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What timvp and Chalmers foul trouble
Danny Green has made 16 3-point field goals in his first three career NBA Finals games.
That's the most 3-pointers made over a three-game span in the Finals for any player in NBA history.
The previous record was 15 by Ray Allen, spanning the 2008 and 2010 Finals.
What timvp and Chalmers foul trouble
- agree on their defense on james, they should sag off him but not that much, theyre treating him worse than say rajon rondo
- 1-3 pick n roll, iirc majority of the times they ran that play kawhi got a steal/deflection, we'll see what miami is gonna do to counter that or if theyre gonna go away from that play
- kawhi was unbelievable, he was in feb-march form where he was aggressive offensively, showing all kinds of moves and that d
- duncan was nothing short of amazing, he was DOMINANT defensively and on the glass, offensively he was bullying his defender to get to the rim, he missed more than a couple of putback and shots that he normally makes but hopefully can continue playing like this, he looked like pre all star break td
- cory joseph played great, he plays great perimeter on ball d and closes out 3 pt shooters very quickly, prolly one of the best on the team
Just heard an interview in French by TP after the game. He said that the key player of the serie offensively for the spurs is Gary Neal and the role of the role players is going to huge. He also said that before the serie start that he told gary it's going to be his time to shine in the finals and that he will have tons of opportunities. He also told Neal told him after the game you were right TP.
^ anything on his injury?
Well said. I would only add one thing...a helicopter or police escort to get to the game on time. It would be the shame of all damn shame's to have traffic....fvcking traffic!!!!...be a factor in whether or not the Spurs get their 5th ring. Can't help but think Parker's hamstring would not be compromised with the proper warm up time and normal pre game preparation. Beyond ridiculous.
The Heat are now 8-9 in their last 17 games?
Neal did not surprise me, I called it before the series knowing full well he brings it when the stakes are high. Danny Green has impressed us all and made us happy spurs fans. splitter did ok but really needs an all out love affair with the weight room. Agree on all points and hope TP is just fine.
Miami are too small to do that. They double the pick and roll so the man defending the 3 has to drop down to pick up the roll man. If they don't do that, the roll man is open in the paint and will get a dunk every time.
Defenders need to find a balance. When you look at the Grizzlies series, Parker was scoring 30+ when Memphis stayed at home on shooters and dished 18 assists when they collapsed off him leaving shooters open. Pick your poison.
Why is nobody starting a "is game 4 a must win", if they tie the series again we're headed directly to a game 7.
Wanting no part of a game 7 in Miami
Agreed. Much is made of Miami's ability to bounce back after a loss. If the Spurs win Game 4, then this is over on Sunday night.-Obviously every game is huge right now but Game 4 is HUUUUGE. It's a type of trap game because the Heat will come in with Game 7 intensity and they will look to throw a few haymakers of their own after the azz-kicking the Spurs laid on 'em tonight. The Spurs can't enter the contest fat and happy and think the three-point showers are going to continue to fall. They Spurs need the same edge they'd have after a loss.
If Miami wins, they got the split they needed. But, hey, if they only win even numbered games and the Spurs take the odds we're good.
Not sure my liver can take that though.
The Spurs are in great position, but they far from have this thing in the bag. It felt like the Spurs were up by 20 or more the entire second half, and rather than enjoying it, I just wanted them to hold on until the clock was all zeroes. That's really what it's like against this team. I don't think I've been this consistently nervous between Finals games of any opponent the Spurs have faced. The days off between Games 4 and 5 of the Detroit series were pretty rough, as were the days off between Games 6 and 7, but even after pulling the Heat's pants down on national television, I can't be satisfied with this team or the situation they're in until they win two more games. I think all of the O.G. Spurs fans who remember what it was like to have zero championships are in the same boat. I feel like I'm just as dialed in to winning this thing as Duncan is. It's been a while, and I want it so bad.
