second half, because Tony may be about spent.

[pikkiwoki]

Durant has made some of the most toughest shots in this series. Unbelievable.

being 8 feet tall helps

[DMC]

Great half.

Only bad thing is that the Thunder are showing the same fight in all the games they've won. The Spurs are throwing everything they have at them...and the Thunder keep hitting big shots when they need. Not a good sign at all if we can't sustain this lead.

Let's hope we can.
That's a good thing. If the Spurs can beat them at their best, they will win the series. Beating them when they aren't playing well one game doesn't give me any warm fuzzies unless it's game 7.

[RashoFan]

That shot by Durant sucked the damn life out of me. You have got to be kidding with that shit.

Need some mouth to mouth? ; )

[Actually]

the only one that can stop KD is westbrook

westbrook, its now time to show your defensive skills

[Spurologist]

Terrible shot selection technically, but a lucky shot that it went in.

so it's a great shot. Glad you agree.

[DatBoyGood]

well its clear to say noone will be bashing tony after this game

[jestersmash]

Pressure is all on OKC. You can feel it.

They've gotta be thinking "Man, if we blow this, it's game 7 in san antonio."

[Richie]

We're gonna cool off from 3 at some point, let's hope we can just keep scoring and getting stops

[Ice009]

FUCK YOU DURANT. fucking punks.

[Budkin]

KD is just out of the fucking world. That's why the Spurs don't stand a chance the rest of the way. Just like our season, this first half is nothing but fool's gold.

[ShoogarBear]

LOL Parker even leading the team in rebounding.

Yahoo has Duncan with 4, TP with 3, but point taken.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

I know that every team needs to hit fluke shots to win a championship, but I've never seen a team hit so many fluke shots in one post-season.

[maverick1948]

Ibaka and Perkins have reverted to the norm. 5 points 4 reb, and only 2 blocks. 2 for 8 shooting.

[Salty]

Durant's shot will hopefully keep the Spurs on edge, the Spurs are playing like they're desperate and I like it, gotta keep it up.

[ShoogarBear]

Pressure is all under Jack.

fify

[DPG21920]

Great energy, focus and execution. Shots may not always fall, but defend, rebound and take care of the ball. Controlled aggression/pace.

Again, the regression to the mean on OKCs mid range game is crtical. Even without the Spurs defense being designed to give that up, OKC takes a fair amount of those shots. If they shoot like they normally do, Spurs will be in it.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

not sure as to why Westbrook was on TP defensively for most of 1st quarter but that really got TP going..

[Kori Ellis]

Yahoo has Duncan with 4, TP with 3, but point taken.
Ahh... Spurs.com had Parker with 21, 10 and 4, but it's switched now.

[Horry Hipcheck]

well its clear to say noone will be bashing tony after this game

He still has another half of basketball to play. If he goes cold now and the Spurs lose, all the questions come raining back down.

[DPG21920]

Need some mouth to mouth? ; )

:lol :oops

[rascal]

after all that, just a 15 pt lead? wtf?

If they can't hold onto a 15 point lead at halftime they were not a championship team anyways.

[Obstructed_View]

So basically Parker's going to need to finish with 40 and 18 to close this out.

[Kidd K]

so it's a great shot. Glad you agree.

Nah. . .I differentiate "lucky shot" with "great shot". He just jacked it up. Imo that's a terrible shot that he was lucky went in.

If you're just subbing "lucky" for "great", then I guess we are in agreement :P But I personally don't consider a lucky shot to be a great one. Splitting hairs though.

[Manudona]

I thought Manu blocked Durant, but is not in the boxscore?

[phxspurfan]

Spurs still don't stand a chance. Thunder just keep hanging with them. They're bound to pull this out in the 4th

[TypicalBJ]

As usual the commentators are trying to save face...Chuck is dispicable

[Horry Hipcheck]

Thunder hung in there with some timely shots, but otherwise that was the closest thing to the best half of basketball we've seen the Spurs play against OKC this series. A 15 point lead isn't anything to get excited about, but god damn I'll take that over a double digit deficit and a deafening OKC crowd tasting blood.

