Game Thread: Raptors @ Spurs, 7:30 CT, 3:30 Riga time. Oct. 23

[bklynspursfan]

L. D. N.

[Chomag]

DG!

[unleashbaynes]

DG haters are so fucking retarded

[Chews]

If we close with no Patty and no Pau, I feel confident we walk away with a W.

[SAGirl]

Ldn
Danny

[unleashbaynes]

Amused strikes again

How is he not pinked?

[Dverde]

D Verde!

[bklynspursfan]

If we close with no Patty and no Pau, I feel confident we walk away with a W.

I'd be shocked if Pau is on the court again. Patty, I don't know lol

[NASpurs]

Thanks Amused for injuring Joff

Probably calling Costello as we speak :pctoss

[weeks]

Amused at it again... more blood for the blood god

[TheGreatYacht]

Y'all think we have this? Must've forgot Mills is about to come in to close the game instead of Murray

[NASpurs]

Pop's about to bring in Gasol and Patty to win the game.

[twincam]

Interesting...the smaller the crowd, the louder they are.

[Ron Swanson]

Amused strikes again

[Robz4000]

CROFT Amused. Still, might be a good thing.

[rastaspur]

Down to two bigs with one being pau. Pink op. He is a fucking walking , talking curse.

[SAGirl]

Pop's about to bring in Gasol and Patty to win the game.
:lol
I had forgotten about Amused curse..

[bklynspursfan]

Give it another minute and get Anderson out of there for Gay

[Ron Swanson]

Interesting...the smaller the crowd, the louder they are.

The people at Whataburger are usually out of breath when they get to their seats.

[Ron Swanson]

Joff is done for the night with a sprained ankle.

[SAGirl]

Kyle making up for the bad shooting night when it matters tbh

[Ron Swanson]

Damn, if we can ever get Kawhi back, we may have Wing Stop 2.0.

[ace3g]

LA vs Ibaka

[bklynspursfan]

Danny looking like a slow mo Parker out there. Love it

[TheRemix]

Aldridge in a fight? Benched for the season

[RD2191]

HO LEE SHIT DID LMAS BALLS JUST DROP?!?!?!?

[FkLA]

LDN is such a clutch ass swiper, tbh.

[unleashbaynes]

LDN!! LaMarcus giving Ibaka a shove!!

[ElNono]

rofl

[Ron Swanson]

Good, LMA. Get pissed off.

[SAGirl]

Death line-up when Kiwi gets back....

[TheGreatYacht]

Murray just pushed Pop away.

Holy shit. RIP to his season, Dedmon style

[NASpurs]

:lmao mah touches

[bklynspursfan]

Someone left the court on the Spurs side it looked like

[Trill Clinton]

throw ibaka's bitch ass out.

[TheRemix]

"Fuck off me pussy ass nigga, goaltend these nuts"

[Leetonidas]

:wow

[Robz4000]

Gonna be a tech freebie for Toronto smdh.

[BanditHiro]

double tech and get it over with

[Laughing Gravy]

Fuck yeah!!!

[resistanze]

:lmao

[Chews]

Love seeing some fire in LA. Hope Pop uses that and doesn't punish him ala Dedmon.

[bklynspursfan]

Fwiw

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3901568/A9xowMYCAAEJrs5.0.jpg

[Cry Havoc]

I'll give the Raps a free throw if it means LMA getting angry.

[Uriel]

Murray with 14 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists :wow :wow :wow

[rastaspur]

Good for aldridge. Ibaka is a fucking douche

[Trill Clinton]

lets go! lock the fucc up!

[Spurs9]

:lol

[Chinook]

Danny's sonning the shit out of DeRozan.

[TheRemix]

Love seeing some fire in LA. Hope Pop uses that and doesn't punish him ala Dedmon.

Woj- spurs open to trading aldridge

[Cry Havoc]

Also, the Raps have been INSANELY whiny about the refs this game.

Always makes wins like this feel a little better.

[vander]

home team call

[ninjaskrzypek]

LOL at Pop coming off the bench and walking toward LA and smiling and walking away.

