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wasted effort + tired Manu/Tim + tough game tomorrow = there's a better shot of finding Osama in the next 24 hours then the Spurs winning that game.
good game for manu exept last 2 horrible possessions in the fourth... and we lose
cant wait tony s return, hill is a ghost
wasted effort + tired Manu/Tim + tough game tomorrow = there's a better shot of finding Osama in the next 24 hours then the Spurs winning that game.
Worst Loss of the Season
A W would give us a great confidence for tomorrow, instead we played 5 more minutes and a L. The last 90 seconds of regulation is a perfect picture of our season
Spurs shoot 50% on the road, and lose.
Actually, from what I could tell, the ball was still in bounds until Hill tried to save it.
That doesn't excuse the horrible rebounding, the defence breaking in the early rotation and the turnovers.
I think the problem has been more about lack of execution than lack of shot-makers. Today it was.
No, this was not a bad game in context of an individual game. This actually shows the Spurs can play with good teams. But with the position they are in and the tough schedule it was a bad loss.
They went all in with minutes knowing there was a tough b2b and came up short. That is why it is bad.
Hawks took 17 more shots than the spurs 98fga to the spurs 81fga.
They got 21 off rebounds
Spurs couldn't get a stop when they had to......
But what turned the game was the no call on Duncan in 2nd that led to a ATl 3. The WORST no call i've seen in the nba this season.
It's what I've been saying all season, we have too many stupid players who doesn't have any idea of team defense
i'm really irritated by this pathetic spurs team. they evidently have mental problems.
so frustrated. they can blow out ty teams and then surrender to better teams.
I do not understand why when Tim was scoring well in OT, that all the sudden we went back to kick the ball out to Bonner for a three.
tough loss Spurs ...offensively you guys looks great defnse and on the boards not le worthy ...
Bet Blair wishes he hadn't gotten that tech now...
Screw le worthy, we are trying to get playoff worthy, and contender worthy.
bonner's and hill's failed 3 pt attempt cost us the game
it did not but it was a foul so they gave the Hawks the ball ...
Blair's T.
kkkk
Damn it, I like Hill a lot as a player but I don't think he's been able to hit those clutch three's at all this year.
We lost this game on the RB. I blame Pop this time for not playing Dice more.
I'll gladly take him on Lakers for Farmar
Updated.
Williams scores 26, Hawks beat Spurs 119-114 in OT
By Charles Odum
The Atlanta Hawks didn’t celebrate clinching their third straight playoff berth.
The Hawks showed against the San Antonio Spurs that they have reason to aim for bigger goals than simply qualifying for the postseason.
Marvin Williams scored 26 points to lead three scorers with 20 or more points and the Hawks beat San Antonio 119-114 in overtime on Sunday night for their first win over the Spurs in five years.
Joe Johnson said making the playoffs “was one of our goals, but it’s not our main goal. We still have a lot of work ahead of us.”
Many Atlanta players didn’t know the win clinched a playoff berth or ended a seven-game losing streak in their series against the Spurs.
“That doesn’t matter to us,” Johnson said of the team’s long history of futility against the Spurs. “It doesn’t matter to me. We’re just trying to get wins, and I don’t care who they come against.”
Manu Ginobili, who matched his season high with 38 points for San Antonio, called the loss “heartbreaking.”
Johnson’s jumper with 1:21 remaining in overtime gave Atlanta a 113-111 lead. After a missed 3-pointer by San Antonio’s Matt Bonner, Al Horford hit a jumper as the shot clock expired to push the lead to four points with 35 seconds remaining.
“Great game. Tough loss,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
Horford, who had six points in overtime, had 22 points and 18 rebounds. Johnson had 20 points with 13 assists.
Jamal Crawford, who had 19 points, had good reason to cherish the win. The ninth-year veteran in his first season with Atlanta is going to the playoffs for the first time.
“It’s unbelievable,” Crawford said. “I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. … It feels good to officially get it.”
Tim Duncan had 29 points and 13 rebounds for San Antonio.
The Spurs had a rough start to perhaps their toughest stretch of the season. They play at Oklahoma City on Monday before playing the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland and Boston.
“We know we’ve got a really tough stretch,” Ginobili said. “We made a huge effort to stay in the game, have the opportunity to win it. We couldn’t finish it.
“It’s tough to lose a game like this when we had a great opportunity.”
The Hawks scored 21 points off 13 turnovers by the Spurs.
“I feel we gave this one away,” Duncan said. “With the stretch that we have, we can’t give any away.
“I think this was a building block because we played well, well enough to win against an elite team, but we just could not get over the hump.”
A tip-in by Horford tied the game at 105-all with 52 seconds remaining in regulation. After a miss by Ginobili, Johnson missed two shots on the Hawks’ final possession of regulation.
The Hawks, who trailed by 14 in the first half, matched their biggest comeback of the season.
Atlanta kept the lead most of the third period and second half but the Spurs stayed close.
The Hawks moved back into a tie with Boston for third place in the Eastern Conference. They have won five of their past six games.
Williams answered coach Mike Woodson’s call for more offense. Williams, averaging 10.2 points, scored 20 or more points for only the third time this season.
“I’m just trying to play with a lot of energy,” Williams said.
Johnson said Williams “pretty much carried us in the first half and kept us in the game.”
Williams scored 11 points in the last 5:17 of the first half, including a steal and jumper before the buzzer to give the Hawks a 53-51 halftime lead— their first lead since 4-2.
“That was big,” Williams said. “We carried that momentum into the second half.”
Williams’ shot capped a 23-9 run to end the half. Another highlight of the run was Josh Smith’s left-handed jam on an alley-oop pass from Johnson.
Notes: The Spurs’ previous loss to the Hawks came on Dec. 10, 2005, in Atlanta. … Williams’ 18 points in the first half marked his high points total for a game in his past nine games. … The Spurs fell to 16-17 away from San Antonio with their second straight road loss.
Last edited by duncan228; 03-21-2010 at 11:10 PM.
Why did we not play Dice after the great start? We gave this game away...literally. It's going to be tough playing Tim and Manu after 41 and 44 minutes respectively. What a drag.....
I hope Pop is saving Dice for the playoffs, I mean we could have used his rebounding in the 4th and OT. He seems to have recovered from the knee injury, so I'm not sure what the problem is.
Hopefully Pop is saving him and he will play 30 minutes in the playoffs.
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