Game Thread: Spurs @ Thunder -- Sat. (3/26) - 7:00PM CST (2:00AM Riga Time)

[TrainOfThought5]

BatManu20 puttin the team on his back down the stretch.

We go as far as he takes us.

[TrainOfThought5]

With Timmy, Kawhi, Manu, Tony, LMa, the coyote, and the major of SA out tonight, Spurs will have to use Boban. They need to tell him they're up by 20 so he can feel at home performing.

Either that of the Spurs get blown the crap out tonight.

Im actually fascinated to see what happens tonight. I wish we still had Butler to bolster our defense and athletecism on the wings, but im interested to see what KA, AM, KM, and other pieces do against this squad.

Everytime i see Bonner on the court im gonna be a little more pissed off.

[Chinook]

I actually wonder if the media/Warriors fans will try to equate a Spurs' loss in this situation to GS' loss to SA. Like, "The Warriors didn't have all their guys either, but at least they were able to make it a game."

[SAGirl]

if we lose by -10 or less i would be proud of our guys..

Me too.
Frankly a big development opportunity for Simmons/Anderson/Boban.

I remember last season a game against the Mavs where Pop played only 8 guys. Anderson guarded Chandler Parsons b4 he was the cripple he is this season. He had a decent game. We lost but were far from blown out and were within striking distance in the 4th before Monta Ellis killed us. http://www.nba.com/games/20141220/SASDAL/gameinfo.html


OKC is a much better team than that Mavs team, but this collection of bench players is better than the one that went to Dallas last December. Pop usually makes these guys play hard. Simmons/Anderson/Boban specially should be very motivated.

It is scary but I don't think we get blown out. Much will depend on Boban having a good game though.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS (17-11)
FIELD GOALSREBOUNDS
	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	+/-	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	PF	ST	TO	BS	BA	PTS
K. Anderson	F	31:09	4-8	1-1	2-2	+11	0	8	8	0	4	2	2	0	0	11
A. Baynes	F	30:58	6-11	0-0	4-4	-8	2	8	10	2	4	1	4	1	1	16
B. Diaw	C	36:18	4-16	0-4	0-0	-17	2	5	7	4	3	0	5	1	1	8
M. Belinelli	G	38:47	7-16	0-3	7-7	-18	3	0	3	2	2	0	5	0	0	21
C. Joseph	G	41:11	5-15	0-2	4-4	-10	1	5	6	2	1	2	1	0	1	14
A. Daye		18:45	2-4	2-3	0-0	+3	1	4	5	0	1	0	2	0	0	6
J. Ayres		17:02	1-3	0-0	1-1	+2	3	4	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
M. Bonner		25:50	3-4	0-0	8-8	+7	0	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	14
T. Duncan	DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M. Ginobili	DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D. Green	DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T. Parker	DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T. Splitter	DNP - COACH'S DECISION
Total		240	32-77	3-13	26-26		12	36	48	10	20	6	19	2	3	93
			41.6%	23.1%	100.0%		TEAM REBS: 5			TOTAL TO: 19

DALLAS MAVERICKS (20-8)
FIELD GOALSREBOUNDS
	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	+/-	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	PF	ST	TO	BS	BA	PTS
C. Parsons	F	38:25	6-15	1-5	3-3	+15	2	9	11	1	5	1	3	0	1	16
D. Nowitzki	F	32:38	4-14	0-3	5-5	+5	1	2	3	3	4	0	1	0	0	13
T. Chandler	C	36:25	1-2	0-0	4-4	+12	5	9	14	0	2	1	1	2	0	6
M. Ellis	G	40:15	15-23	5-6	3-6	+15	0	0	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	38
R. Rondo	G	33:47	3-11	0-1	0-0	+17	2	5	7	9	4	2	4	0	1	6
G. Smith		10:07	0-0	0-0	1-2	-6	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
R. Jefferson		11:46	2-3	0-1	0-0	-7	0	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	4
D. Harris		22:35	5-12	3-9	0-0	-9	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	13
J. Barea		04:41	0-2	0-1	0-0	-12	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
R. Ledo		02:01	0-1	0-0	0-0	-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Aminu		05:52	1-2	0-0	0-0	+3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
C. Villanueva		01:28	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Powell	DNP - COACH'S DECISION
Total		240	37-86	9-26	16-20		13	27	40	18	24	10	12	3	2	99
			43.0%	34.6%	80.0%		TEAM REBS: 5			TOTAL TO: 12

INACTIVE

• Spurs: Leonard, Mills
• Mavericks: Felton

TECHNICAL FOULS

• Spurs: Popovich
• Mavericks: Chandler

SCORING

• Lead Changes: 5
• Times Tied: 12

ARENA STATS

• Arena: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
• Officials: #8 Marc Davis, #11 Derrick Collins, #58 Josh Tiven
• Attendance: 20504
• Duration: 2:13

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[gambit1990]

didn't know kawhi AND lma were gonna sit out...

[spurs10]

I actually wonder if the media/Warriors fans will try to equate a Spurs' loss in this situation to GS' loss to SA. Like, "The Warriors didn't have all their guys either, but at least they were able to make it a game."

