Game Thread: Spurs @ OKC -- Game 3 - Fri (5/6) - 8:30PM CST (4:30AM Riga)

[SouthernFried]

Spurs are too easy to defend.

Just defend Kawhi and LMA...pretty much it. Why we struggle on offense.

[Holden_Caulfield]

seriously we need to play boban

[SAGirl]

Not Verde's fault on that one, although he could have dribbled a bit there?
Probably afraid of getting stripped. He needed to pass but everyone was looking and not moving or offering to force up the shot instead.

[bklynspursfan]

This is frustrating, we just can't get over the hump here. I feel like this would be such a wasted opportunity if we lose.

[Kawhitstorm]

Need one of the bench guys to step up (Patty?), can't get outplayed by OKC's 2nd unit.:nope

[Capt Bringdown]

Their scrubs better than ours.

[cd98]

Who will step up?

[TheDoctor]

If he puts his fat-ass into it, he can make it.

FIFY

[TheGreatYacht]

How the fuck did the Thunder convince the Utah Mormons to take Perkins for Kanter?!?!

And they waived Perkins the same day!!

:pctoss

[TE]

OKC has been very active on defense so credit to them. Their bigs also just gobble up space so their rebounding and defensive interior is good.

[rastaspur]

This is frustrating to watch. Man up. Damn.

[313]

Kawhi's dribble drive game is brutal to watch..
I expect he'll continue to work on it over the offseason but you have to wonder how much better his handle can get. He doesn't look natural dribbling the ball. Rookies have better handles.

[spurtech09]

Spurs offense looks awful

[tholdren]

Its not the offense, its KL dribbling the ball with his head down for 20 seconds a possession.

[HarlemHeat37]

Patty needs to get some shots up, he actually had a pulse in the 1st half..

Parker had a really solid 3rd quarter, might have to get him back in earlier than expected..

[Old School 44]

KL slipping again. Noticed the same thing in game 2.

[BillMc]

We need just 1 in OKC, and we've got the lead in 4th. Big opportunity here.

[cd98]

Low scoring game...defenseive battle.

[Capt Bringdown]

What happened to the beautiful game?

[wildbill2u]

Maybe Kwahi ought to put the behind the back dribble back in the experimental training class instead of in playoff games. He keeps losing it against agressive defense.

Wish we could play the "Beautiful Game style again. They are passing the ball around the outside but without any purpose since they are mostly standing around.

[313]

Diaw has been invisible in the playoffs so far. Has he even attempted a shot?

[Slime Baller]

That Green shot looked sooooo bad in real time and absolutely disgusting in slow motion, haha. Ugh.

[Silver&Black]

Need one of those Thunder 4th Q collapses, tbh.

[Keepin' it real]

Just a bit outside on danny's 3

[spurraider21]

By the BEST FT shooting team during the regular season.:bang
the knicks?

[NASpurs]

Fathead :lol

[spursistan]

Pop resting Kawhi :lmao

[sasaint]

Freethrows and the offensive boards by OKC have killed the Spurs.

And Spurs' stagnant offense. Do we have 10 assists yet?

[HarlemHeat37]

What a strange decision to play an out of rhythm Kyle, right now..I guess Manu's tank is empty..

[Capt Bringdown]

I'll be shocked if the Spurs win this.

[01Snake]

L-Train running out of steam tonight

[313]

Pop resting Kawhi :lmao
:pop: he needs to get over himself

[spurraider21]

What happened to the beautiful game?
bonner doesn't get minutes anymore, tbh

[Slime Baller]

Well, fuck.

[spurtech09]

there you go...okc with the lead

[HarlemHeat37]

David West is absolutely terrible, tbh..can't get a fucking rebound..

[Holden_Caulfield]

why is west getting minutes

[SouthernFried]

Westbrook out rebounds David West...and West had position

[ElNono]

Porky and Fathead :lmao Pop :lmao

[Neurosis]

Pop.

What. The. Fuck?

[RD2191]

:lmao ibaka killing us

[bklynspursfan]

Wtf pop. Get Kawhi in there...

