Game Thread: Spurs @ Rockets - Christmas Day @ 7:00 PM CST (3:00 AM Riga time)

[SpursFan86]

Not sure how much I'll be on here during the game, but Merry Christmas to everyone here. Hopefully everyone will be able to enjoy a nice Spurs win with their family/friends :toast

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[cutewizard]

Go Spurssssssssssssssssssssssss go

[cutewizard]

for the Spurs are champions of the world, my world

[Canyonero]

Easy win.

[silverblackfan]

It is on ESPN so I will have to catch the replay tomorrow. Here is hoping the Spurs light Houston up!

[r0drig0lac]

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[Cry Havoc]

:tu Hope I can catch some of the game today.

[loveforthegame]

Stay healthy and get the win.

Houston is always tough against us. Hope the guys are roaring to go.

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[BatManu20]

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[BatManu20]

So who gets snubbed?

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[timtonymanu]

So who gets snubbed?

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:lol the East backcourt looks even worse. Kyrie getting votes even though he just started playing.

[SpursFan86]

BTW, the Rockets are 5th in Net RTG and 8-4 in December...so I wouldn't be so quick to label this an "easy win".

[spursistan]

Spurs,for some reason, sucks on Christmas Day play, only 4-5 record..let's hope our guys avenge that 2013 rout Houston gave us at home..Rockets have been marginally improving as of late, so i'm expecting a close one-- win, or lose..

[BatManu20]

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[313]

Merry Christmas ST, I'll be at work during the game but hopefully we get a win.

[timtonymanu]

Kawhi vs Harden. Gonna be interesting.

[BatManu20]

A little Christmas throwback


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4NbhRb862k

[BatManu20]

BTW, the Rockets are 5th in Net RTG and 8-4 in December...so I wouldn't be so quick to label this an "easy win".

Definitely not an easy win. Nationally televised game + Christmas day game + on the road against a team that's been playing better as of late = tough game to win

[bic50]

If aldridge wasn't a rockets killer, I'd be way more worried about this game tbh.

[SPURt]

Pop should start Boban against Howard and introduce his newest mutant to America

[Darius Bieber]

The Spurs are 1-4 all time on Christmas in the Tim Duncan era. The only win, if you remember, came in 2008 with a last second Roger Mason, JR. three pointer against the Suns in Phoenix.

[siraulo23]

I would not be shocked if the spurs lose this one

[spurs10]

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[ElNono]

Official trap game. We rarely get up for these games, tbh

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[ceperez]

Well good to see a decent opponent against the Spurs. Important to get a reality check.

[TXstbobcat]

I hope everyone is having a great Christmas. :flag:

[ceperez]

Definitely not an easy win. Nationally televised game + Christmas day game + on the road against a team that's been playing better as of late = tough game to win

I agree, this shouldn't be a walk in the park. Rockets have a big need to prove that they are contenders.

[spursistan]

hope our guys show up for this to keep the winning streak.. We have another pretty winnable 4-game home stand after it: Denver, Wolves, Suns and Houston again..

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[SPURt]

ESPN is micing up players for the games today. I hope they mic up Kawhi lol!

[steeledl]

I wish we got an elite matchup like the Warriors or Cavs but this should be fun! Hope Kawhi can make a statement on Harden in front of a national audience.

[steeledl]

ESPN is micing up players for the games today. I hope they mic up Kawhi lol!

lets Mic pop.

[weeks]

Roxa gonna be super motivated. Let's get it on

[RD2191]

Damn, Kawhi's Christmas jersey looks sick.

[SAGirl]

ESPN is micing up players for the games today. I hope they mic up Kawhi lol!

They probably won't get much out of him. I'm betting on Aldridge, Tony o rd Danny.

[SPURt]

They probably won't get much out of him. I'm betting on Aldridge, Tony o rd Danny.
That's why I want Kawhi, it means the only sound they will get is him yelling "and 1" over and over

[Fireball]

I do not know if I will be able to stay awake through the whole Cavs-Warriors game ... and there is an extra half hour before our game.

