RRT Game 8 Blog: Spurs @ Warriors - Feb. 22 @ 9:30 PM CST

[wut]

WTF!!!

[timtonymanu]

So close, Tony. So close.

[Uriel]

Tony!!!!! FUUUCK!

[bklynspursfan]

Parker wtf man

[ElNono]

lol TP, per par

[BatManu20]

Damn Tony

[DapDaGenius]

C'mon!!!

[Texas_Ranger]

mvp didnt show up in the clutch....

[TE]

Yeah, this is a loss.

[HI-FI]

Parker going into heroball in crunchtime per par

[CitizenDwayne]

Let Green take another 3.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

2nd of a b2b nearing the end of the RRT, this was predictable. I even predicted it! ;)

Nothing to worry about here, although I have a strange feeling we'll meet the Warriors in the playoffs and it'll be a tougher series than you'd think.

[Boomersgold]

Parker, man... There was less than 30 seconds left....

[SpurPadre]

LOL @ Jarrett Jackoff thinking he's MJ

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Sucky way to lose a game. I can't imagine the Spurs tying this up.

[DapDaGenius]

46 minutes 17 pts? LAME. FUCK HIM!!

[capek]

you guys are fucking ridiculous

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Also, why Green, why? You are NOT a noted pull-up shooter.

[Capt Bringdown]

lol Jarrett Jack thinking he's a baller. Dude's a clown
I'd rather we got beat by a baller than a clown.

[crc21209]

Anybody think TP should've pulled it back? Or do you take your chances going for the.score with no D set up?

[LakerHater]

Bad play Tony!

[DatBoyGood]

How many times are they gonna show mark jackson in the huddle dam

[callo1]

This is on Pop for putting Neal in the game at the 7 min mark of the 4th...allowed Curry to see the rim.

[ElNono]

:lol Mark Jackson coaching...

[Chris]

:cry I used to be one of you guys :cry

[Quiet Strength]

Green again?

[TE]

Parker going into heroball in crunchtime per par

I myself am a parker hater, that shit was in and out tbh

[RD2191]

ARE YOU GUYS SERIOUS RIGHT NOW? 2ND NIGHT OF A BACK TO BACK AND THE DUBS ARE PLAYING LIKE ITS GAME 7, PLUS THE REFS, JUST CHILL

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Spurs will handle the Warriors in the playoffs no problem.

[Libri]

lol

[Quiet Strength]

lol wow really? Pathetic ending

[Chris]

gg

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Wow Pop.

[DapDaGenius]

Pop throwing the game away...really?

[ffadicted]

Bad pass/read by timmy

[wut]

are you fucking kidding me? We ran the EXACT same play?

[ElNono]

rofl

[Richie]

Same possession? Really? Disappointing.

[jag]

Nice work Tim. Great work

[BatManu20]

Really pop? Wtf was that. And a horrible pass by Duncan

[Texas_Ranger]

is duncan blind?

[Manu-20]

Really pop the same play again just uhh.

[Bill_Brasky]

Dumb way to lose, that out of bounds BS turned everything.

[capek]

wtf was that????

[timtonymanu]

2nd of a b2b nearing the end of the RRT, this was predictable. I even predicted it! ;)

Nothing to worry about here, although I have a strange feeling we'll meet the Warriors in the playoffs and it'll be a tougher series than you'd think.

I don't see them making the 2nd round. Unless they fall to 7-8, which is very possible.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

timmy wasnt even looking, he didnt even see where klay was

[LakerHater]

SAME GODDAMN PLAY.... C'Mon Coach POP!!

[SA210]

same play? wtf stupid

[Darius McCrary]

Lololol Pop just trolled Spurs Talk lololololololololololololol

[loveforthegame]

Bad. Damn. :td

[Brunodf]

Great play Pop:bang

[TE]

:lmao wtf Duncan. You're a hall of famer and you STILL go with that horrible pass?

[Uriel]

This loss is on Pop. If he hadn't put Gary Neal on Stephen Curry and allowed him to heat up, this game would've been ours.

[bklynspursfan]

That was retarded.

[polandprzem]

That was a layup for manu or 3 for Danny

[HI-FI]

i don't know what's worse, losing to Mark Jackson, the most annoying shit to walk the planet, or losing to those fucking jerseys.

[SpurPadre]

TD thought Manu had cheetah like speed to make that dumb fucking pass

[Uriel]

FUCK. Blew a 13 point lead in the 4th. This hurts.

