Game Thread (64/82): Spurs @ Thunder (7:00 PM CT/TNT) sponsored by MVP Duels

[emanueldavidginobili]

It's hilarious how the bench looks completely lost with out 39 year old Ginobili

[GSH]

Because he doesn't care about this particular W.


Cleveland lost tonight. To fucking Detroit. It would be a real shame to let this game get away. I don't know who's going to step up, but someone needs to.

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't know why there's a meltdown in this thread when it's clear that they don't care about this game, tbh:lol look at these lineups..

I haven't watched Forbes play before, but damn, he's extremely slow for a combo guard..

[Nathan89]

LMA should be a center but he doesn't know how to pnr.:depressed

[Splits]

No Parker is basically a free triple double for Chunky McChimpbrook

[mexicanjunior]

OKC would beat us in 6 TBH...

[DAF86]

Manu would have meant a win tonight, tbh.

[TimDunkem]

Spurs are too kind to Forbes. He isn't an NBA player and doesn't belong on the team. People here talk about Joel Anthony taking up a roster spot but, to me, the only one using up a roster spot is Forbes. He brings NOTHING.

[twincam]

We score a field goal, they score a field goal. We hit a three-pointer, they hit a three-pointer. They miss jump shots, we turn the ball over.

[skin27]

Their scrubs are so lucky!!!

[loveforthegame]

Leonard not back yet??

[DarrinS]

No Parker is basically a free triple double for Chunky McChimpbrook

:lol

[Holden_Caulfield]

where is joel anthony the savior

[Darius Bieber]

Kawhi does not deserve the MVP

[GSH]

Somebody explain to me why it's Simmons' job to box out Kanter? WTF is going on tonight?

[bklynspursfan]

Oh my god Webber. Approaching Reggie Miller territory. He was annoying as hell in our Warriors series too a few years back

[Robz4000]

Still think with a perfect storm against us, this team could be taken to a 7-game series against this Thunder..there is very little sure things for us..Outside Kawhi i don't how everyone going to show up..

I've been saying since the start of the season I don't think this Spurs team beats OKC in a 7-game series. Tonight is a perfect demonstration of why.

[100%duncan]

Aldridge is such a fucking pussy

[Uriel]

Of course the Spurs don't care about this game. It's not like we're chasing Golden State for the 1 seed. :rolleyes

[Holden_Caulfield]

lol mcdermott going off

[Darius Bieber]

No Westbrook = biggest lead

[skin27]

Fluke game from the Thunder!!

[Capt Bringdown]

Painful to watch. One of those nights. I guess we were due one.

[sasaint]

Leonard not back yet??

I think he took a hard forearm to his face.

[ace3g]

fade aways and tough shots made by Thunder: rinse, repeat...

[Pauleta14]

OKC would beat us in 6 TBH...

Maybe less...

It's our worst match-up, worse than the Clips, too many bigs and Westbrook factor X...

[bklynspursfan]

Forbes could've made me hate him less if he hit that shot.

Nice hustle by Bertans

[GSH]

If Forbes can't hit open 3's, he's a waste of fucking oxygen.

[Darius Bieber]

Kawhi in the locker room?

[bklynspursfan]

OKC would beat us in 6 TBH...

:lol

[313]

Put the "MVP" back in maybe?

[TheGreatYacht]

No Parker is basically a free triple double for Chunky McChimpbrook
Never had one against us, until short bus had its way and Murray started with Fatty Mills off the bench

[Robz4000]

I don't know why there's a meltdown in this thread when it's clear that they don't care about this game, tbh:lol look at these lineups..

I haven't watched Forbes play before, but damn, he's extremely slow for a combo guard..

Pop hasn't cared about winning since 2014 tbh.

[skin27]

Spurs can't stop oladipo:lol

[timtonymanu]

Well Spurs finally don't catch a break with cutting big leads. OKC wanted this more I guess

[GSH]

Ima turn this shit off, so I can catch hell tomorrow for missing the best comeback yet.

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs looking just like the scrubs that they are.

