Game Thread: Spurs at Clippers 10:30 EST (9:30 CST, 5:30 Riga Time) Sunday, April 19

[BatManu20]

Crawford absolutely killing us

[Nathan89]

How do you not play automatic 3's more often.

[TXstbobcat]

Manu!!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

I hope Crawford doesn't shoot like this in SA.....

[tholdren]

15

[RD2191]

Lol crawford shitting on the Spurs per usual. This series is over.

[phxspurfan]

wow these refs...

[slick'81]

Lol austin rivers

[spursparker9]

I hope Crawford doesn't shoot like this in SA.....

He can shoot tbh

[Budkin]

STupid foul Manu

[TDfan2007]

:lol nothing going our way.

[spurraider21]

yes like they didn't have the game in their hands during the 2nd quarter when the retard chose to play belinelli for a lot of minutes. lol popovich lol best coach in the league my ass
the spurs have been +7 with marco on the floor today

[ElNono]

Gino 3 rbs, 4st away from a triple double....

[DMC]

:lol anyone who said LA's crowd was weak.
:lol terrible defensive team

Spurs look like total garbage, afraid to get messy.

When the Lakers are playing there, they have more fans than the Clippers. That's what Griffin meant when he said they don't have a HCA.

[TE]

:lmao does this asshole miss

[Budkin]

Shit's over.

[Darius McCrary]

Man Jamaal is absolutely destroying us.

[noles1983]

lol scrub crawford

[NASpurs]

When that inefficient chucker is making shots, it's not your night

[KaiRMD1]

Yeah, it's done

[RD2191]

Crawford routinely shits on SA. Nothing new here.

[crc21209]

This ugly worm bastard makes some of the most BS contested shit I've ever seen...

[Silver&Black]

There's the x-factor tonight...Crawford.

No wonder you're my nigga.....

Just was thinking the same exact thing. The guy is winning the game for them. 7/9 shooting

[ElNono]

Crawford hitting bullshit

[TXstbobcat]

Clippers can't miss right now

[SASdynasty!]

Parker counting his millions on the bench. Pondering which team mates wife he is going to bed next.
Meanwhile the team gets raped on the court with absolutely zero defense.

[EVAY]

Thank god Parker is out so that the team has somebody in there to guard Crawford effectively.

[Mal]

So now we go little offense with no stops

[AusSpur]

cant believe Steve Balmer is allowed to ref the game

[TXstbobcat]

Mills33333333333333

[SASdynasty!]

Thank god Parker is out so that the team has somebody in there to guard Crawford effectively.
Hahahaha

[SpurPadre]

Fuck Crawford is gonna be a fucking asshole in this series.

[Nathan89]

How do you not play automatic 3's more often.

[TheGoldStandard]

Uh Oh.. Mills is outplaying parker... pull him pop

[KaiRMD1]

Man, if Patty had stayed in instead of Parker smh

[phxspurfan]

ooooh DUncan

[NASpurs]

Pop is thinking he might have something with this Patty Mills guy. Might play him more than 10 minutes next game.

[TXstbobcat]

Timmy slam!!!!!!!!

[Beaverfuzz]

Patty ballgame baby.

[loveforthegame]

Timmy!!

[RD2191]

This isn't fluke by crawford he dropped 26 last time they played iirc.

[hitmanyr2k]

Duncan :o

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Why did Pop wait to play Mills????

[EVAY]

Beautiful timing Timmy!!!!!

[r0drig0lac]

imagine Spurstalk the next three days

[Johnny RIngo]

Manu was injured that entire run. We were beating the shit out of the Lakers in game 1 until Pop sat Bowen when he got his 5th foul. Then Kobe went nova on us, Fisher got away with jumping on Brent Barry with a no call, and Lakers never looked back.
We wouldn't have beaten that Celtics team anyways.

The team was gassed after the Hornets series(no homecourt). As a result, we didn't have any energy to close the first game against LA. Not sure what point you're trying to make - homecourt is extremely valuable.

[01Snake]

racking up fouls early. fuck

[Silver&Black]

Hack a Jordan.....
Shoot a three every time down the court....

