Western Conference Finals, Game 2: Spurs vs. Grizzlies - May 21 @ 8 PM CT

[TE]

We're playing at Memphis pace...just execute tbh

[100%duncan]

Neal can't make up for his defense by scoring either. :pctoss

[spurspokesman]

Neal out now

[BatManu20]

Neal....

[HarlemHeat37]

If Neal doesn't make 1 of his first 3 attempts, he shouldn't see the floor again tonight, tbh..

[100%duncan]

Fuckin cmon man. Finish that shit.

[Spurs Brazil]

WTF Green

Good job Bonner

[Kidd K]

Matt BONER!

[DPG21920]

There is the Danny Green we all know and love :lol.

Matt Bonner!

[BatManu20]

Danny Green you scrub

[HI-FI]

Bonner I heart you. one of the few stepping it up today.

[timtonymanu]

Of course Green doesn't finish that :lol

[100%duncan]

Bon2! :smokin

[ballhog]

Bonner! Defense?????

[Raven]

some werid bball out there

[TE]

This is putrid basketball

[BatManu20]

That was a foul. They owed us one tbh

[HarlemHeat37]

Danny Green..still doesn't know how to make a layup:lol..

Bonner fouled Conley, make-up for the Splitter no-call earlier..

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner!!!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Jeez Danny, dunk that!

[pgardn]

Green please dunk the GD ball.

[HI-FI]

crofl this is awesome.

[Kidd K]

Matt Boner is killing the Grizz tonight!

[100%duncan]

Bonner, MVP of the game. :lol

[spurspokesman]

Bonner balling

[Two10Whitey]

Don't start choking now Green!! Bonner holding it down though.

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

[ballhog]

Neal!!!

[100%duncan]

About damn time Neal. :wakeup

[spurspokesman]

Neal bout time

[Strategic]

blow on these bitches out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HarlemHeat37]

If Neal doesn't make 1 of his first 3 attempts, he shouldn't see the floor again tonight, tbh..

I guess he earned a few more minutes, unfortunately..

[100%duncan]

TD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spurspokesman]

Duncan

[Spurs Brazil]

Timmy and one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ballhog]

And one for Timmy!!!

[Raven]

ohhh that's the way. no fucking js

[Kidd K]

Finally a foul call against the Grizzlies under the basket!

[spurso]

man its fun to be a spurs fan right now.

[anonoftheinternets]

lol on that three... neal is a such a ball hog that he literally pushes green out of hte way to shoot that 3. :) makes it tho!

[Floyd Pacquiao]

matty B is playing like a fucking beast!!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

The beast has awoken! Be scared Grizzlies, be very scared.

[spurspokesman]

Bonner earning his greenery lmao

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

:lmao a bead curtain. Classic

Thanks. :D

[spurspokesman]

Good to see one fall for tim. Hopefully he builds on it

[BillMc]

The beast has awoken! Be scared Grizzlies, be very scared.

This!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This game feels like 1999 all over again - ultra-defensive grindball. But all we need to do is get a run going and I think we can crack them.

[moisaenz]

Red Mamba!!!!

[freetiago]

LOL at Neal pushing Green out of the way for the 3
someone needs to get the gif of that replay
he misses his first horrible shot then immediately heat checks another horrible shot the next time
at least he finally hit one
cant believe hes only hitting 25% from 3
plantar fascitis has to really be bothering him

[Drachen]

Had anyone been able to get into the chat room on mobile?

[Keepin' it real]

Neal finally getting his stroke back!

[BatManu20]

Come on Timmy

[100%duncan]

Tim's gone cold on the line.

[therealtruth]

What happened to Bonner and Neal? They're actually playing defense and getting contested rebounds.

[100%duncan]

Holy shit. Don't leave your man.

[Kidd K]

Dude stupid Spurs. . .they're leaving their 3pt shooters wide open all night tonight.

[SpursIndonesia]

They should employ hack a Dunc strategy tonight, lol.

[Spurs Brazil]

3rd on Conley

[Fireball]

They are only talking about the Grizzlies defense, but we are playing good D as well.

[Raven]

great job conley

[timtonymanu]

Giving Conley space was a good move.

[HarlemHeat37]

Parker lost on D again, wow..

Parker and Neal have been directly responsible for 3 open Grizzlies 3-pointers, simply by getting lost..

