And the Suns lost to Indiana...beautiful...
About the only good things they said were "they were glad Blair was out of the game". They gave him mad props for his 20-20 game. And they gave props to the Argentinian fo his hustle on the Spurs last possession.
Other than that, there were beyond horrible.
I think we've been continuously improving for over a month now, so it's not a matter of a tide turning so much as the improvement has led us to be able to steady in the 4th yesterday and win this one through sheer effort today.I couldn't remember whether it was in 04-05 or 06-07, when, if I remember correctly, we had back-to-back double overtime games and won them both on game winners. I didn't get to watch this game, but could tell how crazy it was based on the gameblog.This could be a tide-turning game for the Spurs. A loss, especially given Pop's decision-making, would have been acceptable, but those tired players pulled out something there that we didn't know they have.
Now if anyone can put a gif or a vid of that Manu save pronto, I'll be really grateful.
Time to get some rest. Nothing else could be asked of these hard-working guys.
Well if it got us the win then great. I only want the win really.Well done urunobili - what is your record now?
Also, like my reverse jinx? We make a good team!
Manu redeeming himself!! I take back all I said at the screen tonight. That dive to save the ball that went to Hill and then to RJ for the winner is an instant Spurs classic moment.
Agree. I wonder how many players in our team would do that. Probably, no one
Yup, they were pathetic. Simply pathetic. 'em.And we did!
so true. i either muted the game or turned it off (the feed was horrible).Yup, they were pathetic. Simply pathetic. 'em.
i dont know about this win IM not too pumpd about it ...
IM ING KIDDING !!!! WAY TO GO SPURS DRIVE FOR 5 IS ON THE ROLL BABY YEAHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHH
That's what I would've done tonight - start him with Blair and see how he does. Or if you want to go small, make him the first sub. But these concepts are an hetical to Pop's ethos.
You must have missed Sean's call.
(But we love him.)
You wanna send the question to his mailbag, or should I? If you want to do it, sign it from both of us!
Later guys, and thanks for a (mostly) awesome game thread.
Would've loved to have seen how Blair and Ian play together. Pop could've tried this early in the game. Gauge the results and either moved away from it or come back to it based on results.That's what I would've done tonight - start him with Blair and see how he does. Or if you want to go small, make him the first sub. But these concepts are an hetical to Pop's ethos.
It's troubling that he sits his best player, but is too stubborn to try a few lineup changes that could've given his team an advantage.
Same here. I'll definitely look for the game later and watch it.What a game!!!! And I couldn't even watch it. I'm so excited by reading the game thread only...lol
TP and Blair
Many things I didn't agree with in this game, but we won it by getting two consecutive stops, and the way TD has been playing, it's just amazing we pulled it off, so I'm not gonna complain.
Great game by Tony and Blair. Those guys carried us. Clutch shot by RJ too.
First time I feel this season that we win a close game the Spurs way... let's keep it up
I would've clocked those announcers in the mouth if I was there with all the jinxing they're doing to the Spurs on the final minutes.
@ the end sean was like I cant even talk these refs are making me sick worse calls ive ever seenYou must have missed Sean's call.
(But we love him.)
Jefferson lifts Spurs over Thunder 109-108 in OT
By Jeff Latzke
Rookie DeJuan Blair set new career highs with 28 points and 21 rebounds while filling in for Tim Duncan, and Richard Jefferson hit the game-winning jumper in overtime to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 109-108 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.
Jefferson ended up with the ball after the Spurs’ play went awry, with Manu Ginobili diving out of bounds to save an errant pass that bounced off of Antonio McDyess. George Hill then passed it to Jefferson, who beat the shot clock with a 13-foot jumper in the lane with 9.1 seconds left.
Russell Westbrook missed a potential game-winning 19-footer for Oklahoma City at the final buzzer.
Kevin Durant scored 35 points and Westbrook had 25 points and 13 assists for the Thunder. Jeff Green added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Tony Parker had 28 points, Hill scored 16 and Jefferson and McDyess each finished with 13 points.