Anyways ... :flag:

[BatManu20]

Bulls hang on to beat OKC. Christmas just got a little better.

[spursistan]

If the Spurs D up to their standard we'll get this..Rockets are horrible defense and too undisciplined to stop us..as long a chuckers like Brewer and co don't get hot, i like our chances..

[spurs10]

Bulls hang on to beat OKC. Christmas just got a little better. :bobo

[spurs10]

That's why I want Kawhi, it means the only sound they will get is him yelling "and 1" over and over Pretty much! 'Actions speak louder than words!'

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Bulls hang on to beat OKC. Christmas just got a little better.

YES! :toast FTT

[SupremeGuy]

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[RD2191]

Draymond Green is a huge faggot

[Fireball]

Draymond Green is a huge faggot

just thought the same thing ...

[Ron Swanson]

Fuck Django and the rest of the Rockets. :flag:

[Fireball]

hopefully Curry's calf injury is as bad as Splitters

[Horry Hipcheck]

hopefully Curry's calf injury is as bad as Splitters

Seems unlikely at the moment, he's back in.

[Fireball]

Seems unlikely at the moment, he's back in.

perhaps it is just as bad, but he is not as soft as Splitter :lol

[RD2191]

Seems unlikely at the moment, he's back in.
It's a nagging/lingering injury no? Hell probably be playing through pain the rest of the season.

[Horry Hipcheck]

It's a nagging/lingering injury no? Hell probably be playing through pain the rest of the season.

Sustained it against Utah, apparently, and agitated it today. If the Dubs have to grind this out and Curry plays heavy minutes it could plague him into January.

[Fireball]

Delli really loves to clip players ...

[Horry Hipcheck]

Golden State has 11 points in the quarter so far.

[SpurPadre]

All I want for Christmas is to see this happen again:

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[Horry Hipcheck]

Not to get ahead of ourselves, here, but there's no reason why the Spurs shouldn't absolutely clown these two teams, right?

[Fireball]

Curry "only" played 17 minutes :lol

[beirmeistr]

ESPN is micing up players for the games today. I hope they mic up Kawhi lol!
"indubitably", lol

[Kawhitstorm]

They probably won't get much out of him. I'm betting on Aldridge, Tony o rd Danny.

They probably want Kawhi but D-West is the dark horse since he's the most vocal on the court

[Kawhitstorm]

Not to get ahead of ourselves, here, but there's no reason why the Spurs shouldn't absolutely clown these two teams, right?

D-Mo, Dwight, Capela might give the Spurs trouble on the offensive boards & T-Jones is an athletic forward who has caused the Spurs issues in a fast paced game. Tony is going to be the key for this game: control the pace.

[Horry Hipcheck]

D-Mo, Dwight, Capela might give the Spurs trouble on the offensive boards & T-Jones is an athletic forward who has caused the Spurs issues in a fast paced game. Tony is going to be the key for this game: control the pace.

Agree with your take; though I was referring to GSW/Cavs.

[SpurPadre]

The question remains, will "hiding" TP on Barnes (when he comes back for them) be something we can get away with? Certainly he's made strides this year on D but Curry and Thompson assignments belong to Green and Leonard, respectively. Would we be better off going outside the grain and start Manu as our PG but have him defend Barnes at the other end?

[random21]

Kawhi vs Harden. Gonna be interesting.

Yes it will be... Especially with the way Harden likes to draw fouls

[SPURt]

"indubitably", lol
If he said that in game it'd be the best quote ever! If I knew I was being mic'd up I'd be saying the weirdest stuff on purpose.

[~O~]

Eh..its easy to say this game is over.

[Mal]

Somebody important out for the Spurs ?

[pgardn]

Block by James on Thompson ungodly.

James was beaten... How...

