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... but we did. I never want to see us get that many turnovers in a game, especially at home, again these playoffs. No way we win with that many turnovers ever again.
We lucked out with Bron going out and the A/C probably played a role in that. Take nothing for granted this series.
Things look pretty good for us going forward tbh.
Danny green hits shots, it changes the offense for the spurs. He came alive just in time.
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Originally Posted by dg7md
Gotta be demoralizing for the Heat. They were about to take control.
Yeah, I'll take the win, but it wasn't satisfying.
Hopefully the Spurs play much better in Game 2. Thankfully, they played their worst game today and still won.
Plus he helped shut down Ray.Quote:
Originally Posted by UZER
As we say, "A kill is a kill."
Just 3 more wins.
I don't want to think about it, but how can you not?
3 more wins.
I'm not sure what to make of that game, but I'll take it. the sheer amount of turnovers, sloppiness, AC, Lebron etc....
Lebron will inject various roids into his body and try to make a statement, but also can't imagine Spurs being that sloppy out there.
Their defense was ferocius and they constantly got good shots on offense.
I'm still in shock tbh, it doesn't seem like we deserved the win. Demoralizing is the right word, that was the game for the Heat to steal. Not like they can't come back and steal game 2, but man, that game was ripe for the taking for them because of our sloppy play.
The Heat fucked up by forcing what, 9 or 10 turnovers in the 3rd and still being up a handful of points. They should have buried the Spurs in the 3rd.
yeah, that 3rd quarter was an abomination of basketball. We lucked out a W with 23 turnovers, but I don't care as long as we get 3 more Ws
The Heat were pretty bad handling the ball tonight as well.
Do you think the Heat deserved to Win with their stellar play?
yea I have a new found respect for their defense. It has been awhile sense I have seen them defend like that. We have to be focused to move the ball on them. It also hurt we didn't get much TP penetration in the lane.Quote:
Originally Posted by vander
I think if LeBron was able to stay in, the Spurs win around 106-102. The Spurs shot 14-16 in the 4th ffs.
Wayyyyyyy to many turnovers... I agree... we lucked out with James having pussy cramps because of the heat....
Agreed. We need to play better or the Heat are going on a 4 game run to threepeat.
They did not stop a huge number of easy shots by Duncan. The perimeter D is awesome, but they gave it up in the paint. That's a big problem with their style.Quote:
Originally Posted by $pursDynasty
I'm sure Pop will hammer home the turnovers. Probably has game 6 footage playing on loop in the locker room TVs.
A win is a win and I'll take it. We can only hope the Spurs understand how fortunate they were and come back more focused in game 2.
But that's how teams win championships, winning games they had no business winning. Did the Heat have any business winning 6 ?
The Spurs pulled through like the true contender they are, that's not a coincidence. If Green and Leonard can start hitting their shots like they did in the final moments, watch out.
Also, did anyone else spazz out after that Green dunk?
I was watching the game at a restaurant bar in Los Angeles, and while everybody is cheering for the Spurs, I was still hesitant to cheer every time Spurs made a good play. There were a lot of plays where Ray Allen had some WIDE OPEN looks but just missed them. That won't happen for the whole series
We were a TO machine, but we did get the win so im good
also
http://media.giphy.com/media/gw3DwHvEMoeLm1qM/giphy.gif
we looked so bad. but when we hit three's it dont matter mayynee
Felt like game 1 of the Mavs series. Now how will this team respond, realize they got lucky and work harder for game 2? Or feel like they can't lose and come out flat and sloppy for game 2?
Absolutely true. Solid take tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prime Time
And yeah that Green dunk mailed in the game as far as I'm concerned... awesome second half from him.
Need to win game 2. GSG!
I was so scared Green was going to blow that dunk like he does 90 percent of the time lolQuote:
Originally Posted by dg7md
The turnovers will be cleaned up, a lot of sloppy play, but the primary problem is the perimeter defense from non-Green and Leonard players..
Manu can still give good defensive efforts, but the Heat were picking on Belinelli all game, per par..
