Suns-Spurs 2008 game 1 or Warriors-Spurs 2013 game 1..

[Arcadian]

I have to go with 2008 Round 1 Game 1, simply because Tim was the hero that game, and he's my favorite player. And he did it against Shaq, establishing his superiority over him.

But this one is right behind.

[ShoogarBear]

IIRC we were never down by that many points vs the Suns in 2008. This one seemed well and truly over with a 14-point deficit that late in the game. Also the Spurs were able to execute well most of that game, and had the Suns figured out by the time the game to an end. This game nothing seemed to go well for us (scoring, rebounding, defense) - GSW had 21 TOs and missed 10 FTs in this game. Not sure if the Spurs have an answer for the Warriors yet.

You're right. PHX jumped out to a 5-0 and their max lead was about 12 in the 2nd Quarter. They spent most of the second half nursing a 5-7 point lead until the Spurs tied it with 4 min in regulation. The game was close the rest of the way.

Still, the Spurs only had the lead for a total of about 3:20 out of 58 minutes.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...804190SAS.html

[Tigole Bitties]

what's funny was that Mark Jackson did the color commentary for that 2008 2OT game against the Suns

[Arcadian]

what's funny was that Mark Jackson did the color commentary for that 2008 2OT game against the Suns

Wow, I had forgotten about that. Good memory.

[Budkin]

2008 because of the Timmy 3 and it was against Phoenix who we were supposed to lose to. But damn this was close.

[Budkin]

Don't know if anyone else caught this, but both games have one similar play in common that I caught the moment it happened. The Danny Green 3 to tie the game in regulation looked like the same exact play that they ran for Finley to tie the game in the 4th qtr of that 08' Suns game....

Damn you're right. Might be the exact same play.

[Obstructed_View]

At least my DVR stoped recording with a few minutes left in one of the overtimes this time so I could see the end of the game. The Suns game stopped somewhere and I just barely got to see Manu's layup live.

[crc21209]

Damn you're right. Might be the exact same play.

Yup. Both Green and Finley come from the other side of the court off a curl, got open, and drained the 3 from the exact same spot on the court to tie the game...

[Legacy]

This game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Simply EPIC is all I can say right now... I am still in shock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ShoogarBear]

Yup. Both Green and Finley come from the other side of the court off a curl, got open, and drained the 3 from the exact same spot on the court to tie the game...

I remember hearing the Rocky theme music at at one point tonight right before an inbounds play (the same music playing when Finley hit his three). But I don't think it was before Green's three--it may have been before Manu's missed shot at the end of OT1.

[crc21209]

I remember hearing the Rocky theme music at at one point tonight right before an inbounds play (the same music playing when Finley hit his three). But I don't think it was before Green's three--it may have been before Manu's missed shot at the end of OT1.

Yeah I think it was before Manu's miss...

[Horry Hipcheck]

2008 was a better overall game. Tonight was a better comeback.


Scratch that, tonight was borderline ing impossible. It was stupid, is what it was. This was a game where Spurs fans should be able to point when the question of that team's resolve comes up. Too old? Too tired? Outgunned? Outplayed? Down 16 with under four minutes to play against a 25 year old scoring at will? Gut check time came knocking and the Spurs answered and then some.

[Obstructed_View]

Don't know if anyone else caught this, but both games have one similar play in common that I caught the moment it happened. The Danny Green 3 to tie the game in regulation looked like the same exact play that they ran for Finley to tie the game in the 4th qtr of that 08' Suns game....

I didn't notice that, but I did think the Bazemore layup looked a of a lot like Kevin Martin scoring over Duncan in 2006.

[Obstructed_View]

2008 was a better overall game. Tonight was a better comeback.


Scratch that, tonight was borderline ing impossible. It was stupid, is what it was. This was a game where Spurs fans should be able to point when the question of that team's resolve comes up. Too old? Too tired? Outgunned? Outplayed? Down 16 with under four minutes to play against a 25 year old scoring at will? Gut check time came knocking and the Spurs answered and then some.

Basically this. The Spurs in no way deserved to win that game. That said, I'd have been willing to give up game 1 to rust in order for all those guys to have 7 days off. Win or lose, the Spurs were going to take this series only if everyone was healthy.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Basically this. The Spurs in no way deserved to win that game. That said, I'd have been willing to give up game 1 to rust in order for all those guys to have 7 days off. Win or lose, the Spurs were going to take this series only if everyone was healthy.

Agreed. Winning an unwinnable Game 1 was just birthday money.

[heyheymymy]

both games were epic, but the TD 3 pointer had me falling off the couch into the floor and tonight was just like intense battle to claw back in and hang on.

both games will probably have similar impacts, in 08 the 2OT took so much wind out of their sails, you could see it on the faces of the suns players, who at the time must've been thinking "what's it take to beat SA?" after 2007 then the stack up w shaq and we still take care of business in 2008.

could see a young warriors team deflate pretty hardcore after a loss like this..

[Sean Cagney]

I doubt it. The Warriors are way to confident. I think the bigger thing to watch for is the next game. Did the Spurs expend too much energy to win this game that they get blown out of the next game? It's happened before like in '06 when we barely won game 1 against the Mavs and got blown out in game 2.

Game one 06 after a long series with the Kings and less than two days later we played! This one we had a week off and a day! GOOD LORD if one game makes them that tired then they are truly too old! I MEAN SERIOUSLY TOO OLD! One game in over a week should not make you that tired.

[Sean Cagney]

I didn't notice that, but I did think the Bazemore layup looked a of a lot like Kevin Martin scoring over Duncan in 2006.

That layup was too easy, the Martin layup was contested beyond belief! That layup tonight was nothing near that, that layup from Martin was just a stroke of luck! This one looked easy and he had a lane to get there.

[BatManu20]

This game was more epic because of the fact that we were down by 16 with less than 4 minutes to go. I means that's insane. A lot of things have to go right for us and wrong for the Warriors for that comeback to happen and it did. Plus you add in the huge breakdown at the end of the 2nd OT where it looked like we were going give it away after that crazy comeback and then Manu hits the Godly 3.. I mean you make this stuff up. Truly one of/if not the greatest Spurs playoff game.

[100%duncan]

As a TD fan I prefer 2008, but I think this game was more improbable.

This.

[50 cent]

PHX. We still beat this team, even if we lose tonight. still, tonight was awesome.

[Obstructed_View]

Also, I don't completely hate the fans of the city of Oakland. How could I, when they made 2007 so much fun?

[Horry Hipcheck]

Also, I don't completely hate the fans of the city of Oakland. How could I, when they made 2007 so much fun?

I still watch highlights of Baron Davis dismantling the Mavs. I'm going to hate Oracle Arena in a few days, but damn if those folks don't make a lot of noise.

[Rapper]

[racm]

Eerie similarities between that game and this game:

Spurs played to two OTs.
Opponent was a 6th seed led by a sweet-shooting PG and a 1st overall C.
OT was forced by the starting SG wearing #4.