Spurs @ Lakers Game 1 - Game Blog

[MaNuMaNiAc]

That's what we get for giving the refs the chance to decide this shit! Pathetic choke job

[pawe]

fucking refs

[lefty]

HORRYYYYYYYYYYy

[MadDog73]

Yeah you are calling like a fucking idiot. Go ahead, write the Spurs off.

Not writing the Spurs off.

Just saying: They will have to be lucky to beat the Lakers in LA.

They are going to lose tonight, and probably lose on Friday.

I guess we can pull what we did against the Hornets, but I don't like the odds on that one.

[Sigz]

We HAD this game....

[BiZNicK]

nice hustle manu!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

The fact that we were up 20 in this game means I'm not worried.

The Spurs are visibly tired. The big 3 have been awful in the second half. All the calls have gone to the Lakers in the 4th. We are playing in LA. And the Lakers are JUST going to squeak by.

Get over it.

Spurs win game 2, book it.

[Spurs Brazil]

refs doing their job

[peskypesky]

Spurs can still win this, even after all that crap.

[naico]

we need to score!!

[lefty]

FT's

[Biggems]

We need some Robert Horry right now

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Fuck all game long the refs have been okay but they fucked up with that call

No one should blame the refs for shit. If the Spurs hadn't shut it down with a 20 point lead in the third, none of this matters.

And now, we see one more idiotic decision, Finley comes back in.

[Killakobe81]

ther is your makeup call quit bitchin!!!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Duncan! Hell yes!

[lefty]

Tdddddddddddd

[Que Gee]

Make up call...satisified.

Awesome here comes Finley. He totally deserves to be in there too. Pop is afraid Fin won't fuck him in the ass tonight if he doesn't play.

[peskypesky]

Tim Duncan!!!!

[MadDog73]

Tim Duncan is the ONLY thing going for the Spurs.

[peskypesky]

clutch Kobe

[picnroll]

Kobe pushes off. No call

[BiZNicK]

fucking kobe

[peskypesky]

Tim Duncan is the ONLY thing going for the Spurs.

you got that shit right

[Don Quixote]

Did Kobe push off? Doesn't matter. They wouldn't call it on him anyway.

[pawe]

defense!!!

[ATXSPUR]

Spurs need to go for the 3 and try to get the fuck out of here. If they miss it they lose and rightfully so.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

manu game winning 3, book it :smokin

[dbreiden83080]

Kobe made that shit look easy, Tim you are the man everyone else basically sucked

[King]

Kobe pushes off. No call

They'll never call that. It was a pushoff - but a mild one. And it's Kobe.

[naico]

DAMNED, why the fcuk arent we double-teaming on Kobe??

[DespЏrado]

Spurs still gonna pull this one out.

[Spuradicator]

Dig deep here guys

[MadDog73]

The fact that we were up 20 in this game means I'm not worried.

The Spurs are visibly tired. The big 3 have been awful in the second half. All the calls have gone to the Lakers in the 4th. We are playing in LA. And the Lakers are JUST going to squeak by.

Get over it.

Spurs win game 2, book it.

Hope you're right.

I just don't see how we'll be MORE rested for Game 2.

Lakers won't play that bad ever again, I guarantee it.

[hater]

Duncan got fouled. Manu got fouled. goddam gotta beat 8 guys out there tonight.

[lefty]

Pop going for the kill


HORRY

[Biggems]

offensive foul on Bryant........no call.

He shoved Bowen halfway across LA....no call

I swear the refs are putrid. Gasol is allowed to do whatever he wants and they wont call a foul on him. Kobe gets every little ticky tack call. Lakers players are falling down on their own and the refs are giving them FTs. This is pathetic

[spurscenter]

remember the TO by Manu, that could of extended it to 9?

the steal on the inbounds,

down by 2

[resistanze]

Bowen tried to sell it, even though it was a push off.

You KNOW the refs won't call that.

[dbreiden83080]

Tim 30 and 18 and we are losing, Manu gave us nothing fuck

[mVp]

We don't deserve to win this game...

[Sigz]

Damn.. please guys c'mon!!

[TampaDude]

Hey guys...remember that Kobe steal on Parker? That's the diff right now. :lol

[Biggems]

Why no Horry?

[boutons_]

-22 pt swing.

strong start, then total collapse

[Allanon]

1 more stop and this is over.

[DudleyDawson]

it's harder to blow a 20 point lead than it is to win the game

[mystargtr34]

That was a push off.... i dont give a fuck who it is.... how can u defend a guy whenm he clears u out... thats a foul ... simple as that.

Spurs pissed this game away..their fault....