[spursistan]

Pop :lmao

[SpursFan86]

Unbelievable

[Silver&Black]

:lmao Of course

[NASpurs]

Poop pooping it up

[313]

:lmao

[Robz4000]

Welp

[Slime Baller]

My gut says to just turn this off now and save the heartbreak.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Can't do anything about that Westbrook three, but the rebounding is weak and Spurs are getting nothing going to the basket.

[spurtech09]

eh game over OKC got this....Spurs fooled around to much...

[TheGreatYacht]

THIS IS ON POOP, DONT BLAME ANYBODY ELSE

[Spurs_619]

blow it up.... tank next year, this is fucking over.

[SPURt]

This has taken an unfortunate turn

[spursparker9]

Game

[testies]

YOU FUCKING IDIOTS
I WANT TO SHOOT POP AND WEST

[dg7md]

Spurms sighting

[emanueldavidginobili]

West playing more minutes than Diaw is a fucking joke.

[Mugen]

Not sure it was a gutless performance tonight by the Spurs but just dont have a lot of guys executing.

Looking like a series loss now, might be a blessing in disguise to get some new blood around KL/LMA.

[SouthernFried]

West cannot defend. It's been that way all season. They getting boards and guards are beating him. Love the guy...but, his D is horrible.

[Dre_7]

Put Kawhi in and keep him in the rest of the game

[james evans]

refs took thsi shit from us. They called and called until they got them back in the game. We got fucked again

[RD2191]

Can't believe we're gonna get bounced by the Thunder. :lol

[spurtech09]

My gut says to just turn this off now and save the heartbreak.

Yeah

[Ron Swanson]

Pop :lmao

[dabom]

I might be getting banned. :lmao

[BillMc]

Since when can Westbrook hit 3's?

[bklynspursfan]

What a strange decision to play an out of rhythm Kyle, right now..I guess Manu's tank is empty..

It makes no freaking sense. Westbrook just took advantage of Green the last 2 times. No way he backs down Kawhi like that or dares to shoot over him.

Idk how many minutes Kawhi has played, but he needs to be out there. Anderson hasn't played all game, this is not the team to buy him minutes against sparingly and out of rhythm. It's a different speed

[HarlemHeat37]

Just have to live with Westbrook making 3s, he's one of the worst volume 3-point shooters in league history:lol

Offense looks horrible + West is a massive liability on D and on the boards

[marinoman]

I'm depressed

[TE]

I'm pretty numb to shit like this so it's whatever. Fucking upsetting and disappointing as shit but what the fuck can you do? It's sad.

[daslicer]

Very frustrating how Serge turns into Dirk Nowitzki against the Spurs. I wonder why this guy has this type of confidence against the Spurs but against other teams lack it.

[timtonymanu]

:lmao fucking pretenders

[TDfan2007]

Missed FTs and offensive rebounds...

[atoyotagaspedal]

can't make free throws, can't get rebounds, yeh I know how this is ending already

[NASpurs]

Someone bump the off season thread.

[lefty]

:lmao Lafaggus Aldridge

:lmao Soft jump shooter

:lmao doesnt attack the rim

:lmao Splitter with a jump shot

[itzsoweezee]

What has Diaw done to deserve this benching? He's clearly a better option than West.

[myhc]

As they say, in the playoffs, your weaknesses get exposed. Thunder defense has been very good but our offense is helping them.

[TheGreatYacht]

Pathetic how Poop doesn't know any fucking sets to get Aldridge a mismatch. You take 20 seconds to do all these screens on top of the key only to get Adams/Ibaka on Aldridge

Retire already you old piece of shit, and take Fat Head and Bonner with you

[SpurPadre]

missed fucking free throws.

[tholdren]

time for KL to earn his money....

[sasaint]

Westbrook out rebounds David West...and West had position

Just TURRIBLE! If we can't learn to put a body on their guys, we are too stupid to win.

[Horse]

Fucking bunch of faggots here okc is known for blowing leads

[J_Paco]

There you go....

Shitty rotations, not grabbing defensive rebounds and miss free throws...

FUCK!!!!!!!!

[spurtech09]

If okc wins if pretty much over.

[TE]

:lmao Having Kyle Fucking Anderson in there. Wow

[SASdynasty!]

Porky and Fathead :lmao Pop :lmao
Parker's got 13/6/4 moron.

