Game Thread: Spurs at Rockets — SAT. Feb. 6, 2021 — 7:00pm/C

[NASpurs]

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[ace3g]

After Portland loss today, Spurs currently the 6th seed.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

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Aldridge being out is great, absolutely atrocious defensively.

[Larry O]

After Portland loss today, Spurs currently the 6th seed.

Hmm... the Good Guys could possibly move up to 4th place in the WC, if Sac Town handles their business against a Murray-less Nugless. Harris is also out for them as well. Of course, the Spurs will also have to take care of business against the Rocketts tonight as well. I can see DW4 in the starting lineup for LW4, while Vassell, Lyles and Eubanks may get more playing time with the injuries. GSG!!!

[ace3g]

Hmm... the Good Guys could possibly move up to 4th place in the WC, if Sac Town handles their business against a Murray-less Nugless. Harris is also out for them as well. Of course, the Spurs will also have to take care of business against the Rocketts tonight as well. I can see DW4 in the starting lineup for LW4, while Vassell, Lyles and Eubanks may get more playing time with the injuries. GSG!!!

Was just getting ready to post that scenario

:bobo

[ace3g]

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Paul Garcia pAulGarciaNBA
(https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA) 2m (https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1358199171115868164) Coach Pop says Dejounte Murray will most likely play tonight.


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JeffGSpursZone JeffGSpursZone
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Popovich says Aldridge will likely see doctors next week. #GoSpursGohttps://abs.twimg.com/hashflags/NBA_2021_Teams_GoSpursGo/NBA_2021_Teams_GoSpursGo.png (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoSpursGo) #nba (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nba)

[Dejounte]

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Paul Garcia pAulGarciaNBA
(https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA) 2m (https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1358199171115868164) Coach Pop says Dejounte Murray will most likely play tonight.


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Popovich says Aldridge will likely see doctors next week. #GoSpursGohttps://abs.twimg.com/hashflags/NBA_2021_Teams_GoSpursGo/NBA_2021_Teams_GoSpursGo.png (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoSpursGo) #nba (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nba)

Why next week?

Imagine if this guy retired after this season...hmm...

[ace3g]

Why next week?

Imagine if this guy retired after this season...hmm...

TBH next week is only 2 days away.

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Tom Orsborn Tom_orsborn
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Pop said he hasn't heard from the doctors regarding the status of Aldridge (sore right hip). "He's not going to see them until the beginning of next week," Pop said. The Spurs play Golden State in back to back home games on Monday and Tuesday.

[GAustex]

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Paul Garcia pAulGarciaNBA
(https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA) 2m (https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1358199171115868164) Coach Pop says Dejounte Murray will most likely play tonight.


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JeffGSpursZone JeffGSpursZone
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Popovich says Aldridge will likely see doctors next week. #GoSpursGohttps://abs.twimg.com/hashflags/NBA_2021_Teams_GoSpursGo/NBA_2021_Teams_GoSpursGo.png (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoSpursGo) #nba (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nba)
I would think an NBA player should not have to wait to next week to see a doctor.

[Dejounte]

TBH next week is only 2 days away.

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Tom Orsborn Tom_orsborn
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Pop said he hasn't heard from the doctors regarding the status of Aldridge (sore right hip). "He's not going to see them until the beginning of next week," Pop said. The Spurs play Golden State in back to back home games on Monday and Tuesday.

True, but I'm just saying it could've been done today or yesterday. Maybe the pain is lingering longer than they expected.

[ace3g]

1:17 - 4th

NBATV
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T


DEN
25
27
29
21
102


SAC
26
27
34
23
110

[ace3g]

Haliburton with another big 3, he has hit 5-6 combined big 3s late 3rd and 4th

[ace3g]

Jokic just hit a 3

29.2 - 4th

NBATV
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T


DEN
25
27
29
29
110


SAC
26
27
34
27
114

[ace3g]

Jokic with the 50 piece

9.7 - 4th

NBATV
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T


DEN
25
27
29
31
112


SAC
26
27
34
28
115

[ace3g]

End of 4th

NBATV
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4
T


DEN
25
27
29
33
114


SAC
26
27
34
32
119

[Larry O]

Looks like Sac-Town took care of business against the Nugless, so the Spurs have to take care of their business tonight! GSG!!!

