2014 Playoffs - Round 1, Game 1 - Dallas Mavericks @ San Antonio Spurs

[ballhog]

Need Leonard to go nuts....

[loveforthegame]

Good control by Leonard. Stopped and went up instead of barreling through him.

[Beaverfuzz]

DEFENSE!!!

[superjames1992]

Has Parker scored this half?

[wut]

regardless of the outcome of this game, it was very clear that the Mavs put more effort into this game. Pop needs to motivate his team more.

[Boomersgold]

Less dribbling from Manu and more from Parker.

[Mal]

Dallas perfectly running this screens where Spurs` bigs only containing the paint

[007nites]

Lets go!

[Raven]

COME ON GUYS!!!

[.G.]

Momentum slowly turning. But yes, need more stops. Harris/Wright pnr is tearing them up. Sickening.

[Mal]

Kiwi !

[spurtech09]

spurs have not play well and its still a close game.....imagine if the spurs get it going

[Beaverfuzz]

Nice, make this one possession.

[loveforthegame]

Good job Leonard. He caused that turnover.

[Fireball]

:flag: :flag: :flag:

[007nites]

fuck yea! Timmy!

[ElNono]

Has Parker scored this half?

nope

[TE]

One thing is certain. The Mavs have choked many times in the RS. Hopefully god gives us a treat this fine Easter.

[313]

Kawhiiiii

[Arcadian]

I smell a comeback...Mavs are a choking team down the stretch, and Spurs are a clutch team down the stretch.

[Mal]

2 pt game, come on

[smaka]

Love me some Kawhi

[spurtech09]

bailout call

[Juggity]

finally some momentum

[testies]

80% of you FAGS don't deserve to celebrate if we win! I WILL TRACK EACH AND EVERY OFFENSIVE POST

[313]

TimVP

[DapDaGenius]

WiZ WaG WoW!!

[Beaverfuzz]

10-0 run, suck it Mavs.

[Raven]

AND WE'RE TIED

[ElNono]

there's MVParker we all know and love

[ballhog]

Sweet

[spurtech09]

now its time to take this....

[Mal]

tie game

[DPG21920]

TP the magician.

[playbonner15]

THIS GAME

[DPG21920]

80% of you FAGS don't deserve to celebrate if we win! I WILL TRACK EACH AND EVERY OFFENSIVE POST

:lol

[Darius Bieber]

80% of you FAGS don't deserve to celebrate if we win! I WILL TRACK EACH AND EVERY OFFENSIVE POST

No reason to celebrate this game EVEN if we win.. Horrible display this game. Nothing positive to come out of it, except for Tim being legend.

[RD2191]

Harris dagger coming up.

[Prime Time]

This comeback will be a great opener to the Championship DVD :lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2:

[TE]

So all that was needed was to run a double screen play to make the offense look somewhat seamless? Seriously Pop? Stop fucking with us man.

[james evans]

ok we've tied the game up. time to rest some players

[smaka]

Yeah, finally some good plays

[superjames1992]

Beautiful PnR. Tiago taking a crap on the haters per par... Good defense by him all game, too.

[szkorhetz]

This is Tim's and Leonard's team, period.

[RD2191]

No reason to celebrate this game EVEN if we win.. Horrible display this game. Nothing positive to come out of it, except for Tim being legend.

EXACTLY

[ElNono]

For a second, I thought Splitter was gonna botch that...

[playbonner15]

This comeback will be a great opener to the Championship DVD :lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2:
:lol

[MI21]

No surprise that the defense changed when Kawhi was brought in, tbh

Even when he isn't directly doing anything defensively, the team just seems to perform better on that end when he is on the court.

[Boomersgold]

That's exactly what we need more of! Parker controlling the offense! Enough with Manu isoing or dribbling out the clock.

[$pursDynasty]

what are the Spurs without TP, that heroballin trash talk MUST stop in ST. without him we would be trying for Embiid

[japre8]

Spurs finally waking up? Let's finish strong boys!

[Malik Hairston]

spurs have not play well and its still a close game.....imagine if the spurs get it going

Spurs are going to win in 5, regardless of the outcome of today's game, tbh..Dallas can't win playing this pace the rest of the series, but Spurs fans will meltdown with a loss today, brace yourself:lol..

[capek]

80% of you FAGS don't deserve to celebrate if we win! I WILL TRACK EACH AND EVERY OFFENSIVE POST

:lol I agree with this.

btw ahhhh that Cuban scowl. A thing of beauty. :tu

[Typical London Boy]

Did somebody say something about a ten-point lead?

