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

[DPG21920]

I can't believe those calls. Just a horrific quarter by the refs. If thats the case, Spurs done.

[Shaolin-Style]

Refs starting up. Leonard hammered in back of head, now harden with a mega flop.

[ALVAREZ6]

What a response by OKC. Just stunning.

Completely expected tbh. Spurs make a pair of stupid decisions and OKC has killer shooters. Spurs are fucked. They're done. First 3 minutes of the 2nd half decided this game.

[01Snake]

Some serious BS fouls going on here fueling OKC

[Floyd Pacquiao]

thats fuking bullshit lmao

[timvp]

Calm.

[BillMc]

Why does TD hesitate when he has open jumpers? It drives me crazy..

[Kidd K]

Spurs have been playing 5 on 8 ever since late game 2. The Thunder are good, but they aren't that good. Refs are sucking them off the whole time. It's impossible to beat 8 people with just 5.

[spursparker9]

Disaster. Parker is tired. Manu cant take over.

[Bulwark]

Useless call. No turnover, no FTAs.

That's what's known as a "filler call" so they can pretend OKC wasn't getting every single call.

Now they call one against us.

This game is so obviously being fixed right now. I cannot fathom how anyone can even sit there and try to deny it anymore. This whole series was being fixed.
I don't think that I'd go that far, but I certainly would say that the last few calls have been momentum changing

[Spurologist]

Jeff Van Gundy is rolling over his grave with that flop

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

where's TP tbh

[Bulwark]

Yes... we're tired.

[it's me]

I know .... we shouldn't put it on the refs but FUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKKK this is so fucking ridiculous

[Capt Bringdown]

A close game. Derek Fisher is sharpening his knife.

[DPG21920]

Spurs need an answer. A run.

[007nites]

where's TP tbh

He'll show up

[Manu20]

Gotta handed to the refs they are feeding OKC's run right now....:bang

[AidanNelson2009]

Fuck off Harden, lead cut to 3, refs fucking us over, need to respond and be up at the end of the 3rd, its a must.

[rasho8]

Fuck these refs.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

fuk this shit cmon spurs

[DBMethos]

Fuck yo flop clown.

[Josepatches_]

Oklahome Refs Thunders

Fuck them. Hope they lose the Finals

[boutons_deux]

now, both teams shooting 50%, Spurs cold, OKC hot

[$pursDynasty]

Seriously can't believe that T on Jax. After all the fucking bullshit Perkins staredowns we've had to put up with. Such a crock of shit.

Perkins, Harden, Westbrook, really refs really they need to interview them about that after this game :bang

[Budkin]

Told you we had no chance to win this.

[Kidd K]

Why don't the refs just give the Championship to OKC already?

They've been doing it for 4 games now dude.

[spurspokesman]

Neal falling asleep on the rotation to Sefolosha - SMH

Neal has A.D.D on defense. Complete dingbat I tell you.

[Spurologist]

Bad calls but Spurs must be the team with the most poise right now

[FromWayDowntown]

Keep playing, keep playing, keep playing.

Play through the run.

The things that got you here in the first place will get you home.

[Brazil]

Regroup. Calm.

[Quiet Strength]

Seriously, this is an OKC team some of you Spurs fans want to see win.

And you guys bitch about the Heat getting so many calls.

If the spurs dont win.. go boston

[DontStopBelieving]

The refs seriously took over the game. It's pretty fucking pathetic, but it's the truth. Nearly all of the spurs turnovers this half have been a result of being hacked (whether on the arm or fucking head), meanwhile okc flops are being rewarded, while the spurs can't even breathe on durant

[Spurs Brazil]

Finish strong. We have to have the lead going to the 4th

[Horse]

Jax won't let us lose.

[Nathan89]

Pop not calling timeouts. Why?

[boutons_deux]

Spurs gut check, fold or play?

Are they tuff enuff?

