Game Thread: Spurs vs OKC -- Game 1 - Sat (4/30) - 7:30PM CST (3:30AM Riga)

[loveforthegame]

That block! :tu

[ElNono]

:wow

[Spurs9]

:wow anderson killin it

[007nites]

Let Timmy get some as well

[RD2191]

Lol porker

[Beaverfuzz]

Wow, what a first half...Under 43 for the half for OKC is just fine with me.

[From Downtown]

This is some unbelievable shit

[Neurosis]

Seriously Parker, fuck off already.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Are you all seeing this KA defense? Not just that block, but his man defense has been quite good as well.

[313]

Fathead :wow

[Vokun]

OMFG. Anderson is doing God's work on defense

[$pursDynasty]

Fathead

[capek]

Kyle's playing some really solid D out there, even before the block. :tu

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Watch the refs call goal tending here.

[PopTheGOAT]

If SL:lolM:lol can guard Durant this well, Thunder = finished

[Stabula]

That Anderson kid has a nose for the ball I tell ya

[Kawhitstorm]

Fat":lol"Head

[Spurs9]

Green almost vlowing out knee trying to save that ball with clock busted :lol

[spursparker9]

Kyle know "WestChuck Mindset"

[DPG21920]

Big credit to Kyle for his work on defense and the glass this half. He's in position, battling if he's not grabbing the board and playing fundamental defense.

What. A. First. Half. :wow

[atoyotagaspedal]

something happened with the clock

[Vokun]

Are you all seeing this KA defense? Not just that block, but his man defense has been quite good as well.

Bruh has played superb defense on Durant.

[hater]

Mmm Manu hurting???? That sucks.....

[ducks]

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Kyle Anderson defended Kevin Durant and blocked Russell Westbrook on the same possession. Most amazing sequence of the game.
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[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

KA's defense has been unexpectedly amazing! Who knew he could guard Durant so well?!

[spursparker9]

Green almost vlowing out knee trying to save that ball with clock busted :lol

:lol

[SASdynasty!]

Seriously Parker, fuck off already.
8 assists in the first half. This guy keeps the engine running!

[313]

Are you all seeing this KA defense? Not just that block, but his man defense has been quite good as well.
He's been doing a good job on KD ngl

[Silver&Black]

Enjoy it fellas...

http://i.imgur.com/PqOe6tC.png

[Trainwreck2100]

kyle finally does something right and it didn't count

[K...]

FATHEAD MVP..suck it causals

[thiste]

When you're getting blocked by Slomo you know you're not in it

[capek]

Are you all seeing this KA defense? Not just that block, but his man defense has been quite good as well.

Indeed! He has been stellar! :toast

[beirmeistr]

Leonard hammy gonna be OK after resting all halftime?

I must have missed it, did leonard get hit?

[Mal]

Better half than that game 3 in 2014 Finals

[Spurs9]

So if Kyle gets these reps on d, we can really use it against GS with leonard and green

[ElNono]

Manu checking that adductor while leaving the court... hope he's ok

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Mmm Manu hurting???? That sucks.....
What?! Really?!

[SPURt]

I hope the Spurs can maintain this level of focus for another 46 quarters.

[BillMc]

Charles B saying Ibaka can handle LMA one on one. :lol

[Spurs9]

Cant wait to hear barkley spin this

[hater]

What?! Really?!

Yup. elMexinono just called it too...

[tholdren]

thunder have 8 more shots than spurs. Never would have thought.

[cutewizard]

greatest first quarter in NBA playoff history

[TheGreatYacht]

Quarter was over, so technically Kyle's block never happened.

What block? :lol

[PopTheGOAT]

If our next 23 halves of ball are near this good, it's probably 16-0 lol

[KL2]

KA's defense has been unexpectedly amazing! Who knew he could guard Durant so well?!

He has practically the same reach as KD which is extremely rare, it neutralizes KD's length. From a physical standpoint they're pretty similar.

