Game 45: Spurs @ Rockets, Jan 28, 7 PM CT

[Amuseddaysleeper]

http://www.truthaboutit.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/zarko-paspalj-old-nba-cards-spurs.jpg

Time to wreak havoc on the Rockets and take back the title for Best Above Average Team From Texas.


:frying:

[TheGoldStandard]

Damn, who's getting hurt tonight?

[pookenstein]

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[Libri]

I say that 95% of ST don't know who Zarco is.

[apalisoc_9]

No Leonard, NO Green, NO Splitter.

The D is getting torched tonight. The thought of Marco-Manu-Tony playing heavy minutes is a nightmare defensively.

[bklynspursfan]

i don't like our chances tonight. but considering we haven't lost b2b games all year, i could see this team putting up a bunch of points and winning. I wouldn't bet on that, but I could see it happening.

[Texas_Ranger]

Rockets by 10. Manu breaks his arm or something.

[silverblackfan]

Is it wrong to just hope for a win? Nah. What the hell was I thinking?

[Darius Bieber]

Houston by 35. They will shoot lights out from 3.

[ABC]

I say that 95% of ST don't know who Zarco is.

I didn't. Glad I do now (from wikipedia):

"Midway through the season, the Spurs organization even resorted to sending Paspalj to a hypnotist in order to curb his smoking habit, but it ended up not succeeding." :lol

[twincam]

I say that 95% of ST don't know who Zarco is.
Wow....Zarco. I was at the game where he scored his force points as a Spur. It was a point blank layup. After he scored, he raised his hands and did a little hop-skip of a jump as the crowd cheered.

[twincam]

I say that 95% of ST don't know who Zarco is.
Wow....Zarco. I was at the game where he scored his force points as a Spur. It was a point blank layup. After he scored, he raised his hands and did a little hop-skip of a jump as the crowd cheered.

[look_at_g_shred]

Oh dear god.....

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I still have my Zarko jersey. Authentic too!

[loveforthegame]

Hope for the best and expect the worst.

:flag:

[TheGoldStandard]

What's it with the #14 and no defense

[look_at_g_shred]

Hope for the best and expect the worst.

:flag:

[RD2191]

Your ass is on the line tonight, bud. If anything happens you better watch your back. :makemyday

[look_at_g_shred]

Parsons finna go for 40 on dat ass!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Your ass is on the line tonight, bud. If anything happens you better watch your back. :makemyday

Been in hiding all year my friend.

[RD2191]

Been in hiding all year my friend.
:lol

[polandprzem]

Are the Rox gonna go for 130 pts?

[Suspect]

tbh, I really dont see the spurs getting season swept by the rockets so they will probably get one lucky game

[timtonymanu]

Don't see us winning tonight. Parsons and Harden will go off.

[look_at_g_shred]

Can Manu get inside Harden's head like he did KD? Let's find out! Even though i see something like 18 of 20 at the charity stripe for Harden :(

[Chomag]

Not expecting a win tonight. Just please stay fucking Healthy!!!

[Budkin]

Amused? WTF?? Ugh there goes Timmy for 4 weeks.

[r0drig0lac]

Amused? WTF?? Ugh there goes Timmy for 4 weeks.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I'm wearing a different pair of socks today, everything will be fine fellas :tu

[RD2191]

I'm wearing a different pair of socks today, everything will be fine fellas :tu
:lmao

[RD2191]

Pat Beverley licking his chops, tbh.

[McGusto55]

Hey..I have that card..lol

[Budkin]

Told my wife I wouldn't watch anymore games against "good" teams until we had our full roster back. She can't take my yelling and swearing and dealing with me afterwards :lol Probably not a bad idea right now.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The Vegas line has most people taking the under 211 for the game. With the way the Spurs have been defending and how well the Rockets I expect that line to be destroyed.

[Chomag]

Duncan and Manu should just sit TBH. Send out the scrubs for every elite team.

