Game 72: Spurs @ Nuggets: March 28, 2014, 8:00pm

[Mugen]

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[SupremeGuy]

Wonder who gets the start? Beli?

[DPG21920]

If Pop is planning on resting the Big 3 on B2B's it makes little sense to me to make them travel to Denver instead of resting them tomorrow. I mean, I guess getting the "extra" day off between the next game makes sense, but is it worth the travel?

[NASpurs]

No McNuggets pun?

[Mugen]

No McNuggets pun?

I'm not as funny as Amused tbh.

[loveforthegame]

Stay healthy and get the win. :flag:

[Mugen]

important game tonight tbh. The Pelicans are 9-1 in their last 10 and we're probably going without Manu/Duncan tomorrow. Have to secure the win tonight to avoid potential b2b losses and giving homecourt back to the Thunder.


edit: Peli's are 7-3 in their last 10, not 9-1

[Arcadian]

16

[johnpaulwall21]

:lol I had a feeling this was going to happen, but for some reason I bought tickets to tomorrows game anyways. now I gotta pay for the gamble.
Spurs - (big 4 and green) tomorrow vs Hornets :drunk

[Mikeanaro]

agree, we must win this one there are some hard games coming against houston cockla and maybe indy, if okc lose some games the thing gets a lot easier.

[TheGoldStandard]

even more time for Daye today

[MeloHype]

Easy win

[EVAY]

dp. sorry.

[EVAY]

I think that Pop will try to keep all of his guys playing a little bit tonight and tomorrow night instead of a few playing big minutes tonight and none tomorrow.

These are the games when we find out if the extra playing time that our third stringers have been getting will help us play our second and third units as much or more than our starters. If they (third string) can keep us afloat against so-so teams, our big guns can coast until they are needed much more in the upcoming games against OKC, Indiana, Memphis, Warriors, etc. etc.

[phxspurfan]

I wonder which one of these games Pop will throw to get the streak out of their minds.

[ElNono]

:flag:

[Spursfanfromafar]

important game tonight tbh. The Pelicans are 9-1 in their last 10 and we're probably going without Manu/Duncan tomorrow. Have to secure the win tonight to avoid potential b2b losses and giving homecourt back to the Thunder.


edit: Peli's are 7-3 in their last 10, not 9-1

Looks like Anthony Davis would be out for next game though. Ankle injury today.

[Mugen]

Looks like Anthony Davis would be out for next game though. Ankle injury today.

Would be a huge boost to the Spurs' chances of winning tomorrow if true. Hopefully, he can fix his teeth as well if he missed an extended period of time.

[BillMc]

:flag:

[PingPong]

Tough game.

[DPG21920]

Hopefully the starters can get out to a hot start and rest, then play tomorrow to keep the wins coming. The one seed isn't everything, but if you can play players minimum minutes, but let them build stamina and keep winning, that's a great thing to secure the one seed.

[SpursFan86]

449711972158668800

[DPG21920]

Just really have to keep an eye on Mozgov. His ability to spread the floor and hit the 3 ball is a huge asset.

[TheGoldStandard]

Faried is sick?? He goes for 40 tonight

[SpursFan86]

His ability to spread the floor and hit the 3 ball is a huge asset.

...this is sarcasm, right?

[RD2191]

:flag:

[Spursfanfromafar]

Just really have to keep an eye on Mozgov. His ability to spread the floor and hit the 3 ball is a huge asset.

What??

[DPG21920]

...this is sarcasm, right?

Is it? Is it.

[DPG21920]

"Kids, we are eating Tuna tonight. Daddy caught him some fish"

[DesignatedT]

Anthony Davis possibly being out tomorrow would be huge for the Spurs.

[DPG21920]

Lawson very likely isn't going to play as poorly as he did vs SA last game. He's been very damn good when healthy so I expect him to cause some issues.

[DPG21920]

I hate Beli in the starting lineup. He might play well tonight because it's a good match up, but I just don't like it.

[TheGoldStandard]

Get at it The Dude

[TheGoldStandard]

Well it looks like Tiago is off the HGH

[DPG21920]

Poor Tiago :lol. At least he's trying to go stronger.

