Game Thread: Spurs vs. Clippers — Wed. 3/24/2021 - 7:30pm CST

[DC23]

Always fun to square up against Nephew.

[John B]

Depends who’s still available tomorrow. If Demar is gone, then we don’t have a chance.

[BatManu20]

Another L incoming tbh.

[BatManu20]

Always fun to square up against Nephew.

Not when he’s pushing our shit in tbh.

[GAustex]

Nothing like that in SA

[BatManu20]

Imagine having your brand new $17M mansion plastered all over the internet for strangers to see and locate :lol. Couldn’t have happened to a bigger asshole. :tu

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[SpurPadre]

I've pretty much stopped watching non-Spurs games. Does KaPussy still not play back to backs?

[BillMc]

Spurs by 3 if DD is still with our team.

[BillMc]

Imagine having your brand new $17M mansion plastered all over the internet for strangers to see and locate :lol. Couldn’t have happened to a bigger asshole. :tu

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Can't wait until he's forced to sell because of the taxes five years after his career is over because Uncle stole all his money.

[ace3g]

Figures after the loss to Hornets- Nuggets, Suns, and Blazers will all most likely get wins today...

[Spurtacular]

First of back-to-back games at home against the same team. That's weird.

[Spurtacular]

Imagine having your brand new $17M mansion plastered all over the internet for strangers to see and locate :lol. Couldn’t have happened to a bigger asshole. :tu

That goes with the territory. I don't think any star's mansion is kept secret.

[Spurtacular]

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Good buy. Kawhi will have a prime seat for Tiger Woods's next automobile crash.

[daslicer]

That goes with the territory. I don't think any star's mansion is kept secret.

Especially in LA everybody knows where the athletes and celebrities live.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

not looking forward to this tbh

[Dex]

Spurs by 2.

Fuck Uncle Dennis.

[spurs10]

Can't wait until he's forced to sell because of the taxes five years after his career is over because Uncle stole all his money. It's not unlikely. That amusement park ride of a place sure don't look like home. it's definitely 'Tony Montana' approved.

[BillMc]

It's not unlikely. That amusement park ride of a place sure don't look like home. it's definitely 'Tony Montana' approved.

Without a doubt. I'm sure Kawhi's cocaine infused shootout with Spurs hitmen will end the same way. "The World is Yours".

[emmo]

Will the AT&T Center pipe in fake crowd booing to make nephew feel more at home?

[GreekSpursfan]

Clippers are not that big of a threat inside and close to the rim were most of our problems lie defensively and if we shoot well(massive if) we should win this game. Somehow i think we're gonna win this one. Go Spurs Go

[RC_Drunkford]

we're definitely gonna lose one of the two. So better get the win today, although I'm not too confident about that

[RD2191]

Kawhi by 10

[C-Dub]

I have this feeling that Kawhi is going to play both games of this back to back against the Spurs and will do everything he can to beat the Spurs and try and rub it in. This will most likely be the game Luka gets some playing time and Pop will have him try and gaurd Kawhi. For some reason, Pop likes to throw young players in the fire against some of the best without giving them playing time prior to get acclimated and ready for the challenge.

[Degoat]

Official jinx, spurs have owned Kawhi since he left tbh

[PrimeMinister]

Things to watch:

Can Derrick, Dejounte, and Demar all show up to play in the same game

Big body one on one vs. Kawhi. Kawhi doesn’t have the first step that gives Keldon trouble with some match ups so hopefully we see a nice effort from the young fella to contain Kawhi as best as possible with his strength and positioning.

Spurs need early offense from each of the 3 main scoring options. Dejounte needs to attack the rim early to open up the defense on drives instead of settling for 17 footers. Derrick needs to shoot the 3 with confidence, and Demar needs to be selective with aggressiveness early on. He was far too passive against Charlotte in the first half while Gordon Hayward cooked him on defense. That is where Demar derozan hurts you.

