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

[spursistan]

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Hope Pop sic Kawhi on Russ from start and the latter is goaded into proving he is "Da real MVP"...That's a winning formula..:toast

[spursistan]

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[TampaDude]

Spurs by 5.

[BatManu20]

Gonna be a little thin tonight.

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[spursistan]

^^ probably the most untouchable team record in NBA history..This Spurs run won't ever be replicated, I feel confident to say..

* 18th consecutive 50-win seasons..

[TampaDude]

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It's really 20 in a row if you prorate the 98-99 lockout season.

[BillMc]

It's really 20 in a row if you prorate the 98-99 lockout season.
Yep. 2 decades of bliss Spurs fans.

[TXstbobcat]

:flag:

[BatManu20]

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[Chinook]

Is it Danny's birthday or something? I guess there's an outside chance that he gets an All-D with Kawhi probably not getting DPOY but the Spurs having the top D.

[bklynspursfan]

Said in another thread, but i'm worried with OKC losing 4 in a row & the amount of urgency they'll have, especially at home. Hopefully our guys also come out with a sense of urgency and realize the opportunity they have put themselves in.

Hopefully Kawhi picks up where he left off and LMA decides to join the party

[spursistan]

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Dumping this here..Is it just or me can anybody still finish a Bill Simmons column nowadays? Feel like he's become too stale to read..

[bklynspursfan]

:lol

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[daledondale]

:flag:

[DAF86]

They couldn't in Toy Story, tbh. Two for the price of one.

[cd98]

2nd goal after winning the game...don't let Westbrook get is garbage time triple double.

[Spur|n|Austin]

:lol

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:lol:lol

[BatManu20]

Really hope we come ready to play at the START of the game. Tired of these poor 1st quarters. Don't want Westbrook to get his mojo going early and get his triple-dub against us on national television. I fully expect him to ball out against Patty and Dejounte though.

[gambit1990]

big fan of westbrook, adams. i like sabonis and taj too.

they've been on a slide lately. maybe the roster doesn't have much chemistry after their recent influx of players ?

especially looking forward to the game cause no parker. spurs are fine without him. they could use manu but they shouldn't need him to beat this okc team.

[TheDoctor]

Never forget:

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[gambit1990]

perfect game to be nationally televised. it'll sway some MVP votes.

we play them again on the 31st.

[BatManu20]

Fully expect Oladipo to have a huge game against us tonight. Just because.

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[cd98]

Wow people staying up late to see Suns - Lakers. Not likely.

[spurs10]

^^ probably the most untouchable team record in NBA history..This Spurs run won't ever be replicated, I feel confident to say..

* 18th consecutive 50-win seasons.. Right on!! For 20 years the most winning team in all team sports! Amazing!
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[SnakeBoy]

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Dumping this here..Is it just or me can anybody still finish a Bill Simmons column nowadays? Feel like he's become too stale to read..

I made it to "Whooooooooosh" and then Whaaaaaaaam I lost interest.

[HarlemHeat37]

Didn't even know Bill Simmons still wrote columns, tbh:lol I listen to his podcast when he has a good guest, probably once a month..

[BatManu20]

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[Chews]

If we lose tonight is that Kyle Anderson for MVP confirmed?

[Baam]

His Westbrook column was boring as fuck, don't try to be Zach Lowe or Kevin Pelton and stick to your lane. His mailbag columns are much better.

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[RD2191]

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:lol

[Ron Swanson]

:flag:

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[lilbthebasedgod]

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Awful nutrition advice haha

Organic foods and alkaline water

[GB20]

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I hope Murray does well.

[gambit1990]

i hope reggie miller isn't calling the game.

[Ice009]

Awful nutrition advice haha

Organic foods and alkaline water

What's your take on it? I actually used to drink Alkaline water myself. Haven't made any in a while, though.

[Robz4000]

If LDN is back to form and Mills is playing well, Spurs win easily. If not, this could go either way.

