Spurs vs. Hornets Jan. 28th - Game Blog

[timvp]

Could the Spurs possibly lose this one?

Discuss.

[ALVAREZ6]

Maybe.

Spurs have a tendancy to win against tough teams but lose to scrubby teams.

[davi78239]

Hopefully they don't have the usual let down, being that the hornets are a subpar team. It's important for them to go into the road trip with a W.

[1Parker1]

Losing this game would be unacceptable.

[smeagol]

I have $300 vbucks that say they blow them out of the SBC center.

[Frenchise player]

They don't lose against bad teams at SBC and Hornets is the worst in the league without Baron

[Experiment2100]

I have $300 vbucks that say they blow them out of the SBC center.

Oh Yeah well I have thirty that says the same thing. Mostly because I'm 2/5 when the odds are 6/1 damn Massenburg can't get 1 freakin rebound.

[SLOVENIAN 8]

Baron Davis play????

[Solid D]

Baron Davis is still on the Injured List. Dan Dickau starts at the point tonight. Dan went for 19 and 16 last night, a career high for him on the assists. A road game 2nd game of a back-to-back doesn't normally bode well for any team, much less the short-handed Hornets.

[Solid D]

The toughest cover for the Spurs should be Lee "Press On" Nail-on.

http://leepharmaceuticals.com/product_images/nailsall_files/image008.jpg

[Jimcs50]

Spurs are 17 point favorites????

I have never ever seen SA as a 17 point favorite in any game in history. Anyone remember them being favored by that much in Vegas before?

[boutons]

I wanna see the starters play their best, get way out front, so the 2nd rank can get in and get some PT. Apart from Rasho, the Spurs have been extremely lucky this season. We need to get the backups some PT so they're ready if needed.

[Solid D]

I heard Pop saying something (I was across the room on the phone) about Beno and him being okay by the Seattle game. Is he injured, sick? I couldn't tell if Pop was saying Beno was questionable or what. I may have mis-heard.

[Solid D]

Horry is starting

[Solid D]

Spurs off to a great start. 7-0.
Manu draws Off. foul on Jr. Harrington.

Parker penetrates and out to the left corner Manu 3!!!!!! 10-0.

[Solid D]

Bowen on Nailon. NO shooting bricks. Parker rebound. Tim takes it into defense and travels.

PJ Brown drives baseline and scores around Tim.

Manu misses leaner 12 footer.

Nailon turnaround FT line jumper swish. 4-10

[Solid D]

Spurs TO. NO miss.

Duncan on block leans in and scores falling face down. 12-4

Harrington misses 3 from the top.

Rt. side Pick and roll, Tim bank shot good 14-4

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Manu is gooooooood.

[Solid D]

PJ scores.

Tim misses but Horry tips it back out.

Tim misses again from the top of key but Manu elevates at the rim and tips it in over JR Smith!!!

[Solid D]

PJ Brown turnaround jumper, good again. Timeout Spurs. 16-8.

Barry checks in. Inbounds pass after timeout to Barry in the lane, set play, swish!

PJ misses gets long rebound, back up with another jumper high off the back rim and down, good. 10-18

Parker uptempo pushes into lane foul, shooting. TP short on 1st, 2nd one good 1-2 on FTs. 19-10

[Fat Bones]

Today's the 29th, and the Spurs have got this one.

Hello again.

[Solid D]

Chris Anderson misses bankshot badly, fastbreak Barry leading to TP running rt. wing, TP lays it in. good pass Brent. 21-10

Casey Jacobson takes it strong yes, fouled by T-Mass and 1. FT good.

TP takes it hard into traffic floater, yes!!!

[Solid D]

Nailon jumper good.

Brent Barry down the middle of the lane off screen from Mass, pass from Horry, uncontested finger roll good!!!

Nailon rt. wing 18 footer, swish!

Parker pentrates deep and kicks out to Bowen on rt. wing, high arching 3, YES!!!

Horry fouls.
Timeout. 28-17

[Solid D]

Harrington out top to PJ at FT line to Chris Anderson weakside dunk good.

Mass misses hook. Anderson missed jumper.

TP drives middle and fouled hard by Jr. Harrington. TP hits both FTs, yes! 30-19

Spurs slight full court pressure. Spurs in weak 2-3 zone, Anderson baseline jumper good. Wide open.

Parker drives and kicks to Manu rt wing 3, no good.

Manu rips ball away. Parker to the lane, hit but makes pass to Horry at left wing for 3!!!!!!!!!!