[Spurs9]

Aldridge is terrible, we should have traded him.

[Nathan89]

LMA only capable of 1 bounce dribbles :lmao

[bklynspursfan]

Put the "MVP" back in maybe?

Didn't even see him on the bench

[mexicanjunior]

Maybe less...

It's our worst match-up, worse than the Clips, too many bigs and Westbrook factor X...

Reminds me a lot of Memphis in 2011...Their bigs actually play like bigs and are making our front court look like middle schoolers...

[DAF86]

Pop is gonna wait till the game is out of reach to put Kawhi back in right?

[BatManu20]

Love Pau's offense but his defense is just awful.

[sasaint]

That last pass by LMA... :lmao

[Barfunk]

We can't hit gimmes and they make circus shots smh game over

[Capt Bringdown]

Fuck LMA. He plays likes he's stoned most of the time.

[$pursDynasty]

Why are Pau and LMA invisible against Thunderbackups?

[sasaint]

Pop is gonna wait till the game is out of reach to put Kawhi back in right?

Doubt Kawhi returns from the locker room, tbh.

[loveforthegame]

A little worrisome that Leonard isn't back from the locker room.

[313]

Never had one against us, until short bus had its way and Murray started with Fatty Mills off the bench:lol short bus krew
:lol patty, murray, and Forbes

[bklynspursfan]

Ima turn this shit off, so I can catch hell tomorrow for missing the best comeback yet.

Idk.. tonight feels different. It might be a blessing to go into our GS game with a loss vs a 10 game streak.

I thought a comeback was gonna happen, but the silly turnovers and inability to play with passion makes me think otherwise

[Death In June]

LMA has been such a disappointment this season.

[skin27]

Spurs giving warriors some relief for the 1st seed

[spursistan]

Aldridge is such an offensive stiff, tbh....He really got no moves off the dribble and terrible passing touch....

[BatManu20]

Kawhi isn't on the bench... he's not back in the locker room, is he?

[DAF86]

Doubt Kawhi returns from the locker room, tbh.

Didn't realize that.

[Darius Bieber]

Kawhi isn't on the bench... he's not back in the locker room, is he?

He is. Been there for a while.

[Barfunk]

How the fuck does a 6'3 Westbrook get so many rebounds?

[Chews]

Spurs looking just like the scrubs that they are.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ce/77/14/ce7714052927b72fa39ffe7a03227f9a.jpg

[skin27]

Get back kawhi in the game!!

[bklynspursfan]

Spurs giving warriors some relief for the 1st seed

They have a brutal schedule at the end of the month. We'll go back to 1 back in the L column after we beat them Saturday .

[Horse]

Can't show up at halftime and expect to keep winning. These cocksucker have answered every time we started to get going. Every bounce and luck chuck

[Robz4000]

Kawhi isn't on the bench... he's not back in the locker room, is he?

Unfortunately, yep

[DAF86]

Any word on Kawhi?

[emanueldavidginobili]

Forbes is a mess lmao

[Darius Bieber]

They have a brutal schedule at the end of the month. We'll go back to 1 back in the L column after we beat them Saturday .

Thinking these scrubs can actually win against the Warriors.. :lmao

[Chews]

Our bigs couldn't get stops on PnR and kept standing in no mans land. Meaningful loss because we're trying to catch the dubs but really nothing besides that. They'll watch film and adjust.

[TheGreatYacht]

:lol short bus krew
:lol patty, murray, and Forbes
:lol Pay Paddy the fatty
:lol Murray is ready for showtime
:lol Dedmon<3

[100%duncan]

Kawhi has 26 minutes lol

[sasaint]

Kawhi isn't on the bench... he's not back in the locker room, is he?

I think he took a hard elbow to his face. Caught just a glimpse when TBN showed some game action heading into a break.

[Spurs9]

Guess thats the end of Forbes for a long time :lol

[FvckMavs]

Kawhi is not on the bench. is he injured?

[Mugen]

:lol Pop in playoff form with these garbage lineups tbh.

