Spurs vs. Rockets Nov. 14 -- Game Blog

[easjer]

Battier for 3

[nkdlunch]

:lol you guys crack me up. 99% of you gave up on Spurs by mid 3rd quarter.

I am not watching the game...

[easjer]

Manu for 2

[phxspurfan]

good news. like rasho and nazi used to be. when ones on, the other is off.

[DieMrBond]

Wouldnt that be typical - i replace Finley with Barry in my fantasy team... completely miss out on Barrys hot streak, and get him in a dud week. Hooray for my logic. At least Finley has scored somewhat.

I officially am bad at fantasy bball.

[easjer]

Nice rebound TD

[Mavs<Spurs]

I'm so nervous now, I can barely stand to read the posts and listen to Bill Schoening with the call.

But Bill is the best in radio I think by far.

[easjer]

Late whistle, Yao fouled by Elson

How many on Elson? 4?

[phxspurfan]

78-77 hou

[angel_luv]

Beno- whoosh! :fro

[easjer]

78, 77 Rockets lead, Yao is shooting FT

[ShoogarBear]

78-77 Rockheads, 7:33 left

[Spurologist]

Bang.

Mike Breen :nope

[phxspurfan]

54-53 clippers

[angel_luv]

Beno just went nuts... when has he ever scored 8 points in a row?
Go Beno!!


I'm going to smack you for that later. :)

[dg7md]

THIS is Spur championship basketball.

[easjer]

:lol you guys crack me up. 99% of you gave up on Spurs by mid 3rd quarter.

I am not watching the game...
:lol

It was THAT bad. Hope the momentum keeps up.

[Texas_Ranger]

Go Spurs Go.

[hitmanyr2k]

78, 77 Rockets lead, Yao is shooting FT

Yao? I thought McGrady got fouled.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

fuck, i just hope this isn't one of those games where we can't get over the hump

hopefully the defense can continue to play well and we can take this

[xamila rey]

what a came back!
GO SPURS GO

[easjer]

My bad, I thought Yao was shooting.

Mutumbo is back. Look out.

[twincam]

Yeah, now there is no excuse for them to lose against the Rockets, now that they's closed the gap to one point

[Leetonidas]

God, at least Robert got the block.

[phxspurfan]

any team that loses to the rockets will not win the championship

[easjer]

Manu ties it up

[Spurologist]

Horry with the send back. Manu for the duece at the other end.

[Leetonidas]

...and, Manu is playing like Manu.

[nkdlunch]

what a motherfukin comeback!!!!!

[nkdlunch]

btw si.com updates scores very fast, faster than your posts

[easjer]

Manu for 3

[Spurologist]

Manu For Three!!!!!!!!!!

[Leetonidas]

Manu for three!

[phxspurfan]

3 pointer, sa up 82-79

[easjer]

Lead now.

[Leetonidas]

We've had a 22 point swing in about 10 minutes of action.

[hitmanyr2k]

Funny...think McGrady or Manu read that article that called them washed up? :lol

[METALMiKE]

btw si.com updates scores very fast, faster than your posts

thanks,nba.com still says 63-75 rockettes in the 3rd
:madrun

[Spurologist]

Can someone give me a quick recap of the game.

[easjer]

WOuldn't have believed in the third. This is a lot more fun.

[TDMVPDPOY]

bounce with me now homies

[Nero]

Wow, this is in Houston. This will be a demoralizing defeat for them if we can pull it out.

[xamila rey]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

[twincam]

Let me say this for the 1,334,574th time. It's all about poise. How many times must I continue to say this!?

POISE! Sure they might win, and then they might lose, but they've got POISE!

[nkdlunch]

damn me for not having nbatv

[easjer]

Opening was ok, Spurs sucked ass for the rest of the first, all of the second, most of the third, got it together and here we are now in a real game.

[Leetonidas]

Can someone give me a quick recap of the game.

Spurs were getting their asses kicked from the end of the second until the end of the third in which they went on like a 22 to 1 run.