[ace3g]

Dan McCarney @danmccarneysaen
(https://twitter.com/danmccarneysaen)Huge break for injury-plagued Spurs RT @Jonathan_Feigen (https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/) Rockets guard James Harden is out vs. Spurs with a bruised left thumb.

[Chomag]

Welp, I guess the refs can all take the night off now.

[timtonymanu]

That does soften the blow a little bit, but it just means some Rocket scrub is going to go off instead.

[RD2191]

Well this game just got less interesting.

[Budkin]

Parsons with a new career high in 3s

[Mugen]

Spurs haven't lost b2b all season i believe. They win tonight tbh.

[r0drig0lac]

lin will score 40 today

[TheGoldStandard]

Harden out? Okay maybe we win this one. Chalk up that 2*-10 against elites.

[Hoops Czar]

The Spurs are favored by a point and a half? This one's too easy.

[POPownsJackson]

Lin is hot garbage . The net negative he yields on the floor alone is enough to make the team lose.

[heyheymymy]

harden out deff helps. we prob steal this one now. still gotta watch parsons, dude will go off on threes regardless.

:flag:

[heyheymymy]

and following a long line of history of players getting hurt when amused starts the game thread, didn't he start the one kawhi broke his finger in? yikes op is cursed or just straight up the grim reaper on the web

[313]

Welp there goes Manu for the rest of the season. Thanks amused.

[DPG21920]

Lin is not garbage and is still an issue for the Spurs. Especially when the ball is in his hands primarily. He's not a stud, but can still be dangerous.

[RD2191]

Lol @ all the ridiculous excuses if the Spurs lose this game.

[LakerHater]

Can see Spurs winnin this one! :depressed

[sook]

Damn, no Bin Harden tonight...we lose by 10 tbh

[aal04]

Parsons with a new career high in 3s

Parsons is Legit.

I rate him very highly, hes close to all-star all-nba level imo. Severely underrated

[313]

Lol @ people thinking we have a chance at winning this game. Injuries+amused GT = LOSS+injury

[ElNono]

damn, fuck the OP... oh well, Manu had a good career... :depressed

[DatBoyGood]

Winnable game. Just can't let Lin go off. we already know parsons is going to get his tonight with no SF to guard him.

[RD2191]

damn, fuck the OP... oh well, Manu had a good career... :depressed
:lmao

[313]

damn, fuck the OP... oh well, Manu had a good career... :depressedit's a shame he has to go out like this.

[Robz4000]

No Harden? Houston wins by 20 instead of 30.

[DPG21920]

damn, fuck the OP... oh well, Manu had a good career... :depressed

TBH, if I had to choose one to go down..

[ElNono]

TBH, if I had to choose one to go down..

DeColo, IMO... he's young, can bounce back

[ElNono]

I mean, Ayres getting hurt is out of the question

[DPG21920]

I can't wait to watch Manu put on a prime Kobe-like performance tonight.























Meaning he will continue to shoot 2-9.

[ElNono]

I can't wait to watch Manu put on a prime Kobe-like performance tonight.

Meaning he will continue to shoot 2-9.

:lol

If he could only get half the calls, tbh

[313]

I mean, Ayres getting hurt is out of the question:toast here's to Errors going down for the season

[RD2191]

I hope Dante Exum pulls a Kobe/LA and says he will only play for the Spurs.:lol

[TheGoldStandard]

Jim Boylen is full of shit

[RD2191]

Jim Boylen is full of shit
:lmaoall random.

[DPG21920]

Man, it's going to be very tough for Tim to pass Ewing in all-time blocks..

[MeloHype]

Easy win

[RD2191]

Easy win
:lmao

[RD2191]

Timmay

[DPG21920]

God, these injuries have led to some horrific match up situations. Beli on Parsons..

[Juggity]

rockets are pushing the pace early

[DPG21920]

Spurs looking spry to start.