C'mon Pop....you can do it.

[phxspurfan]

dat big baby flop ...

[Budkin]

Timmy!

[100%duncan]

the spurs have been +7 with marco on the floor today

And Kawhi has the worst +/-. Your point?


Oh look Patty hitting threes, lets wait for the faggot to sub in CancerJo or Porker quickly

[DMC]

Whatever the outcome of this series, you guys should get accustomed to it because it's not going to change next year. You'll have 10m a game Duncan, 15m a game Manu and 9 sandwichs a game Porker along with the same cast including 67 year old Matt Bonner.

[Budkin]

At least get it close.

[ploto]

Play Patty more.

[ducks]

9-20 FT

Down6 if 79 percent

[SASdynasty!]

Absolutely zero defense

[TE]

Do any of these assholes miss?

[cjw]

Why did Pop wait to play Mills????

His defense

[davidbowie]

i'm depressed

[01Snake]

GET. SOME. FUCKING. STOPS!!

[Darius McCrary]

The team was gassed after the Hornets series(no homecourt). As a result, we didn't have any energy to close the first game against LA. Not sure what point you're trying to make - homecourt is extremely valuable.
That hornets team was good. We were lucky to get past 'em. I'm not convinced that series doesn't go 7 even with HCA

[noles1983]

clippers will never win a ring when they have to play their starters 40min a game, shitty bench.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Spurs defense is way too shitty to make a run. Just trading baskets

[james evans]

i like this lineup. this is the lineup we should use the most. Popovich fucked up by substituting after that big run. That made no fucking sense

[Budkin]

I'll be ok with a single digit loss considering this is probably the worst playoff game I've seen from us since Game 4 against Thunder.

[Spurs9]

We need to start Mills, he's so much better every time he's on the floor as PG.

[RD2191]

Why does Pop refuse to bench Parker? Mills needs to start.

[Southwest Texas Fan]

His defense

We need offense.

[marinoman]

This will be another split at the line

[pgardn]

imagine Spurstalk the next three days

No.

[cjw]

i like this lineup. this is the lineup we should use the most. Popovich fucked up by substituting after that big run. That made no fucking sense

I smell Marco coming in the game and giving up a huge run.

[Budkin]

Play Patty more.

No because Cojo!

[spurraider21]

And Kawhi has the worst +/-. Your point?


Oh look Patty hitting threes, lets wait for the faggot to sub in CancerJo or Porker quickly
just saying its not accurate to say the spurs blew it during Marco's minutes. he's played less than 10.

its been a pretty bad game for the spurs overall. kawhi having the lowest +/- just has to do with him being on the floor the most

[r0drig0lac]

Down6 if 79 percent

bad

[TDfan2007]

Spurs guards need to step their D up.

[SASdynasty!]

Why did Pop wait to play Mills????
Because he brings no defense whatsoever. It's just trade off points right now.

[james evans]

That hornets team was good. We were lucky to get past 'em. I'm not convinced that series doesn't go 7 even with HCA
hca will not help the following:

freethrows
parkers defense
splitter hitting layups
popovich's bullshit substitutions.

[crc21209]

Offense finally coming around, the hole may be too big though. I'm glad Patty is playing well. Hope Pop sees that shit, because Joseph was doing ZERO on offense, he's not even a threat. I wouldnt mind Joseph taking Belinellis minutes, but not Patty's...

[Uriel]

Maybe the Spurs are losing because it's already so late at night. Their internal circadian rhythm is probably telling their bodies to shut down and go to sleep.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Goddamnit Tim dunk the fucking ball! Every time! This fucking missed bunny layup shit is pissing me off. Dunk the fucking ball. It's the playoffs. Stop leaving points on the board to look fucking cute and/or not get touched.

Should be an AND1 but he'll miss a freethrow now and we'll get 1 point instead of three. Fucking stupid.

[KL2]

Parker digs us in a hole twice, Mills erases his mistakes twice. Let's see if Pop makes the same mistake again, I'm expecting Porker for Mills any second now, maybe some Bellinelli too.

