Game Thread: PLAYOFFS. Rnd 1, Game 2: Spurs @ Nuggets — Tue. (4/16) - 8:00/C (4:00am Riga Time)

[Larry O]

Refs and NBA TV didn't want the Good Guys to go up 2-0 in this series, SMH...

[paperboy77]

Oh well. Still go the split. Really and truly with a home-crowd behind them.... even POP can't fuck this us right?

[Kurgan]

We had the series won, now we have lost it. This one is on Pop. When you have a team led by chokers, as coach you can't allow to have the absolute shitshow Pop pulled at the end of the 3rd.

This. Absolutely this. Spurs are an extremely flawed, badly constructed roster. These type of mediocre teams need all the advantage they can get. When your coach puts you in a position to fail like Pop did in that 3rd quarter, the outcome is inevitable.

[BillMc]

Sucks. Rudy was awful today.

Oh well. We got the split. Onto Thursday. :flag:

[DAF86]

Yeah we blew it but we’re going back to SA tied 1-1 stop bitching Jesus Christ lmao.

We just lost the series, tbh.

[SPURt]

Well, we’ve seen the Spurs struggle to close out winnable games on the road all year. Not too surprising.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Guaranteed this series is over. Hopefully denver wins the next 3 and puts these worthless fucks out of their misery.


If they had lost a closely contested game on the road, they'd look strong. But getting their shit pushed in after being up 19? They just told the Nuggets that they are the better team.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Game was lost in the middle of the 3rd quarter. Denver is in foul trouble and in the bonus, down 19, and Pop decides to take out the only two guys that can drive to basket or handle the ball.

This

[SPURt]

Well, we’ve seen the Spurs struggle to close out winnable games on the road all year. Not too surprising.

[mexicanjunior]

Fuck this choking POS team...move this fucker to Vegas already...

[Truth4sale$]

Such a dissapointment, blowing a 20 pt lead

[MoSpur02]

This one is on Pop with his rotations and for not running more pick and roll at Jovic.

[FkLA]

Talk about a fucking collapse. Pop is a dumbfuck for not staggering Demar and White. We're up big, let's throw a Mills-Belli backcourt out there for shits and giggles. IIRC even Aldridge was out.

[paperboy77]

STFU HEB commercials!

[HarlemHeat37]

Why would anybody be discouraged by this game? Obviously the meltdown sucks, but they dominated 3 quarters on the road, it took home biased officials + one of their volume chuckers getting hot to win the game:lol

Denver's flaws were on full display again..

[jjktkk]

Rudy Gay was horrendous. Looked slow and washed

Yeah, horrible decision making down stretch by Gay.

[Blackjack]

Pretty terrible basketball this series. Neither one of these teams looks better than an 8-seed. Look like playoff neophytes - hot and cold, shitty ball.

Oh, and Pop's handle on a game, including the referees, is dogshit.

[Uriel]

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[sasaint]

If it makes it any easier, Jamal Murray played out of his mind during this last stretch. Single handedly won the game for Denver

Yeah that was epic. He doesn't shoot that well when he is by himself in an empty gym.

[DarrinS]

Settle down, tbh

[Chomag]

Up 20 with little more than a quarter to go and instead of keeping the foot on the pedal Pop went with a Mills, Forbes, Bellinelli perimeter. Any other coach would get murdered for it.

[ShutUp SayItAgain!]

Up 20 with little more than a quarter to go and instead of keeping the foot on the pedal Pop went with a Mills, Forbes, Bellinelli perimeter. Any other coach would get murdered for it.

[3&D_TBH]

I love Pop, but holy fuck he blew it with who he had in the game in the 4th. Blowing those kinds of leads in a playoff series usually winds up costing you. This is a hard one to swallow. Wtf

[RD2191]

No one chokes like the Spurs, no one. Fuck these clowns.

[tim_duncan_fan]

I blame Aldridge and Demar. They've never seen a 20ft 2-pointer they didn't absolutely love. So scared to attack the rim it hurts.

Tim and Manu would tear this shitty league apart with those bodies.

[Degoat]

Gay and Bertans were fcking horrible tonight

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Waste of a playoff appearance, should’ve gone for a lottery pick

[Xx_SpursNation_xX]

I'm not one to blame Pop for everything like some you losers but damn this was a poorly managed game on his part.

[LongtimeSpursFan]

No one chokes like the Spurs, no one. Fuck these clowns.

Warriors 4-15-19

[Proxy]

I blame Aldridge and Demar. They've never seen a 20ft 2-pointer they didn't absolutely love. So scared to attack the rim it hurts.

Tim and Manu would tear this shitty league apart with those bodies.

[SpurPadre]

Warriors 4-15-19

I raise you Game 6, tbh.

[sasaint]

This will give that young Nuggets squad all the confidence in the World. I'm seething mad right now.

Yeah, their adrenaline high won't end until this series is over.

[daslicer]

No one chokes like the Spurs, no one. Fuck these clowns.

:lol There is a team in the Bay Area that blew a 31 point lead at home the other night.

[Capt Bringdown]

If the Spurs got blown out, you might be able to shrug it off.
I gotta feeling this game cannot be shrugged off. Denver goes into game 3 with huge momentum, knowing they can take the Spurs best punch and come back from big deficits.
Spurs have reason to doubt themselves, and I wouldn't be surprised if Denver takes over from here.

[El Santo]

No ball novement in the 4th just heroball derozan to fuck it up ... and rudy sucked poetl should of stayed on in the 4th..

[Spurch]

Rudy has too much better if we're to win this series he's supposed to be our third best scorer and leading defender, he's a no show smh

[mexicanjunior]

Waste of a playoff appearance, should’ve gone for a lottery pick

This...

