Why cant the spurs play on christmas ?

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Seems odd. Every year, they lose. Even against a mediocre team like tonight.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Lmao Jason Terry old washed ass out played Manu and Tony. Wtf is that?

[Darius Bieber]

They are now 1-5 during Duncan's era on Christmas.

[spurtech09]

Lmao Jason Terry old washed ass out played Manu and Tony. Wtf is that?Fluke lol

[BanditHiro]

they simply never care as much as the other teams that play. other teams play with so much more intensity since it is supposed to be the NBA's biggest showcase in the regular season

[dabom]

Pop brings the wine, porker brings the ham, diaw brings the croissants. They are fat before every Christmas game.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Yeah, rockets just wanted it more. Spurs didn't match their intensity

[SPURt]

Yeah, rockets just wanted it more. Spurs didn't match their intensity
Yep, the Spurs played like they thought they could easily win. The Rockets played with a ton of intensity, especially on the defensive end. The Spurs have no one to blame but themselves for this loss.

[benefactor]

They are now 1-5 during Duncan's era on Christmas.
...and that one win was close. Game winner by Roger Mason Jr. against the Suns.

[Agloco]

They're checked out during the holidays. The first 5 possessions set the tone. It was a steaming pile from the opening tip.

[ElNono]

Called it in the game thread...

[Kawhitstorm]

Pop brings the wine, porker brings the ham, diaw brings the croissants. They are fat before every Christmas game.

Pop basically giving the middle finger to the league for making him coach on a holiday.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Spurs can eat a fat dick

[Nathan89]

Can't play well on Christmas because of the message that there are more important things than basketball. Team is just focusing on family and friends. Shitbags running the league just robbing them of that quality time.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

fuck

[siraulo23]

the spurs wanted this game badly tbh, especially at the end

the bench didnt show up and 80 something points just wont do it

[KaiRMD1]

Last time we lost to the rockets on Christmas was in 2013

http://www.nba.com/games/20131225/HOUSAS/gameinfo.html

We won a title that season. Yeah, I'll be that ol' sport

[davi78239]

We always get screwed playing away on Xmas most of the time. Even the sports grind was talking about that the other day. Last year was an exception when we were at home vs Thunder. Fuck the league. Several times have we been defending champs and had to travel for xmas the next year .

[UNT Eagles 2016]

They're gutless worms, that's all.

[spurs10]

A lot of flying. They normally would have flown to Houston from Minny. Instead they flew home and flew late to Houston...I believe.

[Spurtacular]

It's not a Christmas problem; it's a primetime problem. Spurs are 5-2 on national TV. But they're 1-2 in the biggest games (@OKC, LAC, @Hou). I'm not too concerned. But they do need to figure out how to play their game when the lights are brightest.

[BatManu20]

Too much eggnog tbh.

[rasuo214]

Tony said he didn't want to play on Christmas in a postgame interview after the Twolves game (can't say I blame him).

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Spurs can eat a fat dick
Obviously not yours. There's plankton species with larger members than you.

[cjw]

A lot of whining for a fan base that should easily see 60 wins (35-16 the rest of the way), especially one that's been in all but one of its games this year ... just like GS.

[Kikoluna]

the spurs wanted this game badly tbh, especially at the end

the bench didnt show up and 80 something points just wont do it

Actually, 2 points by chubbs was the demise

[Spur|n|Austin]

lol caring about a regular season loss. We're about to go on another streak. I wouldn't be surprised if Pop likes losing these type of games.

[BD24]

I almost went to Houston for this game. Glad I decided not to. I did go to the Christmas Day game in 2013 which sucked.