Kawhi had a heck of a game today tbh...I just wish he'd play more minutes.

[apalisoc_9]

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[jkid12456]

no patty mills

[hater]

probably the only positive from tonights game. When our big 3 hang them, Kawhi can be a decent star that can carry our team to a good 8th or 7th seed and maybe even 2nd round of the playoffs for years to come

[HarlemHeat37]

Leonard looked great, tbh, one of the only players that played with confidence tonight..

Unfortunately, in a series against OKC, Leonard's minutes will always be a concern..

[loveforthegame]

One of the very few positives of the game. Defense was there and played Durant about as well as you can.

Moved without the ball, kept attacking.

I know he had 3 fouls but I hate Pop sat him to start the 3rd.

[wtgspurs]

When they took him out thats when things went Bad. I think he's the key to beat them

[thunderup]

Kiwi is lucky Duralpha didn't drop 40+ on him. Kevin missed shots he usually makes.

[KaiRMD1]

Kawhi & Patty were the main positives tonight. Ol' sport definitely would have had a far better game then he was given but it's the cards you are dealt. On to the next game.

[Gino-Step]

No surprise Kawhi can play at this level against Miami and OKC. The league is about length and mobility and versatility across the court. No sport for old slow centers or small point guards who can't even shoot a 3.

[DesignatedT]

He'll be in foul trouble every game if we play OKC.

[hater]

oh forgot about Danny Green

Dureff made Danny Green his bitch

[ElNono]

he was great, tbh... his development this season is showing... will go to battle confident any game with that guy

[tmtcsc]

Kawhi was great. The rest of the gang, not so much.

[loveforthegame]

Leonard is smart though. He knows how to play with fouls. He makes adjustments. Only picked up one more foul.

[wildchild]

I know he had 3 fouls but I hate Pop sat him to start the 3rd.

Agree and it was our worst defensive quarter. I don't want to argue against Pop but he sat Leonard and Splitter at the same time to start the 3rd. No defense, no rebounds, and put Belli instead of Kawhi...It didn't seem a good/smart move.

[timtonymanu]

Reminded me of how he came up big in the Finals.

Hopefully his minutes go up. It's gonna be tough against those foul calls though.

[objective]

Lost the game when he was benched coming out of the half. Easy call. That singular move made certain an okc victory.

[HarlemHeat37]

Benching Leonard to start the half was such a defeatist and cowardly move from Pop, tbh..

Essentially admitting that Durant would draw a foul early in the quarter..we all know it's a likely outcome, but still a weak move IMO..

[Raven]

he basically has no weak part to his game anymore, it's kind of scary how good he is, but we were supposed to sign a backup 3 exactly for this type of matchups. We can play Diaw and Daye at the three, but it's a very different team on offense then.

[Horse]

Kiwi is lucky Duralpha didn't drop 40+ on him. Kevin missed shots he usually makes.
Oh fuck yourself everything you got was given to you allnight long.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Anyone know Durant's stats when he was being guarded by Leonard?

[RD2191]

Anyone know Durant's stats when he was being guarded by Leonard?
idk but kawhi had him 1-7 early in the 1st/2nd iirc

[DarrinS]

Kawhi never ceases to amaze me. He got into a bit of foul trouble tonight, however.

[heyheymymy]

but green and diaw didn't do nearly as well when they covered durant imo

[loveforthegame]

I was watching his highlights from last night. He got blocked by Ibaka at the basket once but there's 3-4 moves he made where he got the shot off over him.

He used that one move he did against James in the finals where he drives, stops, spins around and shoots. This time it was a hook shot though. Would love to see him use that move more.

Liking the attack, behind the back, and attack he's using more too.

I know the defense wasn't focused on him like Parker or Mills, but he was able to dribble and drive and not look like a fool doing it.

[Mugen]

His 1st foul for just fighting with KD for position in the post and his 3rd foul for a screen on Ibaka were probably the worst two foul calls I've seen on a Spurs player this season tbh :lol

If they're going to call that then Pop might as well put Danny on KD because Kawhi would foul out by the end of the 3rd tbh.

[superbigtime]

Agree and it was our worst defensive quarter. I don't want to argue against Pop but he sat Leonard and Splitter at the same time to start the 3rd. No defense, no rebounds, and put Belli instead of Kawhi...It didn't seem a good/smart move.

Definitely a questionable decision by the coach.

[exstatic]

Kiwi is lucky Duralpha didn't drop 40+ on him. Kevin missed shots he usually makes.
Except against us. Go check the box scores.

[Aztecfan03]

His 1st foul for just fighting with KD for position in the post and his 3rd foul for a screen on Ibaka were probably the worst two foul calls I've seen on a Spurs player this season tbh :lol

If they're going to call that then Pop might as well put Danny on KD because Kawhi would foul out by the end of the 3rd tbh.

IF you are including technical fouls in that, Tim's was worse.

[tmtcsc]

Leonard doesn't need more minutes, he needs his teammates to play better. I thought Tim and Tiago played a bit soft. Ibaka and Perkins got physical and they didn't respond. Fuck blaming the refs too, the playoffs will be no time to cry about that stuff. I noticed Tim get pushed around and was slow to get back on D once he missed his shots. They know they can't afford to do that against the Thunder and this game was a nice wake-up call. It was the perfect loss, tbh. It will keep the Spurs focused and hungry.

[spurraider21]

His third foul was so retarded that it actually made Kawhi smile

[heyheymymy]

hard to play more mins when the nba is whistling you out of the game so durbeta can shine at home in front of his adoring fans.

[cd021]

One of the very few positives of the game. Defense was there and played Durant about as well as you can.

Moved without the ball, kept attacking.

I know he had 3 fouls but I hate Pop sat him to start the 3rd.



I get it. He couldn't play Durant aggressively while trying not to pick up a 4th foul in the first 8 minutes of the 3rd. It did allow Westbrook to get red hot with Green switching onto Durant.

[cd021]

I am interested in Diaw or even Daye matching up on KD for a stretch. Leonard simply can't guard Durant all game (especially in OKC). There is always that chance Kawhi gets into foul trouble.

If the Thunder go small late I'd love to see the Spurs play Parker, Manu, Leonard, Diaw and Duncan. Force Durant to guard Diaw in the post or have Butler try to stop Kawhi.