[BatManu20]

Well that was a nice start

[r0drig0lac]

nice start

[RD2191]

I've seen enough, Spurs winning the title this year.

[TheGoldStandard]

No whammy no whammy

[MeloHype]

:lmao
6-0 lead, that's game son

[r0drig0lac]

I've seen enough, Spurs winning the title this year.:lobt2:

[TheGoldStandard]

McHale going to his playbook. James iso... Damnit where is James?... Uh Jesse jack up some 3s

[RD2191]

:cry

[RD2191]

:lolTP

[TheGoldStandard]

A foul against rin?

[MeloHype]

Good call

[MeloHype]

Shit call

[TheGoldStandard]

Spurs insert Jeff Ayres immediately start losing by 15

[loveforthegame]

Pleasantly surprising start.

[DPG21920]

TP looking like Melo right now

[MeloHype]

:lol

[RD2191]

Bev going for the injury early.

[TheGoldStandard]

Marco ayres

[BatManu20]

Damn nice pass Cojo

[loveforthegame]

Nice pass by CJ.

[DPG21920]

CJ is effective at getting into the paint, I wish he would look to score more.

[TheGoldStandard]

Uh, where have these spurs been?

[MeloHype]

Like I said, easy win

[bklynspursfan]

the energy and focus level is amazing thus far

[RD2191]

Tim looking good so far, CoJo looking like a pass first PG:stirpot:

[Tim_duncan21]

Looking good

[Chris16]

Spurs killer isn't playing tonight.

:lol

Houston is an average team w/o Harden, the only team in the West that is clearly better than Houston even when Harden plays is Oklahoma City.

[SpurSwag]

wow great move by cj

[SpurSwag]

tim is destroying dwight lmao

[TheGoldStandard]

Spurs killer isn't playing tonight.

:lol
Ayres is about to check in

[timtonymanu]

I'm not sure the Spurs keep this lead but loving the energy.

[Juggity]

Tim is destroying howard right no

[itzsoweezee]

Wow. Time is absolutely dominating Howard.

[TXstbobcat]

Timmy!!!

[Budkin]

Ayres is about to check in

How fast will the Rox take the lead? My guess is 2.5 minutes.

[playblair]

cojo .................:wow

[r0drig0lac]

timmay

[RD2191]

:bang

[TheGoldStandard]

Time machine tim

[freetiago]

LOL @ monkeyballer

[MeloHype]

:lol ayres

[loveforthegame]

Timmy playing Howard as good as you can. :tu

[DPG21920]

Even Manu's FT stroke is off. The ball is completely moving in his hands.

[RD2191]

:lmao

[RD2191]

3 ball

[313]

Ayers with ball fumbling goods

[DPG21920]

Manu was shooting over 86% for the season, last 2 weeks, 75% FT. His shot is completely off.

[ElNono]

amazing how Dwight never recovered...

[playblair]

ayers = stone hands ................. blair would be feasting with ginobili passes ..................... even blair haters miss blairs hands..................

[Libri]

Fantasy wise, Howard has been a huge disappointment. :bang

[TheGoldStandard]

Manu in true season form, him and Ayres

[RD2191]

Ayres is a scrub

[DPG21920]

On a more positive note, I just traded for Manu on my fantasy team. I now have the Spurs' big 3.




























And also Manu.

[TheGoldStandard]

Ayres is a scrub

His mom went to abort him but he was already 5.

[Chris16]

I guess this proves that Harden was responsible for the 1st 2 games, right?

[RD2191]

His mom went to abort him but he was already 5.
:lmao

[ElNono]

Diaw 2.0

[TXstbobcat]

Diaw and 1!!!

[RD2191]

BULLSHIT CALL

[BatManu20]

How is that a charge??

[ElNono]

thats an and1

[MeloHype]

Dog shit call

[DPG21920]

Terrible call. Boris went around him.