[emanueldavidginobili]

West playing more minutes than Diaw is a fucking joke

[siraulo23]

77 points with 7 mins to go, this game is over

great effort from the spurs but they look helpless out there. Not enough depth, bench production and continuity on offense

[SpursFan86]

Parker/Green/KA/West/Aldridge lineup in the 4th quarter of a road playoff game in the 2nd round :lmao

[BillMc]

I might be getting banned. :lmao

Nah, just need 1 in OKC. We may still get this one.

[tholdren]

where is SA Girl with his Kyle Anderson rhetoric?

[Spurs_619]

trade lma trade kawhi hirre byron scott to tank tbh..

[Darius Bieber]

It's been a good season.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Put Kawhi back in.

[KimmyGib]

D West playing like a million dollars

[TE]

None of this matters anyhow. The Warriors are going to rape whoever comes out of this series.

[Killakobe81]

Can't believe we're gonna get bounced by the Thunder. :lol

Lots of time left and okc strughles to finish

[r0drig0lac]

That's not Fathead's fault on that one.

[itzsoweezee]

As they say, in the playoffs, your weaknesses get exposed. Thunder defense has been very good but our offense is helping them.

The thing is, OKC does not have a good defense. Spurs should be able to score on these guys.

[Kawhitstorm]

Ibaka can't miss, WestBrick can't make a layup but is knocking down heroball 3s

[Fireball]

I might be getting banned. :lmao

then this loss will at least be good for something

[313]

Take us the fuck home Parker :worthy:

[mclinejr]

Hero ball!

[Neurosis]

We're getting crushed on the boards and we're missing FT's. We're still gonna win though :flag::flag:

[Silver&Black]

Needed that one Parker...stop that 8-0 run

[dg7md]

Parker being the alpha we need right now.

[Darius Bieber]

Nah, just need 1 in OKC. We may still get this one.

He said Spurs will win the next three, or else he'll be banned. They won't win three with a loss here... So bye-bye dabom.

[TE]

And now they wont miss

[Capt Bringdown]

I can't recall a 67 win team ever looking so utterly lost in the post-season. Just as well.
GSW will eviscerate us.

[Killakobe81]

And parker says shhhh

[Slime Baller]

Our offense has been crap all year with our defense saving us and I'm not sure we can go much farther on that alone.

[Silver&Black]

I feel a HUGE Verde 3 coming up...

[ElNono]

Parker's got 13/6/4 moron.

And -8...

[Spurs_619]

im going back to the liquor store aint watchin the rest of this shit..

[mexicanjunior]

Honestly, isn't it better we lose now than be swept by Golden State (even without Curry) in the next round?

[dg7md]

This feels like a 10+ lead tbh

[TheDoctor]

Spurs clearly got this :drunk

[tholdren]

lol this is so funny with all the terrible shots and decision making on both sides.

[Silver&Black]

SHOOT THAT WEST YOU STUPID FUCK!!!!!!!!!

[bklynspursfan]

Ugh

[KaiRMD1]

Kyle Shouldn't play the rest of this series

[james evans]

we got to hit freethrows in game 4. We just can't miss so many

[313]

Aldridge :tu

[ElNono]

stops, stops, stops, stops, stops, stops,

[sasaint]

D West playing like a million dollars

:lmao

[itzsoweezee]

David West is just terrible

[timtonymanu]

Now Kawhi stop being a pussy and hit both free throws

[tholdren]

TAKE THE GOD DAMN BALL TO THE RACK LEONARD

[313]

Please don't miss your ducking FTs

[james evans]

well let's see if leonard can hit both of them. I'll be shocked if he does

[NASpurs]

Missed free throws coming up

[Killakobe81]

Weird to see Spurs run this much iso

[TheDoctor]

No! Missed FTs coming

[marinoman]

Make both ffs

[Silver&Black]

http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab250/Zac_Sweeney/NBA%20Photoshops/Jersey%20Switches/Durant_finalaa.png (http://s868.photobucket.com/user/Zac_Sweeney/media/NBA%20Photoshops/Jersey%20Switches/Durant_finalaa.png.html)

[spurtech09]

Well spurs are still in it

[Slime Baller]

I'm closing my eyes for the second FT.

[313]

Leonard should ALWAYS be on Durant smfh

[HarlemHeat37]

Keep Danny on Westbrook..even if Westbrook scores over him, you want to encourage Russ to shoot as much as possible..

