Rewatching some of the playoff games...

[baseline bum]

I re-watched 2014 finals game 1 and noticed just how huge our A/C asterisk was for the series. If the Heat had won game 1 (which was likely to happen if LeBron didn't cramp up), this would have at least been a 7 game series, we may have been talking 3 peat for the Heat, and LeBron back in Miami for the Shabazz Napier Experience.

Really? The Spurs dominate them in four of the five games, and they only won Game 1 because of the ing A/C?

[Splits]

Finals: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00.../ref=dv_dp_ep1

WCF: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00.../ref=dv_dp_ep1

Round 1, Games 1 and 4: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ref=dv_dp_ep10

With the ultraviolence the Spurs put on their opponents, I can't believe Amazon rates those as "TV-G". Should be NR-17...

[ElNono]

I've watched highlights and parts of every game just not full games. How are you all getting full games? Can I buy/download them anywhere?

Hopper with Sling, 2TB of DVR storage goodness, and you can archive to an external HD too... highly recommend if you're a Dish customer.

Also, as Mel said, Amazon has some games and I'm sure you can find some online too.

[Mikeanaro]

I don't download off the internet, bad experiences. So I don't care to look for them by doing google searching. Rather I'd buy it from a reputable online sale's site.

Thanks for the concern tho.

I can PM you a place where I downl games just let me know.

[Malice]

Here's a fun one, go watch Baynes surprise the out of Portland in the first half of game 1.

Just did. I forgot how dominant we were in that game...broke their spirit, set the tone for the series out the gate.

[tmtcsc]

I've been watching game 6 WCF and games 3,4 & 5 from the Finals pretty regularly. The Spurs were so awesome. Its hard to believe they still have the "old and boring" stigma attached to them. -- Not so much anymore but to some re s.

I have no desire to watch any game from the Dallas series. Not even game 7. That series was a big waste of time and energy. It should have been a sweep but the Spurs didn't take the Mavs seriously. I guess it was a necessary evil and served as a wake-up call but it was pretty disappointing. The Spurs are so much better than the Mavs and to have those fools win 3 games was silly.

The Portland series was a blur and the biggest surprise of all. If anyone wants to argue that the regular season means something, just direct them to the ass-whooping the Spurs delivered to the Blazers in the 2013-2014 playoffs. Complete domination.

The OKC series was fun until the Spurs bought in to the Ibaka hype. All but Leonard and CoJo that is. To me, seeing the young guys shake off the intimidation factor was huge. Over the years, Tim and Tony have played like mental midgets in certain match-ups. I think the Thunder and Ibaka specifically held an edge on the guys. Now that its over and behind them, I have a hard time believing OKC has done anything roster-wise to change things. We took their best punch and slapped em down in 6 games. No more Fisher nonsense, no ore Sefalosha or Harden. They don't match up with us.

And then there was the Heat. I knew it was going to be an ass-whooping of epic proportions. It was so convincing that James could play in Arcade mode and it didn't matter. SPURS !!!!!

[phxspurfan]

Really? The Spurs dominate them in four of the five games, and they only won Game 1 because of the ing A/C?

If you re-watch game 1, you'll notice that Miami really had their confidence. Even though Chalmers was sucking, he was still confident, and his team hadn't given up on him yet. Rashard Lewis was ok, but not great. Even when they were losing, Ray Allen was just laughing and joking around with guys. And LeBron, before the 4th, was pretty good. But then the AC got to his steroid muscles and it was over.

That being said, if Miami pulled out game 1 in SA, and then that game 2 loss at the last second, the series would have looked way different. Pop would have probably went with his Diaw adjustment, and won a couple games. But Then Spo/Riley may have well made their own adjustment as the series went back to Miami for game 6. SA would have probably won game 7 on their home floor, but even then, LeBron may not have been so embarrassed and left. Just saying how influential that A/C "breakdown" may have been this year.

[Purch]

I view this years finals like this. Pop saw how Diaw changed the series against Okc, but he wasn't going to change to that lineup until Miami showed that they couldn't be beat by going big.