[DPG21920]

Have to be proud of them, OKC stomping them out in the 2nd half is just because they are champs.

[lefty]

KD is just out of the fucking world. That's why the Spurs don't stand a chance the rest of the way. Just like our season, this first half is nothing but fool's gold.

Great post

We are fucked :pctoss

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

I thought Manu blocked Durant, but is not in the boxscore?


I think they just counted it as a strip....

[Kidd K]

I thought Manu blocked Durant, but is not in the boxscore?

That sucks. Guess they don't want to pencil in that "blocks against" stat against Durant. Clowns.

[Manudona]

I thought Manu blocked Durant, but is not in the boxscore?

The just showed on TV...

[pikkiwoki]

thunder are just getting warmed up. that 28 pt 2nd quarter is their spark

[Bill_Brasky]

Thunder are withstanding a lot right now. If we let them get a run and get it close, they will win.

[timvp]

Thunder by 20+

[DPG21920]

Thunder hung in there with some timely shots, but otherwise that was the closest thing to the best half of basketball we've seen the Spurs play against OKC this series. A 15 point lead isn't anything to get excited about, but god damn I'll take that over a double digit deficit and a deafening OKC crowd tasting blood.

Its crazy how they hit (meaning OKC) so many "momentum" or "Just Enough" shots. Westbrook step back 3, Harden draped 3's, Durant prayer 3's....They do just enough to keep them in the game or stomp out momentum. THey have to start missing a few of those.

[foodie2]

Need to keep up the defensive pressure. Shots aren't going to fall like that in the second half.

[Richie]

Damn I'm worried we are gonna throw this away.

[Manudona]

thunder by 20+

20+ to!!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Thunder by 20+

very insightful

and i concur

[Kidd K]

As usual the commentators are trying to save face...Chuck is dispicable

Yep. Chuck sitting there acting like SA had no chance and the series was over. Now he's bashing the Thunder saying they need to do all this crap to beat SA who's making them look like cuckholds on their home court.

[Brazil]

I hope tp is gonna shit on chuck too

seriously cannot expect another 21 10 ass half but good thing is manu is going to explode second half

[Ice009]

KD is just out of the fucking world. That's why the Spurs don't stand a chance the rest of the way. Just like our season, this first half is nothing but fool's gold.

Fuck you and Durant.

[AnthonyM]

That's a good thing. If the Spurs can beat them at their best, they will win the series. Beating them when they aren't playing well one game doesn't give me any warm fuzzies unless it's game 7.

Good point, but I just want a win!

[TheProfessor]

Its crazy how they hit (meaning OKC) so many "momentum" or "Just Enough" shots. Westbrook step back 3, Harden draped 3's, Durant prayer 3's....They do just enough to keep them in the game or stomp out momentum. THey have to start missing a few of those.
To be fair, we're shooting 60% from three-point range. Thunder have to be thinking the same thing.

[Spurologist]

not sure as to why Westbrook was on TP defensively for most of 1st quarter but that really got TP going..

that's fair but tp forced Brook's hand. Tp was scorching Sefalosha hence the move to keep Westbrook on tp. If Sefalosha isn't having much effect on tp, his minutes will be very limited.

[Holt's Cat]

Damn, my paws are sticky after that first half.

[Brazil]

anyway Spurs have no chance to win that game...okc is toying with us... they win that shit by 15

[phxspurfan]

I definitely downloaded doo doo jump, instead of streaming Durant's game winning shot.

[Spurs Brazil]

Durant played the whole 1st half. I know he's young but damn he'll better get at least a little tired

[Actually]

Thunder by 20+

spurs 0.2% winning :nope

[Dex]

Can't believe we lost after that great first half. :cry

[timtonymanu]

OKC just coasted through that first half while we gave our all. We're fucked in the 2nd half. Only champs like OKC know how to close it out.

[RashoFan]

Thunder by 20+

You and Lefty doing a reverse Psychology/ Mojo/ voodoo thing?

[DPG21920]

To be fair, we're shooting 60% from three-point range. Thunder have to be thinking the same thing.