[ElNono]

good tip in by manu

[Budkin]

Home cookin right there

[DPG21920]

good tip in by manu

:lmao the little things

[LakerHater]

Good foul!

[ElNono]

:lmao the little things

intangibles, tbh

[LakerHater]

oh crap, Coach pop!

[DapDaGenius]

Manu should have just punched Jones in the back of his head.

[r0drig0lac]

magic lin

[TheGoldStandard]

Great move by parker Shit from Ayers

[LakerHater]

KoMe All Star Shoes

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[ElNono]

Tony gonna finish that if he's not going to pass

[ElNono]

KoMe All Star Shoes

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FIFY

[TheGoldStandard]

Here is where we lose the lead

[TXstbobcat]

Manu!!!!!

[ElNono]

great finish

[freetiago]

Ayres falling for the slowest ballfake ever

[DPG21920]

:lmao Ayres defense

[BatManu20]

Rebounding plagues this team

[RD2191]

:lmaodefense

[DPG21920]

This unit is terrible.

[TheGoldStandard]

Pop in the huddle, okay don't rebound or play defense got it jeff

[ElNono]

Errors does not know where to be

[DPG21920]

:lmao Manu settling for a 3. Doesn't attack the big and shoots it out of bounds.

[ElNono]

wow, great D by Manu

[TheGoldStandard]

Ugh this lineup is shitty, just jacking up shots

[ElNono]

are we in the bonus? Freethrows?

[RD2191]

make up call

[DPG21920]

That was a bad call. Lin was in the air and Manu undercut him. Manu got lucky.

[freetiago]

offensive fouls dont get free throws
you can get time back

[LakerHater]

da fuck Manu!?

[ElNono]

what a warrior

[TheGoldStandard]

McHale: Okay see that guy Ayres rape that guy

[DPG21920]

Manu's shot is so off that they don't even stay in bounds now.

[Juggity]

Rockets announcers whining about expanding the restricted area based on this one play that didn't go their way :lol

[ElNono]

Manu shooting 50%... hope he keeps that going...

[Spurs_Be_Beastin']

I just logged on right now to say.............. AYRES FUCKING SUCKS,

Errors is in full effect tonight.
That scrub Jones is going off right now and its all cuz of Ayres.

[ElNono]

well, quick shot here...

[DPG21920]

Please, for the love of God, do not put the ball in Manu's hands.

[ElNono]

looking for Manu, as expected... bad pass though

[RD2191]

tf was that fssw

[ElNono]

good first quarter, tbh... Timmy made Dwight his bitch

[LakerHater]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BfHGcMPCAAA9lZc.jpg

[bbarry]

what the hell just happened?

[LakerHater]

Patty

[TXstbobcat]

Mills333

[ElNono]

patty

[ElNono]

come on, get this thing to 20...

[LakerHater]

2nd qtr started fuckin fast!

[TXstbobcat]

Diaw!!!!

[loveforthegame]

Diaw. :tu

[DapDaGenius]

Patty Mills

[TheGoldStandard]

Lol ayres

[ElNono]

damn errors... just when this lineup was extending the lead

[DPG21920]

Go through Boris. He's the best creator/player on the court for the Spurs at the moment. He's carving HOU up.

[LakerHater]

Damn Ayres

[313]

Anyone notice how Ayers never jumps. Isn't he supposed to be athletic?

[TheGoldStandard]

If Tiago is worth 36 how much will Boris be worth?

[Spurs_Be_Beastin']

Wow ayres........
sit ur ass down

[ElNono]

good D... but get Baynes in there

[DPG21920]

Jeff, don't get so close to the guard you dummy

[DapDaGenius]

Get Ayres off this team. I hate him. He continues to get light skin people a bad name. Grrrrrrrrrr

[LakerHater]

Airball!!

[RD2191]

Manu looks done

[ElNono]

too much passing... take that shot Marco

[313]

If Tiago is worth 36 how much will Boris be worth?max

[Budkin]

Ayres... just fuck off.