[Sugus]

I'm predicting/hoping we see the angry and hungry version of the Spurs tonight, after that deflating loss to the Hornets. Spurs by 5... Fuck nephew

[ace3g]

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Per Clippers - Pat Beverley (Right Knee Soreness) and Serge Ibaka - (Lower Back Tightness) are OUT vs Spurs. #nbahttps://abs.twimg.com/hashflags/NBALeague_2021/NBALeague_2021.png (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nba) #gospursgohttps://abs.twimg.com/hashflags/NBA_2021_Teams_GoSpursGo/NBA_2021_Teams_GoSpursGo.png (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23gospursgo) #clippernation (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23clippernation)

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Rudy Gay (sore left foot) will be out tonight vs. LAC.
10:52am · 24 Mar 2021 (https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1374750894894559232) · Twitter for iPhone (https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/how-to-tweet#source-labels)

[Dejounte]

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Rudy Gay (sore left foot) will be out tonight vs. LAC.
10:52am · 24 Mar 2021 (https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1374750894894559232) · Twitter for iPhone (https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/how-to-tweet#source-labels)

https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1374697426376925186?s=19

[Sugus]

:reading :reading :reading

Game just got a lot more interesting and enjoyable, nevermind the outcome :lol

Does this mean we get to see some Luka tonight? :hungry:

[Dejounte]

:reading :reading :reading

Game just got a lot more interesting and enjoyable, nevermind the outcome :lol

Does this mean we get to see some Luka tonight? :hungry:

Pop would rather play tiny than play Luka a single minute :lmao :lmao

[cd98]

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Rudy Gay (sore left foot) will be out tonight vs. LAC.
10:52am · 24 Mar 2021 (https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1374750894894559232) · Twitter for iPhone (https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/how-to-tweet#source-labels)

Gulp. Thanks to Rudy for being a class act during his time with the Spurs. You know he was special on the team because every young player looked up to him. He will be missed. Good luck with your next team, Rudy, and I hope you win a title.

[Sugus]

Pop would rather play tiny than play Luka a single minute :lmao :lmao

I'm picturing Pop trying to play :lol Trey Lyles :lol at C like 25m to try and get him to stay :lmao

Still can't believe that fucking scrub had the galls to leak that he wanted out of the team, and to want out in the first place :lmao

[Dejounte]

I'm picturing Pop trying to play :lol Trey Lyles :lol at C like 25m to try and get him to stay :lmao

Still can't believe that fucking scrub had the galls to leak that he wanted out of the team, and to want out in the first place :lmao

Nah, Trey really fucked up somehow and is out of the rotation completely. I'll be surprised if he plays tonight. He's behind even Luka now. Wouldn't be surprised if they told Lyles that his time with the Spurs is over. IMO, he gets waived right after the trade deadline if he isn't used as contract filler first.

Edit: I just remembered NBA teams have to keep a minimum of 14 players. maybe he gets kept until the end of the season, then bye bye.

[Dejounte]

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It surprised me last game when Poeltl played after he had tweaked his ankle in the first half. Shows he has some mental toughness.

[JuneJive]

I could see Luka getting minutes.

Pop loves to throw younguns in the fire from time to time.
Especially against good teams.

[RC_Drunkford]

Lonnie is out as well. Time for Trey Lyles, so Luka can learn watching him play from the bench

[PhantomDashCam]

Going to be a strange b2b...

Both teams may not resemble their true identities to this point in the season, offering protracted lineups if indeed trades do come to pass.

Expecting a big game from DJ tonight.

Spurs by 5.

[look_at_g_shred]

Expecting a career night from Terrance Mann

[LakerHater]

Lonnie out (wrist)

[Robz4000]

Some Clippers scrub will go off, per par. My money is on Kennard.

[Degoat]

I swear to God if pop says we like what we have before tonight’s game!!

[ace3g]

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Popovich says Walker, Gay just have bumps and bruises. Nothing more. #GoSpursGo (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoSpursGo)

[ace3g]

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Popovich says historically the spurs don't do deals at trade deadline. #GoSpursGo


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"That's my guess" Coach Pop when asked if he thinks given the Spurs' history at the trade deadline, his roster tonight will be similar to the one he has tomorrow

[Dejounte]

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Popovich says historically the spurs don't do deals at trade deadline. #GoSpursGo


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"That's my guess" Coach Pop when asked if he thinks given the Spurs' history at the trade deadline, his roster tonight will be similar to the one he has tomorrow

Full quote:

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1374858479031189512?s=09

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1374858177397788675?s=09

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/Abrjsdad/status/1374859352914472964?s=09

[PhantomDashCam]

Play it cool Pop...:cell

[ace3g]

Coffee gang merch

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.@SamanicLuka (https://twitter.com/SamanicLuka/) rocking the NEW Spurs #CoffeeGang (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23CoffeeGang) merch https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f440.pnghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/2615.png stay tuned...