[$pursDynasty]

Tony needs to be aggressive I know the Thunder are playing better D, but he needs to elevate his game again, be the man TP

[DPG21920]

Lefty, your thoughts?

[jestersmash]

Spurs have been playing 5 on 8 ever since late game 2. The Thunder are good, but they aren't that good. Refs are sucking them off the whole time. It's impossible to beat 8 people with just 5.

No, we received a net benefit on calls by my count in game 5.

But the net benefit OKC's receiving here on terrible calls or terrible no calls in game 6 is pretty disgusting, tbh.

Ignoring Ibaka's illegal screens. Calling OKC's flops. T'ing up Jackson for staring. Durant getting bailed out here and there when he flails his arms and throws up garbage near the rim.

It's been going on all game, though, those aren't the only 3 snafus.

[Barfunk]

Unbelievable fucking tech to kill our momentum

[AidanNelson2009]

We're tired??? CELTICS ANYONE?

[Blue-Lightning]

Need Manu now.

[Quiet Strength]

The spurs have no choice but to play against 8. It sucks

[loveforthegame]

Parker's first half a distant memory. Has he checked out again or will he make another appearance?

If it wasn't for Jackson's 3s we'd be done already.

[Kidd K]

Spurs need an answer. A run.

Any run the Spurs start will be cut down the by refs just like in the last 3 games.

The only way the Spurs can win is to just shoot 65-70% for the rest of the game. They're not gonna get enough FTAs or calls, and OKC is gonna get plenty of both.

Spurs just have to get hot and hit their jumpers and layups despite getting fouled and no whistle.

[DontStopBelieving]

I forgot the bullshit t.. Sad

[noles1983]

lol westbrick

[Shaolin-Style]

Jack is wide open and tony and tim are just bricking nonstop.

[lefty]

Perkins :lmao

[Mal]

Perk is so stupid

[loveforthegame]

Good job Neal.

[Capt Bringdown]

Losers cry about the refs.
Winners go home and fuck the cheerleader.
C'mon Spurs

[DPG21920]

Tim and Tony duds.

[Ice009]

FUCK all y'all quitters in here.

Bunch of gutless fucks.

Anyone that is quitting. FUCK YOU. MAN UP.

[wut]

the no calls on the Thunder are really killing us.

[lefty]

TP fuck u

[Spurs Brazil]

stupid tony

[Quiet Strength]

Duncan playing like bonner

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Wow, make some shots

[DPG21920]

Wow.

[RashoFan]

ugggghhh

[ShoogarBear]

WTF, TP, don't shoot that.

[noles1983]

does that fag miss?

[spursfanincolorado]

Fucking Parker and Duncan - game over

[loveforthegame]

Parker and Duncan killing them.

:td

[Mal]

game over, so sad

[FromWayDowntown]

Stay in this; make them shoot this crazy percentage to get through.

[phxspurfan]

Count get more fouley than that

[DPG21920]

I am in shock how the Spurs can lose leads so badly.

[pikkiwoki]

where's ginobili?

[ace3g]

SJAX to the line for 3

[jestersmash]

Perkins pushing Jackson leading to an open Durant 3. This is ridiculous.

[Spurologist]

tp attack the fucking rack

[lefty]

Jax is a man

[Kidd K]

Anyone see that replay of Durant;'s three?

Perkins clearly grabs and holds then pushes Jackson to get Durant free. . .no call again.

[pikkiwoki]

where's waldo?

[DPG21920]

What is TP doing - he was in a zone and now this? He has to dig deep.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Man...Neal was wide open.
...TP screwed up badly

[DawgMilkX]

How many moving screens are the Thunder gonna get away with?

[Capt Bringdown]

Another year, another Spurs playoff meltdown.
I've got meltdown fatigue.

Why is it so hard for the Spurs to play up to their potential? Something's missing, obviously.

[Juggity]

Let stephen go for 40 tonight.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Unraveling. We're barely holding on.

