Game Thread: Spurs vs Clippers -- Fri. (12/18) - 7:00PM CST (3:00AM Riga Time)

[Kawhitstorm]

uh? the whole bench is positive except West with a zero

Rivers was abusing Patty & Manu was in Turnobili mode

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Griffin is not far behind tbh ... you touch him and its like a pushed button making his head snap back so the referee reacts ... on par with Harden as well

still not as bad as Dur /Westbrick

[Mal]

So Stephenson is the only scrub without points for Clippers?

[RD2191]

Kawhi better go ing MVP in the 2nd half.

[SPURt]

Clips shoot over 55% with the refs in their pocket and still can't grab a lead. Should be a better 2nd half defensively for the good guys.

[timtonymanu]

We survived that game because of the bench. The starters are getting outplayed badly though. We're lucky the game is tied.

[TheDoctor]

If I were to ever play against against Chris Paul, I would probably physically hurt him and get a lifetime ban. I'd love to have Bruce back right about now.

A flying kick to the face would be nice

[Kawhitstorm]

Not Kawhi's fault that was bs foul call. CP3 grabbed Kawhi's arm.

He reached in, it's like the rip through move

[ElNono]

Blake Griffin says 'it's not always fair' how referees handle spats with Clippers

"I watch a lot of basketball games and I watch a lot of guys react to certain plays," Griffin said late Wednesday night, "and I see our guys do the same thing and sometimes it's not quite the same amount of cushion, so we need to be better and I think we've put ourselves in that position, but it's not always fair."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/clippe...218-story.html

[Russo21]

I only checked in to watch the game midway through the 2nd quarter (forgot there was a game on, my bad!) Leonard looked pretty on defence from what I saw. Hope he defends like a man possessed in the 2.d half like we all know he can. Less than impressed from my small sample just then though. How did he look earlier in the half?

[UNT Eagles 2016]

We survived that game because of the bench. The starters are getting outplayed badly though. We're lucky the game is tied.

the flippers' bench is trash.

[ElNono]

Rivers was abusing Patty & Manu was in Turnobili mode

yet they're +2 and +3

[UNT Eagles 2016]

I don't know about y'all, but I'm actually looking forward to more HAJ in the second half if we get in the penalty early enough (likely).

[SAGirl]

Bench has been ass outside of Diaw

West isn't going to cut it for us in the playoffs. We saw how Kanter/Ibaka/Adams destroyed him.
Josh Smith humiliated him.
We have seen him struggle against lower tier teams
Chicago absolutely owned our entire bench.
...
I know Pop doesn't show everything in the RS, but its been a concern for a while.
Patty is a problem on defense too.

[m33p0]

first time watching a spurs game this season. good luck, guys.

[100%duncan]

They called timeout full court.

Yah but didnt they have an option of advancing? Like in end game situations?

[313]

Just turned the game on. How did we give up 55 to these clowns?

Our oppg

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Yah but didnt they have an option of advancing? Like in end game situations?

they do, pop screwed the pooch as per par

[ElNono]

Yah but didnt they have an option of advancing? Like in end game situations?

Not in the 1st half.... you have to bring the ball across

[daslicer]

We survived that game because of the bench. The starters are getting outplayed badly though. We're lucky the game is tied.

Not true the Starters have outscored the Clippers starters 46-41 while the Clippers bench has outscored the Spurs bench 14-9.

[Ice009]

Griffin is not far behind tbh ... you touch him and its like a pushed button making his head snap back so the referee reacts ... on par with Harden as well

He wouldn't be faking flopping against me, he'd be fighting for his life. I wish this was the 90s. People really need to put this flopper down. Guys that base a good deal of their game on flopping will never get respect from me. Paul, Harden, such pathetic players. No way was Harden even close to Curry for MVP. er got what he deserved last season in both the playoffs and MVP voting.

[testies]

West is terrible.

[timtonymanu]

Just turned the game on. How did we give up 55 to these clowns?

Our oppg

Blake, Paul, and Re can't miss tonight. And Rivers was going off on Patty.

[KL2]

Doc has already played Moute close to his average mpg, he's using him to combat Leonard in the post, he's a black hole on offense though. Idk if la can keep this up.

[coachmac87]

Spurs lucky for game to be tied with the Clippers making pretty much everything..