Thanks for the writeup Tim.
The Spurs did something that was both unsung and difficult yet critical in sports when melting down; they answered back immediately. So many times a team blows a lead and momentum changes and you are fighting back but can never scale the mountain that is regaining a blown lead. Every time LA made their run Spurs never let them keep or build a lead and it's a big reason why they got the win.
The mark of a good team, with leadership.
I was really impressed by Bonner yesterday: he hit some important shots, was active on the boards and was doing quite well on D despite the tough match-up. He also made a few 2-pt FGs, which I think is good to keep defenses honest. This is the kind of Bonner we need, not the unidimensional 3-pt shooter.
I also really liked what both Green and KL did on defense. It's not the usual Spurs D since they relied a lot on steals and deflected passes, but their activity on that end was really causing some problems for the Clippers. Especially Griffin seems to react very badly to being nnoyed that way, or double/triple teamed.
I also thought Parker had one of his best defensive games of the season, he was extremely active and motivated. I hope he can keep that up on top of everything else. He is hitting his jumpers with amazing consistency, and one of the announcers claimed he is leading the league in points scored in the 3-9ft range. Does anybody know where we can find data confirming this?
Wow, do you even know what number that is? That number is so large that there is no nomenclature for it.
Also, you could have made things easier on yourself and written it in scientific notation, which would be 10^36.
The steal by Bonner at the end of the game might've sealed the win for us. We were up by 4, and the Clippers was stunned by the steal from Griffin, and their momentum was quite low. Unfortunately, Bonner was called out of bound. In hindsight, he should've passed the ball earlier to Tim. But we can see his effort.
+1 more
rj was horse today, this guys mechanism to shoot the 3 is even longer then bonner setting his ass out taking the 3...
bonner got abuse today, but could care less since he contributed on the offensive end..reigning 3s when we needed scoring, the only part of his game i dislike atm is the pumpfake and attacking the rim with some lame shot attempt....would much prefer him to play like NEAL, just chuck the 3 and live with it whether it goes in/out.....
this team has a record of blowing leads, they play much better from behind or when even, get to lazy and start chucking pathetic shots when have leads cause they think they can afford to missed shots for other teams to go on a run....
beating a bunch of fake ass thugs, nothing to see here
Honestly, I see more people complain about the alleged Tony vs Manu drama on these boards than I see people actually debate Tony vs Manu this season.
A couple of years ago? Absolutely. There's no question that this board has a long history of CoM/CoP drama. But now (this season)? Not so much. Maybe at the very beginning of the season there were a couple of posts here and there about the "leader" of the team or the "best player" on the team and CoM was in full effect.
Even now, there are a couple of posters who are obvious homers to one player or the other (and it shows - albeit subtly - in their posts; it's usually more CoP I'd say. The CoM people have pretty much kept quiet throughout his injury period), but that's about it.
RJ should not play basketball anymore, he's a waste of talent and money. Have no idea what the f*** is going on in his head.
You mean, apart from the constant stream of posts about the Spurs "missing their best player", maybe?The CoM people have pretty much kept quiet throughout his injury period
Thanks to timvp for an excellent writeup of a fantastic game.
For mine, Green's defence of CP3, Parker's dominance, Tim's team defence, and Neal's utterly strange game all stood out in one of the wins of the year. The Clippers are for real, and I have a strange feeling we'll see them in the playoffs.
You poor bas ! You're missed around here, mate. Hope you're well.Thanks, LJ. Sincerely.
Haven't been able to watch the games at all this year, great to have these writeups.
Yes and yes. This team has shown a lot of character in the past month, and their defence is improving week on week. If they can continue the momentum after the ASB, we might just have a dark horse contender here like 2007. We can only hope.
Off topic, but that number has a name. It's undecillion.
Of all large numbers with names, the coolest one is probably 10^453: Quinquagintacentillion
Everything up to 10^3003 has a name (10^3003 = Millinillion.... No, I'm not making this up
(No seriously, I'm not
Manu looking like NosferatuMore of this coming up?
Just watched highlights. I never saw a highlight that question refs decision. But this time , there was "strange" call on griffin note. On the same action, in the same highligth, there is a moment when Griffin wave his hand, and got called foul for it. Why would nba.com make comment as Griffin was sooo innocent.
This was the first game in a long time that I didn't hate Pop or Bonner...
If this miraculous trend continues...I may have to eat a big bowl of ...happily.
Manu and Tiago....disappointments...and that hurts to say.
Awesome win. It was bittersweet due to injuries, but the last few moments of the fourth quarter and overtime were legendary. The Chris Paul - Gary Neal highlight is one we will be seeing for a long time. Neal is ridiculously clutch, as long as he is not shooting free throws.
The Spurs have showed some great resilience this year. I believe this is the third straight game we have given up a double digit lead in the second half. Each time they have managed to pull a win out. For all the talk of Chris Paul in the fourth quarter, it has really been Tony Parker who has been Mr. Clutch this year.
I think Kawhi's Defense on the last play of the game was Bowenesque. he didn't buy into the foul seeking flopping Paul and pulled back his arm so that there was no doubt for the officials.
awesome write up timvp, thanks!
+1
The way they would push the ball after Blake went orbital was a sight to behold. It reminded me of how the showtime Lakers used to throw the ball full court from out of bounds a split second after the opponent just dunked and was busy celebrating.
You work in a prison so you should be accustomed to it.
Joey Crawford A-
One thing that I have not seen commented upon.
Joey (Crawford) reffed the game. When I saw his troll-like bald pate standing at centercourt with the ball in his hand and a whistle in his mouth, my heart sank.
But by and large he called a pretty fair game.
Credit where credit is due, as they say.
(But maybe he was just saving it for a more significant time and place?
The Spurs are indeed missing their best player though, tbh.
their more talented and skilled player maybe, but not their best player anymore tbh.
That's just the fanbase ... their quotes and tweets say otherwise I think they appreciate each other and know they have both been key to 3 les ... this is just com vsSide note: Parker looked like he had been crying in the post game interview about Manu being out again.
Oh yeah, but those two hate each other.
cop crap
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