Game Thread: Spurs (32-47) @ Warriors (47-32) -- Wed. 4/09/2025 - 9:00pm CST (5:00am Riga Time; 4:00pm Hawaiian Time)

[BatManu20]

Another late one in GS tonight as we take on a Warriors team that is hot right now. They've won 6 of their last 7, including a blowout victory in PHX last night, and the Nuggets, Lakers, and Grizzlies before that.. Both teams playing on the second leg of a b2b. Let's get this L tbh.


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[BatManu20]

Friendly reminder that Luka makes his return to Dallas tonight on ESPN at 6:30 pm as well. Should make for good television tbh. I'm predicting he goes for 40+ tonight.

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[BatManu20]

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[spurraider21]

in on pacific time and for me these games are tougher to catch than central/est games :lol

[scott]

in on pacific time and for me these games are tougher to catch than central/est games :lol

Need the spurraider21 rooting guide for April 9, 2025, tbqh

[lefty20]

A good, efficient game from Castle & a single digit L. Is that too much to ask for?

[Dex]

NO SPURS NO!

[Dex]

It does seem like the Spurs are making a concerted effort to give Castle the ball and be like "go get it, kid"

And I am all for it

[Dejounte]

I don’t know how people can watch this game and watch Butler on offense on one end and then Castle on the other end and think they play anything alike. Castle’s handle is so creative and elite— Butler’s handle pales in comparison.

[CorrectCrusader]

Blake Wesley! Smooth

[Dex]

Wesley may be earning himself a spot next year in this late season.

[heyheymymy]

haha Blake Wesley bounced the inbounds pass off bpodz back and got a free layup!

That's his signature move lol

[heyheymymy]

podz shoved Wes a little he was mad he got played like that

[CorrectCrusader]

Wesley please put it together please man

[CorrectCrusader]

Blake had a free lob and Keldumb of course drives into the defense

[heyheymymy]

SA 16-3 scoring run

tied the game on an incredible Barnes leaner triple at the shot clock

[CorrectCrusader]

Barnes three pointers remind me of Marco Belinelli

[heyheymymy]

former dub payback game tbh

[heyheymymy]

21-3 spurs run

[The Truth #6]

Mamu really comes alive in the tanking season.

Also, Devin goes out and we go on a run?

[CorrectCrusader]

Mamu really comes alive in the tanking season.

Also, Devin goes out and we go on a run?

Well you see, Mamu wasn't given any minutes earlier in the season.
And Devin Vassell is fucking trash

[heyheymymy]

Devin Ass Smell

[Dex]

ESPN keeps spouting about how the Warriors are a contender now that they added Butler, and they are struggling against the Spurs minus Wemby and Fox :lmao

[baseline bum]

Dammit Portland was up on Utah with 6 seconds to go in regulation and now it's in OT.

[CorrectCrusader]

PLease get this fucking bum Vasseline off my team

[Dex]

Curry woke up so this should be an easy loss

[CorrectCrusader]

This stupid fucking teams shit defense makes me want to pull my hair out

[rascal]

Dammit Portland was up on Utah with 6 seconds to go in regulation and now it's in OT.

Spurs need to take care of business and lose one game. Portland might lose out the rest of the season.

[scott]

I've watched the first three quarters and I'm not proud of it

[Dex]

I've watched the first three quarters and I'm not proud of it

It's okay, you are in a safe space :lol

[CorrectCrusader]

That ref lets Jimmy fuck his wife

[Jordan Jackson]

It really is fascinating the way guys like Keldon and Devin turn into 1st ballot hall of famers once the season is done.

[CorrectCrusader]

It really is fascinating the way guys like Keldon and Devin turn into 1st ballot hall of famers once the season is done.

Are we watching the same game? They're both fucking trash

[mystargtr34]

Jimmy butler is such a fucking piss weak foul merchant.

The dude literally hooks Barnes arm. He draws the cheapest fouls. SGA and Harden level.

[mystargtr34]

Great chance to fuck the warriors season here. Spurs will piss it away

[CorrectCrusader]

Jimmy butler is such a fucking piss weak foul merchant.

The dude literally hooks Barnes arm. He draws the cheapest fouls. SGA and Harden level.

Saw the same thing. Dude's a shit basketball player.