[FromWayDowntown]

It's amazing how Spurs fans think Pop was brilliant at the end of regulation and a complete moron at the end of overtime.

[LakerHater]

No timouts left!

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Again, cute win Warriors. Doesn't really mean anything, Spurs got one more game then they'll go home for a while. Spurs will still probably get the top seed in the NBA.

[siraulo23]

smh on duncan's pass

[Stringer_Bell]

Only thing I'm upset about is that out of bounds call against the Spurs, when it was clear as day that Curry lost that ball without any help.

I'm not scared of the Warriors in a 7 game series, they deserve this win even with the refs giving them the momentum with that one call.

[Libri]

On the bench, the player who shall not be named is jumping around like if he's contributed.

[ffadicted]

Can't win 'em all boys, relax

[Chris]

Can't win em all...move on

[FromWayDowntown]

n/m

[timtonymanu]

Hopefully this doesn't fatigue Manu again. The hamstring injury happened right after the Memphis OT loss.

[LakerHater]

Shouldntve fould Tim, jus let'em end it!

[DatBoyGood]

Oh well. would rather have this loss than losing to the clippers

[spurs1990]

Ticker tape parade for the Warriors.

1st win in last 17 meetings against San Antonio.

They're definitely on the Spurs level.

[CitizenDwayne]

Damn, what an annoying loss.

Wonder how this would have gone down without that out-of-bounds bullshit.

[RD2191]

refs screwed us all night

[Strategic]

What could one game possibly matter?

[bklynspursfan]

Duncan limping, giving GS the ball when Curry lost it, great night

[crc21209]

Meh..GS will,probably lose 6 of the next 7 again anyway...

[SA210]

lol stupid ass play by pop

[Quiet Strength]

Only thing I'm upset about is that out of bounds call against the Spurs, when it was clear as day that Curry lost that ball without any help.

I'm not scared of the Warriors in a 7 game series, they deserve this win even with the refs giving them the momentum with that one call.

Yup that was bullshit.

[DPG21920]

Bit of a meltdown. No excuses to blow a lead that large. Oh well, just proves that CH is terrible for the Spurs fan base

[Blizzardwizard]

I'd rather have been blown out. So much crap, ughhh.

[KaiRMD1]

Props to the Warriors, bad loss for the Spurs with some really stupid mistakes. Learn, move on, simple as that. I think it was the sleeves though

[ElNono]

:lol losing to Richard Jefferson's team

:lol putting Neal on Curry

:lol Pop trolling

:lol Spurs

[TE]

It's amazing how Spurs fans think Pop was brilliant at the end of regulation and a complete moron at the end of overtime.

That last fuck up was on TD. He has to make the adjustment to pass to someone else, especially after seeing the defender cut off the passing lane.

[tim_duncan_fan]

lol we didn't deserve to win this game.

Manu doing dumb shit late in games. Tim being timid. Tony blowing a layup he usually makes with his eyes closed.

lolololol get the fuck out of here Spurs. How the hell do you win in LA by 20000 points and lose to the Warriors a day later? lmfao


It was time for us to lose anyway. I don't give a shit. Winning 2000 games in a row doesn't mean anything for playoffs anyway.

[Bill_Brasky]

Pop trolling the Lakers more than anything :lol

[capek]

6-2 so far on the road trip. Losses happen, we played pretty poorly most of the night.

[TE]

It's amazing how Spurs fans think Pop was brilliant at the end of regulation and a complete moron at the end of overtime.

That last fuck up was on TD. He has to make the adjustment to pass to someone else, especially after seeing the defender cut off the passing lane.

[timtonymanu]

Warriors have beaten the Thunder and Clippers in this arena. I don't care if we lost.

I'm just pissed we choked an 11 point lead, plus the officiating, and the terrible decisions in OT.

[maverick1948]

The turning point?? The unchanged call on the out of bounds. Gave the Warriors the momentum to win. Does anyone on here believe that the refs couldn't see the play on the replay? Not me. That was a David Stern call. If they gave the ball to the Spurs he would have given them hell.

[callo1]

Was there motor oil on the court tonight? Spurs slipping all night.

[Brunodf]

Still wanna know what Spurs touched that ball to the refs not overturn the call

[superjames1992]

Parker was awful in the 2nd half/OT, tbh.