[Texas_Ranger]

Bravo Manu!

[TDMVPDPOY]

tmac better fuckn disappear!!!

we didnt come to houston to start no drama, we just want a fukn win

[twincam]

Duncan!

[Nero]

Can someone give me a quick recap of the game.

Spurs were down by 19 at one point. TD and Parker were playing bad. Tmac was going off. Beno and Horry sparked a comeback in the 3rd. We take the lead in the 4th.

Spursologist check your PM.

[easjer]

Nice, TImmy!

[twincam]

Spurs 84 Rockets 78

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Can someone give me a quick recap of the game.


rockets dominated the first half

spurs got the defense from out of the locker room and onto the floor for the second half


the rockets decided to take the night off in the 2nd half

spurs up 82-79

[nkdlunch]

can someone tell me what happened to Parker??? is he hurt?

[ShoogarBear]

THIS JUST IN: Yao still gets tired in the fourth quarter.

[Spurs#20]

Let's go Manu!!!!!!!!!!!

[Leetonidas]

Damn, Manu is playing like an absolute beast.

[twincam]

spurs 86 rockets 78 timeout Rockets...and the Rockets crowd is booing their players already

[phxspurfan]

86-79 sp

[easjer]

Manu hits, 86, 79 Spurs

4:34 left

[aaronstampler]

Hey nice of Robert to join us this year. Apparently his calender said the season starts on November 14th.

[twincam]

Gotta love live TV...

[Spurologist]

rockets dominated the first half

spurs got the defense from out of the locker room and onto the floor for the second half


the rockets decided to take the night off in the 2nd half

spurs up 82-79

Thank you.

Damn 26-4 run by the spurs

[TDMVPDPOY]

spurs outta control, we cant be touch, rockets cant you see, SPURS UNIT

oi lets hope tmac doesnt go nuts on us like last time in the last 30secs.....

[easjer]

Listening to Clyde's math hurts my head

[twincam]

Rebound spurs

[Kori Ellis]

can someone tell me what happened to Parker??? is he hurt?

He sucked in the first half, so Pop played Beno in the third and Beno was on fire. Parker's in the game now but looks slow/sluggish.

[xamila rey]

damn me for not having nbatv

yes u need to get the nba league pass,
it is the best.

[METALMiKE]

:downspin:

[Leetonidas]

Ouch. Timmy with the And 1.

[twincam]

three point play, SPURS, DUNCAN!

[ShoogarBear]

TD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and one

[phxspurfan]

88-79

[easjer]

Duncan took it right at Yao, yes!!!!

[twincam]

Spurs 88 Rockets 78

[ShoogarBear]

Horry down, ? hurt?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

damn! wow!

i wonder if everytime the spurs score they go "PSYCHE!" b/c they made the rockets think they were gonna win

[nkdlunch]

He sucked in the first half, so Pop played Beno in the third and Beno was on fire. Parker's in the game now but looks slow/sluggish.

tnx

[Texas_Ranger]

Go Timmy.

[phxspurfan]

yes u need to get the nba league pass,
it is the best.


i have league pass and they didnt give me nba tv.

[twincam]

What is all this BS talk about Yao being dominating this year! Did they forget that they were playing the San Antonio Spurs this year?

[easjer]

Horry has a hamstring injury?

[twincam]

88 81 spurs lead

[Trainwreck2100]

Battier Carson Palmered him

[Duncanoypi]

wow...earlier its 19...then i read bible and prayed...now spurs up by 7...wow!miracle happens!

[ShoogarBear]

Stop settling for jumpers, guys

[twincam]

Rebound Rockets, 88 - 81 3:30 left

[Leetonidas]

Yao got owned by Tim!

[ShoogarBear]

TD PWNS Yao!

[twincam]

Yao Ming, REJECTED by DUNCAN!

[easjer]

Nice block, bad pass Timmy

[phxspurfan]

what a monumental collapse

[Kori Ellis]

Wow that was an awesome block by Timmy.