[PhantomDashCam]

INJURIES



Name
POS
Status
Date
Injury
Returns


John Wall (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/29574/john-wall)
PG
Questionable
2021-02-05
Back
Day-to-day


Christian Wood (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/30279/christian-wood)
C
Sidelined
2021-02-04
Ankle
Out indefinitely


Victor Oladipo (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/29919/victor-oladipo)
SG
Probable
2021-02-04
Quadriceps
Day-to-day


David Nwaba (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/30426/david-nwaba)
SG
Active
2021-01-30
Ankle
Day-to-day


Brodric Thomas (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/62644/brodric-thomas)
SG
Sidelined
2021-01-09
Ankle
Day-to-day


Dante Exum (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/30042/dante-exum)
PG
Sidelined
2021-01-04
Calf
Out indefinitely


Chris Clemons (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/51218/chris-clemons)
PG
Sidelined
2020-12-15
Achilles
Out indefinitely


Kevin Porter Jr. (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/51051/kevin-porter-jr)
SG
Sidelined
2020-12-12
Personal
Out indefinitely

[ace3g]

INJURIES



Name
POS
Status
Date
Injury
Returns


John Wall (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/29574/john-wall)
PG
Questionable
2021-02-05
Back
Day-to-day


Christian Wood (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/30279/christian-wood)
C
Sidelined
2021-02-04
Ankle
Out indefinitely


Victor Oladipo (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/29919/victor-oladipo)
SG
Probable
2021-02-04
Quadriceps
Day-to-day


David Nwaba (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/30426/david-nwaba)
SG
Active
2021-01-30
Ankle
Day-to-day


Brodric Thomas (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/62644/brodric-thomas)
SG
Sidelined
2021-01-09
Ankle
Day-to-day


Dante Exum (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/30042/dante-exum)
PG
Sidelined
2021-01-04
Calf
Out indefinitely


Chris Clemons (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/51218/chris-clemons)
PG
Sidelined
2020-12-15
Achilles
Out indefinitely


Kevin Porter Jr. (https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/51051/kevin-porter-jr)
SG
Sidelined
2020-12-12
Personal
Out indefinitely








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[ace3g]

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Spurs starters: Murray, White, DeRozan, Johnson, Poeltl

[ace3g]

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Dan Weiss danWeissPBP
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Rockets starters: Wall, Oladipo, Tate, Tucker, Cousins #Rockets (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Rockets)

[RD2191]

5th seed bitches:flag:

[Dejounte]

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Spurs starters: Murray, White, DeRozan, Johnson, Poeltl

Win streak here we come

[NASpurs]

I know Lonnie is out but he may not get his starting spot again after tonight. This starting lineup is what most of us wanted to see (well I originally wanted Vassell but I'll take this). Also hopefully Aldridge is out for a good while and gets some rest. :lol

[timtonymanu]

5th seed bitches:flag:

Knowing our luck, Spurs are gonna blow this game and fall down to 8th again :lol

[Mugen]

I know Lonnie is out but he may not get his starting spot again after tonight. This starting lineup is what most of us wanted to see (well I originally wanted Vassell but I'll take this). Also hopefully Aldridge is out for a good while and gets some rest. :lol

I'm still a proponent of Vassell starting and Derrick off the bench. But I'm not gonna complain when the old man decides to start his bench players, something he refused to do for about 2 full seasons :lol

[RD2191]

Knowing our luck, Spurs are gonna blow this game and fall down to 8th again :lol
:lol tbh

[ace3g]

A 1stQ lead???

10:42 - 1st


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SA
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HOU
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2

[RD2191]

Still can't believe we blew 2 against the Grizz. smh

[Mugen]

:lol What a bs call

[ace3g]

7:19 - 1st


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4
T


SA
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13


HOU
7



7

[Mugen]

Pretty good chance the starting lineup tonight is the one we see for most of next season tbh. Though I'm still hoping for an upgrade from Derozan :lol

[NASpurs]

It's already an improvement not being down 10 in the first quarter.

