Game 29: Rockets @ Spurs --Wednesday, Dec 25, 7:00PM (CST)

[TXstbobcat]

Nice run for the spurs!!

[Budkin]

Damn only 7 pt game now

[PlayNando]

King Belli!!!

No Big Three on the floor!

[BatManu20]

God bless our bench

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

And the Rockets lead is already cut to 7. Give the Spurs another 3 minutes and they'll probably have the lead

[MANUNG-Ginobili]

some breath of life..

[timtonymanu]

Hopefully the starters wake up. They were all terrible to start the game.

[SpurSwag]

This isn't going to work in the playoffs though. Our bench can't be this much better than our starters, they just consistently have had so much more energy to the point where I almost have more confidence in them than the starters

[RD2191]

our starters look like but the bench is looking good

[Budkin]

Momentum is beginning to sway for the silver & black
Green could learn something from Mills with a step back shot

I don't think he worked on his game even one bit over the summer.

[timmy2003]

small ball helping us

[ShooGazer]

This second unit has been picking up the slack

[HarlemHeat37]

I'm afraid to see what happens when Parker returns to the floor, tbh..

[Johnny RIngo]

Spurs don't understand how to play against Houston, tbh, it starts with Pop..

- Why is Leonard guarding Harden instead of Parsons?..Harden is going to get his numbers either way..just like the game earlier in the season, Parsons is dominating and setting the tone early on against much shorter defenders in Manu and Beli..

- Why do the Spurs load the paint and leave shooters open against Houston?..it's strategical, as George Karl pointed out..

- Why don't the Spurs run plays for Harden's assignment?..

Reminds me of how we stuggled against the Hornets in the 2008 playoffs. Pop kept Bowen on Paul for most of the series allowing Peja to get hot from three. As soon as he made the adjustment to switch Bowen on Peja, we won the series. No idea why we keep putting Leonard on Harden. Bad coaching from Pop. You'd think his assistants would speak up but the new guys strike me as terrible coaches. Not a fan of that got Boylen with the way he convinced the FO to sign Ayres. Not a coincidence that Indiana got better after he left.

[r0drig0lac]

Mills > Parker

and I'm not joking

definitely not, but at least he plays collective, and even missing one after the other will not continue tossing and giving fastbreaks for opponent

[PlayNando]

I'm afraid to see what happens when Parker returns to the floor, tbh..

Heroball

[.G.]

Mills > Parker

and I'm not joking

So far in this game I'd have to agree. Although TP9 is beginning to look more irritated with the lack of calls he's not getting. Hopefully goes off on these es

[timmy2003]

Go spurs go!!!

[BackHome]

Houston has a good team but no way should they be kicking our ass like the last game. No energy form out players and at this point I don't see us getting pass the second round and maybe another first round point.

We need players who can cover the three pointers and have some speed other then Green who is up and down player we don't have anyone.

Don't have the answers but my team is still fun to watch and I hope that we could work out some miracle trade or get a miracle draft player in next years draft.

Go Spurs !!!

[timmy2003]

Our starts look like out there

[Spurs Brazil]

good job Marco

[HarlemHeat37]

Reminds me of how we stuggled against the Hornets in 2008 playoffs. Pop kept Bowen on Paul for most of the series allowing Peja to get hot from three. As soon as he made the adjustment to switch Bowen on Peja, we won the series. No idea why we keep putting Leonard on Harden. Bad coaching from Pop. You'd think his assistants would speak up but the new guys strike me as terrible coaches. Not a fan of that got Boylen with the way he convinced the FO to sign Ayres. Not a coincidence that Indiana got better after he left.

It was the case against the Warriors last year, too..

Thompson killed the Spurs early in the series by getting open looks because the Spurs were overplaying the paint, then once Pop finally realized that Leonard could eliminate Thompson, the momentum of the series changed and Thompson didn't show up for the rest of the games..

Pop's doesn't stink, though, according to media and fans that don't follow the team..

[PlayNando]

Danny PATHETIC

[Ice009]

2 40 point quarters allowed in the past 3 games

jesus christ

I told you all 1-2 weeks ago that the Spurs defense isn't very good. Someone tried telling me - Oh but they are number 2 in the NBA behind Indiana.

The Spurs padded their defensive stats against teams to start the season. Against good/elite teams the Spurs have been very, very average defensively. That needs to change in a hurry, because I can't watch anymore of this , pathetic, weak defense.

[.G.]

I don't think he worked on his game even one bit over the summer.

Yes, it's becoming more evident as the season progresses. just needs to stay in the corner and stick to his ing role: defender/spot up shooter