[Cry Havoc]

I gotta go for a run after this game so I doubt I can do game grades tonight, but whoever does them is in for a treat, tbh.

[FkLA]

LMA ain't no bitch when it comes to stuff like this. Not sure why y'all are surprised. He bitch slapped KG when he was in Portland.

[ducks]

Love seeing some fire in LA. Hope Pop uses that and doesn't punish him ala Dedmon.

[RD2191]

MVFATHEAD OH SHIT

[Amuseddaysleeper]

LOVE seeing the Spurs take it to the rim

[Ron Swanson]

LMA needs to settle down

[TheRemix]

Love how everyone got hyped on that post up

[Spurs9]

Anderson actually doing some nice things this season :lol

[NASpurs]

Is Fathead putting the team on his back? WTF is going on :lol

[bklynspursfan]

Idiot passed up a layup for a 3. I'll take it

[SAGirl]

Murray with 14 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists :wow :wow :wow
Amazing. Doesn't deserve to get benched for Tony... He will only get better and more confident. The hustle plays he made....

[Proxy]

fuck yeah, glad to see the team playing with this kind of attitude

[SAGirl]

Kyle improves that shooting when it matters tbh.

[RD2191]

Is Fathead putting the team on his back? WTF is going on :lol

On his head actually

[TheRemix]

"Fuck off me nigga!"

[bklynspursfan]

LMA! Grown man move finally

[Ron Swanson]

LMA just dragged his nuts all over Ibaka

[Spurs9]

I kinda forget we still got Leonard on this team, stacked when he’s back.

[ducks]

Green o impressive

[Cry Havoc]

LMA needs to settle down

Fuck no he needs to dunk on no fewer than 4 dinosaurs.


AND 1!!!!!

[Trill Clinton]

h town texas stand up!

[TheRemix]

Thats bbq chicken

[RD2191]

MVLMA

[SAGirl]

LDN 5 blocks and clutch shots too

[resistanze]

Softridge murdering Ibaka!!! :lmao

[Cry Havoc]

:lmao Ibaka.

Scrub. Get the fuck off the court.

[Chomag]

Ibaka aint about dis life

[NASpurs]

When Aldridge became a man.

[timtonymanu]

:lol Abaka

[unleashbaynes]

LMA going big balls on it, love it

[Spurs9]

LMA literally capable of doing that on every play, hope it’s a sign of stuff to come this season.

[bklynspursfan]

Amazing. Doesn't deserve to get benched for Tony... He will only get better and more confident. The hustle plays he made....

Being benched might not mean demotion/less mins tho. We know how much TP sets up the starters and basically spoon feeds them.

Murray with that 2nd unit could be fun, they move the ball and score at a higher pace

[Chews]

Pop was smiling? I was worried he was pissed.

[ducks]

LMA just dragged his nuts all over Ibaka

[Robz4000]

Good fucking shit on both ends as soon as Murray came back in. LMA closing this shit too.

[rastaspur]

He made ibaka his bitch. Nice lma

[duncan2k5]

See what happens when you play strong, Aldridge?

[NASpurs]

Spurs won the game when Pop decided not to give Mills and Gasoft another minute in the second half.

[FkLA]

This is our year boys. We going undefeated. :cry

[Chews]

LOL at Pop coming off the bench and walking toward LA and smiling and walking away.

Was pop smiling? I thought he was pissed.

[Laughing Gravy]

Murray with 14 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists :wow :wow :wow

The Kawhi of point guards...book it!

[Trill Clinton]

bullshit call

[TheRemix]

See what happens when you play strong, Aldridge?

"See what happens when I get mah touches?"

[Ron Swanson]

Was pop smiling? I thought he was pissed.

He cracked a little smile.

[duncan2k5]

Kyle improves that shooting when it matters tbh.

It always matters

[FkLA]

Being benched might not mean demotion/less mins tho. We know how much TP sets up the starters and basically spoon feeds them.