[Kidd K]

Phantom foul ftw! Damn it's been forever since we got one of those

[spurso]

wow, conley never touched neal haahaha

[100%duncan]

:lmao phantom foul

[BatManu20]

Bad call. And Neal still air balled it lol

[Two10Whitey]

Conley in foul trouble lmao. Wasn't even a foul.

[tmtcsc]

Damn, Memphis getting jobbed on that call.

[Strategic]

well take it

[Keepin' it real]

Conley got hosed on that call.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bill Kennedy is awful

[spurso]

stern must be ticked right now:lol

[Capt Bringdown]

Grizz shooting 34%, yet only trail by 3. :(

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes TD!

[PGDynasty24]

What is this shit zebras? Wow!

[100%duncan]

Timmy. That was refreshing. :tu

[spurspokesman]

Timmay

[Raven]

that should have been a tech on allen

[Juggity]

Leonard smothered prince. Damn.

[spurspokesman]

Good D Kawhi

[100%duncan]

DGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

[Spurs Brazil]

Green 333333333333333333333333333333333333333

[spurspokesman]

Lets Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Kidd K]

Finally an open three! Danny Green waiting in the weeds with the pike and shit

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

KL already one of best one-on-one defenders in NBA. :tu

[SpursIndonesia]

DVerde !

[100%duncan]

Kawhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[Juggity]

Kawhi! Big shot

[Spurs Brazil]

GREAT save CJ

Kawhi 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 3333333333333333333333333333333333333333

[Raven]

LEONAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD

[BatManu20]

There we goooo

[HI-FI]

wow, that was a heckuva run there.

[Two10Whitey]

Yeeeeaaah buddy

[Strategic]

Helllll yessssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[spurspokesman]

The diaper dandies (green, Leonard, Joseph) putting in work.

[100%duncan]

This is how we fuckin play tbh. :smokin

:flagL

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

BBBBBAAAAANNNNGGGGG!!!

:flag:

[DarkGinobili]

:flag:

[TDfan2007]

Our guys are laying it all out tonight. What an effort! That last play that led to Danny's open 3 was a thing of beauty.

[pgardn]

Steals=open shots

[superjames1992]

Manu orchestrating the run, per par, tbh.

[TE]

Keep it up and don't play down to the competition tbh

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I'm starting to get excited... I think our team is peaking at just the right time after that horrible end to the season. We can hang tough when it goes grind, and we can score with the best of them. Loving this.

[Fireball]

Great run!

[anonoftheinternets]

stern must be ticked right now:lol

:wakeup memphis is one of the few teams worse than spurs for ratings. The fix is in :hat

[Kidd K]

Not gonna lie, my dick just got hard.

[spurastic]

Damn beautiful basketball. brings tears to my eyes...lols

[mvparker]

When we'll look back at this 2013 Playoff campaign, we'll have to be thankful to have faced such a hot shooting team like the Warriors... It really helped our game tbh...

[tmtcsc]

Is it just me or does anyone else want to bang 'Wendy' from the Wendy's commercials ? That homely looking chick turns me on for some reason. I'll give hear an up-sized value meal...:p:

[100%duncan]

Solid D by Danny.

[Crookshanks]

I like that - Spurs opponents often have that look on their face. :lmao

[Capt Bringdown]

Don't have time for close games or a series. Bury these fuckers.
GO SPURS GO

[Kidd K]

:lmao @ how bad that miss was. Grizzlies' assholes are puckering up right now, all scared.

[Spurs Brazil]

Timmy J!

[100%duncan]

TD Finally, it's good to have you back!

[spurspokesman]

TD

[rasho8]

I reg'ed at the memphis forum but they won't let me post in the game thread. Lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Yup. Welcome back Timmy's jumper! :lol

[spurspokesman]

Lets bust it open. One more Tmac showing lol

[100%duncan]

Holy shit what has happened to the freethrow shooting tbh.

[BatManu20]

FT's man

[313]

FREE. THROWS.

They will be the death of us.

[100%duncan]

That 3 wouldve been big. HAHA

[Kidd K]

Come on Spurs, don't get three happy. No drifting threes and shit guys.

[Raven]

god this team is so fucking awesome

[BatManu20]

Wtf Timmy

[100%duncan]

Ah shit Kawhi what the fuck man.

[BatManu20]

Alright stop shooting 3's

[Kidd K]

That second 3pt attempt was Leonard was good though. But the first one wasn't

[spurspokesman]

sheesh kawhi

[Bill_Brasky]

Leonard too wide open.

Doesn't matter, we're defending like fuckin champs right now.