[Dejounte]

Pretty good chance the starting lineup tonight is the one we see for most of next season tbh. Though I'm still hoping for an upgrade from Derozan :lol

If so, I hope Lonnie does better on the bench and takes over

[Mugen]

:lol the defense being infinitely better when Lonnie and Lamarcus aren't starting

[poopbox]

Poeltl is such a pussy on offense

[NASpurs]

Man what a sequence. Here comes Patty to get abused by Gordon or Wall.

[NASpurs]

Holy shit the defense looks great.

[Mugen]

Damn some wide open missed 3s

[ace3g]

4:03 - 1st


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2
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T


SA
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16


HOU
12



12

[Dejounte]

Poetl is doing a great job anchoring the defense. No easy shots inside

[Dejounte]

Rockets broadcasters clowning on their own players lmao

[poopbox]

Ewbanks :lmao

[NASpurs]

:lol Eubanks

[Dejounte]

Eubanks euro step actually looked nice. It just missed

[Sugus]

Eubanks :wow

[BlackAndWhite]

Kareem Abdul-Ewbanks

[Dejounte]

Eubanks attacking the basket >>> him attempting a jump shot

[Dejounte]

Vassell playing bad defense so far

[ace3g]

End of 1st


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T


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29


HOU
23



23

[Mugen]

Great f'n D that qtr tbh.

[Dejounte]

Vassell playing bad defense so far

And then he makes a good block to end the Q

[Slippy]

That team d was pretty good for the quuarter. Nice start

[NASpurs]

Vassell playing bad defense so far

Yeah felt like he was getting blown by easily and he was always behind or side-by-side the guy he's defending.

[Sugus]

Vassell has been shooting some really interesting shots, but sadly hasn't been making most of them. His scoring could go up significantly once he gets it down. He is also incredibly active on D - even after it lead him to a couple of fouls, he didn't hesitate to stay playing strong defense and chased that final block. Good shit.

[Dejounte]

Vassell has been shooting some really interesting shots, but sadly hasn't been making most of them. His scoring could go up significantly once he gets it down. He is also incredibly active on D - even after it lead him to a couple of fouls, he didn't hesitate to stay playing strong defense and chased that final block. Good shit.

Yup, those drives and quick stop and pop is clearly his thing.

[NASpurs]

Eubanks :wow

[Dejounte]

POETL?!

Edit: that was Eubanks lmfao

[Uriel]

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Paul Garcia (https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA)pAu (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=44691)lGarciaNBA
2m (https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1358199171115868164) Coach Pop says Dejounte Murray will most likely play tonight.


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Popovich says Aldridge will likely see doctors next week. #GoSpursGohttps://abs.twimg.com/hashflags/NBA_2021_Teams_GoSpursGo/NBA_2021_Teams_GoSpursGo.png (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoSpursGo) #nba (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nba)
My sense is that Aldridge’s poor play thus far this season is directly attributable to his declining health.

[Robz4000]

Eubanks is ballin'

[Slippy]

Rockets not generating the fast paced open threes.. realize theres a coach and personal changes but just weird seeing their game atm.

[Sugus]

There really were people here who cried about Eubanks getting a 3y min deal :lol

[Dejounte]

Eubanks is dominating out there lmao

[Mugen]

:lol Eubanks f'n dominating

[NASpurs]

WTF Drew :lol

[ace3g]

7:49 - 2nd


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
7


36


HOU
23
6


29

[MoSpur02]

Eubanks is gonna mess around and get a triple double.

[Robz4000]

Alright, I'm sold. Build around Eubanks.

[poopbox]

Here comes Jakob Pussy getting blocked by a dude in Cousins who can barely jump :lmao

[Dejounte]

They had to really earn that shit. I don't blame Poetl

[Sugus]

Why did you take Eubanks out right there...... Pop

[NASpurs]

Man I'm loving the defense. Don't tease me like this.

[Dejounte]

Man I'm loving the defense. Don't tease me like this.