[Nathan89]

Disliked much of this game including Pop's coaching, obvious blown review by the refs, individual players play,...

[TE]

Bit of a meltdown. No excuses to blow a lead that large. Oh well, just proves that CH is terrible for the Spurs fan base

:lmao he shouldn't have gone to the game tbh.

[SpurPadre]

Game was lost when Pop benched Manu and put in Neal when we were up 13 and Manu started getting into a rhythm. I put this one on Pop but oh well. It's just game 57, Jarret Jackoff, you don't get a ring for this one, LOL.

[LakerHater]

Good win for the Warriors!

[BatManu20]

Tough one to swallow. But we deserved to lose that one.. Spurs meltdown thread in 3.. 2.. 1..

[RD2191]

say what you want but we lost because of the refs

[loveforthegame]

Good thing we won last night. Due for a clunker but still a bum loss.

Oh well. Move on and take care next game.

[crc21209]

What lost the game was Pop putting Neal on Curry, and them that horrific cal in OT...

[FromWayDowntown]

Still wanna know what Spurs touched that ball to the refs not overturn the call

I think they punted on it and said the video wasn't conclusive to overturn; they may have thought that Manu might have made contact with the ball before he made contact with Curry. When I saw one of the replays, I pretty much immediately thought -- given the circumstances -- that Foster was going to leave the call as it was.

[timtonymanu]

Bad loss, but no meltdowns necessary. At least we took care of the Clips last night.

[Brunodf]

The turning point?? The unchanged call on the out of bounds. Gave the Warriors the momentum to win. Does anyone on here believe that the refs couldn't see the play on the replay? Not me. That was a David Stern call. If they gave the ball to the Spurs he would have given them hell.

This and Neal getting playing time

[jag]

Too bad Manu shit all over himself in the closing minutes of the 4th. Unfortunate, tbh

[capek]

GN ST, not interested in reading any meltdown BS

[siraulo23]

you cant win em all, i still cant stand jarret jack tho :lol

[Kidd K]

Sucks that we lost a game we could've/should've won, but losing the second of a road b2b against two good teams with several blown calls late isn't a big deal.

[Richie]

Anyone else feel that Pop purposefully had Manu run it in the clutch instead of Parker as part of playoff preparation? Seemed that is was always Manu with the ball in his hands

[Budkin]

Shitty loss, oh well we've done WAY better than many of us thought we would on this RRT. Went to overtime second night of back to back.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Well, there goes the 70 win season.

[Capt Bringdown]

Not the end of the world, but disappointed that nobody besides the starting 5+ Manu did anything positive to help the team.
Just six points out of the lot of 'em.
Kinda inexcusable, ain't it?

[Boomersgold]

Well, at least us fans got to see a close, exciting game. I was getting a bit bored of those continuous blowout wins, tbh.

[tim_duncan_fan]

The turning point?? The unchanged call on the out of bounds. Gave the Warriors the momentum to win. Does anyone on here believe that the refs couldn't see the play on the replay? Not me. That was a David Stern call. If they gave the ball to the Spurs he would have given them hell.


Still wanna know what Spurs touched that ball to the refs not overturn the call

They should have won the game before that. Can't blame the loss on one call lol. Besides, Manu fouled Curry anyway.

[Darius Bieber]

Can't win them all. I'd rather lose to a class act like the Warriors (as seen after the game, and also a few years ago when Duncan came down with an injury in Golden State and the entire arena went silent) than teams like OKC or either LA team.

Regroup, and get ready for Sunday night. No biggy.

[bklynspursfan]

you cant win em all, i still cant stand jarret jack tho :lol

Me either. He's a couple notches under the Westbrook annoyance level

[EricB]

13th loss of the year. Cue spurs talk to bitch like women .

[Reck]

Too much Neal destroyed any chances the Spurs had at the win.

The combination of Neal, Bonner and Blair decimates any chances of winning anything.

God I hate that this team could actually go deep in the playoff but yet they will not because of the aforementioned cancers on this team. Depressing.

[crc21209]

Spurs got Phoenix, Phoenix, Sacramento, and Detroit coming up next. Not bad...

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

for the game grades, anything higher than a D- for Gary Neal is being really generous.

[TE]

The out of bounds call was absolute bullshit, but you can't solely blame that play for the loss.

Pop fucked up by overplaying Neal who scrubbed it up tonight. That sequence where Curry got hot was 60% on Pop. Neal should never, and I mean never, be guarding a threat on offense.