[Budkin]

Only silver lining is we almost did this shit twice (Game 1) and didn't. I'm fine with the split. But yeah, Pop was out of his fucking mind tonight.

[CitizenDwayne]

Why would anybody be discouraged by this game? Obviously the meltdown sucks, but they dominated 3 quarters on the road, it took home biased officials + one of their volume chuckers getting hot to win the game:lol

Denver's flaws were on full display again..
This

In no way is this Denver team scary

Horrible technical+jacker getting hot=den victory. We’re on to game 3

[tim_duncan_fan]

Why would anybody be discouraged by this game? Obviously the meltdown sucks, but they dominated 3 quarters on the road, it took home biased officials + one of their volume chuckers getting hot to win the game:lol

Denver's flaws were on full display again..

We were up as much as we were because they were bricking open shots and missing gimmes.

[FkLA]

Up 20 with little more than a quarter to go and instead of keeping the foot on the pedal Pop went with a Mills, Forbes, Bellinelli perimeter. Any other coach would get murdered for it.

That technical too. What great timing. If any player costs the team a point like that they're subbed out so they can get over themselves. :rolleyes

[emanueldavidginobili]

We just lost the series, tbh.
Lmao because we didn’t go up 2-0 against the best home team in the NBA?

[mclinejr]

I’ve missed these playoff overreactions. We didn’t really go through this last year because we never had a chance against golden state. Everyone, relax. Spurs in 6.

[GigaloGino]

I turned on the game right before they through things away in the late 3rd. I was impressed how aggressive the tempo was. The Pop makes substitutions and those guys, patty, Marco, Gay came in half ass'd. The tempo dropped to that of a regular season game. Us slowing down gave Murry a change to find is shot. I seen so many games go with a lead like this when pop subs in the late 3rd. It destroys the tempo. It reminds me of game 7 finals when pop did the same thing. Then I was screaming No! The starters have to grind it out! Its 15 minutes. Call time outs if they need to get a small breather/foul.

[mexicanjunior]

:lol There is a team in the Bay Area that blew a 31 point lead at home the other night.

No one will remember the Warriors choke since they will win in 5. Spurs just lost this series...

[HankChinaski]

Questionable decisions in the 3rd Quarter. Jamal Murray going nuclear, that 3 ball with white glued on him and that Sprint to the stop 3 ball also we're just ridiculous shots he made.

Murray is the reason they closed out that game. You have to tip your hat when a guy just plays out of his mind.

Missed opportunity to come back home 2-0.

Hopefully some of bench comes back to life

[Capt Bringdown]

They've never seen a 20ft 2-pointer they didn't absolutely love. So scared to attack the rim it hurts.

Not just any 20ft shot, but those soft, soft fadeaways, possibly the worst shot you can take in crunch time.

[Degoat]

Well we did our job to split their home games but that was a momentum killer tonight

[Jay.From.NbTx]

Horrible loss.. we had this series in the palm of our hands with this win. But of course bad rotation choices and dog shit defense lead us to our doom. Rudy needs to show the fuck up he’s been absolutely terrible idk how many times he’s turned the damn ball over

[SpurPadre]

:lol There is a team in the Bay Area that blew a 31 point lead at home the other night.

There is also a team that blew a game in the highest magnitude possible in Game 6. His point was that our Spurs have a history of blowing big games that doesn't seem to happen as often with other playoff teams.

[RD2191]

If the Spurs got blown out, you might be able to shrug it off.
I gotta feeling this game cannot be shrugged off. Denver goes into game 3 with huge momentum, knowing they can take the Spurs best punch and come back from big deficits.
Spurs have reason to doubt themselves, and I wouldn't be surprised if Denver takes over from here.

Someone who actually gets it. Denver has all the momentum going into game 3. They don't fear or respect Spurs, and to me that shit matters.

[HarlemHeat37]

We were up as much as we were because they were bricking open shots and missing gimmes.

They don't have any good shooters or reliable offensive players other than Beasley..they could easily brick shots all series..

Unlike virtually any other 2-seed, Denver doesn't have a single great offensive player..they don't have anything on offense..

[$pursDynasty]

Pop's lineups killed the spurs, that shit lineup he started the 4th with typically can't be used in the playoffs. Patty and Rudy's minutes need to be reduced.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Y’all are soft as shit. We split that’s all you could ask for. It was obvious we could have went up 2-0 but going back to SA at 1-1 they’re goooood. You guys are tripping lol

[ducks]

Bench players play better at home

[tbdog]

The miss call on Forbes followed by a lose ball foul on LMA really showed how poor the NBA officials can be. It absolutely plays on your mind. Followed by the T on Pop when you could clearly see Pop yelling out multiple times at the ref.

[Spurch]

Yeah that was epic. He doesn't shoot that well when he is by himself in an empty gym.

When Murray comes around the pick lma never comes up to contest really irritates me

[tp2021]

It's like 2012 Game 3 vs the Thunder all over again. There might not be a Game 6 this time though.

[DAF86]

I blame Aldridge and Demar. They've never seen a 20ft 2-pointer they didn't absolutely love. So scared to attack the rim it hurts.

Tim and Manu would tear this shitty league apart with those bodies.

":cry B...but Aldridge is the best free agent we ever got. And we wouldn't be in the playoffs without him. And it's not that he's a dumb selfish fuck, he's just a rythm scorer :cry"

[RD2191]

Lmao because we didn’t go up 2-0 against the best home team in the NBA?

No, because we blew a 19 point lead, twice.

[Mugen]

Meh, it's what happens when you rely on Bryn, Beli, Patty to make shots to stay on the floor....when you play all of them at the same time against a streaky team with athletic guards/forwards, this shit will happen...this team is extremely flawed.....

Getting the split was key, just happy they go that tbh....

[FkLA]

When Murray made his first shot after starting like 0/10 my first thought was "nothing like a hopeless, Australian POS to get you out of your funk".