[Silver&Black]

Charles B saying Ibaka can handle LMA one on one. :lol

:lmao

[cutewizard]

and that's the greatest first half in the 2016 playoffs!!!!!!!!!!!woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[PopTheGOAT]

thunder have 8 more shots than spurs. Never would have thought.
Chuck, get occasional offensive board, chuck again tbh

[808]

Kyle looks like he'd be a great volleyball player

[ace3g]

Kawhi + LA = 45 ------------ OKC = 40

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Spurs should have kept that for GS :lol

[TampaDude]

I wanna see the Bobanator in the second half!

[Spurs9]

We obviously wont keep this shooting up, but fun to see

[TampaDude]

73-40 at the half...wow...this is child abuse...

[Mal]

I wanna see the Bobanator in the second half!

You will

[NameLess Scrub]

What the freak is this?

Spurs completely in hate mode, except for patty.

Hope nobody gets hurt.

[sasaint]

Are you all seeing this KA defense? Not just that block, but his man defense has been quite good as well.

Wonder if he will get some time guarding Ibaka?

[cutewizard]

LMA showing whos boss here

[DPG21920]

Manu checking that adductor while leaving the court... hope he's ok

Yup. I saw him holding it as soon as it happened (Westbrook foul). I really hope he doesn't pick up little Knicks that hurt him.

[DMC]

Tissot: "This sign doesn't say 'Cooking with LeMarcus'" - shoots the ball after LMA hits like 5 in a row and was going to fucking work on homeboy in the paint.

[Ditty]

If the Spurs play like that the rest of the way they're unbeatable lol. I'm at the game, great energy in the crowd.

[will_spurs]

KA shutting up the haters... great D on Durant, and always in the right spot for rebounds.

[cutewizard]

this is the potential of this team being reached......................

[rastaspur]

Kawhi + LA = 45 ------------ OKC = 40

That statement speaks volumes. Lma and kawhi are going ape shit out there. And Danny is hitting his shots.

If patty would have hit a few shots they would have had 80 or more points. That's crazy

[gilmor]

Manu checking that adductor while leaving the court... hope he's ok

Looks like we wouldn't need him in this game..

[Keepin' it real]

Did he really hurt it? I saw him hold it on the first play of the game but he's seemed ok since then.

I'm just paranoid. Kawhi is more valuable to the Spurs than Curry is to GS. He must be 100%

[boutons_deux]

If only lma weren't injured

[DPG21920]

Important to note, like I said in the write up, OKC thrives on fast breaks. When the Spurs are making shots, it limits that which is huge. OKC scoring 40 with SA having a great offensive half are strongly correlated. It sets up SA to defend in the half court which makes them so tough to beat.

When you turn it over vs OKC or miss looks, their athletes (including their bigs) run the floor like mad men and it's really hard to stop.

[cutewizard]

kawhi and LMA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> westbrick and Durant, hahahahahahahhaa

[BillMc]

I'm just paranoid. Kawhi is more valuable to the Spurs than Curry is to GS. He must be 100%

I agree.

[808]

726585506952273920

"Decent"

[cutewizard]

patty better bring it in the second half....................and then its bobans time to shine, hahahahahahahhaha

[BillMc]

I wonder if there is great rivalry between all these chair stacking guys. There's at least two hitting the NBA halftime circuit.

[Ron Swanson]

726585506952273920

"Decent"

Skip's retarded

[GSH]

KA shutting up the haters... great D on Durant, and always in the right spot for rebounds.

He looked out of place when he first came into the game. That one loose ball he didn't act like he even wanted, and the shot he put up was ridiculous. But after that he redeemed himself on the defensive end.

[cutewizard]

the Spurs playing really inspired and passionate basketball......West fighting for rebounds, and slowmo with good defense

[coachmac87]

726585506952273920

"Decent"

Sarcasm

[Uriel]

This is the best the Spurs have looked since the 2014 Finals.
Only if you adjust for the quality of opponent. But the Spurs won by 50 in Philadelphia this season, and they looked pretty fucking good there too.