[Dejounte]

Coffee gang merch

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.@SamanicLuka (https://twitter.com/SamanicLuka/) rocking the NEW Spurs #CoffeeGang (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23CoffeeGang) merch https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f440.pnghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/2615.png stay tuned...

Seems like his loyalty to the Spurs is undeterred... Encouraging sign.

[mo7888]

Seems like his loyalty to the Spurs is undeterred... Encouraging sign.

I think he's been assured that his playing time is going up this weekend..

[Mugen]

:lol My man Luka already learning how to get paid by the FO.

[BillMc]

:lol My man Luka already learning how to get paid by the FO.

:flag:Soon he'll be frogging or whatever that Patty-lead thing was circa 2014

[Dejounte]

DJ is killing us out there. His head is not in the game.

[Leetonidas]

Turrible

[ace3g]

Awesome start - continuity !!!

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[Robz4000]

:lol Spurs are gonna keep everyone and torpedo their playoff hopes during this homestand

[YoungbuckMurray]

Why is this team never ready to play? They consistently fall behind to start every single f’ing game

[TheGreatYacht]

White getting shit on defensively.

[FkLA]

Same story every game smh.

[PhantomDashCam]

The NBA has to clean up the Offensive push offs. Spurs need to understand open 3s against the #1 % 3PT team is not a viable strategy.
‘This could be a rough 30 hr period...

[BlackAndWhite]

Another terrible start

[Beartrucci]

Morris of course looks like he's ready to drop 40 on us

[Dejounte]

Paul George abusing White with his strength. That is not a good matchup.

[TheGreatYacht]

Yeah, bench White.

[NASpurs]

:lol Spurs are gonna keep everyone and torpedo their playoff hopes during this homestand


Hell yeah!!

#teamtank

[Leetonidas]

Games gonna be over in the first quarter:lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Yes. Get blown out by 40 the night before the deadline. Excellent :hat

[YoungbuckMurray]

The effort and execution is a joke. Gonna get blown the F out

[FkLA]

DeMar missing a couple shots he normally knocks down. Wonder if he's pressing because of the trade deadline.

[Robz4000]

Hell yeah!!

#teamtank

Would be nice to get an asset or two instead of letting everyone walk though.

[Kurgan]

Why is this team never ready to play? They consistently fall behind to start every single f’ing game

Our starting lineup is really easy to game plan against due to the poor spacing.

[slick'81]

:rollin Spurs like what they have,tbh

[Sugus]

:pop: Do you see now why Rudy is invaluable to the team and cannot be traded? The evidence speaks for itself :pop:

[212094ever]

So many non-threats from deep in the starting lineup

[mo7888]

Our starting lineup is really easy to game plan against due to the poor spacing.

This...all day long...

[NASpurs]

Would be nice to get an asset or two instead of letting everyone walk though.

Presti would have collected ten picks by now for DeRozan and Aldridge :lol

[Dejounte]

So more Eubanks in place of Rudy, it's looking like.

[slick'81]

Presti would have collected ten picks by now for DeRozan and Aldridge :lol


Why when spurs have culture and all that jazz

[BatManu20]

Team didn’t show up to play at all tbh.

[Leetonidas]

Spurs giving up wide open threes on one end while wasting 20 seconds of clock to get contested twos:lol

[BatManu20]

Clippers are daring the Spurs to shoot from 3 and we’re not doing it. Teams have figured us out. Just pack the paint and dare us to shoot from deep knowing we won’t.

[BillMc]

Morris of course looks like he's ready to drop 40 on us

It's amazing that the 2 players who screwed over the Spurs in recent years are on the same team. Makes rooting against the Clips a pleasure.

[TheGreatYacht]

Land whales booing Kawhi and ignoring Morris taking a fat steamy shit on their heads :lol

[Kurgan]

Demar turning the ball over after passing up an open three. Frustratingly stupid player

[Degoat]

Man we suck (sigh)

[Robz4000]

Demar turning the ball over after passing up an open three. Frustratingly stupid player

:lol and people wanna keep this player around

[Kurgan]

Spurs giving up wide open threes on one end while wasting 20 seconds of clock to get contested twos:lol

Demar ball

[YoungbuckMurray]

Defense is awful. Would like to see Luka on leanord. His length would bother him imo

[Dejounte]

Team showing life after being badly humiliated. That facial on Dejounte by Kawhi was fucking sad and then KJ getting blocked on the other end.