[playbonner15]

For a second, I thought Splitter was gonna botch that...
Thought hes gonna get blocked by the rim

[spurtech09]

to strong

[Beaverfuzz]

On Parker's missed shot, Splitter gave up and didn't try to rebound. Fundamentals!

[RD2191]

LOL PARKER

[playbonner15]

LOL hero

[MI21]

For a second, I thought Splitter was gonna botch that...

So did I. How a 7fter doesn't through that down I have no idea.

[spurtech09]

sloppy

[RD2191]

LOL KAWHI

[Raven]

splitter is dirks nightmare

[Malik Hairston]

Wow, Kawhi with an awful fucking decision..smh..

[Mal]

bad attempts to take the lead

[DPG21920]

Little bit of panic from Kawhi there which is rare.

[spurtech09]

ankle killer

[ballhog]

Spin cycle!!

[Beaverfuzz]

Spurs have had enough of the fucking around.

[capek]

wowowowowoowoow hahahaha holy shit awesome move!!

[playbonner15]

HERO!

[loveforthegame]

Parker!!

Dirk missing some easy ones thank goodness.

[Splits]

12-0 run, as I said

[davidbowie]

i cant believe we're not gonna lose this game lol

[Kidd K]

TONY PARKER!



No, he just isn't that smart. He can't acknowledge that defenders have figured him out, and refuses to make appropriate, sensible adjustments.

That's an even more depressing take, lol :\

[Capt Bringdown]

Why does the Mav D look so stifling?

[spurtech09]

spurs got this

[DPG21920]

Manu got fortunate there. Carter is not the guy to leave from 3.

[Beaverfuzz]

14-0 run Cubn!

[Splits]

ENRIQUE

[ElNono]

"I can be your heeeeeroooo, babyyyyyyy"

[boutons_deux]

14 straight?

[Raven]

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO

[313]

Tonyyyy

[wut]

This is Tim's and Leonard's team, period.
I know Parker has had a poor 2nd half, but you can't deny that Tony's play has something to do with the outcome of the game.

[Mal]

!!

[$pursDynasty]

Take us home Tony!

[MI21]

That spin move, I came.

[loveforthegame]

Parker again. Nice. :tu

[playbonner15]

TRULY THE HERO ST NEEDS

[RD2191]

lol parker going full westbrook gangsta mode

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Parker!!!!!

[TE]

Mavs with another collapse just like in the RS. MVParker stepping up.

[Beaverfuzz]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ma3o1k4aZrU/UOs0Sn-_7II/AAAAAAAAFIU/Bc6kxH9sbMk/s1600/mark-cuban.jpg

[spurtech09]

finally the spurs wake up....no only if the bench can wake up next game

[superjames1992]

This is Tim's and Leonard's team, period.
BS. Parker is the best player on this team at this point.

[Uriel]

:ihit

[TE]

"I can be your heeeeeroooo, babyyyyyyy"
:lmao

[Splits]

Terrible shooting night and it's tied after 3. We got this, haven't had a run all game. Expect a 12-0 starting at the 8 minute mark to put this shit away

Oops. 14-0

[mrjap2x]

Why is Parker called Enrique?

[smaka]

Enrique shitting on haters

[313]

LETSGOOOOO

[TheGoldStandard]

MVParker carrying SA

[NASpurs]

Is the Screaming Banshee back?

[ballhog]

Dallas missing... Spurs hitting.

[Boomersgold]

TP playing hero ball! We need a hero!

[spurtech09]

lol parker going full westbrook gangsta mode
love it

[ducantillog]

Tony!!!!

[smaka]

Why is Parker called Enrique?


Enrique Inglesias song Hero

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Chip's been tweaking parker's jumpshot. He has a lot more arc underneath his shot now. I've noticed it throughout the last 1/4 to 1/6 of the season or so.

[benstanfield]

:cry:cry:cry Enrique

[DPG21920]

Don't get away from Tim when the match up is right. He's been great today - don't let him disappear unless you get great looks.

[RD2191]

The bench made this game much more difficult than it had to be. Pop needs to shorten rotations. Kawhi and Green are young. Should get significant minutes if need be.

[Aztecfan03]

14-0 run since i first looked at the score.

