Aldridge and Leonard in the 4th

Really Kawhi-et down the stretch

What bugs me is how physical OKC is allowed to be with LMA and SA gets called for everything. Every time Ibaka closes out on LMA & LMA goes by him, Ibaka puts his arm out (like a clothes line) and hits LMA. He still fights through it, but damn, it's a foul. You have to call it at least once.

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They both played fine. Need other players to step up.

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There's other players?

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What bugs me is how physical OKC is allowed to be with LMA and SA gets called for everything. Every time Ibaka closes out on LMA & LMA goes by him, Ibaka puts his arm out (like a clothes line) and hits LMA. He still fights through it, but damn, it's a foul. You have to call it at least once.

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Only with LMA? Boris was fouled two times in the same play by Adams tonight.

Spurs had a chance to put this game away in the first half and didn't. OKC came out timid and flat. They should've easily been up by 15 at the half.

But once West Diaw gets out there, it's only a matter of time before OKCs size starts taking over in the boards.

If you gonna play that combo, you can only do it 3-4 min max! But they should've even be out there together, and especially without Kawhi on the floor.

We better not get the same old crappy refs we had at home in Game 2. :bang

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Originally Posted by apalisoc_9

Dude cant contribute if hes not getting touches. :lol

They offense wanst really the problem though. It was the defense.

Plus Durant made every contested shot. Didnt like the switch with west on durant too.

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Yeah, this was just insane and all the more reason Diaw should have played.

They can't keep them off the offensive glass either way, but at least with Diaw, he's a better option to switch that and he brings the possibility of the occasional three.

My only concerns in this series, are lack of volume three-point shooting and defensive rebounding, with Duncan barely playing. Either him or Marjanovic need to play the non Aldridge minutes.

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I kinda felt like Leonard was affected by that hyperextension by Kanter landing awkardly. I haven't taken a second, look but I don't think Leonard did anything after that.

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Kawhi was visibly gassed at the end. He shouldn't be playing the whole last quarter, tbh.

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All his shots were short, Danny being in foul trouble forced him to play heavy minutes. (Maybe should have given Kyle more minutes)

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Spurs had a chance to put this game away in the first half and didn't. OKC came out timid and flat. They should've easily been up by 15 at the half.

But once West Diaw gets out there, it's only a matter of time before OKCs size starts taking over in the boards.

If you gonna play that combo, you can only do it 3-4 min max! But they should've even be out there together, and especially without Kawhi on the floor.

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Weren't they up almost 10? Didn't they flirt with a near 10 point lead for much of the game?

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Yeah, this was just insane and all the more reason Diaw should have played.

They can't keep them off the offensive glass either way, but at least with Diaw, he's a better option to switch that and he brings the possibility of the occasional three.

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Diaw had no chance against KD tonight, even Danny was getting roasted. Kyle was the only guy that slowed him down.:lol

Pop is not going to make any rotational changes though. I dont think he will. Series tied at 2 a piece with us having homecourt. Hes never made changes unless the spurs were in desperation mode. Always stays with his gameplan.

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Diaw had no chance against KD tonight, even Danny was getting roasted. Kyle was the only guy that slowed him down.:lol

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Was calling for this because anderson is actually a better revounder than Diaw and West. Plus he was awesome in the first half. Surprised we didnt see him as a small ball 4.

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It fucking worked, didn't it? :lol

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Pop is not going to make any rotational changes though. I dont think he will. Series tied at 2 a piece with us having homecourt. Hes never made changes unless the spurs were in desperation mode. Always stays with his gameplan.

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He benched Tiago & started Diaw in Gm 5 after the two blowout in OKC back in 2014.:wakeup (Tim might get benched for Diaw)

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Pop is not going to make any rotational changes though. I dont think he will. Series tied at 2 a piece with us having homecourt. Hes never made changes unless the spurs were in desperation mode. Always stays with his gameplan.

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Yeah, and I think Pop should stick to it. Despite the score, this was a 4 point game late, playing a good Thunder team in desperation mode who got all-star level performances from Adams and Di:loln Waiters and Kevin Durant's best playoff performance in like the past 4 seasons. No need to panic.

I don't put much stock in single game plus/minus, but Duncan was +5 in his 12 minutes on the floor. Even though he's giving us nothing offensively, he's still a presence. Foul trouble took him off the floor tonight, but I don't think he gets in foul trouble in game 5. Should shore up the defense.

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Was calling for this because anderson is actually a better revounder than Diaw and West. Plus he was awesome in the first half. Surprised we didnt see him as a small ball 4.

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But if DWest and Boris can't compete against Adams-Ibaka-Kanter...Why don't try to go small and force OKC to do the same?

Kawhi at 4 is a better rebounder than Durant and Danny/Kyle better than Waiters/Roberson. At least we could neutralize OKC rebounding.

Their superstar went nuclear, and our 2 stars shit the bed in the 4th. That's your ballgame right there.

The cumulative effect of the sanctioned hammering of LMA and KL kicked in in the 4th quarter. OKC has to try to damage/injure our best players to compete. Buncha twats really on that other squad. A shittier version of the Cavs, really.

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Was calling for this because anderson is actually a better revounder than Diaw and West. Plus he was awesome in the first half. Surprised we didnt see him as a small ball 4.

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Hopefully, he will get minutes at home especially w/ the short turnaround.

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Diaw had no chance against KD tonight, even Danny was getting roasted. Kyle was the only guy that slowed him down.:lol

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He still had a better chance than West.

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The cumulative effect of the sanctioned hammering of LMA and KL kicked in in the 4th quarter. OKC has to try to damage/injure our best players to compete. Buncha twats really on that other squad. A shittier version of the Cavs, really.

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lay that valuable opinion on me when Thunder face off against Cavs in finals. always better from the couch.

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He still had a better chance than West.

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He should be starting so he can be matched up against Ibaka rather than coming off the bench when Ibaka goes to the bench.

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He should be starting so he can be matched up against Ibaka rather than coming off the bench when Ibaka goes to the bench.

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If I were Duncan and they did that, I'd retire on the spot.

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lay that valuable opinion on me when Thunder face off against Cavs in finals. always better from the couch.

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Yeah, right.