Desperation shot by Harrington no as time expires.
End of 1st quarter. 33-21

[Slo spurs fan]

Any news about Beno, Solid D?

[boutons]

Big Shot Bob makes Guest Appearance!!

a 3G with 0.007 left in first qtr

[mattyc]

R-Ho for threeeeeeeee.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Beno hasn't come in. Parker is killing New Orleans, and has both PGs in foul trouble.

[Solid D]

Manu was guarding Casey Jacobson near the arc, rt. side and he just ripped it away from him.

Manu with a long spinning bounce pass to Barry but too far under, Barry out to Manu. Tim flips it back to Sean Marks for a foot on the line 2!!! Yes.

Anderson gets rebound and back in for layup. 35-23

Tim off screen/roll feed from Manu fouled, no good. 1 of 2 FTs good by Tim 36-23

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Where's Beno?

[mattyc]

Marks and Wilks in already. :)

[Solid D]

Wilks is in for TP now.

Good passing by Spurs, Tim to Barry in corner for 3 no, off rim.

Lampe 18 footer swish.

Def. 3 sec. 1 FT by Barry good.

Tim blocked by Vroman on post move. Out to Barry to Tim, miss again out to Wilks long three at shot clock, no good.

Bowen steal, to Wilks no good on layup. Wilks steals ball gets it to Manu for 2-handed jam!

Jacobson drives, layup good. 39-27.

[Solid D]

Spurs overpassing, to Marks, turnover out of bounds :(

[Solid D]

Dickau back in now.

Spurs have Wilks, Manu, Bowen, Marks and Tim.

Dickau misses baseline fadeaway as shot clock buzzes.

Bad pass to Marks, stolen. Miss by Nachbar but rebounds and scores weakside by Lampe.

Timmy feeds Marks deep in the lane, can't dunk fouled. Sean makes 1 of 2 FTs.
40-29 7:00 left

Dickau to Rodney Rodgers in rt. corner for 3. Good.

[Solid D]

Manu misses rt. wing three.

Dickau uptempo crossover past TP lefthand offbalance layup good. :wow

[Solid D]

Man, Dickau pulling a Tony Parker play on Tony Parker. A crossover 360!

40-34 Hornets on 9-1 run

[Slo spurs fan]

Oh man! No Rasho, no Beno and I woke up in 2:30 am! :depressed

[Solid D]

TP out to Horry at top for 3, no good. o/b

Dickau off screen, jumper at top, swish.

Bowen across to Barry rt. wing for set shot 3!!!!!!!43-36.

Dickau pentrates, underhand scoop pass to unguarded Lampe, slam dunk. Timeout Pop. 43-38

[Solid D]

Hornets in a zone tonight. Parker takes left wing jumper, Good!!! 45-38.

[Solid D]

Spurs in 2-3 zone now. Rodgers side jumper, no good. o/b

Rodgers tries dunk from baseline, missed contested by Barry! Good contest by Brent.

Parker out top, long pass inside to unwatched Tim for a Slam Duncan. Timeout. 47-38

[Solid D]

Beno suffered a shoulder strain when he was tangled up with Mike Bibbly the other night, per sideline report.

[Solid D]

JR Smith long 3 pointer from left wing, good. Good looking rookie, there.

Barry shoots 3 but no good. Horry holding off Rodgers and is fouled. Bowen misses 3.

Brown side jumper no good but Dickau knocks rebound out of Tim's hands and saves.

Layup good by Nailon after fake.

JR Smith down lane, floater good. :(

[usckk]

How long is Beno out for?

[Slo spurs fan]

F*** it! No Rasho, no Beno AND
Hornets 48
Spurs 50

I'm going back to :sleep
:depressed :cry

[Solid D]

Def. 3 seconds on Hornets. Barry hits FT.

last minute of half, TP arond screen leaning 16 footer swish!!!!

Dickau off screen up top, SWISH 3!!! Dan is nails tonight.

Parker misses long jumper. Dickau tries to split defenders at circle, stolen by TP.

Parker to Barry for dunk, NO fouled hard by PJ Brown.

4 seconds left. Technical on PJ Brown. Barry misses Tech FT.

2 reg. FTs by Barry good. 52-48.

Barry fouls Dickau, foul to give no shooting foul.

3.2 left.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

if the spurs lose this game then it would be shameful if they go on to win a championshp, no friggin championship team takes a night off just becuase they dont feel like playing

[Solid D]

Dickau drives into Horry at Halfcourt. Horry trying to avoid and lands on top of Dan. Foul! :(

Dickau makes 1 of 2 FTs. Barry desperation runner off the rim no good. Halftime.

