Western Conference Finals, Game 1: Spurs vs. Grizzlies - May 19 @ 2:30 PM CT

[mudyez]

As I said: Can't watch the game...But now the Gamecast is broken as well:

It shows ZBo with only 2 Points! :downspin:

[Darius McCrary]

When the 3's are falling, ANY team can be unstoppable. Today the Spurs' 3's were falling. When that doesn't happen, it's going to be a lot more of a struggle.

If we shoot spurs average 3pt percentage for the series, Memphis is finished.

[cutewizard]

no contest

[Crookshanks]

I hope this game haunts Randolph and affects his play for the whole series. So much for Memphis bigs being better than the Spurs!

[HarlemHeat37]

Blair comes in and immediately gets lost on defense:lol..

[milkyway21]

MEMPHIS ! :yield ?

[007nites]

We need to get T-Mac a basket. Then everyone in our roster will have scored in the playoffs.

[cutewizard]

mcgrady in the fourth, hahahaha

surreal

[Raven]

When the 3's are falling, ANY team can be unstoppable. Today the Spurs' 3's were falling. When that doesn't happen, it's going to be a lot more of a struggle.

well, memphis will always play with the big frontcourt, so it's easy to have clean shots..

[Darius McCrary]

Gasol is a mountain of a man but he acts like anyone can knock him off balance with his flopping ways.

He's smart, Splitter would do well to study his game.

[davidbowie]

We're going to the finals!!! Omg!!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Well, that's how we had to start this series - put the Grizz on the back foot.

Next, keep HCA by winning game 2. :ihit

[$pursDynasty]

aw snap no one is manning Patty's towel, Nando pick it up and do the Ninja so you can be helpful.

[100%duncan]

Goggles. :lmao

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

We're going to the finals!!! Omg!!!

If we win 3 more games we are... talking about shooting your wad. Didn't you watch the WCFs last year?

[100%duncan]

Blair. :tu

[HI-FI]

small fundamentals, mah nigga.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

that was so col Blair!

[Kyl3]

OH SHIT!!!

[SpurSwag]

DEJUAN!!

[TMTTRIO]

Well, will we have this good of offense in the next game? Seems like when Parker is hot and the Spurs are hot, the next game they are cold. However, usually when that happens Ginobili gets hot.
Well Manu hasn't had one hot game yet so I wouldn't count on it.

[100%duncan]

Let TMac shoot tbh :lol

[007nites]

Keep pouring it on them!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Is it just me or does Patty's shot look different/better? Chip has worked his magic again.

[doobs]

RAPE

[Kyl3]

No f'in mercy. Just awesome!

[Spurs9]

Wow up 28 in a WCM game :lmao

[007nites]

Let TMac shoot tbh :lol

^^

[cutewizard]

this game is the LA lakers of showtime playing the toronto raptors

[timtonymanu]

We're going to the finals!!! Omg!!!

Come on man. Way too early for that shit. We were up 2-0 last year, remember?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Wouldn't it be nice if you could carry over your lead to the next game? :lmao

[Crookshanks]

OMG!!!!! Almost a 30-point blowout anyway! We don't just have the Splash brothers, we are the Splash team!

[davidbowie]

Blair bitch!!! That's my fav boy!!!!!

[cutewizard]

where are the fucking analysts of espn now!!!!!!

[Raven]

what a beatdown

:lol @ trading your franchise player for ed davis, a 60 year old Prince and some fillers..

[SpurSwag]

Lmao at the guy who said we hadn't gotten better but the grizzlies did. Compare this performance to game 1 in 2011 and it's 2 completely different teams

[cutewizard]

Mills can score tbh

he could be a lead guard for another team

imagine Mills being the back up of Curry!!!!!!!

oh god

[GSH]

If we shoot spurs average 3pt percentage for the series, Memphis is finished.


That's sort of the point. We shot around 25% in a couple of games against GS. If the 3's are falling, Memphis is dead. If we have to grind in the middle, it's going to make for some tough games. But right now, I'm enjoying the hell out of this one.