[kjhip1]

Timeouts with 58 seconds left are so fun

[BillMc]

Is KJ bigger than Kawhi?

[duncan2k5]

:lol and people wanna keep this player around
Seriously...he beats up on trash teams while we barely win, but shits his bed in big games

[duncan2k5]

Murray had enough of this...taking over now!

[Sugus]

Still no Luka :lol the no-play-until-deadline theory picks up even more steam....

Replacing White with Vassell in the SL is such an obvious adjustment that it probably will never happen. White needs time and bench reps to ease into his groove, and the SL desperately needs more (accurate) shooting.

[Barfunk]

Ok, these young cats just need to learn to fight back. Don't get down, keep swinging.

[Leetonidas]

Way to fuck it up at the end. Typical spurs

[BatManu20]

8-0 run and then Patty gets blown by on defense and Jakob picks up foul #2. Noice.

[duncan2k5]

Murray is a GAME CHANGER!

[3&D_TBH]

This would be a little easier to swallow if we could have managed to at least eek out a win against the Hornets.

[TheGreatYacht]

Greatest 6th man of all time right there

[PhantomDashCam]

Patty and Vassell have been fantastic. Brought the energy you’d expect. :tu

[duncan2k5]

Team showing life after being badly humiliated. That facial on Dejounte by Kawhi was fucking sad and then KJ getting blocked on the other end.

Yea...Dj too light to handle Kawhi in the paint...and our help defense was sleeping on that play

[YoungbuckMurray]

Yea...Dj too light to handle Kawhi in the paint...and our help defense was sleeping on that play
We have a player on the roster that would match up well with him but his ass is stapled to the bench

[Kurgan]

Seriously...he beats up on trash teams while we barely win, but shits his bed in big games

This fake star made his reputation in a talent-starved Eastern Conference. No coincidence that Demar's all-star selections dried up when he moved West

[Dejounte]

Luka!!!

I knew it. Lyles is done on this team.
Sugus

[TheGreatYacht]

Clippers shooting 7/9 from three, and did I hear correctly from Bill Land that they shoot 46% from there for the season?! Jerry fucking West. My god... how does he do it

[FkLA]

Still no Luka :lol the no-play-until-deadline theory picks up even more steam....

Replacing White with Vassell in the SL is such an obvious adjustment that it probably will never happen. White needs time and bench reps to ease into his groove, and the SL desperately needs more (accurate) shooting.

IDK bro. It's not saying much, but White is the best shooter in that SL. Taking him out wont fix their shooting woes, imo.

[dbestpro]

Seems like the players are just too comfortable knowing no trades will happen. Putting same effort as front office.

[Leetonidas]

Oh shit Luka time

[r0drig0lac]

Luka

[BatManu20]

Horrible foul call on Patty there. Horrendous.

[ace3g]

2nd Quarter
(https://www.espn.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=401307464#gp-quarter-2)


TIME
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PLAY
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10:40
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Luke Kennard defensive rebound
43 - 34




10:44
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Dejounte Murray misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
43 - 34




10:52
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Devin Vassell defensive rebound
43 - 34




10:55
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Nicolas Batum misses jumper
43 - 34




11:11
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Luka Samanic makes layup (Patty Mills assists)
43 - 34




11:30
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Lou Williams makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Paul George assists)
43 - 32




11:46
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Dejounte Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patty Mills assists)
41 - 32

[Dejounte]

Luka picking up where he left off!!!

[Dejounte]

The team defense with Luka on the floor. WOW

[RD2191]

Land whales booing Kawhi and ignoring Morris taking a fat steamy shit on their heads :lol
:lmao

[YoungbuckMurray]

Would be nice to get the foul calls that LA gets Jesus

[FkLA]

Luka is fucking ready.

[ace3g]

2nd Quarter
(https://www.espn.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=401307464#gp-quarter-2)


TIME
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7:26
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Dejounte Murray shooting foul
47 - 39




7:40
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Luka Samanic makes layup (Derrick White assists)
47 - 39




7:43
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Derrick White defensive rebound
47 - 37




7:46
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Paul George misses 26-foot three point jumper
47 - 37




7:49
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Drew Eubanks lost ball turnover (Lou Williams steals)
47 - 37




7:54
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Drew Eubanks offensive rebound
47 - 37




7:57
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Derrick White misses 9-foot jumper
47 - 37




8:16
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Paul George makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
47 - 37




8:28
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Derrick White makes two point shot
45 - 37




8:34
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Devin Vassell defensive rebound
45 - 35

[Dejounte]

LUKAS DEFENSE ON LOU WILLIAMS

[Robz4000]

Team looks infinitely better with Samanic out there.