[superjames1992]

Parker, Manu, and especially Timmy have had good games today, tbh. Just like the old days... :tu

[Johnny RIngo]

No surprise that the defense changed when Kawhi was brought in, tbh

Even when he isn't directly doing anything defensively, the team just seems to perform better on that end when he is on the court.

Still don't understand why Pop didn't play him more today. He's a 22 year old player. All of Belinelli's minutes should be going to him.

[spurtech09]

go spurs go

[MI21]

Still need better D.

Dirk has missed good looks and Carter's 3 was wide open.

[playbonner15]

Why is Parker called Enrique?
coz he got a big penis

[Raven]

tshlong curse tbh

[DPG21920]

Alarming that Patty/Danny/Beli have played so poorly, but I'm more surprised at how Kawhi has looked. He's has been a little panicked and unsure of himself. Hopefully he focuses and does his thing.

[DPG21920]

Great play by Kawhi right on cue..

[loveforthegame]

Leonard deflections. :tu

[MI21]

Still don't understand why Pop didn't play him more today. He's a 22 year old player. All of Belinelli's minutes should be going to him.

I don't mind giving Marco a run and seeing what he has going on, but this game, he has been awful both ends so Green/Kawhi should have had all his minutes, agreed.

[Beaverfuzz]

lol, Leonard saying he didn't touch it. hahahaha

[Horry Hipcheck]

Duncan going legend for 26 today. Vintage Spurs-Mavs performance from him.

[Aztecfan03]

Oops. 14-0

and it was closer to the 7 minute mark.

[loveforthegame]

Way to go Timmy! Make your freebies.

[ElNono]

Dominant defense right now

[Mal]

Great fucking defense by Kawhi

[davidbowie]

good ole choking mavs

[Raven]

timmy playing like the mvp

[Beaverfuzz]

Gotta let Carter take that outside shot Splitter, too much respect.

[Boomersgold]

Duncan showing Dirk how a top 10 all time player plays.

[playbonner15]

Fuck tony injury

[BigJoeD]

GO SPURS GO!!!

[313]

good ole choking mavs

[ElNono]

Can't believe Rick is leaving difference-maker Blair on the bench, tbh...

[Mal]

Wright is supposed to be making both ?

[Beaverfuzz]

Just draw of the foul Splitter. Now make the FT's

[Beaverfuzz]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ma3o1k4aZrU/UOs0Sn-_7II/AAAAAAAAFIU/Bc6kxH9sbMk/s1600/mark-cuban.jpg

[ElNono]

make your freebies Tiago

[Raven]

tiago abusing dirk on both floors.

[Mal]

Wright is supposed to be making both ?

Splitter missed both again

[playbonner15]

LOL at cubes

[DPG21920]

Finish strong. Rebound, no turnovers.

[ballhog]

Splitter clutch free throws!

[spurtech09]

manu with his turnovers

[Beaverfuzz]

17-1 run.

[capek]

Can't believe Rick is leaving difference-maker Blair on the bench, tbh...

:lol


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ma3o1k4aZrU/UOs0Sn-_7II/AAAAAAAAFIU/Bc6kxH9sbMk/s1600/mark-cuban.jpg

:lmao

[loveforthegame]

Manu. :lol

[DPG21920]

Manu, are you kidding me???

[RD2191]

MANU U FUCKING SCRUB

[Darius McCrary]

LOL MANU WTFFFFF

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Mother fucking stupid ass turnobili. Fucking stupid piece of shit.

[Mal]

WTF GINOBILI !!

[wut]

haha manu is amazing...because he's always manu. good and bad.

[$pursDynasty]

manu can't help it some times he has to throw it away

[playbonner15]

AHAHAHA GINOBILI AHAHAHAH

[r0drig0lac]

wtf manu

[spurtech09]

defense looks much better

[BigJoeD]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ma3o1k4aZrU/UOs0Sn-_7II/AAAAAAAAFIU/Bc6kxH9sbMk/s1600/mark-cuban.jpg

LOL!

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Give the ballt o fucking enrique you piece of shit. thank you.

[ElNono]

yeah, give it to Tony, Manu... :lol

[Horry Hipcheck]

I was JUST about to say we've gotten a nice performance out of Manu today, too.

[Ibleedslvrnblk]

Carter is hurt..Now we will the series...

[DapDaGenius]

C'mon damn...

[spurtech09]

block by dirk

[Boomersgold]

Manu.......

