Game 81: Spurs @ Rockets, April 14, 2014, 7:00 PM CT

[DPG21920]

Hope TP is ok..

[Horry Hipcheck]

Well, I'm glad the bench kept it competitive, though Harden basically not showing up tonight certainly helped. I think we all penciled in a loss here, anyway. When was the last time the Spurs got season-swept by two conference rivals in the same season?

[timtonymanu]

:lmao Harden is 4/16 against a Green and Leonard-less Spurs team?

I hope it's no fluke. Our chances against Houston increase dramatically in a series if Harden doesnt play like he is Michael Jordan every game.

[SupremeGuy]

LMAO @ the rockets trying their hardest to beat us without 3 of our best players...

Anyone that was worried about the rockets, shouldn't be after this game. I don't even see this rockets team getting out of the first round, tbh.

[TE]

GG spurfan. I can't believe how much our bench sucks . Pop is also criminally underrated on this board if he gets nobodies to play like this.
GG

[boutons_deux]

sean said Rox depending on jumpers, but 52 pts in the paint :lol

[$pursDynasty]

Wow, Houston are actually trying... :lmao
That's my takeaway from this game, they had to play their starters to hold off our roster diminished team. Bring them on in the 2nd round.IF they make it.

[sexinthatsx]

Rockets fans celebrating like they won the championship when they lost by 6 points against the Spurs bench...

[Perry Mason]

0-8 against the Rockets/Thunder, tbh...

Totally irrelevant. Did you just see the game? The Rockets are not a threat. OKC is.

[Budkin]

Pretty sure we won't have trouble with the Rockets :lol

[Horry Hipcheck]

0-8 against the Rockets/Thunder, tbh...

Only matters if either one beats the Spurs 4 times out of 7 in the playoffs. You don't get banners and rings for not getting swept in the reg. season.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Lol at the announcers treating this like they just beat the Spurs out of the playoffs. Spurs get RS swept by HOU and OKC. #TankForWiggins

I guess it was about HCA in the first round for them, so it was important for them.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

GG spurfan. I can't believe how much our bench sucks . Pop is also criminally underrated on this board if he gets nobodies to play like this.

He's only underrated by retards. Most spurs fans know how good they have it.

[Fireball]

Now I am much more confident meeting the Rockets in the playoffs ... lol Rockets

[TheGoldStandard]

OMGZ No.. We getting swept by the Grizz.. we suck... Such a meaningless game but man just one win would have been nice

[HI-FI]

good game overall. Ayres looked good out there, no one hurt and Rockets had to play their starters a lot of minutes to win it. :lol

[ElNono]

LMAO @ the rockets trying their hardest to beat us without 3 of our best players...

they were still playing for HCA in the 1st round... it wasn't a meaningless game to them...

[Horry Hipcheck]

LMAO @ the rockets trying their hardest to beat us without 3 of our best players...

Anyone that was worried about the rockets, shouldn't be after this game. I don't even see this rockets team getting out of the first round, tbh.

They'll be in the second round. Portland doesn't have the mettle or the offense to keep up with Houston.

[Indazone]

Bring on the Blazers!! :ihit

[HI-FI]

GG spurfan. I can't believe how much our bench sucks . Pop is also criminally underrated on this board if he gets nobodies to play like this.
:tu

you have to remember this board is about 50% troll, so a lot of people shitting on Pop could be trolls or fucktards.

[Spursfanfromafar]

What a great great game coached by Pop. The Spurs practically played with their third unit the entire fourth quarter and nearly gave the Rocks a scare. And lol at the Houston announcers cheerleading a team that barely scraped through against a JV squad (Austin Daye, Damion James, Aron Baynes, Cory Joseph - lol!).

