Game Thread: Spurs at Rockets 8:00 EST 4/10/15 (Sponsored by Groundhog Day)

[Cry Havoc]

Great lineup out there

Yeah, the Rockets have those awesome striped uniforms. :tu

[NASpurs]

Kawhi wtf man :lol

[BanditHiro]

just not Kawhi's night

[timtonymanu]

These refs are so bad.

[SpurPadre]

Wow, bad stretch from Kawhi now.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Kawhi needs to wake up

[RD2191]

spurs are getting zero fucking calls

[spurraider21]

kiwi fucking up at the rim too much. i understand when dwight blocked him early, but thats 3 attempts this quarter he should have made

[313]

Kawhi playing like ass

[Silver&Black]

I want to punch Clyde Drexler in his throat....

[01Snake]

Spurs just playing very careless. Tighten that shit up. No more lazy turnovers.

[SpursFan86]

Come on Kawhi...have to make those easy shots

[urunobili]

So the Spurs are bein bullied...

[ElNono]

kiwi can't make a basket.... smh... he'll do better in the 2nd half... the offense right now is terrible again

[Horry Hipcheck]

Pop better capitalize on Dorsey's presence. McHale is dangling a lead change in front of his face

[NASpurs]

Just go into the half with a 5 point deficit and take over in the second half.

[01Snake]

Kawhi going beastmode in the second half.

[urunobili]

Jason Terry looking better defensively on Trashker than 97 Payton TBH

[Horry Hipcheck]

Rockets have a 13 point advantage at the FT line and a 7 point lead.

[TheGreatYacht]

Dabom
Apalisoc_9

[Pound the rock]

Just need to keep matching their intensity

[ElNono]

hate to say it, but Tony got bullied by Terry at the start of the game and now he's not shooting or driving... gotta step up

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Kawhi got fucking fouled on the 2nd attempt

[RD2191]

Parker is 0-3 kawhi 1-6. that shit ain't gonna get it done

[Cry Havoc]

So the Spurs are bein bullied...

Yeah, and somehow we aren't shooting any free throws despite a very physical Rox defense.

[AusSpur]

FT count - 19 - 2

[weebo]

I want to punch Clyde Drexler in his throat....

he sounds dumb as shit...i expect some homerism but gd some of his commentary makes no sense

[crc21209]

Fucking missed opportunities...

[SpurPadre]

Come on, Pop, get Bonner out of there.

[TXstbobcat]

Timmy!!!!!!

[NASpurs]

Here comes the whipping boy, Dorsey

[loveforthegame]

Leonard has made a few mistakes but he's getting hammered with no calls too.

[siraulo23]

Rockets just overplaying the passing lanes haha

[Johnny RIngo]

hate to say it, but Tony got bullied by Terry at the start of the game and now he's not shooting or driving... gotta step up

Not sure why Tonys unable exploit the biggest mismatch tonight. He's making Terry look like Tony Allen tonight

[TheGreatYacht]

hate to say it, but Tony got bullied by Terry at the start of the game and now he's not shooting or driving... gotta step up
Doubling on picks

[ElNono]

hack a dorsey, tbh

[NASpurs]

THEY'RE CALLING FOULS ON HOUSTON :wow

[Horry Hipcheck]

hate to say it, but Tony got bullied by Terry at the start of the game and now he's not shooting or driving... gotta step up

Tony's entire sex life depends on him not getting dick punched by Terry tbh

[Raven]

great D by danny

[ontheraise]

where the fuck is apalosic kawhi need a good head to get back in th egame

[milkyway21]

BAD NIGHT FOR KAWHI. :(

[Ron Swanson]

STFU Harden

[Silver&Black]

There we go Kawhi....make freebies.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Foul the shit out of Dorsey

[crc21209]

Good shit Kawhi..

[BanditHiro]

jesus pop get Bonner out

[RD2191]

Kawhi will get it going soon, relax.

[NASpurs]

Has Parker even played in this game? I need to squint.

[spursparker9]

lol why the fuck Dorsey copied Howard hairstyle

[milkyway21]

OK Kawhi keep going...

[loveforthegame]

Leonard is hustling and playing solid defense. He just needs to settle down on offense.

[crc21209]

Come on..

[RD2191]

Was Scott Foster the one that fucked us in Game 6?

[TheGreatYacht]

Scott Foster :lmao
Ultimate Spurs killer :lmao

[Cry Havoc]

:lmao REFS

[TheGreatYacht]

Was Scott Foster the one that fucked us in Game 6?
Vs OKC, yes

[Johnny RIngo]

gotta make those Kawhi

[NASpurs]

He missed another layup :lol

[RD2191]

REFS ARE FUCKING KAWHI

[TXstbobcat]

I hate Terry!!!!