[daslicer]

:lol So many cliff jumpers in this thread. I don't believe the thunder will beat the spurs in a 7 games series. This is pretty much the same team as last year's OKC team minus Durant. The Spurs played like shit tonight and didn't give it hundred percent while OKC's scrubs were on fire. These two things will even out in a 7 game series.

[bklynspursfan]

Thinking these scrubs can actually win against the Warriors.. :lmao

Every one of our last 9 games you said we'd lose. You're a joke dude. Yes we will beat the Warriors Saturday. Probably comfortably. Hate to burst your bubble.

You're a fake fan/troll

[Robz4000]

Kawhi has 26 minutes lol

Back in the locker room

[emanueldavidginobili]

Kawhi still in the locker room smh

[DarrinS]

Pop just chewed out Forbes. I guess he's the new Porker. :lol

[$pursDynasty]

With MVParker, and Manu not playing Kiwi is the only killer active tonight. Finesse wusses playing euroball

[Darius Bieber]

Every one of our last 9 games you said we'd lose. You're a joke dude. Yes we will beat the Warriors Saturday. Probably comfortably. Hate to burst your bubble.

You're a fake fan/troll

Not with Leonard injured.

[TheGreatYacht]

Presti robbing GM's per par. Incredible how he turned Camer:loln Payne into Taj and McDermott

[LaMarcus Bryant]

:lol So many cliff jumpers in this thread. I don't believe the thunder will beat the spurs in a 7 games series. This is pretty much the same team as last year's OKC team minus Durant. The Spurs played like shit tonight and didn't give it hundred percent while OKC's scrubs were on fire. These two things will even out in a 7 game series.

OkCs scrubs have been on fire against us since 2012.

[bklynspursfan]

Kawhi has 26 minutes lol

Idk if you missed it but he's been in the locker room

[emanueldavidginobili]

Kawhi probably won't even play vs the warriors what a joke

[100%duncan]

Back in the locker room

Fuck me then. Just tuned in the 4th

[Uriel]

Maybe Kawhi just took a shit.

[bklynspursfan]

Not with Leonard injured.

So you know he's gonna be out already? I'd love to know who your sources are

[$pursDynasty]

Takeover :lma

[Darius Bieber]

So you know he's gonna be out already? I'd love to know who your sources are

I already knew they'd lose tonight.

[BillMc]

What happened to Kawhi?

[ace3g]

50/50 balls.......

[sasaint]

Idk if you missed it but he's been in the locker room

Easy to miss when the broadcasters haven't noticed. :wow I think he took a hard forearm to the face. I fear it could be very serious, tbh.

[Darius Bieber]

What happened to Kawhi?

out for the Game, probably longer.

[bklynspursfan]

I already knew they'd lose tonight.

Just like our last 9 right? So you've got a 10% accuracy rate basically. Even a broke clock is right 2x a day.

[skin27]

Murray playing big minutes and did nothing!!!

[$pursDynasty]

Any word on San Antonio broadcast on Kingslayer?

[SpurPadre]

Welp, this pretty much cements Westbrook as MVP, getting his first triple double ever against us.

[ace3g]

can't secure rebounds....

[FaM0us Skins]

I hope Kawhi is alright

[100%duncan]

ACtually done with LMA fucking scrub ass niglet :lol

[Mikeanaro]

LMA is atrocious.

[Darius Bieber]

Such a trash ass team.

[bklynspursfan]

Easy to miss when the broadcasters haven't noticed. :wow I think he took a hard forearm to the face. I fear it could be very serious, tbh.

If that was WB they'd be all over it. It's funny. I saw him get hit in the face. Hopefully it's not serious

[daslicer]

OkCs scrubs have been on fire against us since 2012.

Still not buying it. Last year's series with OKC was close and that was with Durant. I just have a hard time believing the Spurs can't beat a Durant-less OKC team.

[$pursDynasty]

TNT too busy Russ gushing over triple double

[sasaint]

What happened to Kawhi?

Check my last 5 posts.

[ElNono]

Come back soon MVPelon :cry

[bklynspursfan]

LMA I'd getting no love tonight from the refs. Adams is allowed to do whatever the hell he wants.

