Game Thread: Spurs vs. Thunder - March 11 @ 7:30 PM CDT

[Obstructed_View]

Okay, Danny, put this in a bottle and save it for the conference finals.

[Capt Bringdown]

A W is a W, but it's a shame that we taught OKC the lesson that the Spurs invariably cannot hold a lead.
Of course, OKC knows that already.

[hyhy]

same play last 3 possessions just that kl became green

[KaiRMD1]

Good game Spurfan. Looking forward to our next matchup.

:cry

[timtonymanu]

Shocked we got this, but there are still some concerning issues.

- Manu doesn't look where he needs to be.
- The officiating
- Duncan having trouble against OKC

[Strategic]

thing about Manu is, he is just getting old...his mind is sharper than his body; it's a sad fact.He was what he was and he is what he is. Aren't we all?

[Quiet Strength]

Fuck okc! The refs all over their nuts all game.. and for some reason manu was trying to help them out.. spurs still got the win. Impressive

[Brazil]

Thing about spurs fans is that they are bipolar and mostly stupi

[hyhy]

WIINNNNNNN

[ElNono]

seriously, no joking this time

what the fuck is Gionobili doing out there? Even parker stared him down

How's that crow, tbh... tasty? :lol

[Spurs Brazil]

That's a great win

4 guys who did nothing in WCF were huge today: Tiago, Diaw, Green and Kawhi. Props

[spurraider21]

Good game Spurfan. Looking forward to our next matchup.

:tu

[BatManu20]

Great win :tu

[Strategic]

refs with some whoppers down the stretch just reminding us of what's to come.

[timtonymanu]

That's a great win

4 guys who did nothing in WCF were huge today: Tiago, Diaw, Green and Kawhi. Props

The first 3, yeah. But it's unfair to say Kawhi did nothing. He was one of the few bright spots of that series, IMO.

[RD2191]

kawhi is beasting, manu worries me, fuck the refs

[EVAY]

I am amazed, frankly, that we were able to pull this off. We got better officiating than I expected,and Leonard and Splitter were the difference. Well done.

[Obstructed_View]

Shocked we got this, but there are still some concerning issues.

- Manu doesn't look where he needs to be.
- The officiating
- Duncan having trouble against OKC

-31 points in first quarter
-62 points in last three quarters

[tim_duncan_fan]

We won and I know Parker is out but...I don't feel good about us. We don't rebound, we get nervous under pressure and we make stupid plays.

We have a ton of work to do before playoffs.

[Budkin]

FUCKING. AWESOME. WIN.

[hater]

How's that crow, tbh... tasty? :lol

what crow? u really think a regular season game means anything.

I've said it all along OKC vs. Spurs is a 50-50 on either side, now that Harden is gone.

It's all pointless cause Heat will pummel either one.

[Captivus]

No Parker...no problem!

[hyhy]

at least manu slowed the game down last 4mins

[wut]

Shocked we got this, but there are still some concerning issues.

- Manu doesn't look where he needs to be.
- The officiating
- Duncan having trouble against OKC
All I gotta say is: Parker.

[Budkin]

We're lucky we built a huge lead otherwise horrible TOs and thunderrefs would have taken us out.

[Richie]

That's a great win

4 guys who did nothing in WCF were huge today: Tiago, Diaw, Green and Kawhi. Props


The first 3, yeah. But it's unfair to say Kawhi did nothing. He was one of the few bright spots of that series, IMO.

To be fair to Tiago, he was on the bench most of the series as he couldn't hit free throws.

[ace3g]

I wonder why Patty didn't get any playtime tonight and Neal did; more match ups type thing?

[TheSkeptic]

Shocked we got this, but there are still some concerning issues.

- Manu doesn't look where he needs to be.
- The officiating
- Duncan having trouble against OKC

I think that OKC's a little bit too fast for him. This game at least I admit I don't really remember what happened when we played them last time (besides losing terribly).

[Obstructed_View]

More good news: Looks like Gary Neal's starting to feel like himself again. That's encouraging considering the nature of his injury.

[Manu-20]

Spurs played much better D this game thats why they won this game as simple as that and we had guys step up who have improved from last year it's not that hard to figure out stop with this last season bs were in this season and this spurs team is simply better this year than last years.

[Capster]

GREAT WIN SPURS!!!!!

[Capt Bringdown]

If not for the refs and Manu's fuckups, we win by 20+. OKC's got the refs in their hip pocket, we really can't afford Manu's jackass play.

