Spurs vs Clippers Game Blog

[missmyzte]

Save it for Thursday...a in against Lakers in LA is a great birthday present for me!!!! :elephant :elephant :elephant
If I bring a sign to the game that says 'Happy Birthday RashoFan', think I'll get on TV? I can't wait for the game! And hopefully it won't be raining

[polandprzem]

:pctoss Fuckin v bookie

Now they wanted to play some offense :cuss

wait a minute

[Solid D]

Radmanovic drives baseline and bothered by Rasho. Spurs reb.

Sanders drives and leans in left, offensive foul on Melvin. Vin BAker in.

Oberto in on Baker. Passes out of double, Livingston dunks.

NVE dribbles clock out and Spurs win 98-87.

[RashoFan]

If I bring a sign to the game that says 'Happy Birthday RashoFan', think I'll get on TV? I can't wait for the game! And hopefully it won't be raining
THAT WOULD BE MOST AWESOME!!!!!!!!! :elephant :elephant :elephant

[T Park]

back in front by a game.

If the idiots could've held on against Seattle, it would be 2 games, and having a chokehold on the damn Western Conference.

[Solid D]

Season high 32 assists on 36 FGs.

[RashoFan]

don't forget the *cough cough* plug for SPURSTALK.COM....* cough cough*
:D

[Solid D]

The Spurs used 4 guys at the point tonight. Beno, NVE, Manu and Brent.

[efrem1]

Last game, CLips shot 52 percent. Tonight, only 38 percent. That my friends is SPurs D coming out!!

[SequSpur]

a sign? some of you are easily excited.

[RashoFan]

a sign? some of you are easily excited.
At my "soon to be age"....It don't take much anymore....

[Solid D]

Last game, CLips shot 52 percent. Tonight, only 38 percent. That my friends is SPurs D coming out!!

Bruce Bowen totally got the best of Sam Cassell tonight, along with the hard doubles the Spurs sent his way.

[T Park]

Whats the matter Sequ, not a good enough win for you?

[SequSpur]

Bruce Bowen totally got the best of Sam Cassell tonight, along with the hard doubles the Spurs sent his way.

Yeah, I was impressed by the Spurs coaching tonight. They were so good at it, they didn't have to resort to a gamewinning play. That was close.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Go Clippers! Brand for MVP!

The Clippers have no playoff experience, no defense, and no superstar. Brand is overrated.

:rolleyes

[T Park]

Im sure the Spurs coaching is happy, that your impressed :rolleyes

[Solid D]

Somebody missed their nap today.

[T Park]

Mavsfan, has GOT to have Bipolar disorder.

[Manu20]

Did anyone notice that Beno played about 4 minutes in the second half? I guess pop was not to happy with him.

[Solid D]

Coach Bud just said on the radio postgame that Beno twisted his ankle and didn't play after that.

[timvp]

Coach Bud just said on the radio postgame that Beno twisted his ankle and didn't play after that.

I wonder if that was before or after he started sucking.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Mavsfan, has GOT to have Bipolar disorder.

but NOTHING beats his

"a 6'6 guy guarding Dirk??" (on Bowen)

which is in i believe texas ballas quote!

[TMTTRIO]

actually Bud said that he twisted his ankle and didn't feel well enough playing.

[Budkin]

Yay, got a win on my birthday! Now let's go get the Lakers! :spin

[Solid D]

Spurs played a bit more zone D tonight than usual. They did well with it.

[Solid D]

If Beno twisted the ankle before two of the worst passes in the history of Slovenia, then he has an excuse. Beno did fine early in the game, not so good in his second stint.

[ChumpDumper]

If Beno twisted the ankle before two of the worst passes in the history of Slovenia, then he has an excuse. Beno did fine early in the game, not so good in his second stint.Yeah, I stood up and yelled "Don't tell me Rasho was running too fast to get the ball to him!"

[RashoFan]

Yay, got a win on my birthday! Now let's go get the Lakers! :spin
Happy Birthday Budkin!

[T Park]

Beno did fine early in the game

Eh?!?!?


Udrih was extremely dissapointing tonight.

I gaurantee Pop is swigging the merlot right now cussing the country of slovenia.

[Solid D]

You heard me...err read me right.

[fred33]

is eva was at the game?

[SoCalSpursFan]

Nice Win. :fro

[Solid D]

is eva was at the game?

Yes, Eva was at the game.

[fred33]

Sit Newt To Tony?

[ChumpDumper]

No, she isn't on the team.

And no amphibians allowed in Staples.

[Slo spurs fan]

Yeah, I stood up and yelled "Don't tell me Rasho was running too fast to get the ball to him!"
:lol

[Solid D]

They showed Eva for a brief moment on TV and the announcers mentioned it. She sat next to Richardo Chavira who is her TV husband (as I understand it, since I don't watch Desperate Housewives).