[rastaspur]

2 fts. It's a miracle

[james evans]

it's bad when u expect your players to miss

[itzsoweezee]

Lol @ donovan guarding Leonard with Waiters.

[Ron Swanson]

Big shot, Tony

[313]

MVPARKER

[RD2191]

Parker!

[bklynspursfan]

This game.

[KaiRMD1]

Porker showing his worth

[ElNono]

That's the Porky we all know and love!

[ducks]

Tp

[spursparker9]

MVParker

[SpurPadre]

stupid ass shot by TP but it went in

[Killakobe81]

Mvparker doing work ...

[tholdren]

Sad Part is:

If spurs lose or win: 24 points from KL will "seem" like a good game. smh at the new nba fan.

Parker is saving this game/series.

[NASpurs]

TP :wow

[HarlemHeat37]

Parker's 2nd half has been the best basketball he has played in months, tbh..great timing..

[SASdynasty!]

17/7/5 krew

[Silver&Black]

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

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lmao Lafaggus Aldridge

:lmao Soft jump shooter

:lmao doesnt attack the rim

:lmao Splitter with a jump shot

:lol

[Kawhitstorm]

Lots of time left and okc strughles to finish

WestBrick heroballin' is going to come up clutch for the Spurs:lol

[Ron Swanson]

Hand down! Man down!

[KaiRMD1]

Spurs are such a better team than the Thunder, it's not even funny.

[spursparker9]

what happened to Boris tbh?

He was a big factor in the 2014 series

[unleashbaynes]

Tony Parker, for all the shit we give him here, is a cold ass dude. He has hit every momentum shot in this game.

[james evans]

thunder are down 2, I expect someone to drive, hit the floor and get a whistle for it next possession

[TheDoctor]

:drunk :drunk :drunk :drunk :drunk

[SpursFan86]

Legitimately yelled at the TV when Parker pulled up for that shot :lol At least he made it...

[spurtech09]

Spurs fool around a lot....

[r0drig0lac]

MVPar...

[mexicanjunior]

Parker's 2nd half has been the best basketball he has played in months, tbh..great timing..

Too bad FT shooting will negate all his good work.

[313]

Parker's 2nd half has been the best basketball he has played in months, tbh..great timing..
Playoff Parker

[TheGreatYacht]

:cry Don't leave us TP :cry

Clutchest player in Spurs history

[lefty]

pfffft


We should be up 10

[ducks]

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Serge Ibaka's 5 made 3-pointers are his most in a game in his career (regular season or playoffs)

[Spurs_619]

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

:flag:

[K...]

None of this matters anyhow. The Warriors are going to rape whoever comes out of this series.

Im picking out my warrior fan avatar as we watch.

[ElNono]

would be a good time for the "historic defense" to make an appearance.... stops!

[TheDoctor]

thunder are down 2, I expect someone to drive, hit the floor and get a whistle for it next possession
Accurate post tbh

[SAGirl]

Glad Tony showed up for this. It couldn't be just Kawhi and LMA! Him making 3s on the road has been huge.
If we had gotten defensive boards better and shot FT we would have more separation. The team really wants this though. We got this.

[PopTheGOAT]

Spurs fighting

[sammy]

Weird to see Spurs run this much iso

Lol! Clippers hanging selfies!:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin :rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

[Cessation]

wow nice shot parker

[Capt Bringdown]

Parker's mood.

[mexicanjunior]

Spurs are such a better team than the Thunder, it's not even funny.

You mean on paper? They haven't shown it since game 1...

[rastaspur]

Hand down man down. I'm begging espn to take him out behind the shed like old yeller. Dust off bill walton and bring him back. I want to hear some dead references

[wildbill2u]

Diaw playing like he ended the seasoon. Giving us nothing.

[james evans]

missing freethrows is why this game is close. If I were Donovan, I'd use the hack-a-shaq technique

[siraulo23]

SHOOT THAT WEST YOU STUPID FUCK!!!!!!!!!

:lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Crunch time, no more scrubs like fat head in the game :tu

[tholdren]

thunder are down 2, I expect someone to drive, hit the floor and get a whistle for it next possession
This or a crazy ass three.

