Western Conference Finals, Game 4: Spurs @ Grizzlies - May 27 @ 8 PM CT

[Strategic]

Smokin' these dogs.

[peacemaker885]

Why the fk is parker not passing to Kawhi. That's 4x nowõ

Because TP is feeling it...we will bury them...

[easjer]

The number of fouls doesn't matter unless it results in free throw attempts or turnovers. A loose ball foul that just results in taking the ball out really doesn't mean anything unless it gets us to the penalty to give us free throws. . .and we're nowhere near it.

I agree about the jumpers aspect of it, but at the same time the Spurs have been fouled 4 or 5 times under the basket and no whistle has been blown. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies are going to the line yet again right now on very light contact.

Meh. The calls on offensive moves have been much more heavy on MEM than on us, that last call on Green notwithstanding. I expected a much bigger disparity than I am seeing. Officiating isn't even, but it's not one-sided, imo. It's just not good.

[007nites]

TP even tapped the glass there to rub it in

[Kidd K]

Meh. The calls on offensive moves have been much more heavy on MEM than on us, that last call on Green notwithstanding. I expected a much bigger disparity than I am seeing. Officiating isn't even, but it's not one-sided, imo. It's just not good.

I can agree with that. I don't think it's been total shit since we're getting some foul turnovers, but they're being very stingy with the FTAs for us for whatever reason.

[Strategic]

kind of a soft call there but it is what it is.

[Splits]

Can't believe the refs are actually calling all these shoves under the basket.

[easjer]

Terrible pass.

[Kidd K]

Kawhi Leonard's defense on Pondexter has been terrible. He's leaving him wide open over and over and over.

[timtonymanu]

This Pondexter kid. Shit.

[BatManu20]

Got damn Pondexter. That guy kills us every game

[loveforthegame]

You kidding me? :lol

BS call.

[easjer]

I can agree with that. I don't think it's been total shit since we're getting some foul turnovers, but they're being very stingy with the FTAs for us for whatever reason.

I may take that back in a minute.

[easjer]

I can agree with that. I don't think it's been total shit since we're getting some foul turnovers, but they're being very stingy with the FTAs for us for whatever reason.

I may take that back in a minute.

[Roger Freemason Jr.]

Pussy Pondexter.

[Juggity]

Pondexter is the Grizzlies' best player

[easjer]

FFS, enough with the double posting. Gah. Sorry. Not happy with the last few plays.

[Gino-Step]

Flagrant!

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

That's a flagrant on Bayless.

[Spurminator]

Flagrant! :lol

[Splits]

WTF is Manu doing making all his freebies?

[BatManu20]

Manuuu

[Kidd K]

I may take that back in a minute.

Yeah, I told you man. Grizz are getting called for some of their stuff, but they're getting obvious flops get called go their way.

Now we're getting 2 FTAs here, but there's NO WAY they could've have given us those. We're only getting stuff that's super over the top like that. It's very hard to score inside when refs let all that contact go. :\ that's probably why they're shooting so many jumpers. . .happens sometimes.

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Pure luck for Memphis.

[KaiRMD1]

Geez Diaw!

[Crookshanks]

:lmao at JVG. Just tellin it like it is! He's one of my favorite commentators.

[Strategic]

bullshit call.

[timtonymanu]

Can't hate on Pondexter. Fellow UW alumn.

[BatManu20]

WTF?! Terrible call, there was no foul there?

[Kidd K]

How the fuck was that a foul on Diaw? Refs are taking over AGAIN

[easjer]

Bizarre calls. I don't think I've ever seen that foul on a non-shooter being called as a shooting foul and awarded with shots before this game.

[TE]

Wow really? BS call

[100%duncan]

You need to finish that Manu.

[timtonymanu]

Leonard has been playing terrible D on Pondexter this series.

[superjames1992]

Jesus....

[crc21209]

Wow. Talk about 5 on 8...

[easjer]

Now I'm getting pissed off.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Memphis is such a lucky team right now, such an incredible amount of luck.

[loveforthegame]

Great Bonner coming in.

[Capt Bringdown]

Credit Memphis for not giving up & the Spurs for failing to finish off the Grizz when they were practically begging to blown out after the 1st quarter.