[YoungbuckMurray]

Luka’s defense is just obvious. He locked down Lou Williams there

[BillMc]

Luka getting minutes because of the coffee shirt.

[FkLA]

Luka is a legitimate two way unicorn.

PATFO = GOAT drafters

[Dejounte]

Gay don't ever come back please

[BillMc]

Devin and Luka like watching our two youngest players.

[LongtimeSpursFan]

I don’t care if we win or lose as long as Luka gets in the game.

[Dejounte]

It's a miracle being down only 10 after that shit show in the beginning

[Robz4000]

Luka is a legitimate two way unicorn.

PATFO = GOAT drafters

At least there's still something they're good at.

[GB20]

Lukas has a lot of potential. I don’t understand why Pop doesn’t play him more

[Leetonidas]

Luka needs minutes like yesterday

[mo7888]

Gay don't ever come back please

We should have taken the 2 2nd's timvp said we're offered for Gay

[Dejounte]

Interesting, DeMar at the 2. It's been a long time since he's played in that position.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/twoshotspodcast/status/1374893734589034498

https://twitter.com/TheTyJager/status/1374893336423768065

[ace3g]

2nd Quarter
(https://www.espn.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=401307464#gp-quarter-2)


TIME
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6:34
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6:40
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Lou Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
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6:44
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Luka Samanic bad pass (Reggie Jackson steals)
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6:47
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Lou Williams bad pass (Drew Eubanks steals)
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7:07
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DeMar DeRozan misses 17-foot jumper
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7:23
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Drew Eubanks defensive rebound
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7:26
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7:26
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Marcus Morris Sr. enters the game for Nicolas Batum
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7:26
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Reggie Jackson enters the game for Terance Mann
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7:26
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DeMar DeRozan enters the game for Dejounte Murray
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7:26
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Ivica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 2
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7:26
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Dejounte Murray shooting foul
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7:40
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Luka Samanic makes layup (Derrick White assists)
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[Kurgan]

People getting their hopes up about Luka:lol

The old man will go right back to playing Rudy instead next game. Pop loves his vets

[spurs1990]

Gay out a day before the deadline. This smells like a Samanic audition to take his slot

[Leetonidas]

Refs are trash. Fuckin soft ass foul calls

[Dejounte]

Team needs a third center badly.

[YoungbuckMurray]

Just trade Demar ffs

[Leetonidas]

Demar shitting the bed tonight

[BlackAndWhite]

The trade deadline is making him nervous

[r0drig0lac]

Demar...

[FkLA]

Damn man. DeMar has missed so many good looks today.

[spurs1990]

DeRozan bringing his A game tonight

[Kurgan]

:lol extend Demar crew

[kjhip1]

Demar looks like he is just going through the motions.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Jesus can we fucking trade Derozan already?

[Dejounte]

Is Rudy on the bench tonight? I haven't seen him.

[mo7888]

If DeRozan just played up to his normal efficiency we'd be ahead..

[mo7888]

Is Rudy on the bench tonight? I haven't seen him.

Out with a sore foot

[Kurgan]

Jesus can we fucking trade Derozan already?

tbqh, if anyone is offering up a 1st for Depression, you take that deal and run

[Dejounte]

Out with a sore foot

No, I mean if he is watching the game on the sidelines like Lonnie is.

[mo7888]

No, I mean if he is watching the game on the sidelines like Lonnie is.

Ahh.....good question..

[XDT76]

The Spurs probably need to play 6 minutes scrimmages before every game to warm up. They have cold starts for almost every game

[FkLA]

Bro you cant fucking play Eubanks 20 mpg.

[Dejounte]

Bro you cant fucking play Eubanks 20 mpg.

Team has no other center.

[spursparker9]

nephew taking over!

[212094ever]

Clips packing the paint again

[YoungbuckMurray]

Holy hell that’s bad

[Robz4000]

:lmao fuck DePression

[Leetonidas]

Worst inbounding team of all time. Trash ending to the quarter once again

[ace3g]

All that momentum thrown in the trash to close the 2nd quarter....