Murray with that 2nd unit could be fun, they move the ball and score at a higher pace

STFU and GTFO.

[Chinook]

:lol Tony already retired in Sean's mind.

[ducks]

Is Fathead putting the team on his back? WTF is going on :lol

[sananspursfan21]

All you jackasses thought they were gonna lose tonight. If you guys aren't the knee-jerking-est goofballs on earth.

[Uriel]

This is our year boys. We going undefeated. :cry
:lol :tu

[SAGirl]

On his head actually
Better game than Patty and Pau tbh. Both of whom cost the Spurs about 20 times what he's getting.

[TheRemix]

What a crazy sequence

[BatManu20]

Damn really wanted Danny to hit that 3.

[dabom]

:lol Tony already retired in Sean's mind.

:lol

[BackHome]

All You Bithes Saying Kawhi Leaving Team :whine

[SAGirl]

Dijon!!!

[Chews]

He cracked a little smile.

Good shit, let LMA boost his confidence. Makes me believe Pop even more about him "shutting up" and letting LMA play how LMA plays.

[duncan2k5]

Being benched might not mean demotion/less mins tho. We know how much TP sets up the starters and basically spoon feeds them.

Murray with that 2nd unit could be fun, they move the ball and score at a higher pace

Why didn't Duncan come off the bench then? He would have been a boost to the bench... What about Stephen curry? He would do the same

[bklynspursfan]

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[hoopdreams11]

Kyle made me STFU came to play in the 4th

[NASpurs]

:flag::flag::flag:

[duncan2k5]

Murray unlocked that 15 point, 15 rebounds 2k achievement

[DAF86]

:lol Tony already retired in Sean's mind.

It would be too stupid to stop Murray's development just to give Tony a loyalty starting spot.

[resistanze]

Parker should back up Dejonte. Mills to the bushes.

[NASpurs]

Gasol and Mills with 22 and 21 minutes each :wow LVPs

[bklynspursfan]

Why didn't Duncan come off the bench then? He would have been a boost to the bench... What about Stephen curry? He would do the same

So Murray equals Duncan ? How about Manu being benched vs other 2s (ie: Bogans) because of what he brought off the bench?

[Uriel]

Gasol and Mills with 22 and 21 minutes each :wow LVPs
To be fair, both are probably gassed from national team play over the summer, so they may just be pacing themselves.

[Ron Swanson]

Close this shit out, LMA

[RD2191]

Fuck off craptors

[SAGirl]

Spurs won the game when Pop decided not to give Mills and Gasoft another minute in the second half.
In the 4th Q specially. :bobo

[DAF86]

And LA gets his 20. Everybody happy.

[bklynspursfan]

Green had a helluva game

[BatManu20]

DJ with 16 pts, 15 rbs, & 6 asts... Led the game in rebounds from the PG position in only 29 minutes... beast. :toast



Good good win boys. Fun game. Game balls go to DJ & Danny.


:flag:

[Robz4000]

Nice near choke, but I'll take the W.

[SAGirl]

Kyle made me STFU came to play in the 4th
Good on you since you admit it. Half the guys just troll all night then shut up if he comes up clutch.

[RD2191]

What's with the fruity male dancers?:lol

[NASpurs]

In the 4th Q specially. :bobo

Yeah that's what I mean, they did get minutes in the second half but not anymore after their first stint. Y'all know what I meant. :lol

[Chomag]

Spurs came to play in the 4th!

[ace3g]

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&w=100Spurs




STARTERS
MIN
FG
3PT
FT
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS


P. Gasol (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/996/pau-gasol)PF
22
0-6
0-1
1-2
2
5
7
4
0
3
4
2
+7
1


L. Aldridge (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2983/lamarcus-aldridge)PF
36
7-16
0-1
6-7
3
5
8
3
1
1
2
3
+10
20


D. Green (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3988/danny-green)SG
34
6-15
3-8
2-3
1
7
8
0
0
5
1
0
+15
17


K. Anderson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2993874/kyle-anderson)SG
28
4-9
0-1
2-4
2
2
4
1
0
2
2
4
-1
10