[td4mvp21]

A W is a W, but it's a shame that we taught OKC the lesson that the Spurs invariably cannot hold a lead.
Of course, OKC knows that already.

Spurs held on? Okc lost the lead this game.

[RD2191]

thats one lucky coyote

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol How are people complaining about a win without Tony Parker vs. the WCF champs?..

The Spurs won despite Ginobili and Duncan struggling..this game was important for the confidence of Leonard, Green and Splitter and they responded well..it also shows Pop that Leonard and Splitter can be trusted to run some offense when Ginobili and Duncan are struggling..

[wut]

In all seriousness, the way both Kawhi and Splitter played was a very welcomed surprise...comparing them to last season's playoffs is like night and day. It spells good news.

[Spurs Brazil]

And it looks like Neal is back at backup PG

[Samr.]

Wow, I'm honestly a bit shocked that happened. Looks much better as a moral victory than a it does as a victory on paper. I'll take it regardless.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

The team didn't roll over today after that embarrassing loss to Portland! Splitter was beastly today.

[ElNono]

what crow? u really think a regular season game means anything.

:lmao

tbh, everyone picked the Heat... there's no gutsy take there.

[CGD]

Tiago was a beast tonight. Hadnt seen that type of footwork from him before. And I loved how he went at A-baka.

[Brunodf]

This is what i've been talking about!Go big and force OKC to play Perkins/Ibaka in crunch time and they will suck

[TheSkeptic]

And it looks like Neal is back at backup PG

I'll be honest. I really don't like that.

[Mugen]

Solid win. Pray to whatever god you believe in that Tiago/Kawhi/DG can come close to these type of performances in the playoffs.

[Capster]

Spurs won this game in the 2nd quarter!!! read it

[Obstructed_View]

The Duncan / Splitter / Leonard front line is legit.

[Blizzardwizard]

Now where's that Thunder guy at? :lol :lmao

[Strategic]

:lol How are people complaining about a win without Tony Parker vs. the WCF champs?..

The Spurs won despite Ginobili and Duncan struggling..this game was important for the confidence of Leonard, Green and Splitter and they responded well..it also shows Pop that Leonard and Splitter can be trusted to run some offense when Ginobili and Duncan are struggling..No kidding. Even more good news is that the Spurs future stars, Leonard, Splitter and Green didn't look so bad against Durant, Westbrook and Ibaka. hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NASpurs]

Westbrick, more shot attempts than points. :lol fucking loser

[Obstructed_View]

Solid win. Pray to whatever god you believe in that Tiago/Kawhi/DG can come close to these type of performances in the playoffs.

I'm pretty much counting on Parker not still being injured by then. Tonight wasn't drastically different than the way they've played all season long, they just stepped up.

If you want to pray, you should probably pray that Westbrook continues to dominate the ball the way he does.

[TDfan2007]

:lol How are people complaining about a win without Tony Parker vs. the WCF champs?..

The Spurs won despite Ginobili and Duncan struggling..this game was important for the confidence of Leonard, Green and Splitter and they responded well..it also shows Pop that Leonard and Splitter can be trusted to run some offense when Ginobili and Duncan are struggling..

I'm not complaining about the win. It was beautiful basketball for the most part. I'm just worried about Timmy right now. His one on one defense and low post game since returning from injury have been absolute garbage, and his shot is more flat. I think that knee injury may have impacted him enough to cause him to come back down to earth. He's back to his 2010-2012 ways of refusing to shoot jump hooks/mix it up and just throwing up those low-percentage shots over his right shoulder.

His overall game looks lazy right now, so unless he's coasting, I'd say he's still hobbled.

As for Manu, I've given up. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

[Capt Bringdown]

The Duncan / Splitter / Leonard front line is legit.

Probably the best takeaway from this game. The more we focus on Leonard and Splitter the better.
Just play basketball. No midget ball, no f'n harlem globetrotter passes, no 3-pt shootemups.
Basketball. Inside/outside game.
Defense. Rebounds.
The good stuff.

[Strategic]

Splitter playing some perimeter defense, plus knocking down a fifteen footer. wow

[TDfan2007]

Solid win. Pray to whatever god you believe in that Tiago/Kawhi/DG can come close to these type of performances in the playoffs.

Tbh those guys wouldn't have had to go ballistic if TP was playing and we got decent production from Timmy. If they play like tonight (confidence-wise) when our team is at full strength, then we have a shot against OKC.