[rastaspur]

Kyle Anderson has earned some brownie points with pop. Great defense on durant. Never bit on his bs carry crossover and used his length. Impressive.

[Mal]

Pop`s gameplan of making every shot is working so far

[GSH]

I wonder if there is great rivalry between all these chair stacking guys. There's at least two hitting the NBA halftime circuit.

Could be wrong, but I bet they're a troupe, and work together. Like the different troupes of Stomp or Cirque. Just on a much smaller scale. :)

[NameLess Scrub]

Can't believe Danny actually blocked Durant's jumper.
Must have felt amazing. At least until Durant grabbed the ball and made a quick shot right after.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Scary thing is Boban hasn't even come on yet

[atoyotagaspedal]

726585506952273920

"Decent"
He's right, his spurs could've done way better that first half

[DPG21920]

All of the "little guys" for SA came in and played playoff level basketball. You can see the limitations of West/Kyle, etc.. But damn they did not back down and fought as hard as they could. That would go a long way.

I know it doesn't matter now, but SA needs one of TP/Mills to be good each game, both would be great. But at least one. Spurs gave up 6 offensive rebounds in the 1st quarter, then only 2 in the 2nd. Much better and they have to focus there. Everyone has to battle and guys like West/Kyle doing work on the glass when they are in is key to them not only getting minutes but sustaining.

[Silver&Black]

Only if you adjust for the quality of opponent. But the Spurs won by 50 in Philadelphia this season, and they looked pretty fucking good there too.

:lol I still remember them 6ers fans cheering for Boban

[BillMc]

Could be wrong, but I bet they're a troupe, and work together. Like the different troupes of Stomp or Cirque. Just on a much smaller scale. :)

Could be. I've no idea how these things work. It did look like the same chairs!:lol

[will_spurs]

He looked out of place when he first came into the game. That one loose ball he didn't act like he even wanted, and the shot he put up was ridiculous. But after that he redeemed himself on the defensive end.

Didn't he steal ("recover") the ball off Durant at the beginning of that same play?

It's always weird watching KA play, he's really slomo, sometimes it looks like he glides to the hoop, or just shuffles his feet to get in perfect position for a rebound. He's very precise with his movements. But yeah that shot was weak, though that's the only one he took. It looks like Parker and him have been instructed that their role wasn't to shoot tonight.

[rastaspur]

He looked out of place when he first came into the game. That one loose ball he didn't act like he even wanted, and the shot he put up was ridiculous. But after that he redeemed himself on the defensive end.

That half hook floater was atrocious. He could have just squared up and shot it or gone to the hole.

[cutewizard]

is K Martin ready to play guys??

[ace3g]

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This is the first time a Popovich team has 2 players (Leonard & Aldridge) with 20 points in the 1st half of a regular OR playoff game.

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Can't believe Danny actually blocked Durant's jumper.
Must have felt amazing. At least until Durant grabbed the ball and made a quick shot right after.

In the Spurs win in San Antonio versus Golden State he blocked Curry as well. If Danny brings back his stroke the leagues in trouble.

[BillMc]

Props to Danny for great play on both sides of the court. Keep it up Danny G!

[DPG21920]

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This is the first time a Popovich team has 2 players (Leonard & Aldridge) with 20 points in the 1st half of a regular OR playoff game.

That seems unbelievable if true.

[PopTheGOAT]

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This is the first time a Popovich team has 2 players (Leonard & Aldridge) with 20 points in the 1st half of a regular OR playoff game.
damn

[tholdren]

That half hook floater was atrocious. He could have just squared up and shot it or gone to the hole.
yes, he's a pussy. But if he's defending Durant well and grabbing boards, then Green and KL are getting a rest. He's doing well. Glad to see

[RashoFan]

Ready for the second half! Let's see if OKC keeps fouling the 3 point shooters! :lol

[GSH]

All of the "little guys" for SA came in and played playoff level basketball. You can see the limitations of West/Kyle, etc.. But damn they did not back down and fought as hard as they could. That would go a long way.