[twincam]

88 83 spurs

[twincam]

2:46 left

[TDMVPDPOY]

duncan :(:(

[easjer]

Great shot TD

[twincam]

DUNCAN schools Ming again...!

[ShoogarBear]

FIRE!!!! MVP in the house!!!

[twincam]

OFFENSIVE foul on Rockets

[Leetonidas]

The Manu Flop. :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

td fade away :D:D

[easjer]

Well done, Manu. Total flop, but hey.

[aaronstampler]

I don't know if that was a flop, but shockingly Bill Worrell is quite certain.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Duncan is showing Yao what a real MVP plays like

[twincam]

Spurs 90 Rockets 83, timeout

[TDMVPDPOY]

off foul head spurs leadd 90-83

[hitmanyr2k]

Ginobili kills me with that shit :lol He sold it perfectly. Head was stupid for even giving the shove in the chest though.

[twincam]

Poise baby, Poise!

[Trainwreck2100]

Don't foget theres more than enough time for TMac to make another commercial out of us

[Spurs Brazil]

TD = Clutch

[twincam]

NBA leage pass commercial

[easjer]

TMac hasn't been hitting at all this quarter

[nkdlunch]

6 more points and I might just win every vbookie of the night!

[twincam]

Damn, Duncan finally woke up and shut down Yao on both ends of the floor

[twincam]

game on

[Spurologist]

TD on the left block. Backs in the balloon in the paint Timmay pivots and turns around for a fadaway jumper from the left baseline over Yao and he HITS it to beat the shotclock buzzer.

[TDMVPDPOY]

how hard is it to get yao foul out, he only needs one more foul!!!

[twincam]

Spurs on a 41-9 run

[easjer]

Tony!

[twincam]

Parker from outside

[twincam]

rockets miss shot, rebound, Gino

[easjer]

Great defense and rebounding now.

[ShoogarBear]

Poise baby, Poise!Stop that shit. Makes us sound like Al Davis. :lol

[twincam]

steal by rockets

[TDMVPDPOY]

keep this game under 180pts !!!!

tp with basket

manu reb

92-83

[ShoogarBear]

Spurs on a 41-9 runSig worthy.

[easjer]

Yao turns it over (should have been a charge)

One hell of a fucking comeback man.

[twincam]

39 sec remain

[TDMVPDPOY]

tmac dissappearing

[ShoogarBear]

I was thinking at first the Spurs were going to steal a win they didn't deserve, but fuck that. This was ownage.

[nkdlunch]

what a chokejob by Rockettes

[twincam]

Spurs will advance to take the division lead....

[TDMVPDPOY]

fuck better be no tmac heroic shit

[Duncanoypi]

its good to be a spurs fan!...OWNED!

[twincam]

I have a question,

Do you guys think that the Spurs somewhat allowed the Rockets to make a big run on the Spurs so to get them 'somewhat' tired and then finally take it away?

[bdictjames]

Is it over? Please tell me it's over

[ShoogarBear]

Dont worry guys houston kicked our asses as well. :madrun:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[Leetonidas]

Damn, when Beno fell down and T-Mac stole it, I was having the 13 in 30 seconds flashback. :lol

Good win Spurs!

[phxspurfan]

final 92-84

[dimsah]

FUCKIN A! That was awesome.

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs Win

[nkdlunch]

score?

[xamila rey]

yes,
end of the game.
92-84

[twincam]

yes, it's over

[easjer]

Fuck that was awesome

Best part was listening to the Rockets announcers jack off over how great the Spurs are.

[4001 STEREO SPUR]

Awesome :flag:

[aaronstampler]

Neato. Wonder what they'll have in them for tomorrow. Tony needs to come up huge.

[phxspurfan]

the isotopes winagame

[Duncanoypi]

Choke City

[TDMVPDPOY]

hahaha we won

now i feel sorry for you clowns who better on over 180pts hahhahaa

in beno/td i trust

rockets live by the 3, die by the 3

[twincam]

Wow, down 19 points and then win by 8 points, that is a freakin' 27 point turnaround.....

