Round 2 Game 6: Spurs vs. Suns Official Game Blog

[peskypesky]

Duncan!!!!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Td Dunk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ForeignFan]

TD is warming up ... nice dunk

[Darkwaters]

We have Duncan, Paker and Gino all going.

It's just a matter of time.

[Warlord23]

TD in Amare's grill!

[Admidave50]

WOW, Duncan owning Amare badly

[Horry For 3!]

What tha fuck???? Where the fuck was the Finley foul? That was a fuckin travel on Amare

[peskypesky]

that almost makes up for all the missed ft's

[Budkin]

What a sick dunk!

[jmard5]

Good. Elson out. Small ball?

[RashoFan]

We have Duncan, Paker and Gino all going.

It's just a matter of time.
:smokin

[Warlord23]

Bail-out call for Amare

[Budkin]

Yeah that foul on Amare was phantom.

[jmard5]

Slam by TD against Amare!

[Capt Bringdown]

Oh No, Vaughn!!!

[peskypesky]

i'm diggin' the Spurs's offense, but they need some more stops

[Budkin]

We are winning this fucking game with all our guys going... it's the Phoenix bench keeping them in it.

[Sense]

freakin vaughn..

[easjer]

Why? PLease, don't shoot Vaughn!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

We have Duncan, Paker and Gino all going.

It's just a matter of time.

Okay, you are getting close to jinx territory there, be careful... :lol

[peskypesky]

Duncan Again!

[L.I.T]

Awwww...crap Vaughn

SCORE TD!!

[Warlord23]

Timmy!

[Darkwaters]

85% shooting this quarter

[RashoFan]

Tim is ON!!!!

[Budkin]

Jesus fuck... Phoenix runs that same play every fucking time.

[Horry For 3!]

I didn't see a foul on the Amare dunk but ok????

[jmard5]

i'm diggin' the Spurs's offense, but they need some more stops

I cannot agree more. Spurs should have a sizeable lead by now.

[kevm2]

The refs really are starting to cheat for the Suns. How are they calling these weak fouls for the Suns but absolutely nothing on the other end?

[peskypesky]

Amare is a beast

[Admidave50]

Refs must stop to be on Amare's dick!!

[easjer]

Seriously, how come you get to lower your head like that and charge like a bull?

[Budkin]

we need to get in front of Amare for fucks sake.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Foul on Bowen I guess? Soft.

[Trainwreck2100]

Give Nash the fucking layup

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

suns are really working to stay with us.

This is a great game so far...but

ENOUGH OF THE GREAT GAMES. SPURS NEED TO BLOW THEM OUT

[Amuseddaysleeper]

we're 11-13 in the quarter and yet its still tied

not a good sign at all

[atxrocker]

Spurs should have a sizeable lead by now.

are we watching the same game?

[trueD]

DAYUM, Nash to Amare.

I lied before, this is a great game. Fever is high,,,,Suns are still pissed.

Think Suns will take you guys. But who am I? Puney little Kings fan. :lol

[Admidave50]

If they're whistling these kind of fouls, they should whistle each time Timmy goes to the rim!

[Slydragon]

I hate the guys calling the game I find myself repeating "Shut the fuck up" allot

[peskypesky]

We better drop a few threes and get a little separation

[Cherry]

Manu still there? wow

[Quiet Strength]

Why is vaughn even in the game?? Shit him and elson combined still suck!

[Capt Bringdown]

Damn, this is the kind of game where we really need Horry.

[Horry For 3!]

Foul on Bowen I guess? Soft.
No, they called it on Timmy. It is bullshit.

[Budkin]

How the hell do they have the lead? :wtf

[Amuseddaysleeper]

everyone in the big 3 is in double digits, but the bench (excluding manu) has been brutal

were also 0-6 on 3's

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Seriously, how come you get to lower your head like that and charge like a bull?

wtf do u think Manu does to get in the lane :smokin

[Spurs Brazil]

we're 11-13 in the quarter and yet its still tied

not a good sign at all

It's because Elson can hold the damn ball on defense

[Trainwreck2100]

How the hell do they have the lead? :wtf

its tied

[trueD]

The refs really are starting to cheat for the Suns. How are they calling these weak fouls for the Suns but absolutely nothing on the other end?
Four words: Dick Bavetta. Game 6.