[bklynspursfan]

Shooters will play better at home. Murray probably won't go off like that again. We're in good shape despite blowing a golden opportunity

[bklynspursfan]

The miss call on Forbes followed by a lose ball foul on LMA really showed how poor the NBA officials can be. It absolutely plays on your mind. Followed by the T on Pop when you could clearly see Pop yelling out multiple times at the ref.

And Aldridge was 'stripped' and it was an obvious foul

[bklynspursfan]

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[DAF86]

Lmao because we didn’t go up 2-0 against the best home team in the NBA?

Because we had them death and doubting themselves. Now we have given them all the confidence in the World.

[El Santo]

Hopefully the bench shows up at home specially rudy and bertans..

[tbdog]

If the Spurs got blown out, you might be able to shrug it off.
I gotta feeling this game cannot be shrugged off. Denver goes into game 3 with huge momentum, knowing they can take the Spurs best punch and come back from big deficits.
Spurs have reason to doubt themselves, and I wouldn't be surprised if Denver takes over from here.

I don't see how momentum is a thing in today's NBA. It's really about runs, how many you get or how big they can get. Nets came into Philly will all momentum and the game was close until 76ers scored 50 in a quarter. Clippers obviously. Toronto just beat Magic by 30.

[NASpurs]

Y’all are soft as shit. We split that’s all you could ask for. It was obvious we could have went up 2-0 but going back to SA at 1-1 they’re goooood. You guys are tripping lol

Class signs of grief... you're going through denial. :lol

[daslicer]

If the Spurs got blown out, you might be able to shrug it off.
I gotta feeling this game cannot be shrugged off. Denver goes into game 3 with huge momentum, knowing they can take the Spurs best punch and come back from big deficits.
Spurs have reason to doubt themselves, and I wouldn't be surprised if Denver takes over from here.

I don't buy into this bs. Spurs have had leads in both games. Should have won tonight. Denver's comeback was fluky. I have seen stuff like this happen in other playoff series in the past. In '14 OKC was up by 20 plus against the Clippers in game 4 in LA. OKC blew the lead and lost the game. Clippers tied the series 2-2 only to drop the next 2 games.

In '02 Celtics came back from 20 plus against the Nets in game 3 of the ECF. Won the game at home and took the series lead 2-1. I thought for sure the Nets would melt but they ended up winning 3 straight games after that.

[FkLA]

Then Pop has the audacity to bring in his pet to close out the game like he's good. :lol

Taking Bryn out is fine, but bring someone in that's worth a shit atleast.

[Arcadian]

Well, I guess Murray was due for an explosion. It happens.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Why would anybody be discouraged by this game? Obviously the meltdown sucks, but they dominated 3 quarters on the road, it took home biased officials + one of their volume chuckers getting hot to win the game:lol

Denver's flaws were on full display again..
Right bc uppity athletic young guards never gain confidence and stay absurdly hot against the spurs in the playoffs

[GAustex]

I caught myself imagining Dejounte in Mills place as our lead drifted away
Mills was terrible in the third and fourth quarter
Oh well

[KimmyGib]

Pop made some horrible decisions to rapidly swing momentum both times we had a near 20 point lead. But at least Denver is still looking really beatable.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Not just any 20ft shot, but those soft, soft fadeaways, possibly the worst shot you can take in crunch time.
Lol yes!

Who did these two grow up watching? Their playstyles are not how you win games consistently.

[RC_Drunkford]

this is a huge momentum changer. This series turned from a clean sweep into a 6-7 game series cause Pop thought it was smart to bench White and DDR and let Belinelli and Mills take over

[Mugen]

They didn't really make any big adjustments that the Spurs won't have an answer for...

-It was basically Murray getting hot in the 4th but I think Derrick will still guard him pretty well for most of the series....
-Jokic wasn't anything special
-Gary Harris is going off but that's expected when he's going to be guarded by Bryn/Marco.....

Outside of DWhite, Derozan, and LMA, the team was trash and the Spurs aren't going to win unless at least 2 of Rudy/Patty/Forbes/Beli is contributing, they've got a better chance of that happening at home tbh....

Now if Pop continues to play trash lineups like Mills/Forbes/Beli altogether, then that'll be a huge issue obviously.....

[Spur|n|Austin]

Y’all are soft as shit. We split that’s all you could ask for. It was obvious we could have went up 2-0 but going back to SA at 1-1 they’re goooood. You guys are tripping lol

Dude, nobody's tripping - the frustration is warranted. We all slowly watched the lead fizzle away and saw why. It'd be a little too homer to think that what we watched tonight didn't come from the top down.

[Spurch]

Y’all are soft as shit. We split that’s all you could ask for. It was obvious we could have went up 2-0 but going back to SA at 1-1 they’re goooood. You guys are tripping lol

Maybe we're tripping but when you have a team on the ropes u just have to knock them out, what we gave Denver is confidence and that can win games they would carry this momentum into the next game

[RC_Drunkford]

I caught myself imagining Dejounte in Mills place as our lead drifted away
Mills was terrible in the third and fourth quarter
Oh well

b-b-but he has so much corporate knowledge and experience in the playoffs

[KimmyGib]

I don't buy into this bs. Spurs have had leads in both games. Should have won tonight. Denver's comeback was fluky. I have seen stuff like this happen in other playoff series in the past. In '14 OKC was up by 20 plus against the Clippers in game 4 in LA. OKC blew the lead and lost the game. Clippers tied the series 2-2 only to drop the next 2 games.

In '02 Celtics came back from 20 plus against the Nets in game 3 of the ECF. Won the game at home and took the series lead 2-1. I thought for sure the Nets would melt but they ended up winning 3 straight games after that.