[nkdlunch]

wow

[fred33]

tony can miss a game no?

[Mavs<Spurs]

Unbelievable.

[angel_luv]

Good win guys! :fro

[Kori Ellis]

That was a sweet win.

Props to Horry and Beno for leading the comeback and Manu for putting things away.

[Manu20]

84-56=28 :smokin

[dougp]

Go Spurs Go!

[Texas_Ranger]

Wawawiwa!!

[timvp]

Ruck the Fockets.

:smokin

[dimsah]

Spurs 51 rbs
Rockets 36 rbs

That is nice.

[Dirk Nowitzki]

:pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :madrun :madrun WHAT THE FUCK???? THIS NIGHT WAS GOING GREAT AND THE SPURS WERE GETTING ASSRAPED. THEN I CHECK THIS THREAD AND THEY WON?? DAMN IT STUPID ROCKETS!! :flipoff :flipoff

[Mavs<Spurs]

What a magical game.

That was a statement against a team that is arguably the second best in the NBA.

That is the kind of game that can make a season and show it is the stuff of dreams.


They just put the fear of God into the rest of the NBA.

[hitmanyr2k]

I knew the Rockets would go into a lull but I didn't know they would fall asleep. What a meltdown.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

the spirit of Frank Reich was at the Toyota Center. this is one of many times i hate living in dallas.

[Mavs<Spurs]

Undefeated on the road.

[ATX Spur]

Ridiculous. Fantastic for Beno...and Tim with 15 boards!

[Duncanoypi]

Dont worry guys houston kicked our asses as well. :madrun

sig worth...OWNED!! :lol :elephant :lol :lol

[Lonestar]

That was my favorite win of the season. Mentally tough! 15 point deficit, no problem. Way to go Fabricio and Francisco. Way to keep working Tony and Manu. I'm stoked on this team from the starters to the end of the bench. Way to go Spurs!!! :downspin:

[xcoriate]

Damn. That was awesome, shame we all had to sit through the first half to get to the second :lol

[Deb]

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao
:lol really, an ass kickin huh, dirk :lol

[nkdlunch]

sig worth...OWNED!! :lol :elephant :lol :lol


:lol

[Spurs Brazil]

Big defense in the 2nd half

Rockets scored only 28pts, only 9 in the 4th

[dimsah]

Elson gave 12 pts and 7 rbs in 23 minutes. He's really looking like a great signing.

[koopa]

i don't feel like reading 400+ post lol, did parker break himself??? or was he just shit and beno took over??

[easjer]

Very satisfying, exciting win. Sorry I wasn't there.

[ShoogarBear]

That was a fricking mid-80s Celtics ownage.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

:pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :madrun :madrun WHAT THE FUCK???? THIS NIGHT WAS GOING GREAT AND THE SPURS WERE GETTING ASSRAPED. THEN I CHECK THIS THREAD AND THEY WON?? DAMN IT STUPID ROCKETS!! :flipoff :flipoffread your heading. BELIEVE.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Props to my boy Frankie "CMFFDS" Elson

[Kori Ellis]

i don't feel like reading 400+ post lol, did parker break himself??? or was he just shit and beno took over??

Parker was shooting bad in the first half, so Beno played a big stretch in the 3rd and lead the comeback along with Horry.

[Mavs<Spurs]

Spurs are clearly the team to beat this year.

I'm so stoked!!!

[Winnipeg_Spur]

Spurs are getting some great wins early in the season. First the Suns and then this. So much fun! :)

[rasho8]

:pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :madrun :madrun WHAT THE FUCK???? THIS NIGHT WAS GOING GREAT AND THE SPURS WERE GETTING ASSRAPED. THEN I CHECK THIS THREAD AND THEY WON?? DAMN IT STUPID ROCKETS!! :flipoff :flipoff

Owned, bitch... owned.

[td4mvp21]

I'm glad we won, but we need to play good for the whole game. But kudos to Pop, he made adjustments to shut TMAC down in the second half. I'm impressed.

