Who Wins Game 5?

[Stabula]

We've seen the ebbs and flows of both these teams, truly. Game 1 spectacular come back by the Spurs and a Game 4 rally by the Warriors. Game 2 the Warriors just clearly outplayed the Spurs while Game 3 the Spurs clearly outplayed the Warriors. What happens game 5? Vote and post your thoughts.

[Sean Cagney]

Who knows. I am seriously up in the air on this one.

[SpursRock20]

I have a feeling that the Spurs might lose game 5. Now I'm not jumping off the cliff or anything, but unless they start playing with more urgency the Warriors are not going to back down.

I've liked what I have seen on the defensive end in the last 2 games. However, the offense looked really bad today and almost every player was not sharp on that end of the floor. I don't know that we can turn it around by game 5 and we will probably lose if we can't shot over 45% from the field.

Here's to me being proved wrong :toast

[Kidd K]

I'm gonna say Spurs win but it's close. It better be Spurs win in a blowout, but I know it won't be. Whoever wins, it will be a close game. I have lost confidence in this Spurs team. They have played like shit all four games this series with the exception of the end of game 1 (regulation). It's hard to expect they will do anything spectacular right now.

[tesseractive]

Spurs came through on a must-win Game 3, they'll come through on a critical Game 5, as well.

Parker looks more explosive with another couple of days for his calf injury, more jump shots and 3s fall, the Ws keep lapsing into iso-ball when under pressure, with less success. Less Gary Neal, more Diaw and Splitter.

Spurs in 6.

[Stabula]

Splitter is likely seeing highly limited minutes due to him not trusting his ankle yet so I wouldn't rely on Splitter at all. Hopefully Diaw can step up and Leonard can stop playing scared. Spurs have weapons but for some reasons all their guns have been jamming.

[Obstructed_View]

Splitter is likely seeing highly limited minutes due to him not trusting his ankle yet.

Yes, I'm sure Pop pulled him out with the offense rolling in the 4th for that reason.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

I want nothing more than to say that the Spurs will win game 5, but I'm just not that confident. The role players have no confidence in their offensive game, and by the 4th quarters Ginobili and Duncan are dead tired. We need a great defensive effort, limited turnovers, and solid rebounding to win this game along with a good game from Parker. I'm just not sure the Spurs have that in them. I hope nothing more that they win, but I can't say I'm all that confident they will. If there was an extra day rest I'd be far more confident.

[apalisoc_9]

Parker-Ginobili-Duncan comes out overly aggressive trying to prove a point ends up stagnating the offense. Warriors Win Game 5.

[Brunodf]

It's on Pop's hands.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

spurs if they play with urgency, rebound, make freethrows and play defense the way they played threw 4 Q's and they should be alright...Oh and lets hope some of these 3s start falling tbh

[spurtech09]

spurs in a blowout......spurs needs to show who's boss

[dbreiden83080]

Spurs win

101-96...

[Budkin]

We haven't played well at home this whole series. We're due.

[Austin_Toros]

Could be anyone's game but I bet Spurs win in a close one - as long as they don't miss free throws or Neal throws away the game etc. Hard to imagine Warriors not putting up a fight.

[DarrinS]

I hope Spurs win because I think the team that wins game 5 is taking the series

[Cane]

God wins

[Spursmania]

Spurs will win by more than 10. AT & T center goes crazy.

[Libri]

Spurs

[Fabbs]

Once again I'll hope the players can overcome Pop.
:depressed

[GrandeDavid]

I think Spurs win and win series, but lingering effects of having to play a stupid extra game will hurt them next series.

[AFBlue]

Spurs in blowout, no doubt. Role players will play better at home and hit shots. Spurs have them figured out defensively on the perimeter and were a Manu three away from stealing a game where they were clearly gassed. I have no worries for game 5 or the series.

[baseline bum]

I think the Spurs will grind this one out but get blown out back in Oakland. Then a nail-biting game 7 win at home.

[RD2191]

Lmfao @ the bums saying 'just hit shots". Nothing has changed since the beginning of the series. We won game 3 because parker went ham in the 1st half. we tied them in scoring every quarter after the first. So are scrub role players are just gonna all of a sudden "hit shots"? tf outta here.

[McGusto55]

Always said spurs In 6

[Sean Cagney]

Always said spurs In 6

I hope you are correct! I have to go with this here.

[Russ]

Hmmmmmmm . . .

Think we might see Joey? :)
No matter who or what shows up, Spurs win a grind it out game that sets the tone for Game Six. :flag:

[TXstbobcat]

Spurs win a close one in game 5. Golden state forces game 7. I predict a spurs overtime win in game 7.

[DarrinS]

Lmfao @ the bums saying 'just hit shots". Nothing has changed since the beginning of the series. We won game 3 because parker went ham in the 1st half. we tied them in scoring every quarter after the first. So are scrub role players are just gonna all of a sudden "hit shots"? tf outta here.

You mean, like Jaren Jackson in 99 or Steve Kerr in 03?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Game 5 will be like game 3 - Spurs will give us 5 heart-attacks along the way, but we'll win in a close one.

The team knows that if they lose game 5 at home that's basically the end of their season. I'd be very susrprised if they don't come out coldly mean and clinically aggressive.

[milkyway21]

Homecourt advantage. And I don't think the Spurs will let the score close this time. Done that in game 4 and still the 10pt deficit is not enough to intimidate this young team GSW. 12-15pts, then closer to 8 in the end.

I hope I am right.

[Stabula]

Spurs fans might be a little over confident here. Not too many votes for the Warriors.

[milkyway21]

Only 21 of us actually believe the Spurs can win big against those guys?

[Stabula]

Indeed most voters were proved wrong