I know it doesn't matter now, but SA needs one of TP/Mills to be good each game, both would be great. But at least one. Spurs gave up 6 offensive rebounds in the 1st quarter, then only 2 in the 2nd. Much better and they have to focus there. Everyone has to battle and guys like West/Kyle doing work on the glass when they are in is key to them not only getting minutes but sustaining.


Adams had 3 offensive boards in the first 5 minutes. After that, the Spurs did a good job on the glass, I thought. West wrestled a couple away that they would have gotten in the regular season.

[Silver&Black]

LMA still en fuego

[Ron Swanson]

:lma

[Spurs9]

Adams d :lol

[NameLess Scrub]

In the Spurs win in San Antonio versus Golden State he blocked Curry as well. If Danny brings back his stroke the leagues in trouble.


Oh yeah, but Curry's jumper is at a lower height.
The block on Durant, that high, looked better, though its result was less effective of course.

[Ron Swanson]

Kawhi!

[313]

Leonard wow

[Silver&Black]

Westbrook has the 2nd worst 3pt% in the NBA this year...

:lol Kobe @ #1

[Silver&Black]

LMAutomatic

[DPG21920]

Ibaka is shooting lights out :wow. He just loves the Spurs man. In close game, that is something to watch.

[Ron Swanson]

LMA going in raw

[sasaint]

Wonder if he will get some time guarding Ibaka?

If Ibaka is going to keep on playing stretch 4, we need to see what Kyle can do against him.

[313]

OKC has no idea how to defend a pick n pop

[GSH]

Green finally missed a 3, but that was a very confident stroke. He WANTED the ball. That's the old Danny.

[OrEmuN]

LMA-Kawhi two men game is awesome

[Ron Swanson]

Kawhi has to be careful

[sasaint]

Ibaka is shooting lights out :wow. He just loves the Spurs man. In close game, that is something to watch.

Ibaka punishes us. We need to see what Kyle can do against him.

[TampaDude]

Aldridge is taking a giant diahrreic shit all over the Thunder tonight.

[atoyotagaspedal]

lol was patty calling 3 seconds?

[ElNono]

get it to 110 and we win

[sasaint]

Kawhi has to be careful

Bad Kawhi foul followed by a bad Danny foul. SMH!

[From Downtown]

LMA FOR 33333333333333

[Ron Swanson]

LMA for 3!

[PopTheGOAT]

:lma

[ace3g]

LA for 3?





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This is the first time a Popovich team has 2 players (Leonard & Aldridge) with 20 points in the 1st half of a regular OR playoff game.

[RashoFan]

LA 3!!

[sasaint]

LMA out of his mind!

[Silver&Black]

LMAutomatic even hitting 3s

:lol NBA = Fucked

[313]

LaMarcus :worthy:

[loveforthegame]

Leonard's handles soon much better. On full display tonight. :tu

[tholdren]

t that bitch up

[Spurs9]

Thanks westbrook

[Budkin]

LMA gonna get benched for that 3!

[Spurs9]

Boban could be unleashed in the entire 4th

[DPG21920]

Not surprising with that T. He's going to be pissed and nows the time to start campaigning for future calls.

[Keepin' it real]

When does Pop sit the starters?

[sasaint]

Timmaayyy!

[mudyez]

...with the "fuck you" after the T!?

[Ron Swanson]

Danny with the dead ball 3 :lol

[DPG21920]

Refs have to call a few fouls on OKC. They are going to gamble because there is no other option.

[PopTheGOAT]

Thunder with the desperate defense already

[GSH]

It's a shame they called that foul. Robbed Danny of another 3.