Game 2 gotta get one

[MaNuMaNiAc]

manu game winning 3, book it :smokin

Only fucking way to redeem himself. He has been horrible, horrible! If he doesn't win this for us, there is no excuse for the shit performance

[pawe]

manu the closer. the spurs will live and die with manu

[ballhog]

Duncan was fouled too.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Anyone who is bitching about Kobe pushing off is an idiot. We are not going to get that call in LA, so don't bitch about it.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

We don't deserve to win this game...
wrong. Every team deserves to win against Stern and his Fakers

[Spurs Brazil]

We need a big shot now

[BiZNicK]

wtf manu was being held

[mVp]

Game over....

[spurscenter]

Manu Was Fouled

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

dang it, he shot it but missed :depressed

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Loose ball and Odem tackles Manu, no call. Well, it's LA, not surprising.

[MadDog73]

Only fucking way to redeem himself. He has been horrible, horrible! If he doesn't win this for us, there is no excuse for the shit performance

shit, he almost did it, too.

[Allanon]

Booyah! They should have gone for the 2, that was wide open.

[Rummpd]

Unreal loss.

[lefty]

Parker you were open you DUMBfuck !!


FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCk

TP son of a bitch !

Asshole retard

[Biggems]

Manu was held and tackled and NO FOUL CALL..........oh my goodness

[Don Quixote]

You just saw the Spurs give away a game.

Way to go!

[hump]

Bullshit

[naico]

GAME OVER! Thank you Ginobili, you fucked up the game all by urself. Damned fuck i'm mad!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Manu FUCKING SUCKED today! SHIT! I'm so fucking pissed right now, I think I'll just stop posting for today.

[Otaku]

Spurs = tired

Let's see how it goes in the next matches

[Allanon]

Oh yeah, the Machine for the win.

[misterx91578]

How The Fuck You Lose This Game?

[spurscenter]

Ginobili Cant Handle Pressure Games.

[Don Quixote]

Unreal loss.

This might rank as one of the worst losses of the season. Right up there with the Boston loss.

[Red Adept]

total fucking bullshit...manu's tackled, no call....and then this shit.

goddamn.

[hump]

So, this was unreal

[MadDog73]

Nightmares of 2001, 2002, 2004 all coming back to me.

Sorry I'm so pissed guys, but you can't give the Lakers 2 games at home.

We can't win a game 7 in LA.

[td4mvp21]

This has been some of the worst officaiting I've seen against us since the 2006 semis. Shouldn't have even been in a place where it could affect us. Inexcusable choke job.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Bad loss a game Spurs were up 20 they should have won. You will win Friday:toast

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I'm not worried at all. Game 2 is ours.

With all the shit against the Spurs tonight, the Lakers should've beaten us by double digits.

[austinlakepirate]

Damn Champion Airlines

[pooh]

whatcha complaining about, it's just one game. you were down 0-2 and 3-2 in the last series...it's not the end of the world you know. they just ran out of gas that's all.

[rasho8]

Spurs ran out of gas.... oh well, one game at home. Lakers doing what they are supposed to do, but how we let a 20 pt lead slip is beyond me.

[pawe]

this fucking refs suck.

[lefty]

Parker Son of a Bitch

OPen Layup

FUCK YOU!!!

:flipoff :flipoff :flipoff

[rasho8]

Ginobili Cant Handle Pressure Games.

Youre an idiot

[Spuradicator]

Wow, Manu Tackled an no fucking call

[spurscenter]

http://i28.tinypic.com/1zxmj53.gif

[Allanon]

20 point deficit comeback...that's some serious heart.

[MONTENEGRINO]

Wow... If Tim SOMEHOW could get help tonight...

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu with the worst game of his life

[Don Quixote]

Lakers finish game on 44-20 run.

Unacceptable.

[BiZNicK]

horrible loss

[der Kaiser]

http://www.coolnurse.com/images/choking.jpg

[boutons_]

now the pressure in us to get the split

[Biggems]

REFS 1 - SPURS 0

every call went to the Lakers.........EVERY CALL....

I rarely complain about officiating....but this was pathetic.

Lakers are going to sweep if this series is officiated like this every game. The Spurs cannot win 5 on 8

[hump]

Tired doesn't have a damn thing to do with it --We lost focus and Manu was not good

[resistanze]

20 point deficit comeback...that's some serious choke.
:lol

[Lakers_55]

I have to hand it to the Spurs, they were the better team for the first 3 quarters. You should really be pissed now and come back strong next game. This series is far from over.

[DudleyDawson]

Pussiest performance I've ever seen. The Spurs had this game on a silver platter and yipp'd when it counted.

[SCSnare]

Ginobli lost this game for us. Or maybe it's Pop's fault for leaving him in as much.

[naico]

Damned if i was Duncan i'd bitchslap every single one of my teammates, starting with Manu!

[spurscenter]

FREE RIDE TO CHAMPIONSHIP

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[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Ginobili Cant Handle Pressure Games.

GTF outta here.

Manu has won game after game for our team and now you say shit like that.

All of you doomsayers should check your freakin heads. It was a bad loss, it happens. Is it the end of the series? No fucking way.