[Winnipeg_Spur]

Good win. As Marv Albert would say, Timmy's showing signs and Manu seems to be getting healthier as well. Hopefully Parker's injury isn't too serious and the Spurs can clinch the west a couple games early, so they can rest up for a deep playoff run.

[ploto]

Last game, CLips shot 52 percent. Tonight, only 38 percent. That my friends is SPurs D coming out!!
Well, you saw the quick change in the third quarter- when the Spurs defense took the game over. After Rasho and Brent came in and Bruce was put on Cassell, the Clippers did not have a basket for the next 5 1/2 minutes.

Interesting stat of the night- of all the Spurs- Rasho had the BEST rebounding rate tonight-- 1 every 2.8 minutes.

[Slomo]

Eh?!?!?


Udrih was extremely dissapointing tonight.

I gaurantee Pop is swigging the merlot right now cussing the country of slovenia.
If you knew anything about wine, you'd realize how stupid your statement is.

Slovenian Merlot is way too good to be cursed by Pop.

[CubanMustGo]

Interesting stuff in the AP game writeup:

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs vividly remembered what Elton Brand did against them three weeks ago.

They were not about to let him repeat it.

Duncan had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and he did a lot of the heavy work in containing Brand on the other end of the floor Tuesday night in leading the Spurs to a 98-87 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

"Elton is having such a great season, he's been an MVP candidate all year long, and we felt we should start there because he hurt us so bad last time," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "It worked out for us this time."

Brand led the Clippers with 20 points and 10 rebounds, but he shot only 3-of-11 and scored 11 points after the first period. He had 30 points and nine rebounds March 7 in a 98-85 victory over the Spurs at Staples Center.

"It was a huge key," Duncan said of containing Brand. "He really hurt us last time. We decided to come after him and make them change their game a little bit."

Michael Finley also scored 20 points, Bruce Bowen had 16, Brent Barry scored 11 and Manu Ginobili had eight points and nine assists for the Spurs (55-16), who moved into first place in the Western Conference, one game ahead of Dallas.

The Spurs won for the seventh time in nine games despite the absence of leading scorer Tony Parker, who sat out because of a sore right shin. He was injured Sunday night during a 106-102 loss in Seattle, when he was accidentally kicked.

"It's really sore," Popovich said. "He can't push off or put any weight on it."

Popovich said Parker might be available Thursday night when the Spurs play the Lakers.

"Tony's a really good player, but their offense is so easy to run," Clippers guard Cuttino Mobley said. "You dribble it down, you give it to Tim, and those guys are knocking shots down and making plays. That team is deep enough that it's OK.

"If you miss Tim Duncan, then there's a difference. But you can make up Tony's 20 [points]. And Finley's a starter anywhere else."

Chris Kaman added 18 points and eight rebounds and Corey Maggette had 16 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Clippers (41-29), who lost for just the fourth time in 12 games and need only one victory to clinch their first winning season in 15 years.

Sam Cassell was held to eight points and seven assists.

"It was a little disappointing," Brand said of the Clippers' performance. "We built some confidence playing against this team. We felt like we should have won up at their place and lost in overtime, then we beat them pretty handily here, and with their full complement -- Tony Parker, Ginobili, Duncan, everybody.

"But they played pretty well tonight. They made shots and we didn't. We didn't take it onto the court, and they got easy layups and easy shots."

The Spurs shot 36-of-73 (49 percent) including 10-of-25 from 3-point range, while the Clippers went 28-of-74 (38 percent) including 1-of-10 from beyond the arc.

"Good win for us against a very good team," Popovich said. "We needed to get back to who we are and what our personality is. I thought we did that tonight."

Popovich referred to the solid defense his team played, something he hasn't seen for the past few weeks.

"We can't win like that," he said. "It's not our deal."

Finley scored four straight points in the opening minute of the fourth quarter to give the Spurs a 76-62 lead, and his 3-pointer with 6:44 remaining made it 90-73. The Clippers didn't threaten after that.

"We weren't shooting the ball well from the outside," Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said. "If you're doing that, the only way you have a chance is if you're very efficient in other areas."

Game notes
With Parker sidelined for the first time, Bowen became the only San Antonio player to play in each of his team's 71 games this season. ... Beno Udrih made his second start of the season and the fourth of his career in Parker's place. He had four points in 13 minutes. ... The injury-plagued Clippers had everyone available for the first time this season. Mobley returned after sitting out two games because of a sprained right ankle and went scoreless, missing all six shots he tried. Zeljko Rebraca came back after missing 12 games because of a strained left hamstring and had three points and three rebounds. ... The Spurs have won 29 of the last 33 games between the teams. ... Bowen was fined $10,000 by the NBA for kicking Seattle's Ray Allen in the back Sunday night. ... Kaman picked up a technical foul in the second quarter, and Cassell got one in the third period.