[ace3g]

shooter's roll for Kawhi

[Silver&Black]

Kawhi = Too Good

[RashoFan]

KhaWow

[808]

Everyone stepping up big time

[Spurs9]

Boban could be unleashed in the entire 4ththis is unbelievable...

[loveforthegame]

Leonard with 25-5-5. :tu

[tholdren]

thunder meltdown..... you guys are right these are exactly the players spurs need...

[313]

Playoff Kawhi and LMAlpha :wow

[spursparker9]

Kawhi looking more and more like Kobe/Jordan jumpshot

[Silver&Black]

Danny with the dead ball 3 :lol

He shoots those at like a 95% clip, tbh.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

That rim has a nice bounce, thats like 4 shots (3 Thunder, 1 Spur basket) that have bounced in.

[TampaDude]

Pop should play the end of the bench the whole 4th.

[NameLess Scrub]

Good T by Westbrook. Claiming back his right to get calls :lol


KaMarcus is a 2 headed monster tonight.

[Ibleedslvrnblk]

Does Billy know what to fix for game 2? I think he did some great stuff in college at times but this is a whole new monster. Cannot expect Spurs to shoot like this every game, but this is a slaughter...

[Uriel]

It's hard to notice looking at the point differential, but OKC has actually played us to a standstill ever since the early part of the 2nd quarter.

[Chinook]

He shoots those at like a 95% clip, tbh.

I disagree. He's missed most of those that I've seen this season. He was REALLY off.

[keeferob25]

Kawhi looking more and more like Kobe/Jordan jumpshot

It really is a perfect hybrid.

[spursparker9]

Amazing that Boris and Bonner no need to play so much

[Mal]

Pop should play the end of the bench the whole 4th.

Pop should play starters as long as OKC is keeping fighting. No need to let them score on bnech players

[DPG21920]

Hope that this a 40 minute game for both Durant/WB. Their bench didn't give them much in the first half and with the burden Durant/WB have to carry on offense if they stumble then it's going to be rough.

[spursparker9]

lol LMA describling Kawhi like a colleague and not a friend

[Ron Swanson]

Timmy +1

[808]

BEAUTIFUL GAME

[Silver&Black]

:cry The beautiful game :cry

[RashoFan]

Timmay

[TampaDude]

Timmay and 1!!!

[PopTheGOAT]

Westbrook flying around like a mad man :lol

[sasaint]

It's hard to notice looking at the point differential, but OKC has actually played us to a standstill ever since the early part of the 2nd quarter.

Wrong perspective, Uriel. We have kept them from making any runs. :toast

[davemaniscool]

great ball movement

[GSH]

LMA-Kawhi two men game is awesome

Just wait till their second season together. I've been saying that those two are going to learn to play off each other, and give the rest of the league hell.

[ace3g]

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[spursparker9]

Enrique and Timmy's chemistry too exist!

[SASdynasty!]

Parker going crazy with ball movement

[boutons_deux]

Holy shit Tim finishes on The Beautiful Game

[capek]

Manu's back in. Thank god!

[Silver&Black]

Timmy fucking up his and 1's...

[Mal]

Amazing basketball

[davemaniscool]

LMA best PF in the league

[Emperor]

Take the damn starters out! Don't bring them back unless the leads gets to 15.

[will_spurs]

Tony trying hard to set up Timmy, and it finally works!

[GSH]

It's hard to notice looking at the point differential, but OKC has actually played us to a standstill ever since the early part of the 2nd quarter.


Which means the Spurs haven't taken their foot off the gas, and let them climb back in. You expect the other team to make a run. Spurs haven't let them do that. That's different.

[808]

Holy shit LA

[Ron Swanson]

LMA throwing up shit and it goes in

[PopTheGOAT]

OMG Aldridge :lol

[RD2191]

Lma!!

[davemaniscool]

LMA is walking on water

[Mal]

http://media.fyre.co/I0vHU9iQnhPMMU2pENQY_tUlyYi4.gif

[Spurs9]

Lmautomatic :wow :lmao

[RashoFan]

LA just tossed that one right in...beautiful!