[kevinwiz]

Hahahahahhahahahahahaha Lakers Will Own This Shit

[Sigz]

When Tim scores a lot.. it seems like we lose, or always almost lose.

[resistanze]

REFS 1 - SPURS 0

every call went to the Lakers.........EVERY CALL....

I rarely complain about officiating....but this was pathetic.

Lakers are going to sweep if this series is officiated like this every game. The Spurs cannot win 5 on 8

They blew a 20 point lead, you're not getting calls in LA, period.

[ballhog]

Fuck.

[peskypesky]

Spurs ran out of gas.... oh well, one game at home. Lakers doing what they are supposed to do, but how we let a 20 pt lead slip is beyond me.

ask Pop. he knows how to do it.

[Spuradicator]

We'll be okay. No doubt in my mind now that we will win this series. We just ran out of gas after getting no sleep Monday night/ Tuesday morning.

[AstroCowboy]

we blew an excellent chance to get homecourt tonight.

[lefty]

http://www.coolnurse.com/images/choking.jpg

I agree.

However this guy looks like Kobe

[Don Quixote]

Well, the league and Stern got what they wanted.

Hope they're happy.

But let's not pin this L on the officials. The Spurs lost this one on their own.

[Allanon]

48 minute game, the Spurs got it right for 30 minutes.

Time to go notch another one in my sig, BRB.

[Deuces88]

Manu was the biggest piece of shit tonight. Fucking turnover machine. Then we have the refs giving Lakers the game when it's close. The only good thing we see from this is that the Lakers truly do suck ass. Duncan will get 30 each night and if the Turnover Machine doesn't act like a moron, we can sink this overrated team.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

The Spurs were TIRED. No-one else can see that? they were due a letdown after game 7 of the Hornets series.

Get over it.

Game 2 is ours, book it.

[Quiet Strength]

REFS 1 - SPURS 0

every call went to the Lakers.........EVERY CALL....

I rarely complain about officiating....but this was pathetic.

Lakers are going to sweep if this series is officiated like this every game. The Spurs cannot win 5 on 8


The spurs lost this game on their own. The refs missed some calls in the 4th but the spurs were the ones that choked away their huge lead. Good job timmy though

[mystargtr34]

Ah well.... well done Lakers... im confident we can win this series.

[BiZNicK]

This isn't over Lakers

[austinlakepirate]

Manu with the worst game of his life

Not just Manu, Udoka and Finley were disasterous for the Spurs tonight

[kevm2]

This loss was a coaching decision. Instead of putting the game away, the idiot goes ahead and starts playing around with the lineup and allows Kobe to heat up... Allows Kobe to cut the lead down to 6 and then brings back Bowen in the fourth. Stupid. Then we also have Finley on Odom at times.

[Borosai]

The Spurs are becoming a bunch of turnover-happy chokers (almost choked away game 7 against the Hornets and now this). That no call when Manu was clearly held on the rebound attempt was lame too.

Lame.

[TampaDude]

I knew as soon as the Lakers went on that 14-0 run that they would win. This is worse than choking that 26-point lead against Boston. The Spurs should have won this game and guaranteed a split...now they are fucked if they don't win on Friday night.

Unfuckingbelievable choke...if they lose Game 2, they're done.

[pooh]

REFS 1 - SPURS 0

every call went to the Lakers.........EVERY CALL....

I rarely complain about officiating....but this was pathetic.

Lakers are going to sweep if this series is officiated like this every game. The Spurs cannot win 5 on 8

Welcome to tonight's BAMA meeting.

[Capt Bringdown]

Nightmares of 2001, 2002, 2004 all coming back to me.


Exactly.

The similarity between then and now is the horrible offensive quarters. In most basketball circles it's referred to as CHOKING!

It seems that in the even years, we forget that you have to score the ball to win.

Fuck defense, our problem is we can't score.

[hive_attack]

Spurs are done.

[Critter]

good game spurs

[peskypesky]

GTF outta here.

Manu has won game after game for our team and now you say shit like that.

All of you doomsayers should check your freakin heads. It was a bad loss, it happens. Is it the end of the series? No fucking way.

it's not the end of the series, but pissing away a 20pt lead on the road?

[Killakobe81]

Yall are so FULL of SHIT the refs werent the problem when you were up 20
We beat yall at your own slow down defensive game
Kobe is awake Fisher was 1 for 10 and odom like 3 for 12
And yall still lost!!!! True manu also played nad but that is 2 0f our top 4 scorers ...
Im still saying Lakers in 7 but game 2 nd 3 are the big ones ....

[spurscenter]

Manu Cannot Handle Pressure Games.

Game 7 dallas

Game 7 New Orleans

Game 1 Lakers on Road

he should be traded while his stock is high

[noles1983]

FUCK YOU spurs.. choke job for the ages...unreal

[DazedAndConfused]

HAHH EPIC CHOKE JOB.