52-49.

[boutons]

Spurs outscored 27 -19 in 2nd qtr.

Spurs offense and defense sucked.

totally inconsistent, still. Can't put together 2 good quarters @SBC against the worst team in the NBA.

[Solid D]

We've seen this from Dickau before. When he plays with confidence, he is a real playmaker.

The Spurs will have to step up their pressure D and not give up cheap buckets on weakside drop-offs.

[Solid D]

I would be surprised if the Hornets don't fade in the second half. It's the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them.

The Spurs played well in the 1st quarter but with Beno out, the flow wasn't there in the 2nd quarter. Tony is used to sitting a lot in the 2nd, then playing most of the 3rd.

The Spurs should run, run, run. Run em ragged. Let's see how they respond.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

if the spurs lose this game then it would be shameful if they go on to win a championshp, no friggin championship team takes a night off just becuase they dont feel like playing

You must not have watched LA play their three title years.

[Solid D]

NO Hornets shoot 55% in 1st half and outscore Spurs in paint, 24-22.

[CHAMPS AGAIN]

if the spurs lose this game then it would be shameful if they go on to win a championshp, no friggin championship team takes a night off just becuase they dont feel like playing

When SPURS win the championship,nobody going to care how many or to who did the SPURS lost to during the season.


SPURS 2005 CHAMPS

[Solid D]

That was sort of a ridiculous notion, RtoD. A little bit over the top. But the Spurs do need to tighten up their D.

[Solid D]

Hornets are phsyched. Spurs look upset.

JR Smith misses 3 from top.

Tony penetrates in traffic to Bowen, to Manu, down the lane lonnggggg finger roll Sweet!!!!!!

[boutons]

Spurs suck, really.

Spurs score 33 first quarter, 19 next qtr, against the worst team in the NBA.

Why do we need the pretext that NO is 2nd of B2B and will fade? Can't we destroy these hapless mofo's? Would they beat us if they weren't tired?

Spurs are supposed to allow only 42% FG, but these guys are shooting 55%?

Spurs are +1 Rbs?

Frustrating as shit. Watch the Spurs fuck around in the 2nd half, the Hornets stay close, then Nailon pulls a Darius Miles in the 4th, as the Spurs go cold.

[Dre_7]

if the spurs lose this game then it would be shameful if they go on to win a championshp, no friggin championship team takes a night off just becuase they dont feel like playing

When the Shaq/Kobe LAL were winning their 2nd or 3rd straight title, cant memeber which, they lost both their games to CHI. No one remembered that (well I did :) )when they were holding the trophies at the end if the year.

[Solid D]

Nailon hook, miss.

Feed to Horry for the DUNK!!!

Bowen strips Nailon, grabs away and passes to Manu on fastbreak, offensive foul.

Parker misses 18 foot jumper.

Miss by Nailon, TP misses layup contested.

Dickau gets past TP, TP caught on Horry's leg and scores layup.

Manu takes it into lane almost fouls, fadeaway swish.

Dickau to Nailon layup good. Tim off screen gets pass and bobbles it. TO.

Rodgers on block out to JR Smith for 3, good. Timeout 58-56

[Solid D]

Spurs a little tentative on screen rolls, late in shot clock, TP penetrates to Horry from baseline, swish 16 footer.

JR Smith, good shot. 60-58.

Gino off screen drives underhand scoop layin!!!

PJ misses off front of rim, Bruce reb.

Horry drives down lane off screen for the underhand layup! 64-58.

Gino steals ball.

Tim loses it to Dickau, fastbreak Dickau layup swatted away and out by Horry!!!

[Solid D]

Dickau and Rodgers, two man side screen/roll, to Rodgers cutting hard and scores, and 1. FT good 64-61.

Marks is in now.

TP off screen, late in clock jumper no good.

[Solid D]

PJ takes to basket down low, travelling. TO

Tim to Sean Marks for Dunk, no blocked. Tim saves.

Tim shot blocked. Tim takes it through trap but shot clock goes off.

[Solid D]

Smith long 3 short. Tim reb.

Sean shoots long jumper, off the rim.

Rodgers baseline jumper, no good. high reb. Barry gets it and is fouled.

TP, Barry, Bowen, Marks and Horry now.

[Solid D]

TP takes it into lane and swatted out of bounds by Anderson.

Horry takes desperation 3 at buzzer, no.

Anderson misses left wing jumper.

Barry out top, takes it spinning into the lane and is fouled 64-61. Timeout.