[BatManu20]

Refs started it and now the Grizz have momentum

[100%duncan]

What an ugly ass game.

[Kidd K]

Now I'm getting pissed off.

Told you dude. I only mention refs dicking us when they're really doing it. They're really trying to keep this game close.

[Crookshanks]

David Stern does not want this series to end tonight. Not totally blatant missed calls, but they seem to be favoring the Grizzlies now.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Lazy lazy lazy, pisses me off when this team plays lazy.

[easjer]

Credit Memphis for not giving up & the Spurs for failing to finish off the Grizz when they were practically begging to blown out after the 1st quarter.

Word. And these too cute passes need to stop now.

[100%duncan]

Wow Kawhi big shot.

[Spurs Brazil]

Kawhi 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 3333

[timtonymanu]

This version of Manu will get us swept against Miami.

[KaiRMD1]

Incidentally Matt Bonner is in the game

[BatManu20]

Hell yea Kawhi

[Juggity]

Leonard!

[loveforthegame]

Get it together guys!!

Leonard!!

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Kawhi has balls of steel.

[Spurminator]

How the hell was no one in the area to steal that bad pass?

[Strategic]

bam

[superjames1992]

Great play to get Kawhi a wide open trey.

[easjer]

Told you dude. I only mention refs dicking us when they're really doing it. They're really trying to keep this game close.

I'm a giant ref hater, so I try to compensate by giving them the benefit of the doubt. But yeah. Getting pissed.

[Kidd K]

Ball looked like it was off ALlen there, yet Grizz ball. . .and more free throws for grizzlies.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Spurs getting Stern'd.

[easjer]

You know how you work around an 8 on 5? Don't play like shit, and give them reasons.

[100%duncan]

ZBo sucks tho. What an overrated fat piece of fuck. :lol

[Kidd K]

Ball don't lie, faggot ass refs.

[naico]

Manu's workin on my nerves

[100%duncan]

Dunk that Splitter you soft pussy. :lol

[easjer]

Jesus Christ. FINISH AT THE RIM.

[Crookshanks]

Both teams are banging under the basket, but yet the Spurs seem to be the ones called for the fouls.

[BatManu20]

Jesus Splitter...

[Juggity]

Splitter...I am disappoint.

[Kidd K]

Splitter is so soft. Dunk the damn ball, you're a seven footer for fuck's sake. You barely have to jump.

[Spurs Brazil]

damn Tiago, need to finish that

[Capt Bringdown]

When we slow our opponents main options, some turd inevitably steps up and plays like a f'n all-star, ala Pondexter today - but you rarely see that when our big 3 is having an off night.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

18 free throws and 6 for Memphis while Spurs are being the more aggressive team. I guess this is good preparation for the Finals if the Heat make it cause it will be 10 times worse than this.

[easjer]

Ball don't lie, faggot ass refs.

Plenty of insults without making homophobic slurs.

[Strategic]

Dunk that Splitter you soft pussy. :lolIf the man could develope a strong move............

[superjames1992]

Six-point game. We're fine. We've got this.

[BatManu20]

Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons (https://twitter.com/BillSimmons)46s (https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/339214771456991232)
If I were a Spurs fan I would be flipping out over tonight's refs. About as 1-sided as it gets through 3 quarters. Really bad.

[TE]

:lmao Spurs got shafted by the officiating yet they tie the quarter with Memphis

[naico]

wtf was that Splitter. A floater scoop when ur right at the basket when no one in front of you? Really?

[timtonymanu]

Ugh that was a bad way to end the quarter, but the Spurs aren't in trouble yet.

They have had an answer for every Grizzlies run tonight. Hopefully they can play 12 more minutes of smart basketball and not the way they've been ending quarters.

[Uriel]

Quincy Pondexter is a fucking SCRUB. So of course the Spurs are making him look like the second coming of Michael Jordan. FML.

[TMTTRIO]

I really hope Manu retires at the end of the season. He needs to stop playing.

[TE]

Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons (https://twitter.com/BillSimmons)46s (https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/339214771456991232)
If I were a Spurs fan I would be flipping out over tonight's refs. About as 1-sided as it gets through 3 quarters. Really bad.
Is this real? :wow :lol

[easjer]

Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons (https://twitter.com/BillSimmons)46s (https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/339214771456991232)
If I were a Spurs fan I would be flipping out over tonight's refs. About as 1-sided as it gets through 3 quarters. Really bad.

