Game Thread: Spurs vs. Rockets - Dec. 3, 2019 @ 7:30pm CST

[R. DeMurre]

Still a mystery why Mills and DeRozan are in the game's last defensive stand with 3 seconds on the clock & the lead.

[KimmyGib]

Harden is 15-15 at half time. So you're spot on LMAO. Hope the er doesn't get to 30 FT though.

Pretty damn close

[ZeusWillJudge]

I'm not talking about his offense. I was specifically talking about how many times he was iso'd vs Westbrook and on Harden in the 4th and OT and magically managed to stay in front of them more often than not. My issue with his D is always that he gets beat and reaches. Tonight, by and large, he was just reaching which contributed to his fouling out. Again, normally I'm cursing his D, but FOR TONIGHT, he deserves some credit. Be big enough to give him a bit of kudos because we all know the kid normally takes lots of well deserved criticism.

LOL. Two fouls in less than a minute, in the last 2 minutes of 2OT, including the one that finally fouled him out - the stupid elbow tap on Harden with the shot clock running out that gave the Rockets the lead. Sorry, we'll have to agree to disagree.

[ace3g]

Why can't Pop recall this...

A few minutes before Lonnie checked in

[sasaint]

That's what bad teams do... Lol... I remember we would get beat by random bad teams during all of our championship years

Knicks, anybody? The real question is not whether we are good or bad, but why did we play with real intensity against the Clips and the Rockettes and look like an over-50 team at the YMCA the rest of the season so far?

[ZeusWillJudge]

Don't forget JP25, he had a great game with his defense and being the star in the block party (5), and 15 rebounds! He was definitely instrumental, especially on the defensive end! Great come from behind game! Perhaps this game will be the momentum changer for the better in this season! GSG!!!

Poeltl was a beast. Seems like I even remember him guarding Harden out on the perimeter in the last minutes, and doing a good job of getting a miss without fouling. A couple of games ago he was so terrible on the perimeter. Great game for him.

[Arcadian]

Why didn't Walker have the ball in his hands every possession in the overtimes? If he had, we would've won more easily. So we almost found a way to ignore our best player on his career night. Jesus.

[Larry O]

Hmmm... going forward, I wonder what will Pop do with LW4? Can't ignore the pink elephant in the room now, tbh... We'll see what will happen on Friday night against the Queens!

[Arcadian]

The best part of this win, after Walker breaking out, is James Harden getting his shut down. I don't care that he scored 50 - half those were food stamps, and we all know Harden is a got who lives at the charity stripe. But we finally figured out how to guard this piece of .

Getting his rejected by an Austrian time and time again
Missing that wide open dunk
Failing to score on the last play of 4Q, OT, and OT2
Every crucial play is an offensive foul
Murray literally defending Harden with his back turned and walking away from him on the last play, because that's literally the best way to defend this got

[ace3g]

[NASpurs]

Holy , seems like I bailed out on the game of the year.

[Mugen]

Holy , seems like I missed the game of the year.

You did, NA. I lost a lot of ing money

[Slippy]

it's insane how much better this team looks without LMA. maybe he's up for trade?

This guy didn't watch game. Man spurs were heading for a big loss then Lonnie turned it around in the 3rd and made it his own. That's coming off da bench.

Cool story bro.

[Slippy]

The best part of this win, after Walker breaking out, is James Harden getting his shut down. I don't care that he scored 50 - half those were food stamps, and we all know Harden is a got who lives at the charity stripe. But we finally figured out how to guard this piece of .

Getting his rejected by an Austrian time and time again
Missing that wide open dunk
Failing to score on the last play of 4Q, OT, and OT2
Every crucial play is an offensive foul
Murray literally defending Harden with his back turned and walking away from him on the last play, because that's literally the best way to defend this got

It was Lonnies individual D that contained Harden too. Jacob was always there to back him.

Lonnie took pride on both ends.

Someone post a gif of his steal and runaway dunk pls. It was a huge play and throw down was with authority

[spurs1990]

We deserved to get this kind of game after spending our Sunday watching a 34 point beat down by the Pistons. The basketball gods looked out for us tonight

[NASpurs]

You did, NA. I lost a lot of ing money

I'm sure you'll recoup it and then some when Tank Commander Beli returns from his rest.

[Arcadian]

You did, NA. I lost a lot of ing money

Are you childless now?

[Mugen]

I'm sure you'll recoup it and then some when Tank Commander Beli returns from his rest.

Are you childless now?

[Slippy]

Or maybe Lonnie would have dropped 50. I don't have to speculate about how bad Forbes' defense was down the stretch. And I still say if he hadn't fouled out, the Rockets would have scored again to win the game.

Agree with this sentiment. It was a blessing in disguise that he fouled out because at that time of game spurs simply needed stops.

He did hit at high rate however and had the three going. Which is his job to do.

[Spurtacular]

Holy , seems like I bailed out on the game of the year.

TBH, I'm surprised I went to the trouble of finding a game stream when I checked the box score and it was 107-115 with under two minutes left. I wish I would've caught the full fourth quarter. But I'll be the IV highlights are on YT now.

[Spurtacular]

TBH, I'm surprised I went to the trouble of finding a game stream when I checked the box score and it was 107-115 with under two minutes left. I wish I would've caught the full fourth quarter. But I'll be the IV highlights are on YT now.

[Robz4000]

You did, NA. I lost a lot of ing money

What if the game gets awarded to Houston after their gy protest?

[NASpurs]

Big Shot Lon taking a wet on a lot of people

[Slippy]

Credit to refs too for disallowing a made dunk by Harden. Never seen an obvious miss like that. Haha

Still take the win however. Lonnies breakout party. Best win of the season. Hopefully a stepping stone.

As pop said before the game... they have taken notice . After this game pop won't forget Lonnie Walker.

[duncan2k5]

I don't understand some of you. The argument against Forbes isn't his offense (as long as he doesn't put the ball on the floor anyway). It's defense. He's a damn HOV lane for scorers. In a close game or O/T like this, he's a damn liability every single time the opponent has the ball. I'm glad he hit shots tonight, but he shouldn't be in the game in situations like that, period.

Exactly! Ppl don't get it... All the statistics prove what we are seeing... When he scores, he is LESS of a liability... But he is ALWAYS a liability and has a negative impact on the team