Spurs of old type defense...this is what drew me in as a Spurs fan

[MoSpur02]

I didn’t want Eubanks to be subbed out, which is weird because I absolutely hate his game, but he looked gassed so I understand.

[NASpurs]

Poeltl shooting free throws might as well be counted as a turnover for us.

[ace3g]

6:19 - 2nd


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
12


41


HOU
23
11


34

[Dejounte]

The team is sooooo aggressive tonight. I love it

[poopbox]

this got to be the first time since Tim retired that we are out rebounding a team in the second quarter

[Slippy]

Its a grindfest.. suiting the spurs pace

[Slippy]

If patty starts hitting,this game will blow open for the spurs

[Dejounte]

If patty starts hitting,this game will blow open for the spurs

If anybody starts hitting really. We've missed some wide open shots from everybody

[Mugen]

Damn 2 turnovers on a couple of fast break attempts, gotta clean that up.

[Dejounte]

Okay we have to work on our fast breaks

[ace3g]

Seems like Vassell is having a "rookie" game

2:50 - 2nd


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
15


44


HOU
23
17


40

[poopbox]

With a little college basketball was played last year Vassel might already be hitting the "rookie wall"

[Dejounte]

Once our all star Eubanks gets subbed in, this game is ours

[Slippy]

Keldon passing to no advantage.. cant fault Vassell there.. should of been 2 easy scores

[Slippy]

If anybody starts hitting really. We've missed some wide open shots from everybody

True that

[Dejounte]

Eubanks, the destroyer of worlds

[NASpurs]

Holy shit :lmao

[ace3g]

Halftime


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22


51


HOU
23
24


47

[Dejounte]

Good half

Vassell showing why he's not ready to start yet

Surprised Lyles hasn't gotten any minutes after all the talk

Our center rotation looks like a plus tonight. That's never really been the case at any point this season. It's either the starter does good and the sub does bad and vice versa

Honestly who needs Wiseman when we have Eubanks

[dbestpro]

Eubanks made that first half fun to watch.

[PhantomDashCam]

Weird vibes. Feels like we should be up about 10.

Rumour has it Warriors asked for Eubanks for #2...

[ace3g]

10:26 - 3rd


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
2

53


HOU
23
24
0

47

[ace3g]

8:14 - 3rd


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
7

58


HOU
23
24
4

51

[poopbox]

Can Bill and Sean not hear each other :rollin

[ace3g]

6:34 - 3rd


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
11

62


HOU
23
24
9

56

[ace3g]

Poeltl tried a post move?

[poopbox]

Jaklob layup went off the other side of the rim :rollin

[NASpurs]

:lmao Poeltl is 7 feet tall

[Mugen]

Need some flow on offense and they'll win this tbh.

[r0drig0lac]

wow

[Mugen]

holy fuck Devin!!!!!

[ace3g]

Vassell

https://media4.giphy.com/media/fRMjhlutjykSs/200.gif

[PhantomDashCam]

Vassell! Boom.

[poopbox]

We need a gif of Cousins laying their pounding the court after getting stripped :lmao

[NASpurs]

Vassell :wow :wow

[ace3g]

Cousins received a T after the timeout

4:47 - 3rd


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4
T


SA
29
22
18

69


HOU
23
24
12

59

[SpurSpike]

There have been some impressive fast breaks this game.

[Barfunk]

Vassell with the forbidden hops

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1358243392443056130

[poopbox]

Patty playing the best defense I've ever seen him play

[ace3g]

2:43 - 3rd


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2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
24

75


HOU
23
24
19

66

[NASpurs]

Patty playing the best defense I've ever seen him play

I was just thinking that Patty's the only one who hasn't had Gordon go off on him.

[ace3g]

33.8 - 3rd


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
31

82


HOU
23
24
25

72

[ace3g]

End of 3rd


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
33

84


HOU
23
24
30

77

[Mugen]

Would be a nice W to close out tbh.

[poopbox]

Becky explaining modern basketball to pop :wow

[NASpurs]

Becky explaining modern basketball to pop :wow

I heard her say "It's not the 90s anymore you senile old fart" :wow

[Mugen]

Becky explaining modern basketball to pop :wow

The Savior.