Duncan rested on the second game of a back-to-back set as San Antonio started a four-game trip, and he ended up watching a thriller from the bench.
The Thunder, who trailed by 19 in the first half, rallied back from an eight-point deficit in the final 4 minutes of the fourth quarter to force overtime. Thabo Sefolosha finished off an 8-0 run with a two-handed slam with 57.6 seconds left, and Westbrook was able to answer Parker’s jumper.
McDyess missed a 3-point attempt from the left wing at the end of regulation, after Ginobili was double-teamed.
Durant put the Thunder up 108-106 on a 20-foot jumper from the right side with 1:28 left in overtime, and McDyess made one of two free throws to make it a one-point game. Jefferson then blocked Sefolosha’s shot to give the Spurs a chance to go ahead.
The ball bounced off of McDyess and then just shy of the end line before Ginobili laid out to save it to Hill. The extra effort turned a breakout performance from Blair into a victory.
Blair had 10 points, six rebounds, two steals and a block as the Spurs opened a 10-point lead in the first 5 1/2 minutes, and the widebodied 6-foot-7 center was also busy setting screens to clear the way for a hot start by Parker. The All-Star point guard had 16 points on 7-for-9 shooting in the first quarter as the Spurs went up 35-18.
The lead reached 19 early in the second quarter before the Thunder stormed back with an 18-4 run, powered by eight points by Westbrook.
But Blair and Parker took over again, scoring 12 of San Antonio’s points during a 20-8 push that restored the lead to 63-46 on Jefferson’s right-handed jam over Nenad Krstic with 28.4 seconds left in the second quarter.
By halftime, Blair had matched his career best with 18 points, and his 11 rebounds were one shy of his career high.
James Harden, an All-American like Blair last year, made a 3-pointer with 0.3 seconds left before halftime to get Oklahoma City within 12, and the Thunder kept coming with a 12-2 run as San Antonio missed its first 10 shots of the third quarter.
Durant finally gave Oklahoma City its first lead with two free throws that made it 75-74 with 2:34 left in the third quarter before the Spurs went back ahead on back-to-back 3-pointers by Jefferson and Hill to start the fourth.
Blair rattled the rim with a right-handed jam and a two-handed throwdown off a Ginobili bounce pass as the Spurs extended their lead to 90-83 with a string of six straight points midway through the fourth quarter. Parker followed a Blair layup with one free throw to make it 97-89 with 4:03 to play in regulation.
NOTES: The Spurs also won their only two other games without Duncan this season, beating Toronto on Nov. 9 and Dallas on Nov. 11. Parker also missed both of those games. … The Thunder had their lowest-scoring first quarter since a Nov. 22 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, getting outscored 35-18. … The Thunder fell to 16-2 when scoring at least 100 points.
Im still not satisfied with RJ's play even with the clutch shot at the end.
The reason why the Spurs got him is to provide offense in times when one of the big 3 is down..so far, he hasn't met that expectation.
Uff. SAS +1 OT back-2-back win on the road without Timmy. Warning: Spurs are getting The Spurs.
Save by Ginobili kind of epic classic NBA highlight film.
That's what I think. You could even start Ian with TD for the first 5 minutes of the first quarter only. You don't have to play Ian anymore than that for the game if you don't want to.That's what I would've done tonight - start him with Blair and see how he does. Or if you want to go small, make him the first sub. But these concepts are an hetical to Pop's ethos.
I don't get Pop at all.
ideally for me I would start Ian for the first 5 minutes of the 1st and 3rd quarter with TD to try and get some shotblocking and athleticism out there and see what happens.
Clutch shot, clutch block, solid defense on Green in the 4th and OT.
Yeah he's horrible.
Kevin Durant pulls him out on the perimiter and drives to the basket fouling him out in 3 minutes due to him making his usual dumb fouls and not being quick enough to guard long small forwards.
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