[BatManu20]

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[Ron Swanson]

i hope reggie miller isn't calling the game.

Marv and Webber

[HarlemHeat37]

Damn, I gotta get those boots, tbh..

Ew, this game is on TNT? Have to listen to senile Marv Albert get every name wrong, all game:lol at least I'll get some cleaning done during halftime..

[CGD]

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Are you serious! I had to make sure this wasn't an Onion spoof. Lol

[Uriel]

Oklahoma City is SO white.

[HarlemHeat37]

Oklahoma City is SO white.

Ya, it's a shame they didn't have their own franchise during the 80s and 90s:lol

[lilbthebasedgod]

What's your take on it? I actually used to drink Alkaline water myself. Haven't made any in a while, though.
Organic food is objectively more unhealthy due to the refusal to use modern pesticides and hardening genetic modifications. Alkaline water may have benefits in water retention but certainly not something that needs to be front and center of your recommendations for the average person.

I like alkaline water's taste myself

[Robz4000]

No Reggie Miller? Thank Christ.

[TheGreatYacht]

Deadman starting? Gross tbh :lol

[GSH]

Didn't Adams just stutter his feet to get closer to the basket without dribbling?

[Darius Bieber]

Lol Spurs, OKC scoring at will

[TheGreatYacht]

Deadman no match for the Koufos and Adams of the world :lmao

Overrated bum. :cry but his advanced statistics:cry

[r0drig0lac]

Kawhi

[GSH]

LOL... Danny trying to come free on that inbound, and getting held and then pushed. Gonna be one of those games.

[$pursDynasty]

Dewayne needs to step up his defense

[Ron Swanson]

Kawhi is too good

[FaM0us Skins]

:claw

[GSH]

Deadman no match for the Koufos and Adams of the world :lmao

Overrated bum. :cry but his advanced statistics:cry


Big men take time to develop. He started playing basketball at 18, and this is his first year getting real NBA minutes. You're right... for now.

[PopTheGOAT]

They have no hope of stopping Kawhi

[Darius Bieber]

Dedmon sucks

[Robz4000]

LMA and Kawhi looking good early. Like the defense so far too.

[TheGreatYacht]

Big men take time to develop. He started playing basketball at 18, and this is his first year getting real NBA minutes. You're right... for now.
Well he's 28. He's also nowhere near worth the amount of money donkeys on this forum think he's worth

[$pursDynasty]

The rest did them good

[TheDoctor]

Wow people staying up late to see Suns - Lakers. Not likely.

Exactly. They have to ensure me at least some malice at the palace shit.

[Uriel]

Aldridge playing like the star player we need him to be. :tu

[Nathan89]

LMA hitting the shots he normally misses.

[Robz4000]

Dedmon playing much better after the first opening possessions. You live with Adams posting up tbh.

[TheRemix]

operation post up is working out so far

[Chews]

Hey shithead Webber, keep taking shots at Kawhi winning MVP. :)

[HarlemHeat37]

Feel bad for Westbrook, tbh..can't believe people try to use the :(get teammates involved:( argument:lol they're so bad..at least Kanter can score, but you can't play him more than 20 minutes on most nights..

[$pursDynasty]

Eh not liking Dewayne's play but everything else is fine

[PopTheGOAT]

Best start to a game in a week or two. Nothing great, but improvement

[DarrinS]

Lol Spurs, OKC scoring at will

Back tonight for more? I guess your bunghole is getting tough by now. :lol

[GSH]

Well he's 28. He's also nowhere near worth the amount of money donkeys on this forum think he's worth


I had forgotten he was that old. I was thinking more like 26. Yeah, he's got a narrow window.

The problem is, there's a demand for big men, and lots of money to be thrown around. Hard to forget what Boban got paid.

[TheGreatYacht]

Poop forces his LMA postups and the O stalls

Lmao never fails

[PopTheGOAT]

Why do teams come out blazing against us lately?