[Deb]

:pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :madrun :madrun WHAT THE FUCK???? THIS NIGHT WAS GOING GREAT AND THE SPURS WERE GETTING ASSRAPED. THEN I CHECK THIS THREAD AND THEY WON?? DAMN IT STUPID ROCKETS!! :flipoff :flipoff
Yep, that Rocket ass kickin musta really hurt :spin :spin :spin :spin

[Mavs<Spurs]

Don't forget that our record is one where we had four games in five nights.

Pretty impressive stuff.

[pjjrfan]

ARGHHHHHH!!!! I turned off the VCR at halftime, and just decided to watch the game. I knew they would come back, I just didn't think they would come back all the way. This team is looking really good, and their not even all on the same page yet. The Elson-Oberto package is paying off dividends, I can't remember the Rasho-Nazr combo having this much impact on 6 of 7 games, I can't remember them doing it 2 games in a row. And I especially loved seeing Manu find the basket moreso with his drives, some of them specatacular. At halftime I thought Duncan looked old and over the hill, then in the 4th the guy was as clutch as he has always been.

And they can improve a great deal more.

[beirmeistr]

Best game of the season for the Spurs so far--well, at least as good as the mavs game. Beno was outstanding. He seems to be better than Parker at leading the Spurs WHEN THEY ARE WAY BEHIND ( of course he is not better than Parker when it is tight or when the Spurs are ahead). Elson was impressive tiring out yao on the floor. Manu had a good allaround game---he got , what, a couple of fouls on Yao? Finley and Horry were great off the bench. And Duncan, man, he was a beast! Fantastic game by Duncan. I couldn't tell who was in a worse panic---the Rockets or the announcers. They were pooping their pants.

[NO LIMIT ARMY COMMANDER]

Men, don't forget to wash it in the sink.

[Texas_Ranger]

:pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :madrun :madrun WHAT THE FUCK???? THIS NIGHT WAS GOING GREAT AND THE SPURS WERE GETTING ASSRAPED. THEN I CHECK THIS THREAD AND THEY WON?? DAMN IT STUPID ROCKETS!! :flipoff :flipoff

HAHAHAHAHA

[Deb]

Van Gundy at the podium - he always sounds like a dead man walking

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

sig worth...OWNED!! :lol :elephant :lol :lol
Not a bad idea...

[The Truth #6]

Horry actually acted like he gave a shit for the first time this season. Great game for him.

I still don't know why Finley ate into Barry's minutes. Beno, however, played a great pivotal stretch. And Tim owned Yao by the end. Sweetness.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Parker was shooting bad in the first half, so Beno played a big stretch in the 3rd and lead the comeback along with Horry.

this reminds me of the game against the suns in 2004/05 3rd meet of the season in phoenix, where basically tp disappeared for the whole game, and the damn suns had like a 25pt lead midway 3rd quarter, and pop put in the bench and rallied back to win the game.

beno = president

[Duncanoypi]

Not a bad idea...

thanks dude!...my first time to be put in sig... :elephant

[beirmeistr]

this reminds me of the game against the suns in 2004/05 3rd meet of the season in phoenix, where basically tp disappeared for the whole game, and the damn suns had like a 25pt lead midway 3rd quarter, and pop put in the bench and rallied back to win the game.

beno = president
I thought about that game also. It was, what, Duncan, Beno, Ginobili, Barry, and Devin Brown for the entire last quarter, right?

[Dirk Nowitzki]

Well the Mavs are back so watch yourselfs! :elephant :elephant

[Samr]

Devin Brown for the entire last quarter, right?

You mean Elson?

[beirmeistr]

You mean Elson?
No, I was comparing this game to the one in 2005 when the Spurs came back from 17?? in fourth quarter to send the game into overtime and beat the Suns.

[Kori Ellis]

You mean Elson?

They are talking about a few years ago.

[Duncanoypi]

Well the Mavs are back so watch yourselfs! :elephant :elephant

kicking asses again? :dramaquee

[Samr]

Well the Mavs are back so watch yourselfs!

