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Giving up @ATT 103 pts and 47% shooting while -7 RB, Spurs lucky to get the W. Still much progress to be made
The only player that hurt us tonight was JR Smith. Thanks Fin. You shot the ball well at 3-6 but you nearly let JR Smith beat the Spurs tonight. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Giving up @ATT 103 pts and 47% shooting while -7 RB, Spurs lucky to get the W. Still much progress to be made
These games are all so important, and it feels like a playoff game every game. This is awesome. I just hope it doesn't wear them out.
Your team is better than standings indicate as long as your bench keeps this up.Good game guys. Too much poise for the Nuggets down the stretch
Im proud of how the Nuggets played and i still think they can pinch a playoff spot and actually make some noise instead of only winning 1 game.
I think the Nugs are Spurs kryptonite this year, so hopefully you don't face us in the playoffs. I think you may have finally worked us out, and only your composure at the end let you down.
boutons still being boutons
jr is better then mike
Timmy was a monster on the boards, Manu was an assists machine, Kurt's J was money in crunch time, great win
Martin has always been a tough defender on Duncan.
I agree that Duncan did not play his best game, far from it.
But, again, for whatever he lacked, he made up for it in other ways.
And that's the Duncan that will carry us. The one who keeps at it, doing whatever he can, even when things are against him.
JR Smith was a beast tonight. He really got Denver going and was a great 6th man for them tonight. Question would JR have still had a great game with a better defender on him? Was Michael's defense as bad as I think it was?
No matter if the Spurs played well tonight or not, it was a good win. These gritty wins are what the playoffs are going to be about. I'd like some blowouts every once in a while, but they learn a lot in these victories.
Manu was an incredible distributor tonight and I'm glad his hip issue looks like just a hip pointer and nothing more. A lot of the role players stepped up - Bruce, KThomas, and even Bonner. Tony got banged around early with his drives (Pop was going wild on the no calls) and he still looks slower than pre-injury. But he kept driving and got two cluch baskets, plus that big assist (when he drew in 3 defenders and kicked to Thomas) in the closing 3 minutes.
Just like last night was a team loss, this one was a team win.
These next games on the road are going to be fun to watch.
At this stage in their careers? Absolutely. I'm just saying no one else got lit up like Finley did or played worse defense. Fin played only 18 minutes to JR's 28 but I bet 20 of his 22 points came during Fin's 18 minutes of playing time.
All the Spurs players came to play! I just saw the score board, a good amount of players in double figures!
Props to Timmy and Tony and Bruce and Kurt Thomas! And Manu with his career high 14 assists!
I'm glad to read a positive out look on the game, especially from one of the knowledgeable posters on the board. Makes me feel better about the win
Fun as in nerve-racking?These next games on the road are going to be fun to watch.
Exactly.Fun as in nerve-racking?
timvp always laughs at me because I want every game to be close (he prefers blowouts).
It's hard to watch them play bad when we know what they're capable of.
Frustration is understandable.
So is being in a bad mood when they drop a couple in a row and then come out playing half assed.
Glad they got the win.
For all of us.
That's why you shouldn't go calling people out saying no one believed. Unless someone flat out says we're going to lose then you can have a dig at them, otherwise u can put it down to frustration cause most of us know the SPURS and what they can do. It can be hard when we know what the Spurs are capable of and they play below their standard and lose games they shouldn't.
I wanna give Parker some props too. I thought TP was great a being aggressive in the 4th and attacking the rim. I always think that Tony plays poorly when he is faced with a team that has intimidating shot blockers. He sometimes changes his game and loses confidence, but tonight TP took it to the rack in the 4th HARD. Tony keeps doing that against the tough defensive teams we'll be in great shape.
As "soft" as the Spurs were yesterday, they showed serious heart tonight. The entire team played in playoff mode. It was great to see. This game was extremely physical.
I'm glad Manu is ok but I'm sure he will need some time in the whirlpool to workout some of his contusions.
No doubt it will be nerve-racking but that's what makes this game so freaking good.I'm glad to read a positive out look on the game, especially from one of the knowledgeable posters on the board. Makes me feel better about the win
Fun as in nerve-racking?
By the way, good positive out look post.
This is very true. And despite AI's 28 points, Tony worked very hard defending him all night.
I prefer blowouts. But I'll take a close win against a top team in the league (Dallas, Boston, Detroit, Lakers). Bring on the next four games...Exactly.
timvp always laughs at me because I want every game to be close (he prefers blowouts).
I daresay Bonner was great.
Sure, he never gives up and that's one of the things that makes him great. His help D has been poor lately though, and I don't know why. Especially during these two games against Denver he's given up a lot of layups and dunks.
You don't need to defend him against me - I recognise his greatness. But, I really think the tactics in the way we use him against Denver are wrong. We should use Duncan differently against the Nuggets, more pnr, more cutting from him. Leaving him in the post against 2 guys who play him well, and help from Camby, is playing into Denver's strength. Unless he's passing to cutters for layups all night it's a waste IMHO.
Denver are tough they play well against us, but I disagree with your statement.
I thought the Spurs didn't play that great against Denver these last two games. I mean I still think we can play a lot better whereas Denver I'm not sure how much better they can play against us. Do you think Denver can play much better than this? Looking at their season so far I find it hard to say that.
I love close games when it comes to the spurs cause they usually pull through.
Blowouts...not so much. Our bench isn't THAT fun to watch, and I like being ignored as the favorites, makes teams less wary of the spurs.
I thought Tony's D on AI was great, especially at times in the 2nd half. he does a great job of staying in front of him and staying on his feet, forcing tough faders from the lil mobster.
It's a shame that the Nuggets can't make the playoffs with a 37-26Good game guys. Too much poise for the Nuggets down the stretch
Im proud of how the Nuggets played and i still think they can pinch a playoff spot and actually make some noise instead of only winning 1 game.
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