[TE]

The out of bounds call was absolute bullshit, but you can't solely blame that play for the loss.

Pop fucked up by overplaying Neal who scrubbed it up tonight. That sequence where Curry got hot was 60% on Pop. Neal should never, and I mean never, be guarding a threat on offense.

[SA210]

Pop sucked this game, pulled players in 4th that made that big run, then bonehead repeat of that play. F

[EricB]

Not the end of the world, but disappointed that nobody besides the starting 5+ Manu did anything positive to help the team.
Just six points out of the lot of 'em.
Kinda inexcusable, ain't it?


2nd night of a back to back and at the end of a long road trip and only their 13th loss. I think they've earned some slack.....

[LakerHater]

Sif the league notices, Bigger defenders give Tony Parker trouble!

[Sean Cagney]

They should have won the game before that. Can't blame the loss on one call lol. Besides, Manu fouled Curry anyway.

Yep, one call should not decide this game. When they had the big lead they should have won it. They let the Warriors back over and over man, hats off to them.

[Brunodf]

Wow Stephen Curry has just 8 points on 10 shots! Put Neal on him!

Warriors MVP: Gregg Popovich

[tim_duncan_fan]

Anyone else feel that Pop purposefully had Manu run it in the clutch instead of Parker as part of playoff preparation? Seemed that is was always Manu with the ball in his hands

That was a mistake. Sometimes I want to tell Manu to sit the fuck down. His boneheaded plays were cute and funny back in 2003. It's past time for him to stop being so goofy in inopportune moments.

[TE]

Oh I almost forgot, no 70 wins :cry

[timtonymanu]

13th loss of the year. Cue spurs talk to bitch like women .

:lol

[SpurPadre]

What pisses me off more than anything is that the fucking Thunder gained ground tonight.

[freetiago]

WCF Parker showed up
right when he starts getting love this always happens
complete disappearing act in the second half
0 penetration and deflected to Tim/Manu the whole time

and Jarret Jack always shitting on the Spurs

[Johnny RIngo]

Warriors are such a bullshit, gimmicky team. Would love to see them fall to 8th seed so SA could give them the beating they deserve.

[bklynspursfan]

In hindsight, would it have made more sense to put Green on Jack since he had it going and put Parker on Curry?

[timtonymanu]

What pisses me off more than anything is that the fucking Thunder gained ground tonight.

Meh. They challenged a scrub team. The Thunder havent looked impressive lately.

[jag]

Tony looks tired from carrying the team all year. Gonna need Ginobili to contribute more for the Spurs to have a chance. It'd be nice to see him a little more than once every 5 games. Tony can't carry his brittle ass for the rest of the year.

[TE]

Warriors are such a bullshit, gimmicky team. Would love to see them fall to 8th seed so SA could give them the beating they deserve in the first round.

They remind me of OKC. Such a faggy team tbh.

[BatManu20]

Jarret Jack made balled all over Tony tonight. And I don't even think Tony scored the last 15 minutes of the game, did he?

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

What pisses me off more than anything is that the fucking Thunder gained ground tonight.
Thunder have a harder remaining schedule, Spurs will remain the #1 seed in the NBA come time for the playoffs.

[Beaverfuzz]

Jarrett Jack is a Blazer castoff, imagine if he actually played this well for 82 games. Still, it looked like the Spurs gave up when the score was 80-67, those are the games you should be closing out.


No matter, win on Sunday, 7-2 on the road trip still works out.

[BatManu20]

What pisses me off more than anything is that the fucking Thunder gained ground tonight.

That and the Lakers won at the very end of the game too.. shitty night for Spurs fans.

[racm]

:lol at gnsf cliff jumping after the 13 loss of the season

still 3 games ahead of OKC with a pretty cushy schedule up soon

[JingleJangleJingle]

That and the Lakers won at the very end of the game too.. shitty night for Spurs fans.

at least houston won...lakers gained no ground

[DPG21920]

I really hope the Spurs don't play LA in round one. TP is phenomenal but he's not the type of dominant player that can't be shut down no matter what. There is only a handful of players like that. They fought hard, but I really hope we don't see that awkward TD forced down low style of play too often in the playoffs - I just don't believe it will work.