Let's not forget a certain 31 point collapse last night. And we all know who's winning that series.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Class signs of grief... you're going through denial. :lol

:lol

I'm interested to read the bargaining!

[Mugen]

A White/Derozan/Bertans/Gay/LMA lineup makes too much sense when you're getting nothing from the 3 losers, no idea why Pop keeps trying to shoehorn one of them in tbh :lol

[TE]

Disappointing.

[CitizenDwayne]

It's like 2012 Game 3 vs the Thunder all over again. There might not be a Game 6 this time though.
That is correct

spurs in 5

[LaMarcus Bryant]

It's like 2012 Game 3 vs the Thunder all over again. There might not be a Game 6 this time though.

This is *exactly* what tonight reminds me of

[Spurch]

They didn't really make any big adjustments that the Spurs won't have an answer for...

-It was basically Murray getting hot in the 4th but I think Derrick will still guard him pretty well for most of the series....
-Jokic wasn't anything special
-Gary Harris is going off but that's expected when he's going to be guarded by Bryn/Marco.....

Outside of DWhite, Derozan, and LMA, the team was trash and the Spurs aren't going to win unless at least 2 of Rudy/Patty/Forbes/Beli is contributing, they've got a better chance of that happening at home tbh....

Now if Pop continues to play trash lineups like Mills/Forbes/Beli altogether, then that'll be a huge issue obviously.....

Agreed... All 3 are defensive liabilities shouldn't be playing together at all

[KimmyGib]

Really solid play from Potelelte tonight.

[tbdog]

I caught myself imagining Dejounte in Mills place as our lead drifted away
Mills was terrible in the third and fourth quarter
Oh well

Actually I think Mills played well during that stretch. I think he got all 5 points there and got that momentum stopper with the 3. Gay was the problem. The plan was Gay to iso Plumlee and have 3 shooters surround him. Gay struggled mightily. Couldn't pick up a foul when we were in the penalty. Couldn't score. And Nuggets never sent a double.

[Kurgan]

That technical too. What great timing. If any player costs the team a point like that they're subbed out so they can get over themselves. :rolleyes

It's amusing to hear Pop constantly parrot that "We only want players that have gotten over themselves" line when he's never gotten over himself.

[GreekSpursfan]

The truth is that White got torched by Murray in the 4th quarter, he got destroyed, couldn't keep up, doesn't have the athleticism to keep up. White is our best defender and was annihilated by Murray, Pop couldn't do anything about that. Use who?

[HankChinaski]

Dude, nobody's tripping - the frustration is warranted. We all slowly watched the lead fizzle away and saw why. It'd be a little too homer to think that what we watched tonight didn't come from the top down.

Frustrations are understandable.

This site just brings out the spam quitter whiners that just can't handle any kind of disappointment or adversity.

I try to ignore it most of the time it is tiresome to continue to sift through everyday though. Usually just don't bother posting a comment because why attempt to rationalize with over emotional sport fans am I right?

[daslicer]

Like a few other have mentioned. Denver got some phantom calls and Murray was able to do a great Curry imitation with a few minutes left. Pop also made stupid substitutions. It took those 3 things for Denver to win. Highly unlikely all 3 things happen again.

[Barfunk]

Man this forum can be feral as heck, lol. Turns on the team in a blink.

[tim_duncan_fan]

I'm so of two minds about this team.

I'm glad we made the playoffs, but at the same time, I know our guys don't have the mental capacity to hit the Finals, so the most logical thing was always to take the lotto pick.

It's just frustrating because the physical capability is there, but our lead players play dumb basketball. I got reminded of that critical flaw in their approach to scoring tonight. They don't focus on getting the easiest shot despite not being great shooters.

Absolutely maddening.

[SpurPadre]

One thing is certain, Thursday and Saturday are MUST wins for us. We can't go back to Denver tied. This team won't win another game in Denver unless we're up 3-1.

[GigaloGino]

Bertons would be sent to the D league the way he played D in the 3rd. He was just walking around letting murray find his shot(b: go ahead you can have it) from that point murray made 8 for 9. The Denver coach is talking post game about Murray, saying he didnt want to take him out because he believed in him. Pop could learn a thing or two from this. DONT TAKE OUT THE PLAYERS WINNING THE GAME FOR YOU. LET THEM GRIND IT OUT!! KOBE, JORDAN LEBRON PLAYED ALL BUT 40 SECONDS OF THE BIG GAMES. Aldridge and others can suck it up for 1 and 1/4 left in the game!

[FkLA]

god fucking damn it those faggots were who we thought they were and we let them off the hook :pctoss

[superbigtime]

Just an avalanche of bad decisions. White should play 35 mins or more. This game was in the bag. Makes me sick. wtf pop. Makes you proud one day and insane the next. Had a lot of guys strugglng and just didn't seem to recognize it although it was so clear.

[Spurch]

The truth is that White got torched by Murray in the 4th quarter, he got destroyed, couldn't keep up, doesn't have the athleticism to keep up. White is our best defender and was annihilated by Murray, Pop couldn't do anything about that. Use who?

Some of that is on lma, he's not coming up to contest off the screen

[GreekSpursfan]

Murray is more athletic than White. Our bigs didn't help matters either. Austrian bball player was a joke out there and LMA disappeared down the stretch. Our bigs need to step up at home and play better defense to help White who can't keep up with Murray.

[daslicer]

One thing is certain, Thursday and Saturday are MUST wins for us. We can't go back to Denver tied. This team won't win another game in Denver unless we're up 3-1.

I could see the Spurs winning another game in Denver as much as Denver winning another game in SA. Denver is young and inexperienced along with being a very streaky team. They could drop a game 5 or 7 at home. Obviously going up 3-1 would be ideal but if it's tied 2-2 I still give the Spurs a 50-50 chance of winning the series.

