Tony's jumper was WET last night. At some point in the first quarter, I turned to the peeps around me at the ATT and said "Tony's jumper is on. OKC is screwed".
What do you think about the schedule for this series ... there is only one day off between each game ... will it affect the play of the Spurs (esp. Duncan)? I know they did quite well in the regular season using their depth but Timmy played 36 minutes tonight and he played very hard as Timvp pointed out. I think the Spurs need to win one of the next road games otherwise the series might get too long for Timmy ,,,
Found this interesting fact somewhere-
"I heard a really interesting fact on the radio today...
Out of all four teams in the playoffs this year, the Spurs have only ONE lottery pick on their roster, Duncan... every other team has at least SIX...
Think about that. The Spurs organization is fighting for all of the small market teams that cant pay superstars millions of dollars to team up. That dont bypass real compe ion for the sake of building a team full of overpriced free agents that they didnt even take the time to scout and draft.
The Spurs are showing the NBA that you can still take players who believe in the team first and let them fill an important role for your organization without any selfishness or me first basketball."
That's, off course, a huge win for Spurs but the game in itself was awesome. I don't think there is a single playoff game that has been close to this level this year. Teams able to score that much was way more because of great offenses and/or great offensive players than because of poor defenses.
Keep the tape of this game and re-watch anytime you want to see some great basketball.
As much as anyone can hate Gary Neal on defense, on offense he brings much more than points, he usually scores in key moments, or when the Spurs need it most. Last night it was that off balance triple that help the Spurs get out of the slump. Im not of course impressed by the defense but on offense and overall impact I like what he does.
Something to take into consideration is that okc found something to believe in, as Kerr said by playing basketball you're not gonna beat the Spurs (and how huge/strange is that). They realize that the have to play hard, make an ugly game, disrupt the pace and keep going hard. Mix that with the home crowd and Im expecting a tought scenario. I know that Pop has in mind something to counter act that.
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The opening of the 3rd was absolutely the best series of Spurs basketball I have ever seen.
You thought Duncan's dunk on Ibaka was stunning? lol He barely got the ball over the rim. Ibaka kinda hogtied himself and got sideways and could just stick an arm up. Wasn't in a position to really leap. You can barely slide a piece of paper under Duncan's feet when he jumps.
20 in a row? …2nd & 3rd period was a clinic in ball rotation…Will make nice footage for the Spurs/Heat Championship DVD….
Splitter gets a B+? Rofl no.
That was a crappy performance imo and the stats concur.
D effort at best.
Loved the deadly 3 Jax provided on the first half too.
You mad?
Cry.
No. Just thought it was ho-hum dunk against a flat footed Ibaka. Stunning didn't seem to quite be an accurate description. Not that it matters. Just a passing thought.
kinda like thunder
Great post. Agreed with almost everything.
But no way Green a C+ (more than Bonner??????)with a 10/5/1/1 game.
I think you got that grades on reverse
Have you never watched Duncan before?
It has been that way for the past 5 years...
Did anyone see close to the first of the game when Perkins was called for a travel and ran into Parker. He started talking crap to him as he was walking up the court and Parker just looked at him smiled and said "pshh"
I laughed really hard at that.
it was portland's coaching staff to Oden
You're just going to have to cut us some slack on this one. Ever since David Robinson started his decline we've gotten used to guys like Rasho Nesterovic, Matt Bonner and Fabricio Oberto on our front court, i.e. guys not exactly noted for amazing athleticism. So please forgive us for the bar for what qualifies as an amazing dunk being a little lower around here.
Good point. We lack a few things in OKC, but athleticism isn't one of them. Westbrook in particular has had a few dunks that were just shocking. KD as well. Ibaka is a great leaper, but he's not a good in game dunker.
lol wot m8? Neal is owning.
I was yelling at BWW for the Thunder to off and let the Spurs win by double digits.
fifyI have 3 things to say:
1) Sorry Danny Green, you were good in the 1st half and the 3rd Q as well, just not the 4th. Hope you can make it there soon.
2) Marv's comments comparing current Spurs to early 70s Knicks, 80s Celts and Lakers, in terms of awesome fundamentals - spacing, passing, screen setting, cutting - was spot on. Nice one Marv.
3) If you don't love watching these Spurs, you don't love basketball (or you're a fan of the team they are currently beating senseless, in which case, fair enough). You might also be a diehard Laker fan, a fairweather Heat fan, or the less successful Barry.
On the game itself, I was semi-distracted during Hack-a-Splitter, but to me it seemed as if the lead didn't change much. I probably just missed the first half of the 8-0 run or something. I also had no clue that Parker and Manu did so well (even with the ty conditions I still noticed Parker's jumper was on fire), and that Duncan and Green did so badly.
Also, how many dunks did Leonard have? I saw one on a replay, another where the ball bounced around the rim a bit for some reason, and the And-1 slam off the Manu dish at the end of the game. Speaking of dunks, Timmy gave Serge the nasty big time.I have a feeling Ibaka cried himself to sleep last night.
What really impressed me about last night was the Spurs never let OKC go on a big run unless they had some kind of ginormous lead already. Did SA ever lead by less than 6 in the final 3 quarters?
I see Green returning to form in game 3. I think he's the kind of player that's at his best when the pressure is on the other team, like it will be for okc playing at home.
Great grades once again. Thanks!
I maintain that OKC used the hack-a-Splitter to both change the pace and to get a bit of rest. They have to play their big 3 major minutes to stay compe ive. Even those young legs get tired.
Maybe their home crowd will give them the extra energy to perform well in the 4th quarter on O and D, but its a lot to ask. The Spurs are just rolling. If they can get the Thunder down by double digits in the 3rd again, I can see that taking a lot of confidence from OKC.
This was such an amazing and extremely emotional game to watch, from beginning to end.
Yes, I was irked with the whole "Hack-a-Splitter"... GGggrrrrrrr... blasted strategy thieves.
... So will The Spurs ever cease to enthrall and mesmerize me?? My Lord... I am just truly speechless.
... And now... we shall and must move forward... onto Game 3 in OKC!!
WOO-HOOO!!! GO SPURS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never thought I'd see the day where Bonner out rebounds Splitter.
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