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

:lol Manu

[DPG21920]

As soon as teams apply some pressure to Manu in the playoffs, his ball handling/decision making becomes suspect. Very alarming to me stemming from what the Heat did to him last year.

[Darius McCrary]

This isn't over. Good job manu

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Manu single-handedly almost gave this game away.

[$pursDynasty]

Spurs reserves are completely invisible this game. well except for Gino's TOs

'

[loveforthegame]

Pretty move by Splitter and he misses. :lol

[DapDaGenius]

WE WIN!! WE WIN!!! WE WIN!!

[wut]

defense looks much better

indeed, defense clamped down when we got down. Spurs could have put that effort in early and blew Dallas away early if the team was motivated enough. This series will only be tough when Spurs don't bring enough effort.

[spurtech09]

winner winner chicken dinner

[Ibleedslvrnblk]

Ugly wakeup call

[Raven]

GAME

[ElNono]

we win... chill :lol

[Arcadian]

:lol Mavs choking epically, predictably

[DPG21920]

Tiago has to finish stronger..

[boutons_deux]

Spurs escape

[Mal]

Wow Splitter

[superjames1992]

Tiago with the AWESOME defense per par!!!

[playbonner15]

No meltdown today :lol

[ballhog]

Crazy game. Splitter misses bunny then plays great D.

[ElNono]

As soon as teams apply some pressure to Manu in the playoffs, his ball handling/decision making becomes suspect. Very alarming to me stemming from what the Heat did to him last year.

Overreaction

[RD2191]

Manu needs to be investigated, tbh.

[spurtech09]

played like crap and still win....sweet

[01Snake]

Splitter is garbage at the rim

[ffadicted]

Woot woot game 1 :]

[r0drig0lac]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ma3o1k4aZrU/UOs0Sn-_7II/AAAAAAAAFIU/Bc6kxH9sbMk/s1600/mark-cuban.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ma3o1k4aZrU/UOs0Sn-_7II/AAAAAAAAFIU/Bc6kxH9sbMk/s1600/mark-cuban.jpg

[Raven]

tiago put up an incredible game today. Really impressive.

[Mal]

Splitter is garbage at the rim

But he is great on D

[szkorhetz]

This is why Tiago fucking worth every penny.

[.G.]

Guess they finally decided to stop fucking around. Good for them.

Did not expect much from Belinelli & Mills early in the series, but I'm they'll show up plenty throughout the series.

[BatManu20]

Ugliest playoff win ever. But I'll take it. This team has to clean up a lot if they want to seriously make a run at 5 though tbh.

[japre8]

Sometimes you gotta win ugly. That's what we did today. Frustrating at times, but good win.

[Boomersgold]

I like the effort from Tiago!

[Horry Hipcheck]

The Spurs have to find their 3-point shooting for Game 2 onward. 3-17? Ugh.

[spurtech09]

bench needs to play better next game

[spurspokesman]

Good job spurs.

[Arcadian]

Mavs scored 4 points in the last like 10 minutes :lmao

[BatManu20]

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[DPG21920]

Overreaction

I didn't say he was done...I said it's alarming. His TO's are still a concern. His ball handling against pressure (as you saw vs Heat last year) is shaky and even today you saw those moments. He has to be able to handle full court pressure better.

[ElNono]

we played solid D for 1.5 quarters and win fairly comfortably... gotta show up for 48...

[RD2191]

Good thing the Mavs have the Spurs choke gene.

[loveforthegame]

A lot of Spurs struggled but still got the win. Hopefully they come out more prepared next game.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Splitter is the kind of player that makes you forget how good he is at defense and rebounding just because he finishes so softly.

[MI21]

Tim and Tony, so great :cry

Leonard average but some good things and Tiago fantastic on defense, incredible even.

Manu ruined his good first half with that disgusting 2nd half, Turnobli tbh

Everyone else was fucked

[playbonner15]

Manu with the turnobili though

[superjames1992]

Ugliest playoff win ever. But I'll take it. This team has to clean up a lot if they want to seriously make a run at 5 though tbh.

You must've missed some of our title run wins, tbh. Some real ugly ones in there, but they all count the same. :tu

[spurspokesman]

So much for being an old man. Timmy putting up young boy stats

[timtonymanu]

Dallas getting their brooms ready.

Your pussy ass needs to turn in your fan card now.

[Kidd K]

Should have been a blowout if our bench didn't suck dick tonight.

Will take the W though. Incoming Barkley "Spurs suck" comments

[Raven]

the key to any spurs game is to not play belinelli. pretty much that...