Well, hell, I give in. If Simmons even says we're getting fucked, we're getting fucked hard.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Memphis has 18 free throws while Spurs have 6, and Memphis is 5-10 from three while Spurs are 2-11. Memphis really is lucky right now.

[easjer]

Just need to play it well in the fourth. It'll be close, whether we want it to be or not. Maybe someone could lie to Timmy and pretend it's OT.

[100%duncan]

I really hope Manu retires at the end of the season. He needs to stop playing.

You need to stop posting too.

[naico]

I love these Randolph 'creating a little space' moves haha. What a joke. Only 3 players that got away with that in the last two decades..Shaq, Chuck and ZBo.

[Kidd K]

Is this real? :wow :lol

Looks like he's trying to get back in Spurfan's good graces.

He wasn't saying anything about the terrible officiating that favored Memphis the last 2 games.

[TDfan2007]

Spurs have closed the last 2 quarters in terrible fashion. Manu and Timmy are definitely looking their age right now.

[Juggity]

Is this real? :wow :lol

Simmons usually has the spurs' back when it comes to ref treatment. Last year he wrote a long column about it after game 6.

[Strategic]

hey doris, how do you keep asking stupid questions?

[Kidd K]

Arthur just went over the back, no call.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner in the game... no boards

[Keepin' it real]

Time for Poindexter luck to run out.

[loveforthegame]

Rebound!!

[100%duncan]

:lol Bonner. GTFO.

[TDfan2007]

Memphis is playing so much harder than us

[Kidd K]

Splitter fouled by Allen, no call.

[Spurs Brazil]

Kawhi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trill Clinton]

kawhi on fast breaks...ewww

[loveforthegame]

Leonard!!

[easjer]

Fifth chance points are super fun. So are no-calls!

[Strategic]

how was there not a foul there?

[100%duncan]

Get Bonner off the game. No one wants a game 5 for sure.

[Spurs Brazil]

GTFO Bonner

WHY POP, WHY??????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????

[timtonymanu]

FFS Pop. Take out Bonner.

[007nites]

rebounding?

[BatManu20]

Get Bonner TFO of there Pop!!!

[TDfan2007]

Randolph has woken up. Bonner is worthless.

[loveforthegame]

Bonner smh.

[Strategic]

then they call a bs foul.

[Kidd K]

Bad foul by Bonner

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

These refs are a joke.

[007nites]

Splitter being soft?

[DBMethos]

Atrocious refs are atrocious.

[easjer]

how was there not a foul there?

The guy in black wasn't fouling there.

[crc21209]

So Kawhi wasnt fouled but Randolph was? What a joke..

[Kidd K]

Finally we get a call on them hacking us on the elbows on jumpers

[Strategic]

phony tony

[TDfan2007]

Wow what a break. No way that shot was going in.

[Strategic]

need 100 % of the free throws the rest of the way.

[m33p0]

so that's how randolph gets a double double. goes for a shot, misses, rebounds, put back.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Why the fuck is bonner in put in Diaw!!!

[007nites]

Manu can't hit FT's worth shit

[easjer]

Is Robert Pera 12?

[TDfan2007]

Tiago playing fantastic D again.

[Strategic]

scrub allen won't be happy until he hurts someone tonight

[100%duncan]

Bonner :lol

[Spurminator]

Jesus how did we not grab that rebound?

[KaiRMD1]

Allen willing the Grizzlies on his own right now.

[timtonymanu]

Bonner with more bads yet Pop keeps him in. Doesn't make any fucking sense.

[Juggity]

good lordd...control the rebound

[loveforthegame]

Damn. We get the first stop and no one rebounds.

[Kidd K]

Randolph just dragged his pivot foot under the basket like he does many times, no travel call.

[easjer]

They cannot give up these second (and third, fourth, fifth) chance points. Motherfucker. I'm getting so angry. And I have to work tomorrow!

[Spurs Brazil]

Pop, please, you wasted 3 minutes. Take the piece of shit out

[TDfan2007]

:lol Bonner just standing there. Our guys are playing like vaginas on the boards yet again.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Why do the Spurs do this every game?