[mystargtr34]

Keldumb Johnson with the 3 on 1 and blows it 😂

[CorrectCrusader]

That ref lets Jimmy fuck his wife

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[mystargtr34]

Weak ass Jimmy Butler drawing another weak foul on Castle over the back when Castle outjumps him. Free throws 16 and 17 for Jimmy fake star Butler

[mystargtr34]

Hahahaha dumb ass Harrison Barnes giving the WWE refs a chance to blow the cheap whistle.

[scott]

No Spurs No

[CorrectCrusader]

Harrison Barnes is in on the tank man. Let me have a good night FUCK

[lefty20]

Fuck it, lets get the W.

[scott]

Harrison Barnes is in on the tank man. Let me have a good night FUCK

Harrison says fuck yo tank

[lefty20]

Thank you, HB. Very cool!

[Robz4000]

:lol well fuck, guess I'll take it

[mystargtr34]

Hahahahhahahahahahahahaha yesssssss my bad Harrison.

Fuck the warriors.

Enjoy the play in and first round against OKC or Houston

[CorrectCrusader]

HARRISON BARNES I FUCKING LOVE YOU YOU BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL MAN!

[scott]

Some random lady had an amazing vantage point of that game winning shot as she was recording. Hope that video surfaces somewhere.

Good to see Fox at the game.

[mystargtr34]

Don’t stress Scott. We’ll lose the next one to the Sons who will try and fuck Houston and win out (I hope)

[Obstructed_View]

After that Reffing. Eat shit, California. :lol

[GAustex]

What fun that was

[Robz4000]

Glad I actually watched this game tbh.

[mystargtr34]

HARRISON BARNES I FUCKING LOVE YOU YOU BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL MAN!

If I’m B Wrong I’m putting a 2 year extension on Barnes door step tonight after that shot

[BatManu20]

Lol Warriors. Good shit HB.

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[Dex]

Doesn't help our draft, but Fuck The Warriors!

[mystargtr34]

After that Reffing. Eat shit, California. :lol

lol it’s games like these that really make you realise how WWE a lot of this nba shit it is.

So many bullshit calls for the warriors in the last 3 minutes and they still couldn’t win.

[Spursfanfromafar]

You could think that Barnes killed the tank by his amazing buzzer beater. But the 7th pick slot was hanging by a very loose thread (Toronto beating Dallas and then beating the Spurs) etc. It wasnt really going to happen. Winning against the Warriors will give the Spurs young core (Castle) a great boost in their confidence. Now rest Castle, Barnes, Keldon for the Phoenix game. And secure the 8th spot. And the Spurs' job is done.

[mystargtr34]

I’d like to apologise for my language these last few minutes.

My hatred for that scumbag franchise got ahead of me.

Fuck the Warriors
Fuck ZaZa
Fuck Draymond
Fuck Steve Kerr

[timtonymanu]

Who cares about the lottery pick? I think the spurs trade it away anyways. Beating the Dubs is always great! Fuck them!

[gilmor2002]

better than seeing Pogi wining the Tour of Flanders

[scott]

Second year in a row we've significantly fucked with the Western Conference playoff picture. At least that something!

Portland still wants that #8 pick though, completely tanking a choke job against UTA. Need to get one more L to close out the year.

[scott]

You could think that Barnes killed the tank by his amazing buzzer beater. But the 7th pick slot was hanging by a very loose thread (Toronto beating Dallas and then losing to Spurs) etc. It wasnt really going to happen. Winning against the Warriors will give the Spurs young core (Castle) a great boost in their confidence. Now rest Castle, Barnes, Keldon for the Phoenix game. And secure the 8th spot. And the Spurs' job is done.

Barnes has got the iron man streak, so no day off for him. But maybe some shorter minutes. It's time to see what we've got in David Duke and Harrison Ingram, tbqh

[djohn2oo8]

Second year in a row we've significantly fucked with the Western Conference playoff picture. At least that something!

Portland still wants that #8 pick though, completely tanking a choke job against UTA. Need to get one more L to close out the year.
I’m actually gonna need you guys to bear Phoenix so that pick can jump the Spurs’

[CorrectCrusader]

Castle was so money tonight too. Dude is a winner.

[mystargtr34]

Castle was so money tonight too. Dude is a winner.

