Finish This On Thursday

[Robz4000]

Disregarding the fact they'd have to go back to LA for Game 7, what would they have in the tank for Houston? Close it out Thursday and you'll get that much more rest.

[Prose]

They better! But the way this year has been going is flashes of brilliance followed by head scratching loses

[apalisoc_9]

Rest will be huge.

We still need splitter against Houston.

Random thought..Pop might even end up using Jeff Ayres against Houston. He's played great against Houston tbh.

[Robz4000]

Rest will be huge.

We still need splitter against Houston.

Random thought..Pop might even end up using Jeff Ayres against Houston. He's played great against Houston tbh.

Splitter getting healthier would be nice, but he's more of a luxury against Houston. It'll be a series for Baynes and Diaw, as well as Enrique if he suddenly miraculously recovers from his various maladies.

[Johnny RIngo]

Disregarding the fact they'd have to go back to LA for Game 7, what would they have in the tank for Houston? Close it out Thursday and you'll get that much more rest.

When would the first game against Houston be?

[Horry Hipcheck]

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[Fireball]

When would the first game against Houston be?

I asked that myself as well. If the Spurs win Thursday, hopefully the next series will not start before Sunday. Two days of rest are necessary if the want to steal a game in Houston as well.

[timtonymanu]

I would think they tip off on Sunday if the Spurs close this out in 6. Just my guess though.

Agree with the OP, finish this on Thursday. Considering how inconsistent the Spurs are this postseason, a letdown game isn't out of the question. Being at home is huge, of course.

[Robz4000]

When would the first game against Houston be?

If they win Thursday, Sunday. Otherwise Monday.

[Johnny RIngo]

If they win Thursday, Sunday. Otherwise Monday.

2 days rest vs 1 days rest? Definitely need to close this on Thursday then.

[heyheymymy]

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[Chillen]

They have 2 chances two close them out, game 6 at home is the time to do it. A game 7 in LA with that crowd, it would be tougher than winning game 6. Got to take care of business on Thursday. This Clippers team is more a team they should meet in the WCF not the 1st round, that's how crazy the West is this year.

[djohn2oo8]

Looking forward to the series against you guys scros. It's been far too long.

[djohn2oo8]

I asked that myself as well. If the Spurs win Thursday, hopefully the next series will not start before Sunday. Two days of rest are necessary if the want to steal a game in Houston as well.

Spurs could win both in Houston.

[cd98]

Blake played 41 tough minutes and obviously ran out of gas. That bodes well for us given the short recovery time. I will say, though, we got to get the lead and keep it tomorrow to force Doc to play Griffin big minutes. Part of Hack a Jordan requires Blake to play longer while he sits Jordan.

[Fireball]

Spurs could win both in Houston. its a game of "could have" and "should have" tbh

[Fireball]

Blake played 41 tough minutes and obviously ran out of gas. That bodes well for us given the short recovery time. I will say, though, we got to get the lead and keep it tomorrow to force Doc to play Griffin big minutes. Part of Hack a Jordan requires Blake to play longer while he sits Jordan. Clips were also gassed at the end of games 2 and 3. They still beat the Spurs in Game 4 ...

[ThaBigFundamental21]

Disregarding the fact they'd have to go back to LA for Game 7, what would they have in the tank for Houston? Close it out Thursday and you'll get that much more rest.

Houston won't be nearly the challenge the Clippers are should the Spurs win this series. Harden isn't nearly the play maker or defender Paul is. He is one dimensional. Josh Smith, Dwight Howard. Need I say more? There is no way Houston will out execute let alone beat the Spurs. Throw in Houston's injuries, there is no chance they beat the Spurs four times out of seven. You guys have an irrational fear of Houston.

[TampaDude]

Doc was whining about the refs last night. Clips have folded. Blowout win for the Spurs in Game 6.

[djohn2oo8]

Houston won't be nearly the challenge the Clippers are should the Spurs win this series. Harden isn't nearly the play maker or defender Paul is. He is one dimensional. Josh Smith, Dwight Howard. Need I say more? There is no way Houston will out execute let alone beat the Spurs. Throw in Houston's injuries, there is no chance they beat the Spurs four times out of seven. You guys have an irrational fear of Houston.