[boutons_deux]

spurs won't break 90?

Kawhi is Road unWarrior

[Robz4000]

Still no news on Kawhi is fucking worrisome.

[Keepin' it real]

When the heck he get hit in the face? Wanna know how far to rewind.

[SpurPadre]

TNT could care less what's wrong with Kawhi.

[100%duncan]

LMA I'd getting no love tonight from the refs. Adams is allowed to do whatever the hell he wants.

What about every other time this 20 million fucker refuses to show up in games? What's the excuse

[313]

Same rebounding that killed us last year. OKC, so athletic smh

[DarrinS]

Let's post up LMA 20 times in a row.

[Uriel]

Pop throwing in the towel with 5 minutes left to play. Maybe he really does want to lose.

[Darius Bieber]

Kawhi probably out for the season.

[100%duncan]

Still no news on Kawhi is fucking worrisome.

Did he just get elbowed in the face and thats it? Hope its nothing on the nose or eyes

[bklynspursfan]

I'd love to play these guys in the first round

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs getting straight up murdered :lmao

[DarrinS]

Saving it for Saturday.

[urunobili]

What happened to Kawhi?

[bklynspursfan]

Pop throwing in the towel with 5 minutes left to play. Maybe he really does want to lose.

You really expect them to come back coming off that crazy night last night, without Kawhi?

[Darius Bieber]

Where are all the delusional Spur fans now????

[emanueldavidginobili]

The fact is proven resting a 25 year doesn't matter anything can happen any second of the day sitting him one random night of his life isn't going to help anything

[Keepin' it real]

Kawhi probably out for the season.

http://cdn2.teen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/webmd-it-might-be-a-tumor-gif.gif

[Robz4000]

Did he just get elbowed in the face and thats it? Hope its nothing on the nose or eyes

I remember him getting fouled really hard and his shoulder/arm got pulled back really good by Kanter/Adams. Hope it wasn't that.

[Splits]

Get well soon Tony :-(

[$pursDynasty]

Pop waved the white flag when Forbes checked in. Only good for garbage time. See no real nba talent in him

[Keepin' it real]

The fact is proven resting a 25 year doesn't matter anything can happen any second of the day sitting him one random night of his life isn't going to help anything

Yup

[DarrinS]

Spurs getting straight up murdered :lmao

You love it because -- you're a Spurs fan. :lol

[313]

The fact is proven resting a 25 year doesn't matter anything can happen any second of the day sitting him one random night of his life isn't going to help anythingThis.

[TheGreatYacht]

Come back soon MVPelon :cry
TBH

Microwave and Forbes backcourt :lmao

[Splits]

What happened to Kawhi?

He's dead, Jim

[rastaspur]

Where are all the delusional Spur fans now????

Lined up at your mom's bedroom door patiently waiting for their turn

[sasaint]

Did he just get elbowed in the face and thats it? Hope its nothing on the nose or eyes

The quick glance I got looked like the cheek or jaw.

[313]

Get well soon Tony :-(
:depressed

[gambit1990]

Get well soon Tony :-(

:depressed
tony shot 0 for 3 when we played okc earlier this season :lol

[DarrinS]

Get well soon Tony :-(

Yeah, last time we beat Thunder in the playoffs, we had to sit his ass. :lol

[Keepin' it real]

When the heck he get hit in the face? Wanna know how far to rewind.

[urunobili]

He's dead, Jim

Sorry for your loss Maria

[Robz4000]

Kawhi broke his nose

[bklynspursfan]

David Aldridge looking at spurs talk for an update on Kawhi

[Robz4000]

Westchimp still out there padding his stats

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Tough loss with flat shooting, but we were bound to drop one eventually. Not to mention we were missing Manu, Parker, and Anderson. Time to re-group and beat the Warriors on Saturday.

[Mugen]

:lol so Kawhi is gonna sit out against the Dubs now too? Geez, the softness that Pop has instilled in this team is a joke sometimes tbh....

[Barfunk]

Thunder don't beat us in 7, I promise you that.