[mudyez]

whats the link to the memphis board again? :flag:

[cutewizard]

i told you guys


NO CONTEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

would have been better if Baynes suited

[$pursDynasty]

on ESPN site Justin Verrier tweets that, "Putting in T-Mac this early should elicit a technical for taunting" LMAO :rollin

[biziofromdowntown]

Damn, we looked unbeliveble this game

[siraulo23]

Great win. Now spurs gotta take care of business at home game 2. This blowout doesn't indicate anything about the series, you lone it's gonna be close game 2

[Nathan89]

2pts for Zbo and Marc only got 3pts in the second half. That's impressive.

[01Snake]

It's one game. Some of you are acting like we are now up 3-0.

[Juggity]

Cory Joseph is legit.

[Crookshanks]

on ESPN site Justin Verrier tweets that, "Putting in T-Mac this early should elicit a technical for taunting" LMAO :rollin

now that's funny!

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

T Mac needs to score! He's the only guy who hasn't scored!

[Spurs9]

Blair!!!

[SpurSwag]

DEJUAN!!!!!!! GOD DAMN

[100%duncan]

Blair more points than ZBo. :lmao

[$pursDynasty]

Dejuan with It!!!

[Uriel]

It's one game. Some of you are acting like we are now up 3-0.
If the Spurs play like this every game, they'll do much more than that, tbh.

[ivanfromwestwood]

anyone notice how fit Blair looks?

[mudyez]

Not to jinx anything, but at this moment I'm feeling good about my Spurs in 4 pick!

[Crookshanks]

Timmy said this series isn't going to be pretty - but heck, this game was about as pretty as they come!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Love the fact that our starters are getting plenty of rest.

[100%duncan]

ZB:lol

[cutewizard]

blair trying to be barkely waht the fuck


hahahahahaha

[milkyway21]

TMAC IS THE ONLY SCORELESS SPUR

[davidbowie]

Nice pimp mustache Dejuan. Lookin good!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Z-Bo looks sad... awwwwww... :lmao

[SpurSwag]

damn i really want Tmac to score

[100%duncan]

Damn TMac hit your shot man. :lol

[Kyl3]

Almost Tracy...Almost

[007nites]

Lmfao

[wut]

games like this will motivate Memphis to show up next game. Spurs need to be wary and bring high intensity at the start of next game. If Parker doesn't shoot lights out and run all over the floor at the start of this game, it could have been wildly different.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

T Mac missing two threes, lame. He had no arc on those shots.

[100%duncan]

Damn the crowd wants Tmac to score badly.

[Crookshanks]

Can't wait to hear that twerp Simmons in the post game show

[timtonymanu]

Those were two good misses by T-Mac. I should start a "play T-Mac" thread.

[boutons_deux]

Crowd really pulling for TMac to hit one

[Nathan89]

Tmac just can't give the fans what they want.:depressed

[mudyez]

Since we saw that Duncan double double playoff stat he didn't collect one, but we played very well.

[ace3g]

Spurs win

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[Proxy]

T Mac missing two threes, lame. He had no arc on those shots.

he's always shot like that

[007nites]

This is how we do it!

[dbreiden83080]

Now that was a beat down....

[milkyway21]

OMG!

CONGRATS SPURS!! :flag:

Jalen must be so pissed by now :p

[cutewizard]

Damn, we looked unbeliveble this game



we look like the Chicago Bulls minus Jordan! lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Great start, but still a long way to go in this series. The interior D was superb, and the O was humming, just a pleasure to watch.

I'm glad our starters got rest, and we didn't have to trot out any gimmicks which means they're still up Pop's sleeve.

As for those calling Finals and that kind of BS now, check your heads and your history. We need to win 3 more to get to the Finals, and we looked pretty good in the first 2 games of the WCFs last year...