I am not talking about the normal run of play shots. Agreed the Spurs are shooting lights out, I am talking more about the momentum, tough game changing shots OKC seems to do a great job of making.

[it's me]

Hope TP shits all over us.... not over yet.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Thunder will have a 24-0 run and never look back. We're fucked :(

[Richie]

More nervous now than before the game. Now we have something to lose.

[Kidd K]

Its crazy how they hit (meaning OKC) so many "momentum" or "Just Enough" shots. Westbrook step back 3, Harden draped 3's, Durant prayer 3's....They do just enough to keep them in the game or stomp out momentum. THey have to start missing a few of those.

Tbh, I think if OKC can't manage to cut our lead to single digits by the late 3rd, it's going to turn into a bukake with SA blowing them out by 20+.

I'm still paranoid about ref favortism for OKC, but thus far I would say they haven't gotten more than a few bs calls so far, which I can live with, as opposed to a fuckton of them like they've been getting last 3 games. Course. . .knock on wood, there's still the chance Stern gets up from his seat in the stands and adjusts his tie to signal the refs for the fix.

[DPG21920]

Lefty, your thoughts on the first half?

[Arcadian]

Fuck Charles Barkley. That bitch is totally disrespecting Parker, saying he can't maintain this level of play. WTF? He has 21 points and 10 assists in one half. He's the best remaining PG in the playoffs. If this were Derrick Rose, nobody would question him. Fuck that.

[ace3g]

did shaq just say yabadabado bitch?

[Spurologist]

:lol Shaq yelling bitch on live tv

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Did Shaq just say "yabba dabba do bitch?"

:lmao

[spursfanincolorado]

Where is the OKC fans on here?

Its only half time but I bet that smug look has evaporated of their faces for a bit....

GSG - wrap this shit up Friday

[noles1983]

yabba dabba doo bitch lol

[TheProfessor]

I am not talking about the normal run of play shots. Agreed the Spurs are shooting lights out, I am talking more about the momentum, tough game changing shots OKC seems to do a great job of making.
It's gotten to the point where I just expect those shots to go in. Hopefully the pressure starts mounting, but they're pretty stone-cold.

[Brazil]

You and Lefty doing a reverse Psychology/ Mojo/ voodoo thing?

spurs are doomed this is the end of duncan's era... this is the end... okc 2012 champion

[RashoFan]

I definitely downloaded doo doo jump, instead of streaming Durant's game winning shot.

:rollin

[naico]

tim witkowski‏@witkowtoboggan

@jmcdonald_saen they need to stop high fiving neal #flu #getoutthehandsanitizer


retweeted by jeff mcdonald

rofl

[DPG21920]

People not realizing Chuck is on board with what Lefty and I are doing :lmao

[Ice009]

Fuck Barkley. Get yourself a ring then talk.

[baseline bum]

Alright, need 24 more high quality minutes.

[DPG21920]

Chuckster is the best analyst out there and he is never wrong.

[spursfanincolorado]

Win or lose today, there are some things that Pop has to acknowledge....

Green to the bench, no more Bonner. That is all

[gameFACE]

15pt lead at the half is nothing. Play the full 24 minutes left. PLAY DEFENSE!!!

Fuck the Thunder! DO IT!!!!

[BillMc]

I really hate when we come back from a commercial for 20 seconds with no information, and then return for more commercials....

[Beaverfuzz]

Time to fuck shit up, GO SPURS GO!

[Libri]

spurs are doomed this is the end of duncan's era... this is the end... okc 2012 champion

sad but true :depressed

[Beaverfuzz]

Doo doo jump baby!

[BillMc]

So what is RJ thinking as he watches Jack play BIG in a do or die game?

[maverick1948]

turning point in this series came when Spurs were down 101 to 88 in the 4th quarter of game 5. Since that point, we have outscored OKC 78 to 55. Now we need to go out and keep that pace for 6 more quarters.