[GreekSpursfan]

Some of that is on lma, he's not coming up to contest off the screen

Agree. This isn't on Pop imo. Our bigs were terrible defensively, non existent.

[Spurch]

Man this forum can be feral as heck, lol. Turns on the team in a blink.

I for 1 am not turning on our team I still say we'll win the series but certain players have to be better especially defensively

[Texas_Ranger]

Why even care? Does it suck that we lost? Sure. But should we lose our mind? Hell no. This team is not a championship team. Losing in first round or in the second is pretty much the same.
Our guys are leaving fucking Nuggets guys wide open on threes all the time. What do you think the Warriors or the Rockets would do to this team?
Theres just way too many losers on the team and lets hope we will be able to get better players in the future.

[GigaloGino]

When Murray comes around the pick lma never comes up to contest really irritates me

I was thinking the same thing. Get on his ass. Bertons especially! Let him find his shot. That nightmare really shows the inexperience of these guys. Your inexperience is showing

[davi78239]

I thought one of the game changers was Forbes jacking up that three right away when they were making their run

[GreekSpursfan]

Big picture, we did the job, took one in there. Time to step up at home(LMA, Gay) and show if we can protect it.

[RD2191]

Why even care? Does it suck that we lost? Sure. But should we lose our mind? Hell no. This team is not a championship team. Losing in first round or in the second is pretty much the same.
Our guys are leaving fucking Nuggets guys wide open on threes all the time. What do you think the Warriors or the Rockets would do to this team?
Theres just way too many losers on the team and lets hope we will be able to get better players in the future.

To be fucking honest. :lol they are who we thought they were :lol

[SpurPadre]

Murray is more athletic than White. Our bigs didn't help matters either. Austrian bball player was a joke out there and LMA disappeared down the stretch. Our bigs need to step up at home and play better defense to help White who can't keep up with Murray.

White's growing before our eyes but he still has limitations and alot is being placed on him this early into his career. He's doing what he can. That said, DJ is the higher ceiling player and his athleticism is superior to White's and he would've been able to consistently stop Murray if we had him healthy.

[FkLA]

White's growing before our eyes but he still has limitations and alot is being placed on him this early into his career. He's doing what he can. That said, DJ is the higher ceiling player and his athleticism is superior to White's and he would've been able to consistently stop Murray if we had him healthy.

STFU bro. Seriously.

[objective]

Bad news is that Walker will stay on the bench the rest of the playoffs.

Even as a rookie, it is obvious to me that the team will have a higher ceiling with him in the rotation over Forbes and Mills and Marco

Just like it was obvious last year that White was better than Mills, Forbes and Parker

But does Pop learn his lesson? No. Never will.

[NASpurs]

Why even care? Does it suck that we lost? Sure. But should we lose our mind? Hell no. This team is not a championship team. Losing in first round or in the second is pretty much the same.
Our guys are leaving fucking Nuggets guys wide open on threes all the time. What do you think the Warriors or the Rockets would do to this team?
Theres just way too many losers on the team and lets hope we will be able to get better players in the future.

Napalm all over.

[justinandimcool]

Aldridge, Gay, DeRozan the softest performance i have ever seen

White terrible on defense

fucking atrocious coaching letting Murray get every shot he wanted

absolutely no balls on this team. fucking 19 point lead and not enough heart to close the door?

[SpurPadre]

I could see the Spurs winning another game in Denver as much as Denver winning another game in SA. Denver is young and inexperienced along with being a very streaky team. They could drop a game 5 or 7 at home. Obviously going up 3-1 would be ideal but if it's tied 2-2 I still give the Spurs a 50-50 chance of winning the series.

There is a reason we have the worst road record of all the western conference playoff teams and so, to ask them to win another game in Denver after giving this one away is not a likely possibility. Winning the next two games are still very much possible, though.

[daslicer]

I'm so of two minds about this team.

I'm glad we made the playoffs, but at the same time, I know our guys don't have the mental capacity to hit the Finals, so the most logical thing was always to take the lotto pick.

It's just frustrating because the physical capability is there, but our lead players play dumb basketball. I got reminded of that critical flaw in their approach to scoring tonight. They don't focus on getting the easiest shot despite not being great shooters.

Absolutely maddening.

The current draft class is pretty crappy. Outside of Zion and Ja Morant the rest of these guys are not great prospects. This is a draft where after the first 2 picks the rest of the field is on an ever playing field. Last year would have been the year to get a good lotto pick.

[SpurPadre]

I could see the Spurs winning another game in Denver as much as Denver winning another game in SA. Denver is young and inexperienced along with being a very streaky team. They could drop a game 5 or 7 at home. Obviously going up 3-1 would be ideal but if it's tied 2-2 I still give the Spurs a 50-50 chance of winning the series.

There is a reason we have the worst road record of all the western conference playoff teams and so, to ask them to win another game in Denver after giving this one away is not a likely possibility. Winning the next two games are still very much possible, though.

[MoSpur02]

The Spurs missed a golden opportunity tonight. Not saying they can't win the series because they still have a great chance to win the series, but they easily could've (actually should've) won tonight taking a 2-0 lead back home. To me that kills any confidence Denver has and pretty much wins you the series. Instead you gave the Nuggets their confidence back and come home tied 1-1.

Denver isn't as good as their regular season record indicates, but it's a shame that the Spurs didn't go for the kill tonight by stealing the first two games on Denver's home court.

[Mugen]

Bad news is that Walker will stay on the bench the rest of the playoffs.

Even as a rookie, it is obvious to me that the team will have a higher ceiling with him in the rotation over Forbes and Mills and Marco

Just like it was obvious last year that White was better than Mills, Forbes and Parker

But does Pop learn his lesson? No. Never will.