This goes down as one of the WORST CHOKE JOBS I"VE EVER SEEN IN PLAYOFF BASKETBALL. Only the Blazers in the 2000 WCF Game 7 tops this.

[Spurs Brazil]

If Manu was bad Finley was 1000x worst

He wasn't hit anything and keep shoting stupids shots early in the clock

[still.focused]

Thanks Manu

[Avitus1]

Ahhh crap. We'll get it next time.

[Quiet Strength]

Spurs are done.

lol the spurs still have games to play.. unlike the hornets

[Deuces88]

They blew a 20 point lead, you're not getting calls in LA, period.

Two crucial blatant cheating calls was Gasol knocking it out of bounds, calling it on the Spurs. Then Kobe lowering his shoulder in Bowen, pushing Bowen out of bounds, no call, Kobe makes the shot. Nice job refs. We're going to have to make sure these games are never close, again so we negate the striped-shirt influence.

[mystargtr34]

48 minute game, the Spurs got it right for 30 minutes.

Time to go notch another one in my sig, BRB.

:lol your a cocky piece of shit when your team is winning... you just spill shit on this forum actin like you know what your talkin about ... DaC has more accurate takes than you.

[peskypesky]

I knew as soon as the Lakers went on that 14-0 run that they would win. This is worse than choking that 26-point lead against Boston. The Spurs should ahve won this game and guaranteed a split...now they are fucked if they don't win on Friday night.

Unfuckingbelievable choke...if they lose Game 2, they're done.

nah, can't agree with you on that. didn't they just prove they can come back from an 0-2 deficit? i'll answer that: yes.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Well, the league and Stern got what they wanted.

Hope they're happy.

But let's not pin this L on the officials. The Spurs lost this one on their own.

Come on The Spurs were paid off by Stern to blow a 20 point lead:lmao

[JK2]

TD actually got a lot of ridiculous phantom calls. Stop complaining about the refs. Manu lost the game for the Spurs tonight. He is to blame.
http://www.kidzworld.com/img/upload/poll/4658/f1152821965328.jpg

[spurscenter]

refs were bad at the end but only because they knew the story line was the Lakers come back from 20

[Allanon]

:lol your a cocky piece of shit when your team is winning... you just spill shit on this forum actin like you know what your talkin about ... DaC has more accurate takes than you.

Why thank you, Lakers in 5.

[m33p0]

what a way to waste duncan's big game.

[tlongII]

There is NO WAY the Spurs will win in L.A. after blowing this game. This was your chance and with partial thanks to Stern you blew it.

[Ludovician]

F'ing pathetic.

Game 2 is now a must win. Spurs aren't winning 4 out of 5 over the Lakers.

[Deuces88]

Why is Finley still alive? The guy misses countless OPEN SHOTS. Popovich should pass around a bat to the players to beat this fucktard with. Lakers barely win with Manu being a Turnover Machine, Udoka not producing, and Finley playing like a fucking 2 yr old.

Let's end this in 5. Duncan was raping tonight. Too bad his teammates worked against him.

[dav4463]

It's only one game. One we should have won. Ask New Orleans why they play 7.

[spurscenter]

Spurs in Second half

http://www.worldproutassembly.org/images/drought-1000.jpg

[Deuces88]

F'ing pathetic.

Game 2 is now a must win. Spurs aren't winning 4 out of 5 over the Lakers.

Cut the BS. Lakers barely get this win at home with 4/5 Spurs playing like garbage.

[spurscenter]

65-45 At Half

[pooh]

Why thank you, Lakers in 5.

I'm not a Spurs fan, but if the last series was an indicator, one win does not a series make. The Hornets hung the Spurs out to dry in the first two games, then it all changed once it got back to to AT&T. So until you're 3-0, then you can gloat a little, but right now. Enjoy a fantastic comeback win.

[peskypesky]

Manu Cannot Handle Pressure Games.

Game 7 dallas

Game 7 New Orleans

Game 1 Lakers on Road

he should be traded while his stock is high

i'm almost to the point of agreeing with you.

[Ludovician]

Two crucial blatant cheating calls was Gasol knocking it out of bounds, calling it on the Spurs. Then Kobe lowering his shoulder in Bowen, pushing Bowen out of bounds, no call, Kobe makes the shot. Nice job refs. We're going to have to make sure these games are never close, again so we negate the striped-shirt influence.

Are you seriously blaming the refs for this? Did he really think he was going to get a call like that on Kobe in LA? That was a stupid ass play by Bowen, and the Spurs choked in general.

[mystargtr34]

Fuck the Spurs... we owned these clowns and our team just choked.

Game 1 to the Lakers.

[misterx91578]

Friday Play Four Fucking Quarters Spurs

[Avitus1]

It'll be a good series... thats for damn sure. Much better then the East Conf final.