[LakerHater]

Hearin alota cheers when Spurs score!

[ElNono]

:lol splitter

[MI21]

Everyone wants Tiago to dunk, but tbh I prefer his soft shit - he just has no hops when trying to dunk on nigs.

[DPG21920]

Tim that was so money.

[loveforthegame]

Timmy feeling it. :tu

[MI21]

Timmy jumper showing sign of life lately, tbh

[LakerHater]

Timmeh for threeeee

[DPG21920]

Tim can hit the 3 when it matters tbh.

[MI21]

Why they don't just stand 5 feet off Faried, lesbian child can not shoot a jumper..

[RD2191]

pick it up on d

[LakerHater]

Oh Shit!

[TheGoldStandard]

Manu in, we go on a run here

[DPG21920]

I like how Kawhi's pump fake, put in on the floor game is looking more and more effortless.

[DapDaGenius]

Kawhi....please don't do that again.

[LakerHater]

WHOA Tiago!!

[TheGoldStandard]

There we go Tiago... smh Kawhi being timid against a slow big guy

[RD2191]

:lol

[MI21]

Nice by Kawhi, I still think he could attack the rim harder though when he gets in the lane..

[DPG21920]

Spurs getting their shit swatted right now.

[ElNono]

we're getting mauled with no calls... playing on the road sucks, tbh... Kiwi is already winded...

[timtonymanu]

There's no way in hell OKC loses to Sacramento tonight. Let's get this.

[DPG21920]

What a horrendous looking baby tbh..

- Harlem Heat

[PingPong]

Indiana getting stuffed in the ass by Wizards,

[ElNono]

Foye throws an alley oop and it goes in... that kinda night

[timtonymanu]

Ughh

[RD2191]

:lmaorefs, fuck denver

[DPG21920]

Looks like Tiago was about to pull a hammy on that sprint..

[ElNono]

bs call

[loveforthegame]

2 quick fouls on Manu.

[ElNono]

manu in foul trouble now... thanks refs

[DPG21920]

Is TP ever going to look to score again? WTF

[RD2191]

Why is Denver such faggots?

[ElNono]

thats a foul!

[LakerHater]

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[LakerHater]

2 missed lay ups by Tim!

[RD2191]

fuck, what the fuck

[DPG21920]

Tim's finishing at the rim is just bad. He misses so many chip shots. It's such a momentum killer.

[heyheymymy]

Just really have to keep an eye on Mozgov. His ability to spread the floor and hit the 3 ball is a huge asset.

man, no one saw the game on wed then? no one got this joke? moz hit a rare 3 in that game kinda outta nowhere and it was hilarious b/c he usually doesn't range out that far obvs.

I gotcha, DPG, no worries

[MI21]

When the fuck did Mozgov become 2005 Amare at the rim?

[DPG21920]

man, no one saw the game on wed then? no one got this joke? moz hit a rare 3 in that game kinda outta nowhere and it was hilarious b/c he usually doesn't range out that far obvs.

I gotcha, DPG, no worries

Thanks playa..

[DapDaGenius]

Bitch, I'm Ty Lawson.

[loveforthegame]

This went to shit fast.

[Staplepuffs27]

Nice finish at the rim Tim!

[ElNono]

good pass to manu kiwi

[TE]

Lol they've gotten away with two calls down low on Timmy

[MI21]

Shoot the fucking ball Kawhi...

[ElNono]

damn gino... cant hit for shit

[DPG21920]

I'm on my iPad and it won't do the flash..anyone have the nba.com hot spot for Duncan? He's got to have a horrific paint FG%..

[TE]

C'mon Manu.

[ElNono]

fucking errors in

[TE]

Beli3

[timtonymanu]

This went to shit fast.

?. We were only down 3.

[MI21]

Denver sure are handsy, send Baynes out there tbh to throw some bows.

[ace3g]

Beli!!!

[RD2191]

MARCO

[ElNono]

belli!

[TE]

Mamamammama mia

[timtonymanu]

Beli!