I think the Spurs will win but to say Houston won't even be a challenge is a bit much.

[Russo21]

If we close out this series: Hack-a-Howard and Hack-a-dumbass coming to a tv screen near you.

Dwight Howard: 52.8% FT
Josh Smith: 52.1% FT

Will be funny stuff

[Fireball]

If we close out this series: Hack-a-Howard and Hack-a-dumbass coming to a tv screen near you.

Dwight Howard: 52.8% FT
Josh Smith: 52.1% FT

Will be funny stuff

Will be necessary because both are playing at a high level right now and both are nightmare matchups for the Spurs bigs

[The Reckoning]

Spurs sweeped Dwight last time. Non issue. Tim's in his head.

[Mugen]

I would think they tip off on Sunday if the Spurs close this out in 6. Just my guess though.

I think the Warriors/Grizzlies series is scheduled for Sunday. My guess is Game 1 of the Rockets/Spurs or Clipps is Monday

[Indazone]

Houston won't be nearly the challenge the Clippers are should the Spurs win this series. Harden isn't nearly the play maker or defender Paul is. He is one dimensional. Josh Smith, Dwight Howard. Need I say more? There is no way Houston will out execute let alone beat the Spurs. Throw in Houston's injuries, there is no chance they beat the Spurs four times out of seven. You guys have an irrational fear of Houston.

lol we'll be waiting for ya!

[Budkin]

I think the Spurs will win but to say Houston won't even be a challenge is a bit much.

Houston is the team I fear most. Harden is a fucking beast.

[RD2191]

What KILLS the Spurs against the Rockets is stopping transition 3s. They wreck the Spurs when they're in transition.

[Budkin]

Lest all ye Spurs fans forget how Harden almost single handedly destroyed us the last time we met in the playoffs.


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

[djohn2oo8]

Houston is the team I fear most. Harden is a fucking beast.

Kawhi will do a good job against him. The xfactor will.be how Terrence Jones, Josh Smith, Ariza and Dwight play. Plus the Rockets' ability to hit free throws since Pop will no doubt hack guys. Should be interesting.

[8FOR!3]

Diaw should be able to force Josh Smith to shoot jumpers. Dwight Howard is definitely a mismatch, but DeAndre Jordan should get us ready for him. Trevor Ariza doesn't scare me bc Green should be all over him. It's nice to have Terry and Prigioni to hide Parker on. I'd rather focus on right now though, we still have another game to win to close the Clips.

[LoneStarState'sPride]

Lest all ye Spurs fans forget how Harden almost single handedly destroyed us the last time we met in the playoffs.


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

This shit doesn't even fucking matter with regard to a potential 2015 series with HOU, tbh.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Lest all ye Spurs fans forget how Harden almost single handedly destroyed us the last time we met in the playoffs.


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

Different situation, different teams, different role for Harden, irrelevant

[timtonymanu]

Lest all ye Spurs fans forget how Harden almost single handedly destroyed us the last time we met in the playoffs.


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

He doesn't have Durant and Westbrook to bail him out. He's still a beast but Wing Stop can contain him. I'm more worried about Howard considering our bigs outside of Timmy have been trash

[RD2191]

Dwight and Harden are going to get theirs. The Spurs need to shut down their role players. Especially transition 3s. Let's beat the Clips first though.

[goliath]

I thought game 1 of the second round was Monday regardless of if it went 6 or 7.

[goliath]

Yep, its monday. Rockets are selling tickets for Monday, time tbd.

DATE
Mon, May 4
TIME
TBA
DOORS OPEN
TBA
AVAILABILITY
On Sale 04.30.15 10:00 am

[in2deep]

damn we better win tomorrow or AT BEST this would be similar to NOLA series, plane might even break down again in LA

[Robz4000]

Changes nothing. Finish this shit on Thursday.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Dwight and Harden are going to get theirs. The Spurs need to shut down their role players. Especially transition 3s. Let's beat the Clips first though.

[timtonymanu]

Changes nothing. Finish this shit on Thursday.

[marinoman]

If we win Thursday, when will the rockets series start?
edit- never mind

[Indazone]

The hack a Josh and Dwight wont work this time. McHale pulled both guys down the stretch for small ball.