[Spurs R Us]

WTF was Tony Allen complaining there? No one touched him.

[HarlemHeat37]

Live and die by the Bonner, tbh..

[easjer]

Spurs can get back in this if they start playing something resembling basketball.

[crc21209]

The Spurs are clearly allowed to be mugged but if a Spurs barely touches a Grizzly its a foul....

[naico]

Omg our rebounding..Just atrocious.

[2centsworth]

anyone notice Bonner get blocked out by Conley?

[Strategic]

Come on Spurs, come on come on come on.

[easjer]

The Spurs are clearly allowed to be mugged but if a Spurs barely touches a Grizzly its a foul....

Ok. So then they better fucking adjust. This is nothing new.

[Crookshanks]

Geez - could the Spurs PLEASE grab a rebound? No wonder the game is close - we're giving them 3rd, 4th and 5th chances! :bang

[emanueldavidginobili]

Where's Diaw?!? Fuck Bonner!!! I honestly don't get it

[Keepin' it real]

Why do the Spurs do this every game?

Are you not entertained?

[HarlemHeat37]

Other than Tim, Leonard and Manu are the only Spurs that have consistently competed on the boards in this series, tbh..

[Kidd K]

Spurs can't turn the ball over or give up many offensive rebounds if they want to win with the way this game is being called.

Time to put Duncan back in early.

[Ice009]

Spurs getting out hustled by Allen. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Let's go! NOT GOOD ENOUGH AT ALL. LET's GO.

[DBMethos]

Pop read the "do we want to sweep" thread, tbh.

[TE]

The Spurs are clearly allowed to be mugged but if a Spurs barely touches a Grizzly its a foul....

Tbh get used to it. Some bullshit

[TDfan2007]

Spurs killer instinct isn't all the way there tonight.

[mingus]

When Bonner comes in you know the other team will start getting 2nd chance points. He's such a pussy.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 333333333333333333333333

[100%duncan]

TPPPPPPPPP :wow

[Strategic]

hell yeah

[ace3g]

TP, lol

[loveforthegame]

Parker. :lol

[TDfan2007]

:lol Tony is going to have to do this by himself.

[KaiRMD1]

Did Parker perfect his three point shooting or something?

[Kidd K]

Grizzlies don't inbound for 6 1/2 seconds, no call.

In other news: Spurs' offensive rebounds: 4

Grizzlies offensive rebounds: 14

[BatManu20]

Z-Bo is dominating Bonner and Splitter down low

[timtonymanu]

Bonner still in :lol

[Kidd K]

The Spurs are clearly allowed to be mugged but if a Spurs barely touches a Grizzly its a foul....

Did you miss the last couple postseasons? This has been par for the course for us lately. SSDD refs

[100%duncan]

TD!

[Spurs Brazil]

Timmy dunk!

[ace3g]

Timmy!

[Crookshanks]

Z-Bo is dominating Bonner and Splitter down low

That's because he's pushing, shoving and holding our guys.

[loveforthegame]

Nice.

:flag:

[100%duncan]

Damn TP.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony again!

[Kidd K]

Grizz with 16 offensive boards now. Spurs with just 4. Man up Spurs.

[TDfan2007]

:wow Tony has been incredible.

[ace3g]

TP with an odd looking release but it worked

[Spurs Brazil]

GTFO Bonner

WAKE UP POP

[BatManu20]

Basically if Bonner is in, it's a guaranteed offensive rebound for the other team.

[stephen jackson]

lmao wowwww

[Strategic]

F that call.

[Texas_Ranger]

Get the idiot outttt

[Kidd K]

Jesus christ, ANOTHER pussy loose ball foul on us.

Refs trying to put Spurs in the penalty early to give the Grizzlies a better chance just like last game.

[stephen jackson]

pop is so dumb sometimes

[Ice009]

Spurs getting smashed on the hustle rebounds.

[naico]

OMFG these refs

[Juggity]

Tim being rested is a damn good thing

[TDfan2007]

Refs aren't letting anyone play on the boards tonight.

[easjer]

Foul called on the Grizz? ALERT THE MEDIA.

[Crookshanks]

This is getting frustrating. ZBo pushes, shoves and holds under the basket and no call - yet our guys are fighting for position and they get called for a loose ball foul.