[pikkiwoki]

spurs are pissing their pants

[loveforthegame]

Disappointing to see Parker and Duncan crumbling like this.

[Tp9gospursgo]

They are sucking OKCs dick right now...

[DontStopBelieving]

Parker fucking sucks. Fuck you fremnch faggot

[Kidd K]

How many moving screens are the Thunder gonna get away with?

99% of them. They've only been called for it twice all series and they do it on almost every play.

[MannyIsGod]

Spurs have to find a way to get some layups. The buckets are all really tough to come by. OKC's D has been stepped up.

[it's me]

lets just forget it.... Durant will keep making fluke shots all night long

[jestersmash]

How many moving screens are the Thunder gonna get away with?

Ibaka's gotten away with at least 7 of them by my count. Perkins just got away with a push on the last possession.

[Capt Bringdown]

I am in shock how the Spurs can lose leads so badly.

Really? It's normal for them.

[Thomas82]

How could we blow that big of a lead!!??!!

[lefty]

Tpppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp

[Tp9gospursgo]

Parker.

[Quiet Strength]

Finally parker

[ace3g]

come on TP, need more of that!!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Keep attacking damnit

[MannyIsGod]

I'm petrified of when the bench comes in.

[wut]

Unraveling. We're barely holding on.
yeh Thunder playing well + horrible calls = bad mojo.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

their you tp9

[007nites]

That was clean

[DPG21920]

OMG, that is fucking good block

[RashoFan]

thank you Tony

[Spurs Brazil]

another shit call

[loveforthegame]

There you go Parker.

[Kidd K]

Spurs need to start kneeing Perkins and Ibaka in the balls when they set moving screens.

And yet another fuckin call for OKC. Jesus christs refs, get off your knees you're blowing the game.

[Quiet Strength]

lol bullshit

[DPG21920]

Ball don't lie

[phxspurfan]

ball don't lie

[PublicOption]

Anyone see that replay of Durant;'s three?

Perkins clearly grabs and holds then pushes Jackson to get Durant free. . .no call again.


told you up by 15 lose by 10 the league always does this in close out games at home.....so the players can get a curtain call.....this league is a total sham.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

ball don't lie

[DontStopBelieving]

Another bs call for durant

[wut]

you know win or lose, I just want the Spurs to compete at a high level.

[loveforthegame]

We're not getting calls this game again. Play through it.

[RashoFan]

Thank you Durant for missing 1 of those FT

[noles1983]

spurs on the ropes but not knocked out. lets go spurs!

[Kidd K]

The calls in the 3rd are like 15-3 in favor of OKC. . .and one of our 3 was just a loose ball foul when we already had the ball. This is such fuckin bs.

[pikkiwoki]

except for SJax, the look on the face of every spur is one of fear

[PublicOption]

................are you guys suprised or something the league does this shit constantly.

[Capt Bringdown]

Who here didn't think deep down that we'd find a way to piss the lead away?

Spurs are either winning rings or choking badly in the post season.

[phxspurfan]

Jesus the fouls

[RashoFan]

uggghhhh

[Beaverfuzz]

Suck it Fisher!

[ShoogarBear]

That was the best shot they could get?

[Durant 35]

Going to be a great 4th quarter

[DatBoyGood]

that quarter...no comment.

[DPG21920]

Thank God that quarter is over. Thank God Fisher missed.

[TheProfessor]

So...that sucked.

[DatBoyGood]

how is chuck always right?

[ace3g]

well try to forget that quarter...

[Brazil]

come on guys !!! 1 freaking quarter 1 freaking quarter

[davidbowie]

holy god i cant take this

[wut]

surprisingly Fisher didn't send a dagger in our hearts at the end of the 3rd.

[Quiet Strength]

Very bad offense but oh well spurs still have a one point lead going into the 4th.. and thats against 8 and with duncan and parker playing like cowards.

[boutons_deux]

-14 in 3rd qtr, fuck

Went stone cold

[noles1983]

ok spurs you took a big time shot, now punch back!