Spurs are going to be in most games now because of their improved defense, which is great, so I am hopeful for their sustainable success. I just hope they don't draw a brutal playoff match up(s)

[Budkin]

We've been kicking ass this season and on this trip. Tony beasted all night last night and he was out of gas in the second half. You guys ripping him need to chill the fuck out. Yes there was a collapse in the 4th but we're still in amazing shape.

[bklynspursfan]

Have a feeling Timmy might not play Sunday, he was noticeably limping

[racm]

Warriors are such a bullshit, gimmicky team. Would love to see them fall to 8th seed so SA could give them the beating they deserve.

Jumpshooting team.

Annoyed me though how the Spurs couldn't draw contact in crunch time.

[JingleJangleJingle]

worst of all the official charge to 70 wins is over :(

[Robz4000]

Meh, thought this would be a loss, which was fine considering they won the only must-win game of the trip last night. Only thing I'm worried about now is the Heat catching the Spurs for best record; they're only one game back in the loss column.

[FromWayDowntown]

Back in January, the Thunder lost in Oakland in a similar game under similar circumstances -- 3 road game in 4 nights following an impressive win over the Clippers at Staples. It happens.

[SpurPadre]

I thought we would lose the first game we played the Warriors this season, tbh. They are a legit playoff team and it seemed they were determined to beat us at least once this season and tonight was the night. It took their best game of the season, even the local announcers here (I live 30 minutes away from Oakland) are saying it was their best game since the '07 season when they beat the Mavs in the 1st round of the playoffs.

[crc21209]

worst of all the official charge to 70 wins is over :(

Who cares about 60 or 70. All that matter is 16 wins in the Playoffs...that's IT.

[racm]

They remind me of OKC. Such a faggy team tbh.

OKC's more annoying though because they get whistles like crazy while Golden State does BS like chuck and duck basketball.

then again they're a team from the Bay Area and have HWSNBN on their team.

[Manu-20]

Tough loss but everyone here cliff jumping needs to STFU tbh 13 loss of the year spurs competed hard all night.

[Capt Bringdown]

Tony looks tired from carrying the team all year. Gonna need Ginobili to contribute more for the Spurs to have a chance. It'd be nice to see him a little more than once every 5 games. Tony can't carry his brittle ass for the rest of the year.

Tony and Manu I'm not worried about. It's the likes of Bonner/Diaw/Blair/Neal that have to be carried.

[Capt Bringdown]

Tony looks tired from carrying the team all year. Gonna need Ginobili to contribute more for the Spurs to have a chance. It'd be nice to see him a little more than once every 5 games. Tony can't carry his brittle ass for the rest of the year.

Tony and Manu I'm not worried about. It's the likes of Bonner/Diaw/Blair/Neal that have to be carried.

[TampaDude]

That out of bounds call was total horseshit.

Oh, well...we've got two W's coming up against PHX and PHX.

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[SpurPadre]

Meh, thought this would be a loss, which was fine considering they won the only must-win game of the trip last night. Only thing I'm worried about now is the Heat catching the Spurs for best record; they're only one game back in the loss column.

what's even scarier is that Pop can give two shits about it.

[DPG21920]

The only thing that makes this loss look really bad is the huge lead they blew. Shouldn't blow leads like that but in reality you want a shot to win at the end in a game like this and they had it

[BatManu20]

Not to keep the negativity up but man Timmy looked old tonight. Offensively at least.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

The only thing that makes this loss look really bad is the huge lead they blew. Shouldn't blow leads like that but in reality you want a shot to win at the end in a game like this and they had it
Bad subs by Pop ruined it.

[racm]

Meh, thought this would be a loss, which was fine considering they won the only must-win game of the trip last night. Only thing I'm worried about now is the Heat catching the Spurs for best record; they're only one game back in the loss column.

Miami has a much tougher schedule coming up because their first half of the season had many long breaks and more home games.

they'll have 2 long road trips in March while the Spurs play two TOTAL road games in the same month.

[thunderup]

:lol Spurs
:lol blowing a decent lead like clock-work
:lol gonna be exposed in the playoffs

[Brunodf]

And people still wonder why some Spurs fans wanted/want Blair/Bonner/Neal out :lol

[racm]

:lol Spurs
:lol blowing a decent lead like clock-work
:lol gonna be exposed in the playoffs

Didn't Houston do this earlier this week?