So basically to sum it up, I thought Pop would start Diaw the first game after you guys lost. So if you guys lost game 1, I belive he starts Diaw and it ends up a back door sweep

[UZER]

If you re-watch game 1, you'll notice that Miami really had their confidence. Even though Chalmers was sucking, he was still confident, and his team hadn't given up on him yet. Rashard Lewis was ok, but not great. Even when they were losing, Ray Allen was just laughing and joking around with guys. And LeBron, before the 4th, was pretty good. But then the AC got to his steroid muscles and it was over.

That being said, if Miami pulled out game 1 in SA, and then that game 2 loss at the last second, the series would have looked way different. Pop would have probably went with his Diaw adjustment, and won a couple games. But Then Spo/Riley may have well made their own adjustment as the series went back to Miami for game 6. SA would have probably won game 7 on their home floor, but even then, LeBron may not have been so embarrassed and left. Just saying how influential that A/C "breakdown" may have been this year.

Miami was never gonna be able to keep up their swarming flying around the court defense for 6-7 games with no bench. It lasted as long as it could....two games.

[heyheymymy]

got a lot of movies on the DVR so i deleted the games after i watched them mostly to save space. it was part supers ion as well. but i saved game 5 of the nba finals, gonna re-watch it some time right before next season.

this is a great thread. really brings back the twists and turns of the playoffs throughout the rounds.

[jeebus]

Here's a fun one, go watch Baynes surprise the out of Portland in the first half of game 1.

Just finished watching this game. Gorgeous.

It's amusing. Watching My Bane go off in this game then watch a summer league game with Errors....it's dumbfounding how Errors got so much more playing time last season than MNB. Pop's love affair with Boner was probably waning so he latched on onto Pender got.

[baseline bum]

If you re-watch game 1, you'll notice that Miami really had their confidence. Even though Chalmers was sucking, he was still confident, and his team hadn't given up on him yet. Rashard Lewis was ok, but not great. Even when they were losing, Ray Allen was just laughing and joking around with guys. And LeBron, before the 4th, was pretty good. But then the AC got to his steroid muscles and it was over.

That being said, if Miami pulled out game 1 in SA, and then that game 2 loss at the last second, the series would have looked way different. Pop would have probably went with his Diaw adjustment, and won a couple games. But Then Spo/Riley may have well made their own adjustment as the series went back to Miami for game 6. SA would have probably won game 7 on their home floor, but even then, LeBron may not have been so embarrassed and left. Just saying how influential that A/C "breakdown" may have been this year.

Who cares about their confidence? They were talking big about their championship DNA and guaranteeing a win, talking about how they love to play with their backs against the wall, and still got wrecked in Game 5. The only way the series could have gone much different is with Parker and Duncan hitting their free throws in Game 2 and the Spurs sweeping. Spoelstra's adjustments in Games 4 and 5 did . The A/C breakdown meant ; LeBron faded in second and fourth quarters all series after carrying his team in first and third quarters and the Spurs hit 14/16 shots in the fourth running Ray Allen's old ass through screens for Green's threes and punishing them down low with Splitter and Duncan. People want to act like Miami was controlling the game and all of a sudden LeBron can't go, but that's bull . Bosh gets a four point play and all of a sudden Miami was going to win the game, nevermind the Spurs cutting that lead to two before LeBron walked to the bench the first time.

[TD 21]

Not gonna lie, that Game 6 against OKC had my blood pressure going through the roof. I was watching it with friends and I was having to try so hard not to have a complete meltdown and look like an idiot Pretty sure I said "We're really going to ing choke this series away aren't we?!" at least 3 or 4 times. Then when Ibaka got away with goaltending I started throwing a damn temper tantrum lmao.

Same. I saw the worst possible scenario developing as the Spurs were coming back: They'd now have to play the key players extended minutes, they'd inevitably run out of gas, have a few crucial calls go against them, have little to nothing left in the tank for game 7, not know what they were going to get out of Parker and have their psyche shattered.

I said it after the game, but the two biggest takeaways from what was the penultimate game of the playoffs, since it arguably decided the championship . . .

1) Just how much luck is involved when two teams are that close. There were a litany of random things, out of the Spurs control, that just so happened to go their way.