[SpurPadre]

This is when you root for a player getting hurt...when they're still out there in garbage time. Fuck you Donovan

[Spurs9]

:lmao Westbrook trying to stat pad on Forbes and Anthony up 20 :lmao

[sasaint]

Kawhi broke his nose

Source?

[look_at_g_shred]

Rather the winning streak end against OKC than the warriors

[ace3g]

We might get this version of Kawhi:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnSPkIlXEAENhXL.jpg

[mexicanjunior]

Without Kawhi, Warriors win by 20+...

[daslicer]

I'd love to play these guys in the first round

They are a shitty road team. I would expect Spurs to easily go up 2-0 against them. People forget that the Spurs could have gone up 3-1 against OKC last year if it wasn't for Durant's heroic 40 point performance in game 4. The Spurs had control of that game up until Durant exploded. Also factor in the refs screwing over the Spurs in game 2 in the final seconds when Ibaka clearly fouled LMA.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Westchimp still out there padding his stats
lmao further proof westchimp's team is a meme

[Darius Bieber]

Without Kawhi, Warriors win by 20+...

[PopTheGOAT]

If Aldridge doesn't seriously pick up his play by the end of the season, he should not be on the team next season. PATFO needs to ask themeselves, "Do we wanna be a good team or a championship team?" Aldridge is not playing like a number 2 on a title team. Especially when we don't really have a consistent 3rd option

[703 Spurz]

Might as well get to one loss and then lose to these sacks of shit. Fuck our lives I guess.

[mexicanjunior]

Thunder don't beat us in 7, I promise you that.

They probably win in 6...Horrible matchup for us...

[Darius Bieber]

Four game losing streak broken by winning against these scrub ass players. :lmao

[ducks]

@JMcDonald_SAEN David Aldridge just reported that Kawhi was hit in the head.

[bklynspursfan]

:lol so Kawhi is gonna sit out against the Dubs now too? Geez, the softness that Pop has instilled in this team is a joke sometimes tbh....

They said he's gonna sit out? Or just assumption.

I'm trying to figure out Kawhi getting hit in the head (probably concussion protocol) is softness instilled from Pop :lol

[Robz4000]

Source?

Just guessing. From what it sounds like it might be his Orbital bone.

[Darius Bieber]

They probably win in 6...Horrible matchup for us...

[skin27]

It's over !!!!!thanks pop for this loss:pop:

[Horse]

This is all effort. Lazy ass shit. No excuse to lose to these sorry fucks

[sasaint]

If Aldridge doesn't seriously pick up his play by the end of the season, he should not be on the team next season. PATFO needs to ask themeselves, "Do we wanna be a good team or a championship team?" Aldridge is not playing like a number 2 on a title team. Especially when we don't really have a consistent 3rd option

LMA should never have been a Spur.

[HarlemHeat37]

Pretty funny that 3 or 4 posters on this forum are celebrating this loss because the Spurs lost a game without Parker, tbh:lol

[gambit1990]

Just guessing. From what it sounds like it might be his Orbital bone.
broken orbital is not fun.

will looked like he was primarily concerned with kawhi's nose.

[bklynspursfan]

They are a shitty road team. I would expect Spurs to easily go up 2-0 against them. People forget that the Spurs could have gone up 3-1 against OKC last year if it wasn't for Durant's heroic 40 point performance in game 4. The Spurs had control of that game up until Durant exploded. Also factor in the refs screwing over the Spurs in game 2 in the final seconds when Ibaka clearly fouled LMA.

Yea. There isn't a chance in hell they beat us. Just the usual overreaction and cliff jumping from Spurs talkers

[SPURt]

I should of known a Spurstalk period was due, my breast have been tender all day

[daslicer]

They probably win in 6...Horrible matchup for us...

:lol Thunder will lose against the Spurs and then you will be back on the bandwagon up until the Spurs lose their next playoff game.

[Darius Bieber]

trash ass team, first round exit waiting to happen.

[sasaint]

It's over !!!!!thanks pop for this loss:pop:

We were not going to compete with OKC with Kawhi's injury limiting him to 26 minutes.