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Pretty sure we won't have trouble with the Rockets :lol

I don't know you can't really take anything from this game. Yeah it looks bad for Houston to just barely beat our 3rd string for most of the game, but it's an entirely different game if our best players play their best players. It's not necessarily additive like "oh look our 3rd string just lost by 6 so if we played leonard, green, splitter, and our big 3 playoff minutes we would've won by 20!" It just doesn't work like that.

[Indazone]

Harden played like shit today. For that matter so did Parsons. The only one that brought it today was Beverly, Jones and Howard.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Totally irrelevant. Did you just see the game? The Rockets are not a threat. OKC is.

This.

[sexinthatsx]

Now, time to watch the Suns Grizz game to see who we get to face!

[$pursDynasty]

Pop was brilliant, yea it would have been nice to win, but to win short handed, or at least push their entire roster to the limit with a limited roster is a win/win, as long as no one got hurt, and it doesn't appear that anyone did. In fact having to struggle to beat us without key players in, makes that sweep not taste as sweet, they can't be as confident as they were.

[Mugen]

No injuries? Great game.

[Horry Hipcheck]

I don't know you can't really take anything from this game. Yeah it looks bad for Houston to just barely beat our 3rd string for most of the game, but it's an entirely different game if our best players play their best players. It's not necessarily additive like "oh look our 3rd string just lost by 6 so if we played leonard, green, splitter, and our big 3 playoff minutes we would've won by 20!" It just doesn't work like that.

The two big keys tonight were that Harden was practically non-existent, getting more than half of his points from the FT line and committing idiotic fouls on defense, and that the Spurs shot very poorly from 3 (in part due to the lack of Green and Leonard). Harden's usually good for 25+ and the Spurs, while they haven't shot particularly well from 3 against Houston, will in all likelihood be better in the POs.

[Arcadian]

Is this the first 62-win team ever to be season-swept by two teams?

[BillMc]

Hope TP is ok..

Is there a reason to believe he isn't? I didn't see him on the bench at the end of the game, but maybe I missed him?

[jiggy_55]

Now, time to watch the Suns Grizz game to see who we get to face!

We could still play Dallas too, no?

[bklynspursfan]

I'm surprised that some rocket fans (maybe not here but in general) feel so confident against us. 2 wins before the new year, then 2 games where both teams aren't at full strength is not a big deal. The end result will say 4-0 season series, but I think to the rocket fans that want to see SA might be disappointed if/when that match up happens.

[timtonymanu]

No injuries? Great game.

Kept seeing posts on here that Tony went to the lockerroom but no official report.

[ace3g]

Elliott: "rumblings that we are playing on Easter Sunday"

[siraulo23]

Wow, Houston are actually trying... :lmao

You want them to not try and lose against the spurs resting key guys? Um of course theyre trying to win

[MeloHype]

Okc losing to the pelicans :lmao

[sexinthatsx]

We could still play Dallas too, no?

Spurs clinched Home court advantage with the best record already, which means OKC is the second seed and will be facing the Mavs. Spurs are going to face whoever wins tonight, either Memphis or Phoenix. I'm hoping it will be the Grizzles.

[T Park]

Parker and Pop we're yucking it up and joking around before tony said he was gonna take a shower get some treatment and get ready to go before he left.

If you ever get a chance to sit behind the spurs bench you have to do it. The timeouts are worth the price of admission alone.


Pop saying to Corey Joseph "what the fuck offense are you running"
And telling Baynes to stop taking fucked up layups and dunk the fucking ball" was great as well.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Looks like we'll have a tough run this year - MEM in the first round (I'd prefer Dallas or Phoenix), HOU 2nd, OKC in the WCFs.

[Budkin]

Spurs clinched Home court advantage with the best record already, which means OKC is the second seed and will be facing the Mavs. Spurs are going to face whoever wins tonight, either Memphis or Phoenix. I'm hoping it will be the Grizzles.

Me too... we have straight up owned the Grizz since 8.

[T Park]

The spurs play Dallas if Memphis wins the next two games against Phoenix and Dallas.