[Solid D]

The Hornets have basically shut down the lane. They have their shot blockers (Anderson and Brown) just waiting and sagging.

Spurs will need to move better and pass crisper and RUN!....and hit their shots.

Barry hits 1 of 2 FTs. 65-61.

[Solid D]

Barry steals, to TP fastbreak layup over Nachbar, Good!!!

Dickau into the lane, blocked by Sean Marks, Anderson picks up loose ball and scores.

TP into lane and is fouled. TP makes 1 of 2 FTs, Marks and Dickau struggle for reb. jump ball

[Solid D]

Marks wins tip easily to TP. Manu baseline reverse scoop english shot.!!! :wow

Dickau off screen rt wing, swish! 70-65 55 seconds left

Manu takes it strong to cup and misses - maybe fouled no call.

[Solid D]

Nachbar makes falling down lane jumper, fouled. Misses FT.

Horry reb. to TP. TP in lane defended by 4 guys, floater, good!!! 72-67

Dickau fouled on other end. 2 FTs good.

[Spurs Rule]

End of 3rd
Spurs up 73 - 69.

Zone offense looking a little better. No one is flashing high post, just trying to beat it with dribble penetration. Have to finish their shots.

[Solid D]

last 24 sec. of 3rd. TP dribbles into lane with 9 sec. left and is fouled.

TP 1 of 2 FTs, good 73-69. with 7.9 sec. left in 3rd.

Devin Brown in.

Dickau drives with clock down over Marks, no good. Anderson follow but basket interference, follow shot waved off. End of 3rd. 73-69

[boutons]

This sucks. VERY DANGEROUS to let the Hornest be this close. dammit

[Solid D]

Wilks, Gino, Barry, Marks, Duncan start 4th.

Off. foul by Marks. o/b by Hornets, quick TO.

Tim on block, left hand hook GOOD!!!

[Solid D]

Nachbar misses from top, Marks reb. fouled by Vroman.

Tim quick pass to cutter Barry, misses in traffic (Pushed in back).

Manu reb. fouled.

Manu to Marks wide open, dunk is blocked !!! by Vroman. :(

[Spurs Rule]

Marks!! Don't drop the ball below your waist before you try a power layup....and gets it blocked, it took him soooo long to get that off

[Solid D]

Layup missed by Jacobson,

Wilks misses 18 foot jumper.

Out of bounds on NO.

Manu drives and Vroman draws foul. TO.

Jacobson misses contested jumper. Reb. Tim, fouled by Harrington.

75-69 with 8:58 left.

[Solid D]

Tim steps to the line. 2 FTs good!!! 77-69.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

has udrih played tonight? his stat sheet looks weaker than normal

[Solid D]

Long 3 by Rodgers no, long reb. diving save by Manu.

Wilks to Duncan inside, knocked away. Too much congestion for that pass, Mike.

Shot shot missed inside by Nailon.

Tim reb. to Manu uptempo to Barry, fouled. 2 FTs good 79-69..

[Spurs Rule]

Hornets 0/8 FG 4th Q. Spurs up again by 10.

[Spurs Rule]

Spurs look good when they run that 1-4 high, need to run it more, lane not as clogged.

[Solid D]

Rodgers misses long. Horry for 3, no good.

Rodgers throws it away backcourt violation. bad pass.

Barry for 3, no good. Tim tips no, no again, Horry saves to Bowen. Tim pass to Bowen on right block, 1-hander swish!
81-69

[Dre_7]

81-69 Time out NO

[Solid D]

6:40 remain.

Rodgers misses but reb. by Hornets. PJ on rt. baseline, 15 footer swish.

TP to Barry, skip to Horry for 3 in corner, off the rim.

[Solid D]

Bowen guarding Dickau.

Dickau almost loses balance. To PJ to Nailon reverse layup good.

Horry misses in and out baseline jumper.

Dickau off gut-grabber screen from PJ Brown, jumper left side, swish!!! Timeout. 81-75

[1Parker1]

This game is depressing....

NO has the worst record in the NBA, are playing without their star player, and are on the back end of a back to back game. I guess a win is a win (hopefully Spurs win this one!)

[Solid D]

Horry defended by Dickau??? Good defense, too.

To Tim back to Horry baseline DUNK!!! 83-75.

[Spurs Rule]

This game is depressing....

NO has the worst record in the NBA, are playing without their star player, and are on the back end of a back to back game. I guess a win is a win (hopefully Spurs win this one!)