[bklynspursfan]

This is all effort. Lazy ass shit. No excuse to lose to these sorry fucks

They did kind of have an exhausting performance last night. So technically there is an excuse.

Much rather lose tonight than Saturday

[SpurPadre]

Sucks to let the Dubs off the hook...but Saturday is a must-win now, obviously.

[sananspursfan21]

COMEBACK!!!

[Horse]

trash ass team, first round exit waiting to happen.
Please please fuck yourself

[timtonymanu]

They did kind of have an exhausting performance last night. So technically there is an excuse.

Much rather lose tonight than Saturday

And playing against a tough Houston team and 2 OT games prior. It was any moment that the team was gonna gas out and lose.

[Darius Bieber]

Please please fuck yourself

Nah

[bklynspursfan]

And playing against a tough Houston team and 2 OT games prior. It was any moment that the team was gonna gas out and lose.

Yea. All down to the wire. Get it out their systems now and give us the double digit win we desperately need Saturday lol

[sasaint]

Just guessing. From what it sounds like it might be his Orbital bone.

If it was on the play I glimpsed, I thought he took the shot on the side of his face, but TBN finally acknowledged that he was injured and showed the trainer testing his nose. TBN is such trash, virtually ignoring an injury to a top MVP candidate in order to pump their candidate. Pitifully.

[spurs10]

Hope Kawhi is alright! Lucky break for Dubs us dropping this one.

[sasaint]

They did kind of have an exhausting performance last night. So technically there is an excuse.

Much rather lose tonight than Saturday

Excuse? How about a real reason - league leading MVP candidate limited by injury to 26 minutes!

[BillMc]

Could see this coming to a certain extent, a team at home on a losing streak, desperate, vs. our team that had grown fat on comebacks. No big deal and we still control our own destiny with Golden State.

Big concern is Kawhi obviously.

[Splits]

@JMcDonald_SAEN David Aldridge just reported that Kawhi was hit in the head.

lol 53k+ posts and can't embed a tweet

[marinoman]

Spurstalk has such negative assholes sometimes . It's like they want the Spurs to lose

[bklynspursfan]

Excuse? How about a real reason - league leading MVP candidate limited by injury to 26 minutes!

The 2 combined hurt our chances. It was still in striking distance early in the 4th and we know what Kawhis been doing to bring us back

We've been playing with fire for a while now and have played lots of minutes lately. Just gotta be ready to whoops the Worriers Saturday .

[bklynspursfan]

Spurstalk has such negative assholes sometimes . It's like they want the Spurs to lose

Yup. That's why there are some who try to balance out the cliff jumping negative crap. Comical tbh

[Splits]

If Pop would just #freeForbes dude would make All-NBA. The talent is obviously there

[sasaint]

Could see this coming to a certain extent, a team at home on a losing streak, desperate, vs. our team that had grown fat on comebacks. No big deal and we still control our own destiny with Golden State.

Big concern is Kawhi obviously.

Exactly, Kawhi is the story - despite TBN's completely ignoring it. Pitiful coverage.

[daslicer]

Spurstalk has such negative assholes sometimes . It's like they want the Spurs to lose

They remind me of a domestic abuse victim who believes that they deserve to be abused by their significant other.

[BillMc]

Exactly, Kawhi is the story - despite TBN's completely ignoring it. Pitiful coverage.
Agreed.

[spurs10]

If Pop would just #freeForbes dude would make All-NBA. The talent is obviously there
Obviously!! :toast

[Barfunk]

trash ass team, first round exit waiting to happen.

You're being controlled.

[BillMc]

Bertans has regressed I'm sorry to admit. Maybe he'll be a factor next year.

[HarlemHeat37]

Bertans has regressed I'm sorry to admit. Maybe he'll be a factor next year.

He has, but tough to stay in rhythm and ready when you're out of the rotation this late in the season..he usually plays with a lot more energy than he did tonight(entire team looked flat, to be fair)..