Definitely a must win!Quote:
Originally Posted by 100%duncan
When it comes down to it, no one will remember how you won or whether it was "deserved." They'll just remember a winner and a loser. You win and lose games you don't deserve. It goes both ways. It always takes a little luck to win championships.
:lol "not satisfying", "no business", "undeserving"
From a fanbase that had to witness .4, The Foul, and 6, gimme a f'n break. I'll take any Finals win however it comes tbh.
It's because Miami isn't actually very good. Just the fact that they led by 4 points after supposedly dominating the 3rd should make this clear. If the Spurs play a solid game, they will crush these fucks.
https://thisweconfess.files.wordpres...n-the-head.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Prime Time
Last year Parker played on one leg and almost killed the king single handedly down stretch of 6.
We played sloppy and scored 110 points. The best is yet to come, we will EMBARRASS the Heat before this series is done mark my words.
This you ain't playing Indiana or another weak Eastern team anymore!Quote:
Originally Posted by Arcadian
Lol of course, I'll take the win and celebrate. Just think the Spurs have a lot of work to do for Game 2 which of course they know. LeBron won't cramp up again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mugen
Does Gatorade auspice Lebron? That would be golden, tbh. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by marinoman
Hell I'm satisfied! Great win. Green came through and Tiago kept the team in the game during that awful 3rd quarter. Tough loss for heat. I think Spurs conditioning and tough playoffs so far paid off a little for them tonight. Great game from Timmy, just another ho hum playoff double double for the first ballot future HOFer.
Yeah that was an ugly game turnover-wise. But, that will keep Pop on their asses and keep these guys aware that they turned the ball over way too many times, even though they won...
Game 2 is a trap. Jazz vs Bulls in 1998, Thunder vs Heat in 2012, both teams caught a bit of a lucky break and won game 1, then lost game 2 and rest of the series. Heck this season we lost game 2 to the Mavs and went down 1-2. Against the Heat, we are done if we are put into that hole.
So the OP thinks Miami deserved to win?
I don't.
The Spurs committed 22 turnovers and got only 11 points from Kawhi and Boris, Miami got almost 80 points from Wade, Bosh, Lebron, and Allen, and the Spurs won by 15. We can all sit here and talk about the Spurs had no business winning the game - but the Heat were never able to execute well enough to go up by more than 7 during that meltdown by SA. Missed shots and fouls by the Heat allowed the Spurs to stick around, and then the 4th happened.
Bottom line is, championship teams find ways to win games that they have no business winning. The Spurs had no business winning Game 6 of the 2003 Finals, and they found a way to come back. They suffered demoralizing blows in Games 3 and 4 in Detroit in 05, and found a way to win Games 5 and 7. They couldn't shake OKC in Game 6, and they found a way to get their first W in 10 tries at Chesapeake to win the West. Sometimes, the team will suck miserably. However, one of the defining characteristics of this Spurs team is that you never know where the X Factor will come from. One game ago, it was Diaw with 26 points. Tonight, he only had 2 and the Spurs won by 15. Champions figure out how to win when their most trusted resources and game plans fail.
They're not turning the ball over 23 times again tbh. I'd say about 8-10 of those were unforced.Quote:
Originally Posted by timtonymanu
Miami is good defensively but the Spurs light em up if they don't play sloppy regardless if LeBron is out there or not.
Yeah I agree. The Spurs played their worst game this postseason. A win is a win.
I really doubt many of these fuckers were around for .4. But yeah, I'm right there with you on this shit. I don't give a fuck how we get it as long as we get it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mugen
Savor it my nig, because Game 2 will be a dogfight. But I like the Spurs chances after surviving that turnover shitshow tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by timtonymanu
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Originally Posted by Horry Hipcheck
I remember that bald-headed cocksucker making that shot. For reals.Quote:
Originally Posted by MannyIsGod
Tbh, I don't care how we win as long as we win. I've been around long enough to witness those .4, Manu foul, 6, and of course when Hakeem shitted all over Robinson. All I care about is they realize that they can't continue to turn the ball over like that and giving Ray Allen and Lewis wide open shots and expect to win
Nope. Not at all, but all things considered, statistically, they should have won. Who else wins games with 23 turnovers?Quote:
Originally Posted by pgardn
I'm obviously happy we won, but it's hard to believe we won that despite playing so poorly. We have to dominate game 2 if we want to win it, the Heat will be ready.