[SpurSpike]

Becky explaining modern basketball to pop :wow

Lol, saw that.

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

11:16 - 4th


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4
T


SA
29
22
33
3
87


HOU
23
24
30
0
77

[NASpurs]

Drew creating offense from the low post :lol

[Mugen]

:lol Has Pop even challenged a call this season?

[ace3g]

10:09 - 4th


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4
T


SA
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33
3
87


HOU
23
24
30
4
81

[Mugen]

At least Silas knows that challenges exist. Pop literally could have saved 2 points and was sitting on his ass :lol

[NASpurs]

At least Silas knows that challenges exist. Pop literally could have saved 2 points and was sitting on his ass :lol

He probably thinks they carry over game to game. He'll try to call 72 challenges in the last game of the season.

[Mugen]

He probably thinks they carry over game to game. He'll try to call 82 challenges in the last game of the season.

:lol

[SpurSpike]

Spurs tend to hold on to their challenge till the very end in case there is a game defining moment at end of game.

I don't really agree with the philosophy though. If you can save a couple of points no matter when it should be valuable. At least it gets used and could be worth a couple points.

[ace3g]

8:44 - 4th


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4
T


SA
29
22
33
6
90


HOU
23
24
30
9
86

[ace3g]

1 pt game...

[ace3g]

Tough layup by White!!!

[ace3g]

White tried for his patent charge.

[Mugen]

damn that's a charge tbh.

[NASpurs]

Challenge that shit ffs

[Mugen]

And no challenge from Pop, what a fucking joke.

[Mugen]

This fucking moron doesn't even know they exist :lol

[Leetonidas]

Refs with horrible call after horrible call

[ace3g]

White with another nice drive.

[Mugen]

Remember those blatant challenge call wins when the Spurs lose by a point :lol

[PhantomDashCam]

Have the Rockets accepted any foul calls tonight?

[poopbox]

i wonder what is the winning percentage of nba teams when their starting center scores 0 points ?

[Mugen]

Would love to see Devin be on the floor to close this one out.

[ace3g]

5:27 - 4th


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2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
33
14
98


HOU
23
24
30
18
95

[Leetonidas]

Wow :lol

[Mugen]

:lol I just remembered when the refs missed a literal made basket by Harden and Lonnie went off last year. NBA refs everybody...

[Uriel]

Lol booing crowd noises :lol

[Mugen]

Lol booing crowd noises :lol

There's some actual fans in attendance tbh....

[ace3g]

4:52 - 4th


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
33
14
98


HOU
23
24
30
17
94

[ace3g]

1 pt game again...

4:34 - 4th


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
33
14
98


HOU
23
24
30
20
97

[Mugen]

Need Derrick and Dejounte closing this one tbh.

[Robz4000]

Spurs with the choke

[Mugen]

Welp Spurs gonna lose this one :lol

[Mugen]

Derozan with the choke on cue. Need Derrick and Dejounte there to close the game out but I trust one of the worst coaches in the league to screw up the end game rotation. :lol

[Robz4000]

Derozan with the choke on cue. Need Derrick and Dejounte there to close the game out but I trust one of the worst coaches in the league to screw up the end game rotation. :lol

I've never seen a coach who so consistently pushes so many wrong buttons with their team than Pop.

[ace3g]

...

3:01 - 4th


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
33
14
98


HOU
23
24
30
23
100

[Uriel]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1351716025545449472/vTI-XxdU_normal.jpg
Dan Weiss (https://twitter.com/DanWeissPBP)dan (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=12348)WeissPBP
1m (https://twitter.com/DanWeissPBP/status/1358212846572744708)
Spurs starters: Murray, White, DeRozan, Johnson, Poeltl
This might be the Spurs' best possible starting 5. I'm not sure if Pop will have the wherewithal to keep it though when Aldridge and his ego return.

[Robz4000]

:wow Poeltl hit his freebies

[ace3g]

Poeltl clutch FTs??!!!