[SAGirl]

The question remains, will "hiding" TP on Barnes (when he comes back for them) be something we can get away with? Certainly he's made strides this year on D but Curry and Thompson assignments belong to Green and Leonard, respectively. Would we be better off going outside the grain and start Manu as our PG but have him defend Barnes at the other end?
Regular Season?
I think Pop is going to give a chance to Tony, then try other guys. If we have Simmons in the rotation, even he might get a few minutes.

It is a gamble thinking in my part, but I am gambling Pop has got to see what these guys can do for a few minutes, and what they cannot.

Not that he will intentionally throw a game, but it may seem like that to us. I expect Pop to experiment a little with others than Danny and Kawhi, even if he has them on Curry/Thomson to close out the game.

The GSW run a lot of screens though, so even if you assign someone, I expect there to be a lot of switching anyways.

Also, no way in hell is Pop starting Manu. He's going to stay in his role as head of the snake in the bench.

[pgardn]

Somebody important out for the Spurs ?
Not that I can locate.

[SpurPadre]

Regular Season?
I think Pop is going to give a chance to Tony, then try other guys. If we have Simmons in the rotation, even he might get a few minutes.

It is a gamble thinking in my part, but I am gambling Pop has got to see what these guys can do for a few minutes, and what they cannot.

Not that he will intentionally throw a game, but it may seem like that to us. I expect Pop to experiment a little with others than Danny and Kawhi, even if he has them on Curry/Thomson to close out the game.

The GSW run a lot of screens though, so even if you assign someone, I expect there to be a lot of switching anyways.

Agreed about the regular season but I was referring to the playoffs.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

December 2004, Spurs @ Rockets, for nostalgia purposes:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfurCV1FDpM

[Silver&Black]

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[SpurPadre]

LeBron with the anti-Jordan choke.

[TXstbobcat]

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[From Downtown]

Well merry Xmas and GO SPURS GO

[loveforthegame]

Let's go Spurs! :flag:

[Fireball]

I made it ...

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[pgardn]

December 2004, Spurs @ Rockets, for nostalgia purposes:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfurCV1FDpM

So this was a pleasant occasion for you?

Nostalgic for a supposed Spurs fan, seriously...

[UNT Eagles 2016]

So this was a pleasant occasion for you?

Nostalgic for a supposed Spurs fan, seriously...

I was still 10 at the time. Remember it pretty vividly. Was pissed at Popovich for being a dumbass. But hey, we won the championship that year

[Uriel]

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[Fireball]

P.J. calls the game ... very nice

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Are we going to get revenge on these fuckers for the last 2 years of them shallacking us in our building?

[$pursDynasty]

P.J. calls the game ... very nice
Cassidy Hubbert calling the game EXTRA Nice!

[BatManu20]

Deandre Jordan new commercial :lol

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CXHFwHCVAAEsCYB?format=png&name=large

[SpurPadre]

P.J. calls the game ... very nice

Yeah, was not looking forward to Jon Barry's subtle swipes at the Spurs.

[$pursDynasty]

The Hooper commercial is stupid but the fact that DeAndre, CP3, Dame and KLove don't have rings is hilarious

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Deandre Jordan new commercial :lol

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CXHFwHCVAAEsCYB?format=png&name=large
what a joto

[UNT Eagles 2016]

GSG! :ihit

[Mister Sinister]

Digging the X-mas jerseys on both ends here.

[TheGreatYacht]

Time to send some Houston hood rats crying

[loveforthegame]

LMA and Timmy missing easy ones.

[Mister Sinister]

Cry more D-Ho

[BatManu20]

Looks like the season trend of in-n-outs is going to continue tonight smh

[BanditHiro]

god dammit we are going to shoot 30% aren't we?

[BatManu20]

Why is Duncan wearing bright turquoise shoes? :lol

[sasaint]

LMA needs to back Capela under the bucket and jam. Letting Capela get away with that soft D is not acceptable.

[loveforthegame]

Can't rebound. Awesome.

[Silver&Black]

Need a bucket guys...

:wakeup

[Mister Sinister]

Jesus fuck what in the shit was that possession

[BanditHiro]

what are we doing?

