Game 4: Western Conference Finals / Spurs vs Thunderefs @ OKC!

[DapDaGenius]

We're talking historic ownage here. Spurs know they can't beat this team. It's over.

The thing that pisses me off the most is that I think OKC is going to lose again to Miami. I really hope we can pull this off, but I'll go for OKC if they beat us. Just don't want ass Miami to win it again. lol

I wonder how we will counter a team like OKC in the upcoming years(post-Duncan and Manu retirement)?

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Refs have given the Thunder 4 fts, an out of bounds play by Westbrook that went for two points, a goaltend, a travel that led to two points and a technical shot... 11 points of help

[BillMc]

Brooklyn Decker?

Mic e Keegan

[razor247]

Beli on Durant wtf coach would do that???

What play is it that we leave Lamb wide open for a three pointer?

No one on the Spurs will shoot they are all scared

[gilmor]

Stars come out to play in the playoffs.. If we have no stars to match them, then we are basically done..

[xellos88330]

I think the Spurs need to post up Ibaka. It will slow the game down and take away a lot of the dribbling turnovers in the backcourt. I understand wanting to be fresh and limiting minutes, but that doesn't matter against certain teams. The Spurs need to play from the low block. It will take away a lot of the shot blocking from help defense and also cause the refs to make calls due to the physicality down low. Enough of this jump shooting bull , it is time to pound this ing team.

[rascal]

The only way we can win is if we start off the third with a nice run and some stops, which looks unlikely, but we can at least try to get something going. If we score 6 unanswered or so then it's a whole new game. We just can't buckle.

The only way they will win is if there is a big injury on OK City.

I have said this all year.

[TheGoldStandard]

We have to hurt players to beat teams now? ok...

Yup.. Spurs can't make any adjustments that give them an advantage..

[Blizzardwizard]

15 points is only 15 points. Would be one of the best wins in recent Spurs times if they could pull it off. Would require all the players to find their balls though.

[Staplepuffs27]

So far the shady calls in this game have been:

1) A missed and 1 foul that should've been granted to Durant (SA benefits net +1 point)
2) A missed foul where Tiago was pushed in the back (OKC benefits net +1/2 points, depending on how many free throws Tiago makes)
3) A missed call where Westbrook should've been called for being out of bounds, leading to a wide open dunk (OKC benefits +2 points)

-1 + 2 + 2 = +3 points in favor of OKC which is not bad at all. We're losing by way, way more than that.

What about manu being run over by perkins on that last 3?

[spurtech09]

This series would already be over if Ibaka played in the first two games.

not really..

[4down]

Sacto, Chris Webber flashbacks. All that pretty ball movement and counters don't mean when you got the athletes and the whistles

if they cant tough this out mentally and play with resolve..

[spurtech09]

15 points is only 15 points. Would be one of the best wins in recent Spurs times if they could pull it off. Would require all the players to find their balls though.

agree

[ontheraise]

So far the shady calls in this game have been:

1) A missed and 1 foul that should've been granted to Durant (SA benefits net +1 point)
2) A missed foul where Tiago was pushed in the back (OKC benefits net +1/2 points, depending on how many free throws Tiago makes)
3) A missed call where Westbrook should've been called for being out of bounds, leading to a wide open dunk (OKC benefits +2 points)


-1 + 2 + 2 = +3 points in favor of OKC which is not bad at all. We're losing by way, way more than that.

4) perkins goatending on manu teardrop (okc benefits +2)

[PingPong]

Brooks used the Ibaka psychological factor perfectly. He came back shooting almost all possessions. It worked as a clock, put the spurs scared. Overrated pos Leonard can't guard Durant, Parker can't guard Westchimp. Game over.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

This. If this series does come back to SA 2-2, then we're right where we were 2 years ago. Except this time, Harden won't be there to bail out Durant with a stepback 3 to win the game..

And hopefully the refs don't pull another 2012 WCF game 6 travesty. We look like a different team at home. There's a lot of upside here, so I'm not convinced that the winner of this game wins the series as baseline bum would suggest.

[spursparker9]

I didn't want to believe it, but Pop might actually be senile.

He said that he like to laugh too. Watching Beli's def on Durant is definitely funny.

[slick'81]

Mic e Keegan

Whos the I the white bikini jesus

[DatBoyGood]

On top of this game, Sean Lee expected out for the whole season. Done with life

[dougp]

Spurs are done, they're playing defeated - and I don't mean for the game.

[Capster]

Praying that the SPURS can get it together for the second half. This is really heartbreaking, WTF????? Someone explain to me what the has happenend to this team! It can't be all because of Ibaka!

[313]

Perkins shoves Splitter to the floor: no call
Chimp stealing the ball out of bounds: no call
Somalian traveling leading to Pop's T: no call [other than Pop's T ]
Perkins goalten--nah, they'll never get that call at okc
Perkins shoving Gino from 3: no call

Kawhi got fouled on a three too

[jARS mEsH sEt]

4) perkins goatending on manu teardrop (okc benefits +2)

Nah I saw the close up replay ball was still going up. But good catch I'm glad you guys are paying attention to this kind of stuff. I just prefer honesty when it comes to assessing the refs.

[hitmanyr2k]

The Spurs aren't playing to their strengths at all right now. There's no Ginobili/Splitter screen and roll that was a staple of the first two playoff series. Splitter is a statue and has no idea what to do right now. Danny Green isn't getting any screens run for him for a catch and shoot. Leonard gets no screens whatsoever to try to get by his man off the dribble. He's expected to be stationary and then suddenly explode off the dribble to beat his man. He knows he can't so he settles for long jumpers. Diaw is taking long jumpers instead of posting up on Durant putting pressure on him defensively. Durant has free reign out there right now without a care in the world.

[Nathan89]

Diaw is just as awful. At this point, Baynes seems like the best option.

I agree but I like the Diaw option over Splitter.