2:44 - 4th


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
33
16
100


HOU
23
24
30
23
100

[Uriel]

Holy crap he made both :wow

[ace3g]

2:22 - 4th


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
33
18
102


HOU
23
24
30
23
100

[Mugen]

Get Jak back in the game, wtf.

[ace3g]

1:37 - 4th


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
33
18
102


HOU
23
24
30
25
102

[Robz4000]

:lol Murray fucking up on both ends

[Mugen]

Get Jak back in the game to protect the cup, you f'n moron.

[ace3g]

1:03 - 4th


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
33
22
106


HOU
23
24
30
25
102

[ace3g]

big And-1 for DeRozan

[Mugen]

No fouls on the other end and the old man better call a timeout to advance the ball after the inevitable Rockets 3pointer.

[Robz4000]

Just hit your foot stamps.

[KaiRMD1]

At least if we win this game, after the shelacking we're gonna get from the warriors, we'll still be over 500

[Mugen]

If there's any team in the league that can choke this, it's this team tbh. :lol

[ace3g]

Patty up!!!

15.9 - 4th


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
33
25
109


HOU
23
24
30
27
104

[justinandimcool]

this lineup is really good

White Poeltl Derozan Murray Mills

[Mugen]

:lmao that was the 4pt play, this fucking team man. Such a low bball IQ and poorly coached.

[Robz4000]

:lol such low IQ play

[Dex]

Good win.

Rockets broadcasters are complaining about how the Spurs got more free throws :cry

[John B]

Win :flag:

[ace3g]

Final


1
2
3
4
T


SA
29
22
33
27
111


HOU
23
24
30
29
106




https://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


D. DeRozan (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3978/demar-derozan)SF
37
9-16
1-3
11-12
0
8
8
7
0
0
1
0
+8
30


K. Johnson (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395723/keldon-johnson)SF
26
3-7
0-2
4-7
2
4
6
1
0
0
2
2
+3
10


J. Poeltl (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3134908/jakob-poeltl)C
29
0-6
0-0
2-4
2
9
11
1
0
1
1
2
+6
2


D. White (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3078576/derrick-white)PG
29
6-14
2-7
0-0
1
1
2
5
0
2
2
2
+11
14


D. Murray (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907497/dejounte-murray)PG
33
4-13
0-1
3-3
0
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
+12
11


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


D. Eubanks (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3914285/drew-eubanks)PF
16
4-6
0-0
4-4
0
3
3
1
0
3
1
1
-4
12


R. Gay (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3005/rudy-gay)SF
25
4-8
3-3
3-4
0
6
6
1
0
0
0
3
+3
14


P. Mills (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4004/patty-mills)PG
29
3-10
1-6
2-2
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
3
-4
9


D. Vassell (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395630/devin-vassell)SG
15
4-7
1-3
0-0
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
4
-10
9


T. Lyles (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3136196/trey-lyles)PF
DNP-COACH'S DECISION


K. Bates-Diop (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3136779/keita-bates-diop)SF
DNP-COACH'S DECISION


Q. Weatherspoon (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907358/quinndary-weatherspoon)SG
DNP-COACH'S DECISION


TEAM

37-87
8-25
29-36
7
37
44
22
6
7
10
18

111




42.5%
32.0%
80.6%

[Mugen]

Defense was good for about 3.5 qtrs which is pretty damn good for them.

[PhantomDashCam]

That was a bizarre ending. :lol

Solid 48 minutes of ball.

[NASpurs]

Pop looks like shit. Looks like he hasn't slept for days. Hope everything is ok.

[John B]

Aldridge is done. We win with Poeltl and Eubanks defense/rebounding

[Robz4000]

Solid win.

[cjw]

Season series with the Rockets is over about 1/3 of way into season.

I’ll take it with a tiebreaker.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtmAQYRXcAARIkc?format=png&name=large

Due to technicality (Suns less games) we are still 5th.

[John B]

This team looks so much different defensively without Aldridge’s liabilities. Easily his scoring can be filled with our young guys.

[MannyIsGod]

Can we just give LMA away pls?

[Mr. Body]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtmAQYRXcAARIkc?format=png&name=large

Due to technicality (Suns less games) we are still 5th.