D. Murray (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907497/dejounte-murray)G
28
6-12
0-1
4-6
3
12
15
6
0
0
4
2
+13
16


BENCH
MIN
FG
3PT
FT
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS


J. Lauvergne (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2959753/joffrey-lauvergne)PF
16
4-9
0-1
1-1
4
3
7
0
1
0
2
3
-15
9


R. Gay (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3005/rudy-gay)SF
22
5-8
1-2
0-0
2
3
5
0
1
1
2
3
+1
11


P. Mills (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4004/patty-mills)PG
21
3-6
0-3
0-0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
-7
6


M. Ginobili (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/272/manu-ginobili)SG
21
4-8
1-2
0-0
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
-7
9


B. Forbes (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2994526/bryn-forbes)SG
4
1-1
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
+6
2


B. Paul (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2488911/brandon-paul)SG
8
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
-2
0


D. Bertans (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6426/davis-bertans)SF
DNP-COACH'S DECISION


D. White (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3078576/derrick-white)PG
DNP-COACH'S DECISION


TEAM

40-90
5-20
16-23
18
38
56
19
4
12
20
22

101




44.4%
25.0%
69.6%

[NASpurs]

Only negative from this game is Amused killing Lauvergne.

[SAGirl]

To be fair, both are probably gassed from national team play over the summer, so they may just be pacing themselves.
No way maybe some complacency.

[Robz4000]

Also, LMA became my hero tonight regardless of what happens the rest of his career. Abaka ain't bout dis lyfe.

[SAGirl]

Jeezus Pau 1 pts.

[NASpurs]

Dejounte holding Lowry to 8 points as well :wow

[BillMc]

Victory!:flag:

[BatManu20]

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[Chews]

Pau 0-6 with 4 TO's. He played fucking awful tonight. Whoever said he's pacing himself... thats not pacing, thats downright sucking.

[BillMc]

Nice intensity game with Murray and Lowry, Ibaka and LMA. Didn't feel like the third game of the season

[Chinook]

I saw four players who should be starting tonight, and then I saw Pau. Do the right thing, Pop.

[brucebowensghost]

if d green plays aggessive all year we'll b tuff....is he in a contract year?

[ducks]

Mills needs to traded

[BackHome]

Pau needs to retire he reminds me of old Dirk

[BillMc]

5 blocks by Green. Man....

[BillMc]

Will Patty ever be relevant again?

[Uriel]

If you would've told me before the season that after the first week of play, the Spurs, without Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker, would have the best record in the NBA, I would've said you were crazy. Yet here we are.

[jmard5]

Love seeing some fire in LA. Hope Pop uses that and doesn't punish him ala Dedmon.

I dunno. I thought I saw a smirk from Pop.

[ducks]

5 blocks by Green. Man....

But his d sucks says this place

[BillMc]

Need more minutes for Gay, Paul, Forbes.

[BillMc]

But his d sucks says this place

I know. I don't know why so many are down on Danny's defense.

[mclinejr]

This makes me anticipate Leonard’s return so much more. :flag:

[YGWHI]

Great night!

Spurs 3-0

Rockets 3-1

Warriors 2-2

:flag:

[SAGirl]

Will Patty ever be relevant again?
When Tony gets back it’s going to get crowded. It really depends how Tony is playing but Patty cannot rest on complacency right now. It’s contract year Tony too amd frankly who knows how Derrick will develop eventually.

[SAGirl]

Great night!

Spurs 3-0

Rockets 3-1

Warriors 2-2

:flag:
Victory!!!!!!
:flag:

[BillMc]

What's gotten into Memphis? I thought they were washed up.

[brucebowensghost]

d green option year (?)....he's gna ball out

[Seventyniner]

Only negative from this game is Amused killing Lauvergne.

Valar morghulis.

[BatManu20]

This... is impressive.

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[hombre]

Fun game, seriously felt like a game for position at the end of the season. This team has chemistry.

[NASpurs]

I saw four players who should be starting tonight, and then I saw Pau. Do the right thing, Pop.