You would think they have bigger fish to fry- then again they are chasing a bunch of regular season records. I can only hope this gives us the edge to be that much more focused and rested when it matters.

[Benoit]

Spurs being without all their guys is basically what we were dealing with when we played against you guys lmao SA is missing a 1 or 2 extras but thats negated by the Dubs playing their 6th game in 9 days

Lets see how they do on the road against a top team, I bet they dont put up a fight like we did

[spursistan]

Me too.
Frankly a big development opportunity for Simmons/Anderson/Boban.

I remember last season a game against the Mavs where Pop played only 8 guys. Anderson guarded Chandler Parsons b4 he was the cripple he is this season. He had a decent game. We lost but were far from blown out and were within striking distance in the 4th before Monta Ellis killed us. http://www.nba.com/games/20141220/SASDAL/gameinfo.html


OKC is a much better team than that Mavs team, but this collection of bench players is better than the one that went to Dallas last December. Pop usually makes these guys play hard. Simmons/Anderson/Boban specially should be very motivated.

It is scary but I don't think we get blown out. Much will depend on Boban having a good game though.

Playing hard and together is the key to make a game out of it when severely shorthanded..obviously we have have too many new parts who don't have the chemistry of previous seasons team and combined with OKC being a top 3 offensive squad in the league, it is going to be extremely difficult to hang with them...Thunder are locked in 3rd seed, i don't know why Donvan isn't resting one of Westbrook/Durant upon hearing Pop decision ....

[PopTheGOAT]

Spurs being without all their guys is basically what we were dealing with when we played against you guys lmao SA is missing a 1 or 2 extras but thats negated by the Dubs playing their 6th game in 9 days

Lets see how they do on the road against a top team, I bet they dont put up a fight like we did

So y'all were missing curry, Thompson, igoudala, Barnes, and donkey?

[Texas_Ranger]

Spurs being without all their guys is basically what we were dealing with when we played against you guys lmao SA is missing a 1 or 2 extras but thats negated by the Dubs playing their 6th game in 9 days

Lets see how they do on the road against a top team, I bet they dont put up a fight like we did

take a gun and shoot yourself...

[spurs10]

Alright we got this!!!......well maybe not, but....aw this is not looking hopeful!

Thanks for bringing Melissa to the dance. I hope our pal Bill is okay!

[spurs10]

take a gun and shoot yourself...

Don't feed the !

[SAGirl]

Playing hard and together is the key to make a game out of it when severely shorthanded..obviously we have have too many new parts who don't have the chemistry of previous seasons team and combined with OKC being a top 3 offensive squad in the league, it is going to be extremely difficult to hang with them...Thunder are locked in 3rd seed, i don't know why Donvan isn't resting one of Westbrook/Durant upon hearing Pop decision ....

I think because Pop has a reputation for making these games a challenge and if he doesn't play those two, frankly Pop squad is not above kicking the roleplayers butt. You just can't take Pop's bench for granted.

[bigfan]

Im actually looking forward to watching this one; it will be fun to see what we do without the big 5 and there really isn't any pressure. Just nobody get hurt.

[TXstbobcat]

[ace3g]

[LakerHater]

Dnt thnk Melissa's ugly ass could help us tonight!!!

Expect UNT suicide tonight!

[Kawhitstorm]

This really depends on the starting lineups. I think a Miller/Green/Martin/Bonner/Marjanovic unit would work pretty well, especially since it would allow the Spurs to keep their second unit mostly intact. Only issue is that I'd probably prefer Boban to go up against Kanter, and Pop will probably start either Anderson or Simmons. So that isn't going to work.

Kanter is actually a bad matchup for Boban. Kanter has range all the way to the 3 point line & WestBrick will force a switch on the Kanter PnR. Adams is just as good an offensive rebounder so might as well stick Boban on Adams since he can't score outside the paint & rarely runs PnR w/ Westbrook.

The Spurs just have to gang rebound when Kanter is in the game if he's matched up w/ Diaw (Kyle is actually a very good rebounder).

[Kawhitstorm]

So y'all were missing curry, Thompson, igoudala, Barnes, and donkey?

Iggy is their MVP & Bogut/Ezeli are their version of LMA/Tim. Curry/Klay/Draymond are nothing more than Patty/K-Mart/Kyle.

[Ron Swanson]

There's no need to feed the re ed troll.

[Hoops Czar]

Iggy is their MVP & Bogut/Ezeli are their version of LMA/Tim. Curry/Klay/Draymond are nothing more than Patty/K-Mart/Kyle.

Drugs are bad mmkay?

[turkish spurs fan]

will kawhi play ? if yes i'll watch. the game begins in 2 am here.

[FlAVaK]

will kawhi play ? if yes i'll watch. the game begins in 2 am here.

YOU WILL SEE.

If you read the 2nd post...

[turkish spurs fan]

YOU WILL SEE.

If you read the 2nd post...

I SAW. Thanks.

[SAGirl]

will kawhi play ? if yes i'll watch. the game begins in 2 am here.

no he's not playing and neither are LMA/Tim/Tony/Manu. I'd go to sleep if I were you. Its a guaranteed loss, the interest is really to see some players develop, and there is a a real possibility that won't be a pretty picture either.