Yep. Back to playing second fiddle. Hell, they might not even make the band this year if they keep playing their current tune.

[STEVEYCU]

Spurs win ... Great... Rockets lose ... even better... Mavs still garbage at the bottom of the divison even after a win ... priceless

[boutons_]

Rockets 56 pts first half, 28 pt second half, 9 pt 4th qtr.

read the rest of the box score, the number tell the tale

http://www.nba.com/games/20061114/SASHOU/boxscore.html

[Deb]

Well the Mavs are back so watch yourselfs! :elephant :elephant
Back to what? The future, which never has been in their case. :blah

[TDMVPDPOY]

They are talking about a few years ago.

seems like yesterday, i still remember that fuckn game and the series...... :downspin: << amare pushups :nope misses ft line :ihit spurs win :elephant <<spursfans celebrate

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

In other news..........Dre matched Wade pretty well in Miami :lol

[mikejones99]

Bench + Bowen brings the Spurs all the way back. Great game by all.

[1Parker1]

:wow 9 points in the 4th quarter? Is that some kind of record? Was the Spurs defense that unbelievable or the Rockets just went cold? Hard to believe it could be the latter when they have Yao and McGrady...

[dbreiden83080]

Man that was a killer win, i thought they were dead in the water in the 3rd quarter. Manu finally got his act together and it is about time for him. Hopefully they don't get shocked by the Bobcats tomorrow night, being complacent from this win.

[smeagol]

this reminds me of the game against the suns in 2004/05 3rd meet of the season in phoenix, where basically tp disappeared for the whole game, and the damn suns had like a 25pt lead midway 3rd quarter, and pop put in the bench and rallied back to win the game.

beno = president
Manu 48 pts. Nuff said.

[boutons_]

Clips disappers in 2nd half @Jazz, Jazz will still be #1 in WC after tonight.

[dimsah]

No, I was comparing this game to the one in 2005 when the Spurs came back from 17?? in fourth quarter to send the game into overtime and beat the Suns.That game to this day was the best regular season game I have ever seen.
Manu had 48 that game I believe.

[mikejones99]

Spurs are #1 in west.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Spurs are #1 in west.

not for long, the Jazz are blowing out the clippers

[TDMVPDPOY]

not for long, the Jazz are blowing out the clippers

clippers are a disgraced, cant win against a team without ak47

[wildbill2u]

Sure was fun listening to the Rockets game announcers over here describing the Rockets collapse. Their main guy is such a homer.

And the fans call-in show afterwards was even better. They want to hang Van Gundy as though he was the one bricking the shots.

But I bet we had some nasty comments on this site about the Spurs when they were down 19.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

clippers are a disgraced, cant win against a team without ak47


tell me about it, thats what ticks me off :depressed

We should have beaten them, the wolves and the knicks but instead Melo gets thrown out (whiule Cassell jaws off all night) and Boykins ruins the other 2 games for us :madrun

The Clippers arent as good as their record suggests

[BeerIsGood!]

Rockets

pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st to bs pts
R. Alston G 11:22 5-10 2-4 0-2 0 4 4 2 1 2 2 0 12
T. McGrady G 39:53 10-25 4-7 2-4 1 7 8 6 1 2 1 0 26
J. Howard F 24:00 2-4 0-0 1-1 2 4 6 1 2 0 0 0 5
S. Battier F 19:26 2-7 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 5
Y. Ming C 14:05 7-21 0-0 6-9 2 4 6 0 4 4 1 1 20
L. Head 12:00 2-8 1-5 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 6
S. Padgett 07:52 2-4 2-3 0-0 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 6
D. Mutombo 11:49 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 4
K. Snyder 09:08 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
V. Spanoulis 00:00 - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lucas 00:00 - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Novak 00:00 - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0









Total 240 32-84 10-23 10-18 11 25 36 16 13 10 9 4 84
38.1% 43.5% 55.6% Team Rebs: 11 Total TO: 9




If Alston with 12 is going to be the only guy other than Yao and Mac with more than 6 points - the Spurs are more than likely gonna win every time.