:flag:

[milkyway21]

Tmac just can't give the fans what they want.:depressed

:lmao

[024]

This is what it looks like when the offense and defense click at the same time. It's damn scary, hope they can keep it up until the end of the playoffs.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Blair more points than ZBo. :lmao

On 23 less minutes too.

[cutewizard]

games like this will motivate Memphis to show up next game. Spurs need to be wary and bring high intensity at the start of next game. If Parker doesn't shoot lights out and run all over the floor at the start of this game, it could have been wildly different.


yap Parker with the initiative and he keyed the early burning on

[biziofromdowntown]

Keep on beasting for 3 more games

[Raven]

:lol @ spursfans hoping tmac can contribute :lmao

[timtonymanu]

Great start, but still a long way to go in this series. The interior D was superb, and the O was humming, just a pleasure to watch.

I'm glad our starters got rest, and we didn't have to trot out any gimmicks which means they're still up Pop's sleeve.

Definitely. Memphis will be ready for Game 2. Hopefully the rest helps Duncan, Manu, and Kawhi and they can have an offensive explosion in Game 2.

[ace3g]

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[$pursDynasty]

Timmy said this series isn't going to be pretty - but heck, this game was about as pretty as they come!

yep Timmay was wrong this game was as pretty as Stacey Dash and Sofia Vergara to us Spurs fans :toast

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Tuesday will be a huge game. Short rest between this game and Tuesday. If Spurs win on Tuesday, they don't play again until Saturday and I think they have a great chance of stealing that game. Tuesday will be a big game that the Spurs need to win.

[tmtcsc]

Best all-around game in a while and the best Spurs playoff performance since Round 2 last year vs Clips. I hope they keep it up.

[milkyway21]

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:tu

7 more to go... :flag:

[Whisky Dog]

Great that the starters for the most part only played half a game and cruised to the win. The Grizzlies are a good teams dm very solid but they're weak in areas the Spurs can punish them and strong in areas the Spurs can now defend well when the Spurs are playing focused and intense. Diaw/Splitter/Duncan are tough defensively and on the other end the Grizzlies don't have a shot blocker at all.

GS was a tough matchup because they had the interior defense and shot blocking to go with extremely good shooters, but this series neither of those are present based on the season and playoff games.

[Brunodf]

Adjustments for the next game:
1- Don't leave Pondexter open
2- That's it

[timtonymanu]

This was definitely the best the Spurs have looked in a while, but Memphis will make adjustments.

Tim and Manu realistically didn't play that well. Thankfully Z-Bo was the worst all star player on the floor.

Also can Green and Bonner sustain that 3 point shootout they had today?

[playblair]

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propssssssssssss................

[Whisky Dog]

Big moment in the game: Bayless gets the showboating dunk after a steal to make it a 6 pt lead for the Spurs, and after the time out Manu hits the 3. A couple minutes later it was again a 16 pt lead and the Spurs were closing the 3rd.

[TampaDude]

Wow...did not expect such a blowout, but we'll take it! We just dropped 105 on the so-called #1 defense in the NBA!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[SupremeGuy]

I love not playing a fucking incredibly hot jump shooting team. We're so much better suited for this type of game.Called it. Fucking fuck Simmons with excuses. But if they had Gay... but Calderon... but I'm a faggot.

[Nathan89]

Memphis coach forgetting Bayless name and had to look at the box score sheet to remember it.:lmao

[SupremeGuy]

Adjustments for the next game:
1- Don't leave Pondexter open
2- That's itSeriously? Him being open was by design. SMH.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

This was definitely the best the Spurs have looked in a while, but Memphis will make adjustments.

Tim and Manu realistically didn't play that well. Thankfully Z-Bo was the worst all star player on the floor.

Also can Green and Bonner sustain that 3 point shootout they had today?

Green has been shooting this well all playoffs long, he was 3-6 today. Bonner will hit a wide open three any time of any day. The one person who probably won't shoot as well is Leonard, but I'd bet on him having a huge game in other areas on Tuesday. Ginobili I'm expecting to be hot on Tuesday.

