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Refs now calling fouls for the Spurs
After being up 2-0 in dominating fashion, it would be pathetic if it goes seven. We'd have nothing left against Miami.
Refs now calling fouls for the Spurs
It clearly was Ibaka. The spurs were intimated to go inside and when they did Ibaka disrupted shots.
Ibaka is a big difference maker.
And another one..
Lmao now we get freethrows.
Garbage time FTs to make it up to the Spurs.
Start Joseph over Parker, jk.
Neither will I, well not live anyway. I'll be at work. It's 11am here. Today is my day off.
Oh come on refs. We don't want these BS calls at the end of the game just so you can try and make the FT attempts look even..
They are mentioning it but they say it has nothing to do with officiating, just the way the two teams played.
It's not just OKC. Parker is one of the easier players to shut down and this goes as far back as the 2004 series against the Lakers. Crowd the paint and dare him to shoot. More often than not, he falls apart. This was a non-issue in the past with Tim and Manu being the first/second options on the team. Ever since they declined and TP became the top dog, Spurs have stopped winning les. Even as a third option, he was never very efficient - Expecting him to lead a team to a le is asking too much from a mediocre player.
Thankfully, this year's Spurs isn't solely reliant on any one player. We were able to overcome the Mavs despite Parker's overall tyness in that series. Just need to regroup and come back strong in game 4.
The really sad thing is, most people saw this coming. Ibaka 'miraculously' returning and going off per par. Refs rigging the game per par. Scott Brooks being a smug , per par. Get ready for more of the same in game 4.
What did the Spurs do in the 2nd half to deserve free throws?
What did I tell you?
Watch. Once the game isn't in question and OKC is guaranteed a victory, the refs will give us a bunch of "make up" calls during garbage time go make sure the FT disparity looks respectable.
Lol Spurs making it look like a single digit loss thanks to garbage FTs.
, ths pisses me off, just threw the yorkie
I'd say Ibaka was a factor for this loss but what really hurt us was the lack of rebounding and usual shots not falling for us
Really - and they can say that with a straight face? Scott Brooks was whining and complaining about not getting freethrows in ONE quarter by Durant and Westbrook - no one can tell me that 21-0 disparity was justified.
No way in they were coming back. They were down 17 and it may as well have been 27. They were panicking and jacking up wild 3 pointers while on the other end they either couldn't miss or were geting every single loose ball. They were DONE.
As soon as I saw the schedule for the series, I thought, darn, they are giving Ibaka all the time possible to try and come back for game 3 if they are in a hole. They didn't really need him as much in game 1 and 2 because if they lost both, it wouldn't cost them the series, but they absolutely did need him for game 3 onwards. So as soon as I saw that schedule, I thought they were trying to help the Thunder out.
Yep, after the game is decided. So its not so obvious...
dont forget to mention the HGH ibaka
Welp. I'd have been fine with a loss so long as it didn't look like that. I think the Spurs need Game 4, bad. If there's any positive takeaway from tonight it's that the game was close until that Mills disallowed 3, despite how horrendous everyone aside from Manu looked. Winning Game 4 means Parker gets into the lane and out hustles their defenders. The Spurs did a piss poor job of capitalizing on Ibaka's absences tonight, mostly thanks to weak efforts from Tony and Tim.
Ayers coming up big in the 4th. He took the deficit into single digits with that last bucket. I think he can ride this wave of momentum into Game 4. We're going to need him to perform even better than he did tonight if the Spurs are going to advance.
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