[ontheraise]

the score was 53-59 when parker left the court in the 3rd then we saw what happenec, but i tell you it's parker fault anyway

[Silver&Black]

imagine Spurstalk the next three days

Probably just hang out in the NFL Forum....and talk to myself.

[Trainwreck2100]

I'll be ok with a single digit loss considering this is probably the worst playoff game I've seen from us since Game 4 against Thunder.


i don't know what kind of solice that is, they've only played 7 playoff games in between

[EVAY]

Why did Pop wait to play Mills????

Perhaps if he had put Mills in instead of Cojo in the third we might have kept better pace offensively. But it is also true with as big a lead as Clips have, their defense is less intense in the fourth than it was in the third.

[RD2191]

Parker digs us in a hole twice, Mills erases his mistakes twice. Let's see if Pop makes the same mistake again, I'm expecting Porker for Mills any second now, maybe some Bellinelli too.

[milkyway21]

The Spurs are missing shots they usually make ..

[cjw]

We need offense.

I know. CoJo's D wasn't up to snuff so he finally made the switch. Hopefully Mills sees all the time next game.

[james evans]

Because he brings no defense whatsoever. It's just trade off points right now.
brings no d? do you even watch spurs games? he's our best defender at the pg position!!!

[TDfan2007]

If we can make a game of it it'll help for game 2. Just can't give them life by getting blown the fuck out.

[SpurPadre]

Bad night that is all. Dust this Shit off and play to win Wednesday.

[Nathan89]

His defense

Can't be that much worse than Parker tbh. I'll put him on Barnes. Whoever really because his offense is worth it.

[ElNono]

Rather die with Patty chucking up a storm than Cojo, tbh... but the Spurs need more from everyone...

It's clear Doc prepared them well. We're just going to need to make some adjustments and be sharper on offense...

[urunobili]

I saw a lot of celebrations from all Clips... Lots of swagger...

[SASdynasty!]

Why does Pop refuse to bench Parker? Mills needs to start.
Coach Rob 2016. Let's make it happen.

[FkLA]

Paddy is the best PG on the team when his shot is falling.

[Ice009]

Mills is a gamer. Why does Pop play scrubs and stick with them so long over guys that should be playing?

[RD2191]

Little too late but Pop needs to figure crawford out or this is over in 5.

[tholdren]

green is terrible tonight

[FlAVaK]

Parker counting his millions on the bench. Pondering which team mates wife he is going to bed next.

Finally came through with a good one :lol

[Mal]

So 2 missed FT`s are sealing this game for Clips ?

[$pursDynasty]

Parker digs us in a hole twice, Mills erases his mistakes twice. Let's see if Pop makes the same mistake again, I'm expecting Porker for Mills any second now, maybe some Bellinelli too.
9/20 FT's crappy defense, and while Parker wasn't great, who has been? and yet it is all Tony's fault. Agenda STalkers

[TheGoldStandard]

HAHAHAHA PArker and Beli

[Beaverfuzz]

Tony getting abused by Crawford.

[Pocket Hippo]

Cojo is good but he can't guard Paul any better than Mills... go offense imo

[TXstbobcat]

Spurs can't make damn free throws

[NASpurs]

Wait, Parker is back in? :lmao

[KL2]

Parker digs us in a hole twice, Mills erases his mistakes twice. Let's see if Pop makes the same mistake again, I'm expecting Porker for Mills any second now, maybe some Bellinelli too.

Oh shit :lmao

[Horse]

Clips still don't scare me. They can't miss we can't play worse and we're still hanging around

[SupremeGuy]

lol parker back in

[beirmeistr]

Why does Pop refuse to bench Parker? Mills needs to start.

if he did, it would shatter p
tp's ego

[KaiRMD1]

Pop doesn't wanna win this game, he pulls Patty and puts in Porker, HOLY FUCK!!!!!

[Death In June]

Danny Green...fucking horrible

[Beaverfuzz]

Verde finally
4
333333

[Darius McCrary]

Right on cue....here's the Marco lineup

[RD2191]

WHY IS PARKER IN? :lmao

[TXstbobcat]

Verde33333333333

[Harry Callahan]

I saw a ball bounced off the clippers CLEARLY out of bounds and the refs missed it it led to a score at the other end. The spurs have been bad but it's been five on eight most of the night. Chris Paul tried to injure to tp with the screen fight through.
Clips are byA bunch of a holes and cheap shot floppers.