-Oberto in 2006
-Tiago in 2011
-Boban in 2016
-White in 2018
-Lonnie in 2019

"B-B-But they can't contribute, they are just rookies...they are always a year away"......:lol

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Bottom line, we had a real shot to take 2 in Denver. This team should be riding high with confidence at this point.

Spurs are in firm control of this series imo. I expect game 3 to be taken by the Spurs in blowout fashion and game 4 to be a close affair where Spurs pull away late. This denver team has shown me absolutely nothing to make me feel like this isnt Mavs vs Golden State 2007 or Spurs vs Mavs 2010 all over again.

[SpurPadre]

STFU bro. Seriously.

Oh...let me fucking reiterate, motherfucker:
White's growing before our eyes but he still has limitations and alot is being placed on him this early into his career. He's doing what he can. That said, DJ is the higher ceiling player and his athleticism is superior to White's and he would've been able to consistently stop Murray if we had him healthy.

[HankChinaski]

Thinking back on the game. Denver really didn't cook anything especially different that the Spurs couldn't handle. Murray got hot.

You can always find plays to blame the refs on. NBA officiating has just gotten worse overall. No point complaining about it.

Gay, Mills, Beli, Bertans just need to play better ball. I am not typically a huge fan at times with Pop playing a number of them together off the bench but this team is going nowhere if they don't produce.

Demar, LMA and White doing a decent enough job. I could nit pick a couple of decisions DeMar an LMA take but you just have to live with them.

[Mugen]

Aldridge, Gay, DeRozan the softest performance i have ever seen

White terrible on defense

fucking atrocious coaching letting Murray get every shot he wanted

absolutely no balls on this team. fucking 19 point lead and not enough heart to close the door?

How are you calling out Derozan and White? :lol

[SpursBig3s]

It took the 2nd coming of Harden, taking TERRIBLE pull up 2s, contested 3s, fade-away, etc for them to steal a game at home. We’re fine. Murray ain’t hitting those in SA

[KimmyGib]

There was a play in the game where Belinelli was defending a Harris fast break. Fucking comical. He literally just stood there and did nothing.

[Texas_Ranger]

If you wanna win, never play mills, marco and gay at the same time. There is also no reason for mills to play more than 10 minutes.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

There is a reason we have the worst road record of all the western conference playoff teams and so, to ask them to win another game in Denver after giving this one away is not a likely possibility. Winning the next two games are still very much possible, though.

Dude, this Nuggets team isnt the Rockets or Warriors. They do not scare me at home, or away, or wherever, they are overrated and honestly, if we cant beat them 4/7, we should blow it up. I have never felt so non-threatened by a higher seed.

[SpurPadre]

Games 3 and 4 are ours to lose...just like tonight. We still have a great chance to win this series...but we must win those games.

[GreekSpursfan]

Why even care? Does it suck that we lost? Sure. But should we lose our mind? Hell no. This team is not a championship team. Losing in first round or in the second is pretty much the same.
Our guys are leaving fucking Nuggets guys wide open on threes all the time. What do you think the Warriors or the Rockets would do to this team?
Theres just way too many losers on the team and lets hope we will be able to get better players in the future.

And that's the bottom line, although we can have a few laughs by beating Denver and possibly next round as well were there is no juggernaut waiting.

[HarlemHeat37]

There was a play in the game where Belinelli was defending a Harris fast break. Fucking comical. He literally just stood there and did nothing.

:lol those are my favorite Belinelli scenes..

[FkLA]

Oh...let me fucking reiterate, motherfucker:
White's growing before our eyes but he still has limitations and alot is being placed on him this early into his career. He's doing what he can. That said, DJ is the higher ceiling player and his athleticism is superior to White's and he would've been able to consistently stop Murray if we had him healthy.

Instagram baller has never shut anybody down. So gtfo.

[daslicer]

There is a reason we have the worst road record of all the western conference playoff teams and so, to ask them to win another game in Denver after giving this one away is not a likely possibility. Winning the next two games are still very much possible, though.

I disagree with you but we'll see. I still don't respect Denver after this game. I'm throwing out the regular season road record. I think anything can happen against a team like Denver. They are not a power house like the Warriors or Rox. I feel those are the only teams in the West where it's not realistic to be able to win twice on their home courts in a series.

[tbdog]

The truth is that White got torched by Murray in the 4th quarter, he got destroyed, couldn't keep up, doesn't have the athleticism to keep up. White is our best defender and was annihilated by Murray, Pop couldn't do anything about that. Use who?

No. White does have the athleticism. Murray was hitting mid range shots. I think he may have had 1 layup in there. LMA unable to hedge hard enough and avoid the switch is an issue Spurs coaching staff have to figure out. But that's just today's NBA.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Games 3 and 4 are ours to lose...just like tonight. We still have a great chance to win this series...but we must win those games.

The game is in our hands every game, we dont need fluky shooting to win like they do. We are the better team with a better coach (Malone is a complete joke) and better stars. Spurs in 5 imo. This was there way of avoiding the sweep.

[objective]

-Oberto in 2006
-Tiago in 2011
-Boban in 2016
-White in 2018
-Lonnie in 2019

"B-B-But they can't contribute, they are just rookies...they are always a year away"......:lol

You forgot George Hill while fossilized Jacque Vaughn creaked about.

"These playoffs aren't for George" :pop

[Spurs 4 The Win]

It took the 2nd coming of Harden, taking TERRIBLE pull up 2s, contested 3s, fade-away, etc for them to steal a game at home. We’re fine. Murray ain’t hitting those in SA

This guy gets it. Malone is running the same bozo bullshit that we shut down in Game 1 and he got lucky Murray and the refs were hot down the stretch. Like he said, wont happen in SA.