[Quiet Strength]

How the hell do they have the lead? :wtf

Because the spurs have elson and vaughn on their team and turnovers obviously

[easjer]

Damn it.

Both D and O have to come at the same time, otherwise, all this amazing effort won't mean anything.

Frustrating to play this well and have a tied score or be down. D is going to have to do something, or when Tony can't hit from outside and Tim gets doubled and no one else has touched the freaking ball, we might be in trouble. I like it better when the %s are not in our favor. When they are, I get scared about what happens in the 4th.

[MannyIsGod]

Too many TOs but the defense is excellent.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

its basically duncan vs amare this qtr

[peskypesky]

if you're going to foul Amare, grab his arms so he can't make the shot!!!!! you gotta treat him like Shaq.....now weak foul bs

[Spurologist]

That behind the back pass from Nash should be predictable by now. That is really the only effective way Nash has got the ball to Amare in this series. Gotta get in the passing lane with weak side help especially when Nash is off-balance in the air.

[Horry For 3!]

We're not gettin much defensive stops this 2nd quarter. Another thing that must improve. We are 0-6 from 3 pt range. Finley needs to start goin off from 3 in 2nd half

[noles1983]

this whole media love for the suns is SICKENING

[Warlord23]

An unfortunate side-effect of the suns being short-handed in Game 5 is that Jones and Barbosa have got going in this game... D'Antoni using a slightly longer rotation than normal

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

suns are really working to stay with us.

This is a great game so far...but

ENOUGH OF THE GREAT GAMES. SPURS NEED TO BLOW THEM OUT

Not going to happen. This one will be a barn-burner.

11-13 this Q. I'd worry about that and us going cold, except most of those 11 have been layups by TD, so it's not a matter of "hot shooting".

[ShoogarBear]

What a fucking whiny piece of shit.

[peskypesky]

That behind the back pass from Nash should be predictable by now. That is really the only effective way Nash has got the ball to Amare in this series. Gotta get in the passing lane with weak side help especially when Nash is off-balance in the air.

Right?!?!?

[Horry For 3!]

Ginobiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[TampaDude]

Gino!!!

[spursrocksocks]

33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

[L.I.T]

Can someone smack Sarver.

Great timing with the Manu three.

[RashoFan]

Manu for 33333333333333333333333333333

[ForeignFan]

manu from TP for 3

[jmard5]

are we watching the same game?

Yes we are. I am pissed of the Spurs D and rebounding. You got a problem with that?

[peskypesky]

OMG!! Elson held on to the ball!!!!

[noles1983]

What a fucking whiny piece of shit.
kind of sums of the suns and their fans well

[spursrocksocks]

is niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Tafoya - WHAT A BITCH!!! "Will there be an asterisk if you lose?" to Sarver.

Manu is here tonight!!!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

MANNN Duncan Tony Manu putting on a Showw

[Darkwaters]

Behind the back by Gino.

Steve Nash, eat your heart out

[trueD]

Wow, Duncan is on his game.

How do you guys keep up in here?

[Horry For 3!]

Timmy is destroyin

[peskypesky]

GINOBILI to Duncan! Sweet.

ANother foul. Not sweet.

[easjer]

Nicely done Timmy.

[Spurs Brazil]

Goaltendng

[CubanMustGo]

6 fouls on Spurs this Q to just 2 by Phoenix. Here we go again.

[Spurminator]

This is an amazing game. Holy shit. I hope we win this so I can keep it.

[trueD]

Tafoya - WHAT A BITCH!!! "Will there be an asterisk if you lose?" to Sarver.

Manu is here tonight!!!
I like how he touted Nash's bruises, and said "if you read the FANS and media". Someone is reading the internets :lol

[spursrocksocks]

good look barry

[peskypesky]

why does Bowen pass up the open 3???????????????

[Spurs Brazil]

STUPID shot Brent

[Horry For 3!]

Shitty shot by Barry

[Warlord23]

Defense ... for the love of God

[jmard5]

Alright... we are getting the offensive rebounds. We just need to have our D tighter.