[DPG21920]

On a more serious note, when did Authur start shooting 3's??? His injuries have derailed him but if he legitimately adds a 3 he's an interesting player.

[loveforthegame]

Marco!!

[RD2191]

Denver sure are handsy, send Baynes out there tbh to throw some bows.
agreed

[spurraider21]

dat dude

[superjames1992]

King Belli = The Truth.

[FaM0us Skins]

Belinelli!

[DapDaGenius]

Marco, such a great addition to the team. Much better than Neal.

[LakerHater]

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[TE]

Raven

[superjames1992]

Raven, tbh.

[MI21]

Not sure why Ayers got the call first over Baynes, although in Denver Baynes would probably lose his breath after about 3 possessions.

[Mikeanaro]

Guys Im watching ESPN latino but they say the Spurs Big 3 have 492 wins, but they had 490 like 6 games ago, this record is for away games or something?

[SpursFan86]

I'm on my iPad and it won't do the flash..anyone have the nba.com hot spot for Duncan? He's got to have a horrific paint FG%..

He's shooting 67.8% from 0-3 feet out this year...not too much worse than his career average of 69.4%.

[ElNono]

Not sure why Ayers got the call first over Baynes, although in Denver Baynes would probably lose his breath after about 3 possessions.

maybe saving him for the 2nd half, tbh

[ElNono]

there's that faggot Fournier

[RD2191]

stop fuckin around with those passes

[DPG21920]

He's shooting 67.8% from 0-3 feet out this year...not too much worse than his career average of 69.4%.

Interesting, thanks. Just seems like he misses so many chip shots.

[RD2191]

:lmao:lmaorefs

[ElNono]

errors smh

[timtonymanu]

:lol Did Errors just allow another and-1? So typical.

[TE]

Ayres you fucking pussy, contest the layup!

[MI21]

Randolph shooting 3's :lol

[MI21]

That's pathetic, Ayers

[DPG21920]

Stop, score, stop, score.

[Spurs Brazil]

Marco 33333333333

[Spurs Brazil]

Marco again!!!!!!!!!!!

[TE]

Beli!!!

[ace3g]

Beli!!!

[DPG21920]

Stop, score, stop, score.

Thanks.

[timtonymanu]

Damn Beli again

[MeloHype]

That dude

[ElNono]

:wow

[loveforthegame]

Damn Marco.

[superjames1992]

Turnobili has been troubling over the last few games. Looks like Pop has benched him.

[ElNono]

mamma mia

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Ayres making some progress. He's gone from standing under the basket on defense to standing on the restricted line. Another year and he might start defending from the middle of the paint.

[DapDaGenius]

The Nuggets commentator just said that we wanted Kyle Korver? I didn't know that.

[DPG21920]

Great, great hustle by Mills to run that shooter off the 3 point line and force Authur to shoot that 3 instead.

[LakerHater]

4 threes for Marco in the 1st period!!

[r0drig0lac]

wow marcoooooooooo onfire

[ElNono]

Turnobili has been troubling over the last few games. Looks like Pop has benched him.

he's played his usual minutes, tbh... he's in foul trouble today though

[SpursFan86]

Interesting, thanks. Just seems like he misses so many chip shots.

Nah, I know what you mean...I was expecting it to be a bit lower tbh.

Belinelli going off tonight. You'd think teams would make more of an effort to make sure he doesn't have wide open 3s.

[MI21]

By the looks of this so far, I would prefer having Mills out there. Playing with a lot more energy than Tony, made a jumper. Parker is clearly coasting or saving energy for the 4th if needed.

[TE]

I'd honestly rather want Bonner defending a player charging to the basket than Ayres. Ayres simply doesn't have the coordination or awareness to defend in that scenario. He's seriously so shitty.

[superjames1992]

he's played his usual minutes, tbh... he's in foul trouble today though

Ah, you're right, it was because of fouls.

Still, Turnobili has appeared too many times in the last few games. Maybe he's just being careless since we're playing a parade of scrubs.

[FaM0us Skins]

31-23.

