Game Thread: Spurs @ Bulls -- Mon. (11/30) - 7:00PM (3:00AM Riga Time)

[BatManu20]

Big game in tonight in Chicago. Will be our first tough game against a title contender since our season opener at OKC. The Bulls are 9-5 and winners of 5 of their last 7. They're expected to have all of their players tonight. Kawhi vs Jimmy Butler should be an exciting matchup, as well as Tony P vs D-Rose. Let's get it.



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[Robz4000]

Honestly not sure what to expect from this one. Would be nice if Rose didn't have his one good game of the month tonight.

[GSH]

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[TXstbobcat]

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[spursistan]

Big game in tonight in Chicago. Will be our first tough game against a title contender since our season opener at OKC. The Bulls are 9-5 and winners of 5 of their last 7. They're expected to have all of their players tonight. Kawhi vs Jimmy Butler should be an exciting matchup, as well as Tony P vs D-Rose. Let's get it.



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[apalisoc_9]

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[BatManu20]

:lol

Yea they're obi not going to beat the Cavs, but you know what I mean.

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[spursistan]

Yea they're obi not going to beat the Cavs, but you know what I mean.
OK, no doubt i agree this is on paper the toughest game since OKC..Bulls are rested and are coming off a loss in Indy 3 days ago.... As long as no Ryan Anderson/Ish Smith types light us up, we will be fine....

[TheDoctor]

OK, no doubt i agree this is on paper the toughest game since OKC..Bulls are rested and are coming off a loss in Indy 3 days ago.... As long as no Ryan Anderson/Ish Smith types light us up, we will be fine....

Dude, DRose is their Ryan Anderson/Ish Smith type of player.

Anyways...


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[steeledl]

Anyone sitting out tonight being the 3rd game in 4 nights?

[loveforthegame]

Hoping for a good win. Stay healthy please.

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[HarlemHeat37]

Bulls aren't anything close to a contender, but they are a good team and I agree with Batmanu that this will be the first "test" of the early season, tbh..

They have had some success vs. the Spurs in the Rose era, they are rested, and they're playing at home..the only other decent teams the Spurs have played were the Hawks on a back-to-back in a brutal stretch for them(home game), the Hornets(home game) and OKC in the 1st game of the season, which is essentially an exhibition game..

[steeledl]

I really hope to see Kawhi have a great game vs. butler. A lot of people on the other NBA board I visit like to compare them but I really don't think butler is in his league. Tonight can do a lot to put that to rest.

[From Downtown]

GO SPURS GO

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[Cry Havoc]

Bulls aren't anything close to a contender, but they are a good team and I agree with Batmanu that this will be the first "test" of the early season, tbh..

They have had some success vs. the Spurs in the Rose era, they are rested, and they're playing at home..the only other decent teams the Spurs have played were the Hawks on a back-to-back in a brutal stretch for them(home game), the Hornets(home game) and OKC in the 1st game of the season, which is essentially an exhibition game..

Yep. The schedule has been cupcakes so far.

Tonight's the first real test, although it's not a huge test. Part of me realizes that basically any other team in the league (in a given year) is happy for a W. We're only happy if we win AND our players look dominant. If we win by 3 tonight, there will be doubters and detractors about this team's ability to beat GSW. :lol

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Update*

Expect Jimmy Butler to handle the ball more tonight. E'twan Moore will also get some minutes.

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[Fireball]

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[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Spurs really should win this one, the Bulls are missing their two best point guards.

[timtonymanu]

Update*

Expect Jimmy Butler to handle the ball more tonight. E'twan Moore will also get some minutes.

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Only means guys like McDermott are going off tonight

[r0drig0lac]

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[SupremeGuy]

May Kawhi feast on their souls. :flag:

[FaM0us Skins]

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[TrainOfThought5]

Yep. The schedule has been cupcakes so far.

