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There we go JR
JR Smith > Westbrick right now
There we go JR
Knicks up 7 with less than a minute to go!
This is why I said the #1 seed is not out of the question. even though we lost some games, OKC still has to take care of business. Their next game is Tuesday in Utah where they lost by 15 last time
The Spurs need to win Wednesday. If they lose that then it becomes very difficult to get the 1.
just like that 1 game lead over OKC
LOL @ Chokelahoma
Go to your room. Mommy has some things for daddy to do.
It was really pleasing to see how the Knicks took the game to OKC, in a physical brand of basketball that is usually representative of an Eastern Conference team. At the same time, it was troubling to remember how the Spurs wilted under pressure from OKC - not just this past week either.
The takeaway for me is that OKC is beatable by teams like the Heat and the Knicks. However, they still remain a bad matchup for the Spurs. Despite the brilliance of Duncan, the Spurs are not going to outphysical the Thunder. I'm just convinced the Spurs have the stuff to beat them in a 7-game series - if they even get that far.
J.R Smith Honorary spur for the day (making him 60% more likely to get injured).
The thing is the Knicks' bench/role players came in and did their job in the game, can we say the same about the Spurs? What I took from this game is they will have to overcome the bad calls because the amount of free throws OKC is getting is ridiculous. It was mind boggling to see a player like Melo could not even get the respect from the refs. Really sad how this league has become
Damn remember when we traded Brent Barry for jr smith.
It's true. Yet Melo and Chandler personally killed the offensive glass. I don't want to cannonize the Knicks performance, but they are no slouches. And they did sweep the season series from the Spurs too. I wonder what, if anything, is going through Pop mind after watching this performance?
No Manu, no Jack, Tony playing on one leg. Take away the Knicks top two offensive creators, say Melo and JR Smith and see how they do.
You act like we didn't split with them, minus Manu or Tony every game.
Chokelahoma really stepping on their by losing immediately after beating a hobbled Spurs team to take the #1 seed.
Spurs' schedule is still a little tougher after today though, so we're still likely going to need OKC to choke away another game or two if we're to keep it.
Thanks, Knicks!
Thanks, Clippers!
GO SPURS GO!!!!!
The game against Lakers next Sunday might be a fun one.
No Patty, No Aron, Bonner playing like . Yeah, I'm not really sure what you're getting at. Manu's played like for over a month and Jack has played like all season. If your using the excuse two more able bodies would have been nice, fine. But don't act like having those two players on the court would have made the difference between a win and a loss.No Manu, no Jack, Tony playing on one leg. Take away the Knicks top two offensive creators, say Melo and JR Smith and see how they do.
You act like we didn't split with them, minus Manu or Tony every game.
Fyi, neither Melo or JR are creators, they're scorers.
Don't really care about seeding. We basically have the 2nd seed locked up, at this point, and I don't think the Thunder are impossible to beat without homecourt. I'm more concerned about Parker/Ginobili getting healthy and Duncan resting enough the rest of the way to avoid any major injury. No one's beating the Heat this year from the Western Conference anyway. Just got to hope New York can upset them.
Would rather have 2nd seed tbh...easier/less physical bracket imho
I would not worry, I pretty much think the Spurs will end up with that #2 seed being Tony is out basically until the playoffs. I don't see us beating LA in LA when they are desperate for a win, nor do I see us beating the Nugz on their floor.
That's news to me. I didn't realize Parker was out until the playoffs. When did this happen?
Well maybe not till the playoffs, but I see him sitting a few more with what 5 games left? Thats not much left so I think POP will start sitting some now and focusing on health moreso than the #1 seeding. I doubt Parker plays too much from now till the end of the season with there being only 5 left and him banged up. Manu probably will sit until then, not much of a loss though right now being he was not fully healthy and he was sucking anyways. Spurs probably end up with the #2 seed with all that factored in.
With okc losing at home, the spurs ars back in the driver seat for the #1 seed...they need to go for it, w/o sacrificing the health of certain players.
He was a bit banged up, but it wouldn't surprise me to see him back Wednesday. That would give him 5 days off to heal what were mostly bumps and bruises.
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