[Brunodf]

Seriously? Him being open was by design. SMH.
He is a good shooter, also Bonner shouldn't play vs Arthur

[iminol]

lol, I picked Spurs by +21 before the game on Chat Room. It was... for fun TBH :)

[SupremeGuy]

He is a good shooter, also Bonner shouldn't play vs ArthurPop would rather let him take contested 3s than Zbo and Fat Gasol get off. If you don't like that, get ready to be mad all series long.

[Brunodf]

Pop would rather let him take contested 3s than Zbo and Fat Gasol get off. If you don't like that, get ready to be mad all series long.
What your talking about, Spurs barely doubled, the problem is that Neal/Diaw/Kawhi were going under screens

[iminol]

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[ace3g]

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[41times]

Memphis found out just what the rest have found out and that is the Spurs are NOT the Grind it out Spurs of the last decade.
This team can flat out shoot the dam ball most of the time.
The Spurs will shoot the ball well at least 4 times and that will be enough to beat the Grizz.

See you in Miami.

[still.focused]

Anybody know where I can rewatch this game ASAP
NBA League Pass show replays of playoff games but normally not til like a day or 2 after the live telecast
Im tryin to watch it NOW!! lol

[still.focused]

N/M its actually on League Pass now

[dbreiden83080]

I love not playing a fucking incredibly hot jump shooting team. We're so much better suited for this type of game.

When we spread the floor and attack yes we are.. Spurs are the better offensive team, if we keep playing intense and physical D we'll be in good shape.. Memphis is going to come back strong with very physical D on Tuesday and expect Zach to have a good game, we'll see if Gasol joins him but we don't have to worry about these fools dropping huge numbers on us in a hurry. They simply don't have the firepower..

[ace3g]

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[LakerHater]

His daughter has a big ass toe!

[ace3g]

His daughter has a big ass toe!

Lol that was one of the first things I noticed as well

[aal04]

His Daughter looks too much like him. Its scary

[bluebellmaniac]

His daughter has a big ass toe!

It is because of comments like this that I feel that the pics of the players kids should not be posted on ST. To the poster, their comment was innocuous. But it is not. Additionally, children should not be the subject of comments, especially here where the subject matter is very much an adult only one.

I know the poster had no ill meaning in posting the pics, but there really shouldn't be any pics of kids, much less those of the players, here on ST.

[Dingle Barry]

It is because of comments like this that I feel that the pics of the players kids should not be posted on ST. To the poster, their comment was innocuous. But it is not. Additionally, children should not be the subject of comments, especially here where the subject matter is very much an adult only one.

I know the poster had no ill meaning in posting the pics, but there really shouldn't be any pics of kids, much less those of the players, here on ST.
You're a weird dude.

[kobexxx]

LA Clips won first 2 games, then lost next 4. Durant won 1st game, then lost next 4.
What else is new for Lionel Collins?
All the experts pick the Griz, so its up to the Spurs to prove them wrong.

[ace3g]

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[look_at_g_shred]

Fucking hyped for tonight's game!!

[look_at_g_shred]

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Mean ass line-up!

[LakerHater]

Wheres the early thread like Game 1!??

[tenbeersbold]

Nah,them 3 pointers drop w/ some good ball movement and Spurs gonna run away w/ this ez.

Memphis aint got enuff firepower,Neal vs Allen should be a huge matchup advantage for us if it happens provided Gary "Nealwithit" is on fire.Allen is a good defender but he/Grizzlies love to foul jumpshooters

BUMPALICIOUS BABY!

5-6 minutes of Baynes to rattle 'em would be nice to see as well

Would be nice to see Mills as well if the ball movement goes dead and we struggle to score like last series if only for 2-3 minutes Mills can light it up quick.

Memphis is so locked in on the individual match-ups that I think a few random curveballs like Mills/T-mac and Baynes for just a few minutes could be crucial rest and strategy wise

[Sean Cagney]

YES you were right we won, but T Mac, Mills and Baynes did not get a lick of minutes in that series there so :lol