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs struggling to score against the Thunder :lmao

[bklynspursfan]

I hope we keep WB under 10 assists

[Uriel]

Still can't believe we lost 4 out of 6 games to this team last year :(

[loveforthegame]

LMA not shy tonight.

[Robz4000]

LMA has gone completely cold.

[Chews]

Webber just keeps campaigning for RW, this may get unwatchable pretty fast

[bklynspursfan]

LMA has gone completely cold.

Like the assertiveness tho.

[sasaint]

No replay on that bad call against Danny. WB getting FREE throws.

[BatManu20]

Kobe Aldridge tonight. Pop probably told him to be aggressive. Too bad he's missing.

[TheGreatYacht]

Green was, is, and will never be the answer to guard RW.

[bklynspursfan]

My god Pau is slow.

[Leetonidas]

Pau is so god damn slow :lol

[Ron Swanson]

Offense has gone cold

[Chews]

Spurs struggling to score against the Thunder :lmao

More to do with missing shots we should be making rather than OKC defense. I thought you were smart?

[Darius Bieber]

9-0 run by OKC :lmao

[BatManu20]

We look like shit in the 1st quarter, per par.

[Robz4000]

Gasol is quickly becoming unplayable again.

[Nathan89]

LMA back to scrub status

[FaM0us Skins]

:bang

[PopTheGOAT]

Make a freakin shot, geez

[HarlemHeat37]

Sucks that Dedmon and Pau are both struggling at the same time, tbh..need one of them to wake up..

I like the defense, so far, though..you live with Westbrook making jump shots and Adams post ups..

Offense looks fine, too, open shots and easy looks..

[TheGreatYacht]

Not sure why Pop is so scared to let Kawhi run point like other stars do, tbh :lol it's much better than this crap

[sasaint]

Started out shooting well, and then suddenly hit a brick wall. Sheesh.

[Nathan89]

Got my hopes up when LMA hit a couple fluke shots to start the game tbh

[Uriel]

Anyone notice we've been starting slowly ever since Tony got injured?

[Robz4000]

Liked the tempo and play when Murray was in tbh. Since he checked out things have gone south.

[Chews]

Not sure why Pop is so scared to let Kawhi run point like other stars do, tbh :lol it's much better than this crap

Defense takes effort, don't want to wear him out.

[bklynspursfan]

More to do with missing shots we should be making rather than OKC defense. I thought you were smart?

Why would you think that? Lol have u seen him post?

[BatManu20]

Patty wtf was that..

[bklynspursfan]

Westbrook getting a TO cause he tried to get an assist lol

[BatManu20]

Adams about to have his season high on us

[313]

Not sure why Pop is so scared to let Kawhi run point like other stars do, tbh :lol it's much better than this crap
:lol Start Murray krew
:lol Start Patty Krew

[Robz4000]

What a shitty fucking call.

[313]

Kawhi three point slump continues

[BatManu20]

Simmons is such a low IQ player

[sasaint]

Simmons, again with the dumb foul.

[Leetonidas]

Lol does anyone foul 3pt shooters more than Simmons

[Uriel]

Chris Weber: "I don't have a dog in this race, BUT..."

[Chews]

Holy shit has Weber commented about the game more than RW? LMFAO. Dick has been fully inserted into his mouth. Balls deep.

[ace3g]

Kanter with a Dirk...

[Robz4000]

OKC's bigs are the Spurs' bigs kryptonite.

[GSH]

Anyone notice we've been starting slowly ever since Tony got injured?

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[Chews]

"That turnover was because he has no jump shooters on his team." - Webber

[Ron Swanson]

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:lmao

[BatManu20]

Kawhi getting doubled every single time he touches the ball. The respect..

Too bad we're not a good team at passing out of the double-team yet.

[sasaint]

OKC's bigs are the Spurs' bigs kryptonite.

That was last season. Our bigs are gonna turn the tide!

[TheDoctor]

After all we look good out there. Just need to make those layups

[ace3g]

Pau "Stretch 5" Gasol

[Robz4000]

Mills got laid out there and no foul was called...