[Ron Swanson]

Did both teams tie one on last night?

[spurs10]

god dammit we are going to shoot 30% aren't we? We aren't the Cavs so I doubt it!

[loveforthegame]

Oh boy.

[From Downtown]

Put the bench in

[sasaint]

Why is Duncan wearing bright turquoise shoes? :lol

So is Kawhi. :wakeup

[TheGreatYacht]

Kawhi you scared faggot

[Silver&Black]

Why is Duncan wearing bright turquoise shoes? :lol

They're all wearing some bright ass kicks tonight...

[beirmeistr]

playing like crap

[Mister Sinister]

Aw, Spurs.

[timtonymanu]

Good defense, shitty offense

[spursistan]

what a shitty start..

[Mister Sinister]

Fuck me running.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Spurs left their game back in SA

[Silver&Black]

:lol-6 to start

[sasaint]

god dammit we are going to shoot 30% aren't we?

We have to get one to go before we start worrying about percentages.

[Canyonero]

Season over

[timtonymanu]

Bring the bench in, please.

[loveforthegame]

:lol

[Robz4000]

:lmao Spurs

[Budkin]

Christmas night and no one feels like being there.

[DeRozan m8]

Jesus fucking christ

[BanditHiro]

game over. Rockets are playing like its the Super Bowl while the Spurs probably had to much Christmas ham last night

[BatManu20]

Bring in the bench tbh

[TXstbobcat]

Tony!!!!!!

[loveforthegame]

Parker finally.

[Ron Swanson]

No shutout!

[Mister Sinister]

#FreeBoban tbh

[Budkin]

Shooting .143 :lol

[sasaint]

Spurs left their game back in SA

So irritating. LMA started it with a fade against Capela, followed by Duncan missing a 3-footer.

[loveforthegame]

LMA finally.

[Mister Sinister]

Eat shit, Ariza.

[TheGreatYacht]

Of course the French is the only one who brought the balls

[Mister Sinister]

LDN!

[TXstbobcat]

Verde333333333333

[RD2191]

Wtf spurs

[loveforthegame]

Verde!!

[Ron Swanson]

Verde!

[BatManu20]

Verde!

[Silver&Black]

And just like that...we're winning.

R:lolckets

[Mister Sinister]

Aw, Timmy, no.

[Silver&Black]

Offensive rebounds are killing us tbqh...

[Mister Sinister]

Pop's about to eat somebody, I think.

[BatManu20]

Pop's about to sub the starters. The energy level of that unit is shit. Nobody wants to be playing on Christmas :lol

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Piss poor defensive rebounding :bang

[loveforthegame]

Try Boban. We're getting killed on the boards. At least he'll knock some guys around.

[timtonymanu]

Bad rebounding led to a predictable 3 by Ariza.

[ceperez]

another slow start by the Spurs starters. Seems to be quite a regular event.

[Kawhitstorm]

Like I said pre-game the Rockets are living off offensive rebounds.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Offensive rebounds are killing us tbqh...

This. It's a cardinal sin to not only allow second chances but also not getting back to the deadly 3 point shooters like Ariza after the offensive rebound. Spurs look lost

[Robz4000]

Spurs should not be this bad at boxing out with Duncan/LMA/Leonard in the game. Its been a trend all year and it isn't getting better.

[SupremeGuy]

Not a good start, tbh. I don't want to give them confidence. I was hoping we could squash their hope quickly and shit. Fucking trap games.... :lol

[spursistan]

tired of Kawhi pacing himself into the games..that works against bottom feeders but away against a solid team, we need him more engaged on offense from the get go..

[TheGreatYacht]

Tim gtfo

[Fireball]

- many Spurs fans ...
- the Spurs really defend the 3 point line well ... normally the Rockets would have taken 3-4 attempts already
- I was close to calling it another embarassing national tv performance before that 7-0 run

[From Downtown]

That pass from LMA to Danny was great btw

[Kawhitstorm]

D-Mo, Dwight, Capela might give the Spurs trouble on the offensive boards & T-Jones is an athletic forward who has caused the Spurs issues in a fast paced game. Tony is going to be the key for this game: control the pace.