I'm encouraged about Parker's injury. He didn't seem to he visibly hurt, but depending on how bad he hurt his hamstring, he could be less than 100% for the next game. I pray that he's not and Pop just benched him because we were on fire.
Before last night, the casual basketball fan was clueless about this new Spurs team.
They still thought the Spurs were all about the Old Big 3.
BAM! WRONG!
Welcome to the n3w look Spurs!
I posted that on the Parker injury thread
French press is not saying much.
l'equipe is reporting a TP quote, he says "I'm gonna have a MRI tomorrow we will see, I felt something, I hope this is nothing serious. For the moment I don't know. I stay positive. I hope this is just a tired muscle or a cramp, I don't know. It was weird. I left with 5 mn to go in the third we were +15. Then I played two minutes in the fourth but it was meh and because we were +23, we thought it was better to shut me down for the rest of the game"
As I said in this thread I'm quite skeptical about the cramp theory. Cramps are easy to recognize for an athlete and Parker is saying he felt something weird so something he is not used to therefore I don't think it is a simple cramp. In his interview he was more like I really hope this is a weird cramp.
On the bright side, during his interview in French he didn't seem to be desperate or something just a bit concerned, he was answering questions not related to his injury naturally.
Best thing to do right now is to wait MRI result.
because every single game of a PO serie in the finals is a must win.
Game 1 was key
then Game 2 was really important to kill them
then Game 3 was huge
now it's game 4
all these bs about creating a freaking thread every game saying this game is a must win is stupid, they are all must wins
Wrong you don't wave the white flag in a must win like we did in game 2.
what white flag ? seriously dude... you think Spurs were like yeah game 2 is not important, let's throw away 1 of the 6 games potentially remaining in the season and probably some of the most important ones in their life cauz you know game 2 was not a must win. idiot
Im not sure about that. It seems to me that every time someone gets close to Lebron he will somehow penetrate and go for the and-1. Its a 3 point play + foul.
I will continue to give him space until he starts scoring from deep, then I will change the defens, not before, specially knowing how important it is for TD to stay out of foul trouble.
Manu is (used to be...maybe) like Lebron. You gave him space, he hits the 3, you go after him, he penetrates. Hard to defend that.
I choose giving Lebron space...ATM.
TBH, before it started to rain, I just felt this is the best Spurs game I've ever seen. Our system shined, we controlled the game, everything went our way. The best Spurs-type game, EVER and than we pulled a Warriors.
I really don't care how the rest of the series will go down: I love you guys, really, I cried during the second quarter, before I even knew we will kill them. Guys, you are simply amazing and I am really proud to be the fan of the best team in the world.
Believe.
I saw a stat on NBA tv last night, the Heat are 3-23 in San Antonio. I'm not sure how far back that goes, but interesting.
No, "must win" gets thrown around way too much. It's different mentally for a team when it really is a must win. For the team that it isn't playing a must win game, winning is that much more impressive.
A good example is WCF game 3. Must win for the Grizzlies, they came out playing out of their minds because they had the emotion of their backs to the wall. For the Spurs to come back and win that game, it was *extremely* impressive.
Game 2 was not a must win for the Spurs, and neither is game 4. We know what happened in game 2. If they are able to take game 4, in a must win for Miami, the series is over. That's why it's called a must win game. If the Spurs lose, the series is far from over. It's hard to match a team of this talent that has its back to the wall when your back isn't. If they can do it, appreciate how hard it is to do.
Congrats Spurs…No other team in the West could play this well against The LeBron’s…
I hope your a girl with such an emo post.TBH, before it started to rain, I just felt this is the best Spurs game I've ever seen. Our system shined, we controlled the game, everything went our way. The best Spurs-type game, EVER and than we pulled a Warriors.
I really don't care how the rest of the series will go down: I love you guys, really, I cried during the second quarter, before I even knew we will kill them. Guys, you are simply amazing and I am really proud to be the fan of the best team in the world.
Believe.
Totally agree. This would go down as a huge regret if the Spurs lose the series because of Parker's injury.
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