[HarlemHeat37]

At least Pau can give it back to Kanter on the other end, unlike West and Diaw, tbh..

[BatManu20]

Kawhi is probably not going to have a big scoring night since he's getting doubled almost every time he touches it. Others will have to step up. Good news is they should get good looks with so much focus on Kawhi

[TheGreatYacht]

Pau worth every penny tbh. Sometimes he's unplayable, but when he's on he's really on :lol

[sasaint]

Mills got laid out there and no foul was called...

Yeah, I thought it was a loose ball foul.

[Horse]

Still giving up too many fucking points but better than 37 or 39

[TheDoctor]

Kawhi getting doubled every single time he touches the ball. The respect..

Too bad we're not a good team at passing out of the double-team yet.

He even got triple teamed in some of those.

[BatManu20]

Mills got laid out there and no foul was called...

Yea laziness by the officials wanting to just let the clock run out

[Robz4000]

That was last season. Our bigs are gonna turn the tide!

They no longer have Abaka, but Gasol/Lee can't guard Kanter while Adams is doing whatever he wants against Dedmon/LMA. Thankfully they're unplayable together and the rest of their big rotation is undersized.

[DAF86]

How could Oladipo make a three with Westbrook on the bench? :wow

[LkrFan]

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[140]

Patty ballin as per par

[Chews]

Kawhi is probably not going to have a big scoring night since he's getting doubled almost every time he touches it. Others will have to step up. Good news is they should get good looks with so much focus on Kawhi

Fits right into BSPN's narrative. LOL reward RW for taking bad shots and criticize Kawhi for playing smart

[TheGreatYacht]

They no longer have Abaka, but Gasol/Lee can't guard Kanter while Adams is doing whatever he wants against Dedmon/LMA. Thankfully they're unplayable together and the rest of their big rotation is undersized.
Unplayable? Kanter and Adams went in raw on the Spurs and dubs last year

[r0drig0lac]

lmao Pop

[sasaint]

They no longer have Abaka, but Gasol/Lee can't guard Kanter while Adams is doing whatever he wants against Dedmon/LMA. Thankfully they're unplayable together and the rest of their big rotation is undersized.

I think our guys will adjust against Adams.

[GSH]

That would have been a foul if Westbrook had taken that much contact. Every time.

[BatManu20]

14 pts in the paint for OKC in the 1st quarter. Going to be a long night if that continues

[140]

Poops bit is so overplayed tbh..

[sasaint]

We really need Juice to contribute on both ends tonight.

[Chews]

That would have been a foul if Westbrook had taken that much contact. Every time.

"He has to get that call because the rest of his team is bad at shooting." -Weber

[r0drig0lac]

clean the bench today

[GSH]

"He has to get that call because the rest of his team is bad at shooting." -Weber


:lol Classic.

[Robz4000]

Unplayable? Kanter and Adams went in raw on the Spurs and dubs last year

It worked against the Dubs and last year's Spurs team since they went all-in on crashing the boards. This year's Spurs team is much better at rebounding at the very least so the pairings lack of spacing would kill them in the long run.

[GSH]

Daaamn. Simmons just can't quite get them to fall.

[sasaint]

I think Simmons gets zero respect from the officials. He gets fouled a lot on his drives, but if they don't draw blood - play on.

[emanueldavidginobili]

This lineup Jesus

[Robz4000]

:lol this team's FT shooting is ridiculous

[GSH]

Lee is playing some serious D around the rim.

[BatManu20]

This lineup is horrible, Pop.

[BatManu20]

:lol this team's FT shooting is ridiculous

Going to cost them eventually. Maybe tonight. It's becoming routine..

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol wow, what a terrible call on Simmons, tbh..where did that loose ball foul come from?

[DAF86]

We have a bunch of d-leaguers trying to create offense out there on the perimeter.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Murray Forbes simmons Lee and dedmon cmon....