Tonight's the first real test, although it's not a huge test. Part of me realizes that basically any other team in the league (in a given year) is happy for a W. We're only happy if we win AND our players look dominant. If we win by 3 tonight, there will be doubters and detractors about this team's ability to beat GSW. :lol

Youre goddamn right. The 'Ship is the goal, and domination is the standard.

[Cry Havoc]

Youre goddamn right. The 'Ship is the goal, and domination is the standard.

Domination is important, but the W and staying healthy is what matters. We'll GET to the point of dominance soon enough. Just keep our guys healthy and engaged.

[ElNono]

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[TheRemix]

let's goooo :flag:

[TEXICAN]

GO SPURS GO!!!

[LakerHater]

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[Silver&Black]

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"Quietly".....just the way we like it.

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[spursistan]

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If we win 6, we are officially NBA's 3rd greatest franchise (after Lakers/Boston) by virtue of playing an extra Final over the Bulls..

[TheDoctor]

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[DarrinS]

Hopefully as entertaining as the last game

[EVAY]

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Seriously? I didn't know Stanley was going to be in town then. I have a painting by him. I would have gone to see him had I known. Now I can't go. Bummer. And a Lakers game to boot. One of the last times to see Kobe. Wow.

[TXstbobcat]

Spurs going for 6 in a row. :flag:

[FaM0us Skins]

6 in a row let's go!

[loveforthegame]

Here we go!

[Beaverfuzz]

Nice that this is on NBATV.

[loveforthegame]

That lob is getting worse.

[spursistan]

This an L as i forgot to mention that Jim Boylen has our team figured out :cry hopefully he proves as dumb-looking as he were during his Spurs tenure..

[Beaverfuzz]

KIWI!

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard!!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

Kawhi with the putback!!!

My nigga.

[loveforthegame]

Nice tip Leonard.

[Beaverfuzz]

TAR HEEL DOUBLE!

[TXstbobcat]

Verde!!!!!!!!

[Canyonero]

Let's go :flag:

[Silver&Black]

:wow Green putting it on the floor :wow

[TXstbobcat]

Timmy!!!!!!!!!!!

[Beaverfuzz]

TIMMUH!

THROW IT DOWN ONE TIME BIG MAN

[loveforthegame]

Nice pass Leonard.

[Silver&Black]

Timmy can still get above the rim....barely :lol

[Beaverfuzz]

That is LMA's shot.

[TXstbobcat]

LMA!!!!!!

[Beaverfuzz]

Should have been over the back on Gasol.

[Beaverfuzz]

TONY!!!

[Silver&Black]

Parker at the rim....

My nigga.

[TXstbobcat]

LMA!!!

[Beaverfuzz]

LAMARCUS

ALLLLLLLLLLLLDRIDGE!

[Silver&Black]

That is LMA's shot.

X2

[ace3g]

LA feeling it from top of the key

[Beaverfuzz]

Parker at the rim....

My nigga.


Shit negro, that's all you had to say!

[Beaverfuzz]

That was pretty ball movement by Pau. Caught the Spurs reaching and reacting.

[Silver&Black]

Nice pass MVPau...not gonna hate on that.

[TheGreatYacht]

Can the cameramen chill the fuck out with the damn flashes?!?!

[Beaverfuzz]

Danny was so wide open he forgot to shoot it well.

[r0drig0lac]

damn

[Canyonero]

Bad transition.

[spursistan]

Green act is starting to wear thin on me

[TheGreatYacht]

Green is still out to prove he can conquer the dribble.

Yawn.

[ElNono]

those turnovers are costly

[SpursIndonesia]

Danny is just a disaster offensively right now

[BatManu20]

Danny's gotta shoot that floater. It was wide open

[FaM0us Skins]

Can't imagine Danny Green will be enjoying his conversation with Pop during this timeout

[TXstbobcat]

I should have gone to this game. Only a 7 hour drive to Chicago.

[lofds]

I swear Danny has been averaging 3 turnovers on AWFUL passes the past few games.