Was just about to post this. I watched the last quarter and man the poise he played with was exceptional. Did not get rattled, consistently found open shots for his team mates. Got to the basket, was a menace on defense getting deflections and guarding both Steph and Jimmy at times.

[spursistan]

Who cares about the lottery pick? I think the spurs trade it away anyways. Beating the Dubs is always great! Fuck them!
We might have sent those pricks to the play-in after all the "Warriors are back" talk :lol

I really got to commend our guys for continuing to play hard when everyone knew our season was over when Wemby got shutdown..CP3/Barnes impact here is undeniable. Loved watching Paul directing Castle from the bench as he closed out the game making all the right plays..

[mudyez]

We are more or less locked in at #8 anyway.

So...NICE win!

[Spurs Homer]

Fuck the warriors….one of the best pleasures in life is watching the phaggotz take L’s

[spurraider21]

nice goin Unc!

[jiggy_55]

Second year in a row we've significantly fucked with the Western Conference playoff picture. At least that something!

Portland still wants that #8 pick though, completely tanking a choke job against UTA. Need to get one more L to close out the year.

Ya this is a bad win in reality, Portland tanking and have 2 tough games ahead. We have 2 winnable games ahead. And we own the tiebreaker... Gonna be a bummer if we end up in 9th instead of 8th

[Dejounte]

Castle did all that shit against one of the GOATs.

[LeBowen]

This final month of the season might just keep Mitch on the bench and I don't like it.

No point in talking about defense with current roster, but the offense has been looking better, more importantly it's fluid most of the time.
Some of it is on teams not taking tanking Spurs seriously, but we can't be haters just for the sake of it.

Since the start of March, Spurs are at 117.8ppg over 23 games, which would be good for 6th best in the league.
96, 105, 106 in lowest scoring games during this stretch, at least 109 scored in every other game. And that's with blatantly tank in some matchups.
14/23 of those games were against playoff teams, 2 games against the Mavs, 1 against the Kings and just 6 against tanking teams.

[cutewizard]

https://youtu.be/0Jjyvwm-IVA?si=Bbue_tja10uDMRgC

[Raven]

Castle was so money tonight too. Dude is a winner.

he played pretty well, but that +- imbalance shows that his defensive miscues were impactful. He needs to cheat a lot less, then he'll be a real winning player.

[baseline bum]

Don’t stress Scott. We’ll lose the next one to the Sons who will try and fuck Houston and win out (I hope)

Sons are on an 8 game losing streak. Spurs are gonna tie Portland and get a coin flip for the #8 seed. :pctoss

[djohn2oo8]

Sons are on an 8 game losing streak. Spurs are gonna tie Portland and get a coin flip for the #8 seed. :pctoss
Gonna be some controversial shit if one of the three teams jumps to #1 lol

[jiggy_55]

Sons are on an 8 game losing streak. Spurs are gonna tie Portland and get a coin flip for the #8 seed. :pctoss
Coin flip? Or we own the head to head tie breaker?

[CorrectCrusader]

Coin flip? Or we own the head to head tie breaker?

There is no "head to head" involved with the picks. It's decided by a coin flip

[jiggy_55]

There is no "head to head" involved with the picks. It's decided by a coin flip
Gotcha, I thought it was like playoff seeding and went head to head..

[rascal]

In the NBA draft lottery, if teams tie for the same record, their draft lottery combinations are merged, then split evenly, and if necessary,
a coin flip determines the order of the extra combination(s) and the order of the draft picks if neither team wins in the top four.

Should the average number not be an integer, a coin flip is then used to determine which team or teams receive the extra combination.
The result of the coin flip is also used to determine who receives the earlier pick in the event that neither of the tied teams wins one of the first four picks via the lottery.

Spurs will get fewer combinations for a top 4 pick with a tie with Portland so not good for getting a top 4 pick with a tie. Also will draft behind Portland if they lose the coin flip.

Spurs need a way to lose one of the remaining games if they want to have more number combinations for a top 4 pick and to be sure to draft above Portland unless Portland lands in the top 4.