[LakerHater]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bj27PfACIAAPtca.jpg

[Mugen]

Great rotations at the end to force the Arthur 3 tbh. Dat Dude Beli as well.

[loveforthegame]

Bench came in provided nice energy. :tu

[RD2191]

:bang

[DPG21920]

Spurs playing well, but a lot of the shots look really unfocused. They move the ball, get open, then they are forced, rushed flat shots that are just way off.

[MI21]

I'd honestly rather want Bonner defending a player charging to the basket than Ayres. Ayres simply doesn't have the coordination or awareness to defend in that scenario. He's seriously so shitty.

He's just so weak, no core strength or balance... Players like Fournier jump into him and he just gets shifted.

(Not to mention he is often out of position and has no court sense)

[TE]

Boris looks like he had a big dinner before the game.

[ElNono]

Lawson was passing... bs freebies

[Spurs Brazil]

Mills 33333333

[MI21]

Refs killing it tonight, tbh..

[timtonymanu]

Patty!!!

[ElNono]

g'day mate

[LakerHater]

DAMN Patty!

[DPG21920]

By the looks of this so far, I would prefer having Mills out there. Playing with a lot more energy than Tony, made a jumper. Parker is clearly coasting or saving energy for the 4th if needed.

I hope so. I just can't get my head around someone looking so tired and struggling to the point they needed a significant amount of time off as coasting. Coasting to me doesn't look like what TP does. He has no burst that he can sustain, not looking to score and even after rest looks so tired. He's playing limited minutes so I don't see why he would coast - especially to the point where he's not a plus on the court.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

The altitude might be too much for Diaw, he looks tired

[TE]

Mills shitting on that scrub possum face Arthur.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

I hope so. I just can't get my head around someone looking so tired and struggling to the point they needed a significant amount of time off as coasting. Coasting to me doesn't look like what TP does. He has no burst that he can sustain, not looking to score and even after rest looks so tired. He's playing limited minutes so I don't see why he would coast - especially to the point where he's not a plus on the court.
He's saving it for when the Spurs are on national tv

[Spurs Brazil]

Kawhi!!! great play

[timtonymanu]

Whi!

[ElNono]

there we go

[TE]

lmao Arthur shooting threes

[LakerHater]

http://i61.tinypic.com/99j792.jpg

[MI21]

I hope so. I just can't get my head around someone looking so tired and struggling to the point they needed a significant amount of time off as coasting. Coasting to me doesn't look like what TP does. He has no burst that he can sustain, not looking to score and even after rest looks so tired. He's playing limited minutes so I don't see why he would coast - especially to the point where he's not a plus on the court.

I don't think he looks particularly invested in the games, not even looking to score, especially against mediocre opposition -- long season and all. I have faith he will be good to go in the playoffs.

[r0drig0lac]

kawhi is a monster

[ElNono]

they're not calling shit on Tiago

[DapDaGenius]

Yes, I love seeing Darrell Arthur shoot horrible.

[gambit1990]

really wonder what kawhi's numbers would be like on a team that didn't have SO many options.

[timtonymanu]

Lol refs

[ElNono]

bullshit...

[RD2191]

really wonder what kawhi's numbers would be like on a team that didn't have SO many options.
sweet mullet

[ElNono]

ball dont lie

[MI21]

Faried getting them calls...

[Spurs Brazil]

Kawhi!!!!!!

[ElNono]

kiwi!

[Spurs Brazil]

Marco 333333333333333333333

[loveforthegame]

Leonard just does a little of everything. :tu

[ElNono]

yes, belli!

[TE]

There we go. Just make shots.

[loveforthegame]

Marco is just sick tonight.

[DapDaGenius]

Is this a home game? I swear there are more Spurs fans in Denver than Nuggets fan.

[Mugen]

Belinelli.

[ElNono]

playing 8 on 5, tbh... good night to make shots

[r0drig0lac]

steamroller

[gambit1990]

sweet mullet
haha. it's a mohawk actually. don't have it anymore though.

[BatManu20]

Neal > Bellinelli

[superjames1992]

Raven.