[easjer]

5 fouls on Spurs this Q to just 2 by Phoenix. Here we go again.


Bavetta is just doing what he always does and evening up from the first quarter with 5 on them and 3 on us.

[freedom&justice]

Timmy's having a hell of a game. Did Nash just miss a FT? :wow

[CubanMustGo]

Playing Suns tempo in second quarter.

[peskypesky]

That did look like goal-tending by Stoudamire

[Spurologist]

Shut the fuck up MIKE BREEN

[N4th4n]

TRAVEL JESUS CHRSIT marion never touched the ball

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

that was obviously a bad call, but Ohh welll.....:lol

aw mannn ball don't lie

[peskypesky]

make your ft's for the love of GOD!!!!!!!

[Darkwaters]

Duncan is making Phoenix his personal bitch

[Horry For 3!]

Timmy is tired as fuck right now

[trueD]

Who is in the box with Tarica?

[Budkin]

Tony missing 2... nice...

[Admidave50]

Timmy doing a good job in the offensive glass

[peskypesky]

how the hell can we miss so many god-damned free-throws!!!!?????????

horrible.....just give the Suns the game why don't you?

[Horry For 3!]

We need to hit a 3 on this possesion

[atxrocker]

that foul on marion was complete bullshit

[Budkin]

How the fuck is the game this close? I guess our defense just sucks.

[trueD]

that was obviously a bad call, but Ohh welll.....:lol

aw mannn ball don't lie
Jinx, that's what I was thinking. :lol

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Manu needs to DUNK to energize the team.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I like how he touted Nash's bruises, and said "if you read the FANS and media". Someone is reading the internets :lol

It's Tafoya's question, not Sarver that pissed me off.

She's as bad as those necophiliac pedophiles Gray and Sager... :devil

[freedom&justice]

Duncan is making Phoenix his personal bitch

more like making Amare his personal bitch. For such a good athlete Amare can't guard a frickin' tree to save his life.

[CubanMustGo]

Time for Fin to shoot a three??

[atxrocker]

that was obviously a bad call, but Ohh welll.....:lol




oh well? you guys would have a tantrum if that was against one of your players.

[Horry For 3!]

3 on Marion now

[jmard5]

Wow. 2 missed FTs.

[Spurologist]

Make these TP

[GrandeDavid]

2nd on Stoudemire.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

how many fouls does Manu have?? is that why he's benched?

[Cherry]

Amare 3 fouls... :devil

[Warlord23]

C'mon Tony .. make these

[peskypesky]

You better make your ft's, Parker. Or I'll hunt you down and ....

[Darkwaters]

how many fouls does Manu have?? is that why he's benched?

2

[Horry For 3!]

Nvm. 2 on Amare instead of 3 on Marion

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

oh well? you guys would have a tantrum if that was against one of your players.
yeah, it was a bad call. Parker had it too easy. THat's not how you draw contact. :lol

[Darkwaters]

Amare 3 fouls... :devil

No, just 2

[Spurs Brazil]

Late call

BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[L.I.T]

That was an ass-late call.

[Horry For 3!]

WTF Refs????? Bullshit call

[milkyway21]

amare foul

okay sit, sit, sit! Amare :lol

[jmard5]

Amare 3 fouls... :devil

Just 2.

[GrandeDavid]

Fucking Bullshit Call. That Was A Damn Offensive Foul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Capt Bringdown]

Makeup call on Duncan, to be expected.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

refs fucking up a good game.

[Spurologist]

Ball don't lie

[CubanMustGo]

Gotta have 2 on Tim if Stoudecrier has two.

[trueD]

Was that a three point game for a second?

[Darkwaters]

Bonner!!

[jmard5]

Bonner sighting!

[Horry For 3!]

Horrible play. Parker needed to drive and kick it out for a 3

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

bad shot, go for three

[Budkin]

I'll take it but we need to pull away in the 2nd.

[TampaDude]

This is gonna go down to the wire, folks!