[spurscenter]

http://www.rcdnet.org/Documents/Drought/Drought%20Pix.jpg

[Ludovician]

Cut the BS. Lakers barely get this win at home with 4/5 Spurs playing like garbage.

So what? They won, and ripped the Spurs heart out in doing so.

[Fundamental]

Chill out you fucking bitches. this is basketball. love your team when it wins. love your team when it loses. stop hating on the mother fuckers that just played their hearts off for your possibility to claim yourself a fan of a championship team. enjoy the show, but chill on the hating because they lost a game 1 road game in the Western Conference Championship, 7 Game Series. I'm not happy but i'm not talking smack about champions either.

[hive_attack]

Lakers will only get stronger as this goes along. They were the more rested team.

[Allanon]

I'm not a Spurs fan, but if the last series was an indicator, one win does not a series make. The Hornets hung the Spurs out to dry in the first two games, then it all changed once it got back to to AT&T. So until you're 3-0, then you can gloat a little, but right now. Enjoy a fantastic comeback win.

Ah, I'm just trash-talking, happy the Lakers won a game they should have lost. Spurs played much better than I give them credit for.

[TampaDude]

The main thing I worry about now is that a loss like this (having the game in hand and choking it away) can have a hangover effect on the Spurs. Just think, the Lakers just showed the Spurs that a TWENTY POINT LEAD is not even remotely safe.

All things considered, though, I gotta put this one on Pop. He had the game won, then started fucking around. I know teams get sloppy with big leads, but damn...the Spurs seem to do that a lot lately...it IS fatigue...that's the only logical explanation.

[Dingle Barry]

65-45 At Half
Games are not 5 "quarters" long

[Crookshanks]

I'm disappointed because it seemed we had this game - but I'm not worried about the series. I really never expected the Spurs to win tonight because of the fatigue factor; however, they almost pulled it off, even with Manu playing like a stupid idiot and Parker not much better! I think it's the Lakers that should be worried - after all, they barely won this game and the Spurs won't play this crappy again.

[spurscenter]

12-17 FT SPURS

Tim Missed 4 FT

[Sammy's Mom]

Chill out you fucking bitches. this is basketball. love your team when it wins. love your team when it loses. stop hating on the mother fuckers that just played their hearts off for your possibility to claim yourself a fan of a championship team. enjoy the show, but chill on the hating because they lost a game 1 road game in the Western Conference Championship, 7 Game Series. I'm not happy but i'm not talking smack about champions either.

and the church said amen.

[peskypesky]

Chill out you fucking bitches. this is basketball. love your team when it wins. love your team when it loses. stop hating on the mother fuckers that just played their hearts off for your possibility to claim yourself a fan of a championship team. enjoy the show, but chill on the hating because they lost a game 1 road game in the Western Conference Championship, 7 Game Series. I'm not happy but i'm not talking smack about champions either.

yeah, you're right.
:toast

[dbreiden83080]

Why thank you, Lakers in 5.

You just eaked out a 4 pt win down the whole game at home and it will be Lakers in 5. Spurs played great for 2 and 1/2 qtrs and then stunk up the joint. This is going to be a great series.

[tlongII]

This game was similar to what San Antonio did to Phoenix in game 1 of the first round. Phoenix never recovered.

[austinlakepirate]

Spurs did suck tonight. Hard to watch. Good Defense, but Tim was the only guy that really showed up on offense. FG% way down. Won't happen again.

The calls were a little laker leaning, but that's not what lost the game. It was total complete lack of offensive production in the 2nd half







Yall are so FULL of SHIT the refs werent the problem when you were up 20
We beat yall at your own slow down defensive game
Kobe is awake Fisher was 1 for 10 and odom like 3 for 12
And yall still lost!!!! True manu also played nad but that is 2 0f our top 4 scorers ...
Im still saying Lakers in 7 but game 2 nd 3 are the big ones ....

[peskypesky]

This game was similar to what San Antonio did to Phoenix in game 1 of the first round. Phoenix never recovered.

FAIL

[Crookshanks]

This game was similar to what San Antonio did to Phoenix in game 1 of the first round. Phoenix never recovered.

But Phoenix hasn't won 4 championships - they knew they had to play out of their minds every game in order to win the series. Spurs just proved they can play like crap for 3 games and STILL win the series! :lobt2:

[Zee Laker]

Manu Cannot Handle Pressure Games.

Game 7 dallas

Game 7 New Orleans

Game 1 Lakers on Road

he should be traded while his stock is high

Whao easy buddy. He had 26 pts in gm 7 in NO.

Anyway good game guys. This series is going 7

[Borosai]

Turnovers. I've never seen so many lazy, telegraphed passes in one game.

[IllegalAmigo]

http://www.lakersbrethren.net/files/LakerWinAniBLK.gif
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I hate it when Kobe plays with his food.

Anyone who's going to blame the refs on that one is a myopic mental midget. The refs let both teams get away with alot all the way 'till the end.