[justinandimcool]

Kawhi won't high five Marco :(

[MI21]

Gotta keep feeding that dude, tbh

[TE]

Raven

[Spurs Brazil]

Marco again!!!!!!!!!!!

[ElNono]

THAT dude

[PingPong]

Hero invisible today.

[TE]

Beli!

[RD2191]

Marco

[TE]

Fuck, these calls

[ElNono]

can't wait for Tony's "I can't believe they're still leaving Marco open"...

[TE]

Wow Tiago

[DPG21920]

Mozgov pissed at the Spurs or something.

[HI-FI]

can't wait for Tony's "I can't believe they're still leaving Marco open"...

I can't wait for Parker fans to defend such a douchey statement.

[MI21]

Tiago is fucking useless today :lol

[BatManu20]

For $35 million, Splitter HAS to be better around the rim...

[RD2191]

SON OF A BITCH

[ElNono]

Enrique is tired

[timtonymanu]

Come on Tony.

[TE]

:lmao

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Both teams looking tired

[RD2191]

chance to blow it open and we brick everything

[DPG21920]

I don't know if that is coasting tbh...that is just bad and he's been bad despite ample rest.

[HI-FI]

great Parker going to fuck this up.

[ElNono]

everybody are just dragging their feet.... The Altitude

[MI21]

Wow, this is awful

[MI21]

I don't know if that is coasting tbh...that is just bad and he's been bad despite ample rest.

The missed layup just now is a perfect example. There was absolutely no concentration or effort. He looked like me going in for a layup, tbh.

[TE]

I wonder how many Nugget home game wins can be attributed to starving the opponent of oxygen.

[HI-FI]

I honestly thought we'd be getting our shit pushed in after their pseudo comeback last game. good to see Spurs in control though.

[Spurs Brazil]

Timmy, nice play

[gambit1990]

first time i've seen kawhi try the dirk fadeaway.

[DPG21920]

Nah - for whatever reason (injury or gassed from last year/summer) he's having the worst little stretch of his career maybe.

[ElNono]

kiwi and1!

[TE]

Kawhi!!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Seriously, what is Mozgov doing?

[ace3g]

Mozgov, Mozgov'd by the air, and Kawhi layup!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Kawhi and one!!

Mozgov :lol :lol

[ElNono]

lol mozgov

[timtonymanu]

I honestly thought we'd be getting our shit pushed in after their pseudo comeback last game. good to see Spurs in control though.

Just need a few Enrique shots and Denver will cut the lead to single digits.

[jeebus]

Timofey Ayres

[MI21]

I dont understand why Pop runs a play to post Kawhi out of a timeout against a defender of size (Miller) but when Randy Foye is defending Kawhi he doesn't go in the post.

[LakerHater]

Marco 6/7 from 3!

[HI-FI]

Kawhi is THAT Nigga.

[TE]

Kawhi!!!33

[ElNono]

kiwi everywhere

[loveforthegame]

Leonard. :tu

[PingPong]

Mozgov took some hgh mixed with ecstasy.

[ElNono]

manuuuu

[Spurs Brazil]

TD and one!

[ace3g]

dat passing!!!

[ElNono]

and1 td!!

[TE]

Tim and 1. Beautiful high low

[MI21]

What a night to shoot 3's so well.. just what was needed against the refs/altitude.

[RD2191]

:cry

[MI21]

Great fucking passing :cry

[TE]

Fk Ayres in

[ElNono]

damn errors...foul out

[TE]

There's Ayres. Again.

[HI-FI]

Just need a few Enrique shots and Denver will cut the lead to single digits.
true that. hopefully Pop will pull him, give Patty some more experience.

[TheGoldStandard]

God I hate Jeff Ayres

[timtonymanu]

Errors per par

[TE]

Ayres just standing there.

[ElNono]

smh Tony

[RD2191]

Parker is done.

[jeebus]

Ayres making some progress. He's gone from standing under the basket on defense to standing on the restricted line. Another year and he might start defending from the middle of the paint.
:lmao

[LakerHater]

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