[FromWayDowntown]

-14 in the third, but you still have the lead. Play your asses off for 12 more minutes. Whatever it takes.

[Spurs Brazil]

12 minutes.

I want to see basketball on Friday. Do it.

[DPG21920]

Glad they have the lead after that barage. It's nice to look up and see that.

[timvp]

Calm.

[01Snake]

Couple of horrendous calls got OKC rolling.

[Horry Hipcheck]

12 minutes, boys. 12 minutes to save a season.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

cmon spurs get back to playing spurs basketball

[Mal]

Are there so many complains about refs in NFL, NHL or MLB also ? Or is just NBA with weird calls/no-calls, star bonus etc?

[pikkiwoki]

neal was wide open for like 5 seconds to manu's left, manu didn't even see him. even manu is fuckin shook, damn

[Beaverfuzz]

Time to nut up, this is where legends are made. Take the ball inside and make them foul you.

[loveforthegame]

Thank goodness that quarter is over. Geez.

Other than Jackson ... Who is going to step up ?

[BillMc]

Gotta Believe! Here we go!!!

[lefty]

only a 1 pt lead

On the road
Refs fucking us




Yeah, we are gone fishing :lmao

[timtonymanu]

Goddamnit. Season on the line here. Wake up, Spurs.

[Ice009]

This shit's getting real.

GO SPURS!

[baseline bum]

No one wanted that shot on the Spurs last possession. What the fuck was that? Spurs better find their execution this final quarter. 12 minute of what we saw in the first quarter is what's in order to win this one.

[jestersmash]

Manu taking a page from Rondo. I saw Rondo pull that sweet ass move a couple of times in the Celtics/Heat series. Really nice move.

[Richie]

Disgusting officiating but still got the lead. Come on spurs, we got this

[Ice009]

This shit's getting real.

GO SPURS!

[Manu20]

The 4th quarter should be epic...IF the refs allow it...

[Spursfanfromafar]

Manu has been bad so far. There I said it.

[DPG21920]

Spurs cleaned up the areas I thought they needed, yet still got destroyed. I'm perplexed.

Oh well, One More Quarter.

[$pursDynasty]

Thank God that quarter is over. Thank God Fisher missed.

Thank God for this Spurs victory it is going to be epic. The power of positive thinking :king:toast

[DPG21920]

Spurs cleaned up the areas I thought they needed, yet still got destroyed. I'm perplexed.

Oh well, One More Quarter.

[ajballer4]

So nervous

[PublicOption]

I have seen this so much it really becomes a joke. If they do this to us, then the miami series will go 7.....just to even things out.

[JustinJDW]

This is it gents. Time to nut up or shut up.

[spurspokesman]

I'm stuck in traffic and forced to listen to the game on the radio. I caught the first half and boy did okc close the gap.

[Capt Bringdown]

OKC, 20, 28, 32

Dreadful trend

[Fireball]

Spurs play better in the 4th normally, but TD and TP played the whole third quarter .. not good

[Actually]

if only the ref will try to make it up to us in the 4th.

[Nathan89]

Pop better not try to take Parker or Gino out. He needs to put Duncan back in to.

[Jumi]

12 minutes to save the season! I'll take it! I'm starting to wonder if some of you guys with the Black name and high post totals are actual Spurs fans. You guys would depress a corpse!

[Spurologist]

+1

Still in with a chance.

It has to be this guy

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[Brazil]

dont give a shit you let TP Manu Tim Jax the whole 4th quarter

[DBMethos]

Leave it all on the floor. Believe.

[ALVAREZ6]

how is chuck always right?

He's got good instincts. And the Spurs have been unable to play a full 48. It's only a matter of time until the dumb decisions (offensively and defensively) begin, and in these circumstances they are devastating. I know it's ridiculous to ask for a nearly perfect game, but that's basically what's needed to beat this OKC team. Very few turnovers, control the pace, and shoot well, because everyone knows damn well the Spurs can't stop them from scoring throughout the whole game.