[trueD]

Good luck Spurs fans. I can't keep up with reading, typing and watching. You're all making me miss the game! xoxo

[Darkwaters]

Stoudemire 6-15

I'll take that

[Trainwreck2100]

bad shot, go for three

Bonner was wide open

[GrandeDavid]

Wow, Nash with only 3 points. Yikes for the Spurs.

[Cherry]

No, just 2


:( ok

[Horry For 3!]

Spurs up by 2 at the half. Spurs need to play wayyyy better D and make some 3s in the 2nd half

[Darkwaters]

Good luck Spurs fans. I can't keep up with reading, typing and watching. You're all making me miss the game! xoxo

ciao

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Makeup call on Duncan, to be expected.
That's not a make up call. Duncan don't need fouls

[RashoFan]

Damn this is a competetive game....it will be a nail biter near the end of the 4th..

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

It's Tafoya's question, not Sarver that pissed me off.

She's as bad as those necophiliac pedophiles Gray and Sager... :devil

Tafoya, you are a media-whore. STFU.

The tempo is their way, but our big 3 are here to play. Great game!!! :)

How long is half-time?

[jmard5]

Suns 51 - 53 Spurs. Too close. High scoring too.

[Darkwaters]

Did Tony cool off...or was Tim just that dominate?

[Budkin]

Stoudemire 6-15

I'll take that

The shitty part is that we're not taking advantage... our defense is not good... As soon as that catches up we FUCKING GOT THIS.

[easjer]

Oh, come on. Officiating is way better than I expected.

Ok.

They got shit to fix here.

They have GOT to do more than trade baskets. Because when that drought comes (and it will), they have to do something else. D has looked good for the most part, but they gave up a lot. Clamp it down. SLOW it down.

Great start by the Spurs. Maintain the energy for the rest of the game. It's got to end tonight.

Get.It.Done.

[CubanMustGo]

Tony was the only player on the floor that had scored on that last play. Everyone else combined - zipperoo. Hard to expect him to kick it out in those circumstances.

[peskypesky]

Where's Finley?

[ATXSPUR]

not bad...but like Tony said we need a bigger lead

[Capt Bringdown]

Because the Suns stayed even with us in an elimination game, I have to give them the nod for winning the 1st half.

What can we do differently in the second?

[Budkin]

Finley will come into his in the 2nd half. Book it.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

It's important for Duncan not to get upset about those calls. They've been some bad calls both ways. Probably it was more against the spurs than anyting. Anytime the suns wanted to take a bigger lead the spurs made a stop but with the spurs it was a little different, when they tried to do the same it was a mix of stops by suns and stops by the referees. Anyway. They need to keep their cool and keep playing spurs bastketball to the end. If they follow the recipe they got this.

[Spurologist]

Where's Finley?

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[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Tony was the only player on the floor that had scored on that last play. Everyone else combined - zipperoo. Hard to expect him to kick it out in those circumstances.
yeah, but we can't rely on just Gino duncan and Tony, we need Finley or Barry to at least get a score, so that we're less predictable and selfish on plays.

[milkyway21]

Tony looks tired to me.

is Pop visiting this forum? Vaughn is not seeing minutes tonight:lol

[peskypesky]

Both teams 1-7 in 3's

[Amuseddaysleeper]

this game is gonna be on ESPN classic

[Budkin]

It's important for Duncan not to get upset about those calls. They've been some bad calls both ways. Probably it was more against the spurs than anyting. Anytime the suns wanted to take a bigger lead the spurs made a stop but with the spurs it was a little different, when they tried to do the same it was a mix of stops by suns and stops by the referees. Anyway. They need to keep their cool and keep playing spurs bastketball to the end. If they follow the recipe they got this.

Yep Diaw made a good move to draw the contact on that one. The replay confirmed it.

[manubili]

we would need the three pointers to take a good lead.

[ForeignFan]

great game !!!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

not bad...but like Tony said we need a bigger lead
yeah, cut back on the turnovers and play better transition D.

[easjer]

Y'all, Suns got the bad calls in the first quarter (minus the early fouls on Oberto). Bavetta evened it up in the second.

Not a big deal.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Because the Suns stayed even with us in an elimination game, I have to give them the nod for winning the 1st half.