[SupremeGuy]

Dammit Kawhi lol

[Silver&Black]

:lmao Clyde wants to go the possession arrow

I hope he was being sarcastic....

[crc21209]

If thats the kind of night its gonna be, forget it. Missed layup that leads to their 3...fuck!

[Horry Hipcheck]

Dorsey with two rebounds and no FT attempts.

[TXstbobcat]

Timmy!!!!!!!

[RD2191]

He missed another layup :lol
that was a fucking foul

[Arc]

goddammit leonard.. stop shitting the bed son

[spurraider21]

kawhi has 5 misses at the rim... smh

[RD2191]

Vs OKC, yes
fuck

[Cry Havoc]

Refs keep handing points to the Rockets, Spurs keep making up the difference. :tu

[TXstbobcat]

Timmy!!!

[Silver&Black]

Duncan...

My nigga.

[NASpurs]

2 point game!!!... again

[RD2191]

kawhi has 5 misses at the rim... smh
he is getting the shit hacked out of him

[Ron Swanson]

Timmy will get it done.

[SupremeGuy]

Holy shit Tim is so fucking good :wow

[milkyway21]

Bring back Manu !

[Cry Havoc]

TIM!!!!!

[Johnny RIngo]

TD got hacked there - should have been an and1

[01Snake]

LDN needs to hits to tres

[TheGreatYacht]

Kawhi and Tony will get it going. Not worried, tbh

[Trainwreck2100]

w......t.......f......leonard

[crc21209]

:lmao Josh Smith's defense..

[Raven]

we're so far better it's not fair tbh

[ElNono]

once kiwi gets going, we're gonna be ok

[Arcadian]

:worthy: TD...that was fucking awesome

[Pound the rock]

Duncan

[NASpurs]

Considering of all the bullshit, gotta love the position the Spurs are in.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Timmy giving that ass a new reason to be red

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Kawhi just having a bad game offensively, it happens.

[Brazil]

Tim doing goat PF stuff tbh

[SpurPadre]

We play our game the rest of the way and we win by blowout again.

[mclinejr]

I'm pretty sure I heard Hardin yell, "No Foul?!?"

[SpursFan86]

Starters have been terrible outside of Tim...

[weebo]

Tim putting the team on his back.

[FkLA]

Old Man Riverwalk came to play tbh.

[beirmeistr]

where's Gino

[Silver&Black]

5 on 8 right now....

Amazing the game is so close tbh.

[loveforthegame]

Leonard getting hacked. At least he keeps attacking.

[Ron Swanson]

LDN needs to hits to tres

He's all about that 4 now.

[spurraider21]

he is getting the shit hacked out of him
should still be able to finish those... he's strong enough to score through it. there can be contact like that in the playoffs.

we've seen him convert in these same situations, just having a bad game

[SupremeGuy]

he is getting the shit hacked out of himmatrix :cry

But forreal, I think he just missed the last one. Ehhhh he's just a little off right now. He'll fix that shit and probably play more pissed in the 2nd half.

[313]

Kawhi's drunk

[RD2191]

Tony needs to pick it up like now. Dude has zero points out there.:pctoss

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Spurs are playing pretty well, not getting some calls and Kawhi is cold but if the game continues like this they're gonna win.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Relax everyone, we are playing like ass and only down 2

[ElNono]

refs can't sustain that start... can't end up 60-10 in FTA.... gotta keep playing

[Brazil]

We play like shit and game is tie

:lol rockets

[Horry Hipcheck]

Spurs now shooting better from the field than Houston, only disparity is in FTs

[exstatic]

God DAMN, I hate James Harden. HOU has 19 FTs to our 4, and he's bitching at the refs EVERY dead ball.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs -11 FT pts

[Beaverfuzz]

This game is the Spurs for the taking :bobo :flag:

[Malik Hairston]

Parker and Kawhi combining for 1-10 shooting, yet the Spurs are only down by 2..wow..

[ElNono]

:lmao 19-4 FTA

[DarrinS]

Kawhi and Tony will get it going. Not worried, tbh

Tony needs to get something going

[milkyway21]

If not for those Free throws the Spurs already ahead by 8 right now .

[Silver&Black]

Nice D...

[NASpurs]

:lmao Sprockets

[Beaverfuzz]

God damn it Tony. :lol

[ElNono]

wtf is that offense????