[bklynspursfan]

The only thing that makes this loss look really bad is the huge lead they blew. Shouldn't blow leads like that but in reality you want a shot to win at the end in a game like this and they had it

Yea an 11-0 run just to give up a 13-0 run or whatever it was. b2b or whatever that can't happen. Lot of really bad execution

[jag]

I've refused to jump in the anti-Neal bandwagon... But i'm starting to get close.

[Robz4000]

Miami has a much tougher schedule coming up because their first half of the season had many long breaks and more home games.

they'll have 2 long road trips in March while the Spurs play two TOTAL road games in the same month.

They're also playing great basketball now and appear to actually be trying a bit. Lebron and Wade might've decided to go ahead and get HCA for the hell of it after winning without it last year. Hopefully they don't catch up but I wouldn't be surprised.

[RD2191]

2nd night of back to back, refs screwed us all night, not worried, it was a fun game

[DPG21920]

I am wayyyyyyyyy more worried about Manu than Neal tbh...He is hit or miss, health and level of play. Scary stuff for a team that needs him to make a run.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Yea an 11-0 run just to give up a 13-0 run or whatever it was. b2b or whatever that can't happen. Lot of really bad execution
Just shows the how important lineups can be. Spurs build a 13 point lead and Pop makes key subs, and Spurs suck for the rest of the night. He should've kept his hot players in.

[TampaDude]

Spurs will win 60 games and the title. No worries.

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[DPG21920]

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[Brunodf]

:lol Spurs
:lol blowing a decent lead like clock-work
:lol gonna be exposed in the playoffs

:lolThunderefs:lol
:lolMost protected team ever
:lolTrading the 2nd best player/closer to keep Goaltendo/Fat
:lolNo D
:lolBunch of crying babes
:lolJump shooting team
:lolTrading away Harden for a white version of Gary Neal
:lolThinking that Westbrick/Kmart will lead FThunder in the playoffs
:lolOKC can't rest their best players because no one would ref the game.

[BatManu20]

:lol Spurs
:lol blowing a decent lead like clock-work
:lol gonna be exposed in the playoffs

:lol at losing 3 straight before tonight.
:lol at getting bent over by your former player in a loss.
:lol at getting blown out by Miami twice this year.
:lol at getting blown out by UTAH.
:lol at having a metrosexual douche bag as your starting PG.

[Budkin]

:lol Spurs
:lol blowing a decent lead like clock-work
:lol gonna be exposed in the playoffs

:lol trading away a future superstar in Harden for Kevin Martin and then being shit on by him.

[SpurPadre]

I am wayyyyyyyyy more worried about Manu than Neal tbh...He is hit or miss, health and level of play. Scary stuff for a team that needs him to make a run.

I couldn't disagree more. Manu had his best game in weeks tonight. Sure, he made some mistakes but he was looking lively out there. It was only during his hottest stretch that Pop pulled him for Neal and the 13 point lead was gone like that.

[FromWayDowntown]

Didn't Houston do this earlier this week?

Spurs only blew a 13 point lead over the last 9 minutes and still at least got their game to OT.

Thunders blew a 14 point lead in 7 minutes and lost in regulation.

:lol Thunders

[racm]

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That's why PGs in general struggle in terms of postseason success...

[BatManu20]

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It really is unfortunately.. and that's exactly what teams are going to start doing to defend him. With our offense being predicated almost entirely on the PnR, it's bad news for us tbh.

[FromWayDowntown]

Spurs only blew a 13 point lead over the last 9 minutes and still at least got their game to OT.

Thunders blew a 14 point lead in 7 minutes and lost in regulation.

:lol Thunders

Spurs lost on second night of b-2-b at the 6th seed.

Thunders lost on the first night of a 1-in-1 at the 8th seed.

[DPG21920]

That's why PGs in general struggle in terms of postseason success...

Sure, but to get past OKC, they better find a way to overcome.

[davidbowie]

shouldve left in blair lol

[SpurPadre]

:lol at gnsf cliff jumping after the 13 loss of the season

still 3 games ahead of OKC with a pretty cushy schedule up soon

No one is panicking, you ain't reading the posts right. Just the 57th game of the season, everybody knows that. But losses suck especially when you know you're better than that team. Oh and the Heat are only 1 game behind us in the loss column. Not so "cushy" is it?

[DPG21920]

I couldn't disagree more. Manu had his best game in weeks tonight. Sure, he made some mistakes but he was looking lively out there. It was only during his hottest stretch that Pop pulled him for Neal and the 13 point lead was gone like that.

