So who plays against Portland?

[BillMc]

INJURY REPORT: Duncan, Ginobili, Mills, Parker and Splitter will not play in tonight's game at Portland.

So did Splitter's injury come back, or is Pop just being cautious? Hope the later.

[SpurPadre]

I hope Portland doesn't act like Nick Young's Game 7 Finals celebration last Friday.

[le13]

The French are sucking anyways.

Are you just being racist or just ing stupid???

[Robz4000]

I agree with sitting the Big 3, but Splitter should be playing imo.

[le13]

I agree with sitting the Big 3, but Splitter should be playing imo.

Fully agree

[RD2191]

Are you just being racist or just ing stupid???

A little bit of both?

[MultiTroll]

There are two questions: did Pop hold TP out last might so he could play tomorrow, and does Tim go having played last night for 32 minutes? Manu only played 22 minutes last night.

I agree with LeBron and others. The act of suiting up, warmups and going thru the whole schmear involving a game makes 32/22 virtually the same. It's having the night entirely off for rest -or not- that makes the difference.

[colargol]

Are you just being racist or just ing stupid???

Or French?

[Chomag]

damn, everytime I make plans to go out and watch a game most of the team is sitting. Oh well it's still early at least.

[Holden_Caulfield]

make anderson play backup pg

[Darius Bieber]

Well.... Looks like a 30+ point loss. The Austin Spurs + Kawhi just can't compete against Portland.

[Dverde]

Marco lights up Portland. I have no idea why, but he kills them

[RD2191]

Or French?

[Budkin]

Kawhi show tonight.

[Malik Hairston]

Love watching the shorthanded Spurs, tbh..

If Duncan/Ginobili/Parker were playing, this would be the typical Portland, back-to-back, regular season home blowout win IMO, but since they'll probably let their guard down, this could be a close game until the 4th IMO..

Joseph/Green/Leonard should be able to dominate defensively, but the Bonner/Belinelli lineups will be ugly..

[loveforthegame]

I can't wait to watch that Ayers, Bonner, Daye, Marco lineup.

[boutons_deux]

espn: td, mg sit

[timtonymanu]

Splitter's out too? I hope that's just Pop being cautious and not reaggravating of the injury.

[weeks]

Man I feel like we're gonna get smoked. Hope I'm wrong but Jesus

[boutons_deux]

rope-a-dope game

Pop telling Silver, over and over and over, that B2Bs suck

[timtonymanu]

Man I feel like we're gonna get smoked. Hope I'm wrong but Jesus

We have a chance as long as Parker isn't playing which he isn't.

[spurs1990]

Are you just being racist or just ing stupid???

Not a racist blast, just nationalist.

Besides Francophobia is literally a cottage industry in annals of American wisecracks , albeit mostly on a sardonic level. But nothing to get one's beret twisted over.

Diaw and Batum are great Spurs imo, irregardless and disrepective of their national origins.

[Hoops Czar]

Portland's overrated and the Spurs future's are playing (Green and Leonard). No excuses tonight. Leonard, being the best player on the floor will own the Blazers tonight. He's not one of the best players in the game for nothing. So many Debbie Downers in here, it's depressing.

[SnakeBoy]

Splitter's out too? I hope that's just Pop being cautious and not reaggravating of the injury.

Ginobili, Splitter added to Spurs' injured list
http://www.foxsports.com/southwest/s...ed-list-121514

That includes tonight's game at Portland where Tim Duncan (rest), Manu Ginobili (low back contusion), Tony Parker (hamstring) and Tiago Splitter (calf) will all sit, according to the team.

[Robz4000]

If Splitter's calf really is acting up again the Spurs need to look around for a defensive bigman. They won't find anyone close to Splitter but at this point something is better than nothing (Errors, Daye).