To be honest, what's your confidence level for Game 6

[polandprzem]

I know the answer to the spurs making such horrific collapses


I will start my own thread to state my point

[DPG21920]

What's crazy is that I still don't feel the Spurs need a fluke to win. They need to just play smarter and harder. But when momentum gets going like this that goes out the window and it's hard to stay the course.

[baseline bum]

Didn't the Spurs have a lead in the 4th of Game 6 against Memphis?

I remember Dice hitting a jumper, MEM calling a timeout and the Spurs never recovered.

I think Manu cut it to like 6 going into the fourth with a halfcourt buzzer-beater to end the third, but then Memphis went on a run to start the fourth and game over. I never went and rewatched that abortion of a game though, so I could be wrong.

[tesseractive]

1Parker1 is back.

I agree with everything you said but it's still basketball. It isn't rocket science. A big part of the game is based on hitting jumpshot and there are a lot of variability in it. Spurs can easily get hot and Thunder get cold. Even if you think that only a miracle or a fluke will allow Spurs to win game 6, this miracle or fluke has a greater than 2% chance to happen. That's just the nature of the game.

Bruno droppin' science.

[mexicanjunior]

And the fluke-ish aspect of that game is it was Parker hitting all the big shots while Ginobili and Duncan choked. Who would have thought the Spurs could win a Game 7 on the road when prime-ish Ginobili and Duncan combined to miss their final 13 shots or whatever it was.

I remember Finley hitting huge shots in that game also...one of his rare clutch playoff performances.

[Spursmania]

My head says not a snowball's chance in . My heart says Believe.

[Keepin' it real]

I think Manu cut it to like 6 going into the fourth with a halfcourt buzzer-beater to end the third, but then Memphis went on a run to start the fourth and game over. I never went and rewatched that abortion of a game though, so I could be wrong.

The Spurs took the lead in the 4th, then collapsed immediately.

[Mugen]

Tbh, I feel more confident about the Spurs chances in Game 6 against OKC than I did against Memphis last year.

Sure, it's probably 8% compared to 7% but last year's team was beaten up and just didn't have the personnel to hang with Memphis.

I just don't think the Spurs have played a complete game yet this series so I'm holding out hope.

[ViceCity86]

15% chance

[LakerLanny]

I would give the Spurs a 20% chance in Game 6. It will be very tough to win there.

I am surprised at how this has gone, I thought Spurs would win in 5. Tonight's loss was the series decider most likely.

[Spurs da champs]

50% if Parker doesn't play like a pussy & Duncan decides to show up in 1st half; but that's not happening so 1%.

[tesseractive]

Game 1 and Game 2 were far and away the best they played. They more survived the end of that series than thrived, tbh.

And yet they did survive. That's all they have to do in game 6.

[kaji157]

I am very confident, the same i was for the first 2 games at OKC, we are still the same team that beat them not so long ago.
And we have Ginobili now.

[slick'81]

0 i hate to say it but this spurs team doesnt stand a chance in okc

[kaji157]

We should make a vbookie for next game, but straight up, Spurs WIN or LOOSE

[Sean Cagney]

OKC in a blowout!

Like the knees on your two franchise players huh

I am very confident, the same i was for the first 2 games at OKC, we are still the same team that beat them not so long ago.
And we have Ginobili now.

Yeah we have him now but he alone can't save this team, who else would show up?

[kaji157]

Like the knees on your two franchise players huh

Yeah we have him now but he alone can't save this team, who else would show up?

I think Ginobili, Duncan, Jakson and Leonard are our safest bet. And i also think Splitter, Parker, Neal and Blair may come to the party.

[icem]

if the thunder role players showed up in SA, what do you think they will do at home ??

this will be a blow out

[Sean Cagney]

I think Manu cut it to like 6 going into the fourth with a halfcourt buzzer-beater to end the third, but then Memphis went on a run to start the fourth and game over. I never went and rewatched that abortion of a game though, so I could be wrong.

Naw Dyess did hit a three in that 4th to put them up, then immediately after that there the Grizz took over after that. Then it was over. The Spurs did fight hard though, but later on could not get stops like lately.

I think Ginobili, Duncan, Jakson and Leonard are our safest bet. And i also think Splitter, Parker, Neal and Blair may come to the party.

You would hope so!

[midnightpulp]

No. More. Gary. Neal.

[Arcadian]

I'm at about 60-70%. The Spurs are too proud to lose four straight games in the playoffs. Besides - everyone here has to admit this - if they can JUST get back to how they were playing before, they really are championship contenders.

[therealtruth]

Nobody was panicking in game three but Pop. He decided to try some when it was completely unnecessary and they ended up getting blown out. Playing their game gives them a chance. They haven't played their game in the last ten and a half quarters. It's simply not a coincidence.

I agree.

[jiggy_55]

45%.. Cut the turnovers and Spurs woulda won tonight, hope they can at least do that Game 6. Also, if Timmy isn't foul trouble we woulda won tonight, he was limited to 33 minutes but ended up with a +17! We sucked defensively when he was off the court.

[PingPong]

The entire team, including staff would watch that game lost to the Lakers and remember what they did in the next game.

[Spur|n|Austin]

No. More. Gary. Neal.