2) Duncan coming as close as humanly possible to willing the ball into the basket in overtime. He had nothing left and virtually no physical advantage over Ibaka, yet somehow found a way to grind out a few crucial post ups against him.

That being said, if Miami pulled out game 1 in SA, and then that game 2 loss at the last second, the series would have looked way different.

If the Heat had pulled out game 1, then game 2 more than likely wouldn't have played out the same way, because the Spurs would have treated it with a season on the line mentality.

[100%duncan]

Already rewatched every spurs finals win and game 5-6 against OKC. Planning on rewatching all of 16 wins if I get some time

[hitmantb]

Every championship team save for a couple of overpowered teams (2001 Shaq/Kobe Lakers, for example) needs a guardian angel.

Game 4 vs Mavs, Game 1 vs Heat were our breaks. But none bigger than game 6 vs Thunder. We had nothing left in the tank and Ginobili/Duncan turned the clock back to 2005 for the last a few minutes plus OT. Even if we won game 7, we would have been completely drained against the Heat. Spurs/Heat are not nearly as far apart as the games suggest, if you look at the way Spurs played this entire play-offs, we either blow out the other team or we lose. It is because our playing style is all about overwhelm the opponent early or at least tire out their stars so Spurs's lack of ISO power is not a factor in crunch time.

Also Kwahi completely changed Spurs destiny from Utah Jazz 1998 to Detroit 2004. After the series was tied 1-1 and Spurs lost home court advantage, He canceled out LeBron completely in games 3-5 (and LeBron did not have bad games), and Spurs can not lose when they have LeBron equivalent on their team. Kwahi's ISO power in the last three games was tremendous. Just incredible individual performance and opened up Spurs passing game.

[baseline bum]

Every championship team save for a couple of overpowered teams (2001 Shaq/Kobe Lakers, for example) needs a guardian angel.

Game 4 vs Mavs, Game 1 vs Heat were our breaks. But none bigger than game 6 vs Thunder. We had nothing left in the tank and Ginobili/Duncan turned the clock back to 2005 for the last a few minutes plus OT. Even if we won game 7, we would have been completely drained against the Heat. Spurs/Heat are not nearly as far apart as the games suggest, if you look at the way Spurs played this entire play-offs, we either blow out the other team or we lose. It is because our playing style is all about overwhelm the opponent early or at least tire out their stars so Spurs's lack of ISO power is not a factor in crunch time.

What a ing load of bull . The Spurs breaks were bad ones: Carter hitting a fluke shot to win Game 3 and Danny Crawford giving OKC a parade to the free throw line in the fourth to erase a 10 point lead and then not calling the obvious goaltend by Ibaka on Manu's layup with 45 seconds left in regulation. Or not calling the fouls on Durant and then Ibaka on Duncan's layup 15 seconds earlier.

[Darius McCrary]

Game 1 of the Finals: I mean how many times are you going to see a team shoot 14-16 in the fourth quarter of a playoff game?

Including a Danny Green dribble dunk

[TampaDude]

What a ing load of bull . The Spurs breaks were bad ones: Carter hitting a fluke shot to win Game 3 and Danny Crawford giving OKC a parade to the free throw line in the fourth to erase a 10 point lead and then not calling the obvious goaltend by Ibaka on Manu's layup with 45 seconds left in regulation. Or not calling the fouls on Durant and then Ibaka on Duncan's layup 15 seconds earlier.

Remember...without VC's fluke miracle shot, the Spurs drop the Mavs in 5.

[baseline bum]

But the A/C shutdown extended a likely 7 point win to a 15 point one.

[jeebus]

What a ing load of bull . The Spurs breaks were bad ones: Carter hitting a fluke shot to win Game 3 and Danny Crawford giving OKC a parade to the free throw line in the fourth to erase a 10 point lead and then not calling the obvious goaltend by Ibaka on Manu's layup with 45 seconds left in regulation. Or not calling the fouls on Durant and then Ibaka on Duncan's layup 15 seconds earlier.

that dude is full of . even after the Spurs win it all, people still look for to whine and about.

[baseline bum]

that dude is full of . even after the Spurs win it all, people still look for to whine and about.

LOL phoenix Knicks fan coming here and trying to all over the Spurs le too.