That's kind of my point. Manu had a good game, but he's struggled with injuries, level of play and impact all year. He's been great in some moments, not so great in others and he is critical to the Spurs success.

[FromWayDowntown]

It really is unfortunately.. and that's exactly what teams are going to start doing to defend him. With our offense being predicated almost entirely on the PnR, it's bad news for us tbh.

The more the Spurs see it, the more likely they are to find ways to counter it.

[thunderup]

:lolThunderefs:lol
:lolMost protected team ever
:lolTrading the 2nd best player/closer to keep Goaltendo/Fat
:lolNo D
:lolBunch of crying babes
:lolJump shooting team
:lolTrading away Harden for a white version of Gary Neal
:lolThinking that Westbrick/Kmart will lead FThunder in the playoffs
:lolOKC can't rest their best players because no one would ref the game.


:lol at losing 3 straight before tonight.
:lol at getting bent over by your former player in a loss.
:lol at getting blown out by Miami twice this year.
:lol at getting blown out by UTAH.
:lol at having a metrosexual douche bag as your starting PG.


:lol trading away a future superstar in Harden for Kevin Martin and then being shit on by him.

:lol 4 games to 2
:lol being backdoor swept
:lol will be exposed by OKC when it matters
:lol TP a MVP candidate and being bothered by Thompson
:lol Best regular season team of all-time

[thunderup]

Dp

[DPG21920]

For those asking, no, Klay Thompson is not a good defender.

[SpurPadre]

That's kind of my point. Manu had a good game, but he's struggled with injuries, level of play and impact all year. He's been great in some moments, not so great in others and he is critical to the Spurs success.

But my point is that this is only the beginning for Manu. He's starting to get in a rhythm so I feel positive about his game going forward.

[racm]

wonder why thunderup has the gall to go upstairs when the Spurs lose tbh.

[davidbowie]

:lol 4 games to 2
:lol being backdoor swept
:lol will be exposed by OKC when it matters
:lol TP a MVP candidate and being bothered by Thompson
:lol Best regular season team of all-time

aint never won shit. the end.

:lol

[SpurPadre]

For those asking, no, Klay Thompson is not a good defender.

Yeah, that and Jarret Jack is NOT Michael Jordan.

[Brunodf]

:lol 4 games to 2
:lol being backdoor swept
:lol will be exposed by OKC when it matters
:lol TP a MVP candidate and being bothered by Thompson
:lol Best regular season team of all-time

:lolEmbarrassed in the Finals
:lolCrying to Mom
:lolPlaying 8 vs 5 and still can't win it at all
:lolDumbest PG in the game
:lolFrog/Acne the next coming for Stockon/Malone

[Budkin]

:lol 4 games to 2
:lol being backdoor swept
:lol will be exposed by OKC when it matters
:lol TP a MVP candidate and being bothered by Thompson
:lol Best regular season team of all-time

:lol clinging to a trophy that belongs to another city

[SpurPadre]

Does anyone think we win tonight if Pop put in Jax instead of Neal when we went up by 13?

[Clipper Nation]

:lol at losing 3 straight before tonight.
:lol at getting bent over by your former player in a loss.
:lol at getting blown out by Miami twice this year.
:lol at getting blown out by UTAH.
:lol at having a metrosexual douche bag as your starting PG.
Don't forget how they lost to the L:lolk:lolrs :lmao

[crc21209]

Does anyone think we win tonight if Pop put in Jax instead of Neal when we went up by 13?

Pop should've avoided that Neal/Blair combo in the 4th. He could've easily went with another guard out there. Putting Neal on Curry was one of the top 3 reasons the Spurs lost tonight...:td

[racm]

Not mad about losing to a team that beat OKC, MIA, and LAC this season.

Head-to-head results shouldn't matter in the playoffs... Cleveland won the season series against San Antonio in 2007... San Antonio beat OKC 2-1 last season...

[crc21209]

Sticking bigger guys on TP has ALWAYS bothered him. We all know this, it's no secret. The Thunder did it by putting Sefolosha on him last year. I wouldn't say Klay Thompson shut him down, we also have to remember this was the 3rd game in 4 nights for the Spurs. That, and TP has been carrying the Spurs for almost a month straight now, if not all season...