[BatManu20]

I really wanted those 3's to fall... blow these guys out. Don't let em hang around.

[100%duncan]

stupid foul tbh fwiw

[Kidd K]

Is anyone else annoyed as how quiet the crowd is? Come on faggots, get loud. Quit sounding like your team is down 14.

[TDfan2007]

Timmy with the terrible outlet per par. This D though...wow.

[100%duncan]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[spurspokesman]

Timmmayyyyyyyyyyyyyyytyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Raven]

omg i just came.

[DAF86]

Hahahahahhahahahahahaha Fucking love it.

[Kidd K]

Holy shit! Spurs just cuckolded the Grizzlies on that possession! Wow!!

[Spurs Brazil]

That's GREAT D!!

[BatManu20]

Timmy on D LIKE A BOSS

[Crookshanks]

Oh man - I am LOVIN this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Juggity]

Holy shit was that like 5 blocks?

[Spurminator]

Love it

[DesertSpur50]

That was so beautiful:wow:cry

[Drachen]

What was that, 6 blocks?

[spurspokesman]

Duncan getting amped lol

[davemaniscool]

Stern on the phone with the refs to help keep it close

[100%duncan]

MVP! MVP! MVP!

[Bill_Brasky]

OH MY GOD I CAME ON THAT DEFENSIVE POSSESSION

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

In the second half we've just got to keep a hand in Bayless/Pondexter's faces so they don't spark a run.

Listen to the AT&T!!! The team is back and the fans are fully aware of it. AWESOME stuff! :D

[RashoFan]

Omg, that was AWESOME...0 for 7 in just a matter of seconds...lol

[BatManu20]

Awesome. If only one of Kawhi's 3's had gone in!!

[xtremesteven33]

omg i just came.

[tmtcsc]

Spurs going Bukkake on Memphis offense.

[TDfan2007]

That possession and the MVP chants gave me chills. What an amazing defensive stand by our guys.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

OH MY GOD I CAME ON THAT DEFENSIVE POSSESSION

Me too. :lmao

Spurs are rollin.

[313]

Only THREE blocks tho????? lmao

[Crookshanks]

Grizzlies 0-7 on that last possession! That's gonna hurt their % :lol :flag:

[Raven]

9 overall blocks :lmao

[ballhog]

Fucking crazy game. Keep it up and blow these guys out

[ManuAddicted]

LOL Zbo

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs 2nd quarter was fantastic; All 11 FGs-11 asts

And the defense was GREAT

[Keepin' it real]

Waiting to hear Simmons at the half say "Memphis played awful but are only down XX."

[justinandimcool]

favorite possession of the season. that was awesome.

[100%duncan]

ZB:lol

[Two10Whitey]

Maaaan I hope we can take this intensity to Memphis. Great defense.

[loveforthegame]

Spurs aggressive. Defense solid once again.

Other than missed open shots we look good. :tu

[100%duncan]

Wow Bullshit call.

[BatManu20]

Wow really guys... dumb dumb dumb

[justinandimcool]

shitty play by Splitter. but same halftime lead as game 1 :lol

[davemaniscool]

Spurs d'n up

[spurspokesman]

stupid splitter

[100%duncan]

Oh lol that was really a foul tho. Fuck. :lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

We're totally in Fat Zach's head. Great stuff Splitter/Diaw.

[therealtruth]

I missed that defense.

[Strategic]

what will Pop have to say?

[Crookshanks]

Stupid foul!!! .4 on the clock!

[BatManu20]

Dammit Splitter hit him in the back of the head. dumb.

[100%duncan]

Can we say ball dont lie? :lol

[TDfan2007]

This is how you close a fucking quarter!

[BatManu20]

Lol JVG

[timtonymanu]

I'm still fapping at that defensive possession. :lol

[Strategic]

van gundy just said "San Antonio prolongs this agonizing half". screw him!

[TDfan2007]

Aside from that last play, Tiago's D has been incredible so far this game.

[Capt Bringdown]

15 pt halftime lead, I love it. Should be more though. I wanna see Memphis get slaughtered.

[Raven]

Spurs aggressive. Defense solid once again.

Other than missed open shots we look good. :tu

:lol @ solid, they scored 31 points at the half

[Crookshanks]

Spurs are really in ZBo's head. He looks really frustrated. I'm just afraid he's going to go off and hurt someone.

[spurspokesman]

Lets go

[100%duncan]

Pop fuckin up with dat one. :lol

[BatManu20]

Called a TO for that? Lol Pop..

