Game Thread: Spurs vs OKC -- Game 2 - Mon (5/2) - 8:30PM CST (4:30AM Riga)

[PopTheGOAT]

Parker does this then gets benched Mills

Pop benching our closer

Incredible pass.

Parker has been fine this playoffs. And I believe he would've made that corner three.

If he continues to just find the open man, and not force shots/try to be 25 again, Spurs will be fine

[tmtcsc]

Pop could have called a timeout from the sidelines. Don't leave that out.

Yep. He trusts his guys though. Credit Westbrook and Adams for hustling their asses off. Westbrook was the key to ing that whole Fast Break sequence up. His presence alone got the Spurs discombobulated.

On second review, If Green had passed to Manu instead of Patty, it would not have ended well for him. Adams or Westbrook would have most likely swatted the out of his shot. I'm not sure he would have gotten the call at this point in his career. He doesn't have the lift to get his shot up. The right play would have actually been Manu taking the bunny shot floater with his left hand or kicking it way out to Green who was alone on the 3 pt line.

Oh well, that's the game and its in the books. Spurs have to put this one to bed and go get the next one. Unfortunately, the likelihood of LA having another game like tonight is slim. Spurs will have to find points from somewhere else. Tim looks finished tbh. G.O.A.T. looks like he took it on the chin from Father Time. He won't be back next year and this performance tonight seals it. He was uncharacteristically sloppy. Getting the ball stolen from behind by Westbrook sucked. He usually holds the ball above his head - like one should.

[Harry Callahan]

I hate that the NBA could not review that elbow before the ball was thrown in. What a chicken franchise OKC is. The refs HAVE to help them out in order for them to do anything.

[TE]

Even if we lose the series OKC won't have a chance against the Dubs.

[BillMc]

Really wish we had cojo over mills

If we'd kept cojo we couldn't afford LMA and his 79 points in the first two games.

[TE]

man that segment was hilarious. Haven't seen Ernie and the crew cover Space Jam that way

[LakerHater]

I highly doubt Waiters knew that on the inbounds, and I highly doubt the ref saw it. That was an egregious non-call.

yeah, i was way early on in the inbounds

[littlecoyotecoin]

Yes, but guys get away with that all the time because refs eyes are on the ball and not the feet. Speaking of which, did Waiters push off with elbow or ball (which the refs eyes are glued to!)

And that was before...if he was out of bounds when he was pushed, the infraction would have been on Manu. He was clearly in bounds when elbowed. You don't hear all the vets saying: I've never seen any defender step on the line. You also hear an announcer say: I thought it was a slow count on the inbounds. Advantage after advantage, and benefit of doubt seemed to be given to The Thunder on our court. Wish The Spurs would have played just a little better to make it a little more difficult on them. Maybe if the freethrow disparity would have gotten to 21-0 or 28-0 someone would notice...but, 14-0...no it's legit...cuz WB and KD, they fast. They get fould...Spurs are slow...they don't get fouled.

[ace3g]

[Kawhitstorm]

Among many other things, it looked like LMA got fouled on that last play too.

Ibaka was grabbing BOTH Kawhi/LMA's jersey when Patty's shot went up

[peacemaker885]

LMA just bringing it. Legit.

[GSH]

Pop could have called a timeout if he didn't like what he saw but he usually doesn't like calling timeout. (Could have drawn a play for LMA)

A set play was EXACTLY what they needed there. They were obviously trying to steal the inbound pass - they should have known what they were going to do if they did get the steal. It should have been to call a timeout, and it should have been automatic. But Patty and Danny got the big-eyes. Even if Patty had put that first shot up near the rim and made it, there would have been time left for OKC.

After LMA drew those 3 FTA's and made them all, this ending feels way too much like .4. When Danny got that inbound it should have been an epic win.

[Kawhitstorm]

Westchimp and Durant were hot tonight and Spurs could have let this game slip away a lot earlier easily. They kept at it. Tough loss. My take aways are this.

