Game Blog - Spurs vs Timberwolves

[Tobias]

It actually looked like it could make it, but Hassel touched it.

[sanman53]

Whew! I know one thing, I HATE ESPN Gamecast!

[boutons]

hudson drove all the way into the paint and missed the tying shot over Tim.

ugly W, Spurs very unimpressive.

[ALVAREZ6]

We Win. Fuck the T-Wolves.

[ducks]

duncan needs free throw help

[wildbill2u]

hey guys, for those of us who couldn't see the last play, what happened?

Finley must have hit ft. final 90-88 After that I don't know.

[Spurologist]

Finisher just trying to make it interesting there at the end with the first missed ft. :)

It's nice to add a little drama, but not at the expense of heart-attacks. 'manu' was gonna cry.

[polandprzem]

I expected more from Timmy 5/15 0 blks 'just' 9 rebs to KG's 21

[doldrums]

Troy hudson's shot at the buzzer did go down. Wow , we escaped with our lives.

[Horry For 3!]

hudson drove all the way into the paint and missed the tying shot over Tim.

ugly W, Spurs very unimpressive.
He tried to drive to the paint but it was about a 15th foot jumper fading away because Tim was in his face.

[Spurologist]

Looks like KG clearly outplayed Timmay. Someone was right with the 20 20 for KG

[leemajors]

Whew! I know one thing, I HATE ESPN Gamecast!

from what i have seen, cbssportsline.com is more up to date than either espn or nba as far as live game stats. i only heard the game, but it sounded like duncan was either way off or just got schooled badly. then again, i was listening to the twolves feed on sirius.

[Dre_7]

hudson drove all the way into the paint and missed the tying shot over Tim.

ugly W, Spurs very unimpressive.

Dude, are you ever positive???

[loveforthegame]

It's nice to add a little drama, but not at the expense of heart-attacks. 'manu' was gonna cry.

It's ok. I was about to cry too.

As Nick use to say in Dallas, F'em. Spurs won.

[ducks]

hudson drove all the way into the paint and missed the tying shot over Tim.

ugly W, Spurs very unimpressive.
5 players on the road scoring 10 points or more apiece


duncan hurt
tp hurt
manu out


spurs get a 15 point lead on road and hold on to win


how many teams can do that?

I doubt the pistons can have 3 of their starters hurt and do that
bb

[boutons]

Tim had yet another bad game, FGs and FTs and RBs. low %age, and only 9 RBs.

[Manu20]

Finley: 21 points 4 rebounds 2 assists :tu

[wildbill2u]

WTF goin' on with Pop's rotation. Rasho gets 16 min. Nazr gets 11 min. Horry gets 14 min.

Are we playing with our midget lineup?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

i'm still majorly dissapointed with TD. you'd think he'd get up for games like this. KG is supposed to be his biggest rival yet this game seperated the men from the boys. you could bitch at barry all you want about his surprising 2 missed ft's but TD missed a TON of oppurtunities at the ft line when it mattered plus he didn't do jack shit in the last half of the 4th either.

[boutons]

very positive when the Spurs play Spurs basketball.
Haven't seen much of that in Nov/Dec 05.

[sanman53]

very positive when the Spurs play Spurs basketball.
Haven't seen much of that in Nov/Dec 05.


WE will see it in Feb-June

[wildbill2u]

Well, I think those who doubted the Finley pickup are proved wrong. He carried us tonight after looking at the box. Very efficient.

[bonesinaz]

Oh for heaven's sake, lighten up! It's freaking December and the Spurs WON. Finley really stepped up and there was even a brief Barry sighting.

[spursjustice]

We were lucky to escape with this one. Especially after Brent and Mike missed FTs in the final minute and a half. Nonetheless, a win is a win!

KG played like a man possessed. 20/20 on Duncan is no easy feat. Rasho probably said something to him that pissed him off.

[wildbill2u]

Barry had a nice game. 4-7, 6 rebounds 3 assists in 26 min. 12 pts.

Missed a couple of free throws but I'll take it every night off the bench.

[wildbill2u]

We shot .615 on 3pts. (8-13) They shot .167 on 1-6.

[ajh18]

i'm still majorly dissapointed with TD. you'd think he'd get up for games like this. KG is supposed to be his biggest rival yet this game seperated the men from the boys. you could bitch at barry all you want about his surprising 2 missed ft's but TD missed a TON of oppurtunities at the ft line when it mattered plus he didn't do jack shit in the last half of the 4th either.

This game seperated the men from the boys? Sorry, but titles do that. Class and team play do that. Tim had a rough game. Who cares? He is still the most complete player in the league and has 3 titles to Garnett's 0. Garnett is yet to beat him in a playoff series. I think everone knows who the man is. A bad game doesn't change that.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

This game seperated the men from the boys? Sorry, but titles do that. Class and team play do that. Tim had a rough game. Who cares? He is still the most complete player in the league and has 3 titles to Garnett's 0. Garnett is yet to beat him in a playoff series. I think everone knows who the man is. A bad game doesn't change that.

i agree i went overboard as i'm talking out of anger, but TD was a huge dissapointment tonight. i know he has a heel injury but then he should sit out if the injury can cause as much serious problems as it sounds.

[team-work]

The Spurs won thanks largely to Finley, who stepped up in place of Ginobili, and this offsets Duncan's struggles.

Looking forward to a big game from TD soon to end his relatively poor recent streak.

[boutons]

"big game from TD soon"

29 and 22 wasn't big enough 2 days ago?

[spursjustice]

Teemy is the man. 97% of the time, he brings his AVERAGE game of 22 points 12 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal, 50% FG and 68%FT. As Pop has pointed out, the guy is so good to the point that we all take him for granted. His game today wasn't exactly great (numbers wise), but I think his physical presence on the floor counts.

[milkyway21]

looks like Mike Finley is gunning for that 6th man award this early :lol

congrats Spurs!

[milkyway21]

i agree i went overboard as i'm talking out of anger, but TD was a huge dissapointment tonight. i know he has a heel injury but then he should sit out if the injury can cause as much serious problems as it sounds.if we are disappointed with Duncan's play maybe because we are used to his 20+; 10+ rbds per game, I don't think Tim is unhappy before he goes to bed tonight.

He'd be IF he had contributed 30 pts and LOST TO KG's Timberwolves

...It's Mike's big day, and I'm happy for him and for the Spurs to win the game.

[spurs=bling]

Rasho Nesterovic
#8, Center
Leads team with 53.8 FG%

[mattyc]

Finley be awesome.

[NZHayden]

the win is all that matters, oh yeah!