The West could be really tight all season. Wild.

[Mugen]

Pop looks like shit. Looks like he hasn't slept for days. Hope everything is ok.

I was gonna say, he looks terrible.

[NASpurs]

It's crazy how 20 of the 23 games the Spurs played so far have been against the West.

[Dejounte]

All we need is a legit 4

[RD2191]

We'd be a championship level team if Poeltl had any sort of offensive game, geezus fuck that guy fucking sucks ass on offense.

[sananspursfan21]

Caught the 2nd half. Rockets are a different team out there actually playing disruptive defense. Good win for our guys. It started looking a little shaky midway through the fourth but kudos to our guys for keeping their heads in it and Demar again closing out another one. Can’t overstate how much more fun and satisfying this year’s team is to watch compared to last year’s shame of a team. What a difference losing two defensive millstones makes

[ElNono]

Can we just give LMA away pls?

hear hear

[jjktkk]

Nice win.

[ace3g]

CK-WM2EDQUL

[Dejounte]

Back to 5th seed lmao

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/Frankieee_SVT/status/1358259688341729287?s=19

Stay classy, Rockets fans

[pad300]

CK-WM2EDQUL

For the money, Drew is a great get. He's paid as a 3ed string guy, and can fake being a second-string guy.

[Dejounte]

Just think if Poetl and Eubanks can sustain this level of play, and White/ DJ/ Keldon combo can defensively make stops... sprinkle in Collins in there as a 4/5, draft Franz Wagner to develop into a 3/4 defensive stopper... there's balance all over the line-up.

Murray/ Mills/ Tre
White/ Lonnie/ Q
Keldon/ Vassell/ Wagner
Collins/ Gay/ Samanic/ KBD
Poetl/ Eubanks/ Dinos Mitoglou

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/RRNaran/status/1358256969140883458?s=19

Some of these guys just taking the hits on the face :lmao

Dodge, dude. Put your hands up. Geez

[Dex]

And yet people from Houston don’t understand why the rest of Texas views it as a shithole.

[The Truth #6]

And yet people from Houston don’t understand why the rest of Texas views it as a shithole.

I’m not sure what’s going on in this fight, but for me it doesn’t signify any grand statement about the millions of people who live in Houston. I mean, the Spurs fans here probably live in Houston too, right?

[Degoat]

Man those Houston announcers have got to the worst in the league, I’m cool with home market teams being homers but they legit talk shit about the opposing team to much.

[spurraider21]

Just think if Poetl and Eubanks can sustain this level of play, and White/ DJ/ Keldon combo can defensively make stops... sprinkle in Collins in there as a 4/5, draft Franz Wagner to develop into a 3/4 defensive stopper... there's balance all over the line-up.

Murray/ Mills/ Tre
White/ Lonnie/ Q
Keldon/ Vassell/ Wagner
Collins/ Gay/ Samanic/ KBD
Poetl/ Eubanks/ Dinos Mitoglou
ideally start vassell at the 3, and have keldon be the reserve 3 or small 4... basically gay's role now

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

https://twitter.com/RRNaran/status/1358256969140883458?s=19

Some of these guys just taking the hits on the face :lmao

Dodge, dude. Put your hands up. Geez


Is there no security in the cheap seats? Took them a long time to show up. I guess the peasants are allowed to kill each other.

[Dex]

I’m not sure what’s going on in this fight, but for me it doesn’t signify any grand statement about the millions of people who live in Houston. I mean, the Spurs fans here probably live in Houston too, right?

Against their will, probably.

I've been all over Texas, and the few times I've been to Houston were some of the worst. The people are rude, the traffic sucks, the city is dirty...and well, there are Rockets fans everywhere.

I'm sure there are people who could say that about any city, but it's the last metro in Texas I would want to live in...and I've had to live in El Paso before.

[cjw]

It's crazy how 20 of the 23 games the Spurs played so far have been against the West.

East is at a putrid 44-71 against the west or a 38.3% winning percentage / 31.3 win pace in an 82 game season.