The alternative is having Pau and Patty together as a bench unit. Ugh.

[BillMc]

When Tony gets back it’s going to get crowded. It really depends how Tony is playing but Patty cannot rest on complacency right now. It’s contract year Tony too amd frankly who knows how Derrick will develop eventually.

All true. Tony will have things to prove. Murray is hungry. Patty can't rest on that new contract.

[DAF86]

5 blocks by Green. Man....

At least two of them on 3 pt attempts. Danny is a defensive monster.

[dabom]

Will Patty ever be relevant again?

More than bertans bill. :lol

[DAF86]

This... is impressive.

922662004841730048

The cub averaging a double a double with rebounds. In like 22 minutes per game. Unreal. :lol

[BatManu20]

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[BillMc]

At least two of them on 3 pt attempts. Danny is a defensive monster.

Agreed. :toast

[YGWHI]

Love seeing some fire in LA. Hope Pop uses that and doesn't punish him ala Dedmon.

Nah..he can't. With Pau looking like a granny and JL injured, LMA is the only Spurs' big.

[BillMc]

More than bertans bill. :lol

This is true sadly. But Davis's irrelevance is cheaper.

[Chomag]

Lol Bonner is so cringe worthy as a broadcaster

[dabom]

This is true sadly. But Davis's irrelevance is cheaper.

But Patty is a playoff player. Big Game Player. When Kawhi demands the ball, Patty gonna light it up.

[BatManu20]

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[Uriel]

With the way they're playing, I would like to see a Murray-Green-Leonard-Gay-Aldridge to close out games against the Warriors.

[YGWHI]

The cub averaging a double a double with rebounds. In like 22 minutes per game. Unreal. :lol
Impressive :tu

[BillMc]

But Patty is a playoff player. Big Game Player. When Kawhi demands the ball, Patty gonna light it up.

I hope you're right my friend. Even more firepower off the bench would make this team a juggernaut.

[BillMc]

I would like to point out the Amused curse only resulted in a Joff twisted ankle. Could have been worse...much worse...

[dabom]

I hope you're right my friend. Even more firepower off the bench would make this team a juggernaut.

DM turning it up. Vets pace themselves. It's a long season. This game is irrelevant except for the young guys.

[raybies]

I would like to point out the Amused curse only resulted in a Joff twisted ankle. Could have been worse...much worse...
Was kind of weird> Lucas got injured, Jonas sat out, and Joff got hurt... I guess it was pretty neutral. Felt like Russian Roulette. Kept asking myself, who's it gonna be. Saw Gay fall a couple times and held my breath.

[picnroll]

Nice to see Paul get significant minutes. That gives the Spurs another pit bull peripheral defender.

[BillMc]

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BatManu with the goods as always:toast

[YGWHI]

What's gotten into Memphis? I thought they were washed up.

Remember that ugly kid Ennis from Grizz-Spurs series last postseason? Well, he looks like a NBA player now...Rio", too. I hate to admit it but Chalmers played well against GSW last Saturday.

Plus, Marc is destroying people in the paint with consecutive +30-points games.

[BillMc]

Remember that ugly kid Ennis from Grizz-Spurs series last postseason? Well, he looks like a NBA player now...Rio", too. I hate to admit it but Chalmers played well against GSW last Saturday.

Plus, Marc is destroying people in the paint with consecutive +30-points games.

Thanks for the update. Think it is sustainable?

[BatManu20]

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[FkLA]

Lol Bonner is so cringe worthy as a broadcaster

:lol Agreed. I thought he would be a natural but surprisingly he's turned out to be terrible.

[BatManu20]

BatManu with the goods as always:toast


:toast

[BatManu20]

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[FlAVaK]

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[BatManu20]

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[SnakeBoy]

Jeezus Pau 1 pts.

Yeah but those intangibles

[TimDunkem]

Yeah but those intangibles
Dat culture tho'.

[unleashbaynes]

All those assists!