Halftime


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[YoungbuckMurray]

Starters just get shit on all night. Play Luka and Devin more they actually defend. Team needs an actual backup 5. Free is awful in that spot

[FkLA]

Eubanks is a fucking 15th man. Not sure why Pop is playing him so much.

[objective]

Typical DeRozan meltdown.

[mo7888]

Awful end...wasted the effort to get back in it..

[Dejounte]

That was sad. This team beats itself by its fucking stupidity. Why the fuck didn't Murray just heave it to Mills on that inbound pass? I mean, Mills should've been there in the first place. Fuck, man.

[Robz4000]

Remove DePression, add Samanic, team plays much better.

[kjhip1]

Derozan steadily getting lost on D.

[Kurgan]

Dumbar with the team low -23. Dat impact. Definitely worth 30 mil

[BillMc]

It is almost at the point that if Devin or Luka are not on the court, I'm not interested. Fortunately, KJ is just enough to keep me watching.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Derozan is soooo fucking scared to shoot a 3 it’s comical. Get him off my fucking team

[Degoat]

Not to hate, he’s a freaking beast and tonight’s a difficult matchup but Keldons defense this year has slipped some. He gets beat off the dribble alot

[BillMc]

Is Demar depressed because he's not being traded?

[Robz4000]

Eubanks is a fucking 15th man. Not sure why Pop is playing him so much.

Just don't have much of a choice right now.

[FkLA]

Team has no other center.

Play Poetl heavy minutes. Play Luka spot minutes at center. Giving Eubanks more than 5-10 mpg per game is just asking for trouble.

[Dejounte]

Is Demar depressed because he's not being traded?

Probably depressed because he's not getting a max contract this summer. Think about it: if there's no trade market for him, then there's no market for him to get a max contract.

[RC_Drunkford]

Teams are finally catching on to the Spurs not having any shooters in the starting line up. Just pack the paint and play some zone and they can’t score. Also Drew Eubanks is getting raped out there. We need a real back up big ASAP

[BackHome]

Man only 1 player who is in double digits for points - Derozz

[Dejounte]

Play Poetl heavy minutes. Play Luka spot minutes at center. Giving Eubanks more than 5-10 mpg per game is just asking for trouble.

Are you watching the game? Poeltl is in foul trouble bruh. Luka wouldn't be effective at the 5 at all.

[spurs1990]

Dumbar. Depression. Lol you guys kill me with these nicknames for our franchise player. Poor guy.

[BillMc]

Probably depressed because he's not getting a max contract this summer. Think about it: if there's no trade market for him, then there's no market for him to get a max contract.

Truth. Though you never know with the Knicks...

[GB20]

That was sad. This team beats itself by its fucking stupidity. Why the fuck didn't Murray just heave it to Mills on that inbound pass? I mean, Mills should've been there in the first place. Fuck, man.
I agree. It’s like they forgot how to play basketball. The Spurs keep beating themselves over and
over.

[Robz4000]

Play Poetl heavy minutes. Play Luka spot minutes at center. Giving Eubanks more than 5-10 mpg per game is just asking for trouble.

Poeltl can't stay out of foul trouble. That being said, most of his foul calls are trash these days; par for the course with these current NBA refs.

[RC_Drunkford]

The Spurs probably need to play 6 minutes scrimmages before every game to warm up. They have cold starts for almost every game

we been had cold starts for the past 3 seasons if not longer. I don’t know, maybe the problem is the coach

[Degoat]

I guess we see why pop plays Rudy as the back up big most of the time instead of Eubanks huh? Lol

[RD2191]

:wakeup

[BillMc]

Team has no other center.

We have that guy making 24 million who doesn't want to play anymore. :(

[YoungbuckMurray]

Are you watching the game? Poeltl is in foul trouble bruh. Luka wouldn't be effective at the 5 at all.
In a normal situation I would agree. But I think Luka would be fine on batum who is playing backup C

[PrimeMinister]

Demar already -23 tonight after going for a solid -18 against the Hornets

You see the defense fall apart whenever he steps on the court. The most easily replaceable 20 points a night in basketball.

[RC_Drunkford]

Are you watching the game? Poeltl is in foul trouble bruh. Luka wouldn't be effective at the 5 at all.

Poeltl is in foul trouble every 2nd game, yet some people here claim he’s Rudy Gobert. Of course Aldridge is pissed losing his starting spot to a player who can’t stay on the floor and can’t do shit with a basketball in his hands

[mo7888]

It is almost at the point that if Devin or Luka are not on the court, I'm not interested. Fortunately, KJ is just enough to keep me watching.