[loveforthegame]

Paging Manu. Paging Manu.

[DPG21920]

:lmao Is Manu serious? He literally can't shoot anymore.

[ElNono]

damn, great pass...

[DPG21920]

Manu is nose-diving the last 5-6 games. What happened?

[ElNono]

lol Pop mad... you're playing Ayres come on son

[TXstbobcat]

Ayers can't guard jones at all.

[ElNono]

Manu looks great, tbh... Marco has me a little worried though... major regression there

[TheGoldStandard]

Manu peaked too early. How come Ayres never gets yelled at for shitty play

[Libri]

Errors is a traffic cone

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Someone should talk to Ayres about defensive positioning. That last drive he was pretty much parallel to the baseline and there was a ton of space for Jones to drive by.

[BatManu20]

Idk why Pop is so mad. What does he expect from Ayers tbh? He knew what he was getting when they signed him.

[hoopdreams11]

Manu is nose-diving the last 5-6 games. What happened?

Ayres and Manu keeping the Rockets in the game

[DPG21920]

Manu looks great, tbh... Marco has me a little worried though... major regression there

:lmao

[TheGoldStandard]

Ayres looked up to Jeffers when he was a kid tbh

[Spurs_Be_Beastin']

Errors........................................
just wow...

[timtonymanu]

Ayres is such a fucking scrub.

[ElNono]

Marco hasn't taken a single shot in 12 mins... it's just not him... injured?

[TheGoldStandard]

That scrub is going to earn 3 mil lol

[DPG21920]

It's seriously concerning Manu's level of play. Please, please don't be like last season. Please attack and make good decision.

[TheGoldStandard]

It's seriously concerning Manu's level of play. Please, please don't be like last season. Please attack and make good decision.

Jack up shitty 3s? okay

[ElNono]

hate NBATV broadcasts

[RD2191]

:lmaoscrub bench sucking per par against good teams

[RD2191]

:lmao

[TheGoldStandard]

Can someone attack the paint

[RD2191]

trade the bench cept for diaw

[ElNono]

bench gonna struggle creating shots without Gino... not sure what Pop's thinking

[loveforthegame]

This lineup is so scary. :lol

[DPG21920]

SMH Bonner. Could have picked that loose ball up, but decides to keep position instead. Immediately loses position and gets beat.

[TheGoldStandard]

bench gonna struggle creating shots without Gino... not sure what Pop's thinking

My grandpa comes up with crazy ideas all the time

[ElNono]

there's TP

[TheGoldStandard]

Get Tim back in there immediately

[TXstbobcat]

Mills!!

[DapDaGenius]

*sigh*

Kawhi would be dominating this game right now. :depressed

[r0drig0lac]

davis with 24 points 7 rebounds and 8 blocks remaining 10 minutes to play :wow

[loveforthegame]

Bonner sucks. smh. I'd rather watch Ayers.

[313]

No one can stop Jones lmao iso every single possession

[Clipper Nation]

KoMe All Star Shoes

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[HarlemHeat37]

I have never been a Bonner hater, but he's finished as a rotation NBA player, tbh..

[Libri]

The red mamba is the red eyesore. :/

[TheGoldStandard]

I have never been a Bonner hater, but he's finished as a rotation NBA player, tbh..

Manu, Bonner and Ayres

[313]

davis with 24 points 7 rebounds and 8 blocks remaining 10 minutes to play :wowhe's so good man. I wish we could have got him

[RD2191]

davis with 24 points 7 rebounds and 8 blocks remaining 10 minutes to play :wow
One of my new fav players, kid is a monster.

[ElNono]

Bonner needs to make 3s... trade value, tbh

[LakerHater]

Did Dwight jus yell rebound?

[LakerHater]

Offensive Foul!!!

[ElNono]

We need those rebounds... Tiago should help