[GreekSpursfan]

DJ is a huge question mark, we can't say anything positive or negative about his potential right now. He was more athletic than White, we don't know what he is now after the injury. White's bball IQ is higher than DJ's, that much we know.

[tbdog]

Just to add, this was not going to be a short series. We are too bad on the road and too reliant on our whole team being in sync. We have bounced back from bad loses. Bad calls resulting in loses. And 3 absolutely 30 point annihilation in a row. I have no issues thinking we will bounce back in game 3 and put on a good game.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol murray defenders mentioning the instagram faggot on here.... never shut down anyone with his all 2nd defense selection

[SpurPadre]

I hope Pop shows them Game 7 in '13 followed by Ring #5 to see how the Spurs didn't cower to the monumental chokejob to end all chokejobs in Game 6. Sure, they still lost Game 7 but they were in it to the end because they had heart. This Spurs team isn't nearly as good as that Spurs team in all facets but maybe they can take inspiration from the heart they showed and not let tonight's choke stay with them.

[daslicer]

DJ is a huge question mark, we can't say anything positive or negative about his potential right now. He was more athletic than White, we don't know what he is now after the injury. White's bball IQ is higher than DJ's, that much we know.

I believe DJ's athletic ability will comeback. I remember Baron Davis tearing his ACL in college back in the day. Baron recovered and was super explosive up until he hit his 30s.

[GreekSpursfan]

No. White does have the athleticism. Murray was hitting mid range shots. I think he may have had 1 layup in there. LMA unable to hedge hard enough and avoid the switch is an issue Spurs coaching staff have to figure out. But that's just today's NBA.

I have to disagree, athleticism is not just running and jumping, its strength as well, being able to fight through screens. White gave up easily on every screen he faced today. I did mention later that our bigs didn't help matters either and we agree there.

[SpurPadre]

And to add insult to injury, fucking Load Management won today in a blowout...

[GreekSpursfan]

I believe DJ's athletic ability will comeback. I remember Baron Davis tearing his ACL in college back in the day. Baron recovered and was super explosive up until he hit his 30s.

Lets hope so.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Maybe we're tripping but when you have a team on the ropes u just have to knock them out, what we gave Denver is confidence and that can win games they would carry this momentum into the next game
Did you not watch this season? I’m glad they won one game. Everyone butt hurt cause they didn’t leave Denver up 2-0 is laughable.

[daslicer]

And to add insult to injury, fucking Load Management won today in a blowout...

If you keep tabs on him your going to be in a world of misery. Magic have zero realistic chance of winning that series which is why I won't follow it.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Frustrations are understandable.

This site just brings out the spam quitter whiners that just can't handle any kind of disappointment or adversity.

I try to ignore it most of the time it is tiresome to continue to sift through everyday though. Usually just don't bother posting a comment because why attempt to rationalize with over emotional sport fans am I right?

That my friend, you are right about.

[SpurPadre]

If you keep tabs on him your going to be in a world of misery. Magic have zero realistic chance of winning that series which is why I won't follow it.

smart move but I'll still watch to see how his body holds up since the rest of the games will be every other day.

[SpursBig3s]

Did you not watch this season? I’m glad they won one game. Everyone butt hurt cause they didn’t leave Denver up 2-0 is laughable.


This x1000000. Like what did people expect? This team, whose been shitty all year on the road, to win 2 in a row on the road? LMAO. We did our job. It took an out of his mind performance in 1 quarter to beat this Spurs team at home lol

[Mugen]

I hope Pop shows them Game 7 in '13 followed by Ring #5 to see how the Spurs didn't cower to the monumental chokejob to end all chokejobs in Game 6. Sure, they still lost Game 7 but they were in it to the end because they had heart. This Spurs team isn't nearly as good as that Spurs team in all facets but maybe they can take inspiration from the heart they showed and not let tonight's choke stay with them.

:lmao Why the fuck would this year's team care about that shit?

[TDomination]

Once that lead went down to 12, pop should have immediately called timeout and put the guys back in. Instead no timeout until it was a 6 pt lead. Too little too late.

[daslicer]

smart move but I'll still watch to see how his body holds up since the rest of the games will be every other day.

:lol #2 faked injury. His body will be fine for the rest of playoffs since he was never really hurt to begin with. The only time you will hear about him having injury problems is when he has a bad game.

[KimmyGib]

Was crazy hearing struggling Will Barton get booed by his own home crowd. Brutal. I don't recall that ever happening with Spur player. Has it?

[timtonymanu]

:lmao Why the fuck would this year's team care about that shit?

All the really important guys from that run aren’t even on this team anymore :lol

[sasaint]

When Murray comes around the pick lma never comes up to contest really irritates me

That is one reason I never liked LMA. A big is supposed to "show" when the team isn't switching. To me it is the most important yet most difficult thing a big is asked to do. It requires great judgment, great timing, great quickness, great body control, and unrelenting hustle. But if the big doesn't show, it leaves the guards hanging out to dry. LMA's inability or unwillingness to show is one big reason our guards, for the most part, get torched.

[TDMVPDPOY]

That is one reason I never liked LMA. A big is supposed to "show" when the team isn't switching. To me it is the most important yet most difficult thing a big is asked to do. It requires great judgment, great timing, great quickness, great body control, and unrelenting hustle. But if the big doesn't show, it leaves the guards hanging out to dry. LMA's inability or unwillingness to show is one big reason our guards, for the most part, get torched.

millsap and plumlee in foul trouble
jokic struggling to stay on the court

yet this pos rather take long fade aways, jumpshots instead of taking it to the lane... and his doing this against midgets...
i guess he was happy tonight with his touches disregarding the outcome of the game...
refs bailed him out early in t he game till the refs stop calling fouls down the stretch on him, he only has himself to blame for not adjusting his game in the last quarter

[sasaint]

millsap and plumlee in foul trouble
jokic struggling to stay on the court

yet this pos rather take long fade aways, jumpshots instead of taking it to the lane... and his doing this against midgets...
i guess he was happy tonight with his touches disregarding the outcome of the game...
refs bailed him out early in t he game till the refs stop calling fouls down the stretch on him, he only has himself to blame for not adjusting his game in the last quarter

That's why I have never liked him on the offensive end.