I'm right there with you.... I'd enjoy the season more if we traded DDR and Gay and started Luka, KJ, and Devin..

[PrimeMinister]

Poeltl is in foul trouble every 2nd game, yet some people here claim he’s Rudy Gobert. Of course Aldridge is pissed losing his starting spot to a player who can’t stay on the floor and can’t do shit with a basketball in his hands

at least act like you can read

[Kurgan]

we been had cold starts for the past 3 seasons if not longer. I don’t know, maybe the problem is the coach

Or the $30 million fake star that was traded to this team three years ago

[Slippy]

Man every time spurs made a run they responded. Kawhi doing it on both ends as to be expected.

Spurs need more off ball movement . Luca showed how its done. Also a few threes to break it open for them.

None of it happen if they dont get stops. Good luck. Lol

[FkLA]

DeMar was fine. This is another example of you guys being hyper critical of the guy. He missed some shots he normally makes, but he got back on track towards the end of the half.

He gets shit on for not shooting threes but he's an elite playmaker. Like 99th percentile elite. His lack of shooting wouldn't matter if he had better shooters (who can also defend) around him. The biggest reason for the teams regression has been DJ and KJ not sustaining their 3PT shooting from early in the year. Both hesitate to even take the shot.

[PrimeMinister]

DeMar was fine. This is another example of you guys being hyper critical of the guy. He missed some shots he normally makes, but he got back on track towards the end of the half.

He gets shit on for not shooting threes but he's an elite playmaker. Like 99th percentile elite. His lack of shooting wouldn't matter if he had better shooters (who can also defend) around him. The biggest reason for the teams regression has been DJ and KJ not sustaining their 3PT shooting from early in the year. Both hesitate to even take the shot.

there's a career's worth of evidence that demonstrates him being a net negative in certain situations if not in general over the course of nearly every single season he's played

it's not his playmaking or his shooting. he is an unplayable defender at times.

[murpjf88]

Or the $30 million fake star that was traded to this team three years ago
So again, the head coach since he's also the head of basketball operations.

[Sugus]

at least act like you can read

ST's favorite passtimes include bitching over arguments that were literally never made, and endlessly shitting on the team's players for every little thing :lol

[mo7888]

1st half plus/minus:

Vassell +4
Luka +3
Patty -3
Jakob -3
DJ -8
Eubanks -11
White -12
Keldon -17
DeMar -23

[RC_Drunkford]

DeRozan will help you beat bad and average teams, but he will always get abused by elite SFs. He just can’t hang with the nephew‘s and LeBron‘s of this league.

[FkLA]

there's a career's worth of evidence that demonstrates him being a net negative in certain situations if not in general over the course of nearly every single season he's played

it's not his playmaking or his shooting. he is an unplayable defender at times.

He's a better player than he's ever been. Dont care what happened in TOR 8 years ago.

[SpurPadre]

I hate it when this faggot piece of shit gets the better of us.

[PhantomDashCam]

Ty Lue giving DDR a big hug 30 seconds before half starts...Not a fan of that mid game, getting clowned, against a Conference rival.
Maybe I’m just bitter :lol

[Robz4000]

DeMar was fine. This is another example of you guys being hyper critical of the guy. He missed some shots he normally makes, but he got back on track towards the end of the half.

He gets shit on for not shooting threes but he's an elite playmaker. Like 99th percentile elite. His lack of shooting wouldn't matter if he had better shooters (who can also defend) around him. The biggest reason for the teams regression has been DJ and KJ not sustaining their 3PT shooting from early in the year. Both hesitate to even take the shot.

His defense is getting to Bryn Forbes-level bad bruh.

[Kurgan]

Demar with another TO. 4th of the game for him

[murpjf88]

His defense is getting to Bryn Forbes-level bad bruh.
It's always been that bad.

[Robz4000]

It's always been that bad.

True

[Dejounte]

We need someone to hip check the fuck out of Kawhi. Give him a hard foul. Put Q in and get that fool.

[TheGreatYacht]

Joke of a starting lineup :lol

[212094ever]

They're just ignoring KJ and DJM on defense

[GB20]

Keldon is having a rough night.

[J_Paco]

The team needs bulk three - point shooters, size & length in the worst way.

Clippers are bombing them from outside and packing the paint daring the Spurs to shoot.