[Darius Bieber]

No FGs in the quarter yet against one of the worst defenses... :lmao

[sasaint]

Simmons fails to shoot the three and then commits the loose ball foul all within about 3 seconds. He has got to get it together or get benched.

[Uriel]

Wow, Forbes is on the floor.

[TheGreatYacht]

Ordering Forbes, the best shooter on the team, to go away from whoever is posting up so Simmons can pass up open shots is genius. Absolutely genius.

[SpursIndonesia]

Spacing is shit when Simmons is standing on perimeter, the guy's confidence in his 3 pt range is dead.

[DAF86]

:lol this team's FT shooting is ridiculous


Going to cost them eventually. Maybe tonight. It's becoming routine..

We're like top 3/5 in the league in FT%.

[KDKSpurs24]

:lol wow, what a terrible call on Simmons, tbh..where did that loose ball foul come from?
I know.. he didn't touch anyone. Refs just guessed..

[Robz4000]

It's fucking March already, time to stop with the retarded rotations.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Only down 4 at this point is a victory for us based on recent games.

[Ron Swanson]

Pop's determined to tank one of these games.

[sasaint]

Murray Forbes simmons Lee and dedmon cmon....

Pop is really going D-league tonight. But I don't know if Forbes has even touched the ball.

[loveforthegame]

Yikes. RIP Dedmon.

[ace3g]

damn Sabonis

[Ron Swanson]

Sabonis acting like he won the Finals with that dunk.

[Robz4000]

We're like top 3/5 in the league in FT%.

Since the start of 2017 they've been below league average.

[Darius Bieber]

That's game

[TheGreatYacht]

Deadman posterized by a white American. Sums up his stint as a Spur

[r0drig0lac]

damn Deadman

[emanueldavidginobili]

Pop needs to hang it up

[Chews]

It's fucking March already, time to stop with the retarded rotations.


I think it's because Tony, Manu, and Kyle are out so our only other options would be Davis at the 3 or Joel coming in.

[$pursDynasty]

Dedmon is out of it

[Darius Bieber]

Allowing the lead to increase without Westbrook

[ace3g]

The Spurs "low rep" line up

[Robz4000]

OKC is never a one man team when they play the Spurs.

[Uriel]

Objectively, that was a great dunk. Dedmon got destroyed.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

That would have been a foul if Westbrook had taken that much contact. Every time.

@ OKC has been 5 on 8 ever since they moved there. Bennett also paid for preferential treatment from the refs when he bought the Sonics.

[Baam]

Dougie McBucket will make Pop fall in love at first sight, a new Bonner.

[bklynspursfan]

Wtf Murray lol

[BatManu20]

OKC's scrubs having the games of their lives, naturally.

[bklynspursfan]

That's game

:lol :lol :lol

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs are trash.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Deadman posterized by a white American. Sums up his stint as a Spur

Lithuanian ***

[emanueldavidginobili]

Dedmon lazy ass close out

[loveforthegame]

Pop resting Leonard do much. :td

[bic50]

Murray is listed at 6'5 and Westbrook at 6'3 but Westbrook looks taller then Murray.

[Nathan89]

2nd option looks like a scrub tbh

[TimDunkem]

Why the fuck is Bryn Forbes on this team?

[TheGreatYacht]

Deadman is 100% responsible for this

Pay Dedmon<3 krew :lol 313

[Leetonidas]

Bryn Forbes is straight garbage...the fuck is pop thinking

[bklynspursfan]

Really wouldn't be a game if we didn't have to come back . I guess that's the post all star break theme

[DAF86]

WB's teammates looking pretty good out there, tbh. Kawhi's not so much.

[timtonymanu]

Why the fuck is Bryn Forbes on this team?

[Robz4000]

This is why I can see OKC beating the Spurs in a series tbh. It's the same damn spiel we see against the Clippers: their role players have supreme confidence when playing the Spurs. On top of that Adams/Kanter just bully the Spurs' bigs.