[Robz4000]

Gasol destroying Tim tbh.

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard and 1!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

AND 1...

My nigga Kiwi.

[Canyonero]

Leonardo!!

[TDfan2007]

Gasol has killed Timmy to start.

[loveforthegame]

Leonard right at Butler! And 1.

[SupremeGuy]

Kawhi with the fucking strong move to the basket. Damn son.

[SpursIndonesia]

If Kawhi can master that move, he will be unstoppable

[loveforthegame]

Leonard says thank you.

[TXstbobcat]

LMA!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

All-Defense?

Try DPOY....

[SupremeGuy]

HOLY SHIT KAWHI JUST STOLE ROSE'S FUCKING SOUL

[r0drig0lac]

LMA!!!

[BatManu20]

There you go LMA

[Silver&Black]

Wait till Leonard can get that "Durant/Harden/Westbrook" superstar foul call....

NBA=F:lolcked

[SpursFan86]

That jab step and drive by Kawhi was too nice.

LMA looking good early on

[TXstbobcat]

LMA!!!!!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

LMA is white hot...

My nigga.

[loveforthegame]

LMA on fire.

[BatManu20]

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[SAGirl]

Here late, but we winning.

[SAGirl]

lol Noah the PG.

[Silver&Black]

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Kawhi fucking up my nigga Bobo's hockey assist!!!!

[Beaverfuzz]

Gotta finish that :bobo

[loveforthegame]

Missing too many easy ones.

[TXstbobcat]

LMA on fire tonight

[r0drig0lac]

Blazers Aldridge

[SAGirl]

glad Aldridge has it going on.

[loveforthegame]

Get Leonard in the post with LMA hitting that outside jumper.

[Robz4000]

LMA carrying the team tonight

[daledondale]

LMA going beast.

[SupremeGuy]

It's nice to see LMA's jumper back on.

[BatManu20]

Aldridge having his best game of the season thus far. Still early.

[TheGreatYacht]

Whenever the krew goes after a player, that player turns it around :wow

[beirmeistr]

gino feeding lma

[bic50]

Aldridge showing why he was an all star.

[Silver&Black]

So good to see LMA getting it done...

[TDfan2007]

Aldridge is locked in!

[lofds]

This is what I expected to see every single game from Aldridge since this is what he did to us every single game as a Blazer.

[Mnky]

:lol @ the doubters not realizing LMA has been one of the best big shooters in the nba for awhile. This performance is more accurate than an anomaly of his ability. With LMA and Kawhi firing on all cylinders, Spurs are going to be a mean team come playoffs.

[DarrinS]

Whenever the krew goes after a player, that player turns it around :wow

Lol, like hater?

[Nathan89]

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Kawhi fucking up my nigga Bobo's hockey assist!!!!:lol

[SPURt]

If this is going pre-Rodeo Trip form, the NBA is in trouble

[ElNono]

nice steal

[BatManu20]

Nice steal by Manu. Way too old to beat the D down the floor though

[Canyonero]

Ugh Manu

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard!!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

Kawhi....

My nigga.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Leonard finishing soft on the and-1 like he's a regular LaMarcus Aldridge or something

[ElNono]

damn, if Manu makes that shot :lol

[LongtimeSpursFan]

Team defense looks solid

[Splits]

LaMarsha :wow

[Silver&Black]

Detroit 60
Houston 32


:rollin :lmao :rollin :lmao :rollin :lmao :rollin :lmao

[Horry Hipcheck]

damn, if Manu makes that shot :lol

That step back was dirty.

[Arcadian]

damn, if Manu makes that shot :lol

Would've been a good .gif

[TXstbobcat]

Detroit 60
Houston 32


:rollin :lmao :rollin :lmao :rollin :lmao :rollin :lmao

good lord!!!! :lmao

[Horry Hipcheck]

Detroit 60
Houston 32


:rollin :lmao :rollin :lmao :rollin :lmao :rollin :lmao


Atlanta also up on OKC by 11 early.