[boutons_]

"Spurs are #1 in west."

no, tied with Jazz with 1 loss each.

[FromWayDowntown]

Great win for any number of reasons -- coming back from way down; winning when Parker didn't have it; sticking it out through the first 35 minutes when it seemed like the Rockets couldn't miss from 3 and McGrady was going to have one of those nights; the possibility that Mike Finley and Robert Horry might get going a bit; the great 2nd half and 4th quarter defense; the continued contributions from Franricio Elberto.

But, in the larger scheme of things, I think it's a great win because the Spurs have road wins already over both the Rockets and Mavericks.

[T Park]

Francisco Elson does it again.

12 points 7 boards.

Thank you Denver.


Props to Beno Stiffreck and Big shot for pulling the team close.

Props to Fin for bagging some big shots, especially the tieing one at 76 all.

Props to Timmy D for owning the 4th quarter again.

Props to Tony parker for bagging shots in the 4th when they counted.


Onto Charlotte :tu

[Borosai]

I was watching a movie, and check the score now and POW, a win...fantastic. Nice to see Horry get his shot going finally. And I'm glad to see McGrady being himself...a high-volume, low-percentage shooter...even better. Great team effort, and it's especially encouraging to see the team is able to come back late in games with consistency.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Great win for any number of reasons -- coming back from way down; winning when Parker didn't have it; sticking it out through the first 35 minutes when it seemed like the Rockets couldn't miss from 3 and McGrady was going to have one of those nights; the possibility that Mike Finley and Robert Horry might get going a bit; the great 2nd half and 4th quarter defense; the continued contributions from Franricio Elberto.

But, in the larger scheme of things, I think it's a great win because the Spurs have road wins already over both the Rockets and Mavericks.

not only great road wins for the sake that we won, but we really had to grind those wins out, and play tough mentality and execute well down the stretch in each of those wins

Usually, it's our team that blows the big lead and has brain farts in crunch time, but it's nice to see us executing well (at least in spurts when it matters) this early in the season.

Would I prefer that we not get down early to force a comeback to win? sure, but wins like these will really make us tougher in the long run I think.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Francisco Elson does it again.

12 points 7 boards.

Thank you Denver.




your welcome
:lol

We got rid of the nanny raper and got mighty Joe Smith, he is awesome! :fro (im not being saractsic either, he didnt play that well tonight but has been great lately)

[smeagol]

Props to Beno Stiffreck and Big shot for pulling the team close.

Props to Fin for bagging some big shots, especially the tieing one at 76 all.

Props to Timmy D for owning the 4th quarter again.

Props to Tony parker for bagging shots in the 4th when they counted.

Props to Manu, he had a decent game.

[smeagol]

the continued contributions from Franricio Elberto.
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

Am I the only one who finds this comment hilarious?

[theroc5]

Francisco Elson does it again.

12 points 7 boards.

Thank you Denver.


Props to Beno Stiffreck and Big shot for pulling the team close.

Props to Fin for bagging some big shots, especially the tieing one at 76 all.

Props to Timmy D for owning the 4th quarter again.

Props to Tony parker for bagging shots in the 4th when they counted.


Onto Charlotte :tu
the only things i can add to this is that it seemed like in the 2nd and 3rd qrt we were not handling the pressure at all. i dont even wana No how many TOs we had.i think we really need to work on that.
2.Also, i think tony has a lot to work on with his shot. sure now he can shoot OPEN jumpers but when hes guarded tightly or loosly by two people he cant make shit.. thats why when that happens he needs to drive or pass. NO MORE 3S!
3.Manu was killer tonight. He was the 2nd best player on our team tonight and i was very impressed and happy with what he did.
4.We Didnt have any injuries lol!!!!!
i would like to see elson a bit more!

this team looks great so far, the only thing that can stop us...is God, injuries and us lol

[gameFACE]

Where is Louis2............................................ ...?
:lmao

[Trainwreck2100]

Where is Louis2............................................ ...?
:lmao


I would imagine he's somewhere with real blue balls

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

he should man up!