Anything else I'm not sure of.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

You want them to not try and lose against the spurs resting key guys? Um of course theyre trying to win

I said that before I realised they were playing for HCA in 1st round.

I just find it humorous when our deep reserves play other teams' starters to a draw. :lol

[T Park]

Looks like we'll have a tough run this year - MEM in the first round (I'd prefer Dallas or Phoenix), HOU 2nd, OKC in the WCFs.

They'll sweep either Memphis or Dallas.

They'll beat Houston in five.

Houston is not a good basketball team at all. Their defense is so putrid.

[Ditty]

This game today made me confident about beating the Rockets in the second round.

[bklynspursfan]

They'll sweep either Memphis or Dallas.

They'll beat Houston in five.

Houston is not a good basketball team at all. Their defense is so putrid.

Yep. Rockets players are probably feeling pretty confident about themselves if they meet up with us. Their defense will be their demise.

[timtonymanu]

Looks like we'll have a tough run this year - MEM in the first round (I'd prefer Dallas or Phoenix), HOU 2nd, OKC in the WCFs.

Phoenix is a bigger threat to me than Memphis but the 1st round should be easy for the Spurs, but yes the next 2 rounds will be tough assuming we get that far. If the Spurs can make the Finals again, they have to be heavy favorites to win it all.

[T Park]

Yep. Rockets players are probably feeling pretty confident about themselves if they meet up with us. Their defense will be their demise.

They aren't feeling confident after tonight.

If the Rockets aren't making contested wild shots, they're dead in the water against this team.

[$pursDynasty]

I am still hoping the Paper Clips can steal the #2 seed. Give the Thunder a tougher series.

[sexinthatsx]

Me too... we have straight up owned the Grizz since 8.

What hurts the Spurs is teams with good shooters, especially at the PG and SG position. We get torched by teams like the Warriors, Blazers, and almost lost to the Suns a couple days ago because of Eric Bledsoe

[ElNono]

Parker and Pop we're yucking it up and joking around before tony said he was gonna take a shower get some treatment and get ready to go before he left.

If you ever get a chance to sit behind the spurs bench you have to do it. The timeouts are worth the price of admission alone.


Pop saying to Corey Joseph "what the fuck offense are you running"
And telling Baynes to stop taking fucked up layups and dunk the fucking ball" was great as well.

:tu

[Roxsfan]

Looks like Pop really wanted to help the Blazers by forcing the rox to beat NO for HCA. NO would have played spoiler to the Rox I'm pretty sure about that. Props to spurs bench - they are great system players. Feels good to sweep the Spurs. I know they wanted a little confidence heading to the playoffs. I know the playoffs will be a different animal, but I like our chances.

[jiggy_55]

Spurs clinched Home court advantage with the best record already, which means OKC is the second seed and will be facing the Mavs. Spurs are going to face whoever wins tonight, either Memphis or Phoenix. I'm hoping it will be the Grizzles.

You are mistaken buddy. If Memphis wins tonight, and then beats Dallas in the final game, we will face Dallas and Memphis faces Okc.

[Roxsfan]

I am still hoping the Paper Clips can steal the #2 seed. Give the Thunder a tougher series.




Nice sig pics bro!

[$pursDynasty]

Nice sig pics bro!
Rox I like your avatar pic as well (who is it?). Stacey and Charisma are all time faves of mine.

[Sean Cagney]

Errors :lmao

Yeah he is utter trash.......


Great sig BTW.

[timtonymanu]

I am still hoping the Paper Clips can steal the #2 seed. Give the Thunder a tougher series.

Pretty sure the Clips blew that opportunity when they lost to OKC at home.

[sook]

Yeah he is utter trash.......


Great sig BTW.

Thanks breh, first and second pages of this thread have some more goodies :tu.

[RD2191]

What did I miss? Did Kawhi play?

[Roxsfan]

Rox I like your avatar pic as well (who is it?). Stacey and Charisma are all time faves of mine.