[Mal]

People not realizing Chuck is on board with what Lefty and I are doing :lmao

stay undercover. This is working good so far

[Holt's Cat]

http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/ap/a6/fullj.b7de0e650afa546b4dd25a0001e1c4e9/ap-201206062058755291900.jpg

4-4 from 3?! You can ****ing do better.

[RashoFan]

Did Shaq just say "yabba dabba do bitch?"

:lmao

OMG, I had to rewind the DVR to hear that...:lol

[noles1983]

I really hate when we come back from a commercial for 20 seconds with no information, and then return for more commercials....

like football. Extra point. commercial, kickoff, commercial

[ducks]

28 giving up in 2 is bad

[pikkiwoki]

maybe a 15 point lead is good for the spurs, as it will force them to keep playing with urgency, as opposed to a 25 or 30 pt lead, where they would have 100% chance of relaxing and pissing it all away

[turkish spurs fan]

turnovers were nightmare in last games. first half just 3. keep on.

[DMC]

Swear I saw Splitter during the FT shots at one time... what happened there?

[RashoFan]

http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/ap/a6/fullj.b7de0e650afa546b4dd25a0001e1c4e9/ap-201206062058755291900.jpg

4-4 from 3?! You can ****ing do better.

:lol

[DontStopBelieving]

Thunder obviously giving the spurs a pity half. The thunder should easily take this, without any trouble. Let's all just enjoy the last game of the big 3 era

[spurspokesman]

3rd qtr vital

[baseline bum]

S-jax becoming 2003 S-jax.

fify

[DPG21920]

Jax on Durant, Kawhi on Harden when it matters.

Parker/Man/Jax/Kawhi/TIm

[tlongII]

I remember when we had a 15 point lead against the Lakers in 2000.

[DatBoyGood]

duncan enough with that!!

[007nites]

Wtf Timmy c'mon man

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Come on Manu

[pikkiwoki]

parker, you dumbass, draw the foul! he got em way up in the air on the pump fake wtf

[spursfanincolorado]

Drive that shit manu

[spurs1990]

Shit or get off the pot DUncan

[Juggity]

Duncan needs to take that shot. He's been on fire from there.

[loveforthegame]

Not the best start. Pick it up guys.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

TD don't be a pussy and shoot it

[rasho8]

Look at Joey.. Calling fouls on OKC...crazy shit.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Reggie is clearly going for OKC.

[DPG21920]

Boris, come on man.

[spursfanincolorado]

Diaw shoot that shit

[ShoogarBear]

WTF is Diaw doing?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Fuck you Diaw

[rasho8]

Fuck Boris... Take the fucking 3

[pikkiwoki]

parker back to "dribble around the perimeter for 20 seconds" mode

[DPG21920]

Great pass, Boris. Finally.

[007nites]

Lets go!

[noles1983]

keep it up westbrick you fucking retard

[loveforthegame]

FU ref.

[pikkiwoki]

spurs look fucking done

[DatBoyGood]

here we go...

[rasho8]

Really.. Bullshit call.

[illcendiary]

Weak fucking block by Diaw there

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Here it comes :(

[Tp9gospursgo]

Weather the storm.

[Kidd K]

Two straight bullshit calls. Clearly off OKC, then Ibaka charges and it's called on us.

[timtonymanu]

Damnit, play smart.

[DPG21920]

Boris has been really bad tonight. One good pass, everything else is just not good. He has to step up.

[Mal]

travel

[RashoFan]

damn

[pikkiwoki]

diaw lol you fucking french pussy

[$pursDynasty]

dang Boris, two turnovers plus the foul

[Juggity]

fuckin trash effort. Diaw is sucking.

[007nites]

Weather the storm once again

[DPG21920]

OKC just doing what they do.

[noles1983]

come on spurs weather this...

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Uh oh.... Splitter

[ace3g]

finally Splitter/Timmy combo

[wut]

refs screwing Spurs over now.

[loveforthegame]

OKC with momentum and a more aggressive defense.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Mother fucker....

[DPG21920]

Noticeable difference in energy and crispness.

[Kidd K]

Where the fuck's the foul refs?

Duncan clearly fouled.

[spursfanincolorado]

Splitter fuck you