[TheGoldStandard]

Fire Popovich

[Beaverfuzz]

MARCO!

[cjw]

Clippers 37% average instead of 61% (8 of 13) = three less threes (9 points)

Average FT shooting and that 9/20 becomes 14/20 (5 points)

Accounts for entire 14 point deficit, even with their awful play.

[milkyway21]

At last Green after. 1-9 3attempts

[TXstbobcat]

Marco3333333333333333333

[ElNono]

'ere we go

[Silver&Black]

Single digits....

:cry I still believe

[KaiRMD1]

Now they decide to start raining fucking 3s

[loveforthegame]

This game. :lol

[slick'81]

That's right tom timeout bitch

[Budkin]

Single digits!

[hitmanyr2k]

Scapegoat with another 3!!

[spurraider21]

100%duncan (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8300)

marco checks in and the spurs hit back to back 3's...

now the clippers will score 4 straight and u'll say "fuckin pop ruining the game by playing marco"

[SASdynasty!]

Parker in, Spurs chip away into this lead.

[phxspurfan]

The Alamo's last stand

[Boomersgold]

Because he brings no defense whatsoever. It's just trade off points right now.

Stats disagree with that. Pretty sure the Spurs defend better with Mills in lineup than with Cojo in. In fact Mills had the highest defensive rating on the team.

[TDfan2007]

:lol amazing what happens when you make your fucking shots. Now if we could just get a stop and stop leaving guys WIDE open.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Thank you Verde and Belli!

[DMC]

You mean Cancerelli?

Forum shits on him, then they love him.

[100%duncan]

Maybe the Spurs are losing because it's already so late at night. Their internal circadian rhythm is probably telling their bodies to shut down and go to sleep.

Dude.

[timtonymanu]

Can we actually make a run now?

[Budkin]

If we could make shots we'd be up 6-7

[KawhiLeonard]

Beli/Mills > Green

[beirmeistr]

big balls bellinelli

[ducks]

Spurs hit 2 more threes

[SASdynasty!]

WHY IS PARKER IN? :lmao
To give us a chance at the game. It's working.

[TheGreatYacht]

Parker in, Spurs chip away into this lead.

[TXstbobcat]

WHY IS PARKER IN? :lmao

Pop letting Tony go down with the titanic tonight.

[RD2191]

Amazing what happens when your PG isn't playing like shit.

[01Snake]

LDN sighting?

[NASpurs]

Spurs playing possum until the fourth quarter to squash the dreams and hope of the Clippers...

at least that's what I want to believe.

[EVAY]

Spurs showing signs of life from three point land...or the law of averages catching up to them after shooting 20% from three for the first three quarters of the game.

[SpursFan86]

Now they decide to hit their shots :lol Too bad we still can't defend for shit.

[Uriel]

Great time to regain our 3-point shooting. :tu Even if we go on to lose this game, as long as this carries over into Game 2, I like our chances.

[lofds]

Come on! There we go!

[SupremeGuy]

Please pop for the good of the spurs and everything you love pull parker right now and put patty back in

[tholdren]

tp because danny and marco cant dribble or attempt to defend paul.

[Nathan89]

Parker in, Spurs chip away into this lead.

Had nothing to do with him. He didn't generate those threes.

[ChumpDumper]

The drama queens are too busy starting drama queen threads to notice the score.

[$pursDynasty]

Wait, Parker is back in? :lmao
and we make a run wtf? that hurts the narrative, LOL

[TE]

TNT's graphic there before going into commercial break, the term HERO BALL while each Spurs player appears in the graphic.

[marinoman]

Parker is just a waste of a player today, bring back patty, we need O

[TDfan2007]

This game will probably come down to the fact that we couldn't hit our FTs...again.

[ducks]

Spurs be ahead of make free throws

[Horry Hipcheck]

Still wanna see more Mills putting up threes, but thank you Danny and Marco. Now can they stop leaving Paul open?