[TheDoctor]

Spurstalk has such negative assholes sometimes . It's like they want the Spurs to lose

You just don't get SpursTalk if you wrote that. Nobody here wants the Spurs to lose. We just realz mate.

[BillMc]

He has, but tough to stay in rhythm and ready when you're out of the rotation this late in the season..he usually plays with a lot more energy than he did tonight(entire team looked flat, to be fair)..

Well said.

[HarlemHeat37]

Fortunately, Spurs probably won't even play OKC in round 1(Spurs would beat them in 5 or 6, but I'd rather avoid the matchup, anyways), even if they stay seeded 2nd, tbh..Memphis has fallen off a cliff and looks horrendous, they'll probably finish 7th IMO..

[weeks]

Lma continues to disappoint ..smh at our second option..
I hope kawhi ain't really hurt..zero chance we catch gs with Aldridge as the offensive focal point .

[cd98]

I missed the game. Were we competitive? When did Kawhi get injured? And do have a guard on our roster that can play NBA level basketball?

[cd98]

Did it look like Donavan knew all the Spur plays again? Seems like he's watched an inordinate amount of Spurs games and knows their playbook.

[TheGreatYacht]

Did it look like Donavan knew all the Spur plays again? Seems like he's watched an inordinate amount of Spurs games and knows their playbook.
The offense isn't exactly Picasso at work (especially with that Dewayne guy starting) :lol it's a predictable set

[BatManu20]

We were due for a loss after 9 straight wins tbh. OKC played really tonight. Their role players came up big at home. We played pretty poorly in a lot of respects, and still only lost by 10 on the road. Hopefully Kawhi's alright and we come out ready for a tougher one on Saturday.

[SAGirl]

Frankly too much to overcome to not have either of Manu or Kyle. If you must rest Manu ... you wouldn't want to play Forbes for either guy. Maybe that was game right there ... unfortunately.

Tony continues to worry with his nags and mileage sadly.

Then to top it off, Kawhi can't pull a clutch come back bc he gets injured.

Stay healthy Spurs. :flag:

[BillMc]

We were due for a loss after 9 straight wins tbh. OKC played really tonight. Their role players came up big at home. We played pretty poorly in a lot of respects, and still only lost by 10 on the road. Hopefully Kawhi's alright and we come out ready for a tougher one on Saturday.
this

[BillMc]

[QUOTE=TheGreatYacht;8931667]The offense isn't exactly Picasso at work /QUOTE]

And yet Kawh's nose may now be on the side of his face. :lol

[Fireball]

that was digusting ... how can Portland score 126 against OKC and the Spurs stumble around missing every rebound, loose ball ... playing Forbes was the icing on the cake

[cjw]

You cliffjumpers underestimate how important Parker and Manu are to having a competent offense (or even Kyle who's more effective than other wings). The only other guys who can create are Kawhi and Aldridge albeit not in penetration creating for others. Kawhi's is getting better but Aldridge is pick and pop or post ups. Doesn't get their defense scrambling.

I take nothing from this loss other than Thunder play big and physical and will be an annoying opponent for whichever team draws them. Oh, and Forbes doesn't belong in the NBA and Simmons likely won't draw much off-season interest.

Spurs were due for a loss after all those close wins.

[Arcadian]

This is what happens when you randomly give rotation minutes to a D-league player like Forbes. :lol Pop tossing him into the fire against a highly motivated Thunder team...I understand resting Parker and Ginobili, but that doesn't mean you just plug in Forbes. You distribute those minutes among the veteran guys and give Forbes a few minutes here and there.

[szkorhetz]

Memphis in full tank mode, to get us, TBH.

[BillMc]

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

[GSH]

Pretty funny that 3 or 4 posters on this forum are celebrating this loss because the Spurs lost a game without Parker, tbh:lol


The Spurs have 2 PG's on the roster. Neither of them played last night.

[Ice009]

I really, really wanted to win this game to setup a showdown with the Warriors for the number 1 seed on Saturday. I thought it would have been in the NBA's interest to do that to boost the ratings and hype for that game. I guess they don't give a shit.