[ElNono]

I didn't say he was done...I said it's alarming. His TO's are still a concern. His ball handling against pressure (as you saw vs Heat last year) is shaky and even today you saw those moments. He has to be able to handle full court pressure better.

He will have 37 year old moments... and I think that if Parker is out there, he should run the point late in games... but a turnover here or there isn't rare for him...

[DrSteffo]

Great D when it counted the most..I like.

[Beaverfuzz]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ma3o1k4aZrU/UOs0Sn-_7II/AAAAAAAAFIU/Bc6kxH9sbMk/s1600/mark-cuban.jpg

[TE]

Also fuck Reggie Miller. I can't stomach that piece of shit.

[Beaverfuzz]

Poor Cuban!

[timtonymanu]

Pretty shitty game from players not named the Big 3 and we still win.

Spurs should be able to clean things up now.

[superjames1992]

Manu with the turnobili though
17 points on 10 shots. Good game, despite a few turnovers. Timmy was our MVP today, of course.

[DPG21920]

Tiago is statistically one of the better finishing players around the rim. He struggles at times because of indecision and going of soft, but if he just makes his decision and goes strong he's normally very solid.

[Texas_Ranger]

Marco, Mills and Green were just bad. They'll have to step up.

[BatManu20]

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[PingPong]

Mills and Diaw devaluating themselves.

[wut]

The Spurs have to find their 3-point shooting for Game 2 onward. 3-17? Ugh.
I agree, otherwise you'll have ugly games like today. Dallas missed a lot of good looks, if we shoot this poorly from 3 in Dallas, we could drop a game.

[ElNono]

Tiago is statistically one of the better finishing players around the rim. He struggles at times because of indecision and going of soft, but if he just makes his decision and goes strong he's normally very solid.

It's frustrating, tbh... but he defended the Monta/Dirk P&R great on the other end...

[smaka]

Wasn't pretty, but win is a win. Onto the next one now.
GSG

[playbonner15]

We need a GIF of DAT TIAGO PERIMETER D ON HARRIS

[Blizzardwizard]

Manu be like "You want the ball Mavs? Ok."

But seriously, MVParker and Tim Duncan, Tiago Splitter too :cry :lobt2:

[TE]

457965600120115200
Perfect recipe for a Mavs victory over the Spurs tbh...

[wut]

457965600120115200
HAHA, now that's funny.

[DPG21920]

He will have 37 year old moments... and I think that if Parker is out there, he should run the point late in games... but a turnover here or there isn't rare for him...

Well, I am thinking down the road. TP can't do everything. Having multiple ball handlers is critical. He has to be able to handle pressure effectively or else he's no different from Mills/Beli or any other back up PG that can't really handle the ball that well in the playoffs.

[Darius Bieber]

Your pussy ass needs to turn in your fan card now.

LOL, without Dallas' choke this game would have been over. If this was any other team in the Western playoffs, would have been a double digit loss..

[BatManu20]

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[spurtech09]

just imagine if the whole team get it on.....

[Boomersgold]

17 points on 10 shots. Good game, despite a few turnovers. Timmy wad our MVP today, of course.
Average game from Manu, tbh. Decision making was terrible, and a couple of careless turnovers.

[BackHome]

Gloom and Doom we always suck in the first game but with our deep bench I think will see us taking over in the late third early fourth...:)

Told you...:)

[playbonner15]

Beli and Mills not gonna get paid next season :lol

[DPG21920]

:wow DRob snubbing Manu

[Boomersgold]

Pretty shitty game from players not named the Big 3 and we still win.

Spurs should be able to clean things up now.
Big 3 as in Timmy, TP and Kawhi, or Timmy, TP and Splitter? They all had great games!

[BatManu20]

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[RD2191]

Good thing I never lost faith. I knew we would go on a 19-4 run to close out the game.

[Uriel]

457965600120115200
The Spurs won this game on pure talent. Rick Carlisle did a masterful job with his gameplan and the Mavericks executed it nearly flawlessly. The fact that we came away with the victory is a testament to the disparity between these two teams.

[Budkin]

Noon game. We overcame and won. Next.

[timtonymanu]

Big 3 as in Timmy, TP and Kawhi, or Timmy, TP and Splitter? They all had great games!

Yeah. Forgot to mention Splitter. But I was referring to Tim, Manu, and Tony. Kawhi was decent but looked a little shaken today.