[jeebus]

LOL phoenix Knicks fan coming here and trying to all over the Spurs le too.

ing about the AC game is the best. players on both sides said it didn't bother them; a lot said it was nostalgic and took them back to earlier days bitter gots tbh

[baseline bum]

ing about the AC game is the best. players on both sides said it didn't bother them; a lot said it was nostalgic and took them back to earlier days bitter gots tbh

What the kind of Spurs fan says he'd trade 2 rings for Ewing's monkey ass to have one? If Patrick wanted to ring he should haven't been such a got in the 94 Finals. 's true shooting percentage was ing 39% in that series.

I mean can you believe having a TS% of 39%? That's on par with Larry Johnson's 1999 Finals when Walton called him a sad pathetic man. And Starks shooting 2-18.

Might as well have been Chris Dudley checking Olajuwon.

[hitmantb]

What a ing load of bull . The Spurs breaks were bad ones: Carter hitting a fluke shot to win Game 3 and Danny Crawford giving OKC a parade to the free throw line in the fourth to erase a 10 point lead and then not calling the obvious goaltend by Ibaka on Manu's layup with 45 seconds left in regulation. Or not calling the fouls on Durant and then Ibaka on Duncan's layup 15 seconds earlier.

It is called being objective. First four games of the Dallas series, Mavs was clearly the better team. It is easy for us to selective memory VC's 2 second shot and forget Mavs dominated Spurs most of game 1 and 2. Blair was dominating until he got ejected which opened things up for us. Spurs obviously had another gear, Heat obviously has another gear as well but the difference was, Spurs recovered in time, Heat never did. Momentum swing is GIGANTIC, just ask Brazil how they lost to Germany 1-7. When the other team has the momentum, you usually need a bit of luck to turn the tide.

OKC obviously has ref support but that is what every team has to deal with when they play against them. Ibaka injury is the other break I didn't even mention. A full health Ibaka may have pushed them over the edge and Heat may have three-peated. Last year Heat was the team with guardian angel, this year Spurs was the chosen one. Luck is part of one's strength. We shouldn't only remember what went wrong but what went right for us out of chance. This board always talk about 0.4, foul and 6 but choose to ignore Horry 3 rim out in 2003, Horry took over the game out of nowhere in 2005 and Horry hip-checking Nash in 2007.

Most championship teams need a bit of luck to win it all, it is part of the game. Had we replayed game 6 without Parker in OKC, down 7 at the half ten times, Spurs probably would have only won once.

[baseline bum]

It is called being objective. First four games of the Dallas series, Mavs was clearly the better team. It is easy for us to selective memory VC's 2 second shot and forget Mavs dominated Spurs most of game 1 and 2. Blair was dominating until he got ejected which opened things up for us. Spurs obviously had another gear, Heat obviously has another gear as well but the difference was, Spurs recovered in time, Heat never did. Momentum swing is GIGANTIC, just ask Brazil how they lost to Germany 1-7. When the other team has the momentum, you usually need a bit of luck to turn the tide.

OKC obviously has ref support but that is what every team has to deal with when they play against them. Ibaka injury is the other break I didn't even mention. A full health Ibaka may have pushed them over the edge and Heat may have three-peated. Last year Heat was the team with guardian angel, this year Spurs was the chosen one. Luck is part of one's strength. We shouldn't only remember what went wrong but what went right for us out of chance. This board always talk about 0.4, foul and 6 but choose to ignore Horry 3 rim out in 2003, Horry took over the game out of nowhere in 2005 and Horry hip-checking Nash in 2007.

Most championship teams need a bit of luck to win it all, it is part of the game. Had we replayed game 6 without Parker in OKC, down 7 at the half ten times, Spurs probably would have only won once.

What another load of crap. Carter's fluke shot was a well-defnded hail Mary falling out of bounds at the buzzer. Diaw's three was wide open with no one within 15 feet and people want to act like that's the luck shot? Dallas was the better team because they had an awesome Game 2?

Here's the Spurs luck this playoff run:
1. Parker's hamstring and ankle wrecked
2. Ginobili stress fracture
3. Patty Mills shoulder completely ed