What can we do differently in the second?

That makes no sense. Elimination games are most likely to bring out the best in the team on the brink, especially in the first half.

We need to tighten up our D, slow the game down a bit, and get Fin/Barry into the game. other than that, all is good. ;)

[Budkin]

Ok does anyone think we will have a Beno sighting tonight?

[L.I.T]

Spurs still have another gear.

Their defense has been great, but not suffocating like it can be. In the championship years, they used to own the 3rd.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

we would need the three pointers to take a good lead.
Manu's drive will open up his threes. Bowen and Finley should start making them in the second half, as long as they keep shooting.

[peskypesky]

I fucking hate it when we hold the ball and try to run out the clock. Whether it's Manu or Parker, we NEVER seem to make a basket OR draw a foul. Never. It's a waste of a critical possession. Every time.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Awwww... I WANT CHARLES BARKLEY and the TNT crew! IT hardly feels like the playoffs with ESPN halftime report :pctoss

[CubanMustGo]

Big 3: 49 points.
Everyone else: 4 points.
Bench: 2 points.

That dog won't hunt.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

we would need the three pointers to take a good lead.

I agree. I thought we were opning a big lead when manu hit that 3.

[boutons_]

2 of our starters haven't scored.

Our Big3 carrying the entire offense.

[noles1983]

Awwww... I WANT CHARLES BARKLEY and the TNT crew! IT hardly feels like the playoffs with ESPN halftime report :pctoss
just thinking that! that white guy is annoying

[J.T.]

What I don't like about this first half is that the big three did all the scoring aside from two easy gimme baskets (1 from Elson, 1 from Oberto). I don't care if the big three combine for 100 and we still win the game, but if the game continues like this and we don't get bench production in the second half, we might not be so lucky.

Great game from Manu so far, though. It's good to see him get going early. It would be great for us if he could have a huge 4th quarter again, or just stay consistent in the second half. If Manu can play well in consecutive games, there may be hope for him yet in these playoffs.

Good game so far. Go Spurs!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Ok does anyone think we will have a Beno sighting tonight?
No, I doubt it. More minutes for Barry, Finley and Manu :lol

[manubili]

Both teams are playing great. It's a battle of giants.

[peskypesky]

I'd much rather we take a GOOD shot with 6seconds on the clock than a terrible shot with 1 second. Cause that's 2 points, and then trust the D to get a stop on the other end. If I were a coach, I would NEVER do that "run the clock down" crap.

[Spurologist]

Ok does anyone think we will have a Beno sighting tonight?

I think the warmups ended an hour and a half ago

[ForeignFan]

PHOENIX SUNS
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Raja Bell, SG 18 3-7 0-3 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 6
Steve Nash, PG 17 1-3 0-1 1-2 0 2 9 1 0 1 0 3
Kurt Thomas, FC 10 2-3 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 0 0 2 2 5
Amare Stoudemire, FC 19 6-15 0-0 5-5 4 7 0 0 3 0 2 17
Shawn Marion, F 18 2-6 0-1 0-0 1 4 0 0 1 1 2 4
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
James Jones, SF 8 3-3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Marcus Banks, PG Has not entered game
Eric Piatkowski, GF Has not entered game
Jalen Rose, GF Has not entered game
Leandro Barbosa, PG 12 3-6 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 8
Boris Diaw, FC 10 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Jumaine Jones, SF Has not entered game
Sean Marks, FC Has not entered game
Pat Burke, FC Has not entered game
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
20-43 1-7 10-13 6 19 13 4 4 7 9 51
46.5% 14.3% 76.9% Team TO (pts off): 7 (6)

SAN ANTONIO SPURS
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Michael Finley, GF 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bruce Bowen, SF 10 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Tim Duncan, FC 20 7-12 0-0 1-4 5 8 1 0 6 3 2 15
Fabricio Oberto, C 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2
Tony Parker, PG 21 7-13 0-1 7-9 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 21
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
James White, GF Has not entered game
Brent Barry, G 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Beno Udrih, PG Has not entered game
Jacque Vaughn, PG 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manu Ginobili, SG 16 5-8 1-2 2-2 2 5 3 3 0 2 2 13
Robert Horry, PF Has not entered game
Melvin Ely, FC Has not entered game
Matt Bonner, FC 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Francisco Elson, C 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 4 1 0 1 1 1 2
Jackie Butler, FC Has not entered game
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
21-43 1-7 10-15 10 23 10 4 6 8 10 53
48.8% 14.3% 66.7% Team TO (pts off): 8 (8)