[PopTheGOAT]

Timmeh

[tholdren]

timmay

[spursparker9]

Be careful of Adams.

Think he will pull some dirty trick soon

[loveforthegame]

Timmy!

[sasaint]

Pop should play starters as long as OKC is keeping fighting. No need to let them score on bnech players

Agreed. Do not want them to get a rhythm or confidence - even if it were to come against our bench.

[313]

Old man river walk

[DPG21920]

Got damn it, Ibaka. Nailing shots.

[Ron Swanson]

Did Aldridge sell his soul?

[PopTheGOAT]

Ibaka is wet af tho

[spursparker9]

Akaba is hot.

Lucky that it is wasted on this game

[808]

Save some for next game LMA

[01Snake]

Aldridge is lights out!

[ace3g]

LA going for 40

[TampaDude]

Aldridge going in raw on OKC!

[tholdren]

thunder meltdown

[noles1983]

ibaka always turns off scrub mode vs spurs. dude fucking useless vs all other teams

[SASdynasty!]

Parker 10 dimes

[808]

Did Aldridge sell his soul?

[RashoFan]

Did Aldridge sell his soul?

:lmao

[will_spurs]

Anything LMA vaguely throws towards the basket goes in... :tu

[GSH]

Think how incredibly fucked the Thunder would be without Ibaka hitting all those 3's.

[Silver&Black]

http://i.imgur.com/39rkKJI.png

[beirmeistr]

Be careful of Adams.

Think he will pull some dirty trick soon
I agree, he looks like a bad loser

[Spurs9]

#freeboban

[313]

Think how incredibly fucked the Thunder would be without Ibaka hitting all those 3's.
Damn :lmao

[resistanze]

LMAlpha.

[Ron Swanson]

Ibaka is human

[Beaverfuzz]

SEND IN THE CLOWNS! :bobo

[PopTheGOAT]

Good cut Danny

[ace3g]

Green finishing between defenders?

[sasaint]

Think how incredibly fucked the Thunder would be without Ibaka hitting all those 3's.

We need to try Kyle on him.

[808]

If DG is finishing layups, you know he's on

[SASdynasty!]

Parker's court vision

[RashoFan]

#freeboban
#ReleasetheBoban

All in time...

[Silver&Black]

Great pass TP
Great cut LDN

My niggas.

[Dverde]

LMA was unstoppable against Houston a couple years ago. Last year he was hurt. This game reminds me how great he can be in the playoffs.

[Cessation]

Aldridge going in raw on the methheads.

[tholdren]

green making contested layups? mercury in retrograde

[Ron Swanson]

Holy shit LMA

[davemaniscool]

LMA floating above water

[SASdynasty!]

12

[PopTheGOAT]

This is getting hilarious tbh

[Beaverfuzz]

38 FOR THE LLLLLLLL TRAIN.


Sit him at 40.

[313]

This is ridiculous

[RD2191]

Save some for next game LMA

[Spurs9]

OkC gonna owe some royalties to drowning pool for all those bodies hitting the floor

[808]

AHHH

[RashoFan]

Green 333

[Ron Swanson]

LDN!

[loveforthegame]

Nasty.

[Silver&Black]

:lmao Aldridge could go for 50

[PopTheGOAT]

Danny...boooom

[mudyez]

can both teams just start to play their benches...don't want to see someone injured now.

[Beaverfuzz]

VERDE
4
333333333

Duncan is limping.

[GSH]

Green finishing between defenders?

Did you see the two Thunder defenders falling like bowling pins? Like he charged both of them on the same play. :lol

[davemaniscool]

LMA's midrange jumper is like a layup

[RD2191]

DG!!!

[TampaDude]

Verde 3!!!

[Cessation]

wow Aldridge is unconscious

[Keepin' it real]

Crud Tim