[YGWHI]

Thanks for the update. Think it is sustainable?
I'd love to say yes because I'm a big fan of Marc & Conley but who knows. In the offseason, most media said they won't make the playoffs, I guess they will.

[SpurPadre]

Missed the game. Looking at the box score, how impressive was Murray?

[Chinook]

Missed the game. Looking at the box score, how impressive was Murray?

Was picking his spots early before saying "Fuck it" and taking Lowry to the woodshed.

[DAF86]

Missed the game. Looking at the box score, how impressive was Murray?

Just as impressive as the box-score suggests.

[Chinook]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1ygwv5PQQs

[SpurPadre]

Was picking his spots early before saying "Fuck it" and taking Lowry to the woodshed.

I know he's proving to be a great rebounding guard but was this a flukish rebounding performance tonight?

[SpurPadre]

Just as impressive as the box-score suggests.

Conversely, was Pau as shitty as the box score suggests?

[Robz4000]

I know he's proving to be a great rebounding guard but was this a flukish rebounding performance tonight?

Toronto was missing their best rebounder in JV but the fact he's been doing it three games in means it's more then flukish. He has the size and length to be an elite rebounder, and he's clearly got the motor for it.

[Robz4000]

Conversely, was Pau as shitty as the box score suggests?

Worse.

[DAF86]

Conversely, was Pau as shitty as the box score suggests?

Just as shitty.

[spursistan]

Great to put some Ws in the bank while Kawhi out and a tricky road trip ahead..I would assume if Leonard isn't back vs Boston, we probably won't see him for few more weeks. No way they rush him for the Dubs game..


10/25 @ Miami
10/27 @ Magic
10/29 @ Indiana
10/30 @ Boston
11/2 vs Warriors
11/3 vs Hornets
11/5 vs Suns

[Arcadian]

That was a great fucking win. Aldridge really got the best of Ibaka in that sequence when he shoved Ibaka, then scored on him later while getting fouled...and Ibaka fell on his ass. :lol How much more can you humiliate another player?

[SpurPadre]

Worse.

Ugh...at least we got the dub

[SpurPadre]

Toronto was missing their best rebounder in JV but the fact he's been doing it three games in means it's more then flukish. He has the size and length to be an elite rebounder, and he's clearly got the motor for it.

Really excited about the kid, man. If he develops a consistent jumper, look out NBA.

[BackHome]

All You Bithes Saying Kawhi Leaving Team :whine

[Spurtacular]

Vegas has the Spurs winning by 3, so this should be a close game. Valencunas is injured which should help the Spurs.


Was close to going out to Vegas today. No way I wasn't taking the Spurs if so. That's a nice line. I would have expected -4.5 or worse.

4 point win.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

4 point win.

:toast

[Spurtacular]

^^^

Probably would've taken the points at -3 and money line at -4 1/2, tbh.

[ElNono]

We’ll win this IMO

O ye of little faith...

[r0drig0lac]

What's gotten into Memphis? I thought they were washed up.

this is the most versatile Grizz team ever and perhaps the strongest since 2011

[SAGirl]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1ygwv5PQQs
Pop trusting Brandon Paul to close out that game. I thought he performed well. His passes out of the PnR were actually quite nice. He's given enough to want to keep him and see more.
Bryn Forbes not so much. It's not that he's been terrible, but that I think the reason he's in the team, to provide some offensive spark from the bench, hasn't materialized.

[SAGirl]

That was a great fucking win. Aldridge really got the best of Ibaka in that sequence when he shoved Ibaka, then scored on him later while getting fouled...and Ibaka fell on his ass. :lol How much more can you humiliate another player?
They had a history of physical play going back to Portland vs. OKC but I had yet to see it from lamarcus as a Spur. :tu

[Ice009]

this is the most versatile Grizz team ever and perhaps the strongest since 2011

Are they that good? Who do they have apart from Gasol and Conley? Before the season started, I thought they might be in the verge of blowing it up if things didn't go well to start with.

[duncan2k5]

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Tony's gonna be pissed at that joke...he may look to come back next game...lol