[Johnny RIngo]

Tony in playoff mode tonight

[spurraider21]

:lmao parker just walking away from harden

[RD2191]

lol nice going parker

[BanditHiro]

Parker awful offense follows up with awful defense

[Rob123]

Please sit Parker

[FkLA]

Enrique Heroball is such a piece of shit smh.

[Silver&Black]

Gotta make that Verde...

[NASpurs]

Holy shit nothing is going right

[01Snake]

Careless!!

[Silver&Black]

:lmao Lockets trying to get fancy

[crc21209]

Stop trying to make the fucking homerun pass!

[spurraider21]

harden's batted down 2 passes like that today... good awareness tbh

[ontheraise]

tony first step is so slow what happened to him

[Horry Hipcheck]

Kawhi garbage on offense, not getting any calls, still with 3 steals.

[NASpurs]

Baynes with free throws :tu

[TheGreatYacht]

Green is useless out there. Harden literally waited behind on a Spurs fastbreak and caused a turnover :lmao

[Silver&Black]

Baynes is $$$ at the line tbh....

My nigga.

[01Snake]

Anyone else here absolutely HATE Jason Terry?

[milkyway21]

DG & TP are struggling in the offensive..Kawhi too

[Raven]

damn these houston announcers :lmao.. a beautiful pass a behind the back passone meter from dwight :lmao

[Horry Hipcheck]

Parker wants his 27 points but won't get in the lane to get em

[vander]

refs have been way too fair in the 2nd quarter

[Ron Swanson]

MVPaynes

[Beaverfuzz]

Cheap foul, good job Spurs.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Fucking hell, Green and Leonard are OFF

[loveforthegame]

Green struggling worse than Leonard. Yikes.

[beirmeistr]

I smell a minor injury will keep parker on the bench second half

[TheGreatYacht]

Green is useless out there. Harden literally waited behind on a Spurs fastbreak and caused a turnover :lmao
Floater hits the top of the backboard, and now it airballs. Ffs

[01Snake]

Damn that HOU ballboy is tiny!

[aal04]

Big DPOY type players is our weakness. Howard is altering so many shots.

Ibaka, DJ, Howard. All make it 10x more difficult for us to score. Thank goodness Bogut can only play 20 or so mpg.

[Silver&Black]

:worthy: MVPippen

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard!!!!!

[Pound the rock]

Spurs getting serious

[loveforthegame]

Leonard in the post. Scores. Again.

[Ron Swanson]

There you go, kawhi

[crc21209]

Terrys shot is so fucking ugly. He leans back..

[loveforthegame]

Parker in no mans land. :lol

[RD2191]

TERRY WAS WIDE FUCKING OPEN FUCK

[Horry Hipcheck]

Of all nights for Terry to go off :lol

[NASpurs]

Such a weird fucking game. No fucking flow to it.

[TXstbobcat]

Baynes!!!!!!

[Beaverfuzz]

Two point game, WE GOT THIS!

[Johnny RIngo]

Parker and Kawhi combining for 1-10 shooting, yet the Spurs are only down by 2..wow..

They've both been poor on the road this season. One of the many reasons why getting that 2nd seed and homecourt in the playoffs should be a priority

[timtonymanu]

Playoff Enrique

[Silver&Black]

Nice find TP.....Finish by the banger.

My niggas.

[BanditHiro]

Enrique is such a faggot

[spursparker9]

Fuck Terry

[ace3g]

Baynes!!!

[01Snake]

WE
GOT
THIS!!!!

[milkyway21]

thanks God Kawhi. 1-pt game now :elephant

[Southwest Texas Fan]

When are we getting over the hump damn it!

[Raven]

why did parker get away from terry, geez..

[Ron Swanson]

Can we put SlowMo out there to throw the basketball as hard as he can at Terry's face?

[ElNono]

should've been up at the half, tbh :td

[spurraider21]

Rockets getting a lot of home cooking, kawhi missing a bunch of shots he can make in his sleep... dno how its just a 2 point game, but glad it is.

[FkLA]

Has the 'head of the snake' even scored? :lol

[Horry Hipcheck]

Well, I'd hoped they'd take the lead going into half, but it's hard to complain with a 2 point deficit after that heinous start. If I'm sitting my fat ass in the Toyota Center tonight, I'm nervous as fuck.

[weebo]

Porker over dribbling...stalling the offense

[tim_duncan_fan]

I told yall about my nigguh Baynes!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Not a terrible half all things considered, Spurs have a great shot at this game. A concerning thing is that its a road game and the Spurs aren't great on the road.