[Two10Whitey]

Lets see what the halftime "experts" have to say lol.

[ace3g]

http://estaticos03.marca.com/albumes/2013/05/15/spurs_ind/1368603915_extras_albumes_0.jpg

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Waiting to hear Simmons at the half say "Memphis played awful but are only down XX."

:lol I really like Simmons' writing and podcasts (he's not good at soundbite TV though).

He's usually not a Spurs hater, but this post-season he seems to be.

[Crookshanks]

van gundy just said "San Antonio prolongs this agonizing half". screw him!

I think that was tongue in cheek - and he was referring to how the Grizzlies were feeling.

[Capt Bringdown]

Splitter's D reminds me how fucking bad Dice was. I know he was a fan favorite, but he just flat out sucked.

[ballhog]

Spurs showing Grizz what real defense is all about.

[DPG21920]

Wow. Just amazing defense from the Spurs. Yes, MEM is a limited team offensively, but still. Just smart, tough and crisp. So much energy all around and aggressive play. Everyone from Tim who's looked great down to Bonner are playing so hard.

The offense will come and MEM can lock you up, but damn, what a 2nd quarter.

[Nathan89]

Splitter's foul wasn't as terrible as I originally thought. He had a decent shot at the block and even made some contact on the ball.

[Brunodf]

Splitter's D reminds me how fucking bad Dice was. I know he was a fan favorite, but he just flat out sucked.
This tbh. Macdyess was overrated

[timtonymanu]

Splitter's D reminds me how fucking bad Dice was. I know he was a fan favorite, but he just flat out sucked.

I like McDyess, but this. If Splitter or Diaw was guarding Z-Bo in 2011, Spurs in 6, imo.

[Brunodf]

http://i41.tinypic.com/2w7jz9h.gif

[Borosai]

Spurs down by 3. Bonner comes in and gets things going. Kinda-MVP right there.

[Mr Fundamental]

3 blocks from Tiago and Bonner in 1 half in WCF ??

That's what i dream about :d

Plus 5/6FG from the field.

Amazing.

[GSH]

Splitter's foul wasn't as terrible as I originally thought. He had a decent shot at the block and even made some contact on the ball.

Danny Green got a hand on the ball, and Bayless sort of hesitated while he recovered it. I think that hesitation was part of why Tiago wound up hitting him. Just one of those things.

[pgardn]

Foot secured on throat.

Apply pressure.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Tony Parker sharing the ball so much the first half. So generous with the assists today!

[tmtcsc]

Fucking Bill Simmons, this is nothing like last year. OKC had big leads in both games 1 & 2 before the Spurs came back and won those games. So far, this feels like total dominance.

[Kidd K]

I like McDyess, but this. If Splitter or Diaw was guarding Z-Bo in 2011, Spurs in 6, imo.

Yep. People forget Splitter was VERY unhealthy that year. He barely played. . .while Duncan was having his worst season (playing and health-wise). Duncan had to guard both Randolph and Gasol and just had no chance.

We all have seen Timmy shut down ZBo before, but then nobody can guard Gasol. . .now that Gasol can be gaurded okay by Splitter, Duncan can focus on ZBo and make him look absolutely terrible. Imo, Duncan is a nightmare matchup for ZBo defensively. Doesn't bit on ZBo's great shotfakes, and is too long for ZBo to sneak shots past.

[Nathan89]

The scoring was really spread around this half. We probably won't have a 20pt scorer in the game.

[davidbowie]

That's it guys we did it we're goin to the finals!!!!!!' Who should guard lebron??

[BillMc]

http://estaticos03.marca.com/albumes/2013/05/15/spurs_ind/1368603915_extras_albumes_0.jpg

Thank you!:toast

[timtonymanu]

Again, I'm saving my excitement until the Spurs get 4 wins in this series. I felt the same way last year and then the Spurs got backdoor swept. Granted, both seasons are different, but it's still too early.

[BillMc]

The D-has been awesome.

I'm watching on NBA International League Pass. What are Magic, Jalen, Wilbon and Simmons saying about the half?

[crc21209]

Why is Simmons on TV? He's so unprofessionally biased. "Wake up Memphis!" Really!?!??

[HarlemHeat37]

Splitter and Diaw are better options than Dice, but 2013 Z-Bo isn't nearly as good as 2011 Z-Bo..Randolph has struggled with consistency all year, tbh..he has played well in the playoffs against shitty competition, but he isn't the same guy that killed the Spurs 2 years ago..