[ace3g]

7:17 - 3rd


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[ace3g]

6:58 - 3rd


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[RD2191]

We need someone to hip check the fuck out of Kawhi. Give him a hard foul. Put Q in and get that fool.
:claw

[GB20]

Keldon looks scared out there. He needs to be more aggressive.

[spurs1990]

That Spurs announcer really say 600% winning percentage?

[Mugen]

:lmao LMA still being in this promo

[FkLA]

His defense is getting to Bryn Forbes-level bad bruh.

Not possible. He's obviously not a good defender, but he's at the very least not short, slow, and unathletic.

[J_Paco]

DeRozan will help you beat bad and average teams, but he will always get abused by elite SFs. He just can’t hang with the nephew‘s and LeBron‘s of this league.

You need three - point shooting and defense/length around him to really succeed. Or he needs to play a complimentary role on offense and be hidden on defense.

Unfortunately, neither of those situations are feasible on San Antonio and that's why he needs to go.

And when he isn't forcing up bad shots and turning the ball over (like tonight) he's solid offensively, but he's been terrible tonight.

[duncan2k5]

He's a better player than he's ever been. Dont care what happened in TOR 8 years ago.

I'm begging to think u have never watched him play before...this is how he has always played .. difference is he didn't have the ball in his hands as much since he had Lowry who was a star point guard himself...he has always put up great regular season numbers vs mediocre and bad teams

[FkLA]

Luka instead of Eubanks :tu

[GB20]

Keldon needs to go to the bench

[Dejounte]

Eubanks is so bad, here comes Lyles subbing in instead of him now.

Edit: ah fuck it was for Luka!

[ace3g]

Welp Lyles checks in...

[YoungbuckMurray]

Lyles for luka wtf?

[Robz4000]

Not possible. He's obviously not a good defender, but he's at the very least not short, slow, and unathletic.

He has poor defensive BBIQ (and BBIQ in general) which is almost as bad.

[PhantomDashCam]

Sham did nothing wrong and gets pulled:pctoss

[objective]

Lyles about to show how it's done!

Wait, what?

[YoungbuckMurray]

We need a new coach

[GB20]

Pop is a fucking dick

[Robz4000]

:lmao benching Samanic

[Degoat]

Pops such a dick sometimes lmao

[mo7888]

Pulling Luka makes no sense..

[212094ever]

:lmao Pop

[Ditty]

You kidding me that Luka got pulled for playing the best possible defense on Kawhi? God I hate Pop these days.

[FkLA]

Wait, Nephew hits a contested stepback 3 on Luka and Pop loses his shit and subs him out? This dude really gets a hard on from treating the young kids like shit. :rolleyes

[ace3g]

Spurs will probably get this down to 6-7 points and then lose by 13...

[Mugen]

There goes the only reason to continue watching this one. Thanks for the early night, Pop!

[BillMc]

Pulling Luka makes no sense..
The Kawhi 3? i can only guess

[tim_duncan_fan]

Only Demar, Patty, and Rudy have the cajones to even try to present themselves as a threat on offense on a consistent basis. That's why we can't score on any halfway-decent defense. The others won't attack unless they are wide the fuck open and yet they are slow moving the ball too.

It's just pass the ball to Demar, Patty, or Rudy and then stand around dead still, looking stupid, over and over again. White and Murray will dribble like they are about to penetrate every once in a while but then shy away from attacking most times.

And don't let a defender be less than 10 steps away...they have to think for 3 seconds before taking an open 3.

God, so damn boring.

[ace3g]

Nuggets lost tonight...

Wasted opportunity

[slick'81]

Wtf is lyles still here:rollin

[GB20]

Luka needs to ask for fucking trade, I am tired of Pop.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Pop isn’t scared to bench luka for “tough love” but is to much of a pussy to pull or yell at Derozan for being a cone on defense

[Dejounte]

LUKA EURO STEP ON KAWHI

[Kurgan]

Toronto surrounded Derozan with three point shooters and they never made it past the 2nd round in a weak Eastern Conference. The reality is you can't build around Derozan. He doesn't have the shooting/defense required to be a complimentary player and his offense isn't good enough to justify the kind of money he wants

[Robz4000]

That was pretty by Samanic.

[GB20]

Pop isn’t scared to bench luka for “tough love” but is to much of a pussy to pull or yell at Derozan for being a cone on defense
I want him to retire already