No one famous. I like the rocket red bikini and that dirty pose. This forum has the greatest sig or ava pics of any forum I've ever been on!

[timtonymanu]

What did I miss? Did Kawhi play?

Leonard, Green, Tiago, and Patty sat out.

Spurs D-league lineup made this interesting in the 4th.

[DPG21920]

I highly doubt Spurs beat HOU in 5.

[Roxsfan]

What did I miss? Did Kawhi play?

You missed a sweep brah. You missed a great effort by spurs bench that out played TD, TP, and manu.

[RD2191]

Leonard, Green, Tiago, and Patty sat out.

Spurs D-league lineup made this interesting in the 4th.

Not worried then. Especially if Kawhi and Green didn't play. Thanks man.

[timtonymanu]

Aren't the Rockets the only team in the West the Spurs haven't beaten in the playoffs? I guess you can include OKC too if you don't think the Sonics count in their history.

[Mugen]

You missed a sweep brah. You missed a great effort by spurs bench that out played TD, TP, and manu.

:lol

[jiggy_55]

With the Warriors down 11 in the first half to Minnesota, a possible loss today would make Dallas fight for that win against Memphis, cuz there's a possibility they jump into the 6th spot and avoid OKC in the first round if GSW also lose @Denver on the final day. If I'm Dallas I still prefer facing the Clippers over the Thunder, nobody wants to see Durant even if you have a better record against OKC in the regular season in comparison to LAC. Gonna be interesting for sure. Memphis were up big @PHX and Phoenix made a great effort and run to finish the half just down 4 points.

[Roxsfan]

:lol

*yawn*

[HarlemHeat37]

Rockets will be a tough matchup in the playoffs, this game doesn't mean anything on either side, tbh:lol..

Houston's demise will be their horrible coach and their weak bench, tbh, though..

[T Park]

I highly doubt Spurs beat HOU in 5.

True it could be 4. You could see on the bench and in time outs they predicted plays and know how to guard Harden now.

[superjames1992]

Marco with the subtle 17 points to lead the team in scoring. Big balls shots, tbh... Haters gonna hate.

[Clipper Nation]

Pretty sure the Clips blew that opportunity when they lost to OKC at home.

Actually, if RefKC chokes against the Pistons and we win out, we get the #2 seed....

[timtonymanu]

Actually, if RefKC chokes against the Pistons and we win out, we get the #2 seed....

Ahh, I stand corrected. Hopefully the Pistons can have one good fluke game and the Clippers can beat the Guests. :lol

[Lars]

Good game, friends from San Antonio.

Good luck in the first round.

[ElNono]

Good game, friends from San Antonio.

Good luck in the first round.

:tu

[Clipper Nation]

Ahh, I stand corrected. Hopefully the Pistons can have one good fluke game and the Clippers can beat the Guests. :lol
I think I might rather be the third seed, though.... the Warriors without Bogut are a more favorable opponent than a third straight year of Memphis thugball, and it's not like homecourt changes the fixed reffing, which is really the only scary aspect of OKC :lol

[The_Coyote]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcPsd_59byc

:rollin Most memorable moment of the regular season. I'm surprised Pop didn't get restrained walking over to McHale.

[Raven]

I think I might rather be the third seed, though.... the Warriors without Bogut are a more favorable opponent than a third straight year of Memphis thugball, and it's not like homecourt changes the fixed reffing, which is really the only scary aspect of OKC :lol

i doubt you mean it tbh, the first round against memphis should be a cake walk for you guys.. or for any above average team for that matter.

[Clipper Nation]

i doubt you mean it tbh, the first round against memphis should be a cake walk for you guys.. or for any above average team for that matter.
We can beat Memphis, but the problem is that it'd be a drawn-out series and the team would come out of it banged-up and injured (since the refs always allow them to take physicality to the extreme against us on defense while giving them Durant treatment on offense)...