[Ice009]

Darn, real happy with the win against the Warriors to mess up the seeding a bit, and also this is what I wanted (the Spurs playing hard to finish the season), but I don't want to go down in the draft order. Does one more loss lock in the 8 seed? Does Phoenix still have a chance at the playoffs? Is Durant back?
Edit : Darn it, just looked. Phoenix have nothing to play for.

[quentin_compson]

At first I was like, why the fuck would H. Barnes foul Draymond with three seconds left in the game? Just let him shoot a contested three. But after Barnes hit the game-winner, I understood that this had been his design all along... :p:

[baseline bum]

Lol Warriors. Good shit HB.

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What a bitter win, this one is gonna sting for a while

[spurraider21]

spurs just gotta drop 1 of the next 2 to secure the 8th lottery position

[LeBowen]

Raptors can't move up or down and they won their last two games, they'll want to end the season on a positive note.

[Ice009]

Raptors can't move up or down and they won their last two games, they'll want to end the season on a positive note.

The best bet was losing one of these last two road games as I think the players are going to want to win their last home game in front of the fans. Also, I doubt the Spurs would want to sit players in front of the home crowd for the last home game. I loved the win, but man, it might have screwed things up a little bit.

[heyheymymy]

haha loved to see the team swarming uncle Harrison Barnes after that game winner triple.

[spurs10]

What a bitter win, this one is gonna sting for a while Yeah I understand your thought, but these guys played hard and won despite optimum tanking positioning. My question is with the Suns, who have lost every game they've played for a while. We know KD is out and doesn't care, but will Booker be willing to purposely screw the people who've spent thousand to see them? If so, we are in trouble because our last home game we will play to win...most likely.

[baseline bum]

Yeah I understand your thought, but these guys played hard and won despite optimum tanking positioning. My question is with the Suns, who have lost every game they've played for a while. We know KD is out and doesn't care, but will Booker be willing to purposely screw the people who've spent thousand to see them? If so, we are in trouble because our last home game we will play to win...most likely.

Booker's not enough to win them games, just like he wasn't pre CP3. What a trainwreck that team is. Best part is they put off their rebuild another year by converting their unprotected 2031 into three worst of three picks almost certain to be mid 20s or worse. WTF kind of dipshit makes a trade like that?

[exstatic]

The best bet was losing one of these last two road games as I think the players are going to want to win their last home game in front of the fans. Also, I doubt the Spurs would want to sit players in front of the home crowd for the last home game. I loved the win, but man, it might have screwed things up a little bit.

Devin, Jeremy, and Keldon all sat the last few home games last year. If it comes down to the last game, they will start Malaki, Jordan McLaughlin, Biyambo, Bassey, and Keldon, and the bench will be our two ways.

[rjv]

Second year in a row we've significantly fucked with the Western Conference playoff picture. At least that something!

Portland still wants that #8 pick though, completely tanking a choke job against UTA. Need to get one more L to close out the year.

when that barnes shot went in, i was simultaneously pissed and elated at the same time.

[scott]

when that barnes shot went in, i was simultaneously pissed and elated at the same time.

We just need to go out there like professionals on Friday and see what a lineup of Wesley, Branham, Duke Jr, Ingram and Bassey can do against Phoenix. Take care of business and secure that L.

[LkrFan]

What a bitter win, this one is gonna sting for a while

I was proud of HB's killa mentality. :toast

[spurs10]

We just need to go out there like professionals on Friday and see what a lineup of Wesley, Branham, Duke Jr, Ingram and Bassey can do against Phoenix. Take care of business and secure that L.
That's the spirit! Just wondering how low can the Suns go as far as their fans buying tickets.

[rascal]

Spurs, Phoenix and Portland can all end up tied so the Spurs can even fall to 10 with some bad luck in the tie breakers.

[spurraider21]

Spurs, Phoenix and Portland can all end up tied so the Spurs can even fall to 10 with some bad luck in the tie breakers.
my understanding is that unlike playoff positioning which is subject to tiebreakers, draft lotto positions are just subject to coin flips

[rascal]

my understanding is that unlike playoff positioning which is subject to tiebreakers, draft lotto positions are just subject to coin flips

Tie breakers I mean as a result of the three team lottery for 8-10 however they do it.

[Dex]

Tie breakers I mean as a result of the three team lottery for 8-10 however they do it.

They gotta roll a D3 for initiative.