Lakers win Friday - series over.

[duncan228]

This game was similar to what San Antonio did to Phoenix in game 1 of the first round. Phoenix never recovered.

The Spurs are not Phoenix. Far from it.

When did you become a troll?

[Crookshanks]

Turnovers. I've never seen so many lazy, telegraphed passes in one game.

Amen to that! Sometimes I wondered if Manu MEANT to pass it to the guys in yellow. :lol

[Mamba24]

My heart isn't going to be able to take another game like this. Fatigue is gonna be a factor in this series and I figured right around the 4th, the Spurs legs would become their enemies. But, the MVP showed the world why he is the MVP. Yeah, man! Good game.

[Capt Bringdown]

You don't piss away opportunities like this, not against PJ and Kobe.

This is a real body blow. If Spurs don't win game 2, it's over I'm afraid. Don't bother making comparisons to the Hornets, this is the f'n Lakers we're talking about here.

Stern won't be needing Viagra tonite I reckon.

[Manu_Ginobili]

The Spurs LOST a game they have WON, plus the refs helped the Lakers in the end...However, make no mistake, the SPURS HAD no business allowing those guys back in the game...We all knew the REFS will give it to them in the end...However, the series hasn't started yet - the Spurs PLAYED much better in Game 1 today, if you compare what they have done against the Hornets...What they need to do is sustain a good play for 4 quarters, NOT for 3...the 4th quarter was the same against the Hornets...still, even though we played like shit in the 4th we had a chance SHOULD THE REFS had given the right call - and OFFENSIVE FOUL on Kobe in a 85-85 game - then it would've been different - the Spurs would've had the ball with 30 sec to go...also the last possession foul wasn't on Sasha, but on Odom, who is NOT good from the FT line...The Spurs gave one away, a game they should have won easily taking into account they were up by 20 pts at some point...
However, nothing we could do now - we have to prepare for Game 2...NO NEED TO WORRY - THERE IS NOW WAY THE LAKERS WOULD WIN A GAME IN SA...so what we need is to re-group and repeat what we did today, but JUST PLAY 4th quarters...that's ALL...

GO SPURS!!!

[TampaDude]

If I tuned in at the very end of the game, I wouldn't feel so bad about this loss...it just looked like a close game that the Lakers barely won...but that's not what happened...the Spurs had this game in the fucking bag, and they pissed it away. 65-45 and in control, and then...nothing but massive cockgobbling by the Spurs...it was like there were two different Spurs teams tonight...the awesome one who ran up a 20-point lead on the Lakers, and then their replacements, who couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from the inside. :bang

[TD=old&busted]

they should blame you for the loss ironically

[ChumpDumper]

Manu sucked.

But he'll be back.

[austinlakepirate]

The Spurs aren't going to sleep on their plane between now and next game, so don't worry about it.

We knew it would be a great series.


My heart isn't going to be able to take another game like this. Fatigue is gonna be a factor in this series and I figured right around the 4th, the Spurs legs would become their enemies. But, the MVP showed the world why he is the MVP. Yeah, man! Good game.

[Ludovician]

I keep going back to that play with the Spurs up 18 and Manu throwing that horrible pass that got intercepted which led to a Laker score and Spur timeout. That's what kicked off the Laker run.

[TampaDude]

You don't piss away opportunities like this, not against PJ and Kobe.

This is a real body blow. If Spurs don't win game 2, it's over I'm afraid. Don't bother making comparisons to the Hornets, this is the f'n Lakers we're talking about here.


+1 The Spurs pissed away a golden opportunity tonight...they won't get another...they're gonna have to fight for the win in Game 2...NFW the Lakers let the Spurs get up by 20 again ever in this series...book it.

[Phil Hellmuth]

This game was similar to what San Antonio did to Phoenix in game 1 of the first round. Phoenix never recovered.

http://www.linaliberace.com/images/bigeditorialim.jpg/reaching-for-star-big.jpg

[TDfan2007]

Another classic loss to the Lakers.

Nobody but Tim does anything, role players choke in crunch time, Tony dissapears in the 2nd half, we choke away the game in the 4th after playing solid ball for 3 quarters.

Complete bullshit. I have no idea how even after 6 fucking years things don't change, only the players do.

[smackdaddy11]

Spurs ran out of gas. Manu stunk.

Every Spur fan would of taken a tie game w/ 3 minutes to go considering what the Spurs had gone through over the past 48 hrs. I'll take it.

The Laker D was not why they lost the lead, it was missing open looks. Friday will be better. :toast

[austinlakepirate]

I guess Kobe's back is feeling a little better.

[Anti.Hero]

Give me a break. This was one game.

[Beno Udrih]

Attention Whore thread.

[Quiet Strength]

Is barry still hurting or does pop not trust him out there? I would rather barry take all of finleys minutes.

[milkyway21]

Manu sucked.