[pgardn]

Fucking Bill Simmons, this is nothing like last year. OKC had big leads in both games 1 & 2 before the Spurs came back and won those games. So far, this feels like total dominance.
Horrible comparison.

serious bitch slap in order for the twerp...

[rasho8]

Last year on the jazz boards it was "BIG LINEUP WILL CRUSH THE SPURS!" on the Memphis board this year they keep posting "Grit and Grind will win it for us!" as if that's actually thing. lol Memphis fans.

Welcome to the real playoffs.

[Capt Bringdown]

So far, this feels like total dominance.
Here's to hoping the Spurs continue to ruthlessly assert their will, leaving Memphis with little room for hope in games 3 & 4. Get 'em down, demoralized, and make sure they stay that way.

[BillMc]

Stats don't show how well Boris is playing. Seriously nice D by Diaw (and everyone, of course).

[EVAY]

Again, I'm saving my excitement until the Spurs get 4 wins in this series. I felt the same way last year and then the Spurs got backdoor swept. Granted, both seasons are different, but it's still too early.

pretty much where I am. I just have this sense of dread about Memphis getting so frustrated and embarrassed they just haul off and foul somebody so hard that it ends their season, if not career.

[Nathan89]

Lets avoid leaving pondexter open for quick scoring spurt this game.

[tmtcsc]

Here's to hoping the Spurs continue to ruthlessly assert their will, leaving Memphis with little room for hope in games 3 & 4. Get 'em down, demoralized, and make sure they stay that way.

Agreed. Use the second half to take the game & crush their will. Rest for 3 days... lather, rinse, repeat.

[Libri]

Keep it up Spurs. Extend the lead so we can see the corpse of TMac.

[howbouthemspurs]

Hopefully the D can carry over to the second half!

[therealtruth]

Yep. People forget Splitter was VERY unhealthy that year. He barely played. . .while Duncan was having his worst season (playing and health-wise). Duncan had to guard both Randolph and Gasol and just had no chance.

We all have seen Timmy shut down ZBo before, but then nobody can guard Gasol. . .now that Gasol can be gaurded okay by Splitter, Duncan can focus on ZBo and make him look absolutely terrible. Imo, Duncan is a nightmare matchup for ZBo defensively. Doesn't bit on ZBo's great shotfakes, and is too long for ZBo to sneak shots past.

The only thing that kept Splitter from playing was Pop wanting to play Blair, Dice, and Bonner over him.

[Strategic]

no slack. put these guys away

[100%duncan]

Fat Marc has 3, yes.

[therealtruth]

Splitter and Diaw are better options than Dice, but 2013 Z-Bo isn't nearly as good as 2011 Z-Bo..Randolph has struggled with consistency all year, tbh..he has played well in the playoffs against shitty competition, but he isn't the same guy that killed the Spurs 2 years ago..

It works both ways. If he had been going against great defense he probably wouldn't have been so confident.

[rasho8]

The only thing that kept Splitter from playing was Pop wanting to play Blair, Dice, and Bonner over him.
It wouldn't have been fair to the team to play Splitter.

[Splits]

Win these next 2 quarters and the Grizz have to listen to 3 days of pessimism and shittalking from the media. Demoralizing. Finish strong and this could be a short series

[100%duncan]

Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[Spurs Brazil]

Kawhi 3333333333333333333333333333333333333

[100%duncan]

Win these next 2 quarters and the Grizz have to listen to 3 days of pessimism and shittalking from the media. Demoralizing. Finish strong and this could be a short series

Agreed.

[TDfan2007]

man, Tony Allen is relentless.

[SpursIndonesia]

we get destroyed rebounding wise.

[BatManu20]

Tony Allen just out-rebounded 3 of our players.. come on fellas.

[Raven]

that was another clean block

[100%duncan]

Green. :smokin

[Spurs Brazil]

Green 3333333333333333333333333333333333333

[Strategic]

wow

[Raven]

DANNY FUCKING GREEN

[Juggity]

Wow. Danny getting the ball in the basket regardless of defensive pressure

[BatManu20]

Timmy stay down on Randolph!

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Tiago!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TDfan2007]

Tiago has come back strong tonight in a big way.

[100%duncan]

Rebound the fucking ball tbh.

[Strategic]

damn, green with 3 fouls

[DPG21920]

TP is playing some tremendous ball.