Great post... We've just been the victim of so many horrible situations that coming out ahead of a "fluke win" like this one is something that I have to ensure actually happened and I'm not dreaming. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Horry Hipcheck
Does anyone else think that no AC contributed to the Spurs turnovers? I do. In such a big game I've never seen so many unforced turnovers. Tired and heat exhausted players pass poorly and generally just don't react as quickly. For example how many times, do you see a backcourt violation like the one the Spurs committed?
Miami had a large # of turnovers as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by dg7md
How many layups did Duncan have? They play very tough perimeter D but that style leads to very easy buckets inside. Tiago even took advantage.
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Originally Posted by DMC
We we got away with some sloppy stuff. Miracle we won.
I agree it wasn't as satisfying as it could have been.
But both teams played under the same conditions.
If our best player had broken his ankle then maybe the result might have been different, injuries happen.
Luck plays a great deal in who wins and who loses.
I thought it was incredibly satisfying. Their guys last year bringing out the ropes in their arena to spur them on... that could have waited as well.
What about Tiago blocking Lebum? they deserved to lose.
Heat had no business winning game 6 either
That must've felt extra good for Tiago considering LeBron's block on him last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeanaro
Quoted. For. Truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by MannyIsGod
These vaginal crampers had no business winning game 6 last year. Fuck them. Just win baby. :hat
Lol, and you wont see that play on those Finals ads they make for NBA tv, they gotta protect da bitch Im sorry I mean Labitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spurs21Fan4Ever
Danny said "let there be a victory" and all was well
I wont feel cocky unless we win game 2 because they feel all they have to do is win one here. And also, the reason we had so many turnovers is because there D was awesome on our pass happy offense, something I dont think we necessarily figured out.
Lebron missed final 4 minutes it happend i know spurs don't give a shit. 3 more
Yes. You would've lost if the temperature in the building was normal.
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Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
Why are you here? Do you have nothing better to do than hate on the Spurs on a Spurs forum?Quote:
Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
Great win! We turned the ball over more than we ever are likely to do in this series and won by 15. I don't know the stats , but I think our rebounding was a big factor in the win.
Yeah because extra heat does nothing to our players, at all. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
Not to mention Miami is just as hot as San Antonio... didn't really decide the game.
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Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
nope.... Danny got hot
The Heat rely on their starters to play heavy minutes. Obviously, the Heat forced them to rely more on their bench.Quote:
Originally Posted by dg7md
I don't know that I've ever heard anyone bring that up but it's something I always thought. WTF were they doing bringing the ropes out?Quote:
Originally Posted by DMC
Anyway, I see the Spurs having 10 or less TO's for Game 2. I actually predicted a loss but I'll take being proven wrong. Take care of the ball!
OP, game was basically tied and we had the ball when LeBron went out. We were also hitting EVERYTHING. LeBron wasn't going to make that big a difference.
Let's not forget we lost Parker for more time in game 6 against the Thunder and we won anyway. There's no excuse.
But yes, we turned it over a fuckton. It would've been a blowout if we had average turnovers. Truth be told, Miami had no business being that close to us. We dominated that game up and down except for turnovers.
The Chosen One not making a difference? I wonder who is a better defender between James and Ray Allen. Once James went away, so did San Antonio's turnovers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kidd K
Spot on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Horry Hipcheck
It was amazing the Heat could not pull away after such shitty 3rd quarter the Spurs had. They should've been up 15 by then. Amazing we goy that W. I see the Spurs winning game 2 too.
SA already wasn't turning it over in the 4th and were picking up steam. And no, James isn't making a 17 point difference in the last 3 1/2 minutes. He only had 6 boards 3 assists and 4 TOs. What do you think James could do in 3 1/2 mins to make a 17 point difference?Quote:
Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
Spurs got hot and the game was over. LeBron would not have effected the outcome very much.
GO FISH....... SIR.Quote:
Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
A W is a W.
Fixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
Got to feel good about winning any game after having 22 TOs.
underrated point. I always thought that was bushleague, bringing everything out as Spurs were up. Normally they just wait til it's settled. So everything doesn't go their way in regards to the temperature, some people start crying about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMC
We turned the ball over 298,000,567,4325698776544333$&@&&/-23"""?89 times and still beat the Heat. If we get our act together we're pretty good team.
38 year old Tim Duncan ended up playing more minutes than any single heat player outside of BoshQuote:
Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
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Originally Posted by spurraider21
no excuses on the A/C thing.
Its call hitting shots when you needed to and making the passes without turning over the ball.
The Spurs are 63-2 this year when having the lead going into the 3rd quarter (includes playoffs). The Spurs didn't have the lead tonight, but the latter states the Spurs can close out games and are the best in the NBA at it this year. Does anyone know if that stat is an NBA record or something for a season.
Mavfan butthurt :lol
23 turnovers is shocking. Even more shocking that we won. It seemed like the Spurs just gave up in the 3rd. Ray Allen, ffs?
We dodged a bullet.
We need more space out there. More movement. We see like okc if they don't generate turnovers their offense bogs down.
It's going according to plan. Defend home court at all costs. When Miami goes up big in game 3 or game 4, unleash the Red Rocket. Lebron and Wade will have no idea what to do and will tire themselves out trying to stop him. Series over.
what???Quote:
Originally Posted by sexinthatsx
Miami's defense has always ben better than lots of folks in here want to believe. THey have been in our passing lanes so often in so many games you just have to expect us to turn the ball over. That IS their defensive game plan against us.
I always predicted that these games would look ugly, and I am confident that last night's game is not the last of the ugly games we will see from the Spurs.
Regardless of ugly or pretty, regardless of who is on the court or not, I'll take any kind of win I can get.
The heat effected everybody, and it was noticeable in how sluggish most players on both sides of the court looked in the 4th quarter. Stupid, stupid, unforced turnovers from us almost did us in, but earlier in the game, it was the Miami defense getting in our passing lanes that was keeping us in check.
Miami played pretty damn good all things considered and their defense was on another level from what the Spurs have seen. However, they aren't OKC and their offense outside of some stretches doesn't terrify you like an OKC offense. Spurs offense is just so damn good, that when they play teams, even with great defense like MIA, they can usually hang around enough to at least have a shot at winning.
The only times that isn't really true is when SA has a lot of TO's, shoots poorly and the other team shoots well. Spurs had a ton of TO's, but still shot well. Basically, since the Spurs offense is the best in the league, they create so many good shots. Unless the other team gets significantly more shots than SA, it's very difficult to beat that offense.
This. Even though the Heat aren't quite as athletic as the Thunder they are so damn aggressive and it forced us into making bad passes. Wade,Allen,and Lebron are great at baiting you into a pass and stealing it. Allen got ALOT of open looks that he will normally make. This series is going to be great.Quote:
Originally Posted by vander
I'll give the Heat a tad bit of credit for forcing a few of those turnovers, but for the most part we started doing that crappy jump-pass stuff where our passes are telegraphed so every Heat player knows exactly where the ball is going. We acted like the ball was on fire or something and no one wanted to hold onto it any longer than 2 seconds or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMC
You cannot both have ball movement and have it stopped. The ball needs to move. They often make 5 or 6 passes in just as many seconds. There was no rotations early so guys were trapped easily and people were forced into turnovers. Leonard was trapped every time he touched the ball and Boris just left him hanging. They couldn't get into sets because Tony was walking the ball up the floor for the most part. It's amazing to me that the PG will still run off and leave the out of bounds guy back court with no one to throw to (Heat did it as well).
Sloppy play, basically. Yes the Heat forced the turnovers. I doubt the Spurs turn it over 22 times if they are just running drills.
Exactly. Compare the score last night to any of the Miami games thus far in the playoffs.Quote:
Originally Posted by DPG21920
Tiago and Tim had lots of easy shots because Miami is a perimeter based defense. We will have more turnovers but easier shots as well. We had 30 assists as well. We are not going to have 23 again hopefully but we will have to play very, very well to avoid double digits. Or just shoot a bunch of crappy one on one shots.