[bklynspursfan]

These guys are hanging in there man. This is a tough place to play

[SASdynasty!]

:cry Don't leave us TP :cry

Clutchest player in Spurs history
Earning his $13 mil like every year

[TheDoctor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koJlIGDImiU
:lmao :lmao

[Mal]

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Serge Ibaka's 5 made 3-pointers are his most in a game in his career (regular season or playoffs)


Of course spearthrower does that

[Kawhitstorm]

Keep Danny on Westbrook..even if Westbrook scores over him, you want to encourage Russ to shoot as much as possible..

Just keep switching the PnRs & dare him to shoot while Durant stands & watches:lol

[PopTheGOAT]

would be a good time for the "historic defense" to make an appearance.... stops!
Thunder have been hitting tough shots tbh

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Nail bitter guys . Gotta get stops

[hater]

Parker doing his best Wade impersonation tbh

fucking clutch motherfucker

[cd98]

Spurs giving it all regardless of outcome.

[Holden_Caulfield]

parker keep it up for the whole playoffs pls

[Capster]

Let's do this SPURS!!!:monkey:monkey:ban:

[Slime Baller]

I'm breaking into the scotch. Can't handle this shit.

[313]

Can we please stop switching :lmao

[SpursFan86]

Tony with the hustle and rebound :wow

[bklynspursfan]

wow nice shot parker

Your sig? :wow

[spurraider21]

HUGE rebound by parker there

[Capster]

Parker!!!

[TDfan2007]

Great hustle by Tony there!

[james evans]

damn the fucking officials didn't even want to call that shit

[spurtech09]

Tp playing smart and good :)

[Holden_Caulfield]

lmao quality minutes. gtfo

[PopTheGOAT]

Great board by parker

[tholdren]

TP hustle play. BIG LOSE BALL RECOVERY

[Silver&Black]

Nice hustle to get that rebound Parker...

[hater]

Spurs fighting.

fucking Parker fucking warrior :cry

[Neurosis]

PARKER.

[bklynspursfan]

Have we hit 2fts straight all game?

[313]

Get west out of there :lmao

[TheDoctor]

Pop using plays now. LMA got lost for a moment in there

[Slime Baller]

I expect more dumb foul calls here. Thunder getting more bailouts than GM.

[Holden_Caulfield]

refs getting them on the bonus :lol

[Silver&Black]

:lmao WestChimp

[spurraider21]

:lmao green in transition

[hater]

:wow Parker is playing like a fucking maginian :wow

[313]

Knock these down, kiwi

[james evans]

they're trying to put them in teh bonus on teh sneak tip

[SAGirl]

Kauai smart drawing that foul!

[bklynspursfan]

Please Kahwi

[smaka]

Pls make both

[tholdren]

terrible fast break - but smart KL did not pass out. nice work

[hater]

:wow Parker is playing like a fucking maginian :wow

[313]

Danny is a fucking beast on ball, should always be on Westbrook

[sasaint]

Tony with the hustle and rebound :wow

Excellent play when we needed it. This is Parker's best outing of the playoffs. :tu

[01Snake]

Foul every fucking possession for OKC

[james evans]

see?? they trying to put them in teh bonus. We went the whole fucking quarter with no fouls and all of a sudden it's ticky tack fouls until we are afraid to play fucking defense

[Neurosis]

What the actual fuck are these calls? Holy shit.

[Silver&Black]

:lmao green in transition

How can the same player be sooooo good on transition D and sooo bad on transition O?

[tholdren]

LMA does what KL wishes he could do.

[Holden_Caulfield]

man green needs to hit that

[313]

If we attacked the basket his much in the regular season we wouldn't have been dead last in FTA lmao

[spurraider21]

west's "rim protection" is so bad... at least force westbrook to go to his left

[bklynspursfan]

My god

[Silver&Black]

Missing freebies at the worst times now...

:pctoss

[Ron Swanson]

FTs are going to be the reason we lose this.

[tholdren]

How can the same player be sooooo good on transition D and sooo bad on transition O?
because he's scared.

[davemaniscool]

West moves like the Statue of Liberty

[bklynspursfan]

They should go hack a LaMarcus

[spurtech09]

dude yelling in the crowd is annoying

[Ron Swanson]

:claw