[Gametight]

Green knocks down wide open 3..Espn commentator "Houston playing great defense".....where do they get these fucking guys

[timtonymanu]

Step it up, LMA. He should be owning this team.

[100%duncan]

Just had to rim out

[Kawhitstorm]

tired of Kawhi pacing himself into the games..that works against bottom feeders but away against a solid team, we need him more engaged on offense from the get go..

He plays down to his matchup: Ariza

[SupremeGuy]

lol someone pushed Kawhi to the floor and no call

[RD2191]

Tf manu

[TheGreatYacht]

Manu gtfo too

[Mister Sinister]

Diiiiiiiaw

[TXstbobcat]

Bobo :bobo

[loveforthegame]

Bobo!

[Budkin]

Green knocks down wide open 3..Espn commentator "Houston playing great defense".....where do they get these fucking guys

They're just salty that the Spurs have been so consistently good for so many years. It's so boring tbh...

[100%duncan]

Is it just me or they look thinner with these jerseys

[RD2191]

Smh

[SupremeGuy]

tired of Kawhi pacing himself into the games..that works against bottom feeders but away against a solid team, we need him more engaged on offense from the get go..That's just his personality man... he's not super aggressive unless Pop tells him to do it.

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard33333333333

[sasaint]

Boris could teach LMA a few tricks around the basket. I hate those constant fade-aways.

[Mister Sinister]

Kawhi YES

[Ron Swanson]

Kawhi!

[loveforthegame]

Leonard. :tu

[SupremeGuy]

Kawhi with the beautiful 3.

[100%duncan]

Ma nigga

[spurs10]

Kawhi!

[RD2191]

Fucking rebound

[HI-FI]

:lol Bobo's socks, that's awesome

[beirmeistr]

the bench has that bsll moving

[SupremeGuy]

lol @ the rockets playing hungry

Bunch of faggots.

[BanditHiro]

every bounce is going there way

[BatManu20]

We're getting destroyed on the boards so far. 6 O-rebounds already for Houston

[TheGreatYacht]

Manu is the worst defender on this team tbh

[TXstbobcat]

Bobo!!!!!

[Mister Sinister]

That pass from Kawhi, though.

[100%duncan]

Damn kawhi watch those falls SMDH

[loveforthegame]

Leonard getting thrown around and no calls.

[SupremeGuy]

Kawhi getting hit on offense and defense with no fucking calls...

[TXstbobcat]

LMA!!!!!!!

[Mister Sinister]

Way to hustle for it LMA

[From Downtown]

LMA

[BatManu20]

There you go LMA

[spurs10]

LMA hustle!

[timtonymanu]

Ugh if Patty makes that Lawson scrub look good

[Robz4000]

If the Spurs could rebound they'd be up by 8-10 points...

[Raven]

good game so far

[steeledl]

LMAlpha

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Spurs' swiss cheese defense getting exposed... one dribble to the basket and it's a wide open layup or dunk for the Rockets... not to mention we can't get a rebound on that end :bang

[SupremeGuy]

Leonard getting thrown around and no calls.On both sides of the fucking court! Fucking ridiculous. Any other MVP candidate would have gotten those calls. SMH

[BatManu20]

Kawhi doesn't ever just fall down gracefully, he eats shit and makes you hold your breath

[testies]

Green guards Harden : He doesn't penetrate

Kawhi guards Harden : Commentator stars to notice that Harden is on the paint all the time dishing passes.

Green is not better defender than Kawhi, he is absurdly better. And smarter.

[spurs10]

Hope he got 3 offensive boards for that!

[sasaint]

LMA showing more fight on that board than any single play as a Spur so far. I want some more. Please!