[Beaverfuzz]

Manu has no legs. :lol

[ElNono]

welp, kept them under 20 :tu

[BatManu20]

Crap last possession but good quarter. Let's do it again in the 2nd

[TheGreatYacht]

Pop has his mind set on matching Jimmy's minutes with Kawhi's

[loveforthegame]

That was terrible. 21 seconds for that shot?

[Arcadian]

:lol manu

[daledondale]

Good D. LMA & Kawhi playing solid.

[SupremeGuy]

We're up 6 and I don't think we've even played that good.

[Robz4000]

Manu's shot the past few games has been MIA. Really hope it's just a slump and he isn't gassed already.

[Silver&Black]

Spurs lead 23-17 after the 1st Q

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[TheGreatYacht]

Pop has his mind set on matching Jimmy's minutes with Kawhi's
Dat grammar :lol y'all get the point

[SpursIndonesia]

I don't like Manu's body language, doesn't look all energetic like usual. Should look for Mills first, or West for a quick midrange jumper.

[FkLA]

Kawhigod owning Butler already tbh.

[beirmeistr]

Manu has no legs. :lol

also puting too much arc on the shot

[SPURt]

LMA with the 10/6 first quarter

[TDfan2007]

Manu and Timmy don'the look like they have their legs tonight, but Lamarcus and Kawhi look great

[SupremeGuy]

Detroit 60
Houston 32


:rollin :lmao :rollin :lmao :rollin :lmao :rollin :lmaoWow. Houston is a fucking dumpster fire these days. The fuck happened?

[TXstbobcat]

Spurs lead 23-17 after the 1st Q

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Thank you for the box scores :toast

[Horse]

Need playmaker Manu tonight legs look tired.

[Beaverfuzz]

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[loveforthegame]

Bobo!

[SpursFan86]

KA continues to impress on defense :tu

[TXstbobcat]

Bobo3333333333 :bobo

[Horry Hipcheck]

Chicago's gonna go ham on this West-Diaw-Manu-Mills-Anderson lineup

[SupremeGuy]

A triple for the Big Croissant.

[Beaverfuzz]

How many steps does Noah get?

[bic50]

Awesome defense from KA there

[Silver&Black]

Diaw....4 33333333333333333.

My nigga.

:bobo :bobo :bobo

[r0drig0lac]

nice D by Kyle

[Canyonero]

Nice move by Manu

[Beaverfuzz]

What is this a Mason's convention?

BRICK!

BRICK!

[SupremeGuy]

LMAO blatant travel

[Silver&Black]

What's that like 3-4 times Pop wanted a travel?

[loveforthegame]

Letting Snell get wide open 3s. :lol

[timtonymanu]

Bench giving it right back

[Hoops Czar]

KA is awful.

[sasaint]

How many steps does Noah get?

Noah? How about Gibson???

[ElNono]

hate playing on the road... anything questionable goes to home cooking

[Cry Havoc]

Did anyone notice the most obvious moving screen in the history of forever that Noah just set? Literally extended his ENTIRE forearm to hold the defender.

[Robz4000]

:td bench play

[loveforthegame]

Other than Bobo, bench gas been underwhelming.

[spurraider21]

bench has been a letdown

[Silver&Black]

What is this a Mason's convention?

BRICK!

BRICK!

I'll tell you what. Why don't we take all these bricks and build a shelter for the homeless. So maybe your mother will have a place to stay.

- Billy Ho

[TheGreatYacht]

Gonna give Pop until April for him to finally realize Manu + KA can't play together

[ElNono]

I'd like them to plays some pick and pop with West

[Horry Hipcheck]

Glad to see Manu's still hurling himself into the lane like it's 2005

[SpursIndonesia]

Manu is too old for that kinda reckless driving, too big of risk

[Cry Havoc]

Jesus christ Noah is TACKLING defenders on those screens.