[Tim_duncan21]

The Duncan / Splitter / Leonard front line is legit.

this

[capek]

What's up Spurfan bitches. Those who were predicting a loss, what ya gotta say now fuckers??

GSG!! :flag: :flag: :flag:

[Strategic]

Joseph with no turnovers tonights

[Rebounds]

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q266/andygamezusa/SpursWinSilverBlocks3_zpsee3d3566.jpg

[DPG21920]

How is Perkins allowed to get away with so many moving screens? I have never seen anything like it.

[Strategic]

had to listen to thunders' announcers tonight. they focused on the refs quite a bit. pussys

[freetiago]

Duncan did look sloppy tonight but one thing to remember is that without Parker his midrange shots arent good looks
Parker gets deeper penetration and throws on point passes
Green running the pick and roll gives it up at the first sign of a show and throws off target passes
that half a second difference in the time it takes to get it recover and shoot makes a HUGE difference vs an athletic OKC team
with tony he gets clean midrange shots off and probably does a bit better

[kaji157]

I am pretty dissapointed about those here thinking TD and Manu didn´t look good or whatever...

Seem to forget that when it counted those have always performed. It´s the backup stars (ie green, leonard and splitter) who failed to deliver when it was first needed of them last year during the WCF.

It´s OK, Parker also failed in his first playoffs experiences and in the end he is now a reliable playoff player. But don´t understimate proven winners over wannabes for one game where the winners took a backseat from the wannabes.

That´s what they have to do at this age.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

I hope Tiago can continue to punish teams when they put average PFs on him.

[Timmy4ever]

Anyone upload the Kawhi's dunk in Youtube plz

[RD2191]

What's up Spurfan bitches. Those who were predicting a loss, what ya gotta say now fuckers??

GSG!! :flag: :flag: :flag:

Dude, dont even act like you thought we were gonna win this game

[RD2191]

How is Perkins allowed to get away with so many moving screens? I have never seen anything like it.
i read an article about okc's illegal defense somewhere, i forgot where tho

[ace3g]

Jazz won tonight, Lakers back to 9th for now

[Strategic]

Does this mean that Portland will beat the thunder by 42?

[Strategic]

Splitter's english has improved as much as his game has.

[Strategic]

Jazz won tonight, Lakers back to 9th for nowLet them sweat.

[Strategic]

Timmy speaking of the Spurs keeping their composure after gaining the lead. Damn right!!!

[Strategic]

Durant not really giving the Spurs' defense the credit there. Screw him, Leonard got his goat!!

[ace3g]

dan mccarney ‏@danmccarneysaen (https://twitter.com/danmccarneysaen) Tiago Splitter had 23 points and 11 rebounds in total during last year's WCF. He had 21 and 10 in 34 minutes tonight.

[LakerHater]

Anyone upload the Kawhi's dunk in Youtube plzhttp://www.nba.com/video/games/spurs/2013/03/11/0021200944-okc-sas-play3.nba

[CaptainLate]

I'll be honest. I really don't like that.

Gary Neal at backup PG spells disaster. I'd rather have Manu than GNeal. I sure hope CoJo gets some solid PT before TP comes back. We have plenty of others to provide "O". Perhaps there will be times in the playoffs CoJo and GNeal can play together, but the team is better off with CoJo and his "D" than GNeal's "O".

[weeks]

Good game Spurfan. Looking forward to our next matchup.
respect for checking in

[SpurPadre]

Aside from our two wins, anybody worried we've been outrebounded in each game against the Thunder this season?

[Josh810]

Where's Thunderup? :lol Dude is the first one here after every loss.

[LakerHater]

Where's thunderup (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=35988) :lol Dude is the first one here after every loss.

No SHIT!!

.... he in the NBA Forum.

[Strategic]

Someone might as well go ahead and start a victory game thread for tomorrow night's game.

[InRareForm]

Anyone got a good pic of the Kawhi slam?

[WHI_LEONARD]

Some quick captures from the game today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm2zGUc-NG4


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAWTi6WZhyg

[LakerHater]

DAT Bench!

http://uppix.net/a/7/3/09a9256569aad1dfd624687864b30.jpg

[TampaDude]

Great TEAM win, guys! Keep it rolling!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[LakerHater]

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[Blizzardwizard]

First take today, at around the 20:00 minute mark. Stephen A hails praise on Splitter after last nights game! http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=9043917