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Gimmie some of what Timmy is taking. Incredible performance.
Tim Duncan A+
Amazing. He pours in a season-high in points against a big, talented frontline while attempting only 19 shots. On O, his hands were great, he was moving well, his outside shot was smooth and he played with physicality. On D, he was strong on the boards, defended the rim well and guarded pick-and-rolls really well. Vintage.
Manu Ginobili Inc.
It looks like he got kneed in his thigh and then aggravated his hamstring injury ... all on the same movement. With the playoffs around the corner, expect Pop to be extra, extra cautious. Could he be out until the postseason? It's possible.
Tony Parker A
Great defensively. He competed his derriere off in an attempt to slow Paul -- and was successful. On the other end, he was efficient despite ferocious pressure throughout the night. His passing was quality and he had the best burst going to the basket since his injury. Seemed to get fatigued in the fourth.
Kawhi Leonard C
His energy was commendable. He played hard and didn't back down. His passing was also much better than usual. But everything else was relatively weak. His closeouts on D were sloppy -- as were his fundamentals when isolated. On offense, he never found a niche despite Ginobili's absence.
Danny Green B+
The Clippers kept a close eye on him and were did well limiting his open looks. Give him credit for not forcing the issue and staying within his role on O. Defensively, he made some mistakes and his rebounding was poor. On the other hand, he contested a number of shots and played with frenetic effort.
Tiago Splitter B
The Good: I loved his post defense -- particularly against Griffin. He finished well -- especially early. His movement on O was endless. The Bad: His overall physicality was questionable. He didn't rebound well. His perimeter D was sketchy and he made more than his usual amount of mistakes in rotations.
Boris Diaw B
The statistics don't paint much of a picture but I thought he was solid. On D, he was attentive and rarely gave up open looks. When switched off on pick-and-rolls, he was fantastic. On O, he remained somewhat aggressive, authored smart passes and played a cleaner brand of ball than usual.
Gary Neal A-
Welcome back to the rotation. The Spurs are going to really need him if Ginobili is out for a substantial amount of time. Tonight, he looked capable. His passing was otherworldly, relatively speaking. His court vision was much, much better than usual. He was aggressive with his shot but his shot-selection was adequate.
Stephen Jackson B-
Didn't back down in the trenches. Played measured, heady perimeter defense. Unfortunately, his offensive struggles continue. He hit a notable shot in the fourth quarter but otherwise it was a difficult night at the office on O.
Nando De Colo B
I liked his tenacity on both ends. His defense has been really tough for the last couple weeks -- and it continued tonight. His offense was a smidgen more demonstrative than usual, which made him a lot more useful. Compared to earlier this season, his shooting mechanics are much more fluid.
Matt Bonner B-
There's not much good or bad to report. I thought he tried hard on D and avoided getting exploited on that end -- though he wasn't exactly helping a ton. On offense, he didn't get many touches but did hit a nice hook in the lane.
Pop B+
Adjusted well after the Ginobili injury. He pushed a lot of buttons -- and a lot were successful. Going with Neal turned out to be the right call. De Colo at backup PG was also smart in retrospect. I liked the play for Duncan at the end because it involved more movement than we've seen late in games recently.
Gimmie some of what Timmy is taking. Incredible performance.
agree to all except Boris Diaw. His D was really good tonight A-
Gary Neal? Meh
Correct me if I'm wrong but I see Griffin really struggled against Splitter's D..hesitant to shoot at times, well I will watch the replay again..
Tonys D wasnt good
he was tasked with guarding Willie Green to start and the boxscore shows how he did
he also left Jamal Crawford wide open in the crucial play for no reason
the fact that Gary Neal doesnt throw bad passes that lead to layups for the other team helped a lot
he did hero a couple shots and had 2 or 3 which he had to force up because his teammates were pass happy at the end of the shotclock like the end of the first half where Boris passes up a layup/floater for a bad Neal 3
when Spurs run Neal off those around the world type screens and he gets in the middle for a floater he always sucks in a big or another perimeter guy
if he can consistently find the open guy while doing that be a huge threat like tonight
Refs: D
- Great job as always, LJ.
- No words can describe Tim. And as Timvp pointed out, they didn't simply dump the ball to Tim on low post, the setup was very sophisticated so that it's very hard for the defense to figure it out.
- Overall, Tony played a very good game. But I really worry about his performance after Barnes checked on him in the 4th quarter. It's not like he simply missed good shots. He just couldn't shake off the defense at all. However, give Pop and the team credit for not forcing multiple P&R again and again.
- Splitter played a decent game, but he could really have done better on that critical blocked shot by Paul.
- Nando looks much more comfortable on the court and didn't "think" before playing like before. Just play the game.
- With Manu out, I hope Pop can give the benches more varieties and boost their scoring. Yes, unlike for regular season games, a deep bench doesn't help that much in the playoffs. But still, that other teams' benches doubled our bench's scoring is worrisome.
Neal's defense was horrendous and that gives him an A-? Interesting.
where in the is Cojo??
Swap Gary and Boris' grade and that's about right for me.
Pop deserves a beer for his hack-a-Jordan strategy...poor Vinny.
No matter what how you slice it, TP just owns CP3.
and what a pleasure to see Tim ing Duncan playing like this, impressive
Agree with you. I also think Splitter did a great job on Blake. Also don't think neal did anything special.
Neal was the feel good story this game, IMO... good that at least he can give us some minutes off the bench
I like when Green depends CP3 and Kawhi bothered him later in the 4th. Now to control Bledsoe/Crawford offensive burst in the 2nd unit. We might need CoJo because Neal's D is just plain terrible. Crawford was just too fast for him. For a moment in the 2nd qtr i thought the Clips would make the separation.
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Tiago has deceptive foot speed, he is able to keep bigger defenders in front of him and use his length. Overall a great game, felt like a playoff game.
Tim Duncan A+++++ Although he was obviously tired in the 4th and missed a bunch of consecutive shots, he put the team on his back and carried it to victory with an absolutely stunning performance.
I had to leave while the game was on, glad we pulled this off. I just wish I didn't have some supers ious habits. lol Seems common among Spurs fans, though.
RIP Manu
Manu will be back
Believe
His horrendous D is pretty much the norm. Anything good on that end is a bonus.
Neal wandering around the paint when he should be on his guy is what I've come to expect than a run out and hope the guy's concentration is off, same with Danny Green at times.
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