[lefty20]

There is no "head to head" involved with the picks. It's decided by a coin flip

Iirc, last time we went to a coin flip, we lost it to Houston. And that loss got us Wemby.

I'm okay with going to, and losing, another coin flip.

[mystargtr34]

There is no excuse for the Spurs to roll out the 3rd string unit against the Suns take the L and then you can play the main guys in the last game of the season against the Raptors and give the home fans a good send off.

Wesley-McLaughlin
Branham
Ingram-Duke
Mamu
Biyombo-Bassey

Should be the 8 man rotation against the Suns.

[mystargtr34]

Chris Paul has played all 80 games this year so he will probably want to play 82 for whatever fucking reason.

[CorrectCrusader]

Iirc, last time we went to a coin flip, we lost it to Houston. And that loss got us Wemby.

I'm okay with going to, and losing, another coin flip.

You remember correctly

[spurraider21]

Chris Paul has played all 80 games this year so he will probably want to play 82 for whatever fucking reason.
HB as well

[mystargtr34]

HB as well

Would love it if Mitch started them and then called timeout as soon as the Spurs got the ball and subbed them out.

Troll the NBA one last time before the seasons up.

[Ice009]

Would love it if Mitch started them and then called timeout as soon as the Spurs got the ball and subbed them out.

Troll the NBA one last time before the seasons up.

That's blatant tanking. You can't do that. Might even get a fine to go with it.

[mystargtr34]

Haha agree Ice they would never do it.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

this would be paul's 1st season ever starting or playing 82 games

barnes' 3rd year in a row


pretty epic tbh

[Ice009]

Haha agree Ice they would never do it.

I mean, it's OK with me. I just don't think the NBA would go for it as I'm sure they don't want the public to see teams outright throwing games. It'd look a bit too blatant IMO. Then you have HB & CP3 who might not want to do that for pride reasons either.

[heyheymymy]

this game started with a 0-11 Warriors lead

[ismael-robert]

Subbing them out is no different than listing multiple players out for rest...its all blatant

[RC_Drunkford]

That's blatant tanking. You can't do that. Might even get a fine to go with it.

Will Hardy called a time out with 1.7 seconds on the clock right when Sexton shot the game winner. That's blatant tanking and they didn't get fined :lol

[heyheymymy]

lol that slo mo replay Barnes posted on media has so many hilarious Warriors fans reactions in the background. Everyone looks pissed or shocked. @hbarnes

[Obstructed_View]

lol it’s games like these that really make you realise how WWE a lot of this nba shit it is.

So many bullshit calls for the warriors in the last 3 minutes and they still couldn’t win.
20 years ago, NBA refs were the best in any sport. Now they are as bad as anyone. It's the real reason the popularity is dropping.

[Obstructed_View]

That's blatant tanking. You can't do that. Might even get a fine to go with it.
If Pop gets the wins, doesn't he get the fine if Mitch does it?

[Ice009]

If Pop gets the wins, doesn't he get the fine if Mitch does it?

I wasn't sure about "blatant tanking" comment I made as I was going to ask you guys and additional question, and yes, I think you're right that Pop would get fined (so maybe Mitch in that case since he's coaching for him).
I was going to say/ask/add to that comment, hasn't the NBA said they're cracking down on teams resting players for no reasons a year or two ago, so I assume if you list an injury there is nothing they can do about it, but I don't think they could start CP3 and HB and then just sit them to keep their streaks active. Maybe the NBA wouldn't have done nothing if they did that last game since it wasn't a nationally televised game, but I think they might have if it was.

[exstatic]

I wasn't sure about "blatant tanking" comment I made as I was going to ask you guys and additional question, and yes, I think you're right that Pop would get fined (so maybe Mitch in that case since he's coaching for him).
I was going to say/ask/add to that comment, hasn't the NBA said they're cracking down on teams resting players for no reasons a year or two ago, so I assume if you list an injury there is nothing they can do about it, but I don't think they could start CP3 and HB and then just sit them to keep their streaks active. Maybe the NBA wouldn't have done nothing if they did that last game since it wasn't a nationally televised game, but I think they might have if it was.

That crackdown only really applies to players who have been an All Star in the last 3 years. Even if you list them with an injury, unless the player is out for the season, the NBA can, and has investigated cases like that, and levied fines.