But he'll be back.
it was not only Manu who sucked, it was the entire team not named Duncan.

tonight it was Kobe >>>>Parker+Manu+Fin+Ime

20-pt adv turned to ice in the 2nd half. I feel sorry for Duncan who came out to play but lost.

[gameFACE]

Manu is a player you live and die by and tonight was death. Tony didn't have a good second half either.

[Capt Bringdown]

Another classic loss to the Lakers.
Complete bullshit. I have no idea how even after 6 fucking years things don't change, only the players do.

You have to look at the constants: Phil and Kobe.

They know what buttons to push and when. They own us to a certain degree, there is no denying.

I'm always surprised when we manage to beat them to be honest.

Spurs had a huge opportunity to reverse trends, redemption, whatever you want to call it, but it was almost as if it was scripted.

[DazedAndConfused]

Manu will not have a great game all series if Sasha is guarding him. He is forcing Ginobli to go RIGHT on every play and it is clearly screwing with his game. I said before this series all Ginobli was doing was hitting 3's, his drives were all useless. I was 100% correct. Ginobli is hurt and it is affecting his ability to get to the rim and score.

[T Park]

Manu will not have a great game all series if Sasha is guarding him. He is forcing Ginobli to go RIGHT on every play and it is clearly screwing with his game. I said before this series all Ginobli was doing was hitting 3's, his drives were all useless. I was 100% correct. Ginobli is hurt and it is affecting his ability to get to the rim and score.


:lol Your such a fucking tool fuckwad.


If Phil leaves Vujacic on Ginobili, in game 2, Ginobili is gonna go for 40.

[dbreiden83080]

Manu will not have a great game all series if Sasha is guarding him. He is forcing Ginobli to go RIGHT on every play and it is clearly screwing with his game. I said before this series all Ginobli was doing was hitting 3's, his drives were all useless. I was 100% correct. Ginobli is hurt and it is affecting his ability to get to the rim and score.

Don't bank on Manu being bad the whole series, that won't happen. What sucks for us is Timmy was a beast tonight and it didn't count for anything but Manu will play better, i have no doubt of that.

[Don Quixote]

Tim was very very good tonight. But he didn't have alot of help after about the 5:30 mark in the 3d quarter.

Wow. Outscored 44-20 over the final 17:30. Embarassing.

[DazedAndConfused]

Unlike the Hornets, the Lakers will put the pressure on SAS to score all game long. The Lakers don't have droughts for very long offensively.

[MarceloM!]

Lakers suck! we'll win!!!

[milkyway21]

Unlike the Hornets, the Lakers will put the pressure on SAS to score all game long. The Lakers don't have droughts for very long offensively.
droughts yeah, because they looked like they just ran out of gas. hrs prior they were considering hitching a ride to LA, arrived 9 hrs before the game. I don't think Pop even had the opportunity to lay out his game plan.

but you know how good the Spurs were in the 1st half. :p:
And you have NOBODY WHO CAN STOP TIM DUNCAN.
and Duncan can stop anybody on your team.


Believe me the Spurs will beat your LA Lakers, the big 3- Duncan, Manu, & TP will beat you so bad you will curse them after this series is over:lmao

[Budkin]

Shitty loss but I thought it would be worse. The fact that we got up 20 before exhaustion set in makes me feel way better about our chances. I thought it was going to be tight until the 3rd and then they'd blow us away. This isn't going to change anything... Timmy is back and once Manu adjusts we'll be fine. And yes, Pop is an idiot for taking Bruce off Kobe.

[YellowFever]

Good game overall. (at least from a Laker fan prespective :lol )

Damn, the spurs sucked the last 17 minutes of the game or so....

Sucked about as much as the Lakers did the first 30 miutes.

Look at the bright side, Spur fans.... at least we know there won't be 6 blowouts in this series as there was in your last series.

This series is going to be awesome...!

[Discoflux]

great game.

Go Lakeshow!

[Emanuel20]

Matt Bonner contributed more to the game than Manu. Ginobili was giving Brynat magnets. I guess he has overtaken Beno's previous job.

[DazedAndConfused]

I've yet to see Manu play a great game since the NOH series. He's shot from 3pt land well a few times, but THAT'S IT. His ankle injury is clearly limiting his ability to drive to the hoop and finish. We aren't seeing the typical body contorting moves that Ginobli is famous for because he doesn't want to re-injure himself.

Sasha is playing Ginobli the right way. Hounding him on every play, forcing him to go right every time, and getting in his grill when he shoots. If he can keep this up we may not even need Ariza's D in this series.

[Trainwreck2100]

Unlike the Hornets, the Lakers will put the pressure on SAS to score all game long. The Lakers don't have droughts for very long offensively.

Except when the spurs didn't score all game long against the Hornets, they lost.

[SpursDynasty]

The Spurs lost because of what usually makes them lose....the Lakers made their shots and we didn't.