[milkyway21]

i can't see the Coyote. Is he in the house? :D

[dtrain]

I agree we need more bench, but it seems to me that if Manu, Tony and Tim all stay hot, we are in good shape. If we continue to try the 3's they will start to fall. Then it is all over. We need to buckle down on D in the second half and shut Stopawhiner down.

[xamila rey]

c'mon we can pull this one out!
Go Spurs GO!!!

(I gotta do this because i did it for last game and i worked)

[Budkin]

Awwww... I WANT CHARLES BARKLEY and the TNT crew! IT hardly feels like the playoffs with ESPN halftime report :pctoss

Agreed... ESPN sucks compared to TNT.

[peskypesky]

How can this game be so close when Nash & Marion have 7 points combined??????

[Trainwreck2100]

Big 3: 49 points.
Everyone else: 4 points.
Bench: 2 points.

That dog won't hunt.


What's even sadder is the lone bench bucket comes from Elson

[L.I.T]

Somewhere down the line, another player is going to need to hit some shots.

Any 2 out of the 3 (Bowen, Barry and Finley) would do.

[noles1983]

c'mon we can pull this one out!
Go Spurs GO!!!

(I gotta do this because i did it for last game and i worked)

:flag::flag::flag: :ihit :ihit :ihit

[peskypesky]

Agreed... ESPN sucks compared to TNT.

word.

[Budkin]

How can this game be so close when Nash & Marion have 7 points combined??????

Our D sucks and we can't rebound.

[peskypesky]

we're in trouble if Nash or Marion start to score. :(

[Horry For 3!]

Where's Finley?
I am hopin Finley will go off from 3 pt range in 2nd half.

[Budkin]

we're in trouble if Nash or Marion start to score. :(

That's what I was thinking.... we need to D up quick.

[J.T.]

How can this game be so close when Nash & Marion have 7 points combined??????

Not counting Manu, Spurs bench points = 2. Bowen, Finley, Barry, Vaughn, Bonner = 0.

[ATXSPUR]

Big 3: 49 points.
Everyone else: 4 points.
Bench: 2 points.

That dog won't hunt.

That concerns me as well.....we MUST get Finley Barry and another into the game offensively...

[TampaDude]

Awwww... I WANT CHARLES BARKLEY and the TNT crew! IT hardly feels like the playoffs with ESPN halftime report :pctoss

Yeah...TNT is better...

[Horry For 3!]

Agreed... ESPN sucks compared to TNT.
I am watchin FSN. Fuck ESPN announcing.

[peskypesky]

Our D sucks and we can't rebound.

Yep. And you will not win without D and rebounds. I think we play Oberto more, and Elson less. I just can't stand his butterfingers any more!

[boutons_]

defense sucks, but we +4 RB.

stats are very close

[ForeignFan]

we're in trouble if only the Big 3 score ...

[Horry For 3!]

The main part was Oberto bein in foul trouble.

[MannyIsGod]

Our D sucks and we can't rebound.You're a fool if you think our D sucks right now. The D is excellent.

The problem is twofold: Turnovers and offensive rebounds. I haven't looked up the shot numbers, but I promise you the Suns have taken a ton more.

[Trainwreck2100]

I can't believe they only have one more turnover

[Horry For 3!]

Our D and rebounding will be a lot better when Oberto is in there instead of Elson. We just gotta hope the refs don't screw Oberto over. They gave him 2 fouls that shouldn't of been called.

[peskypesky]

It's also amazing the game is so close when Duncan had 6, that's 6, blocks in the first half!!!!!!!!!!!

[MannyIsGod]

Man I just looked at the stats. I'm wrong. Completely wrong.