[TheGreatYacht]

Lithuanian ***
Born in Portland. Can't get white-er than that

[Strategic]

Pop forget Leonard's playing tonight?

[sananspursfan21]

Get Bryn outta there. Now.

[timtonymanu]

Our team looks like they have less depth than OKC does right now

[GSH]

OKC is using a LOT of shoving and grabbing off the ball, and keeping the Spurs players away from the paint. A young Manu would have flopped a few times, and made them stop that shit. Somebody needs to pick up the torch and learn how to do that.

[Robz4000]

Murray is listed at 6'5 and Westbrook at 6'3 but Westbrook looks taller then Murray.

No way Westbrook is only 6'3" imo.

[Horse]

Who can't see why this lineup struggles to score

[TheGreatYacht]

Pop forget Leonard's playing tonight?
National TV game. Can't outshine det system tbh

[Darius Bieber]

OKC shutting down Kawhi, that was a clean block.

[sananspursfan21]

Taj Gibson sounds like a real valedictorian there...

[bklynspursfan]

Webber says that was clean but he got his hand first lolz

[sasaint]

Our team looks like they have less depth than OKC does right now

After the Bulls trade I think they do.

[Ron Swanson]

Sabonis looks like one of the Icy Hot Stuntaz

[BatManu20]

Chris Webber is giving my ears cancer. Jeezus.

[HarlemHeat37]

Who the fuck was that #11 guy for the Spurs?:lol horrible..

[loveforthegame]

Green and Leonard. :tu

[Robz4000]

Doug McFuckingDermott lighting the Spurs up...

[sananspursfan21]

Who the fuck was that #11 guy for the Spurs?:lol horrible..

King Minus. Every time he touched the ball it was a subtraction

[loveforthegame]

Leonard getting some calls tonight.

[GSH]

Danny with that re-steal:

http://p.fod4.com/p/media/877ebc4f55/lHXWok2MQk66MDCPdFCM_Whose%20Line%20Is%20It.gif

[Chews]

"OKC one of the best places to play." -Webber lmfao

[spursistan]

I have absolutely zero faith in Pop's coaching in the playoffs..When you are shorthanded you don't rest a healthy key bench guy so you can trot out Bryn fuckin Forbes in this type of game..

[SpursIndonesia]

Our team looks like they have less depth than OKC does right now

Lacking ball handler/playmaker, Murray is only creating very much for himself at this point of his career.

[Ron Swanson]

"OKC one of the best places to play." -Webber lmfao

Sure, if you like doing meth.

[Uriel]

Taj Gibson looks like the murderer from Season 2 of How to Get Away With Murder.

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[ace3g]

nice hands from Gasol to gather the ball

[TheGreatYacht]

Thankfully we have a Center worth a shit

[loveforthegame]

Damn. Nice recovery Leonard.

[GSH]

"OKC one of the best places to play." -Webber lmfao

Well - they pay better than University of Michigan did, I'll give him that.

This shit is going to be going on all night. Webber has always been a dumbass. That's not changing tonight.

[bklynspursfan]

OKC shutting down Kawhi, that was a clean block.

Bruh, your game is at 10:30, after this one. Come post then

[SpursIndonesia]

Our bigs are playing with such low energy, disappointing. :(

[Nathan89]

The collective of kanter, sabonis, and gibson are hitting open jumpers better than our shitbag 2nd option.

[Uriel]

Aldridge wtf.

[DarrinS]

Danny with that re-steal:

http://p.fod4.com/p/media/877ebc4f55/lHXWok2MQk66MDCPdFCM_Whose%20Line%20Is%20It.gif


Thanks a lot. Beer sprayed on iPad. :lol

[313]

Kawhi always looks like shit after missing games. Why does a 25 year old need games off again?

[HarlemHeat37]

What the fuck happened to Aldridge after that hot start? MIA..

[GSH]

What the fuck happened to Aldridge after that hot start? MIA..

Yeah, I dunno. But Pau has 14 and 6 on 60% shooting.

[sasaint]

OKC - 54% FG.