[BatManu20]

Come on

[TDfan2007]

:lol what a shitty possession

[Floyd Pacquiao]

cmon tony lead us home, lead us home

[easjer]

These bad passes need to stop.

[100%duncan]

Holy shit TP's down.

[stephen jackson]

wow wtf happen to tony

[loveforthegame]

Fuck!!

[timtonymanu]

Thankfully Parker wasn't hurt worse.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Did you start at 1 or 0? It seemed like barely 4 seconds real time, but I wasn't in stopwatch mode when it happened.

started with 1 tbh

[stephen jackson]

lord hope hes ok

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

My heart stopped there.

[spursparker9]

Is that his injured eye?

[KaiRMD1]

Gasol with the sportsmanship move of the entire playoffs

[Strategic]

and this is the shit

[Juggity]

Tony's eyeball again. Wear goggles dude. All the time.

[100%duncan]

Fucking Pop GET BONNER THE FUCK OFF AND FINISH THIS GAME BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS INJURED.

[superjames1992]

TP always is getting poked in the eye, tbh.

[easjer]

The officiating allowing this much physical play for one team only needs to stop. TP going out, this is a fucking disaster.

[Strategic]

That was inadvertant?

[naico]

If that was LeBron, the refs would have stopped play tbh

[100%duncan]

Please no injuries. Fuck fuck fuck. We already got so many problems against the heat to deal with.

[Kidd K]

started with 1 tbh

Yeah I figured :P I've been guilty of that sometimes before too, but I know better now :D

[stephen jackson]

hope he just lost his contact or something

[timtonymanu]

Parker was playing well. Manu better wake up now.

[Strategic]

foul tony allen's ass out now.

[KaiRMD1]

I remember when mid play last year, Parker helped Westbrook up but they don't remember that.

[BatManu20]

Well shit. Manu, it's your turn to step up.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Parker injuring his eye shows how lucky Memphis has been tonight.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Heart just dropped tbh

[loveforthegame]

Rally the troops. Lets get this!

[100%duncan]

TD!

[Spurs Brazil]

Timmy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TDfan2007]

We're in trouble now. Big fucking trouble. Everyone except Leonard and Splitter have been dogshit offensively tonight.

[Crookshanks]

The officiating allowing this much physical play for one team only needs to stop. TP going out, this is a fucking disaster.

Agreed! I hope TP returns real soon.

[Kidd K]

Man I hope Tony's eye isn't fucked up. . .you guys remember Amar'e missing a shitload of time with that eye injury?

[ace3g]

coming back!!!

[Spurminator]

And 1. Again.

[easjer]

I'm still seething, tbh. If Tony's cornea is scratched, that is bad, bad news.

[100%duncan]

Timmy! FUCK YOU MEMPHIS

[ace3g]

probably just some eye drops

[Spurs Brazil]

Timmy again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[loveforthegame]

Leonard is a bad ass!!

Go Duncan

[TDfan2007]

:lol Old man outrunning everyone again. Manu with videogame passes all night long.

[stephen jackson]

gasol killed the grizz momentum

[Juggity]

TP coming back! Eyedrops tbh

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Amazing pass by Ginobili!

[100%duncan]

:lmao Refs it's so fucking obvious :lmao

[HarlemHeat37]

Any ball in Kawhi Leonard's vicinity is a deflection or steal, tbh:lol..those arms and hands are unfair..

[lefty]

dat manu assiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iist

[Kidd K]

We're in trouble now. Big fucking trouble. Everyone except Leonard and Splitter have been dogshit offensively tonight.

Tim Duncan has been great offensively tonight.

[BatManu20]

HOLY SHIT THESE REFS ARE TERRIBLE

[easjer]

WTF?!?!?!?!

[Crookshanks]

WTH - how was that an offensive foul?

[Spurs Brazil]

Refs trying really hard to keep Memphis in the game

[SupremeGuy]

LMAO refs trying their hardest

[easjer]

Seriously, where was the offensive foul? I'd LOVE to know.

[Strategic]

Win this mother F................. going away!!

[BatManu20]

Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons (https://twitter.com/BillSimmons)now (https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/339220679289348096)
Vince McMahon is now scouting all 3 of these refs.