Spurs @ Hornets Game 7 - Game Blog

[WildcardManu]

9 is not a big enough lead in New Orleans.

It's not, the 3rd quarter will decide

[Deb]

Well, it is do or die, so get ready for the Horenets to come up firing

[spurscenter]

Charles Has Money In Vegas On No

[dbreiden83080]

9 is not a big enough lead in New Orleans.

Gonna be a good 2nd half, Spurs better bring it

[MONTENEGRINO]

2nd half is Timmy's. Hornets will try to defend outside shoot and will stop doubleteam Duncan.

[spurscenter]

[Josepatches]

Well, Chris Paul would get any call. All the Spurs have to do is look his way and they'd call a foul.

Shoot, he jumped into Ime, and Ime hardly grazed him, and Paul still got the call.

So we can't do anything and we have to let him score.Nice if he has the last ball to win the game

[Southwest Texas Fan]

I hope Manu starts attacking the basket.

[Crookshanks]

Pop needs to not have any stupid rotations. This is play or go home - so Tim, Tony, and Manu should play pretty much all 24 minutes of the 2nd half. Unless Michael Finley suddenly starts playing out of his mind and hitting 3's, then he should ride the bench for the rest of the game.

[WildcardManu]

Charles Has Money In Vegas On No

[Spurs Brazil]

Damn Manu, just do your thing and stop the crazy passes.

Hi Bonn

[Deb]

Lets look for experience to pay off in the second half

GO SPURS GO

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[bobbybob0]

Peja gets them off

Trap with Oberto like in G6

[TampaDude]

9 is not a big enough lead in New Orleans.

WERD...before the game, I said that the Spurs needed to be up by at least 15-16 points at halftime to have a chance of winning...doesn't look good for the Spurs now...WAY too many stupid turnovers...another blowout coming...good luck in the WCF, Hornets...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Third quarter.

Time for Tim Duncan on David West and trapping Chris Paul.

Let's do it, Pop

[spyder]

good first half, but here comes the dreaded 3rd qrt..Lets Go Spurs..don't let up

[Deb]

Man, I really like Ime's intensity - he has added a lot to this series

[spurscenter]

[Udrihlooms]

We should trap Paul right at the beginning of the 3rd when he's looking for his own offense, that's what starts their run.

Paul is almost immune to trapping defense. Mavs has tried all sorts of traps and that midget has gotten away with it.

Admittedly, Paul is too good to be trapped successfully.

[spurscenter]

[Crookshanks]

Seemed like West started to cool off in the 2nd quarter - let's hope his back is bothering him and he will be totally ineffective the rest of the game.

[dbreiden83080]

Third quarter.

Time for Tim Duncan on David West and trapping Chris Paul.

Let's do it, Pop

Agreed

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

WERD...before the game, I said that the Spurs needed to be up by at least 15-16 points at halftime to have a chance of winning...doesn't look good for the Spurs now...WAY too many stupid turnovers...another blowout coming...good luck in the WCF, Hornets...

STFU and take your negativity elsewhere. Why say like that? So you can be right if your team loses? Moron.

If we can't work out a way to come out hard in game 7, then so be it. But this is NOT a forgone conclusion.

[Banzai]

WOOH! WOOOOOOOOH! game time..WOOH!

[jman3000]

obvious keys to 2nd half:

1. limit turnovers. especially those of the unforced kind.

2. feed manu. he's feeling it and he may not be able to penetrate as much... but from the looks of it he has a 7-8 three pointer performance in sight. if the double teams keep coming at timmy.. .the open 3's will be there... as per usual.

3. dont rely on NO to miss layups out the ass... theyve missed a lot of gimmies... dont expect that in the 2nd half.

4. tim duncan is a pimp who will skull you.