Boban was fine tbh. The problem has been Manu on Westchimp and leaving Abaka wide open. Also Tim sadly.
That's what you think.
As I called it at the start. Spurs in 6. No doubt in my mind at all whatsoever
Of course save a major injury
Patty sucked out those 2 charges - that was big to stop OKC's momentum. He sucked out another offensive foul on Durant later, too. He deserves a lot of credit for that.
Timmy was rough that 1st half, as was Danny.
But I still feel like winning or losing this game will depend on Kawhi. He needs to give LMA that second punch. No excuses.
Also, any game Mauer officiates makes me nervous.
He was +6. So he may not have done anything, but if he can give Timmy some rest without being a negative I'll take it.
Fouls have favored OKC tonight. Kawhi got hit with two well before halftime, and Pop yanked him to keep him from getting a potential third. That means Kawhi isn't on Westbrook, and Westbrook isn't bricking tonight. They've had a few open looks, but they're also turning the ball over plenty and hitting tough looks. With Kawhi and Danny only combining for 9 first half points, it's a miracle for OKC that they lead at all. Thunder came out tough and fast and the Spurs didn't wilt, despite still not getting what they need on offense. Spurs are gonna lose some games in this series, and I'm not saying they'll definitely beat OKC 4 times. But OKC played horribly and got ravaged in Game 1. The Spurs played horribly and trail by 3 in Game 2. Sorry, but OKC looks to be in a worse position than the Spurs.
Boban looked lost at times, like he often does. But he didn't get victimized, other than that dunk by Adams. And the team was +6 while he was out there. So even if he didn't do a lot himself, he held down the fort well enough.
To win this Kawhi has to come on and score roughly 20. Either that or LMA will need to score 40+
It's just irritating to see the Spurs let Kanter get his way.
Is it too hard to avoid staring at the basket while he grabs an offensive rebound and scores?
Spurs need to get back to the discipline they showed in game 1.
I almost replied to you Bill.
Caught a shot of Kawhi on the bench staring at his shoes. Not a picture I have seen before. I hope he isn't under the weather.
Others here too
Just you. Look at the other posts.
Not just me
I knew it would be a long game...when Danny took more shots than LMA or Kawhi in the first minutes.
Pop needs to stop making Manu defend Westbrook. He is killing Manu stamina and we might need him if parker keeps being useless on defense.
Durant/WB are on pace for 40+ minutes and they won't get as many fast break looks hopefully to get them going. They are going to face a more focused adjusted defense and a of a lot more Kawhi/Danny. They will wear down if the Spurs just execute on things like TO/REB.
Sorry bud. But Boban didn't do anything but hopefully wear down Adams a bit.
They've been slowing down . You can see it .
Aldridge with 22 points is -12 on the game so far.
What I'm seeing as well. As bad as the Spurs offense was in the beginning (nothing new, eh? lol)...we came back and took the lead. OK shoots themselves in the foot a lot. We'll be fine...imho
Parker has battled hard on defense. He hasn't had to defend WB, but he's been caught in some funky cross-matches and put in great effort.
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