Actually missing 3 key players...Mash, Davis, and Magloire

[Solid D]

Nailon TO out of bounds.

Manu to Tim on left block, fouled on move to hoop. Misses 1st FT, makes 2nd. 84-75

Parker back on Dickau. Smith turns corner, pass inside to Brown. Upfake and fouled by TIm. 2 FTs by Brown good.

[Solid D]

3:20 left
Passing in and out, no one open, TP to Bowen for a 20 footer, YESSS!!! Wow with 1 second on shot clock.

[Spurs Rule]

Spurs' zone offense lacks movement.....

[Spurs Rule]

Good move by Gino, got behind back line of that zone

[Solid D]

JR Smith high baseline jumper miss, reb Tim

Tim on block soft arching pass to TP late in clock, for 3 - No.

2:03 left. Dickau guarded by Bowen again. Rodgers into lane, stripped by Horry!

Tim up top backdoor pass to Manu for the easy Layin!!!!! Timeout 88-77

[Solid D]

Spurs finally pulled Tim to top instead of on the low block. Thank you, Pop.

Easy layup is the reward for that adjustment.

[Spurs Rule]

Guess the Spurs won't cover the 18 pt spread :cuss

[Solid D]

Spurs in zone. JR Smith off screen for 3!!!!!!

TP up top. Drive crossover floater in lane around Dickau YES!!!!!

Dickau into lane feeds PJ Brown. TP gets ball.

[Spurs Rule]

Spurs finally pulled Tim to top instead of on the low block. Thank you, Pop.

Exactly what I was thinking, start him there and let him flash or be a threat to the middle of the zone, make it collapse, instead of just camping out on the block looking around as the ball is being passed around.

[Solid D]

TP fouled shooting 2 FTs. TP makes 1st, misses 2nd but reb. by Devin Brown.

Spurs going small. TP down lane left hand layup blocked.

Vroman back the other way and fouled on shot attempt.
30 sec. .left
Vroman misses 1st, makes 2nd . 91-81

[Spurs Rule]

93-83 win, felt like the Spurs lost.

[Solid D]

Wilks down the lane 360 spin up and in!!!! Wow another TP-like move.

Long 3 attempt no good but efforted reb. back up by Vroman good.

Game over. 93-83

[Dre_7]

W! 36-10

[Manu20]

What happen to Beno? In the box score it says 0 minutes play.

[Solid D]

The Hornets played excellent defense. They lost their shooting legs in the 4th and the Spurs get it done. Hats off to the Hornets on an excellent effort and defensive strategy. Lots of blocked shots tonight.

The Spurs missed Rasho and Beno tonight. The 2-man screen roll was not defended very well by the Spurs. With Dickau's shooting, he kept the offensive flow going tonight for the Hornets. Very impressive.

[ducks]

when was the last game tp had 20 points and 10 assist atleast?

[Solid D]

Beno's shoulder was banged up in the Kings game Thursday night when he got tangled up with Bibby.

[Experiment2100]

What happen to Beno? In the box score it says 0 minutes play.

Minor injury against Kings pop decided to keep him out of the game.

[Solid D]

Spurs were fairly aggressive in taking it into the lane, even into the teeth of a sagging, long defense. They won the game at the FT line and in the paint. Spurs were 20-30 on their FTs. Hornets were 8-13. Spurs also ended up outrebounding them 40-38 and had 50 points in the paint.

Spurs only had 12 TOs. Don't be too hard on the Spurs. They got it done so enough of the Chicken Little routine folks.

[Spurs Rule]

when was the last game tp had 20 points and 10 assist atleast?

vs. Clippers 12/31, 21pts/11ast

[Jdspur20]

hey whats up with beno, is he hurt??? i didn't get to listen to the game.

[Solid D]

Check previous page(s).

[Jdspur20]

good thing its a minor injury

[TDfan2007]

TD was way too soft in this one

[pjjrfan]

yeah, TD sure didn't play very inspired, especially on offense, and that Dickau kid he reminds me of Nash with more energy, I got him on my S List already. He sure looked unstoppable last night, there for a while.

[Kori Ellis]

My explanation of Duncan's injury from another thread.


Duncan is hurting. He said again last night in the postgame, that his hip injury still bothers him. He said that it's minor, not super painful. He hopes that it doesn't turn into something more serious. But that it's still "there" every night.

So Spurs fans probably shouldn't call him "garbage" when he's putting up double-doubles almost every night, still shooting a good percentage, etc.

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Also Beno's injury is a minor shoulder strain and he should be fine in a couple days.