[CGD]

Who is that girl they keep panning to in the Timmy jersey and torn up white pants, Damn!

[100%duncan]

100%duncan (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8300)

marco checks in and the spurs hit back to back 3's...

now the clippers will score 4 straight and u'll say "fuckin pop ruining the game by playing marco"

Sure so hitting a three to make it an 9pt deficit is bigger than blowing it on defines and making your 2 pt lead become a 6 pt deficit. Sure, defend pop and marco some more. :lmao

[Mal]

tp because danny and marco cant dribble or attempt to defend paul.

So that`s why Green is on Paul ?

[milkyway21]

WHY IS PARKER IN? :lmao

Well, only 9-pt game now from 18... Let us hope he'll contribute to get us the W

[Cry Havoc]

Chopping away at that lead. Still got a lot of time left.

[Shastafarian]

Spurs shooting 45% from FT :rollin

[RD2191]

Get porker off the floor pop.

[ducks]

Tp made Crawford miss a three

[Budkin]

Can we actually make a run now?

No but we can build momentum and get our heads out of our ass before Game 2.

[Death In June]

I don't think the NBA knows hero ball has a negative connotation

[spurraider21]

Sure so hitting a three to make it an 8 pt deficit is bigger than blowing it on defines and making your 2 pt lead become a 6 pt deficit. Sure, defend pop and marco some more. :lmao
marco is good in limited minutes.

he has played limited minutes today, and the spurs have cut into leads so far during his stints. i'm ok with that.

[BatManu20]

Problem is, Clips are shooting it so well, it's hard to sustain a run on them.

[Nathan89]

Actually Belinelli hasn't been torched tonight. I'd be fine with this lineup with Patty in instead of TP.

[coachmac87]

Hack a Jordan??

[SpurPadre]

Who is that girl they keep panning to in the Timmy jersey and torn up white pants, Damn!

Someone TP has fucked already, tbh.

[SASdynasty!]

Well, only 9-pt game now from 18... Let us hope he'll contribute to get us the W

Rob's a little slow.

[TDfan2007]

Defense...please....

[RD2191]

In b4 crawford daggers

[tholdren]

So that`s why Green is on Paul ?
? every time green gets picked he has amnesia and defends no one

[KL2]

9/20 FT's crappy defense, and while Parker wasn't great, who has been? and yet it is all Tony's fault. Agenda STalkers

"Ball movement often fails because guys don't think they'll see the ball again"-Elliott

Parker is playing a 2-3 man game, that is not ball movement, it looks like it, but it's not.

This is the same exact Parker lead offense that's fucked us in years past, we play so much better as an actual team, everyone touching the ball, not just TP and 2 other guys. Spurs dedicate too much time getting Parker going, failed plays, predictable offense, shots late in the clock.

[Beaverfuzz]

Spurs shooting 45% from FT :rollin

Hack a Spur! Come on Tom Rivers, do this!

[Ice009]

Don't give up. Keep playing. Anything can and will happen. Let's go Spurs!

[r0drig0lac]

Duncan was the one who came to play from the beginning
..the others were coming later

[FkLA]

smgdh did this bearded faggot really just pull MVPaddy?

[ElNono]

need Choke Paul to show up

[slick'81]

No but we can build momentum and get our heads out of our ass before Game 2.


Taking a a while for the ol prize fighter to get lathered up

[$pursDynasty]

Had nothing to do with him. He didn't generate those threes.
can't have It both ways when TP is in and Blake is torching us look at TP's +/- Tony in when we make a run, well he didn't actually shoot the ball

[RD2191]

Rob's a little slow.
Not as slow as porker.

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Keep chugging along Spurs!

[ontheraise]

while tony was on the bench the score went from-6 to -16 still he is the pb tonight obviously

[Horry Hipcheck]

Great time to regain our 3-point shooting. :tu Even if we go on to lose this game, as long as this carries over into Game 2, I like our chances.

To turn in this performance and be down only 9 with 7:35 to play is troubling if you're the Clippers. Winning Game 1 against a motivated home team is tough, but when you're literally letting them win, it could be disastrous for them going forward.

[Nathan89]

Hack a Jordan??