Leonard just couldn't hit those open looks he had several easy shots that fell short or flat. I don't expect that to be a trend for the rest of the series.

Thunder dont have an answer for Aldridge.

Thunders will continue to have a lot of turnovers due to their bonehead mental errors.

Spurs do a better job against thunder in transistion Spurs win. 4 days to look it over.

[loveforthegame]

No sarcasm. I hadn't seen it. Saying Kawhi had a bad game (me) isn't the same as idiots blaming him for the loss.

He looked so confident and aggressive coming out for Game 1. It was his blitz that really put OKC back on their heels. I thought it meant that he was taking over for the rest of the playoffs. I still wonder if he was under the weather, and they just aren't saying anything.

Most of his attacks were pretty decisive. I think he let the refs get in his head. He was more vocal about it than ever tonight. Rightfully so but it messed him up some too. He'd hesitate and then threw up some very dumb shots. Uncharacteristic of him.

I think Pop yanking him early and resting him like he's 40 screwed with rhythm. Or any real chance at developing some.

And why did Pop go away from running the ball threw him early? Game 1 it worked to perfection. Tonight Pop was running things for Timmy and Green early. To be fair that screwed the whole team up but Leonard suffered the most from it imo. Last game he came out gunning but tonight it was like do I sit in the corner, set picks, what?

I expect he'll bounce back next game.

[LakerHater]

[james evans]

I hate that we have become a team that has fallen in love with the 3 point shot. When we're hitting, it's good, but when we're all, we keep shooting and briking them. Bad shots most of the time lead to fast breaks and baskets for the other team. We only need to shoot 3's if we're wide open. Coming down jacking u a 3 point shot with a hand in your face is that westbrooke does. We need to get out of that mind frame

[Kawhitstorm]

That awful starting-fourth lineup was the death knell for this game. I was more surprised the Spurs came close to turning it around than I was that a ref blew a final call.

Spurs outscored OKC by 11 after the 19-6 start. They dug too deep of a hole & missed a chance to bail themselves out on the last possession.

I expect them to not sleepwalk on the road & for Kawhi to come out fired up. (Refs will probably be calling makeup calls too)

[GSH]

Yep. He trusts his guys though.

With respect - you know you're going to foul there, if you can't steal the inbound pass. But you should also know what you're going to do if you do steal the inbound pass. With a timeout left, it should have been automatic. You don't know where the steal might take place, or what you'd be facing. You call the instant timeout, and put in a play - then you trust your guys to run it.

[BillMc]

I wondered why SAGirl wasn't posting during the game.

[tmtcsc]

If the Spurs are Champions, they will come back from OKC up 3-1 or tied 2-2. If not, it wasn't meant to be. They are going to have to have a better effort on the boards and stop letting 3 guys beat and out-hustle them. That's ing shameful.

[littlecoyotecoin]

With respect - you know you're going to foul there, if you can't steal the inbound pass. But you should also know what you're going to do if you do steal the inbound pass. With a timeout left, it should have been automatic. You don't know where the steal might take place, or what you'd be facing. You call the instant timeout, and put in a play - then you trust your guys to run it.

Timeout was definitely in order.

[Ditty]

Outside of game one against Dallas the Thunder have been pretty average at home. Don't turnover the ball, and rebound and we will be fine. Defense will get better. Can't wait until Friday!

[littlecoyotecoin]

And Diaw & West. That was like the first game of the season. We didn't learn anything in 81 games.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Let's not forget all the missed point blank shots in the first quarter, or Kawhi missing those two FTs in the second half. All had a part.

But still, the Thunderrefs

[GSH]

Let's not forget all the missed point blank shots in the first quarter, or Kawhi missing those two FTs in the second half. All had a part.

But still, the Thunderrefs

1-2 on those FT's sends it to OT. And that's not to blame Kawhi, it's just a damn shame.