[sasaint]

I'd like them to plays some pick and pop with West

This, please.

[ElNono]

Manu is too old for that kinda reckless driving, too big of risk

he only plays at one speed

[Canyonero]

Fuck McDermott.

[loveforthegame]

Anderson getting abused.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Is McDermott tonight's Ryan Anderson?

[Cry Havoc]

Fuck the Bulls, these are some DIRTY fucking screens they're setting.

[Robz4000]

Welp, whoever called McDermott getting it done, gg.

[daledondale]

Of course, a scrub raising like spurs killer.

[Hoops Czar]

Paddy running the point by himself, SMDH!

[Neurosis]

God damn, we gotta stop letting scrubs shoot bad teams back into games.

[timtonymanu]

Spur killer Hinrich is out so this McDermott guy will replace him.

[TheGreatYacht]

Get these scrubs tf out

[Silver&Black]

McDermott carrying Bulls scrubs...

[SpursIndonesia]

Anderson is murdered by McDermott in front of thousand spectators & eye witnesses. :lol

[loveforthegame]

Bench sucking hard.

[beirmeistr]

somebody in here predicted that mcdermott might go apeshit

[Horry Hipcheck]

Short, short, short, short, short

[TheGreatYacht]

Posting up a former DPOY and a Danny Green mid range. This bench is ass

[TXstbobcat]

Verde!!!!!!

[Beaverfuzz]

I'll tell you what. Why don't we take all these bricks and build a shelter for the homeless. So maybe your mother will have a place to stay.

- Billy Ho

You still putting up bricks? What is this a masons convention? Clang!! Clang!! I need welding torch to play in this leauge. Lets stop right now and gather up all these bricks and build a shelter for the homeless so that your mother will have a place to live. I want your Mother and Sister out of my house immediately !!

[SpursIndonesia]

I hope Rose forcing the issue and taking shots from his better teammates

[sasaint]

We are wearing out the front of the rim.

[Silver&Black]

Verde!!!

My nigga.

[spurraider21]

green floaters :lol

[Horry Hipcheck]

Danny Green's runners are the most anxiety-inducing things on TV

[Canyonero]

Lol Danny

[SpursFan86]

Running an offense through Danny Green :lmao

[Silver&Black]

When did Doug fucking McDermott become the new GOAT?

[ElNono]

at least Pop looks lively

[daledondale]

This season Green has been one brick after another.

[Texas_Ranger]

dont play anderson anymore.

[spurraider21]

When did Doug fucking McDermott become the new GOAT?
white americans, tbh.. :lol

[SupremeGuy]

There you go West.

[TXstbobcat]

West!!!!!!!!

[loveforthegame]

Thank you West.

[Silver&Black]

Nice pass from Tony to D-West...

My niggas.

[Hoops Czar]

KA is the "Vinny Del Negro"

[Silver&Black]

white americans, tbh.. :lol

:lmao

Was thinking the same exact thing

[loveforthegame]

Dribble dribble dribble.

[SAGirl]

Tough night for Anderson, McDermott going off, and to top it off, he looked timid. Should have attacked Dermott right back as bad defensively as he is. :depressed

[SupremeGuy]

Kawhi's mere presence creates steals.

[TXstbobcat]

Tony!!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

:wow Timmy to Tony :wow

My niggas.

[Canyonero]

Timmy!!!!

[loveforthegame]

Great cut by Parker.

[SAGirl]

Nice pass TD!

[Horry Hipcheck]

Duncan with the assist of the night

[SupremeGuy]

Bullshit. Where was the foul?

[spurraider21]

what an ugly game :lol... get LMA back in there

[TheGreatYacht]

Spurs were running the loop with Tony, and this scrub Green just started dribbling again. This nigga needs some humbling, is Simmons active?

[Ice009]

Kawhi not getting the ball much. I'd like to see him get the ball more.

[Texas_Ranger]

they need to stop passing the ball to Green.

[dabom]

Less tony and green tbh.