I'll be here during a Nuggets win or even a Nuggets blowout :lol

[milkyway21]

Congrats Spurs!

[TMTTRIO]

it was an awesome comeback tonight . It was also nice to see Manu move away from his jump shot project tonight and drive more to the basket like the old Manu would.

[wildbill2u]

A quote from Yao on a Houston Chronicle sprotswriter's blog:

"We just killed ourselves," said Yao Ming. " It was a frustrating game, particularly end third quarter and fourth quarter."

"It was like we did last home game against NY, we left a chance for them. They are not some normal team, they are SA Spurs. They are the best team in this league. If they get their chance, they'll beat us.

"When we were ready to play, we beat them. But in the third quarter and fourth, we cannot finish the game. That's what we have to learn to get ready to play to the next level."

Spoken like a true sportsman, Yao. We aren't some normal team. We are the SPURS!

[phyzik]

Yep. Back to playing second fiddle. Hell, they might not even make the band this year if they keep playing their current tune.

You mean third fiddle..... the Rockets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rockettes) own the Mavericks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_little_pony) so far this season. :lol

[beirmeistr]

Man, if the boxscore is right and Gino only played 16 1/2 minutes, he had a pretty good game.

[milkyway21]

They are not some normal team, they are SA Spurs. They are the best team in this league. If they get their chance, they'll beat us.

geez, i can feel Yao has a lot of respect for the Spurs, treat them like immortals he he

[TDMVPDPOY]

when tmac was getting hot, how come bruce bowen didnt stutter step break his ankles??.....



td finish the game with 19pts 15rebs 3blks << mvp stats

[RC's Boss]

Just got back from Houston. Rockets fans talked shit b4 the game and during halftime.... But afterwards all the #20 and #21 jerseys gave each other a nod or a pound on the way out the arena. For some drunken reason I yelled out, "you lost beyotches!", while going down the escaltor in my Duncan jersey. I was loaded and floating..... :drunk+ :smokin = :tu

[milkyway21]

when tmac was getting hot, how come bruce bowen didnt stutter step break his ankles??.....


td finish the game with 19pts 15rebs 3blks << mvp statswhoa :D

TMac respects Bowen too much and we don't want that to end just to win the game, right?

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Rockets guard Tracy McGrady also said he has never had a problem facing Bowen.

"I always accepted the challenge of going up against him because he is the best perimeter (defender) in this league," McGrady said.

[RC's Boss]

I saw Pop yelling at Manu about what appeared to be his defensive rotation. I mean he was grilling him. He had his hands waving around like he was asking him wtf are you doing dickhead? He was on a serious tirade.

[polandprzem]

NOw the Bobcats with Okafor - 7 blks last night :wow

[milkyway21]

that was before Manu lead us back in the fourth?

good :worthy:

[TDMVPDPOY]

NOw the Bobcats with Okafor - 7 blks last night :wow

he will be exposed by duncan tommarow night

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

I saw Pop yelling at Manu about what appeared to be his defensive rotation. I mean he was grilling him. He had his hands waving around like he was asking him wtf are you doing dickhead? He was on a serious tirade.

Did it look like Pop was going to go Bobby Knight on Gino at any point during this fit of rage?

[polandprzem]

he will be exposed by duncan tommarow night

Hopefully, both teams are on a b2b so it can be an ugly game.
Parker will baunce back :tu

Can the spurs win back two back?

[TDMVPDPOY]

Hopefully, both teams are on a b2b so it can be an ugly game.
Parker will baunce back :tu

Can the spurs win back two back?

yeh we can

damn the bobcats are playin good lately even though they are not puttin up wins, but it still looks legitimate they could be tanking hahaha. Sean May looks like a real deal.

[joeyjfive]

Beno managed to be the hero and look like a complete retard in this game. haha jk great game by Beno, its good to have a solid back up.