The east is putrid, and the Spurs have a lot of games left against the east (27) compared to the west (22).

[Mr. Body]

Against their will, probably.

I've been all over Texas, and the few times I've been to Houston were some of the worst. The people are rude, the traffic sucks, the city is dirty...and well, there are Rockets fans everywhere.

I'm sure there are people who could say that about any city, but it's the last metro in Texas I would want to live in...and I've had to live in El Paso before.

What the fuck is wrong with El Paso?

[Mr. Body]

East is at a putrid 44-71 against the west or a 38.3% winning percentage / 31.3 win pace in an 82 game season.

The east is putrid, and the Spurs have a lot of games left against the east (27) compared to the west (22).

The teams struggling in the West like Dallas and New Orleans would be shoo-ins for the playoffs in the East. It's amazing how many of their franchises just suck year after year -- Orlando, Washington, Charlotte, Chicago -- and how the top of their board is just not impressive. Does anybody really think Boston or Milwaukee would make it past the second round in the West?

[Dex]

What the fuck is wrong with El Paso?

Lived there as a kid. My dad was transferred out there from San Antonio to manage a branch for his job.

I hated my school. My teacher was mean, the staff was mean, and their idea of recess was to go run around in a red-dirt field in the Texas sun for 30 minutes.

I was also bullied by the kids in our neighborhood. I had one kid bite me, another kid threw a bottle at my head which ended up drawing blood. A third kid (who we thought was one of our friends) literally smeared shit on the walls of our guest bathroom. He obviously wasn't allowed over any more.

We only stayed there for about 9 months, and it was the worst 9 months of my life.

As you can imagine, I don't have fond memories of El Paso.

[Mr. Body]

Lived there as a kid. My dad was transferred out there from San Antonio to manage a branch for his job.

I hated my school. My teacher was mean, the staff was mean, and their idea of recess was to go run around in a red-dirt field in the Texas sun for 30 minutes.

I was also bullied by the kids in our neighborhood. I had one kid bite me, another kid threw a bottle at my head which ended up drawing blood. A third kid (who we thought was one of our friends) literally smeared shit on the walls of our guest bathroom. He obviously wasn't allowed over any more.

We only stayed there for about 9 months, and it was the worst 9 months of my life.

As you can imagine, I don't have fond memories of El Paso.

I'd rather live in El Paso than San Antonio.

[Dex]

I'd rather live in El Paso than San Antonio.

Obviously, I am biased from my experience, but I was also just a little kid.

El Paso may be a perfectly nice town that I never really had a chance to experience. Maybe Houston is too.

To each his own, I suppose. :toast

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/slacks2stacks/status/1358444060013436929?s=09

[ace3g]

Celtics need to pick it up so we can be the 4th seed.

6:50 - 4th

NBATV
1
2
3
4
T


BOS
19
30
19
7
75


PHX
27
25
24
6
82

[ace3g]

Not a great game for Kemba and Tatum

https://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&w=100 Celtics






On the Court
FG
3PT
REB
AST
PF
PTS


K. Walker (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6479/kemba-walker) PG
3-18
3-9
3
2
3
9


G. Williams (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066218/grant-williams) PF
4-8
2-6
1
3
1
10


J. Tatum (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4065648/jayson-tatum) SF
8-20
3-6
3
5
0
23


P. Pritchard (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066354/payton-pritchard) PG
3-8
3-8
5
1
1
9


D. Theis (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2451037/daniel-theis) C
5-9
2-3
6
2
3
12

[Mr. Body]

Celtics are a mediocre team elevated above their station by an awful conference and one of the worst but most vocal fanbases in the country, second worst after the Lakers fanbase.

[Slippy]

ideally start vassell at the 3, and have keldon be the reserve 3 or small 4... basically gay's role now

This.. Vassell is ready for both ends and has a realiable three.. more important for spacing, if spurs want to play Poetle more .

[daslicer]

Celtics are a mediocre team elevated above their station by an awful conference and one of the worst but most vocal fanbases in the country, second worst after the Lakers fanbase.

I would say the Wariors fanbase is the second worst after the Laker fanbase.