Game Blog: Spurs vs. Lakers - Jan. 14

[LA24]

Or maybe the Lakers played good defense and good offense to cut into the lead?


Nahhhh.

It's funny how you were offended by "players" who do that "nut grabbin" antic as an nba fan, so offended you've decided to put Mason's version of it in your sig. Classic spur fan.

[Key]

roger For president!!
Beautiful game!!

[mystargtr34]

Or maybe the Lakers played good defense and good offense to cut into the lead?


Nahhhh.

Have u seen the Spurs execute down the stretch against the Lakers. They're almost to afraid to take a shot, during the series last season it felt like nearly every shot in the last few minutes was with the shot clock winding down.

Maybe the Lakers deserve some credit, but its not like theyre a lock you down defensive team.

[Obstructed_View]

Last play of the game was designed for him.

Designed for whom?

[Obstructed_View]

I thought it was a decent win for the Spurs, considering that they played good defense for about ten minutes total, the majority of it to begin the second half. It's also encouraging that they could keep their offense clicking for such a large percentage of the game. With all the complaining from the Lakers fans about their missing people, one might forget that the Spurs were without Oberto and Mahinmi.

The Spurs are going to have to improve their post defense if they want to compete with the Lakers in a series, because that team has a lot of really good post players, and when the Spurs double teamed, they didn't rotate well and wide open threes were the result.

[EricB]

Designed for whom?

Ginobili....

[EricB]

Have u seen the Spurs execute down the stretch against the Lakers. They're almost to afraid to take a shot, during the series last season it felt like nearly every shot in the last few minutes was with the shot clock winding down.

Maybe the Lakers deserve some credit, but its not like theyre a lock you down defensive team.

Uh no. The Lakers when they want to be are a damn good defensive team. When Kobe Bryant WANTS to be, hes a damn damn good defensive player. The Lakers down the stretch played good defense, especially late in the game, they deserve credit.

[wildbill2u]

Winning wall.

That's the WAILING WALL behing him.

[Obstructed_View]

Ginobili....

Perhaps you might watch that inbounds play one more time, because Manu wasn't even trying to get open until Bonner got in trouble.

[koriwhat]

there were nothing but sore losers in the at&t center last night. bunch of in' kobe suckin' chumps! ah what a great feeling it was to see that game in person.

thank you ma$e!

[magui86770]

Was at the game last night...

What a tremendous atmosphere..

A win is win but we barely survive a underman Laker team on their second back to back game. Should have won by double digits and we blew the lead with stagnant possessions and turnovers in the middle of the fourth quarter.

I hope this is the start of great run against good teams in the next 2 weeks.

[EricB]

Perhaps you might watch that inbounds play one more time, because Manu wasn't even trying to get open until Bonner got in trouble.

You might want to re read Bonner saying that "Manu was option A, there was no option B"

[Obstructed_View]

You might want to re read Bonner saying that "Manu was option A, there was no option B"

I also heard Roger say that the play was for Tim and Tony and Manu. If Bonner thought Manu was the only option, then it's not surprising that he had trouble getting the ball in. Watch the replay. If Manu was supposed to receive the inbounds pass he did a piss poor job of trying to get open, which I don't believe. You can't credit Kobe for defending him because Manu didn't even try to get to Bonner until right before he threw it to Mason. That play was not drawn up to get the inbounds pass to him.

[EricB]

I also heard Roger say that the play was for Tim and Tony and Manu. If Bonner thought Manu was the only option, then it's not surprising that he had trouble getting the ball in. Watch the replay. If Manu was supposed to receive the inbounds pass he did a piss poor job of trying to get open, which I don't believe. You can't credit Kobe for defending him because Manu didn't even try to get to Bonner until right before he threw it to Mason. That play was not drawn up to get the inbounds pass to him.

I think I'm gonna go with the guy who said the play was drawn up for who was given the task of imbounding the ball.

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I think I'm gonna go with the guy who said the play was drawn up for who was given the task of imbounding the ball.

Okay, but you could go with the guy who got the inbounds pass and made the game winning shot, who said something completely different in his interview on ESPN at the end of the game. Or you could realize that the play being drawn up for Manu doesn't mean he was supposed to get the inbounds pass.

[Lakers Dynasty 2000]

Hey everyone, what a fantastic game last night. Of course, I thought there were some questionable calls - Mason, Ariza. But you know what, you have to play through it. Bottom line. Sometimes it happens... and seriously... sometimes it doesn't (WCF g4 2008).

I am very happy with the Lakers performance and the Spurs impressed me last night. I still feel confident against your Spurs in a playoffs series but there is no question, no doubt, these two teams put together one of the best games of the seasons.

Wanted to drop by, to say hi, and say congrats. That being said, that wasn't a foul on Fish.

[monkeypunk]

It's funny how you were offended by "players" who do that "nut grabbin" antic as an nba fan, so offended you've decided to put Mason's version of it in your sig. Classic spur fan.

I'm pretty sure that Mason doing it directly after Kobe doing it was his way of calling out Kobe for being such a dumbass...

Classic rapist fan.