[Indazone]

All we gotta do is hit our three's. Live by the three die by the three though.

[SpursFan86]

I think it'll come down to whether Houston's role players hit their 3s. If we do a good job of limiting Terry/Brewer/Ariza/Smith, we'll win the series. Let's just hope Brewer and Smith shoot their averages, and don't have fluke performances. Brewer isn't even a 30% shooter from deep, but he'll randomly have games where he doesn't miss. Same goes for Josh Smith.

Harden and Howard alone won't be enough to beat us, assuming we're playing somewhat well offensively.

[letmk]

Had the Spurs passed the Clippers, I wouldn't worry about Harden much. I don't want to see Brewer's open 3-pointers and Howard-Smith high-low combination.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

The hack a Josh and Dwight wont work this time. McHale pulled both guys down the stretch for small ball.

lol Timmy will shit on you if he does this

[ducks]

diaw will have a field day

[Budkin]

All we gotta do is hit our three's. Live by the three die by the three though.

You guys have a great team. We're lucky you're missing Donatas Motiejūnas but it's still going to be a tall task for us to win that series.

[djohn2oo8]

You guys have a great team. We're lucky you're missing Donatas Motiejūnas but it's still going to be a tall task for us to win that series.

Looking forward to a great series :toast

[LongtimeSpursFan]

Yep, its monday. Rockets are selling tickets for Monday, time tbd.

DATE
Mon, May 4
TIME
TBA
DOORS OPEN
TBA
AVAILABILITY
On Sale 04.30.15 10:00 am

Has the whole schedule been announced for next round?

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Different situation, different teams, different role for Harden, irrelevant

Harden doesn't have Durant or WB playing next to him. Houston best perimeter players after Harden are probably Ariza and Terry. As long as whoever is guarding Ariza doesn't leave his man, the Spurs should easily shut down the Rockets perimeter game.

[spurspokesman]

Hopefully our boys close Thurs. Couple guys look like they can use a day or 2 of rest.

[SpursFan86]

Very important that they close out on Thursday. For one, a game 7 on the road is never something you want to deal with. Secondly, we could use all the rest we can get. Duncan has had to play a lot of minutes this series, and will have to battle with Dwight next round. Splitter still doesn't look 100%. Parker is on the verge of losing his legs if he keeps getting injured :lol Would be great for us to close out on Thursday and have 3 days off before the 2nd round starts on Monday.

[hater]

Lest all ye Spurs fans forget how Harden almost single handedly destroyed us the last time we met in the playoffs.


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

Singlehandely?? R u on crack?

[024]

Yeah, really no need to emphasize the importance of winning this tomorrow at home. Hope the 3's fall from Green, Beli, Leonard, and Mills and the floodgates open. No one wants to see the Spurs struggle to score in the last 3 minutes of the game like last night. Spurs really have trouble scoring down the stretch and they can't rely on Duncan carrying them or fluke shots. Just blow the Clippers out.

[FromWayDowntown]

593508614465134592

The 4 losses:

2003 West Finals Game 5 v. DAL
2005 West Finals Game 4 v. PNX
2005 NBA Finals Game 6 v. DET
2006 West Semis Game 7 v. DAL

[gameFACE]

Yep, its monday. Rockets are selling tickets for Monday, time tbd.

DATE
Mon, May 4
TIME
TBA
DOORS OPEN
TBA
AVAILABILITY
On Sale 04.30.15 10:00 am

Yup. It's on the Rockets website. Monday would be ideal if the Spurs close out tomorrow. Four days between games. That's good enough to get rest without getting rusty and losing momentum. Plus, the trip to Houston is only 45 minutes. Finish the Clippers off!!

[Budkin]

Singlehandely?? R u on crack?

I just meant that he broke our back over and over in that game. We win Game 5 that series is ours.

[Budkin]

593508614465134592

The 4 losses:

2003 West Finals Game 5 v. DAL
2005 West Finals Game 4 v. PNX
2005 NBA Finals Game 6 v. DET
2006 West Semis Game 7 v. DAL

Damn I remember stewing after all those games, especially Game 7 against Dallas. Still pisses me off thinking about it. :lol

[DarrinS]

Changes nothing. Finish this shit on Thursday.