Game Blog: CHRISTMAS DAY - SPURS vs. SUNS

[T Park]

Mutombo.

His low post game is iffy, but he can block shots at the rim

Yeah hes athletic.

Wrong.

[T Park]

The Hack-a-shaq did work. The point isnt to hope Shaq misses his FT's, its to disrupt the other Suns players offense. Take them out of the equation for a while and their offense stagnates.

Just look at the point differential in the 4th quarter.

spurs 20, suns 14

Thank you.

Someone gets it...

[SpursDynasty]

Good shot Mason.

It was nice to get the win at the buzzer like that, but honestly this win is nothing to get excited about. I feel we should have had the game put away by the start of the 4th. We missed so many easy shots. The Spurs are probably the worst team in the league at putting easy buckets in.... Phoenix is just another average easy team on the schedule, like Minnesota, Sacramento, the Lakers, or Charlotte...a team we're expected to beat and we did. So, nothing to celebrate big about. The Spurs have been winning games like this for years. Again, nothing to get excited about.

[ChumpDumper]

It was nice to get the win at the buzzer like that, but honestly this win is nothing to get excited about

I'm excited about this win.

[SpursDynasty]

But you can't even beat the lakers!! how is that??

This thread isn't about the Lakers. It's about the Spurs and Suns game which the Spurs won.

[duncan228]

The winning wall.

[tlongII]

Good shot Mason.

It was nice to get the win at the buzzer like that, but honestly this win is nothing to get excited about. I feel we should have had the game put away by the start of the 4th. We missed so many easy shots. The Spurs are probably the worst team in the league at putting easy buckets in.... Phoenix is just another average easy team on the schedule, like Minnesota, Sacramento, the Lakers, or Charlotte...a team we're expected to beat and we did. So, nothing to celebrate big about. The Spurs have been winning games like this for years. Again, nothing to get excited about.

Just what DO you get excited about?

[SenorSpur]

Merry GD Christmas to the pansy-ass Suns.

Wow! What a finish. I can't stop laughing - and it's been 45 mins since the game ended.

If he wasn't already, Mase is DEFINITELY a Spur now.

Spurs overtook both the setting Suns and the refs with Mase's clutch dagger 3-ball.

And to Spork Killer - GAFL. There's your holiday gift. Special delivery courtesy of Mase.

Now that's what I call a Christmas present!

[Reck]

If you cant get excited about a win like this one. Then I dont know what you are. Not Human, that's for sure.

[SpursDynasty]

Not a Rocket fan but that team also owns your pathetic club this year

This thread isn't about the Rockets. It's about the Spurs and Suns game which the Spurs won.

[TampaDude]

Mason is a ing STUD, that's for sure!

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! SUCK IT, PHX!!!

[Reck]

Spurs overtook both the setting Suns and the refs with Mase's clutch dagger 3-ball.

Now that's what I call a Christmas present!

If Stern is really a legit guy, then he will look into the refs officiting travesty on this game.

It could not get much more obvious that the refs were being unfair to the Spurs..on both ends of the court.

[SenorSpur]

If Stern is really a legit guy, then he will look into the refs officiting travesty on this game.

It could not get much more obvious that the refs were being unfair to the Spurs..on both ends of the court.

If I didn't know better I would've thought Tim Donaghy and Joey Crawford were working this game!

Yeah ES!

[Johnny RIngo]

Good shot Mason.

It was nice to get the win at the buzzer like that, but honestly this win is nothing to get excited about. I feel we should have had the game put away by the start of the 4th. We missed so many easy shots. The Spurs are probably the worst team in the league at putting easy buckets in.... Phoenix is just another average easy team on the schedule, like Minnesota, Sacramento, the Lakers, or Charlotte...a team we're expected to beat and we did. So, nothing to celebrate big about. The Spurs have been winning games like this for years. Again, nothing to get excited about.

I agree with this. When Amare was getting owned by Timmy, the Spurs should have taken advantage of those extra possessions. Tony and Manu almost blew it:

2:47 Phoenix full timeout 88-87
2:32 Tony Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper
2:31 Tim Duncan offensive rebound
2:09 Tim Duncan lost ball (Shaquille O'Neal steals)
1:53 Amare Stoudemire misses 5-foot jumper
1:52 Tim Duncan defensive rebound
1:52 Jumpball: Tim Duncan vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Kurt Thomas gains possession)
1:31 Jason Richardson personal foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
1:27 Manu Ginobili misses 7-foot jumper
1:25 Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound
1:09 Amare Stoudemire misses layup
1:08 Tim Duncan defensive rebound
1:01 Tony Parker misses jumper
1:00 Jason Richardson defensive rebound
1:00 Tony Parker technical foul (1st technical foul)
1:00 Steve Nash makes technical free throw 88-88
0:49 Amare Stoudemire misses layup
0:48 Tim Duncan defensive rebound
0:29 Tony Parker misses layup
0:28 Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound
0:24 Phoenix full timeout
0:07 Phoenix 20 Sec. timeout
0:04 Grant Hill makes layup (Amare Stoudemire assists) 88-90
0:04 San Antonio full timeout 88-90

[SpursDynasty]

Tied for 3rd in the West now...not good enough, we should be 1st in the West. Since we'll sweep the season series with L.A. this season, we can afford to be a few games behind for now. We avenged that B.S. win that Phoenix had over us opening night. Time to avenge the B.S. Milwaukee loss this Monday.

[pauls931]

Two things, Karma and poor defensive rotations. Even with my orange glasses, I couldn't miss the homecourt calls Pho was getting at the end. The ending suprised me but if pho won, I wouldn't feel that good about it since it was close and the officiating was bad.

[Darthkiller]

phoenix needs to run more, they have like no easy basket right now, that's why they only scored 14 points in teh 4th. At the beginning when they were running, they were on a 9-0 run.

[pauls931]

phoenix needs to run more, they have like no easy basket right now, that's why they only scored 14 points in teh 4th. At the beginning when they were running, they were on a 9-0 run.

Perhaps. Their interiour d has improved somewhat but they still can't deal with the pick and roll well and miss rotations left and right.

[Spork KIller.]

Beat them in 99 and 03, both le years for the Spurs, when did the Suns beat anyone and go onto to the le, pal???

Honestly, I'm a Spurs fan but I come in here and act like a troll to get y'all fired up. Otherwise, why would my posts be so weak and unoriginal?

[Def Rowe]

Nice win Spurs.

[Avitus1]

ing great win. Merry Christmas everyone!

[Big P]

ing Losers...let the excuses begin!!!!

Eat a

[T Park]

Dumbass got banned and still comes back.

God what a loser.

[kobyz]

i'm glad for the win but what's up with the Spurs scouting? the last Grant Hill basket was the same play Phoenix was running against orlando in the end of the game last week, The Spurs should have been ready for this!

[Big P]

The only thing that would have made this better was if Steve Javie was one of the refs.