[John B]

Spurs got complacent when they got the big lead early. Murray had a monstrous 4th which I doubt he would duplicate especially away. Pop would dissect the 4th and adjust. Game 3 is Spurs

[LkrFan]

LMA is a Bruce Lee Bowenesque player:
1118390436987658241

I forgot about him conveniently undercutting BI this year, now he punching players in the family jewels? Channeling his inner CP0, I see. :lol

Y'all better hope Silver doesn't suspend his ass for game 3. :)

[NameLess Scrub]

Yeah that was epic. He doesn't shoot that well when he is by himself in an empty gym.

I wouldn't have guarded him the same way. He was automatic running the same play time and time again. You gotta try to knock that rythm out of him. It's like they were instructed to let him take those shots no matter what, even when he got hot.

Also I don't really criticize Pop much, bit it's hard to defend him when he lets a 19 point lead erase and does not call timeouts promptly or brings back the key players. Milsap was in foul trouble and it's like Pop gifted him mismatches.

[NameLess Scrub]

Spurs got complacent when they got the big lead early. Murray had a monstrous 4th which I doubt he would duplicate especially away. Pop would dissect the 4th and adjust. Game 3 is Spurs

He might as well duplicate it if the Spurs keep practically daring him to do it.

[sasaint]

I wouldn't have guarded him the same way. He was automatic running the same play time and time again. You gotta try to knock that rythm out of him. It's like they were instructed to let him take those shots no matter what, even when he got hot.

Also I don't really criticize Pop much, bit it's hard to defend him when he lets a 19 point lead erase and does not call timeouts promptly or brings back the key players. Milsap was in foul trouble and it's like Pop gifted him mismatches.

Yes, good points. You gotta change things up on Murray. And not only did he not react quickly enough to halt the Nuggets from erasing one 19 point lead, but TWO! Crazy stubborn.

[TDMVPDPOY]

should leave jokic open to continue to shoot the 3...

harris, beasley playing above their heads, while mills, forbes, bertans combined playing like they wont be here next year...fck these 3 clowns are they going turn up when it matters?

[sammy]

millsap and plumlee in foul trouble
jokic struggling to stay on the court

yet this pos rather take long fade aways, jumpshots instead of taking it to the lane... and his doing this against midgets...
i guess he was happy tonight with his touches disregarding the outcome of the game...
refs bailed him out early in t he game till the refs stop calling fouls down the stretch on him, he only has himself to blame for not adjusting his game in the last quarter

Hey dumbass LMA was getting hacked & was not going to get the calls! The refs were bailing Milsapp & Jokic! He did his part! Where was Mills, Bertans & Belinelli! Missing last night! Geez!:bang:bang

[$pursDynasty]

Once that lead went down to 12, pop should have immediately called timeout and put the guys back in. Instead no timeout until it was a 6 pt lead. Too little too late.
:pop:will stick to his rotations regardless of situation, he is not over himself enough to do otherwise.

[TDomination]

should leave jokic open to continue to shoot the 3...

harris, beasley playing above their heads, while mills, forbes, bertans combined playing like they wont be here next year...fck these 3 clowns are they going turn up when it matters?
oddly enough the Jokic 3pter started the run. same thing happened in san antonio when nuggets barely lost by 1. He hit a 3 towards the end of the game and it led to like a 14-0 run or something like that.

Last night Jokic hit a 3 after Rudy gay put the Spurs up 19, and in my head im thinking that i hope thats not the start of a run. And it was unfortunately.
We needed to be up 30 to win that game.

[TimDunkem]

Hey dumbass LMA was getting hacked & was not going to get the calls! The refs were bailing Milsapp & Jokic! He did his part! Where was Mills, Bertans & Belinelli! Missing last night! Geez!:bang:bang

:lol @ Expecting those bums to show up

[Mirrornick]

Pop sure loves to get t' d up. C'mon 2 point game and you bitching at the refs....

[ShutUp SayItAgain!]

:lmao Why the fuck would this year's team care about that shit?

Not to mention that's just another series Pop gave away :lol

[daslicer]

LMA is a Bruce Lee Bowenesque player:
1118390436987658241

I forgot about him conveniently undercutting BI this year, now he punching players in the family jewels? Channeling his inner CP0, I see. :lol

Y'all better hope Silver doesn't suspend his ass for game 3. :)

Silver could careless about who wins this series. Now if LMA did this to Curry he would have gotten suspended.

[LkrFan]

Silver could careless about who wins this series. Now if LMA did this to Curry he would have gotten suspended.

Truth bombs. Damn :lol

[jackjohn]

I honestly think Murray could go off again in San Antonio. That guy loves being a villain look at what he did to lonzo in La or Irving in Boston. He loves to go into to enemy territory and piss people off.

[daslicer]

I honestly think Murray could go off again in San Antonio. That guy loves being a villain look at what he did to lonzo in La or Irving in Boston. He loves to go into to enemy territory and piss people off.

He's a very streaky player. Anything is possible with him.

[John B]

I think Spurs would take it personally that they blew 19 points lead twice. I’m sure they had an earful from Pop, and will readjust. Spurs by 25 points and plenty of garbage for Lonnie and the crew. GSG!

[TDomination]

I think Spurs would take it personally that they blew 19 points lead twice. I’m sure they had an earful from Pop, and will readjust. Spurs by 25 points and plenty of garbage for Lonnie and the crew. GSG!

This all the way