[milkyway21]

How can this game be so close when Nash & Marion have 7 points combined??????because Bowen, Brent, & Finley are 0 combined? :cry

[CubanMustGo]

You're a fool if you think our D sucks right now. The D is excellent.

The problem is twofold: Turnovers and offensive rebounds. I haven't looked up the shot numbers, but I promise you the Suns have taken a ton more.

PHO 20-42, SA 21-42.

[duncan228]

It's also amazing the game is so close when Duncan had 6, that's 6, blocks in the first half!!!!!!!!!!!

Duncan is a God among men.

[Horry For 3!]

Suns made a lot of jump shots

[manubili]

anyone else freaks out any time Elson touches the ball?

[peskypesky]

You're a fool if you think our D sucks right now. The D is excellent.

The problem is twofold: Turnovers and offensive rebounds. I haven't looked up the shot numbers, but I promise you the Suns have taken a ton more.

WRONG. Both teams have taken exactly the same number of shots.

[Horry For 3!]

anyone else freaks out any time Elson touches the ball?
He pisses me off a lot because he tips the rebounds out of bounds instead of catches them :pctoss

[TampaDude]

TP is driving at will in this game...if he can keep it up, we can start kicking out for 3s and get some separation...this game is far too close for comfort...

[CubanMustGo]

anyone else freaks out any time Elson touches the ball?

Elson and Vaughan, the +/- queens.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Duncan is a God among men.
ideally. All in route of the Spurs getting the WIN of course:
Duncan gets a triple double,

Manu gets a triple double

Parker gets a double double.

:lol

[Horry For 3!]

I am just hopin that Oberto doesn't get into foul trouble. We will be set then.

[SpursFan0728]

anyone else freaks out any time Elson touches the ball?
yea i do
he tips the ball out of bounce like 4 times already

[MannyIsGod]

I don't even know what to say after looking at the stats. They are virtually identical. Tough tough game. I don't know what they are going to need to win this, but I'd take a carbon copy of the first half. Hopefully the bench steps up a bit or the big three carry us. So far this has been a game where the Big Three's wills have won out. I have faith they can keep it up but I'd rather see the bench do something as well.

[MannyIsGod]

WRONG. Both teams have taken exactly the same number of shots.I posted that like half a page before your post. :lol

[peskypesky]

He pisses me off a lot because he tips the rebounds out of bounds instead of catches them :pctoss

Does he have T-Rex hands or something???? He can't seem to grab the ball in his hands.

[boutons_]

paint points Spur 30 - 18

Spurs missed 5 FTs in first half. Looks like game that could be decided by less than 5 pts.

[Horry For 3!]

It is pretty much even though Suns 20-43 fg 1-7 3pt 10-13 ft Spurs 21-43 fg 1-7 3pt 10-15 ft

[Spurminator]

Need some Finley.

[violentkitten]

come on dammit. 24 minutes to the wcf.

[Trainwreck2100]

ideally. All in route of the Spurs getting the WIN of course:
Duncan gets a quadruple double,

Manu gets a triple double

Parker gets a double double.

:lol

[peskypesky]

I posted that like half a page before your post. :lol

So the fuck what. You wanna biscuit?

[Spurologist]

D
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[Horry For 3!]

Need some Finley.
Yup. Finley needs to go off from 3. He only took 1 shot in the 1st half and that was a 3.

[peskypesky]

Duncan is god.

[Darkwaters]

Suns will have to start doubling Tim very soon

[CubanMustGo]

4 point lead our big of the game so far??

[freedom&justice]

block number 7 for Tim. dayum :wow

[Spurs Brazil]

4th on Oberto DAMN

[Horry For 3!]

Got damn it Oberto :pctoss don't get stupid fouls

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

wtf?? ticky tack call on OBerto again! he was doing good for us! :pctoss

[jmard5]

D-Fense! D-Fense! TD with another block shot. Let the Suns settle for jumpers.

[peskypesky]

Duncan with 7 blocks?? Monster.

[Darkwaters]

Pop knows we need Oberto down the stretch and NOT Elson on the floor.

[CubanMustGo]

As usual, less than 1 minute to call a foul on Oberto.

[L.I.T]

Elson held on to the ball! Elson is down!