It's a guarantee that the Spurs aren't shaken by this loss....one of those BS losses that happens...no big deal.

[Borosai]

This is becoming a habit for them.

[LA24]

Dude, where´s Kobe?

:hat

[aka_USAPA]

Manu will not have a great game all series if Sasha is guarding him. He is forcing Ginobli to go RIGHT on every play and it is clearly screwing with his game. I said before this series all Ginobli was doing was hitting 3's, his drives were all useless. I was 100% correct. Ginobli is hurt and it is affecting his ability to get to the rim and score.

Manu sounds like his ankle is not 100%. I love Sasha but I don't know that he can stop Manu.

[Man of Steel]

Manu will not have a great game all series if Sasha is guarding him. He is forcing Ginobli to go RIGHT on every play and it is clearly screwing with his game. I said before this series all Ginobli was doing was hitting 3's, his drives were all useless. I was 100% correct. Ginobli is hurt and it is affecting his ability to get to the rim and score.

Manu has been through this shit before in the playoffs. A few years ago, Sacramento made him eat shit on national TV.

He came back and made Sac his bitch.

[LA24]

This is going to be a LONG series.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Manu has been through this shit before in the playoffs. A few years ago, Sacramento made him eat shit on national TV.

He came back and made Sac his bitch.

And that was a gainst Artest's defense. Manu went right on his ass.

[Slippy]

This is hilarious. The Spurs looked tired going into the 4th. They were passing up shots that for 3 quarters they had no problem taking and making. Laker fans can keep telling themselfs that it was the laker defense but Spurs fans should know better. With-out enough rest and i don't consider sleeping on a plane rest this Spurs team looks old and plays old.

[Lake_show]

This is going to be a LONG series.

5 games.

[DazedAndConfused]

This is hilarious. The Spurs looked tired going into the 4th. They were passing up shots that for 3 quarters they had no problem taking and making. Laker fans can keep telling themselfs that it was the laker defense but Spurs fans should know better. With-out enough rest and i don't consider sleeping on a plane rest this Spurs team looks old and plays old.

If fatigue was a problem in Game 1 it will continue to be a problem all series long. The Spurs will get the exact same amount of rest between games that they got before the start of this series.

So keep blaming fatigue if you want, but it's not something that's going to go away as this series progresses.

[SpurYank]

When I turned the TV off and went to bed my thoughts were "Spurs in six."

Bet on it.

[Mr Dio]

Anybody else see Charmane Star in the crowd, was shown on TV shot in 2nd half at least twice. C'mon Midge, I know you saw her too! hahaha

[Zero Point Four]

When I turned the TV off and went to bed my thoughts were "Spurs in six."

Bet on it.

When I turned the TV off, and went to bed, my thoughts were "Lakers in zero point four."

[Zero Point Four]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080522/capt.cps.mmt52.220508082350.photo02.photo.default-512x367.jpg?x=400&y=286&sig=OIZHaDt.WWFwDG9tWRTltA--

This is the look we've come to love and admire.

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[SPARKY]

This is the look we've come to love and admire.

.

Odom's crotch? To each his own, I suppose.

[Trainwreck2100]

Odom's crotch? To each his own, I suppose.


he looks ready to take it too.

[AztecPrincss]

GO SPURS GO!!!!
MANU!!!!!! pLeAsE WaKe uP!

[IllegalAmigo]

I think Manu had a bad game because he's in Hollywood; he's trying his best to be like Zoolander in hopes of being discovered.


http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:9Rwvu6YNHDFhmM:http://jasonmagbanua.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/zoolander.jpghttp://www.spurstalk.com/forums/image.php?u=887&dateline=1195482918

[SpurAddict561]

hahaha^

[milkyway21]

5 games.I hope not. Because whoever wins in the EC will have a homecourt adv over us and the Spurs if they advance will play game 1 of the finals on the road.

pls. let it be over in 5 or 6.

This is maybe the worst year for the Spurs defending their title. They played against ShaQ/Phoenix in the 1st round, one of the competitive teams in the West, then in the next rounds they no homecourt advantage. And we know how good Detroit are in their arena.

[KOBES81]

I really enjoyed reading every post in this thread. It's fun to go back and re-live those moments. It was a fun series and we look forward to ......Thursday!! book it :lol

[KOBES81]

I want to see this when this series is over.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/5-30trophy.jpg

You get to see this instead. :lol:lol:lol

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/32/fullj.4a7984d1773943e31a5a71c7693ea0b9/4a7984d1773943e31a5a71c7693ea0b9-getty-80391826eg004_spurs_lakers.jpg

[E20]

You get to see this instead. :lol:lol:lol

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/32/fullj.4a7984d1773943e31a5a71c7693ea0b9/4a7984d1773943e31a5a71c7693ea0b9-getty-80391826eg004_spurs_lakers.jpg

WTF does Kobe have in his right hand? Looks like some girls underwear.