Yes, please. That offense is too difficult to stop.

[DMC]

Clippers want to close out strong, remember what happened to the Thunder when they were up big and CoJo dunked on them, got the team fired up, they won the next game and eventually the series.

[SASdynasty!]

Get porker off the floor pop.
Wouldn't want to keep chipping into the lead....Rob wants the loss, tbh

[Silver&Black]

You mean Cancerelli?

Forum shits on him, then they love him.

If you hit your last shot...he's the GOAT.
If you miss your last shot...trade this bum.

Such is life in ST.

[BatManu20]

Damn Tim

[timtonymanu]

Lol Pop is a Clippers fan today

[Budkin]

Soft ass foul Tim.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Goddamnit Tim.

We're fucked.

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Mills isn't in the game! :bang

[RD2191]

Nice little run but too late. Defense isn't where it needs to be.

[Nathan89]

Hack the fuckers already. That would be way better than this.

[timtonymanu]

And nope same shit

[TDfan2007]

Griffin has murdered us.

[SpurPadre]

No answer at all for that albino.

[ElNono]

can't guard the p&r without Tiago...

[$pursDynasty]

bring in KA and Ayers and hack a DeAndre

[Beaverfuzz]

That was a good pass by Tony and Verde fucked it up.

[loveforthegame]

Da,n Green.

[KL2]

Diaw's defense has been terrible all year

[Budkin]

Danny Green smfh

[RD2191]

:lmao

[100%duncan]

lol spurs

[Silver&Black]

Green can't even catch the fucking ball tonight.....

You know we're fucked now.

[Nathan89]

Pop is a fucking idiot

[loveforthegame]

Dias. :lol

[tholdren]

green sucks dick

[Death In June]

I dont understand why they went away from a lineup that was working.

[BatManu20]

This board always shits on CP3, meanwhile he's shitting all over the Spurs. The irony.

[milkyway21]

Diaw air ball :(

[TDfan2007]

Well...so much for that D.

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Where's Golden God?

[r0drig0lac]

focus 0

[TheGreatYacht]

Scouts have Green figured out.

[TE]

This is so upsetting

[spurraider21]

lol green turns it over and paul scores, then Bobo airballs a 3... people here will blame Marco though :lol

[TheGoldStandard]

Boris Fucktwat tonight

[SpurPadre]

Way to spot them the big lead again, numbnuts.

[RD2191]

Only hope is that pop benches parker from the start in game 2.

[NASpurs]

Fuck this game. Waiting until Wednesday is going to be unbearable.

[Nathan89]

Tony not doing anything for this team.

[EVAY]

Ooooh, Timmy!

[Beaverfuzz]

Should have hacked a Deandre when it was down to 9. Just play some D and get stops.

[Juggity]

:lol pretty embarrassing to lose to the clippers like this.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Fucking walk to the hotel Tim.

Just go. You're being ridiculous.

[TXstbobcat]

Marco!!!!!

[Ice009]

Get Marco off the court you stupid fuck of a coach.

[TE]

I dont understand why they went away from a lineup that was working.
Yep

[Johnny RIngo]

"Ball movement often fails because guys don't think they'll see the ball again"-Elliott

Parker is playing a 2-3 man game, that is not ball movement, it looks like it, but it's not.

This is the same exact Parker lead offense that's fucked us in years past, we play so much better as an actual team, everyone touching the ball, not just TP and 2 other guys. Spurs dedicate too much time getting Parker going, failed plays, predictable offense, shots late in the clock.

Pop trying to justify that bloated $45 mil extension he gave to Enrique

[AusSpur]

why is Mills sitting??

[benstanfield]

Green can walk tbh

This dude isn't worth more than 8 a year

[Cry Havoc]

Good game. See you guys Wednesday.

[tholdren]

Scouts have Green figured out.

[hitmanyr2k]

Halfway mark through the 4th, barely a dent in the lead. I don't see a comeback tonight. Goodnight ST. Don't kill each other tonight lol.

[TE]

Embarrassing ass turnover

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Why did Pop get away from what was working?

[ElNono]

:lol and thats why Danny doesn't handle the rock