[spursparker9]

Kawhi can't guard Harden tbh

[SPURt]

Kawhi getting the Jordan rules tonight

[Trainwreck2100]

a couple of those boards were just really really bad misses but shore up that shit please

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Manu is the worst defender on this team tbh

wait till D-Worst comes in, Rockets will have over 50 by halftime if he gets significant minutes

[GSH]

:lol Bobo's socks, that's awesome

What is the deal with those socks? I haven't seen a close up view.

[LkrFan]

Struuuuuuuugling at someone else's farm, eh Spur Fans? :lol

[100%duncan]

Green guards Harden : He doesn't penetrate

Kawhi guards Harden : Commentator stars to notice that Harden is on the paint all the time dishing passes.

Green is not better defender than Kawhi, he is absurdly better. And smarter.

And you are a waste of sperm

[Kawhitstorm]

The Rockets are getting in the paint too easily & forcing the Spurs to help which is exposing them to offensive rebounds. *Build a fuckin' wall!*

[Robz4000]

Spurs' swiss cheese defense getting exposed... one dribble to the basket and it's a wide open layup or dunk for the Rockets... not to mention we can't get a rebound on that end :bang

Defensive rebounding is the only problem on D, otherwise they're forcing the Rockets into tough shots.

[sasaint]

Leonard getting thrown around and no calls.

Lack of respect is making me mad.

[loveforthegame]

Pop montage. :lol

[SupremeGuy]

We're playing real fucking jittery. Slow down the tempo and grind 'em to death.

[Mister Sinister]

Fuck right off refs

[RD2191]

Fucking flopper

[GSH]

Green guards Harden : He doesn't penetrate

Kawhi guards Harden : Commentator stars to notice that Harden is on the paint all the time dishing passes.

Green is not better defender than Kawhi, he is absurdly better. And smarter.

First two facts, then you have to throw in a shitty conclusion.

[100%duncan]

Struuuuuuuugling at someone else's farm, eh Spur Fans? :lol

Watch out for your own ass hole you're about to get blown out by 40 again in your home floor. On christmas no less :lmao

[Mister Sinister]

These calls are some horseshit tbh

[RD2191]

:lmao refs

[TheDoctor]

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[LkrFan]

Watch out for your own ass hole you're about to get blown out by 40 again in your home floor. On christmas no less :lmao

I'm getting my jokes in early tbh. :lol

[steeledl]

Just done eating... everyone on r/nba is talking about how Kawhi can't guard Harden and is getting exposed? That true?

[GSH]

Struuuuuuuugling at someone else's farm, eh Spur Fans? :lol


You keep posting this shit, and the Spurs keep winning the games. That's gotta sting.

[r0drig0lac]

slow start against golden state and we are dead

[TXstbobcat]

LMA!!!!!!!!

[100%duncan]

Lma :wow

[Ron Swanson]

Lasharkus

[steeledl]

LMA!

[100%duncan]

Lmao manu sucks

[loveforthegame]

Rotations are awful. Wow.

[Mister Sinister]

Aldridge again.

[TXstbobcat]

LMA!!!

[RD2191]

Lol spurs

[TheGreatYacht]

Rest Ginobili for the rest of the game. Faggot can't even guard Terry foh

[Mister Sinister]

And furthermore, fuck Jason Terry.

[loveforthegame]

LMA hitting that jumper. Simmons attacking and dishing.

[From Downtown]

LMA keeping us into the game

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Spurs gave up 25 points in the first quarter :bang simply atrocious, unacceptable... :bang

[RD2191]

Just done eating... everyone on r/nba is talking about how Kawhi can't guard Harden and is getting exposed? That true?

Exposed? :lol

[keeferob25]

Manu and Diaw are defensive liabilities so far. Just terrible.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Can't give up 25 in a quarter and expect to win... San Antonio Suns showing true colors on D

[Kawhitstorm]

Parker needs to slow down the pace, Rockets feast on fastbreak 3s

[steeledl]

Spurs gave up 25 points in the first quarter :bang simply atrocious, unacceptable... :bang

Do you freak out all of the time irl?