[crc21209]

How many fucking chances did the Spurs have to tie or take the lead? Damn..

[Robz4000]

:lmao how is this a 2-point game?

[mclinejr]

I still think we take this one.

[SpurPadre]

We got this, tbh.

[urunobili]

TD giving the ref an earful. Good sighting TBH

[313]

Need more Kawhi and Bobo post ups in 2nd half

[SupremeGuy]

I can't believe we're only down 2. lol Houston should feel really shitty about themselves. We're playing like shit, shooting ourselves on the foot multiple times, and we're still only down 2.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Has the 'head of the snake' even scored? :lol

Parker, Green, and Kawhi have a combined 6 points. All 6 belong to KL.

[ElNono]

Kiwi makes those misses at the rim, we're up comfortably, tbh.... it's clear that if they can't get freebies, they're pretty much screwed

[ontheraise]

ref fucking us right up the ass but only -2 at half time

[cjw]

Wow, after all that (-13 FT differential, -7 on the boards, -9 points from deep), it's a two point game? Thank goodness for turnovers.

[Nathan89]

Parker killing this team with the over dribble. Dude has no intention of even attacking toward the rim he just takes a step in then steps right back out.

[RD2191]

Not even trying to hate right now but Parker is absolutely fucking us on both ends of the court.

[Horry Hipcheck]

TD giving the ref an earful. Good sighting TBH

Not watching the game, more elaborate description if possible?

[HI-FI]

crofl ref not calling a foul there. fucking crooks.

[timtonymanu]

Wing Stop and Parker gotta step it up.

Game is still in reach, just need to play better.

[urunobili]

No Manu to close the quarter... :depressed

[Malik Hairston]

Man, how the fuck is this a 2- point game?:lol..

[Silver&Black]

http://i.imgur.com/1Q6NJSV.png

:tu Timmy 5-7

:td Parker 0-4
:td Green 0-3

[weebo]

As bad as that first quarter was, can't complain only down by 2.

[ViceCity86]

Go Utah!

[AusSpur]

Baynes with the longest FT streak in the league with 32!

Didnt pick that.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Wow, after all that (-13 FT differential, -7 on the boards, -9 points from deep), it's a two point game? Thank goodness for turnovers.

Rockets are a joke of a team. Ariza and Brewer are reliable threats, Terry's in his Manu phase where sometimes he looks like it's 2006 with Dallas all over again, Harden is Harden and gets half his fucking points from FTs, the rest of their squad is garbage without Beverley.

[urunobili]

Not watching the game, more elaborate description if possible?

After the HT buzzed, the camera pointed towards TD as he was hottingly recriminationg (who knows what) the leading ref

[weebo]

http://i.imgur.com/1Q6NJSV.png

starters :lol

[Malik Hairston]

Spurs just need to keep it close and make a run when Howard sits out IMO..

Attack the paint whenever he isn't out there, maybe they'll blow the whistle once in a while..

[DarrinS]

Can we put SlowMo out there to throw the basketball as hard as he can at Terry's face?

:lmao

[siraulo23]

I'll take a 2 point game at the half, hopefully the spurs dont allow another huge rockets run especially the start of the 3rd quarter

[Johnny RIngo]

Solid first half outside of Tony getting outplayed by 40 yr old Jason Terry.

[Pound the rock]

These guys weren't going to lay down but looking for the Spurs to steady themselves

[tuncaboylu]

Even playing so bad in the first half, we're only down by 2.

Some guys, most probably Parker and Kawhi, will step-up in 2nd half. I think we're winning this game.

[Beaverfuzz]

I could reply with a dickish response but I won't 'cuz Ayres is actually making some plays out there.

Right, because you were called out as a chump not once but twice in this very thread.

[RD2191]

Parker killing this team with the over dribble. Dude has no intention of even attacking toward the rim he just takes a step in then steps right back out.
good to see other fans calling his play out

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Refs suck and where was Manu?!

[Brazil]

Spurs are not in bad position considering how bad starters are playing....



tp being the worst

[RD2191]

Solid first half outside of Tony getting outplayed by 40 yr old Jason Terry.
:lol

[Silver&Black]

:lmao Errors +9

[Horry Hipcheck]

After the HT buzzed, the camera pointed towards TD as he was hottingly recriminationg (who knows what) the leading ref

Thanks.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Woah what is Malik Rose doing on the NBATV set? I thought he worked for Philly?

[TampaDude]

We got this.

