Game Thread: Spurs @ Rockets - Christmas Day @ 7:00 PM CST (3:00 AM Riga time)

[Fireball]

I watched over 8 hours of basketball today ... am tired as ... for this ending of a game?

[SAGirl]

Seriously, .... we lost this game with all the bad passes.

Also, I can't help but look at the free throw disparity... 8 FT vs. 26 (even hacking Howard, our not drawing fouls could be a problem) we are too out of control.

[GSH]

This is turning into an epic ing meltdown night.

[theman21]

Houston controlled the pace of this game, therefore the Spurs defense failed tonight.

[keeferob25]

Spurs are complete and utter chokers on the road against any good team. They just crumble under the pressure, every single time. Weak, weak road team. Mental toughness doesn't exist with this current squad. I don't know why they are this bad on the road against good teams.

To be fair...we are almost entirely comprised of role players...and role players play MUCH worse on the road. We also have OLD players as key contributors...and our stars LMA and Kawhi aren't the greatest shot creators. OUr team depends on great team play. Too many people suck on the road at once and we don't have the players to overcome that often.

[Kawhitstorm]

Goddamn this has been some really ty basketball played. The Rockets play a very ugly brand of basketball, bunch of isos sprinkled in with chucking three after three. The Spurs stooped down to that level and played that version.

It seems like the Rockets ty offense rubs off on the Spurs when ever they play each other. Porker just can't control the pace but Harden does.

[loveforthegame]

This will be for Lei are and he'll miss and be blamed for the loss.

[From Downtown]

The was that

[Ron Swanson]

They better figure this out fast. There are only 51 games left.

[m33p0]

what the was parker doing?

[td4mvp21]

Was that three for Aldridge?

[Kawhitstorm]

Nice play design Pop

[boutons_deux]

Incredibly ty

[Johnny RIngo]

Team has some awful B-ball IQ in crunch time

Two of our top three scorers this season are playoff chokers(Enrique and LMBeta). Not that surprising that we've been ty in crunch time situations. The Chicago game was just like this with Tony and Aldridge wilting in the final moments

[steeledl]

Uh? He's been top 4 Spur this season... easily

We must be watching different games, tbh.

[$pursDynasty]

People jumping on their favorite whipping boys but no one has produced tonight. Plenty of blame to go around. The Dubs survive opposing teams best shot, we sadly have not

[TheGreatYacht]

Poopovich is better than Phil though? not even better than Doc at drawing late plays

[Darius Bieber]

Lol Spurs. Pathetic ass team. Can't wait to lose to Golden State or the Cavs by 40+

[Kawhitstorm]

Was that three for Aldridge?

Pop run the play in the season opener against OKC & it failed miserably.

[Nathan89]

Parker is a ing . Pop should've had Mills in to close that game. Parker isn't doing anything and were down. Another 3pt shooter would be nice.

[spursistan]

pop has become such ty out of timeout coach when it comes to crunchtime plays?

[Ice009]

What a horrible loss.

This team crumbles on the road. They're not showing any mental toughness at all.

[sasaint]

I watched over 8 hours of basketball today ... am tired as ... for this ending of a game?

ME, TOO!

[timtonymanu]

Parker and LMA today. And these are two of our top 3 scorers? Smh

[TheRemix]

Lmao houston with streamers