[DPG21920]

Spurs have to win with defense.

[lefty]

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[Kidd K]

................are you guys suprised or something the league does this shit constantly.

Not the least bit surprised. I was warning the forum about this before the series tbh.



Who here didn't think deep down that we'd find a way to piss the lead away?

Spurs are either winning rings or choking badly in the post season.

The refs are clearly fucking us dude. There comes a point when there's nothing you can do to win if the officiating is that biased. You not only have to play to win, you have to play well above what you normally should have to and would have to if the calls were actually not biased.

That's why we haven't been able to win. No matter what happens, SA just magically can't get a run going because calls will stop it. OKC can never go too cold because calls will start up to give them free throws. If SA starts getting shots to go in, OKC suddenly "can't foul" anymore. The deck is stacked against SA. The only way to win is just to shoot 60%. That's it. Refs won't go WAY overboard fixing it, they will only try to fix it to a certain degree so they can argue that it's not a fix, so 60% shooting will still win games. Otherwise, we won't win due to calls being just enough in favor of OKC to tilt the game 60/40 in their favor.

[jestersmash]

In my opinion, this is the worst reffed game of the series.


Game 6 reffed grossly in favor of OKC > Game 1 reffed grossly in favor of Spurs > Game 5 reffed grossly in favor of Spurs > Game 4 reffed slightly in favor of OKC

[RashoFan]

Calm.

Pass me a joint, maybe that will calm me...

[MannyIsGod]

Here we are. We all knew the Spurs weren't going to win this by double digits and that OKC was going to come back. Now with one quarter to go the Spurs either respond and force a game 7 or they don't and its over.

One quarter. Leave it all out there.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Parker and Duncan need to rest

Manu needs to step the fuck up

[MannyIsGod]

Here we are. We all knew the Spurs weren't going to win this by double digits and that OKC was going to come back. Now with one quarter to go the Spurs either respond and force a game 7 or they don't and its over.

One quarter. Leave it all out there.

[jestersmash]

In my opinion, this is the worst reffed game of the series.


Game 6 reffed grossly in favor of OKC > Game 1 reffed grossly in favor of Spurs > Game 5 reffed grossly in favor of Spurs > Game 4 reffed slightly in favor of OKC

[Budkin]

This is it. The end of the season. No chance.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Parker and Duncan need to rest

Manu needs to step the fuck up

[baseline bum]

Manu, where the fuck you at son?

[Mal]

This 12 minutes possible will determine NBA champs

[Libri]

Ok this is it.

[DPG21920]

Stiff arms and body blows.

[wut]

Parker needs to step up in the 4th.

[ace3g]

nice start from Manu!!!

[Beaverfuzz]

Slice and dice Manu

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Let's go Manu

[lefty]

ugh


Small ball ???????????????????????????????????????66

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

durant going all out damn.

[noles1983]

parker and td on the bench....

[Brazil]

WTF that lineup Pop

pop really ? Hofer coach really ? are u kiddin' me?

[DatBoyGood]

good move neal...attack

[phxspurfan]

There we go expose Fisher. Haven't done that all series wtf

[Beaverfuzz]

It's a trap!!!

[Juggity]

This is a scary matchup battle for the spurs. I don't feel great about this

[Capt Bringdown]

Scary lineup.

[lefty]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

[Quiet Strength]

Neal is scared.. get him out

[Ice009]

Gary NUTS Neal.

[CGD]

Hold on to your butts here we go! Sending all my energy to the spurs bench from this shitty bar in grand rapids, MI.

[wut]

again, why are we resting our stars, this game is the end of our season if we lose.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lol Another bailout of KD

[01Snake]

Let the bailout calls begin

[phxspurfan]

Durant getting the calls he usually gets tbh

[lefty]

Fuuuuuuuck


Fuck fuck fuck

[Kidd K]

In my opinion, this is the worst reffed game of the series.