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[UZER]

Anyone else here absolutely HATE Jason Terry?

For about 10 years now. But the spurs outlast everyone, battier Fisher KG etc.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Jeff Ayres +9
James "I've done enough for MVP" Harden +2

:lmao

[313]

tony first step is so slow what happened to him

15 years of basketball

[Horry Hipcheck]

Refs suck and where was Manu?!

Saving him for a gut check second half tbh

[Nathan89]

Tony having a lucky game last game and thinking he could repeat that performance:lol

[Southwest Texas Fan]

For about 10 years now. But the spurs outlast everyone, battier Fisher KG etc.

Yes fuck Terry!

[beirmeistr]

http://i.imgur.com/1Q6NJSV.png

:tu Timmy 5-7

:td Parker 0-4
:td Green 0-3

thanks for the stats

[ElNono]

sucks that Danny can't hit the side of a barn on the road, tbh...

[SpurPadre]

Right, because you were called out as a chump not once but twice in this very thread.

???? Whatever, I won't get caught up in a spat here.

[FkLA]

Missing gimmes happens. I'd imagine if Kawhi gets those same shots at the rim again he'll make them most of the time. I'm also surprised at how good he looks vs Ariza in the post...I was worried his length would give him trouble.

Rique needs to stop his dribble dribble dribble and move the ball btw.

[Silver&Black]

Shooting 14% from 3....that's not going to continue in the 2nd half.

[313]

In the last couple years Kawhi would always go off in the third quarter. I haven't paid much attention to it this year, but hopefully it rings true tonight

[Warlord23]

If Kawhi, Parker and Green show up in the 2nd half the Rockets are toast. They have expended a lot of energy, and their bench can't keep up with ours

[K...]

Guys you complain about Tony overdriblling, but who else is a good ball handler? Is there an obvious hot hand? Give it time. someone will get hot and the spurs will extend, and then blow the lead, then have the refs fuck em, but then go on for the win. Relazx

[RD2191]

Tony having a lucky game last game and thinking he could repeat that performance:lol
:lolnathan on a roll tonight

[Raven]

once again harden started strong and then had to eat shit in the second.

[SpurPadre]

For about 10 years now. But the spurs outlast everyone, battier Fisher KG etc.

Terry, the dick puncher? Oh yeah, he's an All-time asshole.

[RD2191]

When Green is cold he is cold. Kawhi Tim and Diaw need to carry us. Hopefully Parker can stop doing whatever he's doing because it ain't basketball.

[milkyway21]

Whoa 2-pt game !!!
those Houston free throws are freaking me out :bang

[shingo_318]

dribble dribble dribble

[siraulo23]

that manu and bobo stretch tho, bobo was like dirk with a hookshot and amazing passing ability xD

[Hemotivo]

After the HT buzzed, the camera pointed towards TD as he was hottingly recriminationg (who knows what) the leading ref

TD claims to have been pushed to the floor

[NASpurs]

You guy's think Parker is going to get another "Achilles tightness" in the second half?

[FkLA]

Guys you complain about Tony overdriblling, but who else is a good ball handler? Is there an obvious hot hand? Give it time. someone will get hot and the spurs will extend, and then blow the lead, then have the refs fuck em, but then go on for the win. Relazx

Or he could just move the ball.

[milkyway21]

What about Mills???

[Horry Hipcheck]

When Green is cold he is cold. Kawhi Tim and Diaw need to carry us. Hopefully Parker can stop doing whatever he's doing because it ain't basketball.

Manu's also only played 8 minutes so far. 3-5, 6 points, 1 reb, 1 TO. He and Bobo will be big in the second half, regardless of what Kawhi does.

[beirmeistr]

You guy's think Parker is going to get another "Achilles tightness" in the second half?

good possibility

[Arc]

the rockets switching on the pick and roll takes away parker's ability to attack. his jumper hasn't been very good lately either.
kawhi's drunk or something lol. missing easy baskets. tripping over himself. dunno why pop doesn't post him up more. he can beat ariza.
danny is having a bad game so far. hopefully he goes ham in the second half and knocks down a couple threes.

if we can get a decent performance from one of those three, we win. if we can get a decent performance from two of those three, we win by 10+.

[NASpurs]

But seriously bench Parker's ass in the second half, play him when Prigioni and Dorsey are playing and let him feast. Easy peasy.

[Beaverfuzz]

Woah what is Malik Rose doing on the NBATV set? I thought he worked for Philly?

Sean Elliott sometimes does Pac-12 broadcasts, it's decent money if you can get it!