[BatManu20]

Tiago Splitter ‏@tiagosplitter (https://twitter.com/tiagosplitter)
give them credit! Warriors play well!we gotta stay focus and bounce back next one!! Dar os parabens ao Warriors! jogam bola!#madrightnow (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23madrightnow&src=hash)


His English is a little rough around the edges but at least he's positive.

[crc21209]

The Spurs MUST take advantage of the next 4 games. They play @Phoenix, vs. Phoenix, vs. Sacramento, vs. Detroit. Because after those four, it gets a little tougher with Chicago, Portland, and OKC coming to SA....

[SpurPadre]

The Spurs MUST take advantage of the next 4 games. They play @Phoenix, vs. Phoenix, vs. Sacramento, vs. Detroit. Because after those four, it gets a little tougher with Chicago, Portland, and OKC coming to SA....

With us playing in OT tonight, I expect Pop to be CIA Pop on Sunday by benching one or more of the Big 3 and maybe Kawhi. And the Suns played us tough last time as well as the Kings. I'd love to beat some Pistons ass, though and get some payback for that fluke of a loss.

[crc21209]

With us playing in OT tonight, I expect Pop to be CIA Pop on Sunday by benching one or more of the Big 3 and maybe Kawhi. And the Suns played us tough last time as well as the Kings. I'd love to beat some Pistons ass, though and get some payback for that fluke of a loss.

I don't see why he would rest them. After Sunday, they don't play again until Wednesday. Might as well play the Big 3 in Sunday's game....

[racm]

The two Phoenix games are gonna be interesting because Scola and Dragic (noted Spur killers) are on the squad.

I'm not too bummed about Chicago and Portland - the former is good but the timetable on Rose is still up in the air, while the latter blows on the road.

[Robz4000]

305201944249659392

Fwiw, the Spurs were in a position to putt he game away in the 4th but the bench shat the bed. Players also missed a lot of shots they normally make tonight that Parker got them. I'm not gonna put much worry into it at this point.

[SpurPadre]

I don't see why he would rest them. After Sunday, they don't play again until Wednesday. Might as well play the Big 3 in Sunday's game....

To avoid injury against a scrub team. Tiago got dinged up tonight and we didn't get a win out of it. Pop might choose to play it safe and rest Tiago for sure while sitting out one or some of the Big 3 with him.

[racm]

The team was up by 13 then Pop put the bench in so that they could get back to their ability to play well and close strong. Unfortunately, Jarrett Jack was the best bench player in the game.

And Tony had 25 and 8 in the home game against GS - no Curry, but Thompson was still guarding him.

[bdictjames]

And that's why we have Manu and Duncan to carry the load when Parker is struggling.

[BatManu20]

Danny Green ‏@DGreen_14 (https://twitter.com/DGreen_14)
Really really dislike losing...but can't take nothin away from them, they earned it/played us tough...learn from it n move on

[racm]

Danny Green ‏@DGreen_14 (https://twitter.com/DGreen_14)
Really really dislike losing...but can't take nothin away from them, they earned it/played us tough...learn from it n move on

I liked Green's progress this season. Sure he's still super streaky but at least he can do stuff off the dribble.

And his fellow UNC alum Barnes will be clowning him for sure

[timtonymanu]

It's just a regular season game and the Spurs definitely have played much better this season than they did tonight, but this game is an indicator of what worries me in a potential playoff series with the Heat and Thunder.

When Parker is taken out of the game by having guys like LeBron/Wade/Thabo guard him, it seems to affect the rest of the team. It just worries me that it might happen again just like last year's WCF. Thankfully, our defense is more improved from last year and some of our players. But I kinda had bad flashbacks with this game.

[DMC]

Spurfan melting down and losing faith after an OT loss to a team on a b2b par per etc...

It will be back to "contenders!" after the next win.

[wut]

Warriors were playing like a loss would mean the death of a loved one.

Spurs had a bullseye on their backs going into this one and some players were even treating it like a personal challenge of their existence.

It's like the Spurs burned their houses down and stole their girlfriends prior to the game. :lol

[SpurPadre]

Warriors were playing like a loss would mean the death of a loved one.

Spurs had a bullseye on their backs going into this one and some players were even treating it like a personal challenge of their existence.

It's like the Spurs burned their houses down and stole their girlfriends prior to the game. :lol

Next game we play them, they'll get blown the fuck out, tbh. And next time we play them at Oakland will be the 2nd to last game of the season and coming off a back to back so Pop will rest some guys for that one and the Warriors can then act like they're in the Finals again, lol.