Game 6 reffed grossly in favor of OKC > Game 1 reffed grossly in favor of Spurs > Game 5 reffed grossly in favor of Spurs > Game 4 reffed slightly in favor of OKC


Bullshit on game 5. We got calls in the first 2 and last 2 minutes of the game. That's it. Unless you skipped the entire middle of the game for other programming, there's really no way you can think that shit unless you're a Thunder fan. OKC got away with tons of moving screens, fouls, and like 3 goaltends. And we barely got any calls until the ass end of the game when the refs finally started calling the Thunder on shit they'd been getting away with all night.

[baseline bum]

Acne with 2 at the stripe.

[Mal]

and 2 free throws are awarded why excatly ?

[Brazil]

POP is insane

[Juggity]

ball don't lie, KD

[maverick1948]

I like Durant but damn we cant breathe on him without a foul call.

[phxspurfan]

Durant losing focus. Maybe a little winded

[spurspokesman]

Cmon spurs. Dig in

[Horry Hipcheck]

Sorry, Neal. But I'm done with you poisoning the offense.

[Spurs Brazil]

damn Neal

[Typical London Boy]

Neal is total garbage. Get him off.

[ducks]

get neal out

[loveforthegame]

Wonder how long Pop keeps Parker and Duncan on the bench?

[RashoFan]

Acne with 2 at the stripe.

Glad he missed one of them

[MannyIsGod]

Time for Duncan and Parker to come back. Can't rest anymore.

[Quiet Strength]

What a bullshit game. These refs are bitches

[DatBoyGood]

wtf! this team...no comment not even gonna start going off...parker manu jax kawhi duncan now to the end

[boutons_deux]

neal's short jumper wasn't even close

put in the starting 5, this is the season.

wtf Pop?

[HarlemHeat37]

Neal can't make anything..

Small ball with Diaw at C is retarded, as is benching Splitter after 1 mistake..

I can't imagine the Spurs winning this game, tbh..OKC has a superstar that can create good shots, Spurs don't..

[baseline bum]

Tim has to play the rest of the game. There's no tomorrow to worry about right now.

[Spurologist]

TD Manu SJAX TP Kawhi

The rest of the way.

[phxspurfan]

Bench held the game to 1 point, not bad. Get some more rest for the closers and get them back in

[Mal]

blow the knee harden

[tlongII]

Can't have a small lineup against these guys.

[maverick1948]

POP is insane


Is it Pop's fault that not a damn shooter can hit the freaking basket?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

gotta go back with the full squat..this is IT

[Juggity]

Get the bigger lineup in, Pop. Don't fuck around with this game.

[Kidd K]

I was about to say, hopefully now that the refs have single-handedly carried the Thunder back into the game with puke-incudingly over the top favortism for OKC in the 3rd quarter, hopefully they will allow the actual players to decide the game for once this series, but then Durant got another bullshit call, so so much for that idea.

[Spurminator]

Have not liked Boris today.

[Richie]

Neal wide open looked awful on the baseline jumper.

[Ice009]

Get Neal out please.

HURRY THE FUCK UP POP.

[MannyIsGod]

I think it was a mistake for Pop not to play Tiago there. Its been a fuck up both time's he's done it in this series. SMH

[boutons_deux]

rest for waht? really? wtf? wtf?

[spursfanincolorado]

Yank Neal - put Leonard in - Parker and Duncan

[DMC]

Pop: "Well, were up by 2, I'll sit Tim and Tony and let Gary run the team"

Pop: "Well, we're down now, I'll bring Tim and Tony in... and Bonner"

[DontStopBelieving]

Fuck you pop.

[loveforthegame]

smh

It would be heartbreaking to lose this game after how hard some guys have played.

I'd like to think the Spurs don't want to go out like this.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